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NYF 69: Arnolds vs Hicks PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Dean (ranked 2369 p4p, 1397 weight class) and Danny Chase (ranked 277 p4p, 184 weight class). Chase has chosen Ambitionz Az a Ridah as his entrance music. Danny Chase has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Randall Dean's chin.
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Excellent MT
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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Randall Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Chase!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dean half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chase shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dean pinned against the cage. Dean gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dean slips a straight right by Chase.
Dean misses with a looping right.
Chase swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab lands there for Chase.
Dean scores with a shot to the body.
Chase looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dean takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chase manages to avoid it.
Chase decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dean trying to control from the bottom.
Dean wants to get back to full guard.
Chase landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chase thows a huge punch but Dean dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean wants to control but Chase is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean is refusing to be controlled, as Chase sits in half guard.
Dean keeping control of the position.
Dean is looking for a sweep. Chase is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chase with the ground and pound but Dean uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dean is pulling down on Chase's head to control his posture.
Dean utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dean is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dean is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chase keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dean's head.
Chase postures up and lands a big shot to Dean's brow.
Chase working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chase accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dean looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chase throws a big right hand that misses.
Chase throwing strikes from guard but Dean blocks nicely.
Chase connects with a couple of short punches.
Chase postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chase with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chase controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chase landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase wants to control from the top but Dean keeps moving.
Chase working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chase tries to free his leg and advance position but Dean is retaining full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dean utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chase throwing strikes from guard but Dean blocks nicely.
Chase throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dean avoids the body shot from Chase.
Dean appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chase.
Chase misses with a lunging right hand
and Chase takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase throws a sloppy head kick
and Dean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chase throws a body shot but no joy.
Randall Dean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chase tries a head kick but it misses.
Chase looks to score with a jab to the body but Dean is just out of range.
Chase comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chase lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dean just misses with a punch to the body.
Chase cracks Dean with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chase feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Deans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean throws a body punch but Chase moves out of range.
A cross from Chase lands.
Chase ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dean moves away.
Dean takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've been told by Dean's head coaches at Point Blanc that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A shot to the body from Chase misses
and Dean counters with a solid body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Chase dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chase keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chase misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dean.
A shot to the body from Chase misses
and Dean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chase moves away.
Chase throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dean tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Chase is in Dean's guard.
Dean wants to sweep here but Chase controlling him for the moment.
Chase stands and throws Dean's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dean tries to buck Chase off but Chase is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean is not content to let Chase control the position.
Chase has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dean takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase with the ground and pound but Dean regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Chase landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chase stalling away here and it's allowed Dean to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Chase landing some decent shots from guard.
Dean wants to sweep here but Chase controlling him for the moment.
Chase stands up over Dean, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dean has momentary wrist control but Chase slips an elbow through the middle.
 Dean is rocked!
Dean has control of Chase's left arm, preventing Chase from doing any damage.
Chase trying to control the position from guard on top but Dean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase won't allow Dean to sweep him here.
Chase throws a big elbow that misses.
Dean keeping moving, preventing Chase from controlling successfully.
Dean avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chase postures up in Dean's guard and throws a big left but Dean blocks it.
Chase is in close to Dean's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dean preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dean working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chase.
Chase is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dean wants to sweep here but Chase controlling him for the moment.
Chase trying to control the position from guard on top but Dean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chase looks to score with a jab to the body but Dean is just out of range.
Dean takes a swing at Chase's ribcage but misses.
Dean throws a head kick that misses.
Chase wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chase throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dean sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chase throws an off balance right hand
and Dean counters with a left to the body.
Dean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chase was well out of range. Poor timing from Dean.
Chase lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dean stuffs the takedown.
Chase shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dean defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dean.
Dean tries a head kick but it misses.
Chase lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chase throws a right hand that misses
and Dean counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dean. Chase does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Chase is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dean.
Dean takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dean fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dean moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Danny Chase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean lands with an overhand left.
Chase has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chase shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Chase was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chase in side control, throwing shots but Dean defends.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Chase will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dean digs a good body shot into Chase's ribs.
Chase lands with a nice body punch.
Dean looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chase cracks Dean with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chase shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dean is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dean bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dean avoids the head kick by Chase.
Dean blocks a head kick by Chase.
Dean is looking to wear down Chase with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A lazy left from Dean finds it's target.
Dean scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dean walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chase checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dean swings for the body but Chase moves out of range.
Chase tests Dean's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chase pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase jabs at Dean's body.
Chase swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dean.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chase.
Dean with a hook.
Chase gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Dean to counter with a crisp jab.
Dean closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dean avoids the head kick by Chase.
Chase takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chase fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dean manages to avoid it.
Dean lands a lovely overhand right.
Chase misses with a wild body shot.
Chase takes a swing at Dean's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chase avoids the body shot from Dean.
Danny Chase seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice uppercut there from Chase.
A head kick by Chase misses
and Chase takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chase darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dean is trying to get back to full guard.
Dean keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chase not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chase missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chase missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Randall Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dean is looking for a sweep. Chase is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chase winds up and cracks Dean with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dean avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chase.
Chase works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dean is looking to get to half guard.
Dean avoids a series of strikes thrown by Chase.
Chase lands a big elbow.
Chase landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Dean is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot lands for Chase! Dean is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Danny Chase!
Our winner, Danny Chase, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kawainui Perry (ranked 2667 p4p, 3128 weight class) and Kobe Gray (ranked 316 p4p, 351 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Good gas tank |
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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 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kawainui Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Gray!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Perry counter with a right hand.
Gray with a lazy takedown attempt
and Perry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Kobe Gray has been cut.
Gray takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
 Gray is rocked!
Gray shoots and misses
and Perry counters with a huge left! Gray is in big trouble! He's backing up but Perry isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Gray from any more damage. A dominating finish by Perry!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kawainui Perry!
Kawainui Perry seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joanderson Ribeiro (ranked 2526 p4p, 4060 weight class) and Justin Case (ranked 269 p4p, 387 weight class). Ribeiro comes to the cage accompanied by Tropkillaz-Gorilla. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joanderson Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Case!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Ribeiro has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ribeiro misses with a wild combination.
Ribeiro throws a front kick aimed at Case's knee but Case avoids it well.
And Case tries to counter it with a takedown but Ribeiro pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Case uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Case moves out of range as Ribeiro strikes.
Case goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Case getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ribeiro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ribeiro tries to score with a low kick but Case moves his leg out of the way.
Ribeiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Case 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Case pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ribeiro is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Case postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Case accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Case wants to control from the top but Ribeiro keeps moving.
Case has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Case looking to pass the guard.
Ribeiro is trying to control the position but Case postures up.
Case stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ribeiro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ribeiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ribeiro tries to sprawl but Case drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Case not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ribeiro wants to control but Case is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ribeiro won't allow Case to pass to mount.
Case is controlling the pace.
Case wants to pass the guard but Ribeiro is defending well.
Case throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case trying to control the action but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
Ribeiro is trying to maintain the position but Case is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Case seems to be looking for submissions.
Case passes to side control.
Case tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ribeiro's legs.
Ribeiro is looking to reverse the position.
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.
Case tries to move to mount but Ribeiro blocks the move with his legs.
Ribeiro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Case is trying to ground and pound but Ribeiro uses the momentary lack of control by Case to regain half guard.
Ribeiro is refusing to be controlled, as Case sits in half guard.
Ribeiro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Case lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Case dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Case closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ribeiro quickly recovers to half guard.
Ribeiro keeping control of the position.
Ribeiro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Case.
Ribeiro is trying to control but can't.
Ribeiro is trying to get back to full guard.
Ribeiro is defending against the submission attempts here by Case.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Case is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ribeiro!
Ribeiro sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ribeiro defending well though.
Case is looking to stall here but Ribeiro recovers full guard.
Case stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ribeiro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ribeiro keeping moving, preventing Case from controlling successfully.
Ribeiro keeping full guard, as Case tries to pass.
Justin Case has got the better of the ground game so far.
Case makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ribeiro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Case.
Case trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribeiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ribeiro trying to keep a closed guard but Case is proving a slippery customer.
Ribeiro keeping full guard, as Case tries to pass.
Case drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ribeiro dives on top into guard.
Ribeiro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Case has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ribeiro has managed to get both his arms back between Case's legs - danger averted.
Case wants to sweep here but Ribeiro controlling him for the moment.
Case throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ribeiro uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Case's shoulder. That is not cool.
Case is trying to control Ribeiro's posture but Ribeiro avoids it.
Case tries to improve position but can't.
Case is still trying to improve position.
Ribeiro working away.
Case has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Case is looking for a sweep.
Case manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ribeiro's best efforts.
Case looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ribeiro prevents Case from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ribeiro is trying to control the action in half guard but Case is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ribeiro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Case is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Case tries to roll over but Ribeiro keeps him under control.
Ribeiro is trying to control. Case wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Case regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ribeiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Case is retaining full guard.
Ribeiro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Case has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ribeiro has managed to get both his arms back between Case's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Case showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ribeiro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Case is out of range.
Case throws a series of punches but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Case scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Case slips a jab from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Case.
Ribeiro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ribeiro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ribeiro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ribeiro swinging wildly here.
Case throws a big shot that misses.
Ribeiro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Case slips under a jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ribeiro enables Case to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ribeiro manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Case throws an elbow that misses. Ribeiro uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Case's guard. Nice move by Ribeiro!
Case 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.
Case is looking for a triangle but Ribeiro pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Case has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ribeiro has managed to get both his arms back between Case's legs - danger averted.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Case keeps moving.
Ribeiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Case is keeping the position for now.
Case has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ribeiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ribeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Case is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ribeiro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Case looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Case keeps moving.
Ribeiro 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.
Case tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ribeiro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Case has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ribeiro has managed to get both his arms back between Case's legs - danger averted.
Ribeiro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Case is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ribeiro is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case is looking for a triangle but Ribeiro pushes his legs off easily.
Ribeiro has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Case to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Ribeiro is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Case pulls down on the head and he's put Ribeiro to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Justin Case!
During a confident post fight interview, Justin Case thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Jacobson (ranked 1436 p4p, 3648 weight class) and Henry Waterman (ranked 176 p4p, 435 weight class). Marshall Jacobson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Henry Waterman's 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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Jacobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Waterman!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobson throws a jab when Waterman was well out of range.
Jacobson scores with a hook.
Waterman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Waterman there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from Jacobson misses its intended target.
Waterman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jacobson gets caught napping as Waterman dives in and scores a takedown. Jacobson manages to retain guard.
Jacobson wants to stand but Waterman is controlling the position.
Waterman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Waterman tries to free his leg and advance position but Jacobson is retaining full guard.
Jacobson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jacobson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Waterman on the ground.
Waterman advances position into side control!
Waterman working away.
Waterman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jacobson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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!
Waterman is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jacobson is trying to escape and Waterman transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jacobson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Waterman! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Henry Waterman!
Henry Waterman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeShaun Dupree Holton (ranked 753 p4p, 1992 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 98 p4p, 253 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jon Jones was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeShaun Dupree Holton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws the left hand but Dupree Holton avoids the punch easily.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dupree Holton.
Dupree Holton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Dupree Holton blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Dupree Holton avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeShaun Dupree Holton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dupree Holton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupree Holton has clasped his hands together around Jones's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jones is trying to escape the position but Dupree Holton is controlling the position.
Dupree Holton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jones for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupree Holton continues to stall.
Dupree Holton trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Dupree Holton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jones 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.
Dupree Holton trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Dupree Holton tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones is trying to buck Dupree Holton off.
Dupree Holton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Dupree Holton swings around for an armbar but Jones sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dupree Holton's guard.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dupree Holton wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dupree Holton is proving hard to escape from.
Dupree Holton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dupree Holton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jones wants to stand but Dupree Holton is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Dupree Holton.
Dupree Holton looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Dupree Holton is keeping the position.
Dupree Holton is trying to hold Jones in close to prevent damage but Jones has managed to pass into half guard.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Jones throwing shots but Dupree Holton is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jones is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dupree Holton is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dupree Holton trying to control but Jones postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dupree Holton tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Dupree Holton wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dupree Holton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dupree Holton off to one side.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dupree Holton counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jones!
Jones tries to escape but Dupree Holton is in control.
Dupree Holton is trying to get an arm triangle but Jones is defending well.
Dupree Holton trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
A lull in the action here as Dupree Holton stalls from top position.
Dupree Holton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dupree Holton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupree Holton trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Dupree Holton keeps moving and retains side control.
Dupree Holton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jon Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dupree Holton wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Dupree Holton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
Dupree Holton takes a little break here. Jones wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Dupree Holton trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Dupree Holton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dupree Holton slows the pace down.
Jones is not content to let Dupree Holton control the position.
Jones struggling a bit here.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet.
Jones seems a little lost for a moment, as Dupree Holton dominates the positioning.
Dupree Holton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jones is trying to buck Dupree Holton off.
Dupree Holton wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Jones is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupree Holton remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Dupree Holton tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Dupree Holton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jones wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jones is letting Dupree Holton control him for a moment.
Jones tries to buck Dupree Holton off but Dupree Holton is having none of it.
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.
Jones is not content to let Dupree Holton control the position.
Dupree Holton is staying tight to Jones's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Dupree Holton wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Dupree Holton trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dupree Holton is controlling him well.
Dupree Holton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dupree Holton working away.
Dupree Holton is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jones's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DeShaun Dupree Holton dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Dupree Holton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dupree Holton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dupree Holton fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeShaun Dupree Holton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dupree Holton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupree Holton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dupree Holton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupree Holton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jones is not content to let Dupree Holton control the position.
Dupree Holton working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Dupree Holton trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dupree Holton has hold of Jones's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Jones seems comfortable defending it but Dupree Holton has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Jones is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Jones is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Dupree Holton couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). DeShaun Dupree Holton!
A victorious DeShaun Dupree Holton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Pancho Garcia (ranked 852 p4p, 2874 weight class) and Ritanzo Benzo (ranked 97 p4p, 294 weight class). Garcia's entrance music is Thors Hammer - Mexico. A fine choice. 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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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonardo Pancho Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ritanzo Benzo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benzo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Benzo tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Benzo avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Benzo fails to land.
Benzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Garcia.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Benzo.
Benzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Benzo tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Benzo.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Benzo.
A short body shot lands from Benzo as the two fighters clinch.
Garcia looking to slow down the pace here.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benzo's elbow.
Benzo working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Garcia tries to work over Benzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcia taking a breather.
Garcia fails to pull guard.
Garcia drags the fight down to the ground.
Garcia pulls Benzo in to control the position.
Benzo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benzo wants to stand and escape but instead Garcia has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Garcia looking to pass the guard.
Garcia stops Benzo from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Benzo wants to stand but Garcia is controlling the position.
Benzo has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Garcia has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Garcia jumps guard but Benzo stands there with Garcia around his waist. Garcia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Pancho Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia controlling the action here for a moment.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benzo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice left hand lands by Benzo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benzo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Benzo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Benzo working aggressively here.
Benzo tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Benzo back against the cage.
Garcia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but Benzo has him pressed against the cage.
Benzo tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benzo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benzo controlling the action here for a moment.
Benzo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garcia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Benzo just stands there and leans against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Benzo throws a head punch that misses.
Benzo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
A right hand to the body from Benzo.
Benzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benzo lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to work over Benzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Benzo walks away with a smile on his face. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Garcia misses with a body shot
and Benzo counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Benzo ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Benzo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Benzo scores with a spinning back kick!
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Benzo throws the kick towards the body but Garcia avoids it.
Benzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Benzo throws a low kick but Garcia moves out of range easily.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Benzo moves away and avoids it.
Garcia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garcia misses with an uppercut
and Benzo counters with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ritanzo Benzo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Benzo tries to land a front kick but Garcia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Benzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Garcia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benzo throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benzo looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
Garcia lands with a cross.
Garcia needs to keep his hands up - Benzo had a free shot at his head there.
 It looks like Leonardo Pancho Garcia has been cut.
Benzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benzo throws a combination that misses
and Benzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benzo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Benzo.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benzo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Garcia is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benzo.
Benzo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Garcia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Ritanzo Benzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by Benzo. Beautiful body shot.
Benzo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garcia throws a poor cross that misses
and Benzo counters with a solid body kick.
Leonardo Pancho Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benzo thumps Garcia with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benzo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garcia doesn't seem bothered though.
Benzo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garcia finds it's way round the side to connect with Benzo's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garcia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Benzo misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Garcia as he connects with a hook.
Benzo is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benzo.
Benzo is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?
Benzo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Benzo seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from Benzo does it's job there.
Benzo misses with a series of wild punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Garcia misses its target.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Benzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia defending well as Benzo loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benzo with the inside leg kick.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheers as Benzo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcia doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benzo throws a leg kick but Garcia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Benzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Benzo slips the punch.
Benzo shapes to counter with a head kick.
Benzo staying out of range there.
Garcia blocks a low kick nicely.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benzo tries a quick counter leg kick but Garcia is wise to it.
Garcia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benzo.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Benzo.
Nice body kick there by Benzo.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Benzo connects with a looping right hand.
Benzo misses with a right hand
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Garcia swings for the body but Benzo moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benzo with the inside leg kick.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Benzo staying out of range there.
Benzo is looking to land body kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benzo scores with a spinning back kick!
Benzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Benzo's head but Benzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benzo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good leg kick by Benzo.
Benzo lands with an uppercut that bounces Garcia off the cage and back into range.
Garcia throws a hook but Benzo blocks it.
Benzo flicks out a counter leg kick but Garcia steps away.
Benzo misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ritanzo Benzo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Pancho Garcia's cut.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Benzo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Benzo counters with a nice uppercut.
Benzo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Benzo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice jab there from Garcia.
Benzo ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Benzo throws a big counter head kick but Garcia avoids it with no problem.
Benzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big right from Garcia misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benzo! But no joy.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and Benzo counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia.
Garcia is rocked!
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benzo counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia scores with a jab.
Garcia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia 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.
Garcia walks into a jab.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia scores with a jab to the body.
Benzo throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Benzo throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia swings for the body but Benzo moves out of range.
Benzo drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Garcia right on the button. Garcia goes down! Benzo follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Benzo gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ritanzo Benzo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Mendes (ranked 564 p4p, 606 weight class) and Olivier Dujardin (ranked 75 p4p, 83 weight class). Mendes comes to the cage accompanied by Future - Last Breath. Dujardin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sosa by Leto & Guy2bezbar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olivier Dujardin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dujardin did well to prevent Mendes getting side control.
Mendes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dujardin trying to control but Mendes postures up.
Dujardin is looking to improve his position.
Mendes wants to control but Dujardin is keeping him busy.
Mendes controlling the pace.
Dujardin is defending against the submission attempts here by Mendes.
Dujardin wants to control but Mendes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dujardin is controlling Mendes's trapped leg to prevent Mendes from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes prevents Dujardin from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dujardin wants to control but Mendes is keeping busy.
Mendes prevents Dujardin from improving his position.
Mendes trying to control from half guard but Dujardin is working away.
Dujardin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Mendes wants to control but Dujardin is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dujardin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes trying to control but Dujardin postures up.
Dujardin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendes keeps working.
Mendes is trying to control but can't.
Mendes trying to get back to full guard but Dujardin takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Dujardin landing shots from mount.
Mendes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dujardin with shots to the head and body - Mendes looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mendes is looking to improve his position but Dujardin isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is squirming around, avoiding Dujardin's attempts to control the action.
Mendes tries to hold on but Dujardin pushes him away.
Dujardin prevents Mendes from getting the reversal.
Dujardin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dujardin raining down shots from the mount!
Dujardin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mendes sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mendes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mendes taking some punishment here, with Dujardin in his half guard.
Mendes actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is looking to control Dujardin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mendes avoid being mounted?
Still in half guard, Dujardin seems content to control.
Mendes gets back to full guard.
Dujardin wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
Mendes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dujardin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mendes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dujardin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olivier Dujardin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dujardin with a jab.
A big right from Dujardin misses.
Dujardin throws a big shot that misses.
Dujardin throws a looping overhand right but Mendes ducks down to avoid it.
Mendes lands a really nice looking cross but Dujardin seems unphased.
Nice sprawl there from Dujardin as Mendes shoots in.
Mendes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dujardin throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy left from Dujardin finds it's target.
It looks like Paulo Mendes has been cut.
Mendes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dujardin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mendes scrambles back to his feet.
Dujardin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dujardin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mendes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mendes is trying to control the action in half guard but Dujardin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dujardin gets full guard.
Mendes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dujardin trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dujardin looking for a sweep. Not yet Dujardin, not yet.
Mendes working some strikes from top position.
Mendes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mendes working some strikes from top position.
Mendes tries to free his leg and advance position but Dujardin is retaining full guard.
Mendes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mendes throwing strikes but missing.
Dujardin wants to sweep here but Mendes controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throwing strikes but missing.
Dujardin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mendes controls the pace.
Dujardin wants to sweep here but Mendes controlling him for the moment.
Mendes is fighting to break Dujardin's control of his arms but Dujardin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mendes fails with the takedown.
Dujardin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes wants to get back to full guard.
Olivier Dujardin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mendes is pressing down on Dujardin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dujardin is working Mendes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mendes has an active guard here but Dujardin has managed to pass into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dujardin lands a nice short elbow.
Mendes is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dujardin is trying to control. Mendes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mendes tries to roll over but Dujardin keeps him under control.
Mendes taking some punishment here, with Dujardin in his half guard.
Dujardin working the head and body with strikes.
Still in half guard, Dujardin seems content to control.
Mendes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dujardin is working away from the top position though.
Dujardin is looking to take a break and control but Mendes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mendes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mendes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dujardin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dujardin's back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Olivier Dujardin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Paulo Mendes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mendes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dujardin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mendes under the eye.
Dujardin tries to clinch but Mendes is having none of it.
Mendes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dujardin to score with a decent uppercut.
Mendes moves in looking to clinch but Dujardin pushes him off.
Dujardin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dujardin scores with a sloppy right hand. Mendes should have avoided that one.
Dujardin closes the distance and clinches.
Mendes is trying to pull guard but Dujardin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short left from Dujardin.
Dujardin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dujardin cracks Mendes with a nice body shot.
Dujardin scores with a hook to the body.
Dujardin tries to throw a body punch but Mendes avoids it by throwing Dujardin back against the cage.
Mendes tries to pull guard but Dujardin won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes misses with the head strike.
Mendes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mendes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dujardin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dujardin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mendes fails to pull guard.
A shot in the inside from Dujardin.
Mendes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dujardin walks away with a smile on his face. Mendes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dujardin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Paulo Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dujardin connects with a body shot.
Dujardin cracks Mendes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dujardin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dujardin as he jumps to the side.
Dujardin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dujardin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mendes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dujardin's waist but Dujardin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mendes off to one side.
Dujardin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mendes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mendes moves forwards but Dujardin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dujardin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dujardin throws a good cross that connects.
Nice shot by Dujardin.
Dujardin dips to his left and cracks Mendes with an uppercut!
Mendes is rocked!
Paulo Mendes's cut is getting worse.
Dujardin drops Mendes with a huge uppercut! Mendes drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Dujardin is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olivier Dujardin!
A very excited looking Olivier Dujardin 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Vogels (ranked 980 p4p, 1129 weight class) and Gregor Frieberg (ranked 131 p4p, 147 weight class). Oscar Vogels has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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224
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Vogels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gregor Frieberg!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vogels digs a good hook to Frieberg's body.
Frieberg doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vogels counters with a good low kick that Frieberg was not able to check.
Frieberg fails to land the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Vogels on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Frieberg closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sloppy strikes there by Frieberg.
Vogels is looking to reverse the position.
Frieberg goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Vogels rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Frieberg's guard! Nice work there by Vogels!
Frieberg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vogels will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Frieberg wants to sweep but no luck.
Vogels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frieberg throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frieberg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vogels gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Frieberg working for a triangle but Vogels defends it easily.
Vogels wants to pass the guard but Frieberg is keeping the position.
Our spies down at at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies inform us that Frieberg has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Frieberg throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vogels advances position into side control!
Vogels tries to advance to mount but Frieberg denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frieberg is looking to regain half guard here but Vogels keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vogels wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Frieberg, who protects the arm well.
Vogels slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Frieberg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frieberg is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Frieberg swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Frieberg is trying to escape the mount but Vogels keeps good control and instead manages to take Frieberg's back.
Frieberg trying to control the hands but Vogels breaks the grip.
Vogels is working for a rear naked choke. Frieberg is not defending it well and Vogels has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Frieberg refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Frieberg's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Oscar Vogels!
During a confident post fight interview, Oscar Vogels thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Traumen (ranked 259 p4p, 844 weight class) and Michel Santos (ranked 34 p4p, 95 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Santos's choice of entrance music: DMX - Intro. 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 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Traumen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michel Santos!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos shoots in and drives through. Traumen sprawls well.
Traumen tries to counter with a takedown but Santos is quick to defend against it.
We've been told by Traumen's head coaches at Champion Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Traumen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos avoids the head kick by Traumen.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos throws a series of punches but Traumen moves out of range.
Santos blocks the body kick.
Traumen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Santos 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.
Traumen connects with a single shot there.
Traumen looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Traumen.
Traumen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santos.
Traumen tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos lands with a straight right. Traumen didn't see that one coming.
Traumen misses with a body kick.
Santos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traumen looks to throw a body kick
and Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
Santos throws a front kick aimed at Traumen's knee but Traumen avoids it well.
A good leg kick by Traumen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Traumen just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos clinches with his opponent.
Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Santos working aggressively here.
Traumen breaks the clinch.
Nice shot by Traumen.
The fighters circle momentarily. Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos moves into the clinch.
Traumen has Santos pressed against the cage.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Traumen is blocking nicely.
Traumen stalling in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Traumen leaning against his opponent.
Traumen lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Traumen to work.
Santos scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Traumen is blocking nicely.
Traumen breaks the clinch.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Traumen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Traumen.
Traumen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Traumen throws a jab when Santos was well out of range.
Santos blocks the body kick.
Traumen throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Traumen is looking to land body kicks.
Santos scores with a takedown into Traumen's guard.
Traumen kicks Santos off and gets to his feet.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Traumen throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traumen clobbers Santos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Traumen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Santos.
Santos is rocked!
Lucas Traumen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Santos misses.
Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Traumen.
Santos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Traumen is out of range and Santos settles back down.
Traumen attempts a counter takedown but Santos avoids it well and moves away.
Santos misses with a hook. Traumen ducked under it nicely.
Traumen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Traumen blocks it.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Traumen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Traumen blocks with his arms.
Traumen is stalling here.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Traumen avoids the damage to the body.
Traumen lands a shoulder strike.
Santos misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traumen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traumen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Traumen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Traumen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Santos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Traumen leaves Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Traumen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Traumen defends well and Santos ends up having to push Traumen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lucas Traumen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Santos.
Good leg kick by Traumen.
Traumen throws a low kick but Santos avoids it.
Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Traumen.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Traumen finish him?
It looks like Michel Santos has been cut.
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Traumen swivels and escapes.
Traumen closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Santos out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lucas Traumen!
Lucas Traumen 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alan Arnolds (ranked 368 p4p, 121 weight class) and Lyman Hicks (ranked 35 p4p, 9 weight class). Arnolds comes to the cage accompanied by Free and Easy - The Almighty. Hicks has chosen The Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Arnolds!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyman Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Arnolds counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hicks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arnolds.
Arnolds walks into a jab.
Hicks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arnolds counters with a stiff right hand.
Hicks cracks a nice hook into Arnolds's ribs.
Lyman Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arnolds throws a head kick but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Arnolds attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Arnolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hicks misses with a looping right.
Arnolds is looking to clinch.
Hicks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hicks cracks Arnolds with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hicks misses with a series of wild punches.
Hicks misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hicks lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnolds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hicks manages to avoid it.
Hicks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arnolds throws a head kick that misses.
Hicks throws out a loose jab but Arnolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hicks just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromArnolds.
Hicks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arnolds.
Hicks moves away from the strike by Arnolds.
Hicks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arnolds moves out of range as Hicks strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Arnolds misses the target.
Alan Arnolds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arnolds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Hicks. Those never looked like landing.
Arnolds seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Arnolds ducks under a wild hook from Hicks.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arnolds takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hicks lands with a shot to the body.
Hicks connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks throws a nice looking combination but Arnolds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arnolds swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arnolds circles away quickly and effectively.
Hicks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Arnoldss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hicks misses with a two punch combination.
Hicks swings for the body but Arnolds moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Arnolds on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arnolds fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hicks appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Arnolds takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hicks throws a head kick but Arnolds moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Arnolds.
Hicks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Arnolds dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hicks misses with a body shot.
Arnolds closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arnolds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arnolds working aggressively here.
Arnolds lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnolds cracks Hicks with a nice body shot.
Hicks can't find room to land a body shot as Arnolds controls the action.
Arnolds lands a shot to the body.
Arnolds dodges an elbow strike from Hicks.
Arnolds throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Arnolds.
Arnolds misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arnolds looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arnolds being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hicks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hicks.
Hicks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Arnolds pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hicks breaks from the clinch.
Hicks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arnolds.
Arnolds is looking to counter the offense by Hicks and move into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arnolds looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arnolds wants to clinch up but Hicks keeps it at a distance.
Arnolds slips a jab and a cross from Hicks.
Hicks misses with a hook to the body
and Arnolds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arnolds lands a nice looking body shot.
Arnolds throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hicks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arnolds to score with a decent uppercut.
Arnolds fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hicks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Arnolds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hicks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arnolds scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hicks in his tracks.
Good shot there by Arnolds.
Hicks is rocked!
Arnolds takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hicks is still on wobbly legs! Can Arnolds finish him?
Arnolds throws a head kick but Hicks moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lyman Hicks will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Arnolds scores with a hook to the body. Hicks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hicks seems to have recovered his senses.
Hicks throws a looping overhand right but Arnolds ducks down to avoid it.
Hicks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arnolds under the eye.
A punch lands to the side of Hicks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Arnolds lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hicks circles away quickly and effectively.
Arnolds swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hicks with the counter takedown but Arnolds avoids it easily.
Hicks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hicks.
Arnolds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arnolds doesn't manage to clinch there - Hicks circles away.
Arnolds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hicks throws out the jab.
Hicks lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hicks throws a hook but Arnolds blocks it.
Lyman Hicks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hicks lands the left hand.
Hicks lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arnolds scores with a hook to the body. Hicks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arnolds tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hicks misses with a looping left.
Arnolds appears to be looking for a big counter.
Arnolds slips under a jab.
Arnolds throws a hook but Hicks avoids it easily.
Hicks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Arnolds throws a jab when Hicks was well out of range.
Hicks throws a right hand that Arnolds ducks under and follows up with a left that Arnolds also avoids with ease.
Arnolds throws a head kick but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks misses with a few strikes there.
Arnolds dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Hicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Arnolds does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Arnolds moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Arnolds.
Hicks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Arnolds.
Arnolds scores with a knee to the head.
Arnolds lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arnolds throws an elbow that misses.
Hicks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arnolds looks to score with a jab to the body but Hicks is just out of range.
Hicks appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hicks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arnolds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hicks was well out of range. Poor timing from Arnolds.
Hicks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arnolds throws a front kick aimed at Hicks's knee but Hicks avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Hicks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hicks misses with a series of wild punches.
Arnolds moves away from the strike by Hicks.
Hicks tests Arnolds's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arnolds rushes Hicks and presses him up against the cage.
Hicks working aggressively here.
Hicks tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arnolds lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
Arnolds scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hicks tries to throw a body punch but Arnolds avoids it by throwing Hicks back against the cage.
Arnolds scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hicks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arnolds's brow.
Arnolds blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks struggles to land a body shot inside as Arnolds controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arnolds.
Hicks blocks an uppercut.
Hicks looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arnolds creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arnolds tries a body shot but Hicks blocks it.
Arnolds lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arnolds creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Arnolds.
Still in the clinch, Arnolds scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hicks swings wildly with an uppercut but Arnolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hicks prevents a body shot from Arnolds.
Hicks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arnolds blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hicks breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Arnolds dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hicks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hicks takes one to the chin there.
Arnolds misses with a body kick.
BOOM! Arnolds lands a beautiful left hook that drops Hicks. Hicks tries to recover but Arnolds is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Hicks lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan Arnolds!
Alan Arnolds retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Alan Arnolds thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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