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HFA 13 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jax Bremner (ranked 4933 p4p, 5225 weight class) and Xander Philips (ranked 393 p4p, 407 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 London, Jax Bremner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Xander Philips!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bremner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Philips has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bremner.
Bremner lands a nice looking body kick.
Philips circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bremner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Philips.
Bremner darts in and clinches Philips up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bremner lands a hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Xander Philips has been cut.
Bremner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Philipss head.
Bremner tries to throw a body punch but Philips avoids it by throwing Bremner back against the cage.
Bremner misses with a body punch.
Bremner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philips blocks a body shot from Bremner.
Bremner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bremner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bremner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bremner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bremner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philips's elbow.
Bremner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bremner is working Philips over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bremner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Philips tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Philips blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Philips.
Bremner swings wildly with an uppercut but Philips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bremner lands a shoulder strike.
Bremner scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bremner.
Philips looks winded!
Philips is looking to control Bremner's arms but Bremner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Philips has his back to the cage.
Philips can't find room to land a body shot as Bremner controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bremner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bremner misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bremner.
Philips fails to pull guard.
Bremner misses with a punch to the body.
Philips has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bremner uses from the top position.
Bremner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bremner continues to stall.
Philips is trying to control the position but Bremner postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bremner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Philips swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips keeping moving, preventing Bremner from controlling successfully.
Bremner wants to pass the guard but Philips is keeping the position.
Bremner trying to control the position from guard on top but Philips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bremner with the inside leg kick.
Bremner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bremner scores with a leg kick.
Bremner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bremner avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bremner thuds his shin into the meat of Philips's side.
Bremner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Philips doesn't manage to clinch there - Bremner circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bremner. Philips shrugs it off though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bremner fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Bremner.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bremner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bremner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A leg kick checked by Bremner.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bremner lands a shoulder strike.
Bremner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bremner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Philips backwards.
Bremner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Bremner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xander Philips's cut.
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.
Bremner throws a nice head kick!
Bremner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Philips tries to clinch but Bremner is having none of it.
Bremner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Philips unleashes a big counter combination but Bremner bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A punch combination from Philips misses.
Bremner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Philips shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bremner's guard.
Bremner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Philips is one step ahead there.
Bremner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Philips showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips won't allow Bremner to get back to his feet.
Bremner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Philips's guard.
Bremner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Philips escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bremner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bremner's corner is telling him to maintain 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.
Bremner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bremner trying to control the action but Philips is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bremner taking a break here but Philips is having none of it and regains half guard.
Philips is pressing down on Bremner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bremner passes easily into side control. Nice work.
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.
Philips is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Philips is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bremner is trying to control. Philips wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bremner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bremner rushes Philips and presses him up against the cage.
Bremner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Philips can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Bremner scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Bremner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Xander Philips's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bremner thumps Philips with a low kick.
Bremner checks a leg kick nicely.
Bremner throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bremner dodges the punch combination from Philips.
Philips will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bremner throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Philips tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bremner is in Philips's guard.
Philips looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bremner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philips 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 one minute gone in the round.
Bremner wants to control from the top but Philips keeps moving.
Philips not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Philips keeping moving, preventing Bremner from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Philips throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jax Bremner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bremner throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Philips takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Philips swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bremner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Philips has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bremner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Philips. That did some damage!
Bremner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bremner with the inside leg kick.
Bremner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Philips fails to land the takedown.
Philips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bremner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bremner scores with a push kick.
Bremner with a nice cross.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bremner!
Bremner connects with the punch.
Philips closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bremner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Philips with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bremner misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bremner.
Philips swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Bremner.
Nice body punch from Bremner - that landed with a thud.
Bremner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bremner lands a nice uppercut.
Bremner scores with a shoulder strike.
Jax Bremner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A body shot lands from Bremner.
Bremner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bremner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Philips backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bremner.
Philips jumps guard but Bremner stands there with Philips around his waist. Philips gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bremner can't find room to land a body shot as Philips controls the action.
A short left from Bremner.
Xander Philips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Philips has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bremner.
Philips blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jax Bremner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bremner 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jax Bremner!
Xander Philips was interviewed post fight and said 'Listen, listen... I tried my hardest and i was doing amazing. Then suddenly a couple shots and im here. Submission or tko. I keep fighting. I want the rematch asap'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jordon Grant (ranked 4797 p4p, 5239 weight class) and Miles Silva (ranked 238 p4p, 250 weight class). Silva has chosen Beleza Pula - Masayoshi Takanaka as his entrance music. Miles Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordon Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miles Silva!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Grant controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Grant throwing strikes but missing.
Grant controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Grant passes into half guard.
Grant scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant stands up and beckons Silva to join him on the feet.
Grant drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Grant advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant works his way into side control.
Grant decides to stand back up. Grant steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.
Grant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An inside leg kick from Grant misses.
Grant fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Grant tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grant has been working on his balance at Tsering Fighting Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Silva.
Grant's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Grant.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Grant's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordon Grant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grant wants to break free but Silva has control.
Grant ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Grant no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Grant is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grant controlling the pace.
Grant working the head and body with strikes.
Grant perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Grant stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Silva to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant dives in and scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Grant dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grant staying calm.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Grant looking to score a takedown here. Silva is defending well but Grant drives through and ends up in Silva's guard.
Silva is wriggling around but Grant manages to pass to half guard.
Grant takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Grant seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jordon Grant dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grant is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A head kick by Grant misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grant clinches.
Grant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Grant is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva tries a body shot but Grant blocks it.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Grant tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Grant decides to pull guard.
Silva is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Grant has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Silva is looking to defend but Grant has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Silva! Grant pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Silva taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jordon Grant!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Strickland (ranked 5098 p4p, 4834 weight class) and Albar Claes (ranked 400 p4p, 389 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikael Strickland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Albar Claes!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Claes looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Claes gets caught flat footed, as Strickland shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Strickland looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Strickland works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Claes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Strickland in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strickland'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strickland stands up out of the half guard.
Strickland gets a takedown into half guard.
Claes pushes Strickland off but Strickland dives into side control.
Strickland slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strickland working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Claes on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Strickland has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Claes is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Strickland yanks on the arm and Claes is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Strickland.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mikael Strickland!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Montaigne (ranked 5556 p4p, 5343 weight class) and Wa Hoo (ranked 370 p4p, 364 weight class). Hoo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond. Wa Hoo 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Montaigne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wa Hoo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montaigne throws a jab when Hoo was well out of range.
Hoo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Montaigne throws a jab when Hoo was well out of range.
Montaigne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoo throws out the jab.
Hoo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Montaigne is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montaigne actively working from the bottom here.
Hoo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Montaigne!
Hoo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo wants to take his opponent's back but Montaigne doesn't allow it.
Montaigne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hoo on the ground.
Hoo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Montaigne is working to get back to half guard.
Hoo controlling the position easily from mount.
Hoo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo moves to the back.
Hoo has got one arm under Montaigne's chin. This could be trouble... Montaigne trying to control the other hand but Hoo gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Montaigne has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Wa Hoo!
A very excited looking Wa Hoo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Devyn Kramer (ranked 5052 p4p, 4388 weight class) and Imanshapi Magomedov Jr (ranked 357 p4p, 328 weight class). Imanshapi Magomedov Jr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devyn Kramer!
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, Imanshapi Magomedov Jr!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kramer counters with a nice body shot.
Magomedov Jr looks for the body kick but Kramer saw that one coming.
Kramer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kramer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Magomedov Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kramer, pushing him back against the cage.
Magomedov Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kramer trying to stall but Magomedov Jr improves his position.
Magomedov Jr slowing the pace effectively.
Magomedov Jr lands a left hand.
Kramer trying to stall but Magomedov Jr improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kramer digs a right hand into Magomedov Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Magomedov Jr's gas tank.
Magomedov Jr takes a shot to the head.
Magomedov Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Kramer avoids the damage to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Magomedov Jr.
Magomedov Jr jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kramer is one step ahead there.
Magomedov Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kramer manages to get himself to full guard.
Magomedov Jr is in close to Kramer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Magomedov Jr decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kramer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kramer wants it to stay on the feet.
Magomedov Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Kramer counters with a nice body shot.
Devyn Kramer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Imanshapi Magomedov Jr.
Magomedov Jr looks winded!
Kramer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer closes the distance and clinches.
Kramer looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Magomedov Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kramer smiles and moves away.
Magomedov Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Kramer, looking for a takedown. Magomedov Jr pushes Kramer against the cage but Kramer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It looked like Kramer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Magomedov Jr decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kramer tries to kick Magomedov Jr off in order to stand up. Magomedov Jr Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kramer wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Magomedov Jr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kramer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kramer can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov Jr controls the position.
Magomedov Jr lands some shots froms side control.
Kramer can't do much from the bottom here.
Magomedov Jr is working to tighten his grip on Kramer's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Kramer has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Magomedov Jr is really squeezing tight and eventually Kramer passes out! Magomedov Jr breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Imanshapi Magomedov Jr!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kato Maluga (ranked 4340 p4p, 5575 weight class) and Jax Jacobsen (ranked 403 p4p, 479 weight class). Maluga comes to the cage accompanied by IN MY CITY. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kato Maluga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jax Jacobsen!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobsen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from Maluga.
Maluga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jacobsen loads up on a big right hand but Maluga slips the punch.
Jacobsen misses with a few strikes there.
A quick step to the side and Maluga tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maluga scores with a kick to the body.
Jacobsen looks winded!
Maluga lands an overhand right.
Maluga throws a front kick that sends Jacobsen stumbling back into the cage.
Maluga fakes the leg kick and cracks Jacobsen in the body.
Nice body kick there by Maluga.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maluga ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maluga goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Jax Jacobsen has been cut.
Maluga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jacobsen at a distance.
Jacobsen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobsen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maluga.
Maluga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maluga tests Jacobsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jacobsen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maluga keeps Jacobsen at a distance using the push kick.
Jacobsen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Maluga fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jacobsen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jacobsen walks into a straight right hand from Maluga.
Jacobsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jacobsen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Maluga.
A solid body kick from Maluga.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maluga lands a nice looking body shot.
Maluga is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Jacobsen hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kato Maluga!
During a confident post fight interview, Kato Maluga thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dobroi Sobaka (ranked 2899 p4p, 3297 weight class) and Pagen Power (ranked 348 p4p, 385 weight class). Sobaka's entrance music is White trash X Plenka. A fine choice. The key to victory for Dobroi Sobaka has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dobroi Sobaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pagen Power!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobaka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sobaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Power moves away.
Power fails with the takedown.
Good leg kick by Sobaka.
Power misses with a takedown attempt - Sobaka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sobaka tries to counter with a takedown but Power is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power fails with an attempt to clinch.
Power has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sobaka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sobaka stuffs the takedown attempt from Power. Power gets slowly back to his feet.
Dobroi Sobaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pagen Power.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobaka lands a right hook to the body.
Power closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sobaka kicks off Power and gets to his feet.
Sobaka scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Sobaka.
Sobaka swings away with a body shot that misses
and Power counters with a single leg into guard. Sobaka didn't expect that.
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!
Power drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Power jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sobaka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Power defends it easily.
Power passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sobaka sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Power is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sobaka defends it well.
Sobaka wants to control but Power is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Power 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.
Power is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobaka is trying to maintain the position but Power is very close to passing his half guard.
Power missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sobaka preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Power thows a huge punch but Sobaka dodges it nicely.
Power maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Sobaka could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Power has cracked it and Sobaka is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Power!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pagen Power!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Frey (ranked 2147 p4p, 5042 weight class) and Junior Garcia (ranked 227 p4p, 458 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Frey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Frey misses.
Garcia is looking for the big counter here.
Garcia looks to land a body kick but Frey moved away.
Frey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia throws a wild body kick that Frey sees coming a mile off.
Garcia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Frey connects with a right hand. Garcia shakes it off.
It looks like Junior Garcia has been cut.
Garcia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Frey counters with a nice right hand that sends Garcia toppling to the canvas! Garcia scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Frey finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia jabs Frey right on the nose. Frey blinks but takes it well.
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frey is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Frey lands a big right hand that sends Garcia crashing to the mat! Frey stays standing though and waves Garcia back to his feet!
That has opened up Junior Garcia's cut even more.
Garcia misses with a body kick.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frey was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia leaves his chin hanging out and Frey seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Garcia crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Damien Frey!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justus Oneill (ranked 1657 p4p, 3164 weight class) and Hiroshi Shigematsu (ranked 213 p4p, 372 weight class). Hiroshi Shigematsu told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justus Oneill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiroshi Shigematsu!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shigematsu throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Oneill tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Shigematsu is in Oneill's guard.
Oneill keeping moving, preventing Shigematsu from controlling successfully.
Shigematsu tries to free his leg and advance position but Oneill is retaining full guard.
Shigematsu is stalling in the full guard.
Shigematsu wants to pass the guard but Oneill is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneill keeping moving, preventing Shigematsu from controlling successfully.
Shigematsu wants to pass the guard but Oneill is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneill avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shigematsu trying to control the position from guard on top but Oneill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shigematsu or perhaps it was just good defense by Oneill, which made it look bad.
Oneill throws a jab but it's blocked by Shigematsu.
Shigematsu follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Shigematsu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oneill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Hiroshi Shigematsu has been cut.
Shigematsu darts in and clinches Oneill up against the cage.
Shigematsu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shigematsu is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Oneill doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Shigematsu crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Shigematsu's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Justus Oneill!
Justus Oneill 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Freaky Fernando (ranked 514 p4p, 1814 weight class) and Ryota Fukado (ranked 70 p4p, 251 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freaky Fernando!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryota Fukado!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukado dives in and grabs Fernando's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fernando pushes down on Fukado's head and hops out.
Fernando definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Fernando misses.
Fernando sets himself, and Fukado steps forward looking for the clinch! Fernando avoids it this time.
Fernando misses with a looping right.
Fukado ducks under a wild hook from Fernando.
Fukado tries to counter with a clinch but Fernando shakes him off and moves away.
Fukado shoots in for a takedown but Fernando shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fukado throws a one two combo.
Fernando waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fukado.
Fukado looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fernando is fending him off so far but Fukado persists. Nope, Fernando circles away and we're back to standing.
Freaky Fernando has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryota Fukado.
Fernando throws a shot from downtown. Fukado moves away and avoids it.
Fernando misses with a hook.
Fernando scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fukado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fukado takes the fight into the clinch.
Fernando breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernando is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fukado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernando slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fernando keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Freaky Fernando is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fernando scores with a punch to the head.
Fernando throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fukado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fukado tried to score with a low kick but Fernando checks it.
Fernando wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fukado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fernando tests Fukado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 Fukado is rocked!
Fukado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fernando was well out of range. Poor timing from Fukado.
Fukado is still on wobbly legs! Can Fernando finish him?
Fernando shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Fukado takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Fernando sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Fukado bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Freaky Fernando!
Freaky Fernando retains his welterweight title!
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