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BANZAI COMBAT 47 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chino Willams (ranked 25136 p4p, 24014 weight class) and Grady Adams (ranked 520 p4p, 496 weight class). Willams's entrance music is Opps On Deck. A fine choice. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chino Willams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grady Adams!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams drives through and clinches with Willams against the cage.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Willams.
Willams blocking some punches.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adams is working for takedown but Willams is calmly controlling the position for now.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams misses with some punches.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams lands a nice elbow.
Willams tries to break the clinch but Adams is controlling the position.
Willams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Adams throws an elbow but it misses.
Willams blocking some punches.
Willams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams has Willams pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Adams pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Willams tumbling to the mat - Adams dives into Willams's guard.
Willams keeping full guard, as Adams tries to pass.
Willams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willams is controlling Adams's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams pushing down on Willams's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Willams is positioning himself well to prevent Adams advancing to mount.
Adams tries to pass the half guard into mount. Willams knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Willams is looking to control Adams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Willams avoid being mounted?
Adams wants to take a breather but Willams is having none of it.
Adams trying to mount his opponent but Willams defends it.
Adams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Adams working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Willams's thigh. Willams counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Willams keeping full guard, as Adams tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willams has his hands on Adams's head, controlling the position.
Adams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Willams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Willams looking to control.
Willams wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Willams is controlling Adams's posture.
Adams passes Willams's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Adams is trying to control the action in half guard but Willams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willams wants to get back to full guard.
Adams is keen to just control but Willams is a slippery customer.
Willams is looking to improve his position.
Willams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Willams tries to get out of the position.
Adams is trying to control the action in half guard but Willams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Willams desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Adams is looking for a kimura here.
Adams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Willams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams is just content to waste time from the top position. Willams takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Adams tries to free his leg and advance position but Willams is retaining full guard.
We've been informed that Adams has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Adams advances to half guard.
Willams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adams is working away from the top position though.
Adams is looking to advance position but Willams won't allow it.
Adams works his foot free and advances to mount.
Adams is looking to work his way around to Willams's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Willams wants to hold on but Adams pushes him away.
Adams is stalling here but it's allowed Willams to get half guard.
Willams is pressing down on Adams's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Willams managing to control the position.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Willams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grady Adams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Willams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adams drives through and clinches with Willams against the cage.
Willams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Willams tries for a takedown but Adams manages to get underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Willams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
Willams tries for a takedown but Adams manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chino Willams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams has a couple of punches blocked by Willams.
Adams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adams.
Willams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams wants a takedown.
Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Willams controls the action.
Adams tries to throw a body punch but Willams avoids it by throwing Adams back against the cage.
Adams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adams lands a left hand.
Adams misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Adams.
Adams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Adams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Willams backwards.
Adams lands with a right to the head.
Willams stalling in the clinch but Adams improves position.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Willams.
Adams misses with some punches.
Willams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grady Adams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Willams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adams.
Adams lands an elbow that stopped Willams in his tracks for a moment.
Adams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Willams blocking some punches.
Adams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Willams backwards.
Adams tries to throw a body punch but Willams avoids it by throwing Adams back against the cage.
Willams looking to slow down the pace here.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Willams.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams blocking some punches.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Adams.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Willams.
Willams drops down looking for an ankle pick but Adams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Adams connects with a looping right hand.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
Adams moves in looking to clinch but Willams pushes him off.
Willams changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Adams misses with a lunging right hand
and Willams counters with a series of strikes. Adams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Adams with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams closes the distance and pushes Willams back into the cage.
Adams misses with a punch on the inside.
Willams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Willams wants a takedown.
Willams wants a takedown.
Willams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adams lands an elbow just above Willams 's eye.
Willams is looking to control Adams's arms but Adams gets an underhook and turns him. Now Willams has his back to the cage.
Willams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams misses with a punch on the inside.
Willams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Adams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Willams's efforts to push away.
Adams stops a takedown attempt from Willams.
Adams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willams is looking to take this one to the mat.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Willams controls his hands.
Willams tries to stall but Adams uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Willams trying to stall but Adams improves his position.
Willams blocks an uppercut.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Willams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams has a couple of punches blocked by Willams.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Willams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams pushes Willams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Willams.
Nice elbow from Adams.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Adams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Willams backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grady Adams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Willams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Willams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Adams looks to clinch
and Willams decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Adams's guard.
Adams had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Willams defends it easily.
Adams trying to keep a closed guard but Willams is proving a slippery customer.
Adams has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Willams has passed into side control.
Willams cracks Adams with a big right hand but Adams just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams can't do much from the bottom here.
Willams working the body and head with strikes.
Willams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adams keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Adams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Adams gets back to half guard.
Willams wants to pass to mount but Adams is defending the position.
Willams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Adams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Adams trying to hold on to Willams's head to control him but Willams postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Adams might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Willams haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Willams is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Willams takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Adams has hold of Willams's hands but Willams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Adams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Willams is working away from the top position though.
Willams drops an elbow to the side of Adams's head.
Willams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Willams there.
Adams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Willams pulls his head out easily.
Willams not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willams working the head and body with strikes.
Willams scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Willams lands a nice short elbow.
Adams is looking to improve his position.
Adams has hold of Willams's hands but Willams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Willams scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Adams is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Willams's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Willams's back!
Adams really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Willams.
Willams is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willams manages to reverse the position and now he's in Adams's guard. Nice work there by Willams.
Willams stopping the sweep attempt from Adams.
Willams lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Adams is looking to sweep but instead, Willams has passed into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams is looking to improve his position.
Chino Willams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Willams pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Willams.
Chino Willams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grady Adams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Adams tries to roll over but Willams keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chino Willams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Adams 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grady Adams!
A victorious Grady Adams thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Cooke (ranked 5514 p4p, 5481 weight class) and Jordan Lovell (ranked 474 p4p, 473 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enzo Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Lovell!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovell stalks Cooke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cooke's face. Cooke staggers backwards, shaken.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lovell. Cooke shrugs it off though.
Cooke tries to clinch up.
Cooke takes the fight into the clinch.
Lovell works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cooke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cooke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lovell is one step ahead there.
Cooke looking for a guillotine here but Lovell defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cooke is on top in guard.
Cooke stops Lovell from standing up.
Cooke tries to free his leg and advance position but Lovell is retaining full guard.
Lovell keeping moving, preventing Cooke from controlling successfully.
Cooke looking to sit in guard and control but Lovell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cooke is looking to sweep but instead, Lovell has passed into half guard.
Cooke is staying active underneath Lovell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lovell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lovell's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooke is looking for the choke from the back position but Lovell is controlling his hands well.
Cooke is persistently looking for the submission but Lovell is defending it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lovell is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Lovell defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Cooke tightening his grip on Lovell, looking for the choke.
Cooke is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lovell looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Lovell is doing well to defend. Cooke seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Lovell is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Enzo Cooke!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Atlas Gall Peters (ranked 5630 p4p, 5602 weight class) and Shin Fujimori (ranked 512 p4p, 510 weight class). Atlas Gall Peters 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Atlas Gall Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shin Fujimori!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujimori wants to clinch up but Gall Peters keeps it at a distance.
Fujimori misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gall Peters counters with a series of strikes. Fujimori will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gall Peters has closed the distance and engaged Fujimori in a clinch.
Gall Peters definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gall Peters.
Gall Peters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheers as Gall Peters lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fujimori doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed right hand from Fujimori misses the target.
Gall Peters throwing a counter right hand but Fujimori manages to avoid it.
Fujimori throws a head kick that misses
and Gall Peters counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fujimori throws out a leg kick but Gall Peters moves out of range and Fujimori only half commits.
Gall Peters fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fujimori on the side of the head.
 Fujimori is rocked!
Fujimori misses with a takedown
and Gall Peters scores with a counter punch that sends Fujimori to the canvas! Gall Peters smells blood - he's punishing Fujimori with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Fujimori has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Atlas Gall Peters!
Atlas Gall Peters thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Gracie (ranked 4950 p4p, 5978 weight class) and Jamie Robinson (ranked 322 p4p, 361 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamie Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Gracie looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Robinson tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Robinson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Robinson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Robinson lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Robinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robinson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Robinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Robinson.
Robinson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Robinson punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Robinson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson feints a jab promting Gracie to slip. Robinson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gracie slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Robinson.
Robinson lands a two punch combo.
Robinson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gracie back to the cage. Robinson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Robinson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Robinson.
Robinson lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Robinson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Robinson thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Robinson finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Robinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robinson lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Robinson lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Robinson does it's job there.
Robinson lands a right hook to the body.
A cross from Robinson lands.
Robinson's corner calls for a 1-2. Robinson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.
Robinson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Robinson works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Robinson connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
Robinson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Robinson. Beautiful body shot.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
Robinson scores with a jab to the head.
Robinson scores with a decent looking hook.
Robinson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Robinson lands a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Robinson!
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Robinson lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson lands a two punch combo.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Robinson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gracie back to the cage. Robinson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Robinson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Robinson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gracie eats them both and turns towards Robinson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Robinson lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Robinson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Robinson lands with a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Robinson scores with a four punch combination!
Robinson scores with a nice strike.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Robinson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jamie Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson connects with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Robinson, as that shot connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Robinson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Robinson lands a body shot.
Jab by Robinson.
Robinson tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Robinson throws a one two combo.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gracie might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Robinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Robinson lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gracie eats them both and turns towards Robinson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jamie Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Robinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rafael Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robinson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Robinson avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson scores with a punch to the head.
Robinson lands a two punch combo.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Robinson works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Robinson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Robinson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
Robinson lands with a nice body punch.
Robinson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Robinson connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
Robinson scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Robinson.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Robinson punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Robinson scores with a punch to the head.
Gracie tries to move into range but Robinson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Robinson works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
A nice combination there by Robinson.
Robinson lands a jab-cross combination.
Robinson leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Robinson punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Robinson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Robinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robinson throws a shot to the body.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Robinson.
Robinson scores with a body shot.
Robinson lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Robinson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Robinson cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Robinson 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.
Robinson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Robinson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Robinson duly obliges.
Robinson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Robinson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Robinson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Robinson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Robinson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
Jamie Robinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robinson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gracie moves forwards but Robinson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Robinson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice uppercut there from Robinson.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jab, jab by Robinson - just one landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Robinson. That's going to slow Gracie down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Robinson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Robinson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Robinson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Robinson lands a lovely overhand right.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Robinson avoids it well and moves away.
Nice jab there from Robinson.
Robinson throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Robinson feints a jab promting Gracie to slip. Robinson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gracie slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Robinson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Robinson as he connects with a hook.
Robinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robinson connects with a body shot.
Robinson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Robinson lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Robinson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Robinson digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Robinson lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Robinson throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at Robinson's knee but Robinson avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Robinson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Robinson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Robinson lands a two punch combo.
Robinson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gracie eats them both and turns towards Robinson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Robinson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Robinson duly obliges.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Robinson, which made it look bad.
Robinson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheers as Robinson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Robinson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a shot to the body.
Robinson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Robinson duly obliges.
Robinson lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Robinson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Robinson lands a nice looking body shot.
Robinson lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Robinson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gracie back to the cage. Robinson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson works the jab nicely.
Robinson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Robinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robinson jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Robinson lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Robinson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Robinson throws out a powerful jab.
Robinson lands a jab to the head.
Jamie Robinson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Robinson.
Robinson lands a jab.
Robinson scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson lands a nice looking body shot.
Robinson connects with a looping right hand.
Rafael Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Robinson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Robinson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Robinson!
After the big win, Jamie Robinson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BANZAI NUTRITION and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugh DIck (ranked 5469 p4p, 4486 weight class) and Miladin Pekaranovich (ranked 472 p4p, 430 weight class). Hugh DIck 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hugh DIck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miladin Pekaranovich!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DIck doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pekaranovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DIck walks into a straight right hand from Pekaranovich.
Pekaranovich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pekaranovich lands a right hook to the body.
Pekaranovich scores with a punch to the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from DIck.
Pekaranovich fails to land with a series of punches.
Pekaranovich stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugh DIck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DIck's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pekaranovich connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! DIck scrambles back to his feet.
Pekaranovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DIck with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pekaranovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
DIck tries for a takedown but Pekaranovich circles away easily
and Pekaranovich counters with a left to the body.
Pekaranovich scores with a crisp jab that stopped DIck in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from DIck is defended easily by Pekaranovich.
Pekaranovich looks like he wants to counter punch here.
DIck shoots in for a takedown but Pekaranovich shows good takedown defense.
Pekaranovich connects with a body shot that sends DIck's belly button to the back.
DIck takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice uppercut lands for Pekaranovich. That snapped DIck's head back.
DIck takes a shot right to the bread basket.
DIck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pekaranovich counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Pekaranovich finds it's way through DIck's defenses.
DIck shoots and misses
and Pekaranovich counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pekaranovich dips to his left and cracks DIck with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pekaranovich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
DIck throws a body shot but no joy.
Pekaranovich throws out a counter right but DIck avoids it with no problem.
DIck takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DIck looks for a takedown but Pekaranovich sprawls well.
DIck with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pekaranovich to score with a decent uppercut.
DIck lands a jab-cross combination.
Pekaranovich lands a slapping body shot.
Pekaranovich fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. DIck looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pekaranovich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
 DIck is rocked!
Pekaranovich lands a big right hook! DIck looks hurt but is still standing! Pekaranovich lands a left jab and another right hook! This time DIck falls down and Pekaranovich dives in with a huge hammer fist! DIck's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Pekaranovich runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Miladin Pekaranovich!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Laguera (ranked 4489 p4p, 3523 weight class) and Jin Sakai (ranked 270 p4p, 237 weight class). Jin Sakai is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alejandro Laguera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jin Sakai!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laguera's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Laguera duly obliges.
Laguera misses with a hook.
Laguera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sakai counters with a takedown into side control.
Sakai controls the position.
Sakai should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Laguera is trying to get back to his feet.
Sakai moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Laguera is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laguera tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Sakai biding his time, controlling Laguera.
Laguera wants to get back to his feet.
Laguera is squirming around looking to escape but he's just wriggling himself into more trouble. Sakai sinks in the hooks and manages to tighten his grip on a rear naked choke. Laguera has no choice but to tap and Sakai jumps to his feet to celebrate and slick submission win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jin Sakai!
After the big win, Jin Sakai made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BANZAI NUTRITION and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oskar Gudmundsson (ranked 3893 p4p, 3906 weight class) and Sig Freud (ranked 389 p4p, 393 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oskar Gudmundsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sig Freud!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freud misses with a looping right.
Gudmundsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gudmundsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Gudmundsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Freud misses with a looping right.
Freud misses with an uppercut
and Gudmundsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Freud misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Gudmundsson misses the target.
Gudmundsson scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Freud does no damage.
The crowd cheers as Gudmundsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Freud doesn't seem phased though.
Gudmundsson lands a big right hand that sends Freud crashing to the mat! Gudmundsson stays standing though and waves Freud back to his feet!
Freud is rocked!
 It looks like Sig Freud has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freud misses with a hook
and Gudmundsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Freud thinking.
Freud is still on wobbly legs! Can Gudmundsson finish him?
Freud throws a shot from downtown. Gudmundsson moves away and avoids it.
Freud falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gudmundsson counters with a nice right hand that sends Freud toppling to the canvas! Freud scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Gudmundsson finish him?!
Freud throws a hook to the side of Gudmundsson's head but Gudmundsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gudmundsson drops Freud with a huge uppercut! Freud drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Gudmundsson is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oskar Gudmundsson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Smash (ranked 2729 p4p, 4742 weight class) and Anselmo Termignoni (ranked 319 p4p, 478 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 London, Hulk Smash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anselmo Termignoni!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smash avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Termignoni misses with a wild body shot.
Smash appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Termignoni tries to keep at a distance but Smash has taken the fight into the clinch.
Termignoni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smash turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Termignoni looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
You can see the frustration on Termignoni's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Termignoni is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smash looks up at the clock and then as Termignoni takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Smash smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Smash working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smash working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Smash lands a decent elbow from side control.
Smash wants to lay and pray for a moment but Termignoni keeps working.
Smash remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Smash connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Termignoni some visible discomfort.
Smash scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Termignoni to see if he's OK.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Termignoni can do anything to dispel that myth.
Termignoni tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Termignoni is trying to control Smash's posture but Smash avoids it.
Smash scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Termignoni is looking for a sweep.
Smash advances to mount.
Termignoni tries to hold on but Smash postures up.
Termignoni is bucking up trying to escape but Smash cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Smash avoids the attempt from Termignoni to control.
Termignoni is looking to improve his position but Smash isn't that keen on the idea.
Smash looking to control but Termignoni is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash scoring with strikes but Termignoni is staying in there.
Termignoni is in all sorts of trouble here.
Smash can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Termignoni is looking to escape.
Termignoni bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Smash working a defensive guard but Termignoni passes into half guard.
Smash tries to roll over but Termignoni keeps him under control.
Smash is staying active underneath Termignoni, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smash controlling the position well.
Termignoni is looking for a kimura but Smash is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Termignoni to get the leverage.
Smash definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smash is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smash wants to control but Termignoni is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smash wants to improve his position but Termignoni is controlling well.
Smash has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smash moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Termignoni tries to free his leg and advance position but Smash is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Smash dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Termignoni throws the left hand but Smash avoids the punch easily.
Termignoni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smash.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Termignoni lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Termignoni trying to control from half guard but Smash is working away.
Smash works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Termignoni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smash swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Termignoni stopping the sweep attempt from Smash.
Smash striking off his back but it's not causing Termignoni any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smash is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smash wants to take a breather but Termignoni is having none of it.
Smash is pressing down on Termignoni's thigh, looking to free his foot. Termignoni is holding on for now.
Termignoni actively working from the bottom here.
Smash content to control rather than advance.
Termignoni trying to control but Smash postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smash lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smash working the head and body with strikes.
Smash is stalling here. Termignoni is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Smash seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Termignoni has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Smash sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Smash is looking for a sweep. Termignoni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smash wants to control but Termignoni is keeping busy.
Smash moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Termignoni trying to control the position from guard on top but Smash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Termignoni tries to free his leg and advance position but Smash is retaining full guard.
Smash looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smash is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hulk Smash overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Termignoni wants to control from the top but Smash keeps moving.
Smash is trying to keep Termignoni in close.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Termignoni trying to control the position from guard on top but Smash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smash shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Smash was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smash cracks Termignoni with a big right hand but Termignoni just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Termignoni sneaks back into half guard.
Smash looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Termignoni wants to control but Smash is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Smash dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Smash.
Anselmo Termignoni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Termignoni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Termignoni shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Smash manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Termignoni trying to control but Smash is working from the bottom.
Smash is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smash wants to lay and pray for a moment but Termignoni keeps working.
Smash is taking a breather. Termignoni says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smash lands strikes from half guard.
Smash slows the pace down in half guard.
Termignoni is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smash is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smash is taking a breather. Termignoni says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Termignoni tries to roll over but Smash keeps him under control.
Smash drops an elbow to the side of Termignoni's head.
Termignoni is looking for a sweep. Smash is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smash seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smash is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Termignoni can do to turn this around?
Smash takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Termignoni wants to improve his position but Smash is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Smash there.
Termignoni is looking for a sweep. Smash is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash is nestled in close to Termignoni, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hulk Smash is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Termignoni looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Termignoni trying to control here.
Smash stalling.
Smash's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Termignoni swings for the body but Smash moves out of range.
Smash scores with a takedown into Termignoni's guard.
Termignoni tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Termignoni has control of Smash's left arm, preventing Smash from doing any damage.
Smash lands a couple of digs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smash stands up over Termignoni, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Termignoni has his foot on Smash's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smash works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hulk Smash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smash, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulk Smash!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between ReƱan Silva (ranked 3564 p4p, 2627 weight class) and Tony Taxi (ranked 356 p4p, 275 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by āAk Do Flamegoā. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ReƱan Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Taxi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a head kick.
Taxi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Taxi misses the jab.
Silva changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva throws a low kick but Taxi avoids it.
Taxi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Taxi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taxi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Taxi misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taxi. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva dives in and grabs Taxi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Taxi pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Taxi moves his leg out of the way.
A nice side step and Taxi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Taxi instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Taxi regains guard.
Taxi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva wants to control from the top but Taxi keeps moving.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taxi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Taxi's guard.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
Taxi wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taxi trying to get back to full guard but Silva takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Silva trying to control but Taxi is having none of it.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Taxi is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Taxi wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taxi is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Taxi's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taxi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva looking to control but Taxi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva breaks from Taxi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silva prevents Taxi from getting the reversal.
Taxi 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.
Taxi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Taxi is bucking up trying to escape but Silva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Taxi tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva with shots to the head and body - Taxi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Taxi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Taxi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Taxi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Taxi is rocked!
Taxi is trying to escape the mount.
Silva looking to control but Taxi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Taxi is working to get back to half guard.
Silva wants to control the pace but Taxi is squirming around nicely.
Silva is really struggling to control Taxi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ReƱan Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva defending well as Taxi loads up on a big left hand.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Taxi is out of range.
Taxi throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taxi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Taxi misses with a wild body shot.
As Taxi backs away, Silva returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taxi as he jumps to the side.
ReƱan Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Taxi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taxi throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taxi.
Taxi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taxi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range as Taxi strikes.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Taxi connects with a body shot.
Taxi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Taxi takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Taxi throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Taxi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
It looked like Silva was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Taxi.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Taxi stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ReƱan Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taxi rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Taxi fails to land.
Taxi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Taxi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Taxi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Taxi takes a step back to recover.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Taxi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Taxi.
Silva tried to counter with a leg kick but Taxi avoided it.
Silva wants to slow Taxi down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva motions for Taxi to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva goes for a double leg but Taxi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Taxi continues to drive forward.
Taxi throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
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!
Silva tries to pull guard but Taxi won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taxi.
Silva gets control of Taxi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Taxi from controlling successfully.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Taxi is one step ahead there.
Taxi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Taxi throws an elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Taxi's guard. Nice move by Silva!
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Taxi is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Taxi is working from the bottom.
Silva stands up over Taxi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Taxi looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taxi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taxi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Taxi 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. And we move into the final round!
Taxi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Taxi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Taxi pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Taxi after a bit of a struggle.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taxi.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Taxi controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries a body shot but Taxi blocks it.
Silva tries to pull guard but Taxi won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ReƱan Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva is trying to drag Taxi to the mat but Taxi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Taxi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taxi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taxi can do to turn this around?
Taxi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taxi swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Good work by Taxi as he checks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Taxi blocks the low kick.
Taxi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Taxi blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taxi dodges the punch combination from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taxi instigates a clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Taxi blocks with his arms.
Silva tries to pull guard but Taxi won't allow it.
Taxi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Taxi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taxi managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taxi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taxi takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Taxi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A countering left hand to the body from Taxi misses.
A big left from Taxi misses.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Taxi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taxi breaks the clinch.
Taxi swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Taxi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a body punch but Taxi moves out of range.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Taxi.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tony Taxi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taxi throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Taxi slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Taxi throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Taxi sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva defending well as Taxi loads up on a big left hand.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Taxi.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Taxi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva throws a leg kick but Taxi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Taxi missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taxi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony Taxi.
I think Taxi 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Taxi!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Jones (ranked 1894 p4p, 3599 weight class) and Leonard Messi (ranked 155 p4p, 276 weight class). Messi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The spark. Jackson Jones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Messi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Messi slips the punch.
Messi tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones jabs Messi right on the nose. Messi blinks but takes it well.
Jones rushes Messi and presses him up against the cage.
Jones pushes Messi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Messi tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Messi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Messi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Messi.
Jones working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Messi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Messi avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Messi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Messi has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Messi backwards.
Jones misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Messi blocking some punches.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Jones.
Messi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Messi is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Messi breaks the clinch.
Jackson Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Messi.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Messi.
Messi blocking some punches.
Messi tightens his grip and picks Jones up, before dumping him to the ground. Jones manages to land in guard.
Jones is pulling down on Messi's head. It's preventing any offense from Messi, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for subs off his back but Messi has passed one foot through into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Messi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones tries to roll over but Messi keeps him under control.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Messi is working away from the top position though.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Messi postures up.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Messi.
Jones tries to kick Messi off but Messi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jones makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Messi jabs at Jones's body.
Messi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Messi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi throws a sloppy head kick
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Messi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones wants to clinch up but Messi keeps it at a distance.
Messi throws a counter combo.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Messi uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones misses with the head strike.
Messi is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jackson Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonard Messi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Messi is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Messi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Messi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Jones 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.
Jones clinches up with Messi and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Messi.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Messi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Messi backwards.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Messi blocking some punches.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Messi's head.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Messi blocking some punches.
Messi blocks an uppercut.
Messi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Messi.
Messi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Messi.
Jones misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Messi.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Messi backwards.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Messi.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Messi.
Messi is trying to trip Jones. He has hold of a leg but Jones is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Messi persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Messi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Messi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Messi has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
Messi trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messi looking to pass the guard.
Messi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones looking for a triangle here. Messi is fighting it but it looks tight! Jones pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Messi is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jackson Jones!
In defeat, Leonard Messi stepped up to the mic, saying 'I appreciate all my fans, I will come back even stronger'.
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