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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ender Knightley (ranked 2845 p4p, 2296 weight class) and Tian Long (ranked 384 p4p, 323 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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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ender Knightley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tian Long!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knightley slips a jab from Long.
Long tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knightley was well out of range. Poor timing from Long.
Knightley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Long looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Long misses with an uppercut
and Knightley counters with a straight right hand.
Long scores with a jab to the body.
Long misses the jab.
Long lands with a cross.
Long has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Long connects with a body shot that sends Knightley's belly button to the back.
Knightley wants to clinch up but Long keeps it at a distance.
Knightley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knightley explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Knightley with the inside leg kick.
Knightley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Long appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Long lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long throws a sloppy body shot
and Knightley counters with a nice leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knightley manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long misses with a jab to the body
and Knightley counters with a good low kick that Long was not able to check.
Long cracks a nice hook into Knightley's ribs.
Long on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knightley. Knightley obviously looking to wear him down.
Long misses with a straight left.
Long throws the left hand but Knightley avoids the punch easily.
Long's corner calls for a 1-2. Long obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Long looks to throw the jab but Knightley is out of range.
Knightley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knightley blocks a jab.
Knightley scores with a leg kick.
Long misses with a straight left.
Long has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knightley.
Long takes a swing at Knightley's ribcage but misses.
Knightley is looking to counter with a body kick.
Knightley takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long looks to land a right hand but Knightley moved out of range.
Long swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Long throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knightley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Long throws out the jab.
Long takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knightley has closed the distance and engaged Long in a clinch.
Knightley lands with a light punch inside.
Long scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knightley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long misses with some punches.
Long makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Long tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Long scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Long.
A right handed body shot lands from Long.
Long blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knightley misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knightley.
Knightley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knightley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Long lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knightley.
Good body shot from Long.
Long works on Knightley's body with a couple of short punches.
Knightley is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Long throws a head punch that misses.
Long lands an uppercut.
Knightley misses with some punches.
Long lands with a right to the head.
Long lands a body punch.
Long makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Long lands a left hand.
Knightley throws a punch but it's blocked by Long.
Long gets through Knightley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Long stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Long lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Long pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knightley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Long checks it well.
Knightley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Long swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knightley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Long thuds his right hand into Knightley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knightley ducks under a wild hook from Long.
Nice straight punches there by Long. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Long.
Knightley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Long throws a lazy right hand but Knightley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Long misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knightley counters with an outside leg kick.
A big left from Long misses.
As Long backs away, Knightley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Long's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Knightley takes one on the button.
Knightley slips a straight right by Long.
Knightley tried to counter with a leg kick but Long avoided it.
Long throws a right hand that misses
and Knightley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Long throws a big shot that misses.
Knightley looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Knightley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Long lands a slapping body shot.
Tian Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Long swings widly with a right hand
and Knightley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knightley tries to move into range but Long moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Long scores with a jab to the body.
Long throws a lazy right hand but Knightley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tian Long 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.
Long throws an off balance right hand
and Knightley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Long tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knightley was well out of range. Poor timing from Long.
Long dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knightley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Long.
Knightley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Long pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knightley blocks a jab.
Long throws a right hand that misses
and Knightley counters with a thumping low kick.
Long scores with a jab to the body.
Long connects with a body shot.
Long works Knightley's body with a nice hook.
Long looks to throw the jab but Knightley is out of range.
Knightley looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Long is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knightley.
Knightley appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Knightley is looking to slow Long down with leg kicks.
Long misses with a hook to the body
and Knightley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knightley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Long throws a poor cross that misses
and Knightley counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley moves away from the strike by Long.
Long misses with a lunging right hand
and Knightley counters with a thumping low kick.
Long misses with a wild body shot.
Knightley misses with a body shot.
Long has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Long just misses with a punch to the body.
Long misses with a right hand
and Knightley counters with a thumping low kick.
Long bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knightley's head.
Tian Long seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Long dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Long throws a jab when Knightley was well out of range.
Knightley takes one to the chin there.
Knightley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Knightley 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.
Long misses with a hook
and Knightley counters with a stiff right hand.
Long lands the left hand.
Knightley defending well as Long loads up on a big left hand.
Knightley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Long just manages to avoid it.
Long lands a nice hook to Knightley's body. Knightley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knightley rushes Long and presses him up against the cage.
Tian Long seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knightley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Knightley.
Long scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Long misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knightley.
Long cracks Knightley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knightley tries to clinch but Long moves out of range.
Long throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knightley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knightley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knightley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Long throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knightley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knightley avoids the body shot from Long.
Knightley tried to counter with a leg kick but Long avoided it.
Knightley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Long looks to score with a jab to the body but Knightley is just out of range.
Knightley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Long throws out the jab.
Long throws a jab when Knightley was well out of range.
Knightley is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long lands with a right hand.
Long avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Long tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knightley was well out of range. Poor timing from Long.
Knightley half committed to a counter leg kick.
Long misses with a jab to the body
and Knightley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Long throws a big shot that misses.
Long tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knightley was well out of range. Poor timing from Long.
Knightley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knightley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knightley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Knightley lands a head kick!
Long throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Long backs away, Knightley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Knightley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Long to score with a decent uppercut.
Long looks to throw the jab but Knightley is out of range.
Long misses with a left hand
and Knightley counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knightley scores with a head kick. Long tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Long misses with a shot to the body
and Knightley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Long misses with a shot to the body
and Knightley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Knightley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Long.
Long scores with the left hand. Knightley knows he should have avoided that one.
Long misses with an uppercut
and Knightley counters with an outside leg kick.
Long throws a sloppy body shot
and Knightley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Long connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Knightley connects with an inside leg kick.
Long lands a jab to the head.
Long has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knightley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knightley moves out of range of the strikes.
Knightley slips under a jab from Long.
Long checks a low kick from Knightley.
The fighters circling - Long throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tian Long showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Knightley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Long misses with a hook.
Long is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knightley.
Knightley clinches.
Long misses with a punch to the body.
Long tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knightley throws a punch but it's blocked by Long.
Knightley swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knightley.
Knightley prevents a body shot from Long.
Long has a couple of punches blocked by Knightley.
Knightley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knightley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Long lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Long.
Long blocks an uppercut.
Long lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Long lands with a right to the head.
Knightley misses with a punch on the inside.
Long swings wildly with an uppercut but Knightley uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Long.
Long misses with the head strike.
Long misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knightley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Long.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Long.
Knightley prevents a body shot from Long.
Long tries to work over Knightley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knightley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Long swings wildly with an uppercut but Knightley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Long working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Long creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knightley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Long swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Long lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knightley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two 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!
Long jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knightley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Long swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knightley counters with a nice uppercut.
Knightley digs a good hook to Long's body.
Long throws a jab but it's blocked by Knightley.
Knightley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Long throws out the jab.
Knightley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Long.
Long misses the jab.
Knightley lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A big left from Long misses.
Long fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knightley manages to avoid it.
Knightley throws a body kick that misses.
Long throws out a counter right but Knightley avoids it with no problem.
Long connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knightley. Knightley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knightley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice body punch from Long.
Knightley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid body kick from Knightley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knightley moves away.
Knightley moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.
Long misses with a straight right.
Long misses with a right hand
and Knightley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Long looks to land a left hand but Knightley moved out of range nicely.
Long misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knightley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Knightley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tian Long is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A swing and a miss from Long.
Knightley moves out of range of the strikes.
Long changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Knightley staying out of range there.
Long throws a jab but it's blocked by Knightley.
Knightley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Knightley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Long.
Long misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knightley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knightley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Long looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Long looks to land a left hand but Knightley moved out of range nicely.
Long throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knightley takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long throws a poor cross that misses
and Knightley counters with an outside leg kick.
Knightley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Long as he connects with a hook.
Knightley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knightley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Long throws out the jab.
Knightley takes one on the button.
Long throws out a loose jab but Knightley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Long swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knightley counters with a stiff right hand.
Knightley slips under a jab.
Knightley tries to clinch up.
Ender Knightley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Long lands a lovely overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tian Long comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Long has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tian Long!
During a confident post fight interview, Tian Long thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Barfield (ranked 2097 p4p, 1575 weight class) and Hiya Pleb (ranked 233 p4p, 183 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Barfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hiya Pleb!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barfield moves in looking to clinch but Pleb pushes him off.
Barfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pleb.
Barfield doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pleb counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barfield has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Barfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Pleb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barfield wants to clinch up but Pleb keeps it at a distance.
Pleb tries to work over Barfield's front leg with a kick but Barfield checks it.
Barfield moves out of range of the leg kick from Pleb.
A leg kick checked by Barfield.
Pleb has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barfield tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pleb sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barfield somewhat.
Barfield shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pleb as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Barfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pleb takes a swing at Barfield's ribcage but misses.
Pleb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barfield gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barfield tries to pull guard but Pleb holds him up against the cage and eventually Barfield drops back down to his feet.
Pleb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barfield jumps into guard, dragging Pleb to the mat.
Pleb is stalling in the full guard.
Barfield looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pleb wants to stand but Barfield is controlling his posture from full guard.
Barfield tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pleb engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleb would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pleb is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Barfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pleb throws out the jab.
Pleb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barfield tries to clinch up.
Pleb was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barfield tries to clinch up but Pleb circles away and keeps his distance.
Pleb fakes the leg kick and cracks Barfield in the body.
Barfield on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barfield shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pleb's guard.
Pleb manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barfield manages to get himself to full guard.
Pleb must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barfield has a closed guard, preventing Pleb from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barfield wants to sweep but no luck.
Pleb advances to half guard.
Pleb not doing much here.
Barfield regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pleb would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barfield working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pleb doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pleb manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barfield is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barfield looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pleb is one step ahead there.
Pleb trying to stand up but can't free himself from Barfield's guard.
Pleb pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barfield is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barfield looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pleb is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiya Pleb dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pleb connects with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Barfield. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barfield.
Barfield takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Barfield shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pleb sprawls well. Pleb wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barfield gets slowly back to his feet.
Barfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pleb paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barfield closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Barfield not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pleb tries to roll over but Barfield keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barfield is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barfield 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barfield trying to control the action but Pleb is working from the bottom.
Barfield is just content to waste time from the top position. Pleb takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Barfield stopping the sweep attempt from Pleb.
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.
Barfield looking to sit in guard and control but Pleb gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barfield is looking to cinch up a triangle. Pleb throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Barfield's body to avoid the submission. Barfield has instead reached around Pleb's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Barfield arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Samuel Barfield!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jun Liu (ranked 1903 p4p, 1415 weight class) and Lee Murray (ranked 218 p4p, 166 weight class). Lee Murray 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jun Liu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Murray !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Liu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murray counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Jun Liu has been cut.
Murray takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murray throws out a loose jab but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray moves out of range as Liu strikes.
Murray dodges the punch combination from Liu.
Murray now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A lazy body kick from Liu
and Murray counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Liu thuds his right hand into Murray 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've been told by Liu's head coaches at Gumburcules Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jab, jab by Liu - just one landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Liu 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 Murray has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murray and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murray takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu stuns Murray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Liu lands a nice shot that snaps Murray 's head back.
Liu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liu loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
Liu throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu lands a two punch combo.
Liu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Murray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murray checks a leg kick nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Murray misses.
Liu tries to land a body kick
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Liu is rocked!
Murray scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oh Liu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Liu throws a right hand that Murray ducks under and follows up with a left that Murray also avoids with ease.
Liu seems to have got his legs back now.
Liu misses with a wild body shot.
Murray appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murray throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Liu.
Liu misses with the combination.
Liu works Murray 's body with a nice hook.
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!
Liu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murray throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Liu is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu misses with a body shot
and Murray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jun Liu's cut is getting worse.
Liu tries to clinch
and Murray counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lee Murray !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Glover (ranked 1430 p4p, 1957 weight class) and Crazy Legs (ranked 103 p4p, 132 weight class). Legs is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Walk - Pantera. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dick Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crazy Legs!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Glover's sensitive parts.
Legs throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Legs fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Legs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glover moves away.
Glover attempts a counter takedown but Legs avoids it well and moves away.
Glover tries to close the distance and clinch but Legs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Legs throws a leg kick
and Glover counters with a takedown into side control.
Glover lands an elbow.
Glover trying to control the position but Legs is working away.
Legs trying his best to control but Glover has mounted him.
Legs is looking to improve his position but Glover isn't that keen on the idea.
Glover raining down hammerfists from mount.
 It looks like Crazy Legs has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Legs is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Glover 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legs is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Legs keeps trying to improve his position.
Glover tries to control but Legs wriggling away.
Glover working the ground and pound effectively.
That has opened up Crazy Legs's cut even more.
Glover lands a big shot there that rocks Legs but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Crazy Legs's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Crazy Legs's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dick Glover!
The defeated Crazy Legs had this to say: 'I got paid, I win'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Barbie (ranked 1421 p4p, 1194 weight class) and Puncher Face (ranked 174 p4p, 150 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biff Barbie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Puncher Face!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Face.
Barbie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Face.
Barbie walks into a straight right hand from Face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Face pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbie connects with a solid leg kick.
Face lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Face.
It looks like Biff Barbie has been cut.
Face has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barbie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Face on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barbie throws a shot to the body.
Barbie slips under a jab.
Face ducks under a wild hook from Barbie.
Barbie misses with a hook to the body
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Face ducks under a wild hook from Barbie.
Barbie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Face backs up against the cage.
It looks like Puncher Face has been cut.
The fighters circling - Face throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Face ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barbie takes one to the side of the head.
Barbie lands a front kick.
Face misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Barbie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barbie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbie was well out of range. Poor timing from Face.
Jab from Barbie.
Face doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barbie counters with a two punch combo.
We've been told by Barbie's head coaches at The Hidden that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Face takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Face looks winded!
Barbie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decent striking displayed by Barbie there.
Barbie scores with a kick to the midsection.
Good exchange - Barbie coming out on top.
Danga de danga de dang - Face scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Barbie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Face's sensitive parts.
Barbie throws out a powerful jab.
Puncher Face seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Face avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barbie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Face misses with a few strikes there.
Barbie is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Face like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Face from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biff Barbie!
Biff Barbie 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Munkh Tengri (ranked 1111 p4p, 2118 weight class) and Apollo Creed (ranked 86 p4p, 139 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Munkh Tengri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Apollo Creed !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed lands with a kick to the ribs.
Creed avoids the body shot from Tengri.
Creed tries a head kick but it misses.
Creed has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tengri.
Tengri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Creed defending well as Tengri loads up on a big left hand.
Creed closes the distance and pushes Tengri back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Creed .
Creed looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Creed has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Creed has a couple of punches blocked by Tengri.
Creed blocks a body shot from Tengri.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tengri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tengri scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Apollo Creed has been cut.
Tengri scores with a shot to the side of Creed 's head.
Creed misses with some punches.
Tengri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tengri throws a looping overhand right but Creed ducks down to avoid it.
Creed throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tengri gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Creed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Creed slips a jab from Tengri.
Creed slips under a jab from Tengri.
Tengri throws a lazy body kick
and Creed counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tengri. Creed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tengri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Creed throws a lazy right hand but Tengri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Creed clinches up with Tengri and pushes him back against the cage.
Creed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tengri blocks a body shot from Creed .
Tengri struggles to land a body shot inside as Creed controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Creed .
Creed misses with a punch to the body.
Creed misses with a body punch.
Tengri lands an uppercut.
Creed wants to stall.
Creed swings wildly with an uppercut but Tengri uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed prevents a body shot from Tengri.
Creed misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Creed as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creed lands a hook that snaps the head of Tengri backwards.
Creed digs a right hand into Tengri's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tengri's gas tank.
Creed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Creed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tengri backwards.
Tengri scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tengri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Creed lands with a left to the head.
Tengri misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Creed .
Tengri is breathing heavily.
Creed lands a right hand.
Tengri has a couple of punches blocked by Creed .
Creed lands a hook that snaps the head of Tengri backwards.
Tengri misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tengri can't find room to land a body shot as Creed controls the action.
Creed pushes Tengri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Creed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Creed prevents a body shot from Tengri.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Creed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Creed manages to break the clinch.
Tengri misses with the body kick
and Creed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tengri takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Creed lands a nice looking body shot.
Creed sends Tengri crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Creed is motioning to the referee to let Tengri up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Munkh Tengri has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Creed has managed to clinch.
Creed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Creed stalls.
Creed lands a body shot in the clinch.
Creed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tengri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Creed tries to work over Tengri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Creed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Creed scores with a shoulder strike.
Tengri wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A hook to the body from Creed .
Creed is stalling here.
Creed scores with a hook to the body.
Creed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Creed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tengri backwards.
Creed blocks an uppercut.
Creed lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Tengri fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Tengri.
Creed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Creed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Creed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Creed dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tengri misses with a kick to the body.
Tengri slips a jab from Creed .
Tengri scores with a hook.
Tengri lands a jab to the nose.
Tengri looks for the body kick but Creed saw that one coming.
Creed lands with a shot to the body.
Tengri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Creed stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Munkh Tengri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tengri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tengri slips a jab from Creed .
An attempted straight right counter from Tengri misses the target.
Creed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tengri slips under a jab.
Creed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tengri drops his hands momentarily and Creed needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Tengri just on the top of the head. Tengri drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Tengri - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Apollo Creed !
During a confident post fight interview, Apollo Creed thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bart Detweiler (ranked 631 p4p, 880 weight class) and Teo King (ranked 81 p4p, 113 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bart Detweiler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Teo King!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a jab when Detweiler was well out of range.
Detweiler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but King is out of range.
Detweiler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Detweiler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Detweiler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Detweiler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
Detweiler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
King misses with a body shot.
Detweiler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has King pinned against the cage. King gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Detweiler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a lazy head kick
and Detweiler counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for King!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Detweiler trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
King is working to avoid the ground and pound but Detweiler connects with a decent elbow.
Detweiler throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is trying to get back to half guard.
King keeps trying to improve his position.
Detweiler working away.
Detweiler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Detweiler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
King is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is not content to let Detweiler control the position.
King stops Detweiler from passing to mount.
Detweiler cracks King with a big right hand but King just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
King wants to get back to his feet.
King is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Detweiler 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.
Detweiler tries to move into full mount but can't pass King's legs.
Detweiler scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at King to see if he's OK.
Detweiler connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused King some visible discomfort.
King wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
King prevents Detweiler from improving position.
Detweiler trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
Detweiler has hold of King's arm. He's looking for a kimura. King seems comfortable defending it but Detweiler has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! King is real pain and he's forced to tap out! King is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Detweiler couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bart Detweiler!
During a confident post fight interview, Bart Detweiler thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nagatsuki Hideki (ranked 794 p4p, 680 weight class) and Rubber Turtle (ranked 110 p4p, 96 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nagatsuki Hideki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rubber Turtle!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hideki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Turtle misses.
Turtle throws a right hand that misses
and Hideki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hideki misses with the body kick
and Turtle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hideki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A shot to the liver by Hideki. Beautiful body shot.
Turtle throws a jab but it's blocked by Hideki.
Turtle throws a leg kick that misses.
Hideki moves out of range of the body kick from Turtle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Turtle.
A quick step to the side and Hideki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hideki misses with a wild body shot.
Hideki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hideki lunges at Turtle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turtle's hand.
Hideki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hideki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hideki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Turtle.
Turtle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hideki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtle throws a front kick that sends Hideki stumbling back into the cage.
Turtle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hideki throws a leg kick
and Turtle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turtle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Turtle throws a looping overhand right but Hideki ducks down to avoid it.
Hideki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Turtle.
Hideki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turtle scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Turtle.
Hideki misses with a looping left.
Hideki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Turtle checks a leg kick.
Turtle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good shot there by Hideki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Hideki.
Hideki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hideki dips to his left and cracks Turtle with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Turtle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hideki lands a head shot.
 Turtle is rocked!
It looks like Hideki has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hideki jabs Turtle right on the nose. Turtle blinks but takes it well.
Turtle is still on wobbly legs! Can Hideki finish him?
Hideki swings for the body but Turtle moves out of range.
Hideki finds Turtle's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Turtle flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Hideki lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Turtle will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nagatsuki Hideki!
A relieved looking Nagatsuki Hideki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Alexander (ranked 546 p4p, 339 weight class) and Ivan Jankovic (ranked 67 p4p, 39 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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192
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11 - 3 - 0 |
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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 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Jankovic!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jankovic checks a leg kick.
Alexander throws a hook but Jankovic avoids it easily.
Jankovic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alexander jabs Jankovic right on the nose. Jankovic blinks but takes it well.
Alexander throws an overhand right that lands on Jankovic's shoulder, as Jankovic tries to avoid the shot.
Alexander throws a lazy uppercut
letting Jankovic counter with a right hand.
Alexander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jankovic throws out a counter right but Alexander avoids it with no problem.
Alexander's corner calls for a 1-2. Alexander obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alexander lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jankovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Jankovic is trying to counter with his kicks.
Alexander tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Jankovic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab lands there for Alexander.
Jankovic moves out of range of the body kick from Alexander.
Alexander clobbers Jankovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jankovic wants to clinch up but Alexander keeps it at a distance.
Alexander connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jankovic. Jankovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marcus Alexander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jankovic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alexander. That one must have hurt.
Jankovic walks into a straight right hand from Alexander.
Jankovic blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alexander connects with an inside leg kick.
Alexander scores with a push kick.
Alexander tries to land a leg kick but Jankovic saw it coming and moves away.
Alexander misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Jankovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jankovic avoids a kick to the body.
Alexander changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alexander looks to land a right hand but Jankovic moved out of range.
Jankovic slips under a jab.
Jankovic thinks about the counter body kick.
Alexander misses with a looping left.
Jankovic checks a leg kick.
Jankovic flicks out a counter leg kick but Alexander steps away.
Alexander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jankovic.
Jankovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alexander moves in looking to clinch but Jankovic pushes him off.
Jankovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic slips under a jab from Alexander.
Alexander works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jankovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexander.
Alexander gets a clinch.
Alexander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexander is looking to control Jankovic's arms but Jankovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alexander has his back to the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jankovic.
A body shot lands from Jankovic.
Jankovic trying to land knees to the body.
Jankovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexanders head.
Alexander managing to block the knees to the body from Jankovic.
Jankovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jankovic.
Jankovic lands an uppercut.
Jankovic gets through Alexander's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jankovic misses with some punches.
Jankovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alexander is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jankovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jankovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexander controls his hands.
Alexander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jankovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexander is defending well for now.
Alexander managing to block the knees to the body from Jankovic.
Jankovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alexander misses with the head strike.
Jankovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
Jankovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jankovic lands an uppercut.
Jankovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alexander is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jankovic is keeping busy.
Alexander looking to stall.
Jankovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jankovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alexander.
Jankovic misses with a body punch.
Jankovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jankovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
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!
Jankovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alexander in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jankovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexander is defending well for now.
Jankovic trying to land knees to the body.
Alexander managing to block the knees to the body from Jankovic.
Alexander swings wildly with an uppercut but Jankovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexander controlling the action here for a moment.
A hook to the body from Alexander.
Jankovic blocks an uppercut.
Alexander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jankovic's elbow.
Jankovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jankovic trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marcus Alexander will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alexander throws a right and a left that Jankovic avoids nicely.
Jankovic takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Alexander throws a hook to the side of Jankovic's head but Jankovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jankovic throws a fast counter high kick but Alexander manages to duck under it in time.
Alexander is looking to slow Jankovic down with leg kicks.
Alexander throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice cross by Alexander.
Alexander defending well as Jankovic loads up on a big left hand.
Jankovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alexander.
Jankovic misses with a wild body shot.
Marcus Alexander is winning the standup battle so far.
Alexander misses with a hook. Jankovic ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankovic ducks right into an uppercut from Alexander.
Jankovic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alexander. That one must have hurt.
Alexander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexander scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jankovic in his tracks.
Alexander misses with a hook to the body
and Jankovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic avoids a kick to the body.
Jankovic tries a quick counter leg kick but Alexander is wise to it.
Alexander is looking to land body kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jankovic! But no joy.
Alexander goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alexander gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jankovic counters with a right hand that sends Alexander tumbling to the canvas! Can Jankovic finish him? He dives into Alexander's guard looking to do just that!
It looks like Marcus Alexander has been cut.
Jankovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jankovic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jankovic throwing strikes but missing.
Jankovic cracks Alexander with a solid left hand.
Jankovic trying to control but Alexander is working from the bottom.
Jankovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jankovic throws a strike but Alexander rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jankovic pulls Alexander in to control the position.
Jankovic punching from the bottom.
Jankovic controls Alexander momentarily but Alexander frees himself.
Jankovic wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jankovic trying to strike off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic has control of Alexander's left arm, preventing Alexander from doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jankovic working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alexander jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Jankovic.
Alexander throws the left hand but Jankovic avoids the punch easily.
Alexander misses the shot to the body.
Alexander catches Jankovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alexander's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jankovic under the eye.
Alexander moves away from the strike by Jankovic.
Alexander moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A big right from Alexander misses.
Alexander backing away here, and Jankovic unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic throws a body punch but Alexander moves out of range.
Jankovic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jankovic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alexander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jankovic.
Jankovic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alexander throws a shot from downtown. Jankovic moves away and avoids it.
Jankovic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alexander throws a poor cross that misses
and Jankovic counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Alexander down! Jankovic is looking to finish but Alexander is intelligently defending himself.
Alexander is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jankovic cracks Alexander with a solid left hand.
Oh Alexander is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jankovic postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Alexander covers up, he's hurt! Jankovic keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Jankovic and the ref steps in to end the fight! Jankovic can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Jankovic!
A very excited looking Ivan Jankovic 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Jones (ranked 647 p4p, 118 weight class) and Doric Dienekes (ranked 83 p4p, 13 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doric Dienekes!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dienekes as he jumps to the side.
Dienekes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dienekes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Dienekes moved out of range nicely.
Dienekes slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Jones trying to control but Dienekes is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing that Jones has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dienekes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dienekes's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Dienekes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Dienekes wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dienekes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Dienekes's legs - danger averted.
Jones pushing down on Dienekes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jones is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dienekes sees it coming and defends easily.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dienekes taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard.
Jones throws a strike but Dienekes avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dienekes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dienekes keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dienekes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dienekes is keeping the position for now.
Dienekes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Jones 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.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Dienekes blocks nicely.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Dienekes's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up in Dienekes's guard and throws a big left but Dienekes blocks it.
Dienekes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Our spies down at at ZuccoTraining Ground inform us that Dienekes has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Dienekes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Dienekes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones throws an elbow that misses. Dienekes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Dienekes!
Dienekes working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones looking to control.
Dienekes postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Dienekes stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dienekes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Dienekes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Dienekes counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dienekes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jones is trying to control the position but Dienekes postures up.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dienekes wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones working for a triangle but Dienekes defends it easily.
Dienekes stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dienekes can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dienekes scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dienekes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones tries to buck Dienekes off but Dienekes is having none of it.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Dienekes tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Dienekes working the body and head with strikes.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Dienekes keeps moving and retains side control.
Kevin Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dienekes tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dienekes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Dienekes working away.
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
Dienekes working the head and body with strikes.
Dienekes in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Jones manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jones is keen to just control but Dienekes is a slippery customer.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Dienekes's hands, connecting with Dienekes's forehead.
Jones working over Dienekes with some ground and pound. Dienekes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is just content to waste time from the top position. Dienekes takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Dienekes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dienekes keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Dienekes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dienekes distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dienekes controls the pace.
Dienekes postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Dienekes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones wants to hit a sweep here but Dienekes passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jones there!
Dienekes controlling from mount.
Jones taking shots to the head.
Jones wants to hold on but Dienekes pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dienekes looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Dienekes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Doric Dienekes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dienekes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dienekes wants it to stay on the feet.
Dienekes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dienekes was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Dienekes keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Dienekes trying to control the position.
Jones throws a strike but Dienekes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dienekes wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones keeping full guard, as Dienekes tries to pass.
Jones controls Dienekes momentarily but Dienekes frees himself.
Dienekes trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones is pulling down on Dienekes's head to control his posture.
Dienekes trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Dienekes is proving a slippery customer.
Dienekes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two 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.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dienekes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Dienekes.
And Dienekes tries to counter it with a takedown but Jones pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Dienekes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jones won't be happy with that.
Dienekes scoring with punches from side control.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones gets back to half guard.
Jones wants to improve his position but Dienekes is controlling well.
Dienekes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes moves into full mount! Jones won't be happy about that!
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dienekes tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dienekes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dienekes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jones sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
Jones tries to roll over but Dienekes keeps him under control.
Jones moves into full guard.
Jones keeping full guard, as Dienekes tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones seems keen to control Dienekes's posture.
Dienekes stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jones holds on and takes a little breather.
Dienekes trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Dienekes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jones controlling the position.
Jones trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Doric Dienekes just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dienekes sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jones wants to take a breather but Dienekes is having none of it.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dienekes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dienekes is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
Jones moves nicely into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dienekes works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Dienekes is pressing down on Jones's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dienekes is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Dienekes keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Dienekes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dienekes is trying to keep Jones in close.
Dienekes wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Dienekes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dienekes is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jones postures up in Dienekes's guard and throws a big left but Dienekes blocks it.
Dienekes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dienekes keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones trying to control but Dienekes is working from the bottom.
Jones is really struggling to control Dienekes but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dienekes keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones postures up in Dienekes's guard and throws a big left but Dienekes blocks it.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Dienekes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones has gone for a leg lock! Dienekes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jones's guard.
Dienekes 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.
Jones is pulling down on Dienekes's head to control his posture.
Dienekes won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dienekes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Jones had his way with Doric Dienekes in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dienekes slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Dienekes counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee asks Dienekes politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dienekes prefers to stall for the moment though.
Dienekes wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Dienekes has control of an arm but Jones manages to advance to Dienekes's back!
Jones landing with strikes.
Jones is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Dienekes defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Jones scores with punches to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking for the choke but no joy.
Dienekes has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Jones.
Jones is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Dienekes covering up well and avoiding damage.
Jones trying to control.
That's two 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.
Jones missing with strikes from the back.
Dienekes wants to escape the position.
Jones struggling to land strikes to the head as Dienekes covers up.
Jones lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Jones has Dienekes flattened out and is raining down punches.
Jones 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, Dienekes has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
I really don't envy Dienekes right now.
Jones is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Dienekes. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Jones has got his arm under Dienekes's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Dienekes has spun round into Jones's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Dienekes from controlling successfully.
Dienekes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dienekes stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dienekes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dienekes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dienekes won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dienekes is one step ahead there.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dienekes's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones passes Dienekes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dienekes moves into full guard.
Jones trying to control but Dienekes is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Jones!
Kevin Jones is the new middleweight champion!
Kevin Jones was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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