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BANZAI COMBAT 77 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kamren Rivera (ranked 25178 p4p, 25060 weight class) and Yao Ming (ranked 544 p4p, 535 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kamren Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yao Ming!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ming misses with an uppercut. Rivera saw that one coming.
Rivera loads up on a big right hand but Ming slips the punch.
Rivera lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rivera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rivera throws an overhand right that lands on Ming's shoulder, as Ming tries to avoid the shot.
Rivera scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rivera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ming counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ming misses with a straight left.
Jab from Rivera.
Ming is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ming counters with a series of strikes. Rivera will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rivera connects with a body shot that sends Ming's belly button to the back.
Rivera shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ming eats them both and turns towards Rivera to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jab by Rivera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Donk. Rivera catches Ming right on the button with a cross.
Kamren Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ming fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivera fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ming just manages to avoid it.
Rivera looks to score with a jab to the body but Ming is just out of range.
Ming ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivera moves away.
Ming on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rivera slips a jab and a cross from Ming.
Ming connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rivera's hands.
Ming avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Ming was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rivera lands a slapping body shot.
Rivera definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ming pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ming now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice uppercut there from Ming.
Rivera throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rivera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ming has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rivera lands a glancing blow to the side of Ming's head.
Ming takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rivera takes a swing at Ming's ribcage but misses.
Ming dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ming.
Ming connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rivera momentarily.
Ming tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivera was well out of range. Poor timing from Ming.
Rivera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rivera throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera keeps Ming at a distance using the push kick.
Ming avoids the body shot from Rivera.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rivera!
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Ming dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Rivera.
Rivera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ming.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ming looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rivera looks to score with a jab to the body but Ming is just out of range.
Rivera lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ming misses with a hook.
Rivera tries to bum rush Ming with a series of wild strikes but Ming uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera misses with a straight right.
Rivera misses with a hook
and Ming counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Ming finds it's way through Rivera's defenses.
Ming blocks a jab.
Ming staying out of range there.
Rivera takes a swing at Ming's ribcage but misses.
Ming is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ming takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Ming misses with a body punch
and Rivera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ming connects with a body shot that sends Rivera's belly button to the back.
Rivera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ming throws out the jab.
Ming has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rivera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ming counters with a right hand to the body.
Ming takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kamren Rivera dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rivera cracks Ming with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rivera loads up on a big right hand but Ming slips the punch.
Rivera throws a series of punches but Ming moves out of range.
Ming swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rivera counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ming missing with a left hand there. Rivera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rivera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ming throws an overhand right that lands on Rivera's shoulder, as Rivera tries to avoid the shot.
Rivera throws a combination that misses
and Ming counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ming jabs Rivera right on the nose. Rivera blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ming was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivera.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
Ming throws a body shot but no joy.
Rivera scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ming was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivera.
Ming cracks a nice hook into Rivera's ribs.
Rivera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ming waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivera.
Ming throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rivera counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivera throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ming stuns Rivera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Rivera.
Rivera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rivera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ming. That did some damage!
Ming misses with an uppercut.
Rivera just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Rivera cracks Ming with a good jab.
Ming looks to land a combination but Rivera avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ming's head backwards.
A right-left combo lands from Rivera.
Rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ming was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivera.
Ming gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ming misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera digs a right hand underneath Ming's ribcage. Ming let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Ming.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ming misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera breaks the clinch.
Rivera has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ming misses with a straight left.
Ming takes one to the chin there.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick
and Ming cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ming waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivera.
Ming walks into a left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivera.
Ming throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Rivera does no damage.
Rivera defending well as Ming loads up on a big left hand.
Rivera went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ming misses with a hook. Rivera ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivera lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rivera.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera throws a right hand that misses
and Ming counters with a series of strikes. Rivera will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rivera moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ming avoids the body shot from Rivera.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ming! But no joy.
Ming misses with a double jab.
A jab from Rivera finds it's way through Ming's defenses.
Ming gets a clinch.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Ming.
Rivera breaks the clinch.
Kamren Rivera is winning the standup battle so far.
Rivera throws a right hand that Ming ducks under and follows up with a left that Ming also avoids with ease.
Ming has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A combination from Rivera does no damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kamren Rivera dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Rivera misses with an uppercut
and Ming counters with a stiff right hand.
Ming misses with a hook.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses
and Ming counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ming darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rivera just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera with a jab.
Rivera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ming lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ming dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ming tries to clinch but Rivera moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses.
Rivera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ming works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ming works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming misses the jab.
Ming tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rivera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rivera lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ming slips a straight right by Rivera.
Rivera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rivera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ming momentarily.
Rivera misses with a few strikes there.
Ming looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rivera misses with a double jab.
It seemed like Ming was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yao Ming has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ming ducks under a wild hook from Rivera.
Rivera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ming.
An attempted straight right counter from Rivera misses the target.
Rivera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ming has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ming there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rivera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ming throws a hook to the side of Rivera's head but Rivera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A lazy left from Rivera finds it's target.
A head kick from Rivera lands but Ming takes it in his stride.
Rivera throws a one two combo.
 Ming is rocked!
A head kick from Rivera lands but Ming takes it in his stride.
Ming is still on wobbly legs! Can Rivera finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera sends Ming crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rivera is motioning to the referee to let Ming up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rivera goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ming manages to avoid it.
Rivera misses with an uppercut. Ming saw that one coming.
Rivera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ming.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ming moves out of range as Rivera strikes.
A jab from Ming finds it's way through Rivera's defenses.
Ming seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera misses with a double jab
and Ming counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ming darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses.
Ming avoids the head kick by Rivera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ming counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ming throws a hook to the side of Rivera's head but Rivera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ming throws a lazy right hand but Rivera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Rivera misses its target.
Ming takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Ming swings for the body but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera throws a series of punches but Ming avoids them all with ease.
Ming misses with an uppercut.
Ming scores with a nice right hand.
Rivera throws a jab but it's blocked by Ming.
A little jabbing left from Ming on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ming lands with a good body shot.
Ming misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kamren Rivera.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rivera, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamren Rivera!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Pitstain (ranked 24904 p4p, 3686 weight class) and Phillip Mckay (ranked 518 p4p, 385 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Pitstain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Phillip Mckay!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Pitstain as Mckay shoots in.
Pitstain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pitstain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mckay shoots in and gets a takedown into Pitstain's guard.
Mckay trying to control but Pitstain is working from the bottom.
Pitstain is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitstain has his feet on Mckay's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've been told by Pitstain's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mckay shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mckay was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mckay in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Mckay is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pitstain has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitstain is trying to get back to his feet.
Mckay decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pitstain to his feet.
Mckay clinches up with Pitstain and pushes him back against the cage.
Pitstain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodney Pitstain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitstain misses with the combination.
Mckay fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mckay fails to land the takedown.
Rodney Pitstain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phillip Mckay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckay forces Pitstain back against the cage and clinches.
Mckay tries to work over Pitstain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mckay manages to break the clinch.
Mckay will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Pitstain. No joy for Mckay on that attempt.
Pitstain works Mckay's body with a nice hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mckay.
Pitstain pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mckay back to the cage. Pitstain follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pitstain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mckay throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pitstain's waist but Pitstain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mckay off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckay fails with the takedown.
Pitstain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mckay dodges the punch combination from Pitstain.
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!
Mckay avoids the body shot from Pitstain.
Pitstain moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
 It looks like Phillip Mckay has been cut.
Pitstain misses with a few strikes there.
Pitstain throws a sloppy head kick and Mckay moves out of range easily.
Mckay shoots in but no luck this time.
Mckay moves out of range of the body kick from Pitstain.
Pitstain misses with a few strikes there.
Mckay looking to score a takedown here. Pitstain is defending well but Mckay drives through and ends up in Pitstain's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Pitstain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phillip Mckay's cut.
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.
Mckay has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mckay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pitstain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mckay can do to turn this around?
Mckay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pitstain.
Pitstain misses the shot to the body.
Mckay changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mckay tries to clinch but Pitstain moves out of range.
Mckay shoots in for a double leg but Pitstain sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No joy there for Pitstain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mckay shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pitstain but Pitstain pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitstain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pitstain keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rodney Pitstain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phillip Mckay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mckay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mckay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mckay looking to score a takedown here. Pitstain is defending well but Mckay drives through and ends up in Pitstain's guard.
Mckay controlling from the top position.
Mckay prevents Pitstain from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Pitstain manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitstain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mckay changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pitstain fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pitstain throws a right hand that Mckay ducks under and follows up with a left that Mckay also avoids with ease.
Rodney Pitstain is winning the standup battle so far.
Pitstain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mckay scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pitstain slaps away a takedown attempt from Mckay, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It looked like Pitstain was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pitstain misses with a low kick as Mckay jumps back.
Mckay dives in for a single leg takedown but Pitstain sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pitstain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mckay counters with a right hand to the body.
Pitstain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Mckay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mckay wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitstain blocks the body kick.
Mckay misses with a few strikes there.
Mckay rushes Pitstain and presses him up against the cage.
Pitstain stops a takedown attempt from Mckay.
Pitstain wants to break free but Mckay has control.
Pitstain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mckay has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pitstain is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mckay gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pitstain regains guard.
Pitstain is looking to stand back up but Mckay counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Pitstain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillip Mckay has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mckay stops Pitstain from getting back to his feet.
Mckay slows the pace down in half guard.
Mckay stops Pitstain from getting back to his feet.
Mckay working over Pitstain with some ground and pound. Pitstain looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pitstain is trying to stand back up but Mckay is controlling him
Mckay is controlling the pace.
Pitstain wants to get back to his feet.
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 Rodney Pitstain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Phillip Mckay's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mckay blocks a low kick nicely.
Pitstain tries to score with a low kick but Mckay moves his leg out of the way.
Mckay takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mckay moves into the clinch.
Mckay breaks the clinch.
Pitstain lands with a shot to the body.
Pitstain displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mckay.
Pitstain takes a swing at Mckay's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitstain throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mckay slips a jab and a cross from Pitstain.
Rodney Pitstain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mckay shoots for a double leg takedown but Pitstain sprawls well. He's pushed Mckay's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pitstain lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitstain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckay fails to land the takedown.
Rodney Pitstain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phillip Mckay.
Mckay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pitstain swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pitstain wants to slow Mckay down by chopping away at his legs.
Pitstain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mckay throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pitstain was covering up waiting for the punch and Mckay finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mckay wants to control from the top but Pitstain keeps moving.
Mckay prevents Pitstain from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckay not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pitstain is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mckay trying to control the position from guard on top but Pitstain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mckay stops Pitstain from standing up.
Mckay trying to control but Pitstain is working from the bottom.
Mckay lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mckay is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitstain is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Pitstain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pitstain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pitstain tries to land a front kick but Mckay steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mckay drives through with a takedown into Pitstain's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rodney Pitstain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mckay gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pitstain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pitstain.
Pitstain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mckay counters with a nice body shot.
Rodney Pitstain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mckay drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mckay is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pitstain will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Mckay is continuing to stall.
Mckay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pitstain keeps working.
Mckay lands some shots froms side control.
Pitstain wants to get back to his feet.
Phillip Mckay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mckay working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Pitstain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pitstain, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Pitstain!
In his post fight interview, Rodney Pitstain started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hanung Herman (ranked 4070 p4p, 5275 weight class) and Phillip Ziskie (ranked 345 p4p, 408 weight class). Hanung Herman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hanung Herman!
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, Phillip Ziskie!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Winston Howard and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Ziskie tries to counter it with a takedown but Herman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Herman throws a body kick that misses.
Herman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Herman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Herman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ziskie swivels and escapes.
Herman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ziskie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Herman but Herman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ziskie has a takedown stuffed.
We've been hearing reports that Herman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie looks for a takedown but Herman sprawls well.
Hanung Herman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phillip Ziskie.
Ziskie closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Herman quickly recovers to half guard.
Herman wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziskie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Herman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ziskie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ziskie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Herman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ziskie trying to control but Herman is working from the bottom.
Ziskie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Herman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ziskie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ziskie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Herman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ziskie is one step ahead there.
Ziskie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie tries to free his leg and advance position but Herman is retaining full guard.
Herman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ziskie throwing strikes but missing.
Ziskie controls from within his opponent's guard.
Herman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ziskie trying to control the position from guard on top but Herman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ziskie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ziskie trying to control the position from guard on top but Herman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ziskie won't allow Herman to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ziskie tries to free his leg and advance position but Herman is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ziskie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ziskie gets a clinch.
Herman is trying to break free.
Herman breaks the clinch.
Herman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ziskie defends it nicely.
Ziskie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ziskie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ziskie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie wants to take a breather but Herman is having none of it.
Ziskie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Herman moves into full guard.
Ziskie advances position into side control!
Ziskie lands some shots froms side control.
Herman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Herman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Well, if Ziskie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ziskie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ziskie thows a huge punch but Herman dodges it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phillip Ziskie will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Herman with a poor takedown
and Ziskie counters with a stiff right hand.
Phillip Ziskie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herman tries to clinch up.
Ziskie closes the distance and clinches up with Herman, looking for a takedown. Ziskie pushes Herman against the cage but Herman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ziskie shoots in looking for a takedown. Herman tries to sprawl out of it but Ziskie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Herman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Herman seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ziskie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Herman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ziskie pushes Herman off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ziskie quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herman tries to pass to full mount but Ziskie defends it.
Ziskie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Herman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ziskie is staying active underneath Herman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ziskie trying to hold on to Herman's head to control him but Herman postures up.
Ziskie is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Herman passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Herman controlling the pace for now.
Herman raining down shots from the mount!
Herman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Herman is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ziskie can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Herman can't control as he wanted to and Ziskie manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie wants to get back to full guard.
Herman trying to control the pace.
Ziskie keeping hold of Herman's head, controlling as best he can.
Herman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Phillip Ziskie has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Herman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ziskie trying to control from the bottom.
Herman is just content to waste time from the top position. Ziskie takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ziskie looking for a sweep. Not yet Ziskie, not yet.
Herman wants to control from the top but Ziskie keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ziskie goes for a double leg but Herman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Herman continues to drive forward.
Hanung Herman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phillip Ziskie.
Ziskie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Herman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ziskie somewhat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hanung Herman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ziskie misses with a takedown attempt - Herman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Herman shoots in for a double leg but Ziskie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ziskie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Herman circles away.
Ziskie leaves Herman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Herman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ziskie's guard.
Herman 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.
Herman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Herman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ziskie looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ziskie looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ziskie!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziskie landing strikes.
Herman struggling a bit here.
Ziskie wants to control but Herman is keeping him busy.
Herman is looking to regain half guard here but Ziskie keeps moving and retains side control.
Herman dodges the ground and pound from Ziskie.
Ziskie working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ziskie scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ziskie trying to control the action but Herman is working from the bottom.
Ziskie misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Herman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Herman is not content to let Ziskie control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ziskie working his ground and pound in the gym.
Ziskie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Herman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Herman is trying to maintain the position but Ziskie is very close to passing his half guard.
Ziskie prevents Herman from improving his position.
Herman has hold of Ziskie's hands but Ziskie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ziskie is just content to waste time from the top position. Herman takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ziskie looking to pass the guard.
Ziskie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Herman keeping moving, preventing Ziskie from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ziskie is looking for a sweep. Herman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ziskie is staying active underneath Herman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Herman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Herman wants to stand up but Ziskie is controlling the position.
Herman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Herman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herman wants to take a breather but Ziskie is having none of it.
Herman wants to stand but Ziskie has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Herman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ziskie is trying to get back to full guard.
Ziskie trying to hold on to Herman's head to control him but Herman postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Herman trying to control the action but Ziskie is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hanung Herman.
I think Herman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanung Herman!
A very excited looking Hanung Herman 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Bongolongo Gayman (ranked 4661 p4p, 3431 weight class) and Aanti Korhonen (ranked 382 p4p, 302 weight class). Bongolongo Gayman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bongolongo Gayman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aanti Korhonen!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gayman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick by Gayman misses
and Korhonen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gayman throws out a leg kick but Korhonen moves out of range and Gayman only half commits.
Korhonen throws a head kick that Gayman semi-blocks.
 It looks like Bongolongo Gayman has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gayman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Korhonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Korhonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick by Gayman misses
and Korhonen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Korhonen.
Gayman wants to land a leg kick but Korhonen is out of range.
Gayman throws a head kick that misses.
Korhonen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gayman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Korhonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Korhonen misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Gayman is predictable there
and Korhonen counters with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Korhonen.
Gayman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Korhonen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick from Korhonen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gayman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korhonen blocks a head kick by Gayman.
A nice inside leg kick there by Korhonen. That's going to slow Gayman down.
Korhonen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gayman throws a leg kick but Korhonen moved away.
Korhonen thuds his shin into the meat of Gayman's side.
Gayman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gayman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gayman misses with a low kick.
Korhonen avoids the head kick by Gayman.
Gayman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Korhonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Korhonen checks a leg kick.
Gayman throws a front kick aimed at Korhonen's knee but Korhonen avoids it well.
A head kick from Korhonen lands but Gayman takes it in his stride.
Gayman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gayman throws a head kick that misses.
Korhonen counters with a body kick.
Korhonen throws a head kick but Gayman moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korhonen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Korhonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gayman ducks under a wild hook from Korhonen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gayman throws a leg kick but Korhonen checks it.
Gayman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Korhonen cracks Gayman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gayman blocks a head kick by Korhonen.
Korhonen avoids the head kick by Gayman.
Gayman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donk. Korhonen catches Gayman right on the button with a cross.
Gayman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Korhonen's head.
Gayman blocks a low kick nicely.
Gayman tried to counter with a leg kick but Korhonen avoided it.
Korhonen throws a sloppy head kick and Gayman moves out of range easily.
Gayman motions for Korhonen to come forward. Gayman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Korhonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korhonen tries to land a leg kick but Gayman saw it coming and moves away.
Gayman tries a low kick but Korhonen avoids it.
Gayman tries to clinch up
and Korhonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Korhonen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Korhonen misses with a low kick as Gayman jumps back.
Gayman scores with a head kick.
Gayman throws a leg kick but Korhonen checks it.
A nice leg kick from Korhonen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Korhonen checks a leg kick.
Gayman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Korhonen tries a quick counter leg kick but Gayman is wise to it.
Korhonen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gayman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gayman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gayman lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Gayman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Korhonen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gayman is trying to break the clinch but Korhonen is controlling him.
Korhonen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Korhonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Korhonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gayman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gayman fails to land.
Korhonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Korhonen.
Gayman can't find room to land a body shot as Korhonen controls the action.
Korhonen throws an elbow that misses.
Gayman tries to break free but Korhonen pushes him back against the cage.
Gayman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gayman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Korhonen's elbow.
Gayman is trying to maintain a safe position but Korhonen gets an underhook and turns Gayman into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gayman.
Korhonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Gayman.
Gayman misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aanti Korhonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bongolongo Gayman'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.
Korhonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gayman.
Gayman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Korhonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Korhonen moves out of range as Gayman throws a body kick.
Korhonen tries a quick counter leg kick but Gayman is wise to it.
Gayman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Korhonen. Korhonen obviously looking to wear him down.
Gayman lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick misses from Gayman.
Gayman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Korhonen.
Gayman misses with a head kick.
Gayman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Korhonen.
Bongolongo Gayman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korhonen avoids the head kick by Gayman.
Korhonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gayman's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Gayman misses
and Korhonen counters with a leg kick.
Korhonen connects with a solid leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Korhonen.
Gayman throws a leg kick but Korhonen moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korhonen connects with a leg kick.
Korhonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gayman.
Korhonen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Korhonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gayman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Korhonen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Korhonen with a nice calf kick.
Gayman throws a low kick but Korhonen avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Gayman.
Gayman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Korhonen.
A head kick misses from Gayman.
Korhonen feints a counter leg kick.
Korhonen blocks a head kick by Gayman.
As Gayman backs off Korhonen throws a huge counter combo but Gayman manages to avoid it all.
Gayman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Korhonen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Korhonen blocks a head kick by Gayman.
Gayman throws a push kick but Korhonen slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korhonen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Korhonen.
Gayman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gayman misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Korhonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gayman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gayman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Korhonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gayman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Korhonen avoids the head kick by Gayman.
A clash of legs there as Korhonen blocks the low kick.
Gayman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gayman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Korhonen.
Gayman throws a head kick that misses.
Korhonen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gayman takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Korhonen cracks Gayman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korhonen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Korhonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gayman tries a head kick but it misses.
Gayman gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Korhonen gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aanti Korhonen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Pitt (ranked 4534 p4p, 3767 weight class) and Arthur Odom Hunt (ranked 448 p4p, 394 weight class). Odom Hunt has chosen Yesterday By Beatles Or: Imagine By Yoko Ono As Sung By John Lennon - Vs Se as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cesar Pitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arthur Odom Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odom Hunt clinches up against the cage.
Odom Hunt avoids the elbow strike from Pitt, against the cage.
Pitt is working for takedown but Odom Hunt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Odom Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Odom Hunt throws a hook but Pitt avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Pitt coming out on top.
Pitt throws a hook to the side of Odom Hunt's head but Odom Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Odom Hunt stuns Pitt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pitt misses with a left hand
and Odom Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Cesar Pitt has been cut.
Odom Hunt tests Pitt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Odom Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Pitt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pitt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pitt throws out a loose jab but Odom Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Odom Hunt.
Pitt walks into a straight right hand from Odom Hunt.
Cesar Pitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Odom Hunt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pitt misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Odom Hunt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pitt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Odom Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pitt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Odom Hunt lands a jab.
Pitt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Odom Hunt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Odom Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Pitt slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt misses the jab.
Odom Hunt misses with a straight left.
Pitt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Odom Hunt lands a big head kick that sends Pitt tumbling to the mat! Odom Hunt takes a step backwards and waves Pitt back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Pitt is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Odom Hunt knocks Pitt out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arthur Odom Hunt!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Dean (ranked 4499 p4p, 2594 weight class) and Broken Hope (ranked 470 p4p, 329 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Broken Hope!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hope as he avoids it easily.
Hope connects with a body shot.
Hope defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dean.
Dean looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dean closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hope circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Hope as Dean shoots in.
Dean goes for a double leg but Hope avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hope continues to drive forward.
Dean breaks the clinch.
Dean takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch lands to the side of Dean 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dean shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hope defends it nicely.
Hope changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hope tries to avoid it but Dean manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hope to the ground. Hope escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hope looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hope lands with a nice body punch.
Dean misses with a takedown attempt
and Hope counters with a stiff right hand.
Dean takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hope fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Hope.
Dean misses with a takedown attempt
and Hope counters with a stiff right hand.
Dean takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hope.
Dean has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hope finds it's way round the side to connect with Dean's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean misses with a takedown attempt
and Hope counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dean is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean fails with the takedown
and Dean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hope tests Dean's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hope.
Dean fails with a takedown attempt.
Hope cracks a nice hook into Dean's ribs.
Hope's corner calls for a 1-2. Hope obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Broken Hope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dean fails with the takedown
and Hope counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dean misses with a takedown
and Hope counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hope rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dean misses with a takedown attempt
and Hope counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hope cracks Dean with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dean misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jimmy Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hope lands a body shot.
Hope scores with a nice right hand.
Hope throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dean stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hope lands a nice hook to Dean's body. Dean takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hope fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dean on the side of the head.
Dean is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dean takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh Dean is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hope rushes Dean with punches - Dean moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Dean goes down! Hope follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Broken Hope!
In defeat, Jimmy Dean stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want to thank everyone that has stood by me, and I want to let everyone know I will return this is not the end!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Makhi Snow (ranked 3056 p4p, 3120 weight class) and Ricardo Johnson (ranked 183 p4p, 186 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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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Makhi Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Topper Green and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Snow.
It appears Snow was looking to counter with a kick there.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Snow's body.
Snow connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Ricardo Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Snow slips the punch.
Snow lands with a kick to the ribs.
Snow definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Snow.
Snow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Snow.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Snow's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Snow doesn't seem phased though.
Snow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Snow. Snow obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnson has Snow up against the cage in a clinch.
Snow has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Snow tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Snow tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Snow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Snow tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Snow.
Johnson slows down the pace here.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Snow's ribcage. Snow let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson pushes Snow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Snow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Snow.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
Snow working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson works on Snow's body with a couple of short punches.
Snow can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Snow has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Snow can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Snow up against the cage.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Snow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Snow wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Snow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Snow.
Johnson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Snow throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Snow walks into a jab.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Snow moves out of range.
Snow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Snow takes a jab right on the kisser.
A head kick misses from Snow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Johnson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson clinches.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Snow working aggressively here.
Snow tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Snow can't break the clinch.
Johnson'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.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Snow tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson is leaning against Snow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow takes a shot to the head.
Snow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Snow can't break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Snow breaks from the clinch.
Snow looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson rushes Snow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Snow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson stalling against the cage.
Snow manages to break the clinch.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Snow should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a swing at Snow's ribcage but misses.
Snow appears to be looking for a big counter.
Donk. Johnson catches Snow right on the button with a cross.
Snow is rocked!
Johnson with a jab.
Oh Snow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Johnson! Snow is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Johnson!
Ricardo Johnson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reid Erickson (ranked 3337 p4p, 2632 weight class) and Patrick Ballin (ranked 343 p4p, 275 weight class). Ballin has chosen Wanna Be A Baller - LilTroy as his entrance music. The key to victory for Reid Erickson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reid Erickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Ballin!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Topper Green and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erickson moves away from the strike by Ballin.
Ballin pushes Erickson up against the cage in a clinch.
Ballin misses with a body punch.
Ballin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Erickson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ballin misses with a punch on the inside.
Erickson has had enough of the clinch but Ballin keeps him there for the moment.
Erickson is trying to push Ballin away but Ballin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ballin throws a punch but it's blocked by Erickson.
Erickson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballin has a couple of punches blocked by Erickson.
A right handed body shot lands from Ballin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erickson breaks the clinch.
Ballin misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Ballin misses its intended target.
Ballin lands with an uppercut that bounces Erickson off the cage and back into range.
We've been told by Erickson's head coaches at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY HELSINKI that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ballin cracks Erickson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballin missing with a left hand there. Erickson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Erickson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ballin.
Erickson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ballin throws a looping overhand right but Erickson ducks down to avoid it.
Ballin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ballin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Erickson is trying to break the clinch but Ballin has him pressed against the cage.
Ballin can't find room to land a body shot as Erickson controls the action.
Ballin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erickson lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Erickson.
Erickson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Erickson looks to land a right hand but Ballin moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erickson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ballin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Erickson throws the left hand but Ballin avoids the punch easily.
Ballin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Erickson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Patrick Ballin has been cut.
Ballin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erickson manages to avoid it.
Ballin moves out of range as Erickson strikes.
Ballin tries to counter with a clinch but Erickson shakes him off and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erickson walks into a straight right hand from Ballin.
Erickson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ballin.
Ballin misses the jab.
Ballin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ballin throws a big shot that misses.
Erickson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Erickson moves out of range as Ballin strikes.
It looked like Erickson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ballin.
Erickson misses with a straight right.
Ballin misses with a wild body shot.
Ballin defending well as Erickson loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erickson moves out of range as Ballin strikes.
Erickson throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Erickson.
Ballin scores with a shot to the body.
Ballin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Erickson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Erickson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Erickson has had enough of the clinch but Ballin keeps him there for the moment.
Ballin scores with a shot to the side of Erickson's head.
Ballin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Erickson blocks an uppercut.
Ballin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Erickson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ballin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ballin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Erickson's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballin working aggressively here.
Erickson being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Erickson.
Erickson manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ballin misses with an uppercut
and Erickson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ballin thinking.
Ballin misses with a body shot.
Ballin lands a jab to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Erickson as he connects with a hook.
Erickson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ballin.
Erickson misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Erickson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Erickson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Ballin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Ballin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ballin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Erickson cracks a nice hook into Ballin's ribs.
Erickson lunges at Ballin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ballin's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Ballin misses the target.
Erickson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballin manages to avoid it.
Ballin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ericksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ballin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Erickson.
Patrick Ballin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erickson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ballin.
A big left from Ballin misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ballin. Erickson does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Erickson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Erickson slips a jab from Ballin.
Erickson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ballin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Erickson thuds a left hand into Ballin's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erickson ducks under a wild hook from Ballin.
Ballin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ballin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ballin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Erickson throws out the jab.
Ballin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Erickson under the eye.
Good shot there by Erickson.
Erickson scores with a shot to the body.
Ballin throws a right and a left that Erickson avoids nicely.
Ballin jabs Erickson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reid Erickson is winning the standup battle so far.
Ballin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Erickson.
Erickson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ballin.
Erickson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No joy there for Ballin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ballin is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erickson throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Erickson finds it's target.
Ballin closes the distance and clinches.
Erickson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Erickson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Erickson blocking some punches.
Ballin working aggressively here.
Ballin misses with some punches.
Ballin keeps control of Erickson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Erickson blocking some punches.
Ballin blocks an uppercut.
Erickson tries to break the clinch but Ballin is controlling the position.
Erickson is trying to push Ballin away but Ballin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Erickson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Erickson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ballin has double underhooks.
Erickson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballin misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ballin.
Ballin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ballin.
Erickson can't break the clinch.
Erickson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ballin has double underhooks.
Ballin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ballin lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Erickson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ballin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A frustrated look appears on Erickson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ballin.
Erickson has had enough of the clinch but Ballin keeps him there for the moment.
Ballin lands a hook that snaps the head of Erickson backwards.
Ballin misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erickson is trying to push Ballin away but Ballin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ballin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ballin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ballin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ballin.
Ballin tries a body shot but Erickson blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Erickson.
Ballin misses with a punch on the inside.
Ballin prevents Erickson from breaking the clinch.
Ballin misses with some punches.
Ballin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Erickson's elbow.
Erickson prevents a body shot from Ballin.
Erickson manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Ballin misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Ballin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Patrick Ballin's cut.
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!
Ballin throws an off balance right hand
enabling Erickson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ballin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ballin moves out of range of the strikes.
Erickson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballin.
Erickson throws a big shot that misses.
Ballin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Erickson at a distance.
Ballin looks to score with a jab to the body but Erickson is just out of range.
Ballin staying out of range there.
Erickson misses with a hook.
Ballin jabs Erickson right on the nose. Erickson blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballin has Erickson up against the cage in a clinch.
Ballin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ballin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Erickson has a couple of punches blocked by Ballin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erickson blocks a body shot from Ballin.
Ballin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ballin avoiding damage.
Erickson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ballin swings wildly with an uppercut but Erickson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Erickson breaks from the clinch.
Ballin misses with a hook
and Erickson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Erickson staying out of range there.
Erickson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Erickson misses the target.
Erickson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ballin's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erickson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ballin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erickson.
Ballin throws out a loose jab but Erickson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Erickson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ballin takes the fight into the clinch.
Ballin throws a punch but it's blocked by Erickson.
Ballin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Erickson has had enough of the clinch but Ballin keeps him there for the moment.
Ballin pushes Erickson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Erickson backwards.
Ballin lands an uppercut.
Erickson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ballin swings wildly with an uppercut but Erickson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ballin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Erickson's elbow.
Ballin has Erickson pressed against the cage, preventing Erickson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ballin struggles to land a body shot inside as Erickson controls his hands.
Erickson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Erickson is trying to push Ballin away but Ballin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ballin misses with some punches.
Ballin throws a head punch that misses.
Erickson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ballin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ballin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ballin.
Reid Erickson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Erickson takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballin blocks an uppercut.
Erickson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Erickson tries to break the clinch but Ballin is controlling the position.
Ballin can't find room to land a body shot as Erickson controls the action.
Patrick Ballin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ballin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ballin prevents Erickson from breaking the clinch.
Erickson blocks a body shot from Ballin.
A nice left hand lands by Ballin.
Erickson is trying to break free.
Erickson takes a shot to the head.
Erickson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ballin misses with a punch on the inside.
Ballin throws a head punch that misses.
Ballin prevents a body shot from Erickson.
Erickson tries to throw a body punch but Ballin avoids it by throwing Erickson back against the cage.
Erickson misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Ballin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ballin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Ballin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Barton (ranked 2658 p4p, 3028 weight class) and Chico Fontaine (ranked 279 p4p, 313 weight class). Fontaine has chosen You're Gonna Learn a Lesson in this Delicatessen as his entrance music. 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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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stephen Barton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chico Fontaine!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Watson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontaine closes the distance and pushes Barton back into the cage.
Fontaine throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Fontaine scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Stephen Barton has been cut.
Barton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fontaine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fontaine swings wildly with an uppercut but Barton uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fontaine.
A right handed body shot lands from Fontaine.
Fontaine misses with some punches.
Barton misses with a knee to the head.
Fontaine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fontaine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fontaine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fontaine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barton looking to slow down the pace here.
Barton tries to work over Fontaine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fontaine pushes Barton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Fontaine.
Barton is breathing heavily.
Fontaine scores with a shot to the side of Barton's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontaine scores with a shoulder strike.
Fontaine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fontaine.
Fontaine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fontaine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Fontaine.
Stephen Barton's cut is getting worse.
Fontaine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barton backwards.
Barton takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fontaine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barton is rocked!
Fontaine floors Barton with a big punch on the inside! Barton is trying to recover but Fontaine dives into side control.
Oh Barton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Fontaine decides to stand back up. Fontaine steps back and let's Barton get back to his feet.
Fontaine clinches.
Fontaine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fontaine lands a big right hand that drops Barton! The killer instinct kicks in and Fontaine finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Fontaine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chico Fontaine!
After winning the bout, Chico Fontaine thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daichi Tanaka (ranked 2199 p4p, 1288 weight class) and Jackson Jones (ranked 202 p4p, 128 weight class). Jackson Jones is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daichi Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
A jab from Tanaka does it's job there.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Tanaka tries to counter with a takedown but Jones is quick to defend against it.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tanaka in his tracks.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tanaka backwards.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tanaka.
Tanaka misses with a punch to the body.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Tanaka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Jones.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Tanaka has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daichi Tanaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Tanaka avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Tanaka jumps into guard, dragging Jones to the mat.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Tanaka is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones postures up in Tanaka's guard and throws a big left but Tanaka blocks it.
Jones wants to control from the top but Tanaka keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones won't allow Tanaka to sweep him here.
Tanaka might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Tanaka is retaining full guard.
Jones wants to stand but Tanaka has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jones controlling from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jones wanted to stand there but Tanaka had control of the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Tanaka tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones prevents a body shot from Tanaka.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanaka changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jones looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tanaka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jones trying to advance position but Tanaka counters by regaining guard.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jones 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones trying to control but Tanaka is working from the bottom.
Tanaka wants to sweep but no luck.
Tanaka is working hard here to advance position.
We've been informed that Jones has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jones wanted to stand there but Tanaka had control of the position.
Tanaka keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tanaka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones throws the left hand but Tanaka avoids the punch easily.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tanaka jumps guard.
Tanaka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones throws a strike but Tanaka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jones looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tanaka has picked Jones up and slammed him! Jones can't keep hold of the triangle and Tanaka manages to pass to side control!
Tanaka trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones trying his best to control but Tanaka has mounted him.
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
Jones wants to control but Tanaka is having none of it.
Daichi Tanaka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tanaka tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Tanaka avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
Jones looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is keeping busy.
Jones wants to escape the position.
Tanaka tries to get the hooks in deep but Jones pushed the leg off.
Jones is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Tanaka working for a choke but Jones is defending well.
Jones tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Tanaka is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jones defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
I really don't envy Jones right now.
Jones trying to control the action but Tanaka just sinks the hooks in.
Tanaka tries to keep control of the position but Jones is staying busy.
Tanaka avoiding Jones 's attempts to control his hands.
Jones tries to escape but Tanaka has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Jones has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Jones wants to control his opponent's hands but Tanaka gets his hands free.
Tanaka has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Jones has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tanaka's guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jones postures up in Tanaka's guard and throws a big left but Tanaka blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daichi Tanaka dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
Tanaka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Tanaka does it's job there.
Jones scores with a hook.
Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tanaka to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jones working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tanaka has passed into half guard!
Tanaka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka trying to control the pace.
Jones is trying to stand up here but Tanaka is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Tanaka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones is doing well to control the position and prevent Tanaka from advancing to side control.
Tanaka prevents Jones from standing back up.
Tanaka is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Jones wants to control but Tanaka is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanaka's corner calls for a 1-2. Tanaka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tanaka.
Tanaka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Tanaka's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Tanaka.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jones has Tanaka up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones cracks Tanaka with a nice body shot.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones lands a right hand.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tanaka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tanaka jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daichi Tanaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tanakas head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tanaka backwards.
Tanaka has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right from Jones.
Tanaka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tanaka.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanaka.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tanaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tanaka takes a shot to the head.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones tries to work over Tanaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tanaka is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Tanaka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Tanaka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Tanaka backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tanaka under the eye.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones gets a clinch.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tanaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tanaka backwards.
Tanaka is rocked!
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Tanaka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones pushes Tanaka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Jones!
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