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ENIGMA 219 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alonso Jaldo (ranked 4436 p4p, 25295 weight class) and Sullivan Gross (ranked 377 p4p, 425 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alonso Jaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sullivan Gross!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaldo lands a jab to the nose.
Gross avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That kick from Jaldo tenderised Gross's leg. Gross is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jaldo tries to clinch up but Gross circles away and keeps his distance.
Gross feints the counter takedown.
Gross looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gross darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gross passes to side control.
Gross tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gross wants to control but Jaldo is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaldo sneaks out the side door and pushes Gross away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Alonso Jaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Jaldo. No joy for Gross on that attempt.
Gross avoids a kick to the body.
Jaldo scores with a hook to the body. Gross takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jaldo misses with a wild combination.
Gross looks for a takedown but Jaldo sprawls well.
An attempted straight right counter from Jaldo misses the target.
Jaldo blocks a low kick nicely.
Gross avoids the body shot from Jaldo.
Gross dodges the punch combination from Jaldo.
Jaldo sets himself, and Gross steps forward looking for the clinch! Jaldo avoids it this time.
Gross looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jaldo is fending him off so far but Gross persists. Nope, Jaldo circles away and we're back to standing.
Alonso Jaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sullivan Gross.
Gross gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaldo breaks the clinch.
Jaldo connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gross throws a right hand that Jaldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaldo also avoids with ease.
Jaldo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jaldo clinches up with Gross and pushes him back against the cage.
Jaldo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gross has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gross is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jaldo to keep the fight standing.
Jaldo breaks the clinch.
Alonso Jaldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaldo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gross has time to react.
 It looks like Sullivan Gross has been cut.
Gross doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Jaldo.
Gross wants to clinch.
Jaldo throws a right and a left that Gross avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaldo clinches with his opponent.
Jaldo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jaldo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jaldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gross backwards.
Gross is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jaldo to keep the fight standing.
Jaldo pushes Gross back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Jaldo.
Jaldo breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Jaldo.
The crowd cheers as Jaldo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gross doesn't seem phased though.
Jaldo scores with a kick to the body.
Jaldo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gross under the eye.
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!
Jaldo misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaldo stuffs the takedown.
Gross looks winded!
Jaldo moves into the clinch.
Jaldo lands an uppercut.
Jaldo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jaldo avoiding damage.
Gross can't find room to land a body shot as Jaldo controls the action.
Good body shot from Jaldo.
Jaldo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jaldo stalling the fight.
Jaldo gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Jaldo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gross is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jaldo to keep the fight standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alonso Jaldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sullivan Gross's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jaldo misses with a few strikes there.
Gross shoots in but Jaldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gross can do to turn this around?
Gross takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jaldo swinging wildly here.
Gross fails to land the takedown.
Gross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaldo thumps Gross with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Jaldo. No joy for Gross on that attempt.
Alonso Jaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sullivan Gross.
A jab from Jaldo finds it's way through Gross's defenses.
Gross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jaldo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gross, pushing him back against the cage.
Gross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Jaldo.
A body shot lands from Jaldo.
Jaldo lands a right hand.
Jaldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaldo clobbers Gross with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice sprawl there from Jaldo as Gross shoots in.
Gross is breathing heavily.
Jaldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jaldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gross.
Jaldo swings for the body but Gross moves out of range.
Jaldo has managed to clinch.
Jaldo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Jaldo.
A short right from Jaldo on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Jaldo.
Jaldo lands a left hand.
Jaldo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jaldo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jaldo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jaldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Gross backwards.
Jaldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jaldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaldo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jaldo misses with the combination.
Jaldo clinches up against the cage.
Gross tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaldo smiles and moves away.
Gross showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jaldo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaldo scoring well with a low kick there.
Jaldo throws a good cross that connects.
Good standup being displayed there by Jaldo as he connects with a hook.
Jaldo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jaldo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gross has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jaldo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaldo is struggling to control the position.
Gross drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jaldo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alonso Jaldo is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jaldo lands a glancing blow to the side of Gross's head.
Jaldo scores with a kick to the body.
Jaldo darts in and clinches Gross up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaldo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jaldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gross moves in looking to clinch but Jaldo pushes him off.
Jaldo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gross on the side of the head.
Jaldo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jaldo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice jab there from Jaldo.
A lazy left from Jaldo finds it's target.
Jaldo lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gross fails to land the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alonso Jaldo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sullivan Gross's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Jaldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gross is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jaldo.
Jaldo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gross wants to clinch.
Jaldo clinches with his opponent.
Jaldo lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaldo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gross wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaldo has him pressed against the cage.
Jaldo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaldo manages to break the clinch.
Jab from Jaldo.
Jaldo tries to clinch up.
Jaldo throws a leg kick which misses Gross's front leg but catches the back leg as Gross tries to avoid it.
Jaldo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jaldo.
Jaldo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gross pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jaldo misses with a double jab
and Gross counters with a nice body shot.
Jaldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Gross.
Gross gets the takedown into side control.
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!
Jaldo bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Alonso Jaldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaldo misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick lands for Jaldo.
Jaldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gross moves away.
Gross is looking to clinch but Jaldo is avoiding it.
Jaldo misses with an uppercut.
Jaldo throws a hook but Gross avoids it easily.
Gross is looking for the big counter here.
Jaldo feints and then cracks Gross's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gross down.
Jaldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jaldo scores with a hook to the body. Gross takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jaldo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jaldo dips to his left and cracks Gross with an uppercut!
Jaldo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gross throws a head kick that Jaldo semi-blocks.
Gross on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gross has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jaldo thuds his shin into the meat of Gross's side.
Gross takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gross throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jaldo's waist but Jaldo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gross off to one side.
Gross takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jaldo throws a leg kick which misses Gross's front leg but catches the back leg as Gross tries to avoid it.
Gross's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheers as Jaldo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gross doesn't seem phased though.
Gross misses with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Jaldo. Beautiful body shot.
No joy there for Jaldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gross is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaldo.
Jaldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Gross.
Jaldo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gross takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jaldo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good exchange - Jaldo coming out on top.
Jaldo catches Gross with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gross is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alonso Jaldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jaldo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gross dives in for a single leg takedown but Jaldo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jaldo closes the distance and clinches.
Jaldo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gross takes a shot to the head.
Alonso Jaldo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jaldo stalling the fight.
Sullivan Gross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alonso Jaldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jaldo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alonso Jaldo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Bailey (ranked 4314 p4p, 5016 weight class) and Joshua Nolan (ranked 441 p4p, 485 weight class). Joshua Nolan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Patrick Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joshua Nolan!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey throws a lazy head kick
and Nolan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bailey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nolan slips under a jab.
Nolan moves out of range of the strikes.
Nolan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nolan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nolan blocks a head kick by Bailey.
Bailey swings for the body but Nolan moves out of range.
Nolan shoots for a takedown but Bailey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bailey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses.
Nolan is looking for the big counter here.
Nolan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nolan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nolan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nolan throws a big counter head kick but Bailey avoids it with no problem.
Bailey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nolan.
Bailey thuds a left hand into Nolan's body.
Bailey looks to score with a jab to the body but Nolan is just out of range.
Nolan 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.
Bailey lands with a slapping head kick.
Bailey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bailey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bailey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolan fails with a takedown attempt.
Patrick Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Nolan.
Nolan moves out of range as Bailey strikes.
Nolan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nolan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bailey sprawls well. Bailey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nolan gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bailey throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Nolan counter with a right hand.
Patrick Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nolan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nolan! But no joy.
Nolan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bailey to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bailey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nolan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bailey throws a sloppy head kick and Nolan moves out of range easily.
Bailey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nolan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bailey as he jumps to the side.
Bailey throws a head kick but Nolan moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bailey.
Bailey staying out of range there.
Nolan tries to clinch but Bailey is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey swinging wildly here.
Nolan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nolan moves away.
A good leg kick by Bailey.
Nolan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
Nice sprawl there from Bailey as Nolan shoots in.
It looked like Bailey was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nolan.
Nolan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bailey throws a sloppy head kick and Nolan moves out of range easily.
Nolan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
Nolan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Nolan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Bailey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bailey lands with a cross.
Bailey leaves Nolan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bailey scores with a spinning back kick!
Bailey misses with an uppercut.
Nolan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good leg kick by Bailey.
Nolan moves out of range of the body kick from Bailey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nolan slips under a jab from Bailey.
Nolan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nolan doesn't manage to clinch there - Bailey circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Bailey misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey throws a lazy head kick
and Nolan counters with a right hand to the body.
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nolan moves away.
Patrick Bailey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bailey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nolan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bailey.
A slow jab from Bailey misses its intended target.
A good leg kick by Bailey.
Bailey throws a sloppy head kick and Nolan moves out of range easily.
Bailey looks to throw the jab but Nolan is out of range.
Nolan forces Bailey back against the cage and clinches.
Nolan breaks from the clinch.
Bailey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bailey 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.
Bailey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bailey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nolan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nolan wants to counter the offense by Bailey and move into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey lands with an uppercut that bounces Nolan off the cage and back into range.
Bailey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nolan.
Bailey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bailey throws a head kick but Nolan moves out of range.
Nolan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bailey throws out the jab.
A big right from Bailey misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nolan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bailey swivels and escapes.
Bailey looks to land a right hand but Nolan moved out of range.
Nolan throws a counter combo.
Nolan is looking to clinch but Bailey is avoiding it.
Bailey looks to land a left hand but Nolan moved out of range nicely.
Bailey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bailey throws a sloppy body shot
and Nolan counters with a left and a right that stings Bailey.
A jab from Bailey misses.
Nolan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bailey digs a good body shot into Nolan's ribs.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nolan has Bailey up against the cage in a clinch.
Bailey throws a head punch that misses.
Nolan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nolan blocks a head kick by Bailey.
Patrick Bailey is winning the standup battle so far.
Bailey misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Nolan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nolan moves away.
Nolan unleashes a big counter combination but Bailey bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bailey is looking to slow Nolan down with leg kicks.
Nolan tries to clinch up.
Nolan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nolan 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.
Bailey lands a leg kick that knocks Nolan off balance momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Bailey dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bailey scores with a nice head shot.
Nolan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bailey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nolan can do to turn this around?
Bailey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nolan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bailey lands a glancing blow to the side of Nolan's head.
Nice jab there from Bailey.
Nolan moves into the clinch.
Bailey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nolan presses Bailey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bailey has a couple of punches blocked by Nolan.
Bailey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bailey lands a body punch.
Nolan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey scores with a punch to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Bailey as Nolan shoots in.
Bailey tries a head kick but it misses.
Bailey connects with a looping right hand.
Bailey throws a sloppy head kick and Nolan moves out of range easily.
Bailey lands a high kick!
Bailey swings widly with a right hand
and Nolan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A combination from Bailey does no damage.
Nolan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bailey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailey.
As Nolan backs away, Bailey returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bailey thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nolan if he has to take too many more of those.
Bailey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nolan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nolan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bailey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bailey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nolan.
Bailey thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bailey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nolan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nolan closes the distance and clinches.
Nolan manages to break the clinch.
Bailey throws a sloppy body shot
and Nolan counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey catches Nolan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bailey throws a nice head kick!
Joshua Nolan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bailey throws a sloppy body shot
and Nolan moves into the clinch.
Bailey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Bailey.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bailey.
Bailey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bailey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nolan's elbow.
Bailey lands a shot to the body.
Bailey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bailey throws a head kick but Nolan moves out of range.
Bailey looks to throw the jab but Nolan is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nolan has his takedown stuffed
and Bailey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patrick Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Nolan.
Nolan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bailey throws a hook to the side of Nolan's head but Nolan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bailey misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Nolan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Patrick Bailey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bailey throws a shot from downtown. Nolan moves away and avoids it.
Nolan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bailey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nolan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bailey.
Joshua Nolan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nolan blocks a head kick by Bailey.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Bailey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bailey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Bailey!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Fieldman (ranked 3158 p4p, 24748 weight class) and Baki Hanma (ranked 271 p4p, 441 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Fieldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baki Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Fieldman lands.
Fieldman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hanma misses with a double jab.
Hanma lands a body shot.
Hanma tries a low kick but Fieldman avoids it.
It looked like Fieldman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fieldman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A good leg kick by Fieldman.
Hanma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fieldman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Fieldman. That snapped Hanma's head back.
Fieldman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
Fieldman connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fieldman digs a good hook to Hanma's body.
Fieldman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hanma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fieldman.
Hanma throws out a loose jab but Fieldman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanma gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fieldman.
Jab by Fieldman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fieldman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fieldman with a nice calf kick.
Fieldman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hanma misses with a wild combination.
Hanma throws the left hand but Fieldman avoids the punch easily.
Fieldman lands a body shot.
Hanma throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hanma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fieldman digs a good body shot into Hanma's ribs.
Fieldman lands with an overhand left.
Hanma takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hanma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab by Fieldman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fieldman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Good leg kick by Fieldman.
Hanma misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fieldman sizes up Hanma with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fieldman punishes Hanma's body with a nice straight punch.
Good shot there by Hanma.
Hanma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fieldman slips a straight right by Hanma.
Fieldman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hanma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Fieldman catches Hanma right on the button with a cross.
Hanma goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fieldman avoids the body shot from Hanma.
Fieldman scores with a punch to the head.
Fieldman defending well as Hanma loads up on a big left hand.
Hanma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanma drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
 Hanma is rocked!
Hanma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Fieldman finds it's way through Hanma's defenses.
Hanma is still on wobbly legs! Can Fieldman finish him?
It looks like Baki Hanma has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Fieldman gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Fieldman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Keith Rockefeller (ranked 4065 p4p, 4329 weight class) and Geovanni Maldonado (ranked 492 p4p, 513 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Maldonado's choice of entrance music: Dean Martin - Mambo Italiano. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Keith Rockefeller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Geovanni Maldonado!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldonado slips under a jab.
Rockefeller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maldonado dodges the punch combination from Rockefeller.
Maldonado is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Rockefeller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maldonado doesn't seem phased though.
Maldonado looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good standup being displayed there by Maldonado as he connects with a hook.
Maldonado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maldonado closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maldonado manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Rockefeller.
Maldonado looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maldonado rushes Rockefeller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maldonado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rockefeller missing with a left hand there. Maldonado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maldonado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rockefeller lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockefeller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maldonado.
Rockefeller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maldonado fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rockefeller, pushing him back against the cage.
Rockefeller tries to circle away but Maldonado has him pinned against the cage.
Maldonado scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maldonado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maldonado lands with a light punch inside.
 Rockefeller is rocked!
Maldonado lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Rockefeller to his knees! Maldonado keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geovanni Maldonado!
Geovanni Maldonado 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Sagapolutele (ranked 3146 p4p, 3669 weight class) and Rudolf Washington (ranked 355 p4p, 389 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sagapolutele might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Haka War Dance. Washington is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: King Crimson - Sleepless. George Sagapolutele is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Sagapolutele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudolf Washington!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sagapolutele. Sagapolutele obviously looking to wear him down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sagapolutele - that will leave a mark!
Washington on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sagapolutele. Sagapolutele obviously looking to wear him down.
Washington closes the distance and clinches.
Washington has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sagapolutele avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sagapolutele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body kick there by Sagapolutele.
Sagapolutele lands a nice shot that snaps Washington's head back.
It looks like Rudolf Washington has been cut.
Sagapolutele lands a big head kick that sends Washington tumbling to the mat! Sagapolutele takes a step backwards and waves Washington back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Washington is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sagapolutele - that will leave a mark!
Washington looks winded!
Look low, kick high! Sagapolutele uses the oldest trick in the book to send Washington tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Sagapolutele is absolutely delighted - when Washington wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). George Sagapolutele!
A relieved looking George Sagapolutele 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jian Zi-Hao (ranked 2416 p4p, 3017 weight class) and Oliver Ewing (ranked 341 p4p, 411 weight class). Jian Zi-Hao could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Oliver Ewing's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jian Zi-Hao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Ewing!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewing connects with the punch.
Ewing connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
 It looks like Jian Zi-Hao has been cut.
Zi-Hao lands with a straight right. Ewing didn't see that one coming.
Zi-Hao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ewing.
Ewing throws a low kick but Zi-Hao moves out of range easily.
Zi-Hao appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ewing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oliver Ewing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ewing rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zi-Hao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zi-Hao pushes Ewing up against the cage in a clinch.
Ewing swings wildly with an uppercut but Zi-Hao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ewing tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zi-Hao prevents a body shot from Ewing.
Ewing manages to break the clinch.
We've been told by Zi-Hao's head coaches at Bowsh Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ewing throws out a loose jab but Zi-Hao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ewing throws a right hand that misses
and Zi-Hao counters with a right hand from hell and Ewing is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jian Zi-Hao!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorg Wegner (ranked 1783 p4p, 3139 weight class) and Deutsch Bage (ranked 127 p4p, 178 weight class). Deutsch Bage will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280
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Brawler
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorg Wegner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deutsch Bage!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wegner moves away from the strike by Bage.
Wegner appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bage throws a body punch but Wegner moves out of range.
Wegner appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wegner slips a jab from Bage.
Wegner drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bage sprawls and moves away.
Bage throws a leg kick
and Wegner counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bage!
Bage takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wegner scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bage tries to buck Wegner off but Wegner is having none of it.
Wegner lands an elbow.
Bage is being controlled here.
Bage takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
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!
Bage can't do much from the bottom here.
Wegner working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
What's Bage going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Wegner is working Bage over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wegner working the body and head with strikes.
Wegner creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bage is rocked!
A big shot lands for Wegner! That's hurt Bage! Will he recover? Wegner fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorg Wegner!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Stein (ranked 2692 p4p, 1908 weight class) and Demian Maia (ranked 308 p4p, 223 weight class). Franklin Stein has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Stein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Demian Maia!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Chris Dean and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia fails to land the takedown.
Stein throwing a counter right hand but Maia manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Stein. No joy for Maia on that attempt.
Maia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stein sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Franklin Stein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Maia.
Maia shoots and misses
and Stein counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maia thinking.
Maia manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stein on his heels. He'll look to pass Stein's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stein wants to sweep here but Maia controlling him for the moment.
Maia passes Stein's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Stein tries to get to full guard but Maia has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stein manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maia pushes down on Stein's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Stein tries to get to full guard but Maia has control of the leg.
Stein keeping control of the position.
Stein is looking to improve his position.
Maia trying to control from half guard but Stein is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Maia tries to pass to full mount but Stein defends it.
Maia is working for a kimura but Stein is defending it quite comfortably.
Stein regains full guard. Nicely done.
Maia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maia trying to control but Stein is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Maia tries to free his leg and advance position but Stein is retaining full guard.
Stein is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maia shoots and misses
and Stein counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Demian Maia has been cut.
Maia with a poor takedown
and Stein counters with a nice uppercut.
Maia shoots in and drives through. Stein sprawls well.
Maia shoots in and gets a takedown into Stein's guard.
Maia postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stein moves nicely into side control.
Stein controlling the position.
Stein has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maia is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stein off and has taken his back!
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 Franklin Stein will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Demian Maia's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stein stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stein wants it to stay on the feet.
Stein is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maia shoots in looking for a takedown. Stein tries to sprawl out of it but Maia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stein manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt - Stein sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Franklin Stein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Maia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maia has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Demian Maia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Stein counter with a right hand.
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stein counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maia tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stein defends well and Maia ends up having to push Stein into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stein stuffs the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Stein misses the target.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stein counters with a crisp right that sends Maia to the canvas! Stein follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franklin Stein!
A very excited looking Franklin Stein 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.
Demian Maia spoke after the fight, saying 'Win or lose, the life goes on. This experience will only make me better and I will come back stronger. Osu!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pinarus Inventius (ranked 1267 p4p, 3246 weight class) and Joao Santos (ranked 128 p4p, 276 weight class). Joao Santos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pinarus Inventius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joao Santos!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Chris Dean and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos stuns Inventius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Santos misses.
As Santos backs away, Inventius returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Joao Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos dives in and scores a takedown into Inventius's guard.
Inventius seems keen to control Santos's posture.
Santos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Santos throws a big elbow that misses.
Santos has gone for a leg lock! Inventius slips out almost immediately though and dives into Santos's guard.
Inventius controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is pulling down on Inventius's head. It's preventing any offense from Inventius, at least for the moment.
Santos is trying to keep Inventius in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Inventius controls the pace.
Inventius definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Santos has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Inventius is stalling in the full guard.
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Santos is on top in guard.
Inventius seems keen to control Santos's posture.
Santos postures up in Inventius's guard and throws a big left but Inventius blocks it.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Inventius is keeping the position for now.
Inventius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santos.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inventius is controlling Santos's posture.
Santos wants to control from the top but Inventius keeps moving.
Santos connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Inventius is retaining full guard.
Santos passes Inventius's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Inventius makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Inventius.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Inventius keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
Inventius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Inventius wants to sweep but no luck.
Inventius being controlled here, momentarily.
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.
Santos is fighting to break Inventius's control of his arms but Inventius is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Inventius is retaining full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Santos connects with a body shot.
Pinarus Inventius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Inventius on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Inventius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos throws out the jab.
Santos forces Inventius back against the cage and clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A head punch on the inside from Inventius fails to land.
Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Inventius smiles and moves away.
Santos misses with a right hand
and Inventius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Inventius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Santos misses with a shot to the body
and Inventius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Inventius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
It looked like Inventius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Inventius pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Inventius gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Inventius digs a right hand underneath Santos's ribcage. Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Inventius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Inventius lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Inventius.
Santos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Inventius lands with a right to the head.
Santos is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Inventius.
Inventius lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Inventius gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pinarus Inventius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao Santos.
Inventius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Inventius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Inventius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Inventius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Inventius gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Santos.
Santos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Inventius avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Inventius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Inventius on the inside.
Santos working aggressively here.
Inventius lands a nice uppercut.
Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Inventius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Inventius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Pinarus Inventius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Santos tries to pull guard but Inventius holds him up against the cage and eventually Santos drops back down to his feet.
Inventius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Inventius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos tries to pull guard but Inventius forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Santos tries to pull guard but Inventius forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Inventius scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Inventius.
Inventius struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Inventius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Inventius gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Inventius lands a left hand.
Inventius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Inventius.
Inventius can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
Inventius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santos misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Inventius on the inside.
Inventius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Inventius pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Inventius on the inside.
Inventius pushes Santos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Inventius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Inventius - that landed with a thud.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Inventius avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage.
Inventius lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Inventius as the two fighters clinch.
Santos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Inventius pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Inventius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Inventius.
Good body shot from Inventius.
Inventius misses with a body punch.
Inventius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Inventius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Inventius lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Inventius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Inventius controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Inventius as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos tries to work over Inventius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Inventius digs a right hand into Santos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santos's gas tank.
Inventius presses Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Inventius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Inventius.
Inventius pushes Santos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Inventius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Inventius.
Inventius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santos or not.
Inventius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Inventius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santos or not.
Inventius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Inventius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Inventius.
Inventius digs a right hand underneath Santos's ribcage. Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Inventius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Inventius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Inventius pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Santos takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pinarus Inventius dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Santos throws a poor cross that misses
and Inventius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos misses with an uppercut
and Inventius scores with a counter punch that sends Santos to the canvas! Inventius smells blood - he's punishing Santos with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Santos has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pinarus Inventius!
An out of breath Pinarus Inventius thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Macho Man (ranked 2079 p4p, 2063 weight class) and Ken Shamrock (ranked 278 p4p, 276 weight class). Macho Man kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ride of the Valkyries. Shamrock is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dangerous Entrance Theme. 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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Super Macho Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Watson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock moves out of range as Macho Man strikes.
Shamrock tries for a takedown but Macho Man circles away easily
and Macho Man counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Macho Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shamrock closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Macho Man's guard.
Shamrock lands a couple of elbows.
Shamrock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shamrock content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shamrock postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Macho Man is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shamrock, into his guard.
Macho Man knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shamrock on the ground.
Macho Man preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Macho Man defends well.
Shamrock looking for a guillotine here but Macho Man defends easily.
Macho Man not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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.
Macho Man is pushing down on Shamrock's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shamrock is fighting to maintain full guard but Macho Man has managed to sneak the leg through.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Shamrock looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Macho Man uses his free foot to push down on Shamrock's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Shamrock.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macho Man looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shamrock wants to hold on but Macho Man pushes him away.
Macho Man trying to control but Shamrock is having none of it.
Macho Man content just to control the position here.
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.
Shamrock is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macho Man misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Macho Man controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shamrock is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Super Macho Man dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Macho Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
Macho Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shamrock's head.
Macho Man scores with a hook to the body. Shamrock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Macho Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Shamrock is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shamrock takes one to the chin there.
Macho Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Macho Man lands a really nice looking cross but Shamrock seems unphased.
Macho Man throws an off balance right hand
and Shamrock counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shamrock trying to control the position from guard on top but Macho Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Macho Man on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Macho Man tries to get out of the position.
We've been informed that Shamrock has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Macho Man's head.
Shamrock is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Macho Man has control of Shamrock's left arm, preventing Shamrock from doing any damage.
Shamrock looking to sit in guard and control but Macho Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shamrock looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Macho Man is defending well. Shamrock quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Macho Man has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Shamrock celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ken Shamrock!
An out of breath Ken Shamrock thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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