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ENIGMA 204 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arsenal Sackagerrico (ranked 4430 p4p, 3640 weight class) and Peat Macallan (ranked 455 p4p, 400 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arsenal Sackagerrico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peat Macallan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macallan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sackagerrico swings wildly with an uppercut but Macallan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackagerrico misses with a punch to the body.
Sackagerrico lands with a short shot to the head.
Macallan prevents a body shot from Sackagerrico.
Macallan blocks a body shot from Sackagerrico.
Macallan breaks the clinch.
Sackagerrico looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sackagerrico misses with a hook
and Macallan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Macallan passes Sackagerrico's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macallan slows the pace down in half guard.
Sackagerrico is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Macallan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Macallan's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macallan tries to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Sackagerrico controlling the positon.
Macallan tries to break free.
Macallan rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Macallan gets full guard.
Macallan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sackagerrico stopping the sweep attempt from Macallan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macallan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Macallan sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macallan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sackagerrico is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macallan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Macallan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sackagerrico controls Macallan momentarily but Macallan frees himself.
Macallan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sackagerrico is keeping the position for now.
Macallan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sackagerrico keeping full guard, as Macallan tries to pass.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Macallan lands a nice shot to the body.
Sackagerrico misses with a looping right.
Arsenal Sackagerrico is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Macallan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackagerrico.
Macallan looks for a takedown but Sackagerrico sprawls well.
Sackagerrico appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Macallan drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peat Macallan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Macallan wants to clinch up but Sackagerrico keeps it at a distance.
Sackagerrico throws a hook but Macallan avoids it easily.
Sackagerrico throws a lazy uppercut
and Macallan counters with a shoot takedown. Sackagerrico fights it but they end up in guard.
Macallan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sackagerrico looking to hit a scissor sweep but Macallan is one step ahead there.
Macallan advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Macallan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sackagerrico has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Macallan but great work by Sackagerrico.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macallan wants to control but Sackagerrico postures up.
Macallan tries to improve position but can't.
Macallan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sackagerrico off and has taken his back!
Macallan is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Sackagerrico knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Sackagerrico for a finish.
Sackagerrico trying to control the position but Macallan manages to sink in the hooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macallan just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Peat Macallan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sackagerrico defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Macallan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sackagerrico manages to get himself to full guard.
Macallan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sackagerrico keeping moving, preventing Macallan from controlling successfully.
Macallan slips nicely into half guard.
Macallan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackagerrico tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Macallan has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Sackagerrico is looking to improve his position but Macallan isn't that keen on the idea.
Macallan working for a submission but Sackagerrico is keeping him at bay.
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.
Sackagerrico defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Macallan.
Sackagerrico tries to improve his position but instead Macallan has taken his back!
Macallan missing with strikes from the back.
Macallan looking for the choke from the back.
Macallan missing with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Macallan controls the position.
Sackagerrico showing good submission defense here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peat Macallan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sackagerrico's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sackagerrico keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Macallan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sackagerrico throws out the jab.
Macallan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sackagerrico counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Peat Macallan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macallan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackagerrico.
Sackagerrico jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackagerrico throws a lazy body kick
and Macallan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Macallan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Macallan scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macallan trying to control the position from guard on top but Sackagerrico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sackagerrico tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sackagerrico working a defensive guard here.
Macallan trying to control the position from guard on top but Sackagerrico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sackagerrico throws an off balance right hand
and Macallan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Macallan postures up.
Macallan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sackagerrico is keeping the position for now.
Sackagerrico keeping moving, preventing Macallan from controlling successfully.
Peat Macallan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sackagerrico looking for a sweep. Not yet Sackagerrico, not yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Macallan clinches up against the cage.
Sackagerrico swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackagerrico misses with a punch to the body.
Macallan blocks a body shot from Sackagerrico.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sackagerrico.
Sackagerrico doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackagerrico swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackagerrico has a couple of punches blocked by Macallan.
Sackagerrico tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Macallan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sackagerrico misses with a punch to the body.
Sackagerrico throws a punch but it's blocked by Macallan.
Sackagerrico tries to work over Macallan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sackagerrico working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Sackagerrico fails to land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sackagerrico goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sackagerrico tries to throw a body punch but Macallan avoids it by throwing Sackagerrico back against the cage.
Sackagerrico is leaning against Macallan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arsenal Sackagerrico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sackagerrico tries a body shot but Macallan blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peat Macallan.
I've got Macallan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peat Macallan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Stein (ranked 3828 p4p, 3406 weight class) and Michael Page (ranked 406 p4p, 374 weight class). 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Stein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Page!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stein tries to counter by clinching up but Page breaks away and moves out of range.
Stein throws a big shot that misses.
Page scores with a hook.
Stein scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Page misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Page misses the target.
Page pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stein back to the cage. Page follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Page shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stein eats them both and turns towards Page to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Page takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Page swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Page throws the left hand but Stein avoids the punch easily.
Stein throwing a counter right hand but Page manages to avoid it.
Stein throws a big shot that misses.
Stein throws a body shot but no joy.
Stein tries to clinch up.
Page jabs at Stein's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stein throws a series of strikes that have Page backpedaling.
Page misses with a hook. Stein ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Page, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stein misses with a hook
and Page makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Page throws a low kick, looking for Stein's leg but Stein calmly moves out of range.
Page throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Page uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stein.
Page looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice defenses there by Page.
Page looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Stein blocks a low kick nicely.
A quick step to the side and Stein tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Page swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stein throws a lazy right hand but Page sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Page misses with a wild combination.
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!
Page throws a right and a left that Stein avoids nicely.
Michael Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stein throws the left hand but Page avoids the punch easily.
Stein slips a jab and a cross from Page.
Page throws a series of punches but Stein moves out of range.
Page throws a low kick but Stein avoids it.
Page moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stein looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Page tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stein was well out of range. Poor timing from Page.
Page misses with a hook
letting Stein counter with a right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stein misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stein creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stein tries to work over Page's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Page taking a breather.
Stein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Page's elbow.
A short right from Stein.
Stein can't find room to land a body shot as Page controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stein.
Stein blocking some punches.
Page blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Page's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stein throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein throws a right hand that Page ducks under and follows up with a left that Page also avoids with ease.
Page with a nice cross.
Page throws a right hand that Stein ducks under and follows up with a left that Stein also avoids with ease.
Stein swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Page misses with an uppercut. Stein saw that one coming.
Page defending well as Stein loads up on a big left hand.
Page throws a hook but Stein avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Stein misses.
Stein fails to land with a series of punches.
Page goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Page shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Page rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stein moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stein misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stein thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Page will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A jab from Stein misses.
Stein on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A clash of legs there as Stein blocks the low kick.
Stein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stein throwing a counter right hand but Page manages to avoid it.
Page throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Page misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Page misses.
Page digs a good body shot into Stein's ribs.
Stein is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stein with a hook.
Stein throws a hook but Page blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page missing with a left hand there. Stein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Stein on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Page lands with a straight right. Stein didn't see that one coming.
Page slips under a jab from Stein.
Page getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Page scores with a sloppy right hand. Stein should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Stein misses.
Page swats away the attempt to clinch by Stein.
Page appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Stein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Page throws an off balance right hand
and Stein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Page misses with a wild combination.
Page swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stein lands with a hook. Page tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stein throws an overhand right that lands on Page's shoulder, as Page tries to avoid the shot.
Page looks to land a left hand but Stein moved out of range nicely.
Page lands a head shot.
Stein clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page manages to break the clinch.
Stein moves forwards but Page connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Page looks to land a right hand but Stein moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page misses with a double jab.
Page lunges at Stein with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stein's hand.
Page displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stein throws out the jab.
Page ducks under a wild hook from Stein.
Page looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Page misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Stein was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Stein throws a hook but Page blocks it.
Stein loads up on a big right hand but Page slips the punch.
Stein tries to clinch but Page moves out of range.
Page punishes Stein's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Page misses.
Stein was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Page fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stein takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sloppy strikes from Stein. Those never looked like landing.
Stein moves out of range as Page strikes.
Stein wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Stein slips a straight right by Page.
Stein has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Stein throws a front kick that sends Page stumbling back into the cage.
Page misses with a looping left.
Page punishes Stein's body with a nice straight punch.
Page misses with a jab to the body
and Page takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stein blocks a head kick by Page.
Page looks to land a combination but Stein avoids it well.
Page misses with a low kick.
Page throws out a leg kick but Stein moves out of range and Page only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stein closes the distance and clinches.
Stein lands an uppercut.
A short right from Stein on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Stein fails to land.
Stein has a couple of punches blocked by Page.
Stein misses with a punch on the inside.
Stein lands with a right to the head.
Page wants to get back to striking at distance but Stein won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Page.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Page.
Stein lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stein digs a right hand underneath Page's ribcage. Page let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Page blocking some punches.
Page blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Page will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Page tries to bum rush Stein with a series of wild strikes but Stein uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stein lands a jab to the nose.
Page throws a low kick but Stein avoids it.
Stein misses with a wild combination.
Stein slips a straight right by Page.
Page misses with a straight right.
Nice shot by Page.
Page stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stein throws a combination. Page tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stein blocks a low kick nicely.
Stein has managed to clinch.
Stein misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Page working hard to break the clinch.
Page is trying to stall.
Stein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pages head.
Stein tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stein lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Page blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Page's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Page wants to get back to striking at distance but Stein won't allow it.
Stein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Page blocking some punches.
Page stalling in the clinch but Stein improves position.
Franklin Stein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Page creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Page's elbow.
Stein tries a body shot but Page blocks it.
Stein lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Page trying to stall but Stein improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Page.
Stein has a couple of punches blocked by Page.
A shot in the inside from Stein.
Stein struggles to land a body shot inside as Page controls his hands.
Stein misses with some punches.
Page is trying to break the clinch but Stein is controlling him.
Stein misses with the head strike.
Page blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stein has a couple of punches blocked by Page.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Stein - that landed with a thud.
Page pressing his opponent against the cage.
Page blocks an uppercut.
Stein lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stein works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Page will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stein up against the cage.
Page blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Page is trying to maintain a safe position but Stein gets an underhook and turns Page into the cage.
Stein misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Page's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Page with a hook.
Page throws a hook but Stein avoids it easily.
As Page backs away, Stein returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Page misses with a leg kick
and Stein counters with a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Stein 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Page digs a good hook to Stein's body.
Stein closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stein pushes Page back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stein scores with a shot to the side of Page's head.
Stein working aggressively here.
Michael Page is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Page trying to stall but Stein improves his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franklin Stein showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Page has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Michael Page!
A less than humble Michael Page misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shirley Crabtree (ranked 3850 p4p, 3292 weight class) and Adan Washington (ranked 409 p4p, 367 weight class). Crabtree kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Chopper - Predator Soundtrack. Shirley Crabtree had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Shirley Crabtree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adan Washington!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington swings widly with a right hand
and Washington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Washington slips a jab and a cross from Crabtree.
Crabtree has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Washington.
Nice body punch from Washington.
Washington throws a jab when Crabtree was well out of range.
Washington looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crabtree tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Washington was well out of range. Poor timing from Crabtree.
Washington throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Crabtree's head.
 It looks like Shirley Crabtree has been cut.
Washington lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Washington.
Washington misses with a straight left.
Crabtree throws a body punch but Washington moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crabtree looks to throw the jab but Washington is out of range.
Crabtree throws out a loose jab but Washington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crabtree takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Washington throws a body shot but no joy.
Washington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crabtree.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington 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.
Washington walks into a left hand.
Crabtree tests Washington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Washington connects with a high kick.
Crabtree clinches.
Crabtree has a couple of punches blocked by Washington.
Washington takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crabtree blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crabtree lands a left hand that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
Our sources have told us that Crabtree has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crabtree.
Washington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Washington - that landed with a thud.
Washington working aggressively here.
Crabtree lands a damaging elbow.
Washington is trying to break the clinch but Crabtree has him pressed against the cage.
Washington misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crabtree lands a hook to the side of the head.
Washington misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Washington.
A head punch on the inside from Crabtree fails to land.
Crabtree tries to work over Washington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crabtree has a couple of punches blocked by Washington.
Crabtree blocks a body shot from Washington.
Washington lands a nice shot to the body.
Crabtree with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crabtree lands with a short shot to the head.
Washington lands a nice uppercut.
Washington tries to stall but Crabtree uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Crabtree.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crabtree swings wildly with an uppercut but Washington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crabtree throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Washingtons head.
Washington lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crabtree fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Crabtree.
Crabtree tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Washington's elbow.
Washington misses with a punch to the body.
Crabtree misses with a punch on the inside.
Crabtree throws an elbow that misses.
Crabtree crunches a lovely knee into Washington's ribcage.
Crabtree working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Washington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crabtree tries a body shot but Washington blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crabtree lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
Washington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crabtree's elbow.
Crabtree lands an elbow inside.
Crabtree stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crabtree blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crabtree lands a shot to the body.
Washington looking to slow down the pace here.
Crabtree tries a body shot but Washington blocks it.
Crabtree tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crabtree lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crabtree lands a nice knee to the body.
Crabtree lands with a short shot to the head.
Washington tries to throw a body punch but Crabtree avoids it by throwing Washington back against the cage.
Crabtree tries to throw a body punch but Washington avoids it by throwing Crabtree back against the cage.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Washington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Washington slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crabtree can't find room to land a body shot as Washington controls the action.
Washington wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Washington is struggling to control the position.
A hook to the body from Washington.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shirley Crabtree dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shirley Crabtree's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Washington fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crabtree dodges the punch combination from Washington.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crabtree. Washington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crabtree avoids the head kick by Washington.
Washington throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crabtree lands with a straight right. Washington didn't see that one coming.
Crabtree slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crabtree throws a leg kick that misses.
Washington lands a nice looking kick to the body. Crabtree takes a step back to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crabtree misses with an uppercut.
Washington throws out a counter right but Crabtree avoids it with no problem.
Crabtree has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Washington lands a jab to Crabtree's midsection.
Crabtree just misses with a punch to the body.
Crabtree misses with a double jab.
Washington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Crabtree.
Adan Washington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Washington takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Washington.
Washington lands a glancing blow to the side of Crabtree's head.
Shirley Crabtree's cut is getting worse.
A jab from Washington finds it's way through Crabtree's defenses.
Crabtree throws a shot from downtown. Washington moves away and avoids it.
Washington thows a leg kick but Crabtree checks it
and Crabtree counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crabtree displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Washington throws out the jab.
Crabtree's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Crabtree duly obliges.
 Washington is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washington misses with a straight left.
Washington is still on wobbly legs! Can Crabtree finish him?
Crabtree clinches with his opponent.
Crabtree lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crabtree misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crabtree scores with a shot to the side of Washington's head.
Crabtree has Washington pressed against the cage. He pushes Washington back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Crabtree throws a beautiful elbow that sends Washington crashing to the floor! Crabtree piles on the pressure with more strikes! Washington is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shirley Crabtree!
A very excited looking Shirley Crabtree made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JB Penn (ranked 3745 p4p, 2985 weight class) and Jimmy Leeds (ranked 294 p4p, 244 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JB Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Leeds!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn swings widly with a right hand
and Leeds counters with a straight right hand.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Leeds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leeds lands with a cross.
Penn misses with a jab to the body
and Leeds counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leeds counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn misses with an uppercut
and Leeds counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the body from Penn misses
letting Leeds counter with a right hand.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Leeds avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn looks to land a combination but Leeds avoids it well.
Penn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leeds, as that shot connected.
Leeds scores with a nice right hand.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Leeds with a hook.
Penn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leeds finds it's way round the side to connect with Penn's head.
Penn throws a combination that misses
and Leeds counters with a nice uppercut.
Leeds has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Leeds cracks Penn with a right hand to the side of the head.
 Penn is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn throws a combination that misses
letting Leeds counter with a right hand.
Oh Penn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leeds scores with a counter punch that sends Penn to the canvas! Leeds smells blood - he's punishing Penn with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Penn has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Leeds!
Jimmy Leeds thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Carlos (ranked 2734 p4p, 2641 weight class) and Mickey Mfer (ranked 229 p4p, 218 weight class). Mickey Mfer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Carlos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlos lunges at Mfer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mfer's hand.
Mfer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carlos working hard to break the clinch.
Mfer lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Carlos fails to land.
Mfer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carlos blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mfer.
Carlos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Mfer on the inside.
Carlos tries to circle away but Mfer has him pinned against the cage.
Mfer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mfer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mfer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carlos backwards.
Carlos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Carlos manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
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!
Mfer looking to pass the guard.
Mfer keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mfer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mfer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mfer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Carlos wants to sweep here but Mfer controlling him for the moment.
Carlos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mfer passes into half guard.
Carlos is controlling Mfer's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carlos trying to hold on to Mfer's head to control him but Mfer postures up.
Carlos tries to roll over but Mfer keeps him under control.
Carlos strikes from the bottom but Mfer passes into mount!
Carlos bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Carlos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mfer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos throws a big elbow that misses.
Carlos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carlos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Mfer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mfer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carlos controls the pace.
Carlos looking to sit in guard and control but Mfer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mfer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Carlos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mfer is one step ahead there.
Carlos pulls Mfer in close to prevent any damage.
Carlos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Mfer 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.
Carlos 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.
Mfer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carlos.
Carlos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carlos looking to pass the guard.
Mfer keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
Carlos tries to free his leg and advance position but Mfer is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos throws a strike but Mfer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos wants to sweep here but Mfer controlling him for the moment.
Carlos trying to control the position.
Carlos managing to control the position.
Carlos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carlos tries to get out of the position.
Carlos controls Mfer momentarily but Mfer frees himself.
Carlos wants to sweep here but Mfer controlling him for the moment.
Mfer postures up.
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.
Mfer controlling from the top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Carlos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mfer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big right from Mfer misses.
Mfer slips under a jab from Carlos.
Mfer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carlos thuds his right hand into Mfer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer misses with a shot to the body
and Carlos counters with a stiff right hand.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
Mfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlos moves away.
Mfer throws a hook but Carlos avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Mfer. That snapped Carlos's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer moves into the clinch.
A short right from Carlos.
Nice body punch from Mfer.
Carlos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carlos lands a hook that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
Mfer tries to throw a body punch but Carlos avoids it by throwing Mfer back against the cage.
Carlos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mfer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Carlos misses with some punches.
Mfer gets through Carlos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carlos tries to pull guard but Mfer holds him up against the cage and eventually Carlos drops back down to his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mfer.
Carlos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carlos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mfer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carlos goes for a takedown attempt but Mfer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Carlos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carlos dips to his left and cracks Mfer with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Carlos eats them both and turns towards Mfer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Carlos fails with the takedown.
Carlos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mfer controlling the position well.
Mfer trying to control from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mickey Mfer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Mfer punishes Carlos's body with a nice straight punch.
Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
Mfer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carlos on the side of the head.
Carlos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mfer wants to clinch up but Carlos keeps it at a distance.
Carlos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mfer scores with a nice right hand.
Carlos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mfer to the ground. Carlos is now in Mfer's guard.
Carlos postures up in Mfer's guard and throws a big left but Mfer blocks it.
Carlos tries to free his leg and advance position but Mfer is retaining full guard.
Mfer being controlled here, momentarily.
Carlos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos looking to pass the guard.
Carlos is working hard here to advance position.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Mfer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mfer trying to keep a closed guard but Carlos is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Carlos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mfer was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlos.
Carlos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mfer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Carlos tries to advance to mount but Mfer instead regains half guard.
Carlos is trying to control. Mfer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos is looking to stall here but Mfer recovers full guard.
Mfer keeping full guard, as Carlos tries to pass.
Mfer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mfer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carlos.
Mfer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carlos controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos trying to control but Mfer is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Carlos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mfer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mfer is not content to let Carlos control the position.
Mfer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Carlos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer is not content to let Carlos control the position.
Carlos creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mfer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jack Carlos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mfer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mfer is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mfer's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Carlos.
I think Mfer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Mfer!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuichiro Nagashima (ranked 2953 p4p, 2037 weight class) and Do Dim Mak (ranked 242 p4p, 179 weight class). Yuichiro Nagashima could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Do Dim Mak's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuichiro Nagashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Do Dim Mak!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dim Mak looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nagashima lands with a straight right. Dim Mak didn't see that one coming.
Nagashima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yuichiro Nagashima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dim Mak takes one to the side of the head.
Dim Mak throws a sloppy head kick and Nagashima moves out of range easily.
Nagashima throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Dim Mak to counter with a crisp jab.
Dim Mak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dim Mak is rocked!
Nagashima changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Dim Mak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dim Mak misses with a head kick.
Dim Mak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nagashima throws a jab when Dim Mak was well out of range.
Dim Mak flicks out a counter leg kick but Nagashima steps away.
Nagashima misses with a double jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dim Mak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dim Mak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagashima.
Nagashima misses the shot to the body.
Nagashima paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nagashima darts in and clinches Dim Mak up against the cage.
Nagashima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nagashima scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dim Mak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nagashima misses with a punch on the inside.
Nagashima throws a head punch that misses.
Dim Mak lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Dim Mak.
Dim Mak prevents a body shot from Nagashima.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nagashima misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dim Mak's elbow.
Dim Mak trying to stall but Nagashima improves his position.
Nagashima lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dim Mak prevents a body shot from Nagashima.
Dim Mak has had enough of the clinch but Nagashima keeps him there for the moment.
Nagashima has a couple of punches blocked by Dim Mak.
Dim Mak is trying to break free.
Nagashima digs a right hand underneath Dim Mak's ribcage. Dim Mak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dim Mak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nagashimas head.
Dim Mak tries to circle away but Nagashima has him pinned against the cage.
Dim Mak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nagashima jabs at Dim Mak's body.
Dim Mak 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.
Nagashima seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dim Mak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nagashima counters by moving into the clinch.
Nagashima misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dim Mak.
Nagashima tries a body shot but Dim Mak blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima works on Dim Mak's body with a couple of short punches.
Dim Mak is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nagashima is keeping busy.
Dim Mak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nagashima tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dim Mak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Dim Mak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nagashima blocks a head kick by Dim Mak.
Nagashima lands a jab.
Nagashima clinches.
Dim Mak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dim Mak is trying to break the clinch but Nagashima is controlling him.
Nagashima tries to pull guard but Dim Mak forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dim Mak breaks from the clinch.
Dim Mak takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nagashima swings for the body but Dim Mak moves out of range.
Dim Mak looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dim Mak.
Nagashima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nagashima swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dim Mak counters with a thumping low kick.
Dim Mak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagashima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nagashima moves out of range as Dim Mak throws a body kick.
Nagashima appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nagashima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dim Mak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dim Mak looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Dim Mak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nagashima finds it's way round the side to connect with Dim Mak's head.
Dim Mak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dim Mak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nagashima.
Nagashima scores with the left hand. Dim Mak knows he should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuichiro Nagashima dominated that round.
That's time! Nagashima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dim Mak tries to keep at a distance but Nagashima has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dim Mak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nagashima tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nagashima ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nagashima no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Dim Mak trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagashima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nagashima controls Dim Mak momentarily but Dim Mak frees himself.
Nagashima is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagashima is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nagashima looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nagashima working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dim Mak has passed into half guard!
Nagashima is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dim Mak is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nagashima has managed to free his arm - good work.
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.
Dim Mak is taking a breather. Nagashima says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dim Mak's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dim Mak looking for a submission but Nagashima manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Dim Mak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nagashima can't keep his opponent in guard - Dim Mak advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nagashima is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dim Mak is aware though and is defending well.
Dim Mak not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nagashima keeping full guard, as Dim Mak tries to pass.
Nagashima is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dim Mak defends well.
Nagashima looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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.
Dim Mak pushes down on Nagashima's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nagashima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dim Mak is looking to take a break and control but Nagashima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nagashima wants to control but Dim Mak is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nagashima tries to roll over but Dim Mak keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuichiro Nagashima dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nagashima lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dim Mak circles away quickly and effectively.
Nagashima throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dim Mak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nagashima wants to clinch.
Dim Mak avoids the body shot from Nagashima.
Yuichiro Nagashima is winning the standup battle so far.
Dim Mak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nagashima moves in looking to clinch but Dim Mak pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagashima tries to clinch but Dim Mak is having none of it.
Nagashima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Dim Mak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nagashima moves to clinch but Dim Mak breaks away
and Dim Mak counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dim Mak misses with an uppercut. Nagashima saw that one coming.
Nagashima lands a jab to the head.
Nagashima looks to score with a jab to the body but Dim Mak is just out of range.
Nagashima catches Dim Mak with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nagashima throws a body shot but no joy.
Dim Mak slips under a jab.
Nagashima throws a looping overhand right but Dim Mak ducks down to avoid it.
Nagashima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dim Mak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dim Mak!
Nagashima misses the shot to the body.
Nagashima thuds a left hand into Dim Mak's body.
Do Dim Mak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dim Mak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab lands there for Nagashima.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagashima with a hook.
Dim Mak is still on wobbly legs! Can Nagashima finish him?
Dim Mak misses with a head kick.
Dim Mak seems to have recovered his senses.
Nagashima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dim Mak throws a big counter head kick but Nagashima avoids it with no problem.
Dim Mak takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nagashima throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dim Mak on the side of the head.
Nagashima throws a hook but Dim Mak avoids it easily.
Nagashima throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dim Mak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nagashima throws out a loose jab but Dim Mak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Nagashima. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nagashima.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dim Mak throws a head kick that half lands.
Nagashima lands a body shot.
Nagashima lunges at Dim Mak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dim Mak's hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nagashima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dim Mak only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nagashima moves out of range as Dim Mak strikes.
Nagashima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dim Mak.
Dim Mak avoids the body shot from Nagashima.
Dim Mak is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Dim Mak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dim Mak looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Nagashima works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nagashima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dim Mak.
Nagashima blocks a head kick by Dim Mak.
Nagashima is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nagashima swinging wildly here.
Dim Mak moves out of range of the strikes.
Nagashima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dim Mak can do to turn this around?
Dim Mak avoids the body shot from Nagashima.
Dim Mak is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Nagashima does no damage.
Dim Mak throws out a counter right but Nagashima avoids it with no problem.
Dim Mak throws a head kick that misses.
Nagashima takes a swing at Dim Mak's ribcage but misses.
Yuichiro Nagashima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nagashima misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuichiro Nagashima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nagashima has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuichiro Nagashima!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joao Santos (ranked 2445 p4p, 2875 weight class) and Wei Chen (ranked 259 p4p, 296 weight class). The key to victory for Joao Santos has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joao Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wei Chen!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Chen keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chen wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.
Chen pulls Santos in close to prevent any damage.
Santos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos trying to control but Chen is working from the bottom.
Chen wants to stand and escape but Santos is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Santos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chen landing some decent shots from guard.
Santos 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to control the position but Chen postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santos controls Chen momentarily but Chen frees himself.
Chen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Santos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Santos working for a triangle but Chen defends it easily.
Chen with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chen lands a couple of digs.
Chen stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.
Chen 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.
Chen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santos's head.
Chen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Santos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chen wants to control but Santos passes easily into half guard.
Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chen's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen wants to improve his position but Santos is controlling well.
Santos lands with a punch from half guard.
Chen tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but Chen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Chen is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos stops Chen from getting back to his feet.
Chen controlling the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wei Chen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Santos dives in and grabs Chen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chen pushes down on Santos's head and hops out.
Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Santos wants it to stay on the feet.
Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chen shoots for a double leg takedown but Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Chen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chen's waist but Chen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santos off to one side.
Joao Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wei Chen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chen lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Santos is trying to maintain the position but Chen is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Santos sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chen connects with a nice short shot to Santos's temple.
Ground and pound from Chen.
Santos actively working from the bottom here.
Chen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Chen.
Santos moves into full guard.
Chen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Santos trying to control the position.
Chen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen landing some decent shots from guard.
Chen landing with the ground and pound.
Santos wants to sweep here but Chen controlling him for the moment.
Chen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chen wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.
Chen is working Santos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
Chen looking to sit in guard and control but Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chen keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Chen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santos lands a couple of digs.
Chen wants to sweep but no luck.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Chen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chen keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Chen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Chen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chen misses with a body shot.
No luck for Chen with that takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wei Chen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santos scrambles back to his feet.
Santos goes for a double leg but Chen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chen continues to drive forward.
Santos misses with the head strike.
Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Santos sprawls well initially but Chen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chen working Santos over with strikes.
Chen working over Santos with some ground and pound. Santos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen is looking for a kimura here.
Chen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen slips a nice elbow through Santos's hands, connecting with Santos's forehead.
Chen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chen is trying to control the action in half guard but Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Santos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chen.
Chen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santos is trying to control but can't.
Chen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Santos controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Chen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos has hold of Chen's hands but Chen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chen prevents Santos from improving his position.
Chen is thwarting Santos's attempts to control the position.
Santos preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Nice strikes from Chen there.
Chen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Santos is rocked!
Chen prevents Santos from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Chen.
Chen working over Santos with some ground and pound. Santos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oh Santos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chen trying to control from half guard but Santos is working away.
Chen is nestled in close to Santos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Joao Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Chen 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.
Chen sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Santos! Oh, Santos is in big trouble! Chen lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wei Chen!
A very excited looking Wei Chen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dereon Church (ranked 2562 p4p, 2542 weight class) and Ignacio Nuevos (ranked 302 p4p, 298 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dereon Church!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ignacio Nuevos!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Watson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Church throws an overhand right that lands on Nuevos's shoulder, as Nuevos tries to avoid the shot.
Church misses with a straight left.
Church closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nuevos's guard.
Nuevos wants to sweep here but Church controlling him for the moment.
Church definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nuevos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Church trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Nuevos manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Church is looking to sweep but instead, Nuevos has passed into half guard.
Nuevos controlling the action here.
Church tries to roll over but Nuevos keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
My spies in Tea Time Takedowns inform me that Nuevos has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Nuevos wants to control but Church is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuevos works his way into full mount!
Nuevos lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Nuevos.
Church is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Church taking shots to the head.
Church is looking to get to half guard.
Nuevos lands with some strikes.
Church knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nuevos on the ground.
Nuevos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Church looks a forlorn figure.
Nuevos landing strikes from the mount.
Church is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nuevos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Church hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nuevos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Church keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nuevos looking to control but Church is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Church is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Church throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Nuevos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nuevos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nuevos dominating with strikes here.
Nuevos content just to control the position here.
Nuevos looking for a guillotine from mount but Church is having none of it.
Church is squirming around, avoiding Nuevos's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuevos fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nuevos lands a big elbow.
Church can't escape the position.
Nuevos landing strikes from the mount and Church is in trouble!
Nuevos unloading with bombs!
Church on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Church tries to get out of the position.
Church is looking to improve his position but Nuevos isn't that keen on the idea.
Nuevos fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Church is rocked!
The referee warns Church that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Church is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nuevos tries to control but Church wriggling away.
Nuevos unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Church wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Nuevos celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ignacio Nuevos!
Ignacio Nuevos tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Muromets (ranked 1674 p4p, 2781 weight class) and Reinhardt Eimann (ranked 214 p4p, 317 weight class). Eimann has chosen Secret d'actualité as his entrance music. Reinhardt Eimann will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilya Muromets!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reinhardt Eimann!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eimann cracks Muromets with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Eimann throws a big shot that misses.
Muromets feinted with a counter takedown.
Muromets takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Eimann throws a leg kick
and Muromets counters with a takedown into side control.
Eimann on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Muromets wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eimann keeps working.
Muromets in side control lands a decent elbow.
Eimann 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.
Muromets tries to move to mount but Eimann blocks the move with his legs.
Eimann is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Muromets is controlling him well.
Muromets looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Eimann is avoiding damage well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eimann is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Muromets's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eimann tries to get to full guard but Muromets has control of the leg.
Eimann is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eimann keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Muromets missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Muromets prevents Eimann from standing back up.
Nice strikes from Muromets there.
Muromets is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Eimann is looking to escape.
Eimann tries to roll over but Muromets keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muromets lands with a punch from half guard.
Muromets looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Eimann with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Eimann is rocked!
Muromets lands a big elbow - Eimann is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Muromets!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilya Muromets!
Ilya Muromets retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Ilya Muromets thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marek Siuta (ranked 1387 p4p, 2156 weight class) and Rogan Ford (ranked 176 p4p, 259 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Siuta might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "On My Way to the Cage" Rollins Band. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marek Siuta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogan Ford!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Hemmingworth and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Siuta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Siuta leaves Ford with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Siuta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ford gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Rogan Ford has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford wants to clinch
and Siuta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford moves out of range as Siuta strikes.
Siuta sets himself, and Ford steps forward looking for the clinch! Siuta avoids it this time.
Ford wants to clinch up but Siuta keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ford.
Marek Siuta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rogan Ford.
Siuta looks to throw the jab but Ford is out of range.
Ford shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jab, jab by Siuta - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford shoots and misses
and Siuta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ford is rocked!
Ford misses with a left hand
and Siuta counters with a crisp right that sends Ford to the canvas! Siuta follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marek Siuta!
Marek Siuta retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Marek Siuta thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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