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CFL 1 - Freedom PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Ribeiro (ranked 5813 p4p, 4562 weight class) and Tobiasz Augustyniak (ranked 494 p4p, 426 weight class). Charles Ribeiro looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Ribeiro!
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, Tobiasz Augustyniak!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro walks into a left hand.
Augustyniak cracks Ribeiro with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ribeiro looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Augustyniak finish him?
 Ribeiro is rocked!
Crack! Augustyniak connects with the perfect overhand right and Ribeiro falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Augustyniak!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tobiasz Augustyniak!
Tobiasz Augustyniak thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Charles Ribeiro stepped up to the mic, saying 'I had a bad performance'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 5395 p4p, 4355 weight class) and Roy Glass (ranked 224 p4p, 201 weight class). Roy Glass 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ippo Makunouchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Glass!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glass wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Glass misses.
Glass tries to close the distance and clinch but Makunouchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Makunouchi misses with a wild body shot.
Makunouchi throws a sloppy head kick and Glass moves out of range easily.
Makunouchi lands a jab-cross combination.
 It looks like Roy Glass has been cut.
Glass wants to clinch.
Makunouchi throws a jab when Glass was well out of range.
Makunouchi looks to land a combination but Glass avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glass's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Makunouchi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Glass scrambles back to his feet.
Makunouchi tries a head kick but it misses.
Makunouchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Glass is just out of range.
Glass wants to counter the offense by Makunouchi and move into the clinch position.
Glass is looking to clinch.
Makunouchi throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Makunouchi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Makunouchi sets himself, and Glass steps forward looking for the clinch! Makunouchi avoids it this time.
Glass walks into a left hand.
Glass avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Makunouchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Glass.
Makunouchi tries to bum rush Glass with a series of wild strikes but Glass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Makunouchi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Glass dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makunouchi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Ippo Makunouchi has been cut.
Makunouchi stalks Glass and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Glass's face. Glass staggers backwards, shaken.
The fighters circling - Makunouchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glass fails in his attempt to clinch.
Glass wants to clinch.
Makunouchi cracks Glass on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Glass falls backwards against the cage. Makunouchi follows up with more strikes that drop Glass to his knees. Makunouchi keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Glass! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ippo Makunouchi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jagger Benson (ranked 4406 p4p, 4708 weight class) and Ayo Williams (ranked 448 p4p, 462 weight class). Williams has chosen You Look like you Could Use a Fucking Lamp as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jagger Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ayo Williams!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Williams.
Benson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Williams 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.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Benson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Benson pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Benson is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Benson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Benson holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Benson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Benson is defended easily by Williams.
Williams forces Benson back against the cage and clinches.
Benson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Williams to keep the fight standing.
Williams breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Benson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Benson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jagger Benson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ayo Williams.
Williams swings for the body but Benson moves out of range.
Benson throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams closes the distance and pushes Benson back into the cage.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benson shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
Benson tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Benson shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Benson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Benson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Benson gets tackled into the cage by Williams. Williams maintains the clinch.
Williams dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Williams did well to prevent Benson getting side control.
Williams is trying to stand.
Williams wants to control but Benson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Williams wants to stand back up but Benson manages to pass into side control.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
Williams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Benson working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williams can do anything to dispel that myth.
Williams regains half guard.
Williams is trying to maintain the position but Benson is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Williams makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Williams.
Williams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Benson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ayo Williams dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Benson's head back.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Benson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benson tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jagger Benson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams rushes Benson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Benson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Benson wants to take the fight to the mat but Williams manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Benson circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Benson sprawls well initially but Williams persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Williams is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Williams looks to land a strike but Benson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Williams content to stall in guard here.
Benson pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
Benson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jagger Benson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benson controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Williams is trying to stand.
Benson in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Williams tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Benson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jagger Benson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Halmeen Toni (ranked 4388 p4p, 4519 weight class) and Esa Koskinen (ranked 203 p4p, 210 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Halmeen Toni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Esa Koskinen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toni throws out a loose jab but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toni closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Koskinen throws a jab when Toni was well out of range.
Toni scores with a nice right hand.
Toni misses with a wild body shot.
Koskinen connects with a body shot.
Koskinen slips a jab and a cross from Toni.
Toni throws a jab when Koskinen was well out of range.
Koskinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Toni takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Toni misses with a looping left.
Toni throws a hook to the side of Koskinen's head but Koskinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koskinen! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koskinen connects with a body shot.
Toni needs to keep his hands up - Koskinen had a free shot at his head there.
Toni misses with a lunging right hand
and Koskinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Toni misses the target.
Koskinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Toni momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toni looks to land a left hand but Koskinen moved out of range nicely.
Koskinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Koskinen fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Toni to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Toni looks to clinch but Koskinen throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Toni taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Esa Koskinen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akinwale Oluwafolajimi Oluwatope Arobieke (ranked 4521 p4p, 4277 weight class) and Kimbo Slaissi (ranked 181 p4p, 175 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Akinwale Oluwafolajimi Oluwatope Arobieke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimbo Slaissi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arobieke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slaissi throws out the jab.
Slaissi misses with a double jab
and Arobieke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Slaissi's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Slaissi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Arobieke trying to control but Slaissi is working from the bottom.
Arobieke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Arobieke wants to control from the top but Slaissi keeps moving.
Arobieke tries to free his leg and advance position but Slaissi is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arobieke looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Slaissi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Arobieke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arobieke is pushing down on Slaissi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Slaissi is fighting to maintain full guard but Arobieke has managed to sneak the leg through.
Arobieke trying to control the action but Slaissi is working from the bottom.
Arobieke is pressing down on Slaissi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Slaissi is holding on for now.
Slaissi keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Slaissi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arobieke.
Arobieke is trying to control the action in half guard but Slaissi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Slaissi throws a lazy right hand but Arobieke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slaissi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Slaissi swings widly with a right hand
and Arobieke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Slaissi misses the jab.
Arobieke is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Arobieke takes one to the chin there.
Slaissi misses with a hook.
Slaissi throws a big shot that misses.
Arobieke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arobieke scores with a sloppy right hand. Slaissi should have avoided that one.
Slaissi misses with a right hand
and Arobieke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Slaissi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Arobieke ducks under a wild hook from Slaissi.
Slaissi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Slaissi misses with an uppercut
and Arobieke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arobieke seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Slaissi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Slaissi throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Arobieke counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Arobieke.
Nice body punch from Slaissi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slaissi looks to land a left hand but Arobieke moved out of range nicely.
Slaissi throws a sloppy body shot
and Arobieke counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arobieke slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Slaissi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Slaissi looking to sit in guard and control but Arobieke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
Arobieke trying to control the position from guard on top but Slaissi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slaissi has his hands on Arobieke's head, controlling the position.
Slaissi can't keep his opponent in guard - Arobieke advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akinwale Oluwafolajimi Oluwatope Arobieke dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The crowd cheers as Arobieke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Slaissi doesn't seem phased though.
Slaissi throws a looping overhand right but Arobieke ducks down to avoid it.
Slaissi moves out of range as Arobieke strikes.
Slaissi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Slaissi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kimbo Slaissi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slaissi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slaissi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arobieke slips under a jab from Slaissi.
Arobieke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Slaissi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arobieke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Slaissi's guard.
Arobieke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Arobieke trying to control the position from guard on top but Slaissi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arobieke controlling from the top position.
Arobieke trying to control but Slaissi is working from the bottom.
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.
Arobieke chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Arobieke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Arobieke wants to control from the top but Slaissi keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slaissi 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slaissi misses with an uppercut.
Slaissi looks to land a combination but Arobieke avoids it well.
Arobieke appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kimbo Slaissi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slaissi misses with a lunging right hand
and Arobieke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Slaissi's guard.
Arobieke advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arobieke is looking to take a break and control but Slaissi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arobieke sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Arobieke is nestled in close to Slaissi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Slaissi is not content to let Arobieke control the position.
Arobieke is really struggling to control Slaissi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Slaissi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Arobieke working Slaissi over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Slaissi is staying active underneath Arobieke, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Arobieke stalling away here and it's allowed Slaissi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Slaissi keeping moving, preventing Arobieke from controlling successfully.
Arobieke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arobieke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arobieke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Slaissi wants to sweep here but Arobieke controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akinwale Oluwafolajimi Oluwatope Arobieke dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Slaissi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arobieke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slaissi can do to turn this around?
Arobieke slips a jab and a cross from Slaissi.
Arobieke is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Arobieke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Slaissi throws a poor cross that misses
so Arobieke counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Arobieke pushes down on Slaissi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Arobieke wants to take a breather but Slaissi is having none of it.
Arobieke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arobieke tries to pass the half guard into mount. Slaissi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Slaissi is staying active underneath Arobieke, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Slaissi controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arobieke trying to control from Slaissi's half guard. Slaissi has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Slaissi keeping moving, preventing Arobieke from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Arobieke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slaissi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Akinwale Oluwafolajimi Oluwatope Arobieke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arobieke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Arobieke wants to control from the top but Slaissi keeps moving.
Arobieke passes Slaissi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
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.
Arobieke wants to control but Slaissi is keeping him busy.
Arobieke is controlling the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Slaissi misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Slaissi misses.
Arobieke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arobieke slips a jab from Slaissi.
It looked like Arobieke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arobieke walks into a stiff left hand from Slaissi.
Slaissi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arobieke fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Slaissi avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slaissi misses with a looping left.
Arobieke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Slaissi.
Arobieke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Slaissi throws a poor cross that misses
letting Arobieke counter with a right hand.
Arobieke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slaissi.
Arobieke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Slaissi throws an overhand right that lands on Arobieke's shoulder, as Arobieke tries to avoid the shot.
Arobieke attempts a counter takedown but Slaissi avoids it well and moves away.
Slaissi missing with a left hand there. Arobieke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arobieke closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Arobieke lands in his opponent's guard.
Akinwale Oluwafolajimi Oluwatope Arobieke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arobieke trying to control the position from guard on top but Slaissi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slaissi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arobieke keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slaissi working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Arobieke's thigh. Arobieke counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kimbo Slaissi.
I think Arobieke 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akinwale Oluwafolajimi Oluwatope Arobieke!
A relieved looking Akinwale Oluwafolajimi Oluwatope Arobieke thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rahim Johnson (ranked 4574 p4p, 4354 weight class) and Bayu Prasetya (ranked 427 p4p, 413 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 Sydney, Rahim Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bayu Prasetya!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Prasetya on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
 Prasetya is rocked!
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Prasetya is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson drops Prasetya with a straight right hand, right on the button! Johnson 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 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rahim Johnson!
Rahim Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Rico (ranked 4417 p4p, 4567 weight class) and Zander McGuire (ranked 450 p4p, 457 weight class). Zander McGuire has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnny Rico's chin.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Rico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zander McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire throws a big shot that misses.
Rico tries to clinch but McGuire moves out of range.
Rico throws a looping overhand right but McGuire ducks down to avoid it.
Rico tries to clinch but McGuire is having none of it.
McGuire throws a looping overhand right but Rico ducks down to avoid it.
Rico jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rico tries to clinch up but McGuire circles away and keeps his distance.
Zander McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rico tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGuire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McGuire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rico.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rico tries to clinch but McGuire is having none of it.
Rico tries to clinch there but McGuire circles away.
McGuire swats away the attempt to clinch by Rico.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire throws a body punch but Rico moves out of range.
McGuire circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGuire let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rico takes one on the button.
Rico tries to clinch but McGuire moves out of range.
Rico tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rico fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGuire misses with a hook
and Rico holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGuire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Rico controls the action.
Rico prevents a body shot from McGuire.
Rico tries a knee to the head but McGuire blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGuire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico landing knees to the head.
It looks like Zander McGuire has been cut.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Rico avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Rico controls the action.
McGuire scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rico misses with a knee strike.
McGuire holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rico tries to land a knee to the head but McGuire blocks with his arms.
McGuire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGuire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGuire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rico tries to clinch but McGuire moves away
and McGuire counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McGuire lands with a shot to the body.
Rico rushes McGuire and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McGuire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rico backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from McGuire.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Rico controls the action.
McGuire lands a nice uppercut.
Rico tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGuire avoids it.
Rico throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rico looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McGuire takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McGuire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGuire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rico with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGuire taking a breather.
Rico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rico looking to throw knees to the head but McGuire is blocking nicely.
McGuire stalling against the cage.
McGuire stalls.
Rico misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGuire.
A knee to the head by Rico.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire is leaning against Rico and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for McGuire.
A nice left hand lands by McGuire.
Rico with a knee to the head.
McGuire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zander McGuire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rico moves in looking to clinch but McGuire pushes him off.
McGuire feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rico sprawling to the canvas! Rico rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can McGuire finish him?!
Rico keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rico moves away.
Rico tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McGuire manages to circle out of the way.
Rico is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Rico tries to clinch up but McGuire circles away and keeps his distance.
McGuire misses with a hook.
As McGuire tries to get set, Rico tries to push him back and clinch up but McGuire manages to avoid the attempt.
McGuire misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rico tries to clinch but McGuire is having none of it.
McGuire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rico takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
Rico tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McGuire counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire circles away from the clinch attempt
and McGuire counters with a crisp right hand that drops Rico! McGuire lets Rico back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Rico is rocked!
McGuire lands a body shot.
Rico darts in trying to clinch
and Rico takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Rico is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGuire misses the jab.
Rico seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rico fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McGuire! But no joy.
Rico tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rico cracks McGuire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McGuire looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rico is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a hook to the side of Rico's head but Rico sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rico. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
McGuire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rico throws out the jab.
McGuire swats away the attempt to clinch by Rico.
Rico is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rico tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGuire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McGuire! But no joy.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from McGuire in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rico wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico tries to clinch up
and Rico takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGuire slips under a jab.
McGuire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGuire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGuire walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGuire takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rico fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rico tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rico blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGuire throws a lazy right hand but Rico sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rico is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rico uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuire.
Rico is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McGuire.
Rico is looking to clinch.
Rico slips under a jab.
McGuire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGuire looks to throw the jab but Rico is out of range.
Rico tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGuire defending well as Rico loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and McGuire releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zander McGuire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.
That's time! Rico's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rico bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGuire throws a nice looking combination but Rico bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rico throws a jab but it's blocked by McGuire.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
Rico fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rico closes the distance but McGuire moves to the side
and McGuire counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rico lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire misses the jab.
McGuire swats away the attempt to clinch by Rico.
It seemed like McGuire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rico fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire swats away the attempt to clinch by Rico.
McGuire defending well as Rico loads up on a big left hand.
Jab, jab by McGuire - just one landing.
McGuire throws a body punch but Rico moves out of range.
McGuire throws a big shot that misses.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuire throws a hook to the side of Rico's head but Rico sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
McGuire misses with an uppercut. Rico saw that one coming.
McGuire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rico.
Rico wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from McGuire on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rico needs to keep his hands up - McGuire had a free shot at his head there.
Rico wants to clinch.
A jab from Rico finds it's way through McGuire's defenses.
Rico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Rico moved out of range.
McGuire lands with an uppercut that bounces Rico off the cage and back into range.
Rico moves to clinch but McGuire breaks away
and McGuire scores with a counter punch that sends Rico to the canvas! McGuire smells blood - he's punishing Rico with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Rico has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zander McGuire!
Zander McGuire decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ho Lee Phuck (ranked 4366 p4p, 4223 weight class) and Andy O Driscoll (ranked 415 p4p, 400 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 St Petersburg, Ho Lee Phuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy O Driscoll!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phuck has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Phuck there as he acknowledges the shot.
Phuck drives through and clinches with O Driscoll against the cage.
Phuck swings wildly with an uppercut but O Driscoll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phuck misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Driscoll tries to throw a body punch but Phuck avoids it by throwing O Driscoll back against the cage.
O Driscoll working aggressively here.
Phuck misses with the head strike.
Phuck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Driscoll misses with a punch to the body.
O Driscoll scores with a nice hook to the head.
O Driscoll working aggressively here.
O Driscoll working aggressively here.
O Driscoll lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phuck pushes O Driscoll back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Driscoll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Driscoll.
Phuck lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phuck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Driscoll taking a breather.
O Driscoll's coach down at Squirrel Sports đźżď¸Ź was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on O Driscoll's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuck tries to throw a body punch but O Driscoll avoids it by throwing Phuck back against the cage.
Phuck misses with a punch to the body.
Phuck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phuck being controlled against the cage.
O Driscoll has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Driscoll.
O Driscoll blocking some punches.
Phuck working aggressively here.
Phuck lands a right hand.
O Driscoll scores with a shot to the side of Phuck's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Driscoll.
Phuck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phuck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phuck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phuck looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Phuck misses with a body punch.
Phuck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phuck.
O Driscoll goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phuck misses with the head strike.
Phuck throws a punch but it's blocked by O Driscoll.
O Driscoll presses Phuck against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Phuck misses with a punch on the inside.
Phuck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phuck misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Driscoll blocks a body shot from Phuck.
O Driscoll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Phuck.
O Driscoll can't find room to land a body shot as Phuck controls the action.
O Driscoll pushes Phuck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Driscoll tries a body shot but Phuck blocks it.
Phuck prevents O Driscoll from breaking the clinch.
O Driscoll scores with a shot to the side of Phuck's head.
O Driscoll stalls.
O Driscoll lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuck misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Driscoll looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Phuck takes a shot to the head.
O Driscoll taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Phuck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Driscoll thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phuck tries to close the distance and clinch but O Driscoll swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phuck tries to clinch up.
Phuck is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Phuck walks into a stiff left hand from O Driscoll.
O Driscoll lands a jab.
Phuck scores with a hook.
O Driscoll shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Phuck slips a straight right by O Driscoll.
O Driscoll uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Phuck has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phuck tries to clinch up.
O Driscoll defending well as Phuck loads up on a big left hand.
O Driscoll looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Driscoll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Driscoll misses with a straight left.
Phuck is looking to counter the offense by O Driscoll and move into the clinch.
Phuck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ho Lee Phuck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Driscoll gets tackled into the cage by Phuck. Phuck maintains the clinch.
Phuck misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Phuck fails to land.
Phuck keeps control of O Driscoll as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phuck.
Phuck misses with a body punch.
O Driscoll lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Phuck throws a punch but it's blocked by O Driscoll.
O Driscoll scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phuck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Driscoll throws a head punch that misses.
O Driscoll has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Phuck blocking some punches.
Phuck misses with some punches.
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 Ho Lee Phuck will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Phuck gets cracked there but stands up to it.
O Driscoll fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Phuck swings for the body but O Driscoll moves out of range.
O Driscoll now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Phuck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like O Driscoll was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Phuck tries to close the distance and clinch but O Driscoll swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Driscoll throws out a counter right but Phuck avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot by O Driscoll.
Phuck dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phuck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Driscoll sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phuck throws a body punch but O Driscoll moves out of range.
O Driscoll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Driscoll looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phuck checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Phuck forces O Driscoll back against the cage and clinches.
Phuck struggles to land a body shot inside as O Driscoll controls his hands.
O Driscoll blocking some punches.
O Driscoll misses with the head strike.
Phuck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Driscoll lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O Driscoll swings wildly with an uppercut but Phuck uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from O Driscoll.
O Driscoll goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phuck softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Driscoll lands a right hand that snaps the head of Phuck backwards.
Phuck lands a shot to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on O Driscoll - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Phuck misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by O Driscoll.
Phuck has a couple of punches blocked by O Driscoll.
O Driscoll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phuck misses with some punches.
A short left from O Driscoll.
O Driscoll tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phuck goes for a takedown attempt but O Driscoll pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Driscoll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Driscoll takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Driscoll looks to score with a jab to the body but Phuck is just out of range.
O Driscoll takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A swing and a miss from O Driscoll.
Phuck misses with a body shot
and O Driscoll counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Driscoll displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phuck throws out the jab.
O Driscoll circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phuck paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Phuck wants to clinch but O Driscoll slips to the side
and O Driscoll counters with a left to the body.
O Driscoll uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phuck.
Phuck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phuck connects with a body shot that sends O Driscoll's belly button to the back.
Phuck fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Driscoll jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phuck tries to clinch but O Driscoll is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuck wants to clinch.
Phuck looks to land a combination. O Driscoll sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Phuck with a poor takedown
and O Driscoll makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
O Driscoll scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Phuck moves forwards but O Driscoll connects with a nice, crisp jab.
O Driscoll looks to land a right hand but Phuck moved out of range.
Phuck throws a shot from downtown. O Driscoll moves away and avoids it.
O Driscoll swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Driscoll throws a leg kick but Phuck sees it coming and checks it nicely.
O Driscoll misses with a low kick.
Phuck is looking to counter the offense by O Driscoll and move into the clinch.
Phuck tries to clinch up
and O Driscoll counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phuck moves out of range of the strikes.
O Driscoll slips under a jab.
Phuck lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phuck stuns O Driscoll with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Driscoll throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phuck tries to clinch there but O Driscoll circles away.
O Driscoll catches Phuck with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
O Driscoll uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phuck.
Nice uppercut there from Phuck.
O Driscoll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phuck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Driscoll ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phuck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from O Driscoll on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Driscoll misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from O Driscoll misses its intended target.
Phuck is looking to counter the offense by O Driscoll and move into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andy O Driscoll will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Phuck tries to clinch up.
O Driscoll swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Driscoll listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Phuck clinches up with O Driscoll and pushes him back against the cage.
O Driscoll has Phuck pressed against the cage.
O Driscoll tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phuck misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Lee Phuck has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Phuck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phuck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phuck can't find room to land a body shot as O Driscoll controls the action.
Phuck tries for a takedown but O Driscoll manages to get underhooks.
Phuck working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Driscoll blocks a body shot from Phuck.
A short right hand to the side of the head by O Driscoll.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Driscoll.
Phuck tries to throw a body punch but O Driscoll avoids it by throwing Phuck back against the cage.
Phuck throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from O Driscoll.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Driscoll lands with a right to the head.
Phuck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phuck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phuck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Driscoll takes a swing at Phuck's ribcage but misses.
Phuck wants to clinch.
O Driscoll misses with a hook.
Phuck tries to clinch but O Driscoll is having none of it.
Phuck lands with a nice body punch.
Phuck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Driscoll was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Phuck takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Driscoll throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phuck tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Driscoll swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phuck defending well as O Driscoll loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuck misses the jab.
Phuck cracks O Driscoll with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
O Driscoll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phuck scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Driscoll doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phuck fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and O Driscoll releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice defenses there by Phuck.
Phuck tries to clinch but O Driscoll moves out of range.
O Driscoll moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like O Driscoll was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Phuck wants to clinch up but O Driscoll keeps it at a distance.
O Driscoll keeps the fight on the outside.
Phuck lands a nice looking body shot.
Phuck tries to clinch but O Driscoll is having none of it.
O Driscoll misses with a body shot.
Phuck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Driscoll avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuck is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from O Driscoll.
Phuck moves away from the strike by O Driscoll.
Phuck ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Phuck wants to clinch up but O Driscoll keeps it at a distance.
Phuck looks to throw the jab but O Driscoll is out of range.
O Driscoll throws out a counter right but Phuck avoids it with no problem.
Phuck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phuck closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
O Driscoll looks to score with a jab to the body but Phuck is just out of range.
O Driscoll paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
O Driscoll steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phuck.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phuck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Driscoll throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phuck darts in trying to clinch
and Phuck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phuck doesn't manage to clinch there - O Driscoll circles away.
Phuck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phuck takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phuck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Driscoll manages to avoid it.
O Driscoll takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Phuck doesn't manage to clinch there - O Driscoll circles away.
Phuck takes a swing at O Driscoll's ribcage but misses.
Phuck doesn't manage to clinch there - O Driscoll circles away.
Phuck tries to clinch but O Driscoll moves out of range.
Phuck tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Driscoll swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phuck takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Phuck wants to clinch up but O Driscoll keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy O Driscoll comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think O Driscoll has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Andy O Driscoll!
Andy O Driscoll took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Walker Mathis (ranked 3797 p4p, 4976 weight class) and Bryson Vincent (ranked 358 p4p, 451 weight class). Bryson Vincent has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walker Mathis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryson Vincent!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vincent counters with a nice body shot.
Mathis drives through and clinches with Vincent against the cage.
Vincent has had enough of the clinch but Mathis keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Vincent's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vincent's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mathis misses with a punch to the body.
Mathis turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mathis manages to end up in side control.
Vincent tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mathis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathis remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Vincent is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mathis trying to control the action but Vincent is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Vincent's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vincent 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.
Vincent tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mathis taking a breather here.
Mathis wants to control but Vincent is keeping him busy.
Vincent regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vincent wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Mathis there.
Mathis content to control rather than advance.
Mathis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mathis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mathis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vincent trying to control from the bottom.
Vincent is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mathis is staying active.
Mathis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mathis looking to control and managing it successfully.
BOOM! Mathis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mathis landing strikes from the mount.
Mathis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mathis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mathis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vincent is rocked!
It looks like Bryson Vincent has been cut.
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!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Mathis! Vincent is hurt baaadly! Mathis is firing away with more strikes - Vincent is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walker Mathis!
After winning the bout, Walker Mathis 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Lyle (ranked 5409 p4p, 3044 weight class) and Mickey Greyson (ranked 208 p4p, 165 weight class). Lyle's entrance music is Don't Sniff The Coke. A fine choice. Robbie Lyle 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Lyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey Greyson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greyson misses with a looping left.
Greyson scores with a jab. Lyle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Robbie Lyle has been cut.
Greyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lyle tries to counter with a takedown but Greyson is quick to defend against it.
Lyle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Greyson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lyle somewhat.
Greyson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lyle slips under a jab from Greyson.
Greyson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Greyson misses with a hook.
Greyson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyle walks into a stiff left hand from Greyson.
Greyson misses with a right hand
and Lyle counters with a single leg into guard. Greyson didn't expect that.
Lyle looking to pass the guard.
Lyle stopping the sweep attempt from Greyson.
Greyson working a defensive guard here.
Greyson controlling the position.
Lyle prevents Greyson from getting back to his feet.
Greyson keeping moving, preventing Lyle from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyle postures up in Greyson's guard and throws a big left but Greyson blocks it.
Greyson looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lyle slips under a jab from Greyson.
Mickey Greyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greyson looks to land a left hand but Lyle moved out of range nicely.
Greyson works the jab nicely.
Greyson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Robbie Lyle's cut is getting worse.
Lyle shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie Lyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lyle ducks under a wild hook from Greyson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greyson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lyle counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Greyson!
Greyson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Greyson wants to stand up but Lyle has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyle trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greyson decides to return to a standing position.
Lyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Greyson throws a jab when Lyle was well out of range.
Lyle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Greyson is fending him off so far but Lyle persists. Nope, Greyson circles away and we're back to standing.
Greyson tries to counter with a clinch but Lyle shakes him off and moves away.
Greyson misses with a left hand
and Lyle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Greyson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Lyle is on him like a limpet, forcing Greyson back against the cage.
Lyle can't get the takedown.
Lyle is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Greyson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lyles head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Greyson.
Robbie Lyle's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lyle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Greyson smiles and moves away.
Greyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lyle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lyle tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Greyson defends well and Lyle ends up having to push Greyson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Greyson lands an uppercut.
Lyle tries to pull guard but Greyson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Greyson.
Lyle is breathing heavily.
Greyson is leaning against Lyle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
I was talking to Lyle's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Greyson.
Greyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lyle has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Greyson after a bit of a struggle.
Lyle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jeez, Robbie Lyle's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Robbie Lyle's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mickey Greyson!
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