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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 2636 p4p, 3323 weight class) and Bert Newton (ranked 310 p4p, 387 weight class). Bruce Banner 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bert Newton!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Newton backs up against the cage.
Banner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Newton.
Banner with a nice cross.
Newton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Banner.
Newton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Banner lands with a hook. Newton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Newton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Banner manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Banner is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Doom\'s Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner keeping moving, preventing Newton from controlling successfully.
Newton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Banner is keeping the position for now.
Newton trying to control the position from guard on top but Banner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Newton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Banner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Newton won't allow Banner to get back to his feet.
Banner 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.
Banner pushes Newton off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Banner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Newton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Banner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Newton somewhat.
Newton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bruce Banner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bert Newton.
Newton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Banner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Banner gets a double leg takedown into Newton's guard.
Banner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Banner throwing strikes but missing.
Newton controls Banner momentarily but Banner frees himself.
Banner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Banner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Banner throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner is in close to Newton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Banner throws a big right hand that misses.
Newton working a defensive guard here.
Newton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Banner is aware though and is defending well.
Banner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Banner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Newton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Banner has managed to get both his arms back between Newton's legs - danger averted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Our spies down at at Oceanian Knuckle Up Dojo inform us that Newton has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Banner stands up and waves to Newton to follow him.
Banner lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Newton sprawling to the canvas. Banner follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Newton hang on?
 It looks like Bert Newton has been cut.
Banner works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner dominating with strikes here.
Banner looking for a guillotine from mount but Newton is having none of it.
Banner cracks Newton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Banner pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
 Newton is rocked!
Banner cracks Newton with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Banner!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Li Gong (ranked 1315 p4p, 1937 weight class) and Rodri Yairguez (ranked 122 p4p, 164 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yairguez's choice of entrance music: El Corrido De Chihuahua - Los Rieleros Del Norte. 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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Li Gong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodri Yairguez!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gong tries to keep at a distance but Yairguez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yairguez lands a knee to the head.
Gong tries to work over Yairguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gong can't break the clinch.
Yairguez blocking some punches.
Gong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yairguez missing with knees to the body.
Yairguez misses with a punch to the body.
Yairguez blocking some punches.
Yairguez tries to land a knee to the head but Gong blocks with his arms.
Gong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yairguez's elbow.
Gong tries to circle away but Yairguez has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gong.
Yairguez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gong tries to throw a body punch but Yairguez avoids it by throwing Gong back against the cage.
Yairguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Gong.
Gong managing to block the knees to the body from Yairguez.
Gong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yairguez backwards.
Yairguez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yairguez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gong scores with a jab to the body.
Yairguez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yairguez misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yairguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A quick step to the side and Gong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yairguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Gong is just out of range.
Yairguez walks into a stiff left hand from Gong.
Yairguez throws a lazy right hand but Gong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yairguez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yairguez lands a nice looking body shot.
Yairguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yairguez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Yairguez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gong is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yairguez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
An elbow from Yairguez crashes against the mat.
Yairguez with the ground and pound but Gong regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Gong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yairguez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yairguez thows a huge punch but Gong dodges it nicely.
Yairguez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Let's hope that Yairguez 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.
Yairguez is looking to pass Gong's guard but actually Gong recovers to full guard.
Yairguez trying to control but Gong is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yairguez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yairguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gong lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yairguez is keeping the position for now.
Gong wants to control from the top but Yairguez keeps moving.
Yairguez has a closed guard, preventing Gong from standing up.
Yairguez looking for a sweep. Not yet Yairguez, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rodri Yairguez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yairguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yairguez misses with a looping right.
Gong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gong staying out of range there.
Yairguez throws a hook to the side of Gong's head but Gong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rodri Yairguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gong scores with a nice right hand.
Gong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yairguez counters with a head kick. That will keep Gong thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Yairguez ducks under a wild hook from Gong.
Gong misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gong lands with a good body shot.
Gong lands a lovely overhand right.
Gong misses with a hook. Yairguez ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yairguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Gong is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gong misses with an uppercut. Yairguez saw that one coming.
Gong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yairguez moves into the clinch.
Yairguez struggles to land a body shot inside as Gong controls his hands.
Gong wants to break free but Yairguez has control.
Gong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yairguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Gong.
Yairguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yairguez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yairguez showed some decent athleticism there.
Yairguez prevents Gong from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yairguez wants to advance to full mount but Gong doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yairguez looking to sit in guard and control but Gong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yairguez has control of Gong's left arm, preventing Gong from doing any damage.
Gong 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.
Yairguez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gong is one step ahead there.
Gong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gong wants to stand but Yairguez is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yairguez working a defensive guard here.
Gong wants to pass the guard but Yairguez is keeping the position.
Yairguez wants to sweep here but Gong controlling him for the moment.
Rodri Yairguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yairguez keeping full guard, as Gong tries to pass.
Gong wants to control from the top but Yairguez keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gong passes Yairguez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gong is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yairguez controlling the position well.
Yairguez wants to improve his position but Gong is controlling well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yairguez moves in looking to clinch but Gong pushes him off.
Yairguez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice uppercut there from Gong.
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 Li Gong will probably get the nod.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A big left from Gong misses.
Yairguez lands a slapping body shot.
Gong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yairguez counters with a nice uppercut.
Yairguez misses with a jab to the body
and Gong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yairguez throws out a leg kick but Gong moves out of range and Yairguez only half commits.
Gong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yairguez throws a body shot but no joy.
Yairguez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gong scores with the left hand. Yairguez knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gong loads up on a big right hand but Yairguez slips the punch.
Gong misses the shot to the body.
Gong scores with the left hand. Yairguez knows he should have avoided that one.
Gong misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Yairguez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yairguez wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gong takes a swing at Yairguez's ribcage but misses.
Gong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yairguez is looking to clinch but Gong is avoiding it.
Gong throws a big shot that misses.
Gong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yairguez manages to avoid it.
Yairguez shoots for a takedown but Gong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Gong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gong.
Yairguez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gong throws out the jab.
Yairguez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gong misses with a wild combination.
Yairguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yairguez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yairguez looking to score a takedown here. Gong is defending well but Yairguez drives through and ends up in Gong's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yairguez distracts Gong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yairguez preventing the sweep.
Gong managing to control the position.
Yairguez is looking to advance position but Gong has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Gong wants to stand but Yairguez is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gong looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gong is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Yairguez moves into the clinch.
Gong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yairguez backwards.
Gong can't find room to land a body shot as Yairguez controls the action.
Yairguez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gong is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yairguez lands with a light punch inside.
Gong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yairguez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gong backwards.
Gong breaks the clinch.
Yairguez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Yairguez postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yairguez throwing strikes from guard but Gong blocks nicely.
Yairguez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gong wants to sweep but no luck.
Yairguez wants to control from the top but Gong keeps moving.
Yairguez throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Li Gong.
I think Gong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tallulah Begaye (ranked 4996 p4p, 1398 weight class) and Sisu Ilmarinen (ranked 220 p4p, 82 weight class). Begaye's entrance music is It’s my life. A fine choice. Sisu Ilmarinen 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tallulah Begaye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sisu Ilmarinen!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Begaye with a poor takedown
and Ilmarinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A left lands for Ilmarinen.
 It looks like Tallulah Begaye has been cut.
Ilmarinen lands a big right hand that sends Begaye crashing to the mat! Ilmarinen stays standing though and waves Begaye back to his feet!
Ilmarinen fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Begaye out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Sisu Ilmarinen!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vino Kourov (ranked 3228 p4p, 1345 weight class) and Osama Bin-Semen (ranked 209 p4p, 108 weight class). Kourov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, COME ON. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Osama Bin-Semen enters the cage!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vino Kourov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Osama Bin-Semen!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin-Semen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bin-Semen trying to control but Kourov is working from the bottom.
Bin-Semen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bin-Semen forces his way into half guard.
Bin-Semen trying to control the action but Kourov is working from the bottom.
Bin-Semen throwing shots but Kourov is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin-Semen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bin-Semen wants to take a breather but Kourov is having none of it.
Bin-Semen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin-Semen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bin-Semen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kourov's head.
Bin-Semen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bin-Semen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bin-Semen wants to pass the guard but Kourov is defending well.
Bin-Semen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bin-Semen is working for a submission of some sort.
Bin-Semen wants to take a breather but Kourov is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kourov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bin-Semen.
Bin-Semen trying to control the action but Kourov is working from the bottom.
Bin-Semen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kourov defending well though.
Bin-Semen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bin-Semen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bin-Semen is trying for a kimura here. Kourov looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Bin-Semen wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Osama Bin-Semen!
A relieved looking Osama Bin-Semen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Vino Kourov had this to say: 'there's vomit on his sweat ! mom's spaghetti's !'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Gamboa (ranked 1517 p4p, 2265 weight class) and Brad Shaw (ranked 191 p4p, 269 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guilherme Gamboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Shaw!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gamboa.
Gamboa shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Shaw manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gamboa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shaw's head.
Shaw looking for a triangle here. Gamboa is fighting it but it looks tight! Shaw pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Gamboa is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Brad Shaw!
After winning the bout, Brad Shaw thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Gracie (ranked 1515 p4p, 1811 weight class) and Zekariays Solomon (ranked 51 p4p, 224 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Zekariays Solomon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie lands a right hook to the body.
Solomon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Solomon moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
Solomon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Solomon throws a body shot but no joy.
Solomon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Solomon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Solomon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie working for a triangle but Solomon defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solomon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Solomon sitting in guard here, content to control.
Solomon's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Solomon throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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.
Solomon is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
Solomon is controlling Gracie's posture.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solomon looking for a sweep. Not yet Solomon, not yet.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Solomon saw that one coming.
Gracie throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Zekariays Solomon has been cut.
Gracie drops Solomon with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Solomon looks back up at him and smiles so Gracie waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Solomon counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Solomon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Solomon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie lands a left and a right that send Solomon crashing to the mat, dazed. Gracie thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Solomon is rocked!
Gracie throws a jab when Solomon was well out of range.
Solomon feints a counter leg kick.
Anderson Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Solomon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a jab. Solomon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Solomon is still on wobbly legs! Can Gracie finish him?
Solomon lands a body shot.
Solomon seems to have recovered his senses.
Solomon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Solomon slips a straight right by Gracie.
Solomon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Solomon flicks out a counter leg kick but Gracie steps away.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Solomon. Solomon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Solomon throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Solomon.
Gracie throwing a counter right hand but Solomon manages to avoid it.
Solomon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zekariays Solomon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Solomon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Solomon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Solomon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie tests Solomon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie thuds a left hand into Solomon's body.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Solomon can do to turn this around?
Solomon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gracie cracks Solomon with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Solomon looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Gracie finish him?
Gracie has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Solomon leaves his chin hanging out and Gracie seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Solomon crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anderson Gracie!
An out of breath Anderson Gracie 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Bjorkman (ranked 1285 p4p, 2482 weight class) and Dick Glover (ranked 78 p4p, 139 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Bjorkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dick Glover!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjorkman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bjorkman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glover.
And Glover tries to counter it with a takedown but Bjorkman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bjorkman digs a good body shot into Glover's ribs.
Bjorkman's corner calls for a 1-2. Bjorkman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Dick Glover has been cut.
Bjorkman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bjorkman lands a head shot.
Bjorkman misses with a wild body shot.
Bjorkman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bjorkman scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjorkman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Glover in his tracks.
Bjorkman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bjorkman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Glover counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjorkman wants to get back to his feet but Glover is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bjorkman is looking to stand back up but Glover counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bjorkman.
Bjorkman is trying to maintain the position but Glover is very close to passing his half guard.
Bjorkman's coaches at BKC Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Still in half guard, Glover seems content to control.
Bjorkman controlling the position for now.
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.
Bjorkman is trying to get back to full guard.
Bjorkman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bjorkman working a defensive guard here.
Glover trying to control the position from guard on top but Bjorkman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bjorkman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Glover's head backwards.
Bjorkman misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Glover swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Bjorkman misses its intended target.
Glover drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bjorkman defends it well.
Bjorkman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glover is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Daniel Bjorkman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glover slips a straight right by Bjorkman.
Glover drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bjorkman defends it well.
Bjorkman lands with a cross.
Glover dives in for a single leg takedown but Bjorkman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bjorkman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Glover takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bjorkman scores with the left hand. Glover knows he should have avoided that one.
Bjorkman lands with a straight right. Glover didn't see that one coming.
That has opened up Dick Glover's cut even more.
Bjorkman misses with a hook.
Bjorkman scores with a punch to the head.
Bjorkman jabs at Glover's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bjorkman.
Daniel Bjorkman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjorkman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The cut above Dick Glover's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bjorkman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Glover gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dick Glover's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dick Glover's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daniel Bjorkman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pyotr Petrov (ranked 819 p4p, 1060 weight class) and Pultti Pyssy (ranked 91 p4p, 117 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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25
159
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pyotr Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pultti Pyssy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pyssy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Pyssy lands an overhand right.
A left lands for Pyssy.
Pyssy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Pyssy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Pyssy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pyssy thuds his right hand into Petrov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Pyssy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Petrov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Petrov slips a straight right by Pyssy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pyssy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Petrov's head coaches at GWad's Playpen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Petrov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Pyssy. That snapped Petrov's head back.
Pyssy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pyssy. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pyssy throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pyssy looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Pyssy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Pyssy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab lands there for Pyssy.
Pyssy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pyssy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pyssy throws a shot to the body.
Pyssy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petrov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Pyssy saw that one coming.
Pyssy digs a good hook to Petrov's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pyssy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pyssy lands a right hook to the body.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Pyssy moves away and avoids it.
Pyssy throws a jab when Petrov was well out of range.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pyssy misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Pyssy. Those never looked like landing.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Pyssy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pyssy moves away.
Pultti Pyssy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pyssy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pyssy.
Petrov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pyssy. That one must have hurt.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Pyssy.
Pyssy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Pyssy moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pyssy! But no joy.
Petrov avoids the head kick by Pyssy.
It looked like Petrov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pyssy tries to land a front kick but Petrov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Petrov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pyssy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Petrov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pyssy misses with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrov jabs Pyssy right on the nose. Pyssy blinks but takes it well.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyssy throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pyssy misses with a body kick.
Petrov clobbers Pyssy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Pyssy misses with a looping right.
Pyssy throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Pyssy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pyssy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Pyssy looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheers as Pyssy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Petrov doesn't seem phased though.
Pyssy swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Pyssy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pultti Pyssy 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.
Pyssy connects with an inside leg kick.
Pyssy with a hook.
Pyssy misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Petrov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pyssy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pultti Pyssy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Pyssy lands.
Petrov throws a body punch but Pyssy moves out of range.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but Pyssy slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pyssy.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
Pyssy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov defending well as Pyssy loads up on a big left hand.
Pyssy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyssy cracks Petrov with an open hand slap.
Petrov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pyssy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Petrov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Petrov scores with a shot to the body.
Pyssy lands a jab to the head.
Pyssy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pyssy.
Pyssy cracks Petrov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A cross from Pyssy lands.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pyssy.
Petrov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
 Petrov is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pyssy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oh Petrov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyssy lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Petrov falls backwards - clearly groggy! Pyssy dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pultti Pyssy!
Pultti Pyssy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Lehtola (ranked 1497 p4p, 1892 weight class) and Diego Nogueira (ranked 189 p4p, 238 weight class). Nogueira is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bloodthirsty. Jari Lehtola could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Diego Nogueira's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Lehtola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehtola scores with a decent looking hook.
Nogueira moves in looking to clinch but Lehtola pushes him off.
Lehtola keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nogueira misses with a straight right.
Nogueira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lehtola sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nogueira forces Lehtola back against the cage and clinches.
Nogueira lands with a right to the head.
Nogueira blocks a body shot from Lehtola.
A nice left hand lands by Lehtola.
Nogueira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lehtola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nogueira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jari Lehtola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Nogueira.
Lehtola can't find room to land a body shot as Nogueira controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehtola works on Nogueira's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Nogueira fails to land.
Lehtola working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nogueira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lehtola has a couple of punches blocked by Nogueira.
Nogueira misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nogueira no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Nogueira looking to pass the guard.
Nogueira controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nogueira tries to free his leg and advance position but Lehtola is retaining full guard.
Nogueira controlling from the top position.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Lehtola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira is looking to advance position but Lehtola has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nogueira wants to control but Lehtola is having none of it.
Nogueira regains half guard.
Lehtola definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nogueira is looking to control Lehtola's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nogueira avoid being mounted?
Nogueira works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lehtola engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nogueira trying to keep a closed guard but Lehtola is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehtola won't allow Nogueira to sweep him here.
Nogueira is still trying to improve position.
Nogueira is trying to control the position but Lehtola postures up.
Lehtola preventing the sweep.
Nogueira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nogueira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lehtola is one step ahead there.
Nogueira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nogueira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nogueira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lehtola defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lehtola's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nogueira has his hands on Lehtola's head, controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lehtola swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nogueira.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lehtola connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nogueira tries to clinch but Lehtola is having none of it.
Nogueira is looking to clinch but Lehtola is avoiding it.
Lehtola scores with a hook.
Lehtola keeps the fight on the outside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Lehtola dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lehtola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lehtola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nogueira gets a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nogueira in particular looking to stall.
Diego Nogueira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nogueira looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nogueira passes to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehtola is not content to let Nogueira control the position.
Lehtola prevents Nogueira from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lehtola has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lehtola is being controlled here.
Nogueira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lehtola keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lehtola struggling a bit here.
Nogueira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nogueira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lehtola is not content to let Nogueira control the position.
Nogueira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to control but Lehtola is keeping him busy.
Lehtola prevents Nogueira from improving position.
Nogueira in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Lehtola is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Diego Nogueira!
A very excited looking Diego Nogueira made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Jankovic (ranked 231 p4p, 257 weight class) and Doric Dienekes (ranked 31 p4p, 35 weight class). Ivan Jankovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Jankovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doric Dienekes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Jankovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dienekes feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dienekes checks a low kick from Jankovic.
Dienekes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've been told by Jankovic's head coaches at Convicted Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dienekes shoots and misses
and Jankovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dienekes shoots in and drives through. Jankovic sprawls well.
Dienekes has his takedown stuffed
and Jankovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dienekes thinking.
Ivan Jankovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doric Dienekes.
Jankovic throws a leg kick but Dienekes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dienekes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dienekes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jankovic as he jumps to the side.
Jankovic throwing a counter right hand but Dienekes manages to avoid it.
Jankovic scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A solid body kick from Jankovic.
Jankovic tries to land a front kick but Dienekes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And Dienekes tries to counter it with a takedown but Jankovic pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jankovic gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dienekes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jankovic!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes in side control, throwing shots but Jankovic defends.
Dienekes throws an elbow but Jankovic slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dienekes working the head and body with strikes.
Dienekes wants to control but Jankovic is keeping him busy.
Dienekes has knee on belly momentarily but Jankovic bucks him off and regains half guard.
Dienekes is trying to control. Jankovic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jankovic is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ivan Jankovic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jankovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dienekes takes one on the button.
Jankovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dienekes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankovic swings for the body but Dienekes moves out of range.
And Dienekes tries to counter it with a takedown but Jankovic pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dienekes avoids a kick to the body.
Jankovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dienekes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jankovic counters with a big head kick but Dienekes shrugs it off.
Dienekes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jankovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jankovic looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dienekes tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Jankovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dienekes can do to turn this around?
Jankovic tries to bench press Dienekes off him but Dienekes keeps the position.
Dienekes tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes is looking to take a break and control but Jankovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dienekes staying calm.
Jankovic avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dienekes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jankovic can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
Dienekes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jankovic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dienekes lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jankovic being controlled for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jankovic is trying to control Dienekes's posture but Dienekes avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Doric Dienekes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jankovic loads up on a big right hand but Dienekes slips the punch.
Dienekes looks for a takedown but Jankovic sprawls well.
Jankovic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dienekes with the counter takedown but Jankovic avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dienekes with the counter takedown but Jankovic avoids it easily.
Ivan Jankovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jankovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dienekes in his tracks.
Jankovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dienekes at a distance.
Jankovic throws a lazy body kick
and Dienekes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dienekes.
Dienekes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dienekes distracts Jankovic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jankovic keeping full guard, as Dienekes tries to pass.
Dienekes works over Jankovic with some ground and pound from guard.
Dienekes advances to half guard.
Jankovic tries to get to full guard but Dienekes has control of the leg.
Dienekes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dienekes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jankovic's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dienekes is trying to control the action in half guard but Jankovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dienekes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Doric Dienekes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jankovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dienekes.
Dienekes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jankovic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dienekes.
Jankovic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dienekes.
Dienekes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jankovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dienekes.
Dienekes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jankovic's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dienekes is just content to waste time from the top position. Jankovic takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jankovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dienekes tries to free his leg and advance position but Jankovic is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dienekes slips a jab from Jankovic.
Dienekes with the counter takedown but Jankovic avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Doric Dienekes really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dienekes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jankovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Jankovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Dienekes. Dienekes gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dienekes tries for a takedown but Jankovic circles away easily
letting Jankovic counter with a right hand.
Ivan Jankovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doric Dienekes.
Jankovic lands a nice hook to Dienekes's body. Dienekes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jankovic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dienekes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jankovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jankovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic scores with a shot to the body.
Dienekes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jankovic misses the shot to the body.
Dienekes feints the counter takedown.
Jankovic throws a right hand that misses
and Dienekes counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes throwing strikes but Jankovic manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Dienekes is looking to regain half guard here but Jankovic keeps moving and retains side control.
Dienekes has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
You can see the frustration on Dienekes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dienekes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jankovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jankovic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Dienekes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Jankovic had his way with Doric Dienekes in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jankovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Doric Dienekes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jankovic slaps away a takedown attempt from Dienekes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankovic misses with a hook
so Dienekes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dienekes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dienekes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dienekes looking to pass the guard.
Jankovic has control of Dienekes's left arm, preventing Dienekes from doing any damage.
Dienekes throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes looking to pass the guard.
Dienekes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jankovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dienekes.
Dienekes looking to sit in guard and control but Jankovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dienekes working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jankovic has passed into half guard!
Dienekes wants to improve his position but Jankovic is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dienekes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dienekes.
Jankovic stopping the sweep attempt from Dienekes.
Dienekes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jankovic defends it easily.
Dienekes working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jankovic content to stall in guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dienekes is on top in guard.
Dienekes throwing strikes from guard but Jankovic blocks nicely.
Dienekes tries to free his leg and advance position but Jankovic is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dienekes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doric Dienekes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dienekes 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:48
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Doric Dienekes!
Doric Dienekes is the new middleweight champion!
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