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BANZAI COMBAT 49 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tal Hill (ranked 5814 p4p, 25681 weight class) and Quek Wei (ranked 304 p4p, 329 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 White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tal Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quek Wei!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill clinches with his opponent.
Wei is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hill is defending well.
Hill pulls guard successfully.
Wei drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wei jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wei drops back looking for a leg! Hill is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hill manages to kick Wei off! Wei jumps back into Hill's guard.
Hill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wei postures up and lands a big shot to Hill's brow.
Wei passes Hill's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wei is trying to work for a kimura but Hill is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wei is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hill defends it well.
Wei looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wei thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wei has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wei is looking for a kimura but Hill is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wei to get the leverage.
Wei is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hill doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wei.
Hill wants to get back to full guard.
Hill avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wei is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wei working Hill over with strikes.
Hill avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wei.
Hill is trying to get back to full guard.
Wei is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hill doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wei.
Wei performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wei working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wei sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wei thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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. Wei connects with a nice short shot to Hill's temple.
Wei seems to be looking for submissions.
Wei is thwarting Hill's attempts to control the position.
Wei is trying to work for a kimura but Hill is defending well.
Wei seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wei looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill trying to control from the bottom.
Hill blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wei.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wei is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hill has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wei is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hill doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wei.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wei working his ground and pound in the gym.
Wei takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wei thows a huge punch but Hill dodges it nicely.
Wei is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Quek Wei dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hill keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wei shoots in and gets a takedown into Hill's guard.
Hill manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A shot to the body from Hill misses
and Wei counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wei postures up and lands a big shot to Hill's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wei thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wei throwing strikes from guard but Hill blocks nicely.
Hill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wei postures up in Hill's guard and throws a big left but Hill blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill wants to get back to his feet but Wei is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wei chips away with some ground and pound.
Wei drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wei jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wei passes into half guard.
Wei is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hill has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wei is looking for a kimura but Hill is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wei to get the leverage.
Hill is defending against the submission attempts here by Wei.
Wei missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wei 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.
Wei wants to work for an arm triangle but Hill is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wei is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hill sees it coming and defends easily.
Wei is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wei is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wei wants to control but Hill is keeping him busy.
Wei thows a huge punch but Hill dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wei.
Wei prevents Hill from improving his position.
Wei controlling the action here.
Hill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wei on the ground.
Wei passes to full mount!
Wei with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wei is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hill to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hill shrugs it off.
Hill working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wei landing strikes from the mount.
Wei is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hill has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hill is trying desperately to improve position.
Wei lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wei lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hill tries to hold on but Wei postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wei with good strikes from the mount here!
Wei is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wei prevents Hill from getting the reversal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Quek Wei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hill dives in and grabs Wei's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wei pushes down on Hill's head and hops out.
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wei changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wei is fending him off so far but Hill persists. Nope, Wei circles away and we're back to standing.
Wei is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hill.
Wei leaves Hill with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tal Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill leaves Wei with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wei shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hill pinned against the cage. Hill gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wei drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hill prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hill gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wei.
Wei is looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wei can't get the takedown.
Wei goes for a takedown attempt but Hill pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hill fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wei avoids it really well and circles away.
Hill fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wei avoids it really well and circles away.
Tal Hill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hill throws a right hand that Wei ducks under and follows up with a left that Wei also avoids with ease.
Wei shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hill defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wei crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hill - the referee stops the clock and Wei gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hill. Wei manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wei tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hill swivels and escapes.
A counter left hand to the body from Hill misses its target.
Tal Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill moves into the clinch.
Hill gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wei kicks Hill off and gets back to his feet.
Hill misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wei tries to avoid it but Hill manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wei to the ground. Wei escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wei defends it nicely.
Wei tries to counter with a clinch but Hill shakes him off and moves away.
Wei shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hill as he avoids it easily.
Wei fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hill is looking to counter the offense by Wei and move into the clinch.
Quek Wei is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wei closes the distance and clinches up with Hill, looking for a takedown. Wei pushes Hill against the cage but Hill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tal Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wei dives in for a single leg takedown but Hill sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tal Hill showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wei 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quek Wei!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toru Nishimura (ranked 5792 p4p, 5195 weight class) and Messiah Haley (ranked 516 p4p, 495 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toru Nishimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Messiah Haley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Haley drops an elbow to the side of Nishimura's head.
Nishimura is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Haley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Haley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Haley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nishimura wants to control but Haley is keeping busy.
Haley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Haley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nishimura wants to control but Haley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nishimura looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nishimura on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nishimura tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishimura is looking to control Haley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nishimura avoid being mounted?
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Haley working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Nishimura blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haley.
Haley working Nishimura over with strikes.
Haley is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Haley tries to pass to full mount but Nishimura defends it.
Nishimura kicks Haley off and gets back to his feet.
Nishimura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nishimura shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Haley kicks Nishimura off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nishimura closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Haley trying to control but Nishimura postures up.
Haley is staying active underneath Nishimura, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Haley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Haley keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishimura performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nishimura dives in for a single leg takedown but Haley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nishimura wants the takedown. Haley is fighting it off but Nishimura persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Haley's guard against the cage.
Haley is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Nishimura.
Nishimura has been working on his balance at Alpha Brasil, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Haley.
Haley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nishimura smiles and moves away.
Nishimura looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nishimura shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Haley sprawls well. Haley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nishimura gets slowly back to his feet.
Haley drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nishimura defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toru Nishimura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nishimura avoids it really well and circles away.
Nishimura appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Messiah Haley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nishimura just misses with a punch to the body.
Haley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nishimura lands with a hook. Haley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Haley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nishimura sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nishimura throws a series of punches but Haley avoids them all with ease.
Nishimura looks to land a body kick but Haley moved away.
Haley closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nishimura's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Haley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haley with a nice head shot there.
Haley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nishimura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haley cracks Nishimura with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishimura wants to sweep but no luck.
Haley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haley throws a strike but Nishimura rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Messiah Haley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Haley seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nishimura is working Haley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haley keeping moving, preventing Nishimura from controlling successfully.
Nishimura trying to stand up but can't free himself from Haley's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haley pulls Nishimura in close to his closed guard and prevents Nishimura from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishimura shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haley defends it nicely.
Haley feints the counter takedown.
Nishimura shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Haley sprawls well. Haley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nishimura gets slowly back to his feet.
Haley swats away the attempt to clinch by Nishimura.
And Haley tries to counter it with a takedown but Nishimura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nishimura darts in and clinches Haley up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nishimura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nishimura or perhaps it was just good defense by Haley, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toru Nishimura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nishimura tries for a takedown but Haley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nishimura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haley fails to land the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nishimura fails with the takedown.
Haley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Toru Nishimura will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nishimura darts in trying to clinch
and Haley counters with a shoot takedown. Nishimura fights it but they end up in guard.
Nishimura looking for a guillotine here but Haley defends easily.
Haley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nishimura preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nishimura's head.
Haley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haley wants to control from the top but Nishimura keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishimura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haley trying to control but Nishimura is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Haley throwing strikes from guard but Nishimura blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nishimura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nishimura throws a body shot but no joy.
Haley is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Haley swinging wildly here.
Haley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haley slips a nice elbow through Nishimura's hands, connecting with Nishimura's forehead.
Haley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nishimura avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haley.
Haley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Haley throwing shots but Nishimura is blocking nicely.
Nishimura regains full guard. Nicely done.
Haley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Haley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nishimura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haley looking to sit in guard and control but Nishimura gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Haley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nishimura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Nishimura is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haley is controlling him.
Haley chips away with some ground and pound.
Haley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Haley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Haley connects with a couple of short punches.
Haley scoring with some ground and pound.
Haley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haley scoring with some ground and pound.
Haley is working Nishimura over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haley cracks Nishimura with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Haley drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nishimura manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Haley has Nishimura in his guard.
Nishimura is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Haley wants to get back to his feet but Nishimura is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Messiah Haley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Haley 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Messiah Haley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Duane Jackson (ranked 25433 p4p, 5327 weight class) and Nathan Lee (ranked 379 p4p, 335 weight class). Nathan Lee is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duane Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Lee!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lee steps into range and cracks Jackson with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Jackson flops backwards and Lee dives into his guard looking to finish!
 Jackson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Jackson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Lee stands and steps away. Jackson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've been told by Jackson's head coaches at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY MONTREAL that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lee circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Jackson tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Lee wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nathan Lee!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tobiasz Wawrzyniak (ranked 5285 p4p, 3787 weight class) and Antonio Rivera (ranked 333 p4p, 279 weight class). Antonio Rivera has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tobiasz Wawrzyniak'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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tobiasz Wawrzyniak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wawrzyniak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wawrzyniak clinches up with Rivera and pushes him back against the cage.
Wawrzyniak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wawrzyniak scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rivera doesn't seem bothered though.
Wawrzyniak jabs Rivera right on the nose. Rivera blinks but takes it well.
 Rivera is rocked!
Wawrzyniak clinches up with Rivera and pushes him back against the cage.
Rivera is still on wobbly legs! Can Wawrzyniak finish him?
Wawrzyniak breaks the clinch.
Wawrzyniak closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Rivera out cold! Rivera corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tobiasz Wawrzyniak!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tobiasz Wawrzyniak thanked Wolfshark Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Song (ranked 5491 p4p, 3362 weight class) and Draymond Green (ranked 343 p4p, 259 weight class). Jacob Song has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacob Song!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Draymond Green!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Song counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Song might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Song drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Green manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Song has Green in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Song looking for a guillotine here but Green defends easily.
Song is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green wants to control but Song is keeping him busy.
Song is defending against the submission attempts here by Green.
Green seems to be working for a kimura but Song defends the submission attempt.
Song looking for submissions off his back.
Green passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Green goes for an armbar but Song turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Song.
Our spies down at at Dangerous Fight Academy inform us that Green has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Song drops back, looking for a kneebar! Green looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Green looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Green!
Green trying to control the position but Song is working away.
Song is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Song is looking to reverse the position.
Green tries to advance to mount but can't.
Green wants to lay and pray for a moment but Song keeps working.
Song is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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.
Green is looking to take a break and control but Song is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Song manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Song really is a fat lump.
Song is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Green pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Green takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Song is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Green pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Draymond Green will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Song scores with a takedown into Green's guard.
Green manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Song escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Green connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
 It looks like Jacob Song has been cut.
Song looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green controlling the position for now.
Song is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Green is just riding it out for now. Song eventually gives up the hold.
Green wants to control but Song is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is trying to stand up here but Song is controlling him well.
Song wants to work for an arm triangle but Green is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Green is trying to control but can't.
Green gets full guard.
Song has gone for a leg lock! Green slips out almost immediately though and dives into Song's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Green is aware though and is defending well.
Song looking for a guillotine here but Green defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Green 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.
Green pushing down on Song's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Song is staying active underneath Green, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Green is trying to work for a kimura but Song is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green slips a nice elbow through Song's hands, connecting with Song's forehead.
Song looking for submissions off his back.
Green is pressing down on Song's thigh, looking to free his foot. Song is holding on for now.
Green trying to control the action but Song is working from the bottom.
Green is looking to advance position but Song won't allow it.
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.
Green seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nice strikes from Green there.
Song actively working from the bottom here.
Song actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Song looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draymond Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacob Song's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Green shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Song as he avoids it easily.
Green closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Song quickly recovers to half guard.
Song actively working from the bottom here.
Green trying to control from half guard but Song is working away.
Green is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Song doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Green.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green is pressing down on Song's thigh, looking to free his foot. Song is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song looking for submissions off his back.
Green decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Green misses with a takedown attempt - Song sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Green throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Song's waist but Song gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Green off to one side.
Jacob Song has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Draymond Green.
Song manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Green on his heels. He'll look to pass Green's guard now, I'm sure.
Green uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Green takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green connects with a jab.
Green wants to clinch.
As Green looks to move away, Song throws a big counter combo but Green just gets out of the way.
Song defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Green.
Song shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Green defends it well.
Green is pressing down on Song's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Song drops back, looking for a kneebar! Green looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Green looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Green!
Green working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Song is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Song is not content to let Green control the position.
Green is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Song knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Song manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that's the end of the fight!
Draymond Green comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Green 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draymond Green!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Enu Deathcrush (ranked 2732 p4p, 5208 weight class) and Sergei Yan (ranked 191 p4p, 296 weight class). Enu Deathcrush 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Enu Deathcrush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergei Yan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yan throws an overhand right that lands on Deathcrush's shoulder, as Deathcrush tries to avoid the shot.
Deathcrush has taken the fight to the clinch.
Deathcrush misses with a punch on the inside.
Deathcrush tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yan avoids it.
Deathcrush drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Deathcrush misses with a body punch
and Yan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Deathcrush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yan dips to his left and cracks Deathcrush with an uppercut!
Yan lands a right hook to the body.
Yan misses with a looping right.
Deathcrush avoids the body shot from Yan.
Deathcrush feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Yan. Beautiful body shot.
Deathcrush takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yan throws a poor cross that misses
and Deathcrush counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Deathcrush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Deathcrush won't allow Yan to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deathcrush makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Deathcrush 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.
Deathcrush is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Deathcrush content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Deathcrush scoring with punches to the head and body.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Deathcrush advances to half guard.
Deathcrush controlling the action here.
Deathcrush has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Deathcrush working over Yan with some ground and pound. Yan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Deathcrush controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan trying to control but Deathcrush postures up.
Deathcrush lands with a punch from half guard.
Deathcrush with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Yan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Deathcrush. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Deathcrush'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deathcrush seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Yan for as long as he can get away with.
Deathcrush lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Deathcrush is thwarting Yan's attempts to control the position.
Deathcrush moves into full mount! Yan won't be happy about that!
Deathcrush punishing his opponent with strikes.
Deathcrush lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deathcrush controlling his opponent.
Deathcrush lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deathcrush lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Yan is rocked!
Yan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yan is still in real trouble! Can Deathcrush finish him?
Deathcrush pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deathcrush connects with a bit shot that sees Yan covering up! More strikes from Deathcrush and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Deathcrush is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enu Deathcrush!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikuru Asakura (ranked 3112 p4p, 3587 weight class) and Trevin Prince (ranked 242 p4p, 271 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikuru Asakura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trevin Prince!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Asakura's waist but Asakura gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Prince off to one side.
Asakura throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Prince's head.
Asakura definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Asakura scores with a kick to the body.
Asakura lands with a cross.
Prince closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Asakura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Asakura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Asakura prevents the takedown attempt.
Asakura stops a takedown attempt from Prince.
Mikuru Asakura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevin Prince.
Prince manages to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asakura would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Prince is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Asakura wants to stand but Prince is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura stands up and waves to Prince to follow him.
Prince takes one to the chin there.
Asakura throws a series of punches but Prince avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Prince! But no joy.
Prince drops his hands momentarily and Asakura takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Asakura finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Asakura.
Prince takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Asakura connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Prince scrambles back to his feet.
Prince looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Asakura!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prince happy to just control the position for now.
Prince wants to lay and pray for a moment but Asakura keeps working.
Prince is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Prince tries to advance to mount but Asakura denies him.
Asakura is trying to control Prince's posture but Prince avoids it.
Asakura is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Prince has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Asakura's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asakura tries to bench press Prince off him but Prince keeps the position.
Prince tries to advance to mount but Asakura denies him.
Prince tries to score with some ground and pound. Asakura controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Prince taking a breather here.
Asakura taking a bit of punishment here - Prince scoring with strikes.
The referee asks Prince politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Prince prefers to stall for the moment though.
Asakura wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Asakura is letting Prince control him for a moment.
Asakura wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The ground and pound from Prince seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura trying to remain calm as Prince controls from the top position.
Prince connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Asakura some visible discomfort.
Prince tries to advance to mount but can't.
Asakura is looking for a sweep.
Asakura struggling a bit here.
Asakura is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Prince thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Prince is controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Prince has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Asakura is looking to control Prince's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Asakura avoid being mounted?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikuru Asakura dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Asakura misses with the combination.
Prince is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Prince gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Asakura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Asakura.
Prince takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Asakura lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asakura throws a wild body kick that Prince sees coming a mile off.
Prince changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Asakura throws a sloppy head kick
and Prince holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Asakura is trying to push Prince away but Prince has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Asakura is trying to break the clinch but Prince is controlling him.
Asakura gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Prince.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura is trying to break the clinch but Prince is controlling him.
Prince digs a right hand into Asakura's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Asakura's gas tank.
Asakura is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Prince is defending well.
Prince tries for a takedown but Asakura manages to get underhooks.
Mikuru Asakura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevin Prince.
Prince is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Prince has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Asakura after a bit of a struggle.
Asakura tries to circle away but Prince has him pinned against the cage.
Asakura wants to get back to striking at distance but Prince won't allow it.
Asakura tries to score a body lock takedown but Prince shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Prince drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Asakura wants to stall.
Prince wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Prince has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Asakura is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Prince keeps control of Asakura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Asakura is pressed up against the cage. Prince has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Asakura down to the mat. Asakura avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Prince is breathing heavily.
Asakura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mikuru Asakura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prince walks into a stiff left hand from Asakura.
Asakura lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Asakura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Prince. Prince circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Donk. Asakura catches Prince right on the button with a cross.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Prince crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Asakura - the referee stops the clock and Prince gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Asakura. Prince manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jab by Asakura.
Prince is rocked!
Asakura circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Prince to the canvas! Prince doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Asakura keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikuru Asakura!
An out of breath Mikuru Asakura thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Johnson (ranked 2949 p4p, 3533 weight class) and Joel Joyce (ranked 204 p4p, 238 weight class). Joel Joyce is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ White Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joel Joyce!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson jabs Joyce right on the nose. Joyce blinks but takes it well.
Joyce takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joyce gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joyce is rocked!
Johnson lands with a big right hook that stumbles Joyce - he's out on his feet here! Johnson follows up with another monster hook that separates Joyce from consciousness! Joyce falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Johnson stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ricardo Johnson!
Ricardo Johnson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Augier De Rabat (ranked 2179 p4p, 4444 weight class) and Lukas Haley (ranked 179 p4p, 306 weight class). De Rabat comes to the cage accompanied by Marche des Templiers. Haley has chosen Floor 555 as his entrance music. Augier De Rabat 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Augier De Rabat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukas Haley!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Rabat shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Haley is trying to defend but De Rabat finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
De Rabat trying to control the action but Haley is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Haley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
De Rabat is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haley looking for a guillotine here but De Rabat defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but De Rabat puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Haley regains full guard. Nicely done.
De Rabat throwing strikes from guard but Haley blocks nicely.
Haley keeping moving, preventing De Rabat from controlling successfully.
De Rabat looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
De Rabat passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Haley is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rabat tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no De Rabat has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De Rabat wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Haley, who protects the arm well.
Haley tries to buck De Rabat off but De Rabat is having none of it.
De Rabat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haley keeps working.
De Rabat wants to control for a moment but Haley uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rabat landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
De Rabat is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Haley has managed to free his arm - good work.
De Rabat has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Haley defend it? De Rabat steps over the head and cranks it - Haley is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for De Rabat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Augier De Rabat!
Augier De Rabat decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Lukas Haley spoke after the fight, saying '..'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azim Kaarduu (ranked 2720 p4p, 1469 weight class) and Fuljrim Jasari (ranked 285 p4p, 167 weight class). Jasari has chosen 90's Bombs as his entrance music. Fuljrim Jasari told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Azim Kaarduu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fuljrim Jasari!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaarduu clinches up against the cage.
Jasari is leaning against Kaarduu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jasari trying to control the position but instead, Kaarduu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jasari into the cage.
Kaarduu misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaarduu has a couple of punches blocked by Jasari.
Jasari misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaarduu goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jasari prevents it.
Jasari is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kaarduu struggles to land a body shot inside as Jasari controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaarduu.
Jasari lands a shot to the body.
Jasari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaarduu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Jasari counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jasari scores with a shot to the body.
Jasari changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kaarduu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaarduu.
Kaarduu gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kaarduu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jasari can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jasari utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kaarduu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kaarduu throws a big elbow that misses.
Kaarduu throwing strikes from guard but Jasari blocks nicely.
Kaarduu throws a big elbow that misses.
Kaarduu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kaarduu 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.
Kaarduu is in close to Jasari's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaarduu is looking to work some ground and pound but Jasari has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaarduu is looking to work some ground and pound but Jasari has wrist control.
Kaarduu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaarduu lands a couple of elbows.
Kaarduu throwing strikes from guard but Jasari blocks nicely.
Kaarduu postures up in Jasari's guard and throws a big left but Jasari blocks it.
Kaarduu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kaarduu cracks Jasari with a solid left hand.
Kaarduu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kaarduu with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaarduu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jasari's head.
Kaarduu throwing strikes but missing.
Kaarduu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've been informed that Jasari has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kaarduu passes Jasari's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kaarduu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jasari's head.
Kaarduu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kaarduu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kaarduu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kaarduu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kaarduu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jasari's head.
Jasari has hold of Kaarduu's hands but Kaarduu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jasari is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kaarduu scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jasari keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaarduu 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.
Kaarduu lands with a punch from half guard.
Kaarduu is nestled in close to Jasari, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kaarduu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kaarduu throws a strike but Jasari avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaarduu wants to control from the top but Jasari keeps moving.
Jasari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kaarduu.
Kaarduu cracks Jasari with a solid left hand.
Kaarduu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kaarduu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kaarduu working some strikes from top position.
Kaarduu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azim Kaarduu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jasari throws a big shot that misses.
Jab by Jasari.
Kaarduu tries to clinch up
and Jasari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jasari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kaarduu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kaarduu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jasari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jasari looks to throw the jab but Kaarduu is out of range.
Jasari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaarduu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kaarduu closes the distance but Jasari moves to the side
and Jasari counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaarduu closes the distance and clinches.
Jasari is trying to break the clinch but Kaarduu is controlling him.
Kaarduu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kaarduu misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaarduu throws a head punch that misses.
Kaarduu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jasari can do to turn this around?
Jasari takes a shot to the head.
Kaarduu lands a nice uppercut.
Kaarduu takes a shot to the head.
Kaarduu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaarduu blocking some punches.
Kaarduu lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaarduu.
Jasari lands with a left to the head.
Kaarduu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kaarduu.
Kaarduu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kaarduu misses with some punches.
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!
Kaarduu prevents Jasari from breaking the clinch.
Kaarduu goes for a takedown attempt but Jasari pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kaarduu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaarduu misses with a takedown
and Jasari counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azim Kaarduu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jasari circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jasari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Azim Kaarduu has been cut.
Kaarduu closes the distance but Jasari moves to the side
and Jasari counters with a straight right hand.
Kaarduu moves forwards but Jasari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kaarduu is rocked!
Kaarduu tries to clinch up
and Jasari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oh Kaarduu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jasari shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Kaarduu takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Jasari sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Kaarduu bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fuljrim Jasari!
Fuljrim Jasari bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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