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NYF Fight Night 43 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Wagner (ranked 3208 p4p, 3273 weight class) and Louis Gabriel Suchet (ranked 397 p4p, 404 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louis Gabriel Suchet!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner lands a jab.
Suchet shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Suchet showed some decent athleticism there.
Suchet not doing much here.
Wagner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Suchet on the ground.
Suchet is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wagner has managed to free his arm - good work.
Suchet trying to mount his opponent but Wagner defends it.
Wagner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner is trying to stand back up but Suchet is controlling him
Suchet takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Suchet seems to be working for a kimura but Wagner defends the submission attempt.
Wagner looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wagner has hold of Suchet's hands but Suchet slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Suchet content to control rather than advance.
Suchet missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wagner kicks off Suchet and gets to his feet.
Suchet looks for a takedown but Wagner sprawls well.
Wagner throwing a counter right hand but Suchet manages to avoid it.
Bruce Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suchet is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wagner.
Suchet with a poor takedown
and Wagner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wagner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bruce Wagner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suchet shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suchet working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suchet prevents Wagner from standing back up.
Suchet looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wagner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Suchet lands with a punch from half guard.
Wagner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suchet seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wagner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Suchet working Wagner over with strikes.
Suchet wants to take a breather but Wagner is having none of it.
Suchet scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Suchet throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, if Suchet is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Suchet is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wagner defends it well.
Suchet wants to free his trapped foot but Wagner is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Suchet in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Wagner tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Suchet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Louis Gabriel Suchet!
A relieved looking Louis Gabriel Suchet 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Portin Vartija (ranked 2822 p4p, 2547 weight class) and Kane Point (ranked 361 p4p, 337 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Portin Vartija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kane Point!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Point tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vartija was well out of range. Poor timing from Point.
Point takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
 It looks like Kane Point has been cut.
Point fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vartija looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Point throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vartija was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Point throws out a loose jab but Vartija uses good head movement to avoid it.
Point just misses with a punch to the body.
Point jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Point lands a head kick. Vartija smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vartija throws a head kick but Point moves out of range.
Nice cross by Point.
Vartija throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Point throws a body shot but no joy.
Vartija gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Point throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vartija throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vartija throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Point cracks Vartija with an open hand slap.
A punch combination from Vartija misses.
Point connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vartija momentarily.
Point lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Point lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vartija doesn't seem phased though.
Point looks for the body kick but Vartija saw that one coming.
Point connects with a crisp jab.
Point lands a nice shot that snaps Vartija's head back.
Nice straight punches there by Point. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Point.
Vartija tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab lands there for Point.
Vartija takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vartija tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Point tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Point. Vartija does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vartija misses the jab.
Point throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vartija stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vartija throws a head kick but Point moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Vartija.
Point avoids the head kick by Vartija.
A jab from Point finds it's way through Vartija's defenses.
A punch lands to the side of Vartija 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vartija swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Point.
Point lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Point scores with a nice body kick.
Point takes a swing at Vartija's ribcage but misses.
Point throws a head kick but Vartija moves out of range.
Point looks to score with a jab to the body but Vartija is just out of range.
Vartija looks to land a left hand but Point moved out of range nicely.
Point with a nice cross.
A head kick misses from Vartija.
Vartija avoids the body shot from Point.
Point scores with a hook to the body. Vartija takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good shot there by Point.
Point jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vartija is looking to counter punch.
Point's coach down at Blacktalians MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Point's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A head kick misses from Point.
It looked like Vartija was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vartija rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Point moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Point misses.
Vartija ducks under a wild hook from Point.
Vartija cracks Point with an open hand slap.
Point ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vartija moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Point tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vartija takes one to the side of the head.
Point scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Point lands with a good body shot.
Point is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vartija had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Nice defenses there by Point.
Point is looking to land body kicks.
Vartija definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Point ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vartija moves away.
Point tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Point misses with a looping right.
Point throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Point connects with a body shot that sends Vartija's belly button to the back.
Vartija misses with a head kick.
Point keeps Vartija at a distance using the push kick.
Vartija connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vartija misses with a head kick.
Point throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vartija.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point scores with a body shot.
Vartija lands a big head kick that sends Point tumbling to the mat! Vartija takes a step backwards and waves Point back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Point is rocked!
Vartija takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Point is still on wobbly legs! Can Vartija finish him?
Vartija throws a sloppy head kick and Point moves out of range easily.
Point seems to have recovered his senses.
Point throws out a loose jab but Vartija uses good head movement to avoid it.
Point tests Vartija's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vartija lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Point scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Point.
Vartija on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vartija pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vartija throws a head kick but Point moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Point bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vartija doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Point 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.
Vartija throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Point dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kane Point's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Point connects with a nice looking jab.
Point swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vartija.
Vartija missing with a left hand there. Point was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Point uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Point fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vartija looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vartija takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Portin Vartija is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Point dodges the punch combination from Vartija.
Vartija throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Point scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Point uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Point scores with a shot to the body.
Point keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Point dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vartija throws a head kick but Point moves out of range.
Vartija pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Point scores with a push kick.
Vartija looks to land a combination but Point avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vartija blocks a head kick by Point.
Vartija throwing a counter right hand but Point manages to avoid it.
Point lands with a nice body punch.
Vartija takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Point scores with a kick to the midsection.
Good shot there by Point.
Vartija takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body punch from Point.
Vartija will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Point throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vartija looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vartija takes one to the chin there.
Point's corner calls for a 1-2. Point obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vartija throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Vartija does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vartija throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vartija takes a kick to the side of the head.
Point lands a head kick!
 Vartija is rocked!
Point closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Vartija out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kane Point!
During a confident post fight interview, Kane Point 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Owen Tooogood (ranked 2804 p4p, 3189 weight class) and Dillon Russo (ranked 247 p4p, 274 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Tooogood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dillon Russo!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo digs a good hook to Tooogood's body.
Tooogood misses with a looping right.
Tooogood slips a straight right by Russo.
Russo clinches.
Tooogood jumps guard.
Russo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tooogood is trying to control the position but Russo postures up.
Russo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Let's hope that Russo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tooogood wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo wants to control from the top but Tooogood keeps moving.
Russo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tooogood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Russo.
Russo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Russo has managed to clinch.
Russo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Russo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tooogood's elbow.
Russo cracks Tooogood with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Tooogood.
Tooogood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Russo has him pressed against the cage.
Tooogood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Tooogood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tooogood fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Russo is stalling here.
Tooogood tries a knee to the head but Russo blocks it.
Russo has Tooogood pushed against the cage.
Russo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Russo throws a punch but it's blocked by Tooogood.
Russo lands a shot to the body.
Tooogood tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tooogood prevents a body shot from Russo.
Russo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Russo tries a body shot but Tooogood blocks it.
Russo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Russo throws a punch but it's blocked by Tooogood.
Tooogood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tooogood has a couple of punches blocked by Russo.
Tooogood is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Russo to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Tooogood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Russo.
Tooogood is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Russo is defending well.
Tooogood being controlled against the cage.
Russo leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tooogood breaks the clinch.
Tooogood tries to clinch there but Russo circles away.
Tooogood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Russo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tooogood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tooogood or perhaps it was just good defense by Russo, which made it look bad.
Nice sprawl there from Russo as Tooogood shoots in.
Russo drives through and clinches with Tooogood against the cage.
The referee calls for Russo to work.
Russo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tooogood's efforts to push away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tooogood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Russo has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dillon Russo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tooogood takes a swing at Russo's ribcage but misses.
Tooogood tries to clinch but Russo moves out of range.
Tooogood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Russo clinches.
Tooogood is working for takedown but Russo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tooogood is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Russo to keep the fight standing.
Tooogood tries to pull guard but Russo won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Tooogood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Russo.
Russo can't find room to land a body shot as Tooogood controls the action.
Russo tries a body shot but Tooogood blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tooogood.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Russo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tooogood breaks from the clinch.
Russo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Russo lands a really nice looking cross but Tooogood seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - Russo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tooogood scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tooogood sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Russo defending well though.
Russo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Russo controlling Tooogood's posture.
Russo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tooogood has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tooogood landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tooogood tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Russo tries to improve position but can't.
Russo is trying to work for a sweep but Tooogood has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tooogood is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Russo is surviving well by controlling Tooogood's body position as best he can.
Tooogood can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Russo is looking to escape.
Tooogood lands a nice shot to the head.
Russo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Russo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tooogood looking to hit a scissor sweep but Russo is one step ahead there.
Tooogood working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Russo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Russo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Russo working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Tooogood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Russo.
Tooogood lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Russo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dillon Russo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tooogood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Russo digs a good body shot into Tooogood's ribs.
Russo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tooogood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Russo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Russo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tooogood looks for a takedown but Russo sprawls well.
Russo tries to clinch but Tooogood is having none of it.
Tooogood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tooogood avoids the body shot from Russo.
Russo darts in and clinches Tooogood up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russo struggles to land a body shot inside as Tooogood controls his hands.
Russo misses with a body punch.
Tooogood working hard to break the clinch.
Russo misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo misses with a punch to the body.
Tooogood is trying to pull guard but Russo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Russo tries a body shot but Tooogood blocks it.
Russo is working Tooogood over against the cage.
Russo presses Tooogood against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Russo misses with a body punch.
Russo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Tooogood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dillon Russo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Russo.
Tooogood letting Russo take a breather here.
Russo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo tries to work over Tooogood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Russo misses with a body punch.
Tooogood tries to pull guard but Russo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Russo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tooogood working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Russo.
Russo tries a body shot but Tooogood blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tooogood pulls guard.
Tooogood punching to the body, from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo wants to control from the top but Tooogood keeps moving.
Russo is in close to Tooogood's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tooogood trying to keep a closed guard but Russo is proving a slippery customer.
Russo controlling from the top position.
Russo trying to control the position from guard on top but Tooogood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Russo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tooogood tries to buck Russo off but Russo is having none of it.
Russo trying to control the position but Tooogood is working away.
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.
Tooogood is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Owen Tooogood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Russo working away.
Russo landing strikes.
Tooogood manages to work his way to half guard, despite Russo's best efforts.
Tooogood is not content to let Russo control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Russo in particular looking to stall.
Russo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tooogood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Owen Tooogood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dillon Russo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Russo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dillon Russo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Russo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dillon Russo!
A victorious Dillon Russo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chaos Kemppainen (ranked 1921 p4p, 3771 weight class) and Akamaru Jackson (ranked 225 p4p, 400 weight class). The key to victory for Chaos Kemppainen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chaos Kemppainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akamaru Jackson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Kemppainen.
Kemppainen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kemppainen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Kemppainen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kemppainen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kemppainen misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson is struggling to control the position.
Kemppainen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Kemppainen.
Kemppainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kemppainen digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kemppainen scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kemppainen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kemppainen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kemppainen presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackson looks winded!
Jackson prevents a body shot from Kemppainen.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Kemppainen.
Kemppainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kemppainen gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Kemppainen.
Kemppainen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kemppainen as the two fighters clinch.
Kemppainen lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Kemppainen.
Kemppainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kemppainen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kemppainen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Kemppainen connects with a right hand. Jackson shakes it off.
Kemppainen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jackson under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kemppainen lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Kemppainen connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemppainen scores with a leg kick.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Kemppainen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chaos Kemppainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akamaru Jackson.
Nice takedown defense from Kemppainen. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Kemppainen throws a big counter combination but Jackson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kemppainen takes the fight into the clinch.
Kemppainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kemppainen pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kemppainen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kemppainen pushes Jackson against the cage. Kemppainen is working some dirty boxing. Kemppainen pushes off with a quick right hook! Jackson goes down! Jackson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kemppainen moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chaos Kemppainen!
An out of breath Chaos Kemppainen 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 Jon Jones (ranked 2664 p4p, 3396 weight class) and Makoto Takana (ranked 348 p4p, 415 weight class). The key to victory for Jon Jones has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Makoto Takana!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takana throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones is looking to counter the offense by Takana and move into the clinch.
Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Takana looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Takana manages to get back to half guard.
Jones prevents Takana from improving his position.
Takana wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takana is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
Takana holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Takana is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Takana has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Takana is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Takana tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is nestled in close to Takana, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Takana moves into full guard.
Jones looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Takana is retaining full guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Takana keeps moving.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Takana is keeping the position.
Takana is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Takana pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Takana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand but Takana has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Takana working a defensive guard here.
Takana keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Takana preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones won't allow Takana to sweep him here.
Takana told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Takana keeps trying to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takana. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takana rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takana thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Takana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takana clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Takana tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Takana tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Takana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones has Takana pressed against the cage, preventing Takana from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Takana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takana misses with a body shot.
Takana throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Takana misses with a hook
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takana misses with a wild body shot.
Jones looking to score a takedown here. Takana is defending well but Jones drives through and ends up in Takana's guard.
Takana manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones clinches up with Takana and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takana can do to turn this around?
Takana tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Takana avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Takana is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands an elbow just above Takana 's eye.
Jones has Takana pressed against the cage, preventing Takana from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Takana tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Takana uses from the top position.
Takana gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jones blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Takana, which made it look bad.
Jones pushes Takana up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Takana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Takana misses with a body punch.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Takana in his tracks for a moment.
Takana throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takana blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Takana has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Makoto Takana has been cut.
Takana lands a shot to the body.
Takana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takanas head.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Takana's defenses.
Takana is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takana.
Jones manages to pull guard.
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Takana can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Takana defends easily.
Jon Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takana stands up and waves to Jones to follow him.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Takana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takana works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takana misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Takana throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up but Takana circles away and keeps his distance.
Makoto Takana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a series of punches but Takana moves out of range.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takana.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Takana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Takana to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Takana misses its intended target.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Takana let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takana throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Takana misses with a body shot.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takana.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takana.
Jones scores with a jab. Takana acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Takana, pushing him back against the cage.
Takana tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones blocking some punches.
Takana blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Takana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Takana takes an elbow to the forehead.
Takana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Takana counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Makoto Takana's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Takana swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones is looking to wear down Takana with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Takana tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Takana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Takana.
A left lands for Takana.
Takana misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takana.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Jones misses.
Takana now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Takana throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Takana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takana misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takana tries to clinch up.
Takana misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Takana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Takana to the mat! Takana manages to get full guard.
Takana 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.
Takana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Jones trying to control the position.
Jon Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takana controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Takana wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Takana pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jones trying to hold on to Takana's head to control him but Takana postures up.
Jones is not content to let Takana control the position.
Takana perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Takana trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takana wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Takana is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Takana seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Takana lands a jab.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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.
Takana falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Makoto Takana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones trying to control the action but Takana is working from the bottom.
Takana moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Takana is retaining full guard.
Takana wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Takana keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Takana throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Makoto Takana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Jones!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jon Jones made sure he mentioned Un-Kaged Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spenser Swagger (ranked 1659 p4p, 2301 weight class) and Leonidas Vidalotis (ranked 199 p4p, 267 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spenser Swagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonidas Vidalotis!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Vidalotis.
Vidalotis moves into range and connects with a jab.
 It looks like Spenser Swagger has been cut.
Leonidas Vidalotis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vidalotis fails to land with a series of punches.
Swagger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vidalotis misses with a double jab.
Vidalotis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vidalotis just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSwagger.
Vidalotis lands a really nice looking cross but Swagger seems unphased.
Swagger lands a jab to Vidalotis's midsection.
Vidalotis throws an overhand right that lands on Swagger's shoulder, as Swagger tries to avoid the shot.
Vidalotis throws a lazy uppercut
and Swagger counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Leonidas Vidalotis has been cut.
Vidalotis blocks the body kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vidalotis.
Swagger sneaks out the side door and pushes Vidalotis away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swagger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidalotis moves out of range of the strikes.
Vidalotis thuds a left hand into Swagger's body.
Swagger takes a swing at Vidalotis's ribcage but misses.
Swagger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vidalotis has closed the distance and engaged Swagger in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Vidalotis fails to land.
Swagger can't break the clinch.
Vidalotis tries a body shot but Swagger blocks it.
Vidalotis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Swagger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vidalotis slips under a jab.
Vidalotis just misses with a punch to the body.
Swagger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vidalotis takes a step back to recover.
Vidalotis lands a jab to Swagger's midsection.
Swagger scores with a spinning back kick!
Swagger throws a leg kick but Vidalotis sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swagger misses with a right hand
and Vidalotis 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.
Swagger misses with the body kick
and Vidalotis counters with a nice uppercut.
Swagger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Swagger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vidalotis lands a right hook to the body.
Swagger moves out of range of the strikes.
Swagger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Swagger throws a push kick but Vidalotis slaps the foot to one side.
Vidalotis digs a good body shot into Swagger's ribs.
Swagger is looking to score with low kicks.
Swagger throws a head kick but Vidalotis moves out of range.
Swagger swings for the body but Vidalotis moves out of range.
Vidalotis defending well as Swagger loads up on a big left hand.
Vidalotis fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vidalotis misses with a lunging right hand
and Swagger counters with a nice body kick.
Vidalotis misses with a hook.
Swagger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Spenser Swagger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swagger throws a body punch but Vidalotis moves out of range.
Vidalotis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Swagger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Swagger throws a push kick but Vidalotis slaps the foot to one side.
Vidalotis misses the jab.
Swagger lands with a cross.
Vidalotis dives in and scores a takedown into Swagger's guard.
Vidalotis is looking to work some ground and pound but Swagger has wrist control.
Vidalotis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vidalotis stopping the sweep attempt from Swagger.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vidalotis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vidalotis trying to control but Swagger is working from the bottom.
Swagger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vidalotis trying to control the position from guard on top but Swagger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vidalotis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Swagger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vidalotis gets a takedown into half guard.
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!
Vidalotis is working for a kimura but Swagger is defending it quite comfortably.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leonidas Vidalotis will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vidalotis lands a nice hook to Swagger's body. Swagger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spenser Swagger is winning the standup battle so far.
Vidalotis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swagger.
Swagger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vidalotis.
Swagger throws a big counter combination but Vidalotis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vidalotis thuds a left hand into Swagger's body.
Swagger gets caught napping as Vidalotis dives in and scores a takedown. Swagger manages to retain guard.
Swagger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vidalotis on the ground.
Vidalotis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vidalotis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Vidalotis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Swagger's head.
Swagger controls Vidalotis momentarily but Vidalotis frees himself.
Vidalotis chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidalotis wants to control from the top but Swagger keeps moving.
Vidalotis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vidalotis fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Swagger avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Vidalotis.
The ground and pound from Vidalotis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Vidalotis controls the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Vidalotis.
Vidalotis wants to control but Swagger is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidalotis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Swagger is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Vidalotis is controlling him well.
Vidalotis landing a few strikes.
Vidalotis working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We've been informed that Vidalotis has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Vidalotis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vidalotis looks up at the clock and then as Swagger takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Vidalotis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Vidalotis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Vidalotis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Vidalotis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Swagger defending against the ground and pound.
Vidalotis throws an elbow but Swagger slips to the side and avoids it well.
Vidalotis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vidalotis 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vidalotis remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Vidalotis working the ground and pound.
Vidalotis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Vidalotis misses with the ground and pound.
Vidalotis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vidalotis 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.
Vidalotis wants to control for a moment but Swagger uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Swagger is not content to let Vidalotis control the position.
Vidalotis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vidalotis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Swagger is refusing to be controlled, as Vidalotis sits in half guard.
Vidalotis drops an elbow to the side of Swagger's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonidas Vidalotis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vidalotis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Donk. Vidalotis catches Swagger right on the button with a cross.
Vidalotis connects with a body shot that sends Swagger's belly button to the back.
Swagger misses with a body kick.
Vidalotis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Swagger slips under a jab.
Vidalotis just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSwagger.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vidalotis, as that shot connected.
Vidalotis throws a chopping leg kick but Swagger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Swagger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vidalotis lands a big right hook! Swagger looks hurt but is still standing! Vidalotis lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Swagger falls down and Vidalotis dives in with a huge hammer fist! Swagger's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Vidalotis runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leonidas Vidalotis!
Leonidas Vidalotis took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FREECH! (free speech clothing inc with REFUNDS! for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Young (ranked 1680 p4p, 3582 weight class) and James Dalton (ranked 179 p4p, 340 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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, James Dalton!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalton looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Young looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dalton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Young's head backwards.
Dalton throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Young throws a body punch but Dalton moves out of range.
Young connects with a nice looking jab.
Dalton throws a big shot that misses.
Dalton misses with an uppercut. Young saw that one coming.
Young lands with an overhand left.
Dalton scores with a sloppy right hand. Young should have avoided that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dalton tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Dalton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dalton lands with a hook. Young tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dalton just misses with a punch to the body.
Dalton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Young misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dalton throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
Dalton looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Young misses with a looping right.
Dalton bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Young! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Young is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young keeping moving, preventing Dalton from controlling successfully.
Oh Young is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dalton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Young swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Young seems to have got his legs back now.
Dalton wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Dalton wants to pass the guard but Young is keeping the position.
Dalton stops Young from standing up.
Dalton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control.
Young keeping full guard, as Dalton tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dalton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dalton trying to control the position but Young is working away.
Young prevents Dalton from moving into mount.
Dalton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Young is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dalton 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.
Dalton trying to control the action but Young is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Young stops Dalton from passing to mount.
Dalton keeps trying to improve his position.
Young regains half guard there - taking advantage of Dalton's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Dalton slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four 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.
Young won't allow Dalton to pass to mount.
Dalton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dalton has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dalton thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dalton tries to control but Young wriggling away.
Young stops Dalton from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Young takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Dalton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Left hook, right uppercut from Young.
Young stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Young wants it to stay on the feet.
Young gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dalton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Young manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dalton throwing strikes but missing.
Dalton is looking to pass into half guard but Young pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Young is in guard.
Young preventing the sweep.
Dalton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dalton trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton passes into half guard.
Dalton is looking to advance position but Young won't allow it.
Dalton 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.
Dalton wants to pass to mount but Young is defending the position.
Dalton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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.
Dalton is working for a kimura but Young is defending it quite comfortably.
Dalton trying to mount his opponent but Young defends it.
Dalton is trying to work for a kimura but Young is defending well.
Dalton passes the guard and advances to mount!
Young is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dalton pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Dalton trying to control but Young is having none of it.
Dalton pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Dalton looking for a guillotine from mount but Young is having none of it.
Dalton is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton 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.
Dalton seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Young is holding on tight.
Dalton thowing shots but they're missing.
Dalton fails to move to back control.
Dalton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Young taking shots to the head.
Dalton wants to take Young's back but he can't do it this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dalton goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Young is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dalton 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Dalton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Young uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Young misses with a head kick.
Young jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dalton with a hook.
Dalton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Young in his tracks.
Young lands with a nice body punch.
Young moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dalton misses with a right hand
and Dalton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Young closes the distance and lands a one-two.
James Dalton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dalton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dalton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Young sneaks out the side door and pushes Dalton away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Dalton misses with a straight left.
Dalton connects with a jab.
A punch combination from Young misses.
Dalton closes the distance and clinches.
Young is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dalton looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton tries for a takedown but Young manages to get underhooks.
Dalton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dalton is looking for a takedown.
Eddie Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Dalton.
Dalton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Young fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dalton looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Young scores with a body shot.
Dalton misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Young moves away from the strike by Dalton.
James Dalton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Young throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Young drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dalton throws a right hand that misses
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dalton is rocked!
Young lands a nice looking body shot.
Dalton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young misses with a wild combination.
Young lands a lovely overhand right.
Dalton is still on wobbly legs! Can Young finish him?
Some wild striking there from Young.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young with a hook.
The fighters circle, before Young throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Dalton's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Young lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Eddie Young!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Jacobson (ranked 1572 p4p, 2454 weight class) and Jack Bruce (ranked 188 p4p, 282 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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25
245
10 - 5 - 0 |
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Jacobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobson stuffs the takedown attempt from Bruce. Bruce gets slowly back to his feet.
Bruce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jacobson.
Bruce clinches.
Jacobson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jacobson is trying to break the clinch but Bruce is controlling him.
Jacobson avoids the elbow strike from Bruce, against the cage.
Bruce trying to land knees to the body.
Jacobson is trying to push Bruce away but Bruce has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jacobson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jacobson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bruce.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce looking to throw knees to the head but Jacobson is blocking nicely.
Jacobson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bruce breaks the clinch.
Bruce misses with a double jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bruce.
Jacobson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson wants to slow Bruce down by chopping away at his legs.
Jacobson lands a nice looking body shot.
Jacobson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bruce.
Bruce fails with the takedown.
Marshall Jacobson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Bruce.
Bruce throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jacobson's waist but Jacobson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bruce off to one side.
An attempted straight right counter from Jacobson misses the target.
Marshall Jacobson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacobson lands with a shot to the body.
Jacobson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bruce doesn't seem bothered though.
Bruce looks winded!
Bruce throws a series of punches but Jacobson moves out of range.
Bruce takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jacobson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jacobson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jacobson tests Bruce's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacobson moves into the clinch successfully.
Bruce breaks from the clinch.
Jacobson misses with a wild body shot.
Bruce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jacobson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson throws a nice looking combination but Bruce bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jacobson scores with a hook to the body. Bruce takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A combination from Jacobson does no damage.
Bruce slips under a jab from Jacobson.
Jacobson throws a hook but Bruce blocks it.
Jacobson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bruce.
Bruce blocks a jab.
Bruce misses with a body shot.
Jacobson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruce was well out of range. Poor timing from Jacobson.
Jacobson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bruce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jacobson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jacobson scores with a leg kick.
Jacobson clinches with his opponent.
Jacobson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruce goes for a double leg but Jacobson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jacobson continues to drive forward.
Jacobson throws a shot from downtown. Bruce moves away and avoids it.
Bruce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacobson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bruce or perhaps it was just good defense by Jacobson, which made it look bad.
A jab lands there for Jacobson.
Jack Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bruce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jacobson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jacobson, as that shot connected.
Good exchange - Bruce coming out on top.
Jacobson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jacobson lands a slapping body shot.
Bruce fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab by Jacobson.
Jacobson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruce was well out of range. Poor timing from Jacobson.
Jacobson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobson scores with a nice head shot.
Jacobson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruce tries to counter with a clinch but Jacobson shakes him off and moves away.
Jacobson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bruce is able to avoid easily.
Jacobson checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruce tries to clinch but Jacobson moves out of range.
Bruce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacobson.
Bruce counters with a body kick.
Bruce has Jacobson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jacobson is looking to break free of the clinch but Bruce has double underhooks.
Jacobson breaks the clinch.
Jacobson is looking to wear down Bruce with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bruce misses with a double jab
and Jacobson counters with a nice right hand that sends Bruce toppling to the canvas! Bruce scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jacobson finish him?!
Jacobson drops Bruce with a naaaaasty hook - Bruce is in real trouble here! Jacobson dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marshall Jacobson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michel Santos (ranked 1045 p4p, 2278 weight class) and Matthew Murray (ranked 111 p4p, 226 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Intro. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew Murray!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santos.
Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murray wants to clinch.
Santos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Murray wants to stand up but Santos is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Murray is looking to stand up but Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Santos misses with a low kick.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Michel Santos has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michel Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murray slips a straight right by Santos.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murray circles away quickly and effectively.
Murray only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Matthew Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a leg kick
and Murray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Murray throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Murray looks to move away, Santos throws a big counter combo but Murray just gets out of the way.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Santos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Murray looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Murray throws Santos to one side and escapes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos avoids the head kick by Murray.
Santos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murray tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murray to the ground. Murray escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Santos darts in and clinches Murray up against the cage.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Murray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Santos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray manages to break the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santos.
Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murray.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murray throws out the jab.
Murray tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Murray sprawls and moves away.
Santos dips to his left and cracks Murray with an uppercut!
Santos throws a jab when Murray was well out of range.
Santos backing away here, and Murray unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Murray pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santos is out of range and Murray settles back down.
Nice shot lands for Murray.
Santos is rocked!
Santos lands with a hook. Murray tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murray pounces like a tiger and cracks Santos with a vicious hook! Santos is down but not out! Murray follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Matthew Murray!
A victorious Matthew Murray thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Tucker (ranked 525 p4p, 953 weight class) and Nakagome Kakuzo (ranked 80 p4p, 140 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeffrey Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakagome Kakuzo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kakuzo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kakuzo throws a front kick aimed at Tucker's knee but Tucker avoids it well.
Kakuzo throws a sloppy head kick and Tucker moves out of range easily.
Tucker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kakuzo throws a lazy head kick
enabling Tucker to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Nakagome Kakuzo has been cut.
Kakuzo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tucker's head.
Kakuzo connects with a single shot there.
Kakuzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Tucker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tucker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice straight punches there by Tucker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tucker.
Tucker throws a hook to the side of Kakuzo's head but Kakuzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tucker moves out of range of the strikes.
Tucker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kakuzo throws a low kick but Tucker avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuzo avoids the head kick by Tucker.
Jeffrey Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kakuzo throws a lazy head kick
and Tucker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kakuzo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kakuzo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kakuzo throws an off balance right hand
and Tucker counters with a good low kick that Kakuzo was not able to check.
Kakuzo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tucker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kakuzo.
Kakuzo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kakuzo working the head and body with strikes.
Kakuzo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tucker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kakuzo working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kakuzo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tucker keeps working.
Tucker parries the strikes from Kakuzo easily there. Kakuzo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tucker to escape.
Tucker struggling a bit here.
Tucker is looking for a sweep.
Kakuzo is looking to take a break and control but Tucker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tucker is trying to escape the position but Kakuzo is controlling the position.
Kakuzo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kakuzo is looking to take a break and control but Tucker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kakuzo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo is looking to take a break and control but Tucker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tucker is trying to improve his position.
Tucker is not content to let Kakuzo control the position.
Kakuzo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kakuzo lands some shots froms side control.
Kakuzo trying to control the position but Tucker is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kakuzo working the ground and pound.
Tucker is looking to regain half guard here but Kakuzo keeps moving and retains side control.
Kakuzo cracks Tucker with a big elbow.
Tucker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kakuzo with the ground and pound but Tucker regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Kakuzo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tucker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kakuzo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nakagome Kakuzo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nakagome Kakuzo's cut.
That's time! Tucker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kakuzo misses with a straight right.
Tucker appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kakuzo gets a double leg takedown into Tucker's guard.
Tucker wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kakuzo manages to pass to side control.
Kakuzo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tucker's head.
Kakuzo uses his free foot to push down on Tucker's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tucker.
Kakuzo unloading with bombs!
Kakuzo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tucker wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kakuzo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kakuzo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kakuzo trying to control but Tucker is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuzo raining down shots from the mount!
Kakuzo landing strikes from the mount and Tucker is in trouble!
Tucker is rocked!
Kakuzo postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Tucker in real trouble here! The ref calls for Tucker to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nakagome Kakuzo!
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