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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matyas Magyar (ranked 3985 p4p, 4527 weight class) and Libor Charvat (ranked 383 p4p, 432 weight class). Matyas Magyar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Libor Charvat's chin.
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Purple 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matyas Magyar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Libor Charvat!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magyar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Magyar lands with a punch from half guard.
Magyar lands with a punch from half guard.
Magyar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Charvat is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Magyar pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magyar tries to pass to full mount but Charvat defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Magyar in particular looking to stall.
Charvat looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Magyar pushes past his half guard into mount!
Charvat tries to lock up and control but Magyar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! Magyar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Charvat working to try and regain half guard.
Magyar controlling the position easily from mount.
Magyar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Charvat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magyar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Magyar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Charvat tries to hold on but Magyar pushes him away.
Magyar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Magyar avoids the attempt from Charvat to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magyar with the ground and pound from mount.
Magyar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Magyar lands a heavy elbow.
Magyar landing strikes from the mount and Charvat is in trouble!
Magyar content just to control the position here.
Magyar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Magyar controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magyar landing strikes from the mount and Charvat is in trouble!
 Charvat is rocked!
Charvat looks winded!
Magyar postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Charvat in real trouble here! The ref calls for Charvat to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matyas Magyar!
Matyas Magyar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liam Plecak (ranked 3746 p4p, 3323 weight class) and Tyler Jones (ranked 411 p4p, 373 weight class). Tyler Jones struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam Plecak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Jones!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plecak closes the distance and clinches.
Plecak gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Plecak works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Plecak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Plecak's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Plecak wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plecak sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jones pulls Plecak in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plecak stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Jones keeps trying to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Plecak shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plecak looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Plecak 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plecak seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Plecak's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Plecak looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jones puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Plecak defends it well.
Plecak wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones prevents Plecak from improving his position.
Plecak has his hands clasped together around Jones's back. He's all about the action.
Jones is looking for a kimura but Plecak is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
Jones is looking for a kimura here.
Plecak trying to control but Jones postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Plecak is holding on to half guard well.
Plecak on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Plecak tries to get out of the position.
Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Plecak is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Plecak avoid being mounted?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Plecak dominated that round.
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.
Plecak moves into the clinch.
Plecak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plecak tries to clinch up.
Plecak has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Plecak has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jones uses from the top position.
Plecak looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Plecak dives on top into guard.
Plecak trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Plecak is one step ahead there.
Plecak controls from within his opponent's guard.
Plecak tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones has his hands on Plecak's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Plecak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Plecak from controlling successfully.
Plecak tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Plecak tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Plecak. Plecak maintains the clinch.
Plecak pulls Jones into guard.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Plecak.
Plecak trying to control the position here.
Jones drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Plecak dives on top into guard.
Plecak won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plecak sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
Plecak is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Plecak stalling away here and it's allowed Jones to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Plecak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Plecak trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plecak wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Plecak dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Plecak tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Plecak moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Plecak pulls guard.
Plecak doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones won't allow Plecak to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Plecak is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plecak working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Plecak controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Plecak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones feints the counter takedown.
Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Plecak is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plecak trying to control from the bottom.
Jones looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Liam Plecak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones is working for a kimura but Plecak is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Plecak is defending well.
Plecak is trying to control but Jones passes into side control!
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.
Plecak is looking for a sweep.
Plecak is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Plecak knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Plecak is looking for a sweep.
Tyler Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Plecak's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Plecak has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell 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... Liam Plecak!
A determined Liam Plecak didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Himan Sym (ranked 3657 p4p, 3709 weight class) and Rudy Franklin (ranked 391 p4p, 394 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Himan Sym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rudy Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sym fails with a takedown attempt.
Franklin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sym gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Franklin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sym is looking to score with low kicks.
Sym misses with a takedown attempt - Franklin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Himan Sym. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sym gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Franklin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sym is breathing heavily.
Sym throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Franklin throws the left hand but Sym avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sym is defended easily by Franklin.
Good standup being displayed there by Franklin as he connects with a hook.
Sym fails with an attempt to clinch.
Franklin lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sym throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sym looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Himan Sym seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sym tries for a takedown but Franklin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sym keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Franklin.
Sym seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rudy Franklin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Franklin throws a shot to the body.
Franklin throws a looping overhand right but Sym ducks down to avoid it.
Sym lands with an uppercut that bounces Franklin off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franklin lands a big right hand that sends Sym crashing to the mat! Franklin stays standing though and waves Sym back to his feet!
 Sym is rocked!
 It looks like Himan Sym has been cut.
Sym tries to clinch up but Franklin circles away and keeps his distance.
Franklin jabs Sym to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Sym to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Sym looks to clinch but Franklin throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Sym taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rudy Franklin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Perkasa (ranked 5073 p4p, 5257 weight class) and Csongor Kiss (ranked 478 p4p, 487 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Perkasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Csongor Kiss!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkasa throws a head kick but Kiss moves out of range.
Kiss sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A head kick misses from Perkasa.
Kiss replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Perkasa blocks it well.
Kiss misses with a takedown attempt
and Perkasa counters with a head kick.
Perkasa throws a sloppy head kick and Kiss moves out of range easily.
Perkasa throws a head kick but Kiss moves out of range.
Kiss blocks a head kick by Perkasa.
Perkasa tries a head kick but it misses.
Kiss rushes Perkasa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Perkasa is pressed up against the cage. Kiss has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Perkasa down to the mat. Perkasa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've been told by Perkasa's head coaches at Cozad MMA Montreal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kiss avoids the head kick by Perkasa.
Kiss drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Perkasa defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkasa throws a right hand that Kiss ducks under and follows up with a left that Kiss also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Perkasa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perkasa throws a head kick but Kiss moves out of range.
Kiss shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Perkasa pinned against the cage. Perkasa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Perkasa is looking to counter punch.
Andy Perkasa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Csongor Kiss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiss throws a head kick but Perkasa moves out of range.
Perkasa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perkasa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perkasa connects with a high kick.
Perkasa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Perkasa gets tackled into the cage by Kiss. Kiss maintains the clinch.
Kiss gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perkasa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kiss.
Perkasa has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Kiss escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Kiss!
Perkasa is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kiss is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiss takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kiss prevents Perkasa from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiss throwing strikes but Perkasa bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Kiss has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Perkasa wants to control from the top but Kiss keeps moving.
Kiss controlling the position.
Kiss has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Perkasa has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Kiss manages to break the clinch.
Perkasa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkasa tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkasa throws a head kick but Kiss moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Perkasa.
Despite the aggression on Kiss's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Perkasa misses with a head kick.
Perkasa is breathing heavily.
Perkasa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kiss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kiss is looking for the big counter here.
Kiss shoots in for a double leg but Perkasa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sloppy strikes from Kiss. Those never looked like landing.
Kiss closes the distance and clinches up with Perkasa, looking for a takedown. Kiss pushes Perkasa against the cage but Perkasa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kiss throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkasa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kiss.
And Perkasa counters with a quick kick to the body but Kiss blocks it.
Perkasa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkasa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perkasa throws a head kick but Kiss moves out of range.
Andy Perkasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkasa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkasa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kiss clinches up against the cage.
Perkasa is trying to push Kiss away but Kiss has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kiss controlling the action here for a moment.
Perkasa is looking to break free of the clinch but Kiss has double underhooks.
Kiss tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Perkasa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kiss blocks an uppercut.
Kiss jumps guard but Perkasa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Perkasa trying to stall but Kiss improves his position.
Perkasa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perkasa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiss pulls guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Perkasa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kiss displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kiss shoots for a double leg takedown but Perkasa sprawls well. He's pushed Kiss's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice sprawl there from Kiss as Perkasa shoots in.
Perkasa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkasa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kiss lands with a shot to the body.
Perkasa misses with a wild combination.
Perkasa connects with a high kick.
Perkasa lands with a slapping head kick.
Perkasa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kiss can do to turn this around?
Kiss finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kiss looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kiss tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Perkasa swivels and escapes.
Perkasa is looking for a counter combo.
Andy Perkasa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Csongor Kiss.
Perkasa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kiss tries to counter with a clinch but Perkasa shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiss looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kiss is breathing heavily.
Perkasa misses with a head kick.
Perkasa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andy Perkasa is winning the standup battle so far.
Kiss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kiss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kiss just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPerkasa.
Kiss has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Perkasa.
Perkasa throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Kiss to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiss dives in for a single leg takedown but Perkasa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Perkasa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kiss's head.
Andy Perkasa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perkasa tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkasa misses with a head kick.
Perkasa throws a head kick but Kiss moves out of range.
Perkasa misses with a double jab
and Kiss makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkasa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kiss looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kiss gets a clinch.
Kiss breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiss blocks a head kick by Perkasa.
Kiss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kiss moves into the clinch.
Kiss tries to pull guard but Perkasa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Perkasa taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kiss as Perkasa tries to tie him up.
Kiss is pushing Perkasa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Perkasa has a couple of punches blocked by Kiss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkasa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Kiss.
Perkasa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkasa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkasa lands a nice elbow.
Kiss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiss breaks from the clinch.
Perkasa throws a head kick that misses
and Kiss counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Perkasa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perkasa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kiss darts in and clinches Perkasa up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiss breaks from the clinch.
Perkasa is looking to clinch.
Perkasa misses with a head kick.
Perkasa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body kick there by Perkasa.
Perkasa throws a sloppy head kick
and Kiss holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiss lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perkasa.
Kiss fails to pull guard.
Kiss jumps guard but Perkasa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kiss manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kiss will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Perkasa up against the cage.
Perkasa can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andy Perkasa will probably get the nod.
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!
A head kick by Perkasa misses
and Kiss counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kiss.
Kiss effectively controlling the action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Perkasa looking to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Perkasa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kiss blocks it with crossed arms.
Kiss tries for a takedown. No joy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Kiss.
Perkasa scores with a shot to the side of Kiss's head.
Kiss wants a takedown.
Kiss blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perkasa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kiss is keeping busy.
Perkasa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kiss fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Andy Perkasa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Csongor Kiss.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Perkasa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kiss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kiss fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perkasa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Perkasa tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkasa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Perkasa backs off Kiss throws a huge counter combo but Perkasa manages to avoid it all.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Perkasa misses.
Kiss shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Perkasa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kiss controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkasa looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Kiss is defending well. Perkasa quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Kiss has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Perkasa celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andy Perkasa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 3969 p4p, 4500 weight class) and Jose Jimenez (ranked 438 p4p, 463 weight class). Max Power has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Power misses with a takedown attempt
and Power takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jimenez is looking to clinch.
Power shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jimenez as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Power. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Power throws a body shot but no joy.
Max Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jimenez counters with a stiff right hand.
Jimenez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Power misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A countering left hand to the body from Jimenez misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Jimenez to counter with a crisp jab.
Power shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jimenez counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power shoots in for a takedown but Jimenez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jimenez wants to counter the offense by Power and move into the clinch position.
Power darts in looking for a takedown but Jimenez gets double underhooks and turns Power into the cage.
Jimenez shapes to counter with a head kick.
Jimenez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jimenez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jimenez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Power's half guard.
Power is looking to get back to is feet but Jimenez passes into side control.
Power looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jimenez advances to full mount.
Power on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Power tries to get out of the position.
Jimenez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jimenez.
Jimenez thowing shots but they're missing.
Jimenez content just to control the position here.
Jimenez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jimenez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jimenez with shots to the head and body - Power looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Max Power has been cut.
Jimenez unloading with bombs!
Jimenez wants to control the pace but Power is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jimenez looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jimenez won't let Power get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jimenez looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jimenez with the ground and pound from mount.
Power is trying desperately to improve position.
Power holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jimenez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jimenez landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jimenez content just to control the position here.
Jimenez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jimenez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Power because Jimenez loaded up on that one.
Power blocking the ground and pound.
Jimenez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Power tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Power is working hard here to advance position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Jimenez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Power's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jimenez looking to score a takedown here. Power is defending well but Jimenez drives through and ends up in Power's guard.
Jimenez 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.
Jimenez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jimenez postures up in Power's guard and throws a big left but Power blocks it.
Power keeping moving, preventing Jimenez from controlling successfully.
Jimenez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez 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.
Power has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jimenez wants to control from the top but Power keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Power misses with a takedown
and Jimenez counters with a straight right hand.
Max Power's cut is getting worse.
Power misses with a takedown attempt - Jimenez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Power shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jimenez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Power. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Power on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Power gets the takedown into side control.
Jimenez sneaks out the side door and pushes Power away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power misses with a wild combination.
Jimenez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Power looks for a takedown but Jimenez sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Power will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jimenez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Power shoots in for a double leg but Jimenez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jimenez unleashes a big counter combination but Power bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jimenez gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez in side control, throwing shots but Power defends.
Jimenez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Power to see if he's OK.
Jimenez working the body and head with strikes.
Jimenez slows the pace down.
Jimenez working the ground and pound from side control.
Jimenez happy to just control the position for now.
Jose Jimenez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jimenez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Power knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jimenez on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jimenez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jimenez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jimenez happy to just control the position for now.
Jimenez scoring with punches from side control.
Jimenez working the body and head with strikes.
Jimenez trying to control the action but Power is working from the bottom.
Power dodges the ground and pound from Jimenez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Jimenez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Power's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Power clobbers Jimenez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Power lands a nice shot to the body.
Jimenez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jimenez avoids it really well and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jimenez! But no joy.
Power lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jimenez at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jimenez!
You can see the frustration on Jimenez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jimenez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jimenez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jimenez is trying to control Power's posture but Power avoids it.
Jimenez is trying to get back to half guard.
Power trying to control the position but Jimenez is working away.
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.
Jimenez prevents Power from improving position.
Jimenez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Power wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jimenez stops Power from passing to mount.
The ground and pound from Power seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jimenez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jimenez can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez sneaks back into half guard.
Jimenez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Power wants to take a breather but Jimenez is having none of it.
Power is really struggling to control Jimenez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Power shoots in and drives through. Jimenez sprawls well.
Power gets the takedown into side control.
Jimenez tries to bench press Power off him but Power keeps the position.
Jimenez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power working the head and body with strikes.
Jimenez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Power landing a few strikes.
Power is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jimenez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jimenez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jimenez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Power's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jimenez is not content to let Power control the position.
Max Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jose Jimenez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Power is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jimenez has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Power showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jimenez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Jimenez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cael Pearson (ranked 25711 p4p, 4931 weight class) and Arctic Dirksz (ranked 547 p4p, 473 weight class). Arctic Dirksz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190
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190
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cael Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arctic Dirksz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson scoring well with a low kick there.
Dirksz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pearson shoots in and drives through. Dirksz sprawls well.
Pearson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pearson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dirksz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pearson is trying to drag Dirksz to the mat but Dirksz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cael Pearson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson pulls Dirksz into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dirksz throws a big right hand that misses.
Dirksz throws a big right hand that misses.
Dirksz is in close to Pearson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pearson pulls Dirksz in close to his closed guard and prevents Dirksz from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirksz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dirksz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pearson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pearson controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dirksz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dirksz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pearson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pearson is pulling down on Dirksz's head. It's preventing any offense from Dirksz, at least for the moment.
Dirksz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pearson looking for a sweep. Not yet Pearson, not yet.
Dirksz works over Pearson with some ground and pound from guard.
Pearson controlling Dirksz's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dirksz is one step ahead there.
Dirksz throwing strikes from guard but Pearson blocks nicely.
Pearson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dirksz on the ground.
Pearson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dirksz is in close to Pearson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dirksz lands a couple of digs.
Pearson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dirksz postures up and lands a big shot to Pearson's brow.
Dirksz landing some decent shots from guard.
Dirksz lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pearson has his hands on Dirksz's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dirksz throws a big right hand that misses.
Dirksz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pearson pulls Dirksz in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dirksz chips away with some ground and pound.
Pearson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dirksz manages to get himself to full guard.
Dirksz throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pearson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pearson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pearson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dirksz for as long as he can get away with.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Pearson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pearson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pearson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pearson sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dirksz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dirksz will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Dirksz throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pearson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arctic Dirksz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pearson misses with a low kick.
Dirksz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dirksz tries to sprawl but Pearson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dirksz landing rabbit punches to the side of Pearson's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Dirksz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pearson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dirksz flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pearson working Dirksz over with strikes.
Dirksz landing strikes from the bottom.
Pearson slows the pace down in half guard.
Dirksz punching from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson trying to control the pace.
Pearson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dirksz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dirksz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dirksz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Dirksz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dirksz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pearson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pearson lands a couple of elbows.
Dirksz lands some strikes from the bottom.
Pearson lands a couple of elbows.
Dirksz striking off his back but it's not causing Pearson any problems.
Pearson stands up over Dirksz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dirksz striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Pearson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dirksz will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Pearson stands up out of Dirksz's guard for a moment - Dirksz manages to land a nice upkick.
Dirksz is breathing heavily.
Pearson looking to pass the guard.
Pearson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pearson controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pearson.
Donk. Pearson catches Dirksz right on the button with a cross.
Dirksz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pearson to score with a decent uppercut.
Pearson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dirksz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A countering left hand to the body from Dirksz misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dirksz.
Pearson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pearson moves into the clinch.
Dirksz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dirksz shoots in for a takedown but Pearson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pearson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
An inside leg kick from Pearson misses.
Pearson closes the distance but Dirksz moves to the side
and Dirksz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dirksz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Pearson lands.
Pearson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Dirksz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cael Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pearson tests Dirksz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pearson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pearson doesn't manage to clinch there - Dirksz circles away.
Pearson throws a jab when Dirksz was well out of range.
It seemed like Dirksz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pearson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Pearson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pearson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dirksz has time to react.
A big right from Pearson misses.
Dirksz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pearson with a body shot.
Pearson lands a nice shot that snaps Dirksz's head back.
Pearson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pearson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pearson wants to clinch.
Dirksz throws out a counter right but Pearson avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson throws a low kick but Dirksz avoids it.
A nice side step and Dirksz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pearson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pearson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dirksz. That did some damage!
Dirksz checks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Dirksz misses.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dirksz can do to turn this around?
Pearson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pearson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dirksz misses with a strike from the bottom.
Dirksz taking a bit of punishment here - Pearson scoring with strikes.
Dirksz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pearson content to control rather than advance.
Dirksz missing with punches from the bottom.
Dirksz punching from the bottom.
Pearson is controlling the pace.
Dirksz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dirksz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson working the head and body with strikes.
Dirksz throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pearson blocks the strikes from Dirksz.
Pearson blocks the strikes from Dirksz.
Pearson controlling the pace.
Dirksz wants to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pearson connects with a nice short shot to Dirksz's temple.
Dirksz punching from the bottom.
Dirksz missing with punches from the bottom.
Pearson wants to free his trapped foot but Dirksz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pearson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pearson blocks the strikes from Dirksz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pearson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dirksz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pearson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pearson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Pearson.
Dirksz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pearson controlling the pace.
Dirksz wants to get back to full guard.
Cael Pearson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pearson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pearson content to control rather than advance.
Pearson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirksz missing with punches from the bottom.
Pearson trying to control the pace.
Pearson continues to stall.
Pearson trying to mount his opponent but Dirksz defends it.
Dirksz strikes from the bottom but Pearson uses the opportunity to move to side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dirksz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dirksz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dirksz keeps trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cael Pearson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pearson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cael Pearson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drake Lane (ranked 4287 p4p, 5142 weight class) and Miko Sajuric (ranked 445 p4p, 480 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drake Lane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miko Sajuric!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lane gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sajuric prevents Lane from getting back to his feet.
Lane seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lane on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lane tries to get out of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sajuric accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sajuric throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lane wants to stand and escape but Sajuric is having none of it.
Sajuric works over Lane with some ground and pound from guard.
Lane pushes Sajuric off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sajuric closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lane circles away.
Sajuric shoots in for a takedown but Lane shows good takedown defense.
Sajuric fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drake Lane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miko Sajuric.
Sajuric decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sajuric missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sajuric throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lane is pressing down on Sajuric's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lane wants to stand up but Sajuric is controlling him.
Sajuric scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lane wants to stand up but Sajuric is controlling him.
Sajuric tries to free his leg and advance position but Lane is retaining full guard.
Sajuric stops Lane from standing up.
Lane pushes Sajuric off and gets back to his feet.
Lane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lane scores with a shot to the body.
Sajuric is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lane scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sajuric in his tracks.
Lane misses with a two punch combination.
Lane connects with a body shot.
Sajuric tries for a takedown but Lane circles away easily
and Lane counters with a nice uppercut.
Sajuric tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lane defends well and Sajuric ends up having to push Lane into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lane throws a right hand that Sajuric ducks under and follows up with a left that Sajuric also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sajuric tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lane sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sajuric somewhat.
Lane throwing a counter right hand but Sajuric manages to avoid it.
Lane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sajuric misses with a takedown attempt
and Lane counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sajuric shoots for a takedown but Lane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lane tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sajuric manages to circle out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lane lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lane takes a swing at Sajuric's ribcage but misses.
Drake Lane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Lane does no damage.
Jab from Lane.
Lane cracks Sajuric with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sajuric is rocked!
A combination from Lane does no damage.
Sajuric drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lane defends it well.
Lane slaps away a takedown attempt from Sajuric, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lane tries to bum rush Sajuric with a series of wild strikes but Sajuric uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sajuric shoots in looking for a takedown but Lane manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sajuric's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sajuric looks winded!
Sajuric looks for a takedown but Lane sprawls well.
Sajuric fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Lane as Sajuric shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lane misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lane throws a nice looking combination but Sajuric bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sajuric swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lane dips to his left and cracks Sajuric with an uppercut!
Sajuric fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sajuric takes one to the chin there.
Sajuric takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lane lands a nice shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sajuric or perhaps it was just good defense by Lane, which made it look bad.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Lane dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lane gets caught flat footed, as Sajuric shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Lane manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lane misses with a punch on the inside.
Sajuric wants to take the fight to the mat but Lane manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lane is pressed up against the cage. Sajuric has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lane down to the mat. Lane avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sajuric shoots for a double leg takedown but Lane sprawls well. He's pushed Sajuric's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drake Lane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miko Sajuric.
Lane clobbers Sajuric with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lane jabs Sajuric to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lane lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sajuric is still on wobbly legs! Can Lane finish him?
Lane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sajuric seems to have recovered his senses.
Lane scores with a nice head shot.
Sajuric looks for a takedown but Lane sprawls well.
Drake Lane is winning the standup battle so far.
Sajuric is breathing heavily.
Sajuric shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Lane.
Sajuric closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lane did well to prevent Sajuric getting side control.
Lane manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lane shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sajuric eats them both and turns towards Lane to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Some wild striking there from Lane.
Sajuric is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lane with a body shot.
Lane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lane connects with the punch.
Sajuric shoots in for a double leg but Lane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sajuric is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lane's half guard.
Lane manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Sajuric keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lane misses with a punch to the body.
Sajuric has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lane after a bit of a struggle.
Sajuric changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lane fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lane moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sajuric shoots in but no luck this time.
Lane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lane jabs Sajuric to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lane stuns Sajuric with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lane tests Sajuric's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sajuric can do to turn this around?
Lane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sajuric takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Drake Lane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sajuric takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sajuric shoots for a takedown but Lane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab lands there for Lane.
Lane throws a left that rocks Sajuric and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Lane dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Sajuric regain composure!
Lane decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lane connects with a crisp jab.
Lane circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Sajuric to the canvas! Sajuric doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Lane keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drake Lane!
A victorious Drake Lane thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rojesterman Haynes (ranked 3696 p4p, 2386 weight class) and Ali Darren (ranked 392 p4p, 294 weight class). Rojesterman Haynes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ali Darren'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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rojesterman Haynes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ali Darren!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darren has taken the fight to the clinch.
Darren is trying to break free.
Darren throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haynes blocks it with crossed arms.
Darren wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Darren's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Darren has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Darren has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haynes manages to break the clinch.
Haynes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darren misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darren misses with a straight right.
Darren just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHaynes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haynes clinches up with Darren and pushes him back against the cage.
Darren wants to get back to striking at distance but Haynes won't allow it.
Haynes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Darren fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Darren scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haynes.
Haynes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Despite the aggression on Darren's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Haynes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Darren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darren misses with a series of wild punches.
Haynes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rojesterman Haynes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darren throws a combination that misses
and Haynes counters with a series of strikes. Darren will be more careful next time no doubt.
Haynes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Darren looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Darren wants it to stay on the feet.
Darren is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Haynes with a body shot.
Haynes closes the distance and clinches.
Haynes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Darren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haynes gets tackled into the cage by Darren. Darren maintains the clinch.
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!
Darren is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Darren is trying to break the clinch but Haynes has him pressed against the cage.
Haynes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haynes shoots in for a double leg but Darren sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch lands to the side of Haynes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Darren is looking to clinch but Haynes is avoiding it.
Haynes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Darren throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren tries to bum rush Haynes with a series of wild strikes but Haynes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haynes takes the fight into the clinch.
Haynes misses with a body punch.
Darren is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've been informed that Darren has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Haynes breaks from the clinch.
Darren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haynes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darren tries to clinch but Haynes is having none of it.
Haynes tries to counter by clinching up but Darren breaks away and moves out of range.
Haynes shoots in for a double leg but Darren sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Haynes.
Haynes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Darren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haynes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Haynes instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darren is trying to break free.
Haynes prevents Darren from breaking the clinch.
Darren is trying to break free.
Haynes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Darren gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Darren dominated that round.
That's time! Haynes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Haynes.
Haynes has his takedown stuffed
and Darren counters with a straight right hand.
Rojesterman Haynes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Darren. Those never looked like landing.
Darren swinging wildly here.
Haynes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Darren sprawls and moves away.
Rojesterman Haynes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Darren as Haynes shoots in.
Darren throws a counter combo.
Darren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darren slaps away a takedown attempt from Haynes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darren! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rojesterman Haynes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haynes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Darren counter with a right hand.
Haynes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Darren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren misses with a wild combination.
Darren is breathing heavily.
Darren tries to bum rush Haynes with a series of wild strikes but Haynes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darren swats away the attempt to clinch by Haynes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haynes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haynes has his takedown stuffed
enabling Darren to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Darren stuns Haynes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haynes.
Haynes shoots in and drives through. Darren sprawls well.
Darren lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Haynes shoots in for a takedown but Darren shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Darren throws a counter combo.
Haynes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Darren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darren stalks Haynes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Haynes's face. Haynes staggers backwards, shaken.
Haynes is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darren feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Haynes crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ali Darren!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Jackson (ranked 3627 p4p, 4525 weight class) and Raynor Anderson Jones (ranked 399 p4p, 447 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raynor Anderson Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Raynor Anderson Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Anderson Jones on that attempt.
Anderson Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson Jones is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Anderson Jones is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson cracks Anderson Jones with a good jab.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Anderson Jones moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson Jones looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anderson Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kevin Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raynor Anderson Jones.
Anderson Jones shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Anderson Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Anderson Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Anderson Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson Jones moves away.
Anderson Jones staying out of range there.
Anderson Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No luck for Anderson Jones with that takedown attempt.
A jab from Jackson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a right hand that Anderson Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson Jones also avoids with ease.
Kevin Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson Jones goes for a double leg but Jackson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jackson continues to drive forward.
Jackson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Anderson Jones tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anderson Jones looks winded!
Anderson Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Anderson Jones's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Anderson Jones moves out of range.
Anderson Jones is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jackson throws a combination. Anderson Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Anderson Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Anderson Jones's ribs.
Anderson Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jackson is out of range and Anderson Jones settles back down.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anderson Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Anderson Jones wants to counter the offense by Jackson and move into the clinch position.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Jackson throws a jab when Anderson Jones was well out of range.
Jackson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAnderson Jones.
Anderson Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jackson checks it well.
Anderson Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws an overhand right that has Anderson Jones reeling! Jackson follows up with more punches and Anderson Jones is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kevin Jackson!
Kevin Jackson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conquest Nutrition™ (160Q) $97, into his post fight interview.
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