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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cael Pearson (ranked 25483 p4p, 25630 weight class) and Jake Paul (ranked 529 p4p, 527 weight class). Paul has chosen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-VdnD_8bYg as his entrance music. Jake Paul will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cael Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Paul!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paul ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Pearson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Paul is able to avoid easily.
Pearson moves into the clinch.
Pearson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pearson lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pearson connects with a nice short shot to Paul's temple.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pearson in particular looking to stall.
Pearson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Paul for as long as he can get away with.
Pearson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pearson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson is nestled in close to Paul, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pearson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pearson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Paul told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Pearson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Well, if Pearson 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.
Pearson is just content to waste time from the top position. Paul takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Pearson 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.
Pearson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pearson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pearson landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson connects with a couple of short punches.
Paul can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pearson controls the pace.
Pearson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pearson wants to control from the top but Paul keeps moving.
Pearson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pearson connects with a couple of short punches.
Pearson trying to control the position from guard on top but Paul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pearson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pearson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pearson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pearson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Paul's head.
Pearson is stalling in the full guard.
Further stalling from Pearson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pearson darts in and clinches Paul up against the cage.
Pearson is looking for a takedown.
Paul is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Paul prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cael Pearson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pearson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Paul gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Paul wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Pearson dominated that round.
That's time! Pearson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paul lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pearson circles away quickly and effectively.
Pearson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paul throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pearson moves into the clinch.
Pearson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Pearson seems content to control.
Pearson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Paul on the ground.
Pearson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pearson connects with a nice short shot to Paul's temple.
Pearson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Pearson is stinking the place up with his stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson is nestled in close to Paul, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pearson stalling.
Cael Pearson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pearson drops an elbow to the side of Paul's head.
Paul is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson is nestled in close to Paul, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pearson working the head and body with strikes.
Paul has hold of Pearson's hands but Pearson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Pearson there.
Pearson trying to control from half guard but Paul is working away.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pearson connects with a nice short shot to Paul's temple.
 Paul is rocked!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pearson in particular looking to stall.
Pearson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Paul is still in real trouble! Can Pearson finish him?
Pearson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pearson lands a big elbow - Paul is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Pearson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cael Pearson!
Jake Paul was interviewed post fight and said 'Dont judge me by my wins judge me on my losses'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toby Sorkin (ranked 4861 p4p, 5399 weight class) and Miguel Santos (ranked 479 p4p, 506 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toby Sorkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Santos!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santos looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Santos working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Santos as Sorkin tries to tie him up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Santos.
Sorkin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sorkin jumps guard but Santos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sorkin missing with knees to the body.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Sorkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorkin wants to clinch.
Sorkin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sorkin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Santos on his heels. He'll look to pass Santos's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorkin postures up in Santos's guard and throws a big left but Santos blocks it.
Sorkin advances to half guard.
Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sorkin.
Sorkin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santos is in trouble now - Sorkin has advanced to mount!
Sorkin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sorkin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sorkin stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos throws out a counter right but Sorkin avoids it with no problem.
Sorkin misses with a body kick.
Santos avoids the head kick by Sorkin.
Sorkin tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Sorkin tries to score with a low kick but Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Sorkin throws a head kick that misses.
Sorkin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Santos's face as Sorkin controls the position.
Sorkin is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Santos is trying to escape and Sorkin transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Santos is forced to tap! Nice work there by Sorkin! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Toby Sorkin!
A very excited looking Toby Sorkin 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 Clive Bishop (ranked 3707 p4p, 4549 weight class) and Wolfric Moon (ranked 343 p4p, 394 weight class). Moon has chosen Bilmuri - Talkin' 2 UR Ghost as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Clive Bishop has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Clive Bishop seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clive Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wolfric Moon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon tries to sprawl but Bishop drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Moon has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Bishop is on him like a limpet, forcing Moon back against the cage.
Bishop is trying to drag Moon to the mat but Moon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Moon tries to circle away but Bishop has him pinned against the cage.
Moon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moon manages to break the clinch.
Wolfric Moon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moon scores with a hook.
Bishop shoots in and drives through. Moon sprawls well.
Moon throws a shot to the body.
Moon stuns Bishop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moon throws a jab when Bishop was well out of range.
Moon misses with an uppercut. Bishop saw that one coming.
Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bishop.
Bishop was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bishop takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Moon lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon throws an off balance right hand
and Bishop counters with a one-two to the body.
Bishop takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wolfric Moon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Moon with a jab.
Bishop walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Moon scores with the left hand. Bishop knows he should have avoided that one.
 Bishop is rocked!
Moon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bishop drops down looking for a counter takedown but Moon sprawls and moves away.
Oh Bishop is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bishop takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A swing and a miss from Moon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from Moon misses its intended target.
Moon connects with a looping right hand.
Moon misses with a straight left.
Moon misses with a looping left.
Moon throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it.
Moon misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Moon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bishop had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bishop seems to have got his legs back now.
Moon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Moon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bishop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moon.
Bishop is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Moon.
Moon missing with a left hand there. Bishop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moon cracks Bishop with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bishop looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Moon finish him?
Moon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bishop.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clive Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop is breathing heavily.
Moon lands with a hook. Bishop tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Moon misses with an uppercut. Bishop saw that one coming.
A jab from Moon misses.
Moon scores with a sloppy right hand. Bishop should have avoided that one.
Bishop fails with a takedown attempt.
Moon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moon misses with an uppercut.
Moon throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bishop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon cracks Bishop with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Moon throws a jab but it's blocked by Bishop.
Moon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bishop.
Bishop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moon.
Bishop is looking to counter punch.
Moon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Moon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Moon lands a jab.
Bishop takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've been informed that Moon has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bishop.
Moon drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bishop defends it well.
Bishop takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Moon throws a big shot that misses.
Moon throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it.
Moon cracks a nice hook into Bishop's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Moon there.
Moon misses with an uppercut.
Moon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bishop walks into a jab.
Moon missing with a left hand there. Bishop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moon misses with a looping left.
Bishop takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moon thuds a left hand into Bishop's body.
Nice body punch from Moon.
Bishop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moon.
Moon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab from Moon.
Moon cracks Bishop with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Moon with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfric Moon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bishop's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bishop scrambles back to his feet.
Bishop is looking to clinch.
Moon throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moon steps in with a hook that catches Bishop right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Moon follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Bishop looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wolfric Moon!
Wolfric Moon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johan DeLeon (ranked 4990 p4p, 3594 weight class) and Marl Boro (ranked 460 p4p, 387 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Marl Boro was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johan DeLeon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marl Boro!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeLeon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boro.
DeLeon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Boro's guard.
Boro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
DeLeon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeLeon trying to control but Boro is working from the bottom.
Boro is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! DeLeon rolls with it to try and escape but Boro cranks on the arm and DeLeon is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marl Boro!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wally Law (ranked 3608 p4p, 4142 weight class) and Zoltan Szobo (ranked 359 p4p, 412 weight class). Zoltan Szobo looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wally Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zoltan Szobo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Szobo.
Law takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Law on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Law gets a clinch.
Law jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Szobo walks away with a smile on his face. Law gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Szobo tries to clinch up but Law circles away and keeps his distance.
Szobo scores with a jab to the body.
Law manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Szobo on his heels. He'll look to pass Szobo's guard now, I'm sure.
Law postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Law stands up and waves to Szobo to follow him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szobo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Law paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Law throws a big counter combination but Szobo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Szobo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Szobo cracks Law with a right hand to the side of the head.
Law feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Szobo can't keep his opponent in guard - Law advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law winds up and cracks Szobo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Law looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Law is working for a kimura but Szobo is defending it quite comfortably.
Law controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Law decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Szobo misses with a head kick.
Szobo tries a head kick but it misses.
Szobo looks winded!
Szobo scores with a leg kick.
Szobo swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law tries a head kick but it misses.
Law moves into range and clinches up with Szobo.
Law breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Law scores with a jab. Szobo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Szobo throws a sloppy head kick
and Law counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Szobo!
Law works to advance to full mount. Szobo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Law is landing with some decent strikes but Szobo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Law lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Law takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Szobo has his hands clasped together but Law breaks the hold and Szobo is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Law!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wally Law!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tibi Jones (ranked 3552 p4p, 3794 weight class) and Yushin Okami (ranked 382 p4p, 409 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Meet the Grahams - Kendrick Lamar. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tibi Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yushin Okami!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to bum rush Okami with a series of wild strikes but Okami uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Okami lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
 It looks like Tibi Jones has been cut.
Jones slips under a jab from Okami.
Tibi Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okami tries to sprawl but Jones drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Okami tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Okami keeps trying to improve his position.
Jones tries to stand but can't do so whilst Okami controls his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones controlling the pace.
Okami is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots but Okami is blocking nicely.
Jones is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Okami blocks nicely.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones wants to stand but Okami has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jones preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Okami escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Okami has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jones has passed into side control.
Jones works to advance to full mount. Okami defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Okami really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jones is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Okami can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jones wants to control the pace but Okami is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Okami is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Jones thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jones controlling from the full mount.
Jones looking to finish with strikes here!
Okami can't escape the position.
Okami is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Okami really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jones misses with a head shot.
Jones sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Okami has given up his back here.
I really don't envy Okami right now.
Jones is persistently looking for the submission but Okami is defending it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tibi Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tibi Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones takes a swing at Okami's ribcage but misses.
Okami feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, Okami changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Okami sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Jones doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Okami paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Jones - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tibi Jones!
After the fight, Tibi Jones was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matyas Magyar (ranked 3021 p4p, 3431 weight class) and Gustas Brazionis (ranked 290 p4p, 320 weight class). Matyas Magyar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gustas Brazionis's chin.
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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 Tokyo, Matyas Magyar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustas Brazionis!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brazionis closes the distance and clinches up with Magyar, looking for a takedown. Brazionis pushes Magyar against the cage but Magyar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Magyar scores with a takedown into Brazionis's guard.
Brazionis is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Magyar dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brazionis is looking for a sweep.
Magyar lands a decent elbow from side control.
Brazionis is trying to control Magyar's posture but Magyar avoids it.
Magyar looks up at the clock and then as Brazionis takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Magyar smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Magyar moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Brazionis taking a bit of punishment here - Magyar scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Magyar politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Magyar prefers to stall for the moment though.
Magyar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Magyar lands a decent elbow from side control.
Brazionis is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Magyar cracks Brazionis with a big right hand but Brazionis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Magyar cracks Brazionis with a big right hand but Brazionis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Brazionis is rocked!
Brazionis is trying to control Magyar's posture but Magyar avoids it.
Brazionis is still in real trouble! Can Magyar finish him?
Brazionis is trying to escape the position but Magyar is controlling the position.
Brazionis seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magyar in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Brazionis looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Magyar turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matyas Magyar!
A victorious Matyas Magyar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Borgia (ranked 3466 p4p, 2825 weight class) and Kida Tanaka (ranked 326 p4p, 269 weight class). Tanaka has chosen Eminem - Lose Yourself as his entrance music. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giovanni Borgia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kida Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Borgia closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tanaka's guard.
Tanaka keeping full guard, as Borgia tries to pass.
Borgia controlling from the top position.
Borgia is pushing down on Tanaka's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tanaka is fighting to maintain full guard but Borgia has managed to sneak the leg through.
Borgia is trying to work for a kimura but Tanaka is defending well.
Borgia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Borgia is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tanaka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Well, if Borgia 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.
Borgia uses his free foot to push down on Tanaka's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tanaka.
Borgia looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Borgia controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tanaka is desperately trying to improve his position but Borgia has a good base and remains in mount.
Tanaka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Borgia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Borgia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Borgia is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tanaka can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Borgia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Borgia working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tanaka can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia avoids the attempt from Tanaka to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borgia raining down hammerfists from mount.
Borgia forces the positional change into back control.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Borgia looking for the choke from the back.
Borgia really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Tanaka.
Tanaka is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Borgia off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia working for a choke but Tanaka is defending well.
Good control from Borgia.
Borgia has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Tanaka is in real trouble here. Borgia gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Tanaka is tapping out! Borgia wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Giovanni Borgia!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgar John (ranked 3968 p4p, 2240 weight class) and Rudy Franklin (ranked 424 p4p, 286 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edgar John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rudy Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John tries to clinch but Franklin moves away
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John throws an off balance right hand
and Franklin counters with a right hand to the body.
John throws a combination that misses
and Franklin counters with a straight right hand.
Franklin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
John swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Franklin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John moves to clinch but Franklin breaks away
and Franklin counters with a stiff right hand.
John tries to clinch there but Franklin circles away.
Sloppy strikes from John. Those never looked like landing.
John tries to clinch
and Franklin rattles John with a well-timed uppercut counter. - John tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Franklin dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving John stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rudy Franklin!
The defeated Edgar John had this to say: 'We win and we lose, it’s about the journey folks. I’ll be back.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcoh Olivia (ranked 2930 p4p, 2351 weight class) and Stephen Compton (ranked 351 p4p, 297 weight class). Olivia comes to the cage accompanied by Remember The Name - Fort Minor. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcoh Olivia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stephen Compton!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olivia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Olivia scores with a body shot.
Olivia lands a slapping body shot.
Compton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Compton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Olivia lands a glancing blow to the side of Compton's head.
Some wild striking there from Olivia.
Compton changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Marcoh Olivia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olivia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Olivia works Compton's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Olivia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivia lands a nice shot to the body.
Compton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olivia.
Compton feints the counter takedown.
Compton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olivia.
Jab by Olivia.
A jab from Olivia misses.
Compton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Olivia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheers as Olivia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Compton doesn't seem phased though.
Olivia lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olivia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Olivia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Compton with the counter takedown but Olivia avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Olivia as he connects with a hook.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Compton has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Compton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Olivia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Compton tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Olivia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Olivia connects with the punch.
Compton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olivia.
And Compton tries to counter it with a takedown but Olivia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Olivia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Olivia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Compton on the side of the head.
Olivia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Compton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Olivia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Compton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Compton postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Olivia is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Compton, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Olivia trying to control the position from guard on top but Compton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olivia is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Compton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Olivia is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Olivia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Olivia trying to control the position from guard on top but Compton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Compton has control of Olivia's left arm, preventing Olivia from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcoh Olivia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Compton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olivia.
Compton feints the counter takedown.
Olivia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Compton feints the counter takedown.
Olivia misses with a two punch combination.
Olivia throws a jab when Compton was well out of range.
Marcoh Olivia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olivia misses with a double jab
and Compton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Olivia's guard.
Olivia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Compton on the ground.
Compton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Olivia dives on top into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olivia trying to control but Compton is working from the bottom.
Olivia throws an elbow that misses. Compton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Olivia's guard. Nice move by Compton!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivia looking for a sweep. Not yet Olivia, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olivia keeping moving, preventing Compton from controlling successfully.
Olivia wants to hit a sweep here but Compton passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Olivia there!
Compton manages to capitalize on a mistake by Olivia to take his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Olivia is doing well to defend. Compton seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Olivia is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Stephen Compton!
Stephen Compton really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Battleborn Apparel logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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