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ENIGMA 209 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Bruno (ranked 4765 p4p, 3321 weight class) and Beckwitz Jugges (ranked 477 p4p, 380 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Bruno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Beckwitz Jugges!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ron Honeybunn and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bruno scores with a push kick.
Jugges swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bruno.
 It looks like Frankie Bruno has been cut.
Bruno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jugges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bruno tries a head kick but it misses.
Jugges looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bruno.
Bruno's corner calls for a 1-2. Bruno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jugges chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bruno can pounce on him.
Bruno looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jugges looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bruno scores with a sloppy right hand. Jugges should have avoided that one.
 It looks like Beckwitz Jugges has been cut.
Jugges misses with a straight right.
Frankie Bruno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Bruno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jugges.
Jugges misses with a straight left.
Bruno connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bruno throws a combination that misses
and Jugges counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno misses with a lunging right hand
and Jugges counters with a stiff right hand.
Frankie Bruno's cut is getting worse.
Bruno connects with a jab.
Nice body kick from Bruno.
Bruno moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruno lands a head kick. Jugges smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bruno throws a sloppy head kick and Jugges moves out of range easily.
Jugges throws out a counter right but Bruno avoids it with no problem.
Bruno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jugges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bruno throws a sloppy head kick
and Jugges counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bruno misses with a body punch
and Jugges counters with a huge left! Bruno is in big trouble! He's backing up but Jugges isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Bruno from any more damage. A dominating finish by Jugges!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beckwitz Jugges!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Black Jack (ranked 3657 p4p, 3628 weight class) and Janne Varis (ranked 400 p4p, 396 weight class). Black Jack is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Black Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janne Varis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jack circles away quickly and effectively.
Jack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Varis.
Jack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Varis.
Jack has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Black Jack has been cut.
Jack definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Varis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jack moves away.
Jack tries to counter with a takedown but Varis is quick to defend against it.
Jack gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Varis can't get the takedown.
Varis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jack gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Varis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jack lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jack perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Varis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jack pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack stalling.
Varis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jack pulls his head out easily.
Jack stalling.
Varis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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.
Varis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jack is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Varis has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Jack is looking to defend but Varis has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Jack! Varis pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Jack taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Janne Varis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Shamrock (ranked 2695 p4p, 5566 weight class) and Double J Jones (ranked 303 p4p, 504 weight class). Shamrock's entrance music is Dangerous Entrance Theme. A fine choice. Double J Jones will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Double J Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Shamrock is trying to keep an underhook but Jones manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Shamrock tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shamrock defending well though.
Shamrock is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shamrock controlling the position well.
Jones throws a strike but Shamrock manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Jones tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ken Shamrock!
After winning the bout, Ken Shamrock 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Klasson (ranked 2295 p4p, 5425 weight class) and JT King (ranked 154 p4p, 278 weight class). King has chosen Lil Wyte-Talkin aint Walkin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vincent Klasson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JT King!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Hemmingworth and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from King misses.
Klasson ducks under a wild hook from King.
Klasson throws a nice head kick!
It looks like JT King has been cut.
King looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Klasson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
King throws a shot from downtown. Klasson moves away and avoids it.
Klasson attempts a counter takedown but King avoids it well and moves away.
Klasson defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
Klasson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
Klasson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Klasson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in King's half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Klasson wants to work for an arm triangle but King is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
King has a hand on Klasson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Klasson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
King looks winded!
King working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klasson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Klasson looking for a guillotine from mount but King is having none of it.
King has given up his back. Will we see Klasson going for some submissions?
Klasson working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but King is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Klasson has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! King taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vincent Klasson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darren Will (ranked 2676 p4p, 2724 weight class) and Giorgi Gorgodze (ranked 317 p4p, 321 weight class). Darren Will has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Will!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giorgi Gorgodze!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorgodze walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Will tests Gorgodze's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Will scores with a shot to the body.
Gorgodze fails to land with a series of punches.
Gorgodze looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Will misses with a wild combination.
Nice sprawl there from Will as Gorgodze shoots in.
Will showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gorgodze.
Darren Will seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorgodze wants to slow Will down by chopping away at his legs.
Will connects with a nice looking jab.
Will swats away the attempt to clinch by Gorgodze.
It looked like Will wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gorgodze shoots in but no luck this time.
A slow jab from Will misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorgodze defending well as Will loads up on a big left hand.
Gorgodze gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick misses from Gorgodze.
A big left from Will misses.
Will falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gorgodze counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gorgodze.
Will lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gorgodze is pulling down on Will's head to control his posture.
Gorgodze looking for a sweep. Not yet Gorgodze, not yet.
Will working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorgodze throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gorgodze trying to keep a closed guard but Will is proving a slippery customer.
Gorgodze is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gorgodze keeping moving, preventing Will from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorgodze trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Will definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gorgodze slips a jab from Will.
Will blocks a head kick by Gorgodze.
Will takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gorgodze tries to clinch up.
Gorgodze fails to land the takedown.
Darren Will has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giorgi Gorgodze.
Gorgodze misses with a body kick.
Gorgodze motions for Will to come forward. Gorgodze throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Will lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorgodze doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Will counters with a left and a right that stings Gorgodze.
Will looks to throw the jab but Gorgodze is out of range.
Darren Will is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gorgodze takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gorgodze takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Will lands a jab-cross combination.
Will is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Will thuds his right hand into Gorgodze's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gorgodze shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gorgodze showed some decent athleticism there.
Will is holding on to half guard well.
Gorgodze stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Will dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Will slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gorgodze shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Will defends it nicely.
Darren Will is winning the standup battle so far.
Will throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gorgodze.
Gorgodze shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gorgodze moves into full mount! Will won't be happy about that!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorgodze lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorgodze trying to control but Will is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gorgodze wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Gorgodze looking for a guillotine from mount but Will is having none of it.
Gorgodze is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Will is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
A nice elbow there by Gorgodze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorgodze trying to control but Will is having none of it.
Gorgodze goes for an armbar but Will turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Will.
Gorgodze trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Will stopping the sweep attempt from Gorgodze.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gorgodze holds on and takes a little breather.
Gorgodze looking for a sweep. Not yet Gorgodze, not yet.
Will controlling from the top position.
Gorgodze wants to sweep but no luck.
Gorgodze seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gorgodze is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gorgodze keeping full guard, as Will tries to pass.
Giorgi Gorgodze has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gorgodze looking for a sweep. Not yet Gorgodze, not yet.
Will won't allow Gorgodze to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Will scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Will connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Will connects with a looping right hand.
Gorgodze shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Will but Will pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Giorgi Gorgodze will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gorgodze slips a jab and a cross from Will.
Will throws a jab when Gorgodze was well out of range.
And Gorgodze tries to counter it with a takedown but Will pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gorgodze darts in looking for a takedown but Will gets double underhooks and turns Gorgodze into the cage.
Will clobbers Gorgodze with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gorgodze shoots in but no luck this time.
Gorgodze looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Darren Will has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giorgi Gorgodze.
Will throws a jab but it's blocked by Gorgodze.
Will gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gorgodze to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gorgodze trying to control the position from guard on top but Will is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Will is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Will is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gorgodze is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gorgodze is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Will lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Will postures up.
Will sitting in guard here, content to control.
Will will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gorgodze is trying to keep Will in close.
Gorgodze is pulling down on Will's head to control his posture.
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.
Gorgodze shoots in for a takedown but Will shows good takedown defense.
Will throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Will misses its intended target.
Gorgodze lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Will lands with a shot to the body.
Will swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gorgodze counters with a single leg into guard. Will didn't expect that.
Will wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gorgodze is now in half guard.
Gorgodze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Will's head.
Gorgodze is working for a kimura but Will is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Will flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Will is looking to control Gorgodze's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Will avoid being mounted?
Will is trying to stand back up but Gorgodze is controlling him
Gorgodze is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gorgodze is continuing to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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 Darren Will.
I think Will 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Darren Will!
Darren Will 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blake Souza (ranked 2575 p4p, 3897 weight class) and Marley King (ranked 171 p4p, 236 weight class). Blake Souza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Blake Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marley King!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, John Mangel and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King moves in looking to clinch but Souza pushes him off.
Souza moves away from the strike by King.
Souza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
King throws a big shot that misses.
King throws a big shot that misses.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Souza.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Souza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King tries to clinch up but Souza circles away and keeps his distance.
Souza gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by King there.
Souza has closed the distance and engaged King in a clinch.
Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King manages to break the clinch.
Marley King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Souza shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Souza showed some decent athleticism there.
King is refusing to be controlled, as Souza sits in half guard.
Souza is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Souza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
King felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Souza is working away from the top position though.
Souza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Souza working King over with strikes.
King avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Souza.
King is staying active underneath Souza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
King wants to control but Souza is keeping busy.
Souza trying to work for an americana but King has managed to regain full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Souza with a flurry of punches that miss.
King can't keep his opponent in guard - Souza advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Souza throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
Souza performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
King taking some punishment here, with Souza in his half guard.
Souza working the head and body with strikes.
Souza working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King won't allow Souza to pass to mount.
Souza controlling the action here.
Souza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Souza seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Souza is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Souza 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.
Souza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza seems to be looking for submissions.
King tries to roll over but Souza keeps him under control.
Souza wants to pass to mount but King is defending the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Souza 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.
Souza gets the takedown into side control.
Souza is working King over with some ground and pound from side control.
Souza creates some space and throws a big elbow, but King sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
King is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Blake Souza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Souza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. King knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Souza working the ground and pound but King is defending the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza works to advance to full mount. King defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Poor strikes thrown by Souza there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if King can do anything to dispel that myth.
Souza controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Souza locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! King is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blake Souza!
A victorious Blake Souza thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Maia (ranked 2768 p4p, 2783 weight class) and Michael Page (ranked 322 p4p, 323 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Demian Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Page!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page gets caught napping as Maia dives in and scores a takedown. Page manages to retain guard.
Maia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Page is keeping the position for now.
Maia is working hard here to advance position.
Maia controlling from the top position.
Maia looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia slips nicely into half guard.
Maia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Page.
Page controls Maia momentarily but Maia frees himself.
Maia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia advances position into side control!
Page is trying to control Maia's posture but Maia avoids it.
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.
Page is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Maia off and has taken his back!
Maia tries to break free.
Page doesn't have the hooks in and Maia manages to turn into his guard.
Maia trying to control but Page is working from the bottom.
Maia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maia tries to free his leg and advance position but Page is retaining full guard.
Maia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Maia is thwarting Page's attempts to control the position.
Maia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Page sees it coming and defends easily.
Maia is looking for a kimura here.
Page wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maia working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Page's thigh. Page counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Maia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Page is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Maia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Page is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Maia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Page misses with a hook. Maia ducked under it nicely.
Maia shoots in looking for a takedown but Page manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice sprawl there from Page as Maia shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt - Page sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Page misses with a two punch combination.
Page swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
Maia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Page is fending him off so far but Maia persists. Nope, Page circles away and we're back to standing.
Page looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Danga de danga de dang - Page scores with a four punch combination!
Maia shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia tries to pass to full mount but Page defends it.
Page controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Page 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.
Maia is looking for a kimura but Page is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maia to get the leverage.
Maia seems to be looking for submissions.
Page missing with punches from the bottom.
Page is looking to control Maia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Page avoid being mounted?
Maia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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.
Maia is looking to stall here but Page recovers full guard.
Maia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Page is keeping the position for now.
Maia pushes down on Page's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Page is staying active underneath Maia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maia trying to pass the guard but Page defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page is looking for a sweep. Maia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maia tries to pass to full mount but Page defends it.
Maia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Page has managed to free his arm - good work.
Page felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Maia tries to pass the half guard into mount. Page knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Maia seems to be looking for submissions.
Maia stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Demian Maia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Page defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maia.
Page throws out a counter right but Maia avoids it with no problem.
Page swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
Page lands a two punch combo.
Maia tries for a takedown but Page sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maia dives in for a single leg takedown but Page sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A nice side step and Page releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maia is trying to stall.
Maia tries for a takedown. No joy.
Maia is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The referee is keeping an eye on Page - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Page gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maia.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Page showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Maia has his takedown stuffed
letting Page counter with a right hand.
Maia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Page sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maia somewhat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Maia or perhaps it was just good defense by Page, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Page! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Page sprawls well. Page wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maia gets slowly back to his feet.
Page slaps away a takedown attempt from Maia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Page looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maia is defended easily by Page.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page scores with a decent looking hook.
Page looks to land a combination but Maia avoids it well.
Maia 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Page trying to control the position.
Maia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Page controls Maia momentarily but Maia frees himself.
Demian Maia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maia passes into half guard.
Maia is trying for a kimura here. Page looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Maia wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Demian Maia!
A very excited looking Demian Maia 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Knox (ranked 2182 p4p, 1803 weight class) and Jorg Wegner (ranked 255 p4p, 226 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by "Hey Man Nice Shot" Filter. On his way into the cage it seems that John Knox has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Knox seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorg Wegner!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox misses with a hook.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Wegner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wegner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wegner throwing shots but Knox is blocking nicely.
Knox on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wegner wants to pass to mount but Knox is defending the position.
Wegner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wegner working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox wants to control but Wegner is keeping busy.
Knox tries to get to full guard but Wegner has control of the leg.
Knox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wegner.
Knox is not content to let Wegner control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knox gets full guard.
Wegner throwing strikes but missing.
Knox has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Knox looking to control.
Knox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wegner stopping the sweep attempt from Knox.
Wegner controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wegner is looking to work some ground and pound but Knox has wrist control.
Knox lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wegner is trying to control the position but Knox postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox distracts Wegner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Knox throws a big elbow that misses.
Knox wants to control from the top but Wegner keeps moving.
Wegner is pulling down on Knox's head. It's preventing any offense from Knox, at least for the moment.
Knox throws a big right hand that misses.
Wegner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wegner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Knox postures up and lands a big shot to Wegner's brow.
Wegner keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully.
Knox throws an elbow that misses. Wegner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Knox's guard. Nice move by Wegner!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wegner chips away with some ground and pound.
Knox controls Wegner momentarily but Wegner frees himself.
Wegner trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Knox 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.
Wegner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Knox's head.
Wegner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wegner throws a big right hand that misses.
Knox lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Knox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wegner managing to control the position.
Knox is looking to work some ground and pound but Wegner has wrist control.
Knox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Knox trying to control but Wegner is working from the bottom.
Wegner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knox sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wegner's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wegner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Knox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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 John Knox will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Knox throws a series of punches but Wegner avoids them all with ease.
And Wegner tries to counter it with a takedown but Knox pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wegner has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Knox is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Knox connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wegner. Wegner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wegner moves away.
Wegner is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wegner dives in and grabs Knox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Knox pushes down on Wegner's head and hops out.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wegner slips under a jab from Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wegner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wegner drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Knox defends it well.
Wegner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wegner wants it to stay on the feet.
Wegner with the counter takedown but Knox avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Wegner moves away and avoids it.
Jab from Knox.
Knox scores with a punch to the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wegner.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wegner can do to turn this around?
Knox fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wegner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wegner slips a jab from Knox.
Wegner with the counter takedown but Knox avoids it easily.
Wegner scores with a takedown into Knox's guard.
Wegner works over Knox with some ground and pound from guard.
Knox controls Wegner momentarily but Wegner frees himself.
Knox 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.
Wegner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wegner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Knox 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.
Wegner won't allow Knox to sweep him here.
Wegner throwing strikes but missing.
Wegner working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wegner stopping the sweep attempt from Knox.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Knox here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wegner with a nice head shot there.
Knox controls Wegner momentarily but Wegner frees himself.
Wegner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knox's head.
Wegner is working Knox over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Knox looking for a sweep. Not yet Knox, not yet.
Wegner cracks Knox with a solid left hand.
Knox will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Knox is trying to keep Wegner in close.
Jorg Wegner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wegner distracts Knox with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wegner connects with a couple of short punches.
Wegner stopping the sweep attempt from Knox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wegner with a nice head shot there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Knox is on top in guard.
Knox distracts Wegner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Knox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knox throws an elbow that misses. Wegner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Knox's guard. Nice move by Wegner!
Knox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wegner manages to get himself to full guard.
Knox pushes down on Wegner's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knox throws a strike but Wegner avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wegner pulls Knox in close to prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Knox dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Knox connects with a nice looking jab.
Jorg Wegner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Wegner tries to counter it with a takedown but Knox pushes his down on his head and steps out.
John Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Wegner shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Knox manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wegner is one step ahead there.
Wegner connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox looking for a sweep. Not yet Knox, not yet.
Knox is working hard here to advance position.
Wegner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Knox looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wegner puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Knox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wegner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Knox with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wegner working Knox over with strikes.
Wegner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wegner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Knox is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Wegner slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox is looking for a sweep. Wegner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wegner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Knox is trying to get back to full guard.
Wegner lands strikes from half guard.
Knox gets full guard.
Wegner stands up over Knox, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Knox is trying to keep Wegner in close.
Knox bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wegner's guard.
Wegner seems keen to control Knox's posture.
Wegner wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox wants to control from the top but Wegner keeps moving.
Knox throwing strikes but missing.
Wegner keeping full guard, as Knox tries to pass.
Knox being controlled here momentarily.
Knox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wegner trying to keep a closed guard but Knox is proving a slippery customer.
Knox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wegner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Knox's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Knox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wegner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knox postures up in Wegner's guard and throws a big left but Wegner blocks it.
Knox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knox wants to pass the guard but Wegner is keeping the position.
Knox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wegner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wegner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
John Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knox misses with a hook. Wegner ducked under it nicely.
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 John Knox.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knox, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Knox!
Our winner, John Knox, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rice Puto (ranked 867 p4p, 1459 weight class) and Maximillian Herman (ranked 114 p4p, 195 weight class). Rice Puto is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rice Puto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximillian Herman!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Herman.
Rice Puto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Puto as he connects with a hook.
Puto catches Herman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Herman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Herman misses with a hook
and Puto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puto avoids the body shot from Herman.
Puto misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Puto throws a right and a left that Herman avoids nicely.
Herman misses with a takedown attempt
and Puto counters with a stiff right hand.
Herman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Herman on the side of the head.
Puto scores with a body shot.
Puto lands a glancing blow to the side of Herman's head.
Herman feints and as Puto raises his hands in defense, Herman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Herman stands and throws Puto's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Puto can't do much from the bottom here.
Herman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Puto is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY TOKYO, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Herman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Puto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Puto is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herman tries to move to mount but Puto blocks the move with his legs.
Puto manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Herman is looking to improve his position.
Puto perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Herman tries to roll over but Puto keeps him under control.
Herman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Herman is looking for a triangle but Puto pushes his legs off easily.
Puto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Puto continues to stall.
Herman wants to sweep here but Puto controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Herman is trying to get back to half guard.
Herman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Puto trying to control but Herman postures up.
Puto is trying to get back to full guard.
Puto controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Puto wants to control but Herman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Puto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Puto tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Herman is looking to advance position but Puto won't allow it.
Puto tries to roll over but Herman keeps him under control.
Herman tries to pass to full mount but Puto defends it.
Herman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Puto is trying to control but can't.
Herman throwing shots but Puto is blocking nicely.
Herman working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Puto's thigh. Puto counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Herman landing with the ground and pound.
Herman won't allow Puto to sweep him here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rice Puto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Herman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puto's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Puto duly obliges.
Puto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Herman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Herman doesn't manage to clinch there - Puto circles away.
Puto is looking to counter punch.
Herman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Puto to score with a decent uppercut.
Herman misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puto scores with a jab to the body.
Puto throws an overhand right that lands on Herman's shoulder, as Herman tries to avoid the shot.
Puto misses with a wild body shot.
Herman looks to land a right hand but Puto moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herman walks into a stiff left hand from Puto.
Herman drives through and clinches with Puto against the cage.
Herman tries to pull guard but Puto won't allow it.
Puto lands a shoulder strike.
Puto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Herman can do to turn this around?
Puto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Puto throws a lazy uppercut
and Herman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Puto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rice Puto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puto connects with a jab.
Herman walks into a straight right hand from Puto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puto swats away the attempt to clinch by Herman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Puto misses.
Herman throws a series of punches but Puto avoids them all with ease.
Puto is looking for a counter combo.
Puto misses with an uppercut
and Herman counters with a straight right hand.
Puto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Puto takes a swing at Herman's ribcage but misses.
Puto misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Puto.
Puto scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puto stuns Herman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Herman moves in looking to clinch but Puto pushes him off.
Herman slips a jab from Puto.
Herman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Herman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Puto there.
Rice Puto is winning the standup battle so far.
Puto throws a jab when Herman was well out of range.
Herman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puto.
Puto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Herman in his tracks.
Puto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Herman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Puto misses its intended target.
Puto connects with a body shot.
Herman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puto.
Puto scores with a hook.
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!
Puto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Herman.
Herman avoids the body shot from Puto.
Nice straight punches there by Puto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Puto.
Puto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Puto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Herman. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rice Puto dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Puto throws a series of punches but Herman avoids them all with ease.
Puto punishes Herman's body with a nice straight punch.
Puto cracks a nice hook into Herman's ribs.
Puto throws a right and a left that Herman avoids nicely.
Puto lands a two punch combo.
Puto throws a shot from downtown. Herman moves away and avoids it.
Herman throws the left hand but Puto avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Puto works the jab nicely.
A slow jab from Puto misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Herman misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puto ducks under a wild hook from Herman.
Puto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Puto tries to bum rush Herman with a series of wild strikes but Herman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Puto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Herman. Herman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Puto lands the left hand.
Puto walks into a left hand.
Herman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Herman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Puto connects with a body shot that sends Herman's belly button to the back.
Puto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Herman connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Puto in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Herman finds it's way through Puto's defenses.
Puto lands with a good body shot.
Puto pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Herman back to the cage. Puto follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Herman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Puto throws a hook but Herman blocks it.
Puto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Herman wants to counter with a clinch but Puto pushes him away.
Herman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Puto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puto takes a swing at Herman's ribcage but misses.
Puto digs a good hook to Herman's body.
Puto misses with a double jab.
Herman shoots in for a takedown but Puto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Puto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Puto connects with the punch.
Puto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Herman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good exchange - Puto coming out on top.
Herman fails with a takedown attempt.
Rice Puto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximillian Herman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herman ducks right into an uppercut from Puto.
Herman throws a looping overhand right but Puto ducks down to avoid it.
Herman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Herman slips a jab from Puto.
Puto throws a nice looking combination but Herman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Herman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Puto lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rice Puto clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Herman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puto was well out of range. Poor timing from Herman.
Puto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Puto throws a lazy right hand but Herman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puto swinging wildly here.
Herman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Herman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Puto cracks a nice hook into Herman's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puto throws a shot to the body.
Herman slips a straight right by Puto.
Herman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puto counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Herman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Puto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Herman shoots in for a takedown but Puto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Puto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Puto takes a swing at Herman's ribcage but misses.
As Puto backs off Herman throws a huge counter combo but Puto manages to avoid it all.
Herman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Herman at a distance.
Puto lands with a good body shot.
Herman misses with an uppercut
and Puto counters with a nice body shot.
Puto misses with a double jab.
Puto sets himself, and Herman steps forward looking for the clinch! Puto avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Puto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Herman somewhat.
Rice Puto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximillian Herman.
Puto dodges the punch combination from Herman.
Puto moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Puto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Puto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puto misses with a looping left.
As Puto backs off Herman throws a huge counter combo but Puto manages to avoid it all.
Herman forces Puto back against the cage and clinches.
Puto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Puto leaves Herman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Puto misses with a straight right.
Herman tries to clinch up.
Herman drops his hands momentarily and Puto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Puto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Herman in his tracks.
Herman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Herman avoids the body shot from Puto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Puto misses with a wild body shot.
Herman throws out a counter right but Puto avoids it with no problem.
Puto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Herman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Puto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Herman moves away.
Herman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Puto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Herman tries to counter with a clinch but Puto shakes him off and moves away.
Herman throws a hook but Puto avoids it easily.
Puto lands a jab to Herman's midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rice Puto had his way with Maximillian Herman in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Herman swings for the body but Puto moves out of range.
Puto scores with a jab to the body.
Herman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Herman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puto.
Puto throws a jab but it's blocked by Herman.
Puto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Puto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herman throws a hook but Puto blocks it.
Herman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Puto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Herman.
Herman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puto.
Herman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Puto with a body shot.
No joy there for Puto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Puto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Herman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Herman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Puto to score with a decent uppercut.
Puto looks to throw the jab but Herman is out of range.
Herman throws the left hand but Puto avoids the punch easily.
Herman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Puto did well to prevent Herman getting side control.
Maximillian Herman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puto taking some punishment here, with Herman in his half guard.
Puto is trying to stand back up but Herman is controlling him
Herman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Puto's head.
Puto is trying to stand up here but Herman is controlling him well.
Herman wants to pass the guard but Puto is defending well.
Puto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Herman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Herman's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
I really don't envy Herman right now.
A lull in the action here.
Herman is really stuck here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Puto's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herman tries to escape the position.
Rice Puto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Herman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Puto just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Herman rolls, trying to escape but Puto keeps control of the position.
Herman is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Herman's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Puto really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Herman.
Maximillian Herman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Herman wants to escape the position.
Puto keeps control of the position easily here as Herman tries to buck him off.
You can see the frustration on Herman's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Will Puto go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Herman tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Puto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rice Puto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Puto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 50:44
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rice Puto!
Rice Puto retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Rice Puto 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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