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OPG 3: Rising Up PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Craig (ranked 3748 p4p, 3428 weight class) and Jimmy McCarthy (ranked 413 p4p, 385 weight class). Jimmy McCarthy 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Craig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Craig wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Craig shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McCarthy pinned against the cage. McCarthy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Craig tries to clinch but McCarthy moves out of range.
Craig shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McCarthy but McCarthy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Craig dives in and grabs McCarthy's left leg, looking for a takedown. McCarthy pushes down on Craig's head and hops out.
Craig has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Firm in the buildup to the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Craig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Craig has a takedown stuffed.
Craig has his takedown stuffed
and McCarthy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Ryan Craig has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McCarthy defends well and Craig ends up having to push McCarthy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McCarthy wants to break free but Craig has control.
Craig on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy is working for takedown but Craig is calmly controlling the position for now.
McCarthy working hard to break the clinch.
McCarthy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCarthy jumps guard and drags Craig to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
McCarthy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Craig.
McCarthy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McCarthy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Craig seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McCarthy controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCarthy is looking to score with low kicks.
Craig wants to clinch.
Craig sets himself, and McCarthy steps forward looking for the clinch! Craig avoids it this time.
McCarthy tries to bum rush Craig with a series of wild strikes but Craig uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Craig is trying hard to land a takedown here. McCarthy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Craig swats away the attempt to clinch by McCarthy.
A little feinted left hand from Craig on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Craig tries to score a power double leg takedown but McCarthy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Craig somewhat.
Craig is trying hard to land a takedown here. McCarthy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Craig wants to clinch
and McCarthy counters with a three punch combo that has Craig backing up. Craig nods at McCarthy to acknowledge the strikes.
No luck for Craig with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McCarthy!
Jab from McCarthy.
Craig doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McCarthy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Craig is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCarthy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Craig gets a double leg takedown into McCarthy's guard.
McCarthy pushes Craig off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Craig with a poor takedown
and McCarthy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Craig gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McCarthy counters with a left to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy McCarthy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Craig's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McCarthy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Craig back to the cage. McCarthy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McCarthy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Craig fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging McCarthy to the ground. Craig is now in McCarthy's guard.
Craig postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McCarthy holds on and takes a little breather.
Let's hope that McCarthy 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy controls Craig momentarily but Craig frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy keeping moving, preventing Craig from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Craig throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McCarthy throws a solid leg kick but Craig takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McCarthy.
Craig fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McCarthy, pushing him back against the cage.
McCarthy tries to stall but Craig uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McCarthy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Craig walks away with a smile on his face. McCarthy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jimmy McCarthy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
Craig doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McCarthy counters with a three punch combo that has Craig backing up. Craig nods at McCarthy to acknowledge the strikes.
McCarthy misses with a two punch combination.
Craig appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
McCarthy moves into the clinch.
McCarthy wants to break the clinch but can't.
McCarthy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McCarthy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Craig is pressed up against the cage. McCarthy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Craig down to the mat. Craig avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCarthy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCarthy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McCarthy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ryan Craig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy McCarthy.
McCarthy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McCarthy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Craig dives in for a single leg takedown but McCarthy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Craig tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Craig slowing the pace effectively.
Craig leaning against his opponent.
McCarthy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is trying to pull guard but Craig turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Craig breaks the clinch.
Craig circles away from the clinch attempt.
Craig shoots in for a double leg but McCarthy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McCarthy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McCarthy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCarthy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Craig fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McCarthy avoids it really well and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy McCarthy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Craig's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McCarthy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Craig's waist but Craig gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McCarthy off to one side.
McCarthy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McCarthy wants it to stay on the feet.
McCarthy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Craig shoots in for a double leg but McCarthy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McCarthy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Craig back to the cage. McCarthy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Craig misses with a takedown attempt
and McCarthy counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Craig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Craig wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCarthy swats away the attempt to clinch by Craig.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Craig tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McCarthy defends well and Craig ends up having to push McCarthy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McCarthy gets through Craig's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Craig trying to control the position but instead, McCarthy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Craig into the cage.
McCarthy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Craig shoots and misses
and McCarthy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Craig tries for a takedown but McCarthy circles away easily
and McCarthy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCarthy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McCarthy clinches up with Craig and pushes him back against the cage.
Craig just leaning against McCarthy, taking a breather.
Craig prevents McCarthy from breaking the clinch.
Craig takes a shot to the head.
McCarthy is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McCarthy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCarthy manages to break the clinch.
Craig doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McCarthy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McCarthy.
Craig keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McCarthy's efforts to push away.
McCarthy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Craig up against the cage.
Craig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craig takes a swing at McCarthy's ribcage but misses.
Craig has his takedown stuffed
and McCarthy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCarthy clinches.
McCarthy is trying to push Craig away but Craig has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCarthy misses with a body punch.
Ryan Craig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy McCarthy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McCarthy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy McCarthy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McCarthy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy McCarthy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elliot Oldfield (ranked 5541 p4p, 5233 weight class) and Max Power (ranked 520 p4p, 506 weight class). Elliot Oldfield has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elliot Oldfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Power!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oldfield half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Power manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Oldfield on his heels. He'll look to pass Oldfield's guard now, I'm sure.
Oldfield looking to control.
Power throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Power postures up and lands a big shot to Oldfield's brow.
Power looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Oldfield trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oldfield swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Power stopping the sweep attempt from Oldfield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power chips away with some ground and pound.
Power chips away with some ground and pound.
Power postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Power content to stall in guard here.
Power lands a couple of elbows.
Power landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Power with a nice head shot there.
Power must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Power slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Power is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Power got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oldfield has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Power has managed to get both his arms back between Oldfield's legs - danger averted.
Oldfield is breathing heavily.
Power is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Power works over Oldfield with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oldfield controls Power momentarily but Power frees himself.
Power controlling from the top position.
Oldfield will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Power with a nice head shot there.
Power postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Power postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Power pushes down on Oldfield's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Oldfield on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
 Oldfield is rocked!
Power is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Power looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Oldfield with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oh Oldfield is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Oldfield is out cold and this one is all over! Power climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Max Power!
Max Power decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Branko Chimaziev (ranked 4510 p4p, 4544 weight class) and Otis Driftwood (ranked 473 p4p, 475 weight class). Otis Driftwood is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Branko Chimaziev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Otis Driftwood!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driftwood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chimaziev.
Driftwood throws a lazy head kick
and Chimaziev counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Driftwood!
Chimaziev throws a strike aimed at the side of Driftwood's head but Driftwood avoids it well.
Driftwood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chimaziev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Driftwood avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Chimaziev.
Driftwood dodges the ground and pound from Chimaziev.
Chimaziev throws a strike aimed at the side of Driftwood's head but Driftwood avoids it well.
Driftwood taking a bit of punishment here - Chimaziev scoring with strikes.
Driftwood is not content to let Chimaziev control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Driftwood can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chimaziev is putting a hurting on Driftwood here, landing some big shots from side control.
Chimaziev landing a few strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chimaziev tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimaziev goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Driftwood rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Chimaziev's guard! Nice work there by Driftwood!
Chimaziev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Driftwood defends it easily.
Chimaziev wants to sweep here but Driftwood controlling him for the moment.
Driftwood wants to get up but he can't break Chimaziev's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Chimaziev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Driftwood defends well.
Chimaziev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Driftwood's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimaziev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chimaziev cracks Driftwood with a solid left hand.
Driftwood keeping moving, preventing Chimaziev from controlling successfully.
Driftwood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chimaziev.
Chimaziev throws a strike but Driftwood rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Driftwood throws a big elbow that misses.
Driftwood would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Chimaziev is trying to keep Driftwood in close.
Driftwood must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driftwood wants to stand but Chimaziev has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Chimaziev is controlling Driftwood's posture.
Chimaziev 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.
Chimaziev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chimaziev is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Chimaziev can't get the takedown.
Chimaziev tries to score a body lock takedown but Driftwood shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Driftwood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chimaziev is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driftwood breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Driftwood misses
so Chimaziev counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chimaziev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chimaziev is breathing heavily.
Chimaziev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chimaziev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Driftwood's head.
Chimaziev throwing strikes but missing.
Chimaziev with a nice head shot there.
Chimaziev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Driftwood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chimaziev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Driftwood is looking to stand up but Chimaziev isn't so interested in that idea.
Chimaziev distracts Driftwood with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Branko Chimaziev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Driftwood throws a one two combo.
Driftwood misses with a kick to the body
and Chimaziev counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Chimaziev chips away with some ground and pound.
Chimaziev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chimaziev slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chimaziev working the ground and pound.
Driftwood taking punishment in the form of punches.
Chimaziev is looking to take a break and control but Driftwood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chimaziev scores with a couple of short elbows.
Driftwood is breathing heavily.
Check out the look on Chimaziev's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimaziev tries for a kimura but Driftwood is defending well.
Chimaziev is looking to take a break and control but Driftwood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chimaziev in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Branko Chimaziev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Driftwood is not content to let Chimaziev control the position.
Chimaziev lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chimaziev trying to control the action but Driftwood is working from the bottom.
Chimaziev lands some shots froms side control.
Chimaziev lands a nice forearm strike.
Chimaziev works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sloppy strikes there by Chimaziev.
Driftwood takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Chimaziev is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Chimaziev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Driftwood can do to turn this around?
Chimaziev scores with a couple of short elbows.
 Driftwood is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chimaziev scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Driftwood is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Chimaziev can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Branko Chimaziev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evan Weiss (ranked 3693 p4p, 3420 weight class) and Li Thai (ranked 365 p4p, 343 weight class). Evan Weiss could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Li Thai's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evan Weiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Li Thai!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weiss moves into range and clinches up with Thai.
Weiss pressing his opponent against the cage.
Weiss trying to control the position but instead, Thai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Weiss into the cage.
Thai leaning against his opponent.
Thai can't find room to land a body shot as Weiss controls the action.
Weiss takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thai is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thai.
Thai leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thai looking to slow down the pace here.
Weiss lands a good knee to the midsection. Thai won't want to take too many of those.
Weiss lands a good knee to the midsection. Thai won't want to take too many of those.
Weiss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weiss's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai blocks an uppercut.
Weiss tries to land knees in the clinch but Thai avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Thai.
Weiss takes an elbow to the temple.
Weiss creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thai's defenses.
 It looks like Li Thai has been cut.
Weiss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thai avoids it.
Our sources have told us that Weiss has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Nice elbow from Thai.
Weiss lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thai looks winded!
Weiss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weiss gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Weiss tries to land a knee to the head but Thai blocks with his arms.
Thai taking a breather.
Thai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Weiss avoids a wild elbow strike from Thai.
Weiss wants to break free but Thai has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Weiss.
Weiss manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weiss moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Weiss obliges.
Weiss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weiss rushes Thai and presses him up against the cage.
Weiss looking to slow down the pace here.
Weiss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thai is defending well for now.
Weiss letting Thai take a breather here.
Weiss tries to land knees in the clinch but Thai avoids the damage to the body.
Weiss misses with an elbow over the top.
Thai stalling in the clinch but Weiss improves position.
Thai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weiss lands a nice elbow.
Weiss crunches a lovely knee into Thai's ribcage.
Weiss utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Weiss fails to land.
Weiss landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss throws an elbow that misses.
Weiss blocks the elbow strike.
Weiss lands a nice knee to the body.
Weiss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weiss clinches with his opponent.
Weiss lands a nice elbow.
Weiss stops a takedown attempt from Thai.
Weiss looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Weiss lands an elbow inside that Thai shrugs off.
Weiss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thai tries to clinch up but Weiss circles away and keeps his distance.
Weiss clinches.
Weiss missing with knees to the body.
We've been informed that Thai has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nice elbow from Weiss.
Weiss avoids a wild elbow strike from Thai.
Thai throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Thai.
Weiss breaks the clinch.
Weiss pushes Thai up against the cage in a clinch.
Weiss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thai clinches up against the cage.
Weiss wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thai has him pressed against the cage.
Weiss lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Weiss lands an elbow that stopped Thai in his tracks for a moment.
Thai has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Weiss is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Weiss.
Thai has Weiss pushed against the cage.
Weiss lands an elbow just above Thai 's eye.
Thai tries to break free but Weiss pushes him back against the cage.
Thai scores a nice knee to the body.
Thai is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Weiss gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Evan Weiss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Li Thai.
Weiss lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weiss lands an elbow that stopped Thai in his tracks for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Weiss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Li Thai's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Weiss gets a clinch.
Weiss tries to land knees in the clinch but Thai avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Thai.
Weiss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thai struggles to land a body shot inside as Weiss controls his hands.
Thai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Weiss breaks the clinch.
Weiss darts in and clinches Thai up against the cage.
Weiss trying to land knees to the body.
Thai lands an elbow inside.
Weiss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weiss moves into the clinch.
Evan Weiss has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Weiss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weiss closes the distance and clinches.
Thai lands an elbow just above Weiss 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weiss swings wildly with an uppercut but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss wants to stall.
Weiss tries to break free but Thai pushes him back against the cage.
Weiss misses with an elbow strike.
Thai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Weiss tries to stall but Thai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thai obliges.
Weiss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thai can do to turn this around?
Nice elbow from Thai.
Thai avoiding damage as Weiss throws knees to the body.
Weiss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Weiss tries to land knees in the clinch but Thai avoids the damage to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thai - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thai throws an elbow but misses.
Weiss blocks an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss prevents a body shot from Thai.
Thai lands a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Thai - that landed with a thud.
Thai lands an elbow inside.
Weiss is trying to force a seperation but Thai has the dominant position.
Weiss manages to break the clinch.
Thai pushes Weiss up against the cage in a clinch.
Thai drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Weiss gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thai is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weiss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thai moves in looking to clinch but Weiss pushes him off.
Weiss closes the distance and pushes Thai back into the cage.
Weiss breaks from the clinch.
Weiss moves into the clinch.
Thai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weiss's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thai.
Weiss prevents a body shot from Thai.
Thai lands a nice shot to the body.
Weiss putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thai is looking to break free of the clinch but Weiss has double underhooks.
Weiss breaks from the clinch.
Evan Weiss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weiss moves into range and clinches up with Thai.
Thai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Weiss breaks the clinch.
Weiss moves into range and clinches up with Thai.
Weiss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weiss instigates a clinch.
Weiss landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Weiss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weiss clinches up with Thai and pushes him back against the cage.
Weiss throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weiss swings wildly with an uppercut but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thai blocks a body shot from Weiss.
Thai lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Weiss throws an elbow but misses.
Thai is trying to stall.
Weiss lands a nice knee to the body.
Weiss utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Weiss landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Weiss tries to land knees in the clinch but Thai avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Weiss.
Thai pushes off an throws an elbow but Weiss leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stalling in the clinch from Weiss.
Thai blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Weiss dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Li Thai's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Weiss misses with a low kick as Thai jumps back.
Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Weiss takes the fight into the clinch.
Weiss lands a nice knee to the body.
Weiss letting Thai take a breather here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Weiss.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thai looking to slow down the pace here.
Weiss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weiss has Thai up against the cage in a clinch.
Thai lands a nice elbow.
Thai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thai has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Weiss avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Weiss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weiss clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Weiss landing knees to the body.
Weiss stalling the fight.
Weiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thai.
Weiss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Weiss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Weiss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weiss tries to counter with a takedown but Thai is quick to defend against it.
Weiss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weiss forces Thai back against the cage and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thai.
Thai throws an elbow that misses.
Thai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Weiss unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thai is trying to pull guard but Weiss turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Weiss trying to land knees to the body.
Weiss creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai effectively controlling the action here.
Weiss misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Weiss blocks a body shot from Thai.
Weiss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thai tries to clinch up but Weiss circles away and keeps his distance.
A quick step to the side and Weiss tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weiss misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weiss rushes Thai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Weiss lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thai tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Weiss just stands there and leans against the cage.
Evan Weiss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Li Thai.
Weiss stalling in the clinch but Thai improves position.
Weiss lands an elbow inside that Thai shrugs off.
Weiss trying to control the position but instead, Thai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Weiss into the cage.
Weiss looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thai misses with an elbow strike.
Weiss utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Weiss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thai tries to clinch but Weiss moves out of range.
Weiss takes a swing at Thai's ribcage but misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Weiss landing knees to the body.
The referee calls for Thai to work.
Weiss tries to stall but Thai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Weiss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Evan Weiss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Weiss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Weiss closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thai blocks an uppercut.
Thai tries to work over Weiss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weiss landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thai tries to pull guard but Weiss holds him up against the cage and eventually Thai drops back down to his feet.
Weiss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weiss fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thai checks it well.
Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Weiss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weiss throws a low kick but Thai moves out of range easily.
Weiss looks to land a body kick but Thai moved away.
Thai feints the counter takedown.
Evan Weiss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weiss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Weiss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li Thai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evan Weiss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Weiss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Weiss is looking to counter the offense by Thai and move into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Weiss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Weiss has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Weiss!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Penny Wisee (ranked 5198 p4p, 5110 weight class) and Sonosuke Kamada (ranked 458 p4p, 455 weight class). Sonosuke Kamada is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Penny Wisee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sonosuke Kamada!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Kamada.
Kamada with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wisee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wisee backing away here, and Kamada unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice body kick there by Kamada.
Kamada lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Kamada lands but Wisee takes it in his stride.
Kamada throws a leg kick which misses Wisee's front leg but catches the back leg as Wisee tries to avoid it.
Kamada fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kamada dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wisee. That did some damage!
Kamada lands a nice hook to Wisee's body. Wisee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamada slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kamada scores with a spinning back kick!
Kamada lands with a nice body kick.
Kamada scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamada paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wisee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kamada to score with a decent uppercut.
Wisee is rocked!
Wisee is breathing heavily.
Kamada scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Wisee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sloppy strikes from Wisee. Those never looked like landing.
Wisee seems to have got his legs back now.
Whack! Kamada lands a heavy head kick that drops Wisee. The ref tackles Kamada to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Wisee was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Sonosuke Kamada!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raynor Anderson Jones (ranked 3642 p4p, 3545 weight class) and Kenyon Collier (ranked 398 p4p, 391 weight class). Raynor Anderson Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kenyon Collier's chin.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raynor Anderson Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenyon Collier!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collier gets tackled into the cage by Anderson Jones. Anderson Jones maintains the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Anderson Jones.
Collier has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anderson Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Collier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Collier gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Anderson Jones kicks off Collier and gets to his feet.
Collier will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Collier leaves Anderson Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anderson Jones closes the distance and pushes Collier back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collier is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Anderson Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Raynor Anderson Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenyon Collier.
Collier looking for a takedown.
Collier goes for a takedown attempt but Anderson Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Raynor Anderson Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Collier but Collier pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson Jones leaves Collier with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anderson Jones instigates a clinch.
Anderson Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Collier has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Anderson Jones is trying to keep an underhook but Collier manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Anderson Jones has one foot on Collier's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Anderson Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Collier closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson Jones circles away.
Collier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson Jones moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Collier won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Anderson Jones.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Collier pulls guard successfully.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Collier can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anderson Jones controls the pace.
Collier 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.
Anderson Jones slips nicely into half guard.
Collier controlling the position for now.
Collier blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collier trying to hold on to Anderson Jones's head to control him but Anderson Jones postures up.
Anderson Jones seems to be working for a kimura but Collier defends the submission attempt.
Anderson Jones wants to pass to mount but Collier is defending the position.
Anderson Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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.
Collier wants to control but Anderson Jones is keeping busy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Anderson Jones tries to pass to full mount but Collier defends it.
Collier controlling the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Anderson Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Anderson Jones jumps guard but Collier stands there with Anderson Jones around his waist. Anderson Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Anderson Jones successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anderson Jones keeping moving, preventing Collier from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raynor Anderson Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Collier tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson Jones swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Collier or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson Jones, which made it look bad.
Raynor Anderson Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Collier fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Raynor Anderson Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenyon Collier.
Collier fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Collier shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson Jones but Anderson Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anderson Jones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collier stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Collier wants it to stay on the feet.
Anderson Jones instigates a clinch.
Anderson Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson Jones swings for the body but Collier moves out of range.
Collier looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Collier misses with a takedown
and Anderson Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collier moves to clinch but Anderson Jones breaks away
and Anderson Jones counters with a series of strikes. Collier will be more careful next time no doubt.
Collier shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anderson Jones as he jumps to the side.
Anderson Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Collier tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Collier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson Jones drives through and clinches with Collier against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collier wants a takedown.
Anderson Jones breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson Jones is defended easily by Collier.
Collier is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Anderson Jones with a body shot.
Anderson Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Anderson Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Collier can do to turn this around?
Collier tries to keep at a distance but Anderson Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Collier gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Anderson Jones regains guard.
Raynor Anderson Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collier looking to pass the guard.
Collier postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collier is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Collier lands a couple of digs.
Collier trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson Jones is keeping the position for now.
Collier stands and throws Anderson Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Collier is looking to take a break and control but Anderson Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson Jones is trying to control Collier's posture but Collier avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson Jones prevents Collier from moving into mount.
Collier working the body and head with strikes.
Collier working the ground and pound.
Collier landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Anderson Jones is working to avoid the ground and pound but Collier connects with a decent elbow.
Collier just content to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Collier's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raynor Anderson Jones dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Collier has a takedown stuffed.
Anderson Jones is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Collier.
Collier looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anderson Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Collier as he jumps to the side.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Collier sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Collier avoids the head kick by Anderson Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collier looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Collier trying to control the pace.
Collier is trying to control. Anderson Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Collier is looking to advance position but Anderson Jones won't allow it.
Collier is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The referee warns Anderson Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Collier working the ground and pound effectively.
Collier wants to control the pace but Anderson Jones is squirming around nicely.
Anderson Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collier postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Anderson Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Collier dominating with strikes here.
Collier postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Anderson Jones in real trouble here! The ref calls for Anderson Jones to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenyon Collier!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karson Caldwell (ranked 3441 p4p, 3174 weight class) and Kevin Jackson (ranked 383 p4p, 366 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karson Caldwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caldwell.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Caldwell scores with a jab to the body.
Caldwell dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Jackson misses with a combination
and Caldwell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Caldwell scores with a body shot.
Caldwell ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Caldwell scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Caldwell throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caldwell.
Jackson scores with a one two! Caldwell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Caldwell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caldwell's corner calls for a 1-2. Caldwell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Caldwell dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Caldwell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Caldwell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caldwell throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Caldwell swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Caldwell's head but Caldwell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Caldwell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caldwell misses with an uppercut.
Caldwell scores with a jab.
Caldwell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donk. Caldwell catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Caldwell moved out of range nicely.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Caldwell scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell misses with a hook.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson throws a low kick but Caldwell avoids it.
Jackson throws a hook but Caldwell blocks it.
Caldwell misses with an uppercut
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Caldwell jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson looks winded!
Caldwell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caldwell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Caldwell.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Caldwell avoids nicely.
Caldwell misses with a hook to the body
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson throws a right hand that Caldwell ducks under and follows up with a left that Caldwell also avoids with ease.
Caldwell scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell catches Jackson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Caldwell digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
Caldwell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Caldwell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jackson is rocked!
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caldwell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Caldwell finish him?
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Caldwell digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Karson Caldwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caldwell cracks Jackson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Caldwell drops Jackson with a straight right hand, right on the button! Caldwell follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karson Caldwell!
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