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SPPS Resurrection 008 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian McFoy (ranked 3782 p4p, 23086 weight class) and Sam Guinness (ranked 322 p4p, 424 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian McFoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Guinness!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFoy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Guinness pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McFoy back to the cage. Guinness follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McFoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guinness.
McFoy moves into range and clinches up with Guinness.
McFoy breaks the clinch.
McFoy clinches up with Guinness and pushes him back against the cage.
Guinness is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Guinness breaks the clinch.
Guinness throws a jab but it's blocked by McFoy.
McFoy connects with a looping right hand.
Sloppy strikes from McFoy. Those never looked like landing.
Guinness lands a nice shot that snaps McFoy's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McFoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been informed that Guinness has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
McFoy walks into a stiff left hand from Guinness.
McFoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guinness manages to avoid it.
Guinness looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McFoy is fending him off so far but Guinness persists. Nope, McFoy circles away and we're back to standing.
McFoy wants to clinch up but Guinness keeps it at a distance.
Guinness throws out a loose jab but McFoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guinness swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McFoy.
Guinness throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guinness throws a hook to the side of McFoy's head but McFoy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFoy tries to close the distance and clinch but Guinness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McFoy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guinness swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McFoy closes the distance and clinches.
McFoy taking a breather.
McFoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
McFoy has Guinness pressed against the cage, preventing Guinness from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Guinness pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guinness lands a really nice looking cross but McFoy seems unphased.
Guinness looks to throw the jab but McFoy is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from McFoy misses the target.
McFoy moves away from the strike by Guinness.
Guinness misses with an uppercut.
We've been told by McFoy's head coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McFoy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McFoy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Guinness swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like McFoy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Guinness throws a good cross that connects.
McFoy blocks a low kick nicely.
Guinness is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McFoy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Guinness missing with a left hand there. McFoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McFoy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Guinness.
Guinness throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Guinness swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McFoy.
McFoy clinches up with Guinness and pushes him back against the cage.
Guinness breaks from the clinch.
McFoy slips a jab from Guinness.
McFoy looks to throw the jab but Guinness is out of range.
McFoy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guinness.
McFoy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Guinness throws a right hand that misses
and McFoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McFoy moves out of range as Guinness strikes.
McFoy 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.
Guinness with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McFoy connects with a right hand. Guinness shakes it off.
Guinness throws an overhand right that lands on McFoy's shoulder, as McFoy tries to avoid the shot.
McFoy tries to clinch but Guinness moves out of range.
McFoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guinness manages to avoid it.
Guinness paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Guinness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McFoy slips a straight right by Guinness.
McFoy half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFoy throws a body shot but no joy.
McFoy closes the distance and clinches.
McFoy lands an uppercut.
Guinness manages to break the clinch.
Guinness misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McFoy.
Good shot there by Guinness.
Guinness stalks McFoy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McFoy's face. McFoy staggers backwards, shaken.
McFoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guinness misses with a lunging right hand
letting McFoy counter with a right hand.
McFoy checks the leg kick nicely there.
McFoy tries to clinch but Guinness moves out of range.
McFoy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guinness can pounce on him.
Sam Guinness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guinness gets tackled into the cage by McFoy. McFoy maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFoy misses with an elbow over the top.
Guinness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guinness is looking to score with low kicks.
McFoy is looking to clinch but Guinness is avoiding it.
A big right from Guinness misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFoy tries to close the distance and clinch but Guinness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from McFoy. Guinness does a little dance to reset his feet.
McFoy looks to land a right hand but Guinness moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Guinness misses the target.
McFoy tries to clinch but Guinness is having none of it.
Guinness thows a left - swing and a miss!
McFoy defending well as Guinness loads up on a big left hand.
Guinness has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McFoy.
Guinness missing with a left hand there. McFoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McFoy defending well as Guinness loads up on a big left hand.
McFoy misses with a two punch combination.
Guinness missing with a left hand there. McFoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Guinness misses its intended target.
Guinness pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Guinness.
McFoy scores with a head kick. Guinness tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McFoy doesn't manage to clinch there - Guinness circles away.
Guinness scores with a nice head shot.
McFoy tries to clinch but Guinness moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Guinness dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Guinness throws a big shot that misses.
Guinness misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - McFoy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Guinness! But no joy.
A big right from Guinness misses.
McFoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Guinness.
McFoy throws a combination. Guinness tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McFoy fails with an attempt to clinch.
McFoy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guinness lands a jab to the nose.
McFoy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guinness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Guinness! But no joy.
Guinness looks to land a right hand but McFoy moved out of range.
Guinness throws a right hand that misses
enabling McFoy to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guinness bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McFoy's head backwards.
Guinness misses with a straight left.
Guinness swats away the attempt to clinch by McFoy.
Guinness catches McFoy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guinness throws a head kick that misses
and McFoy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guinness thinking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Guinness.
McFoy tries to clinch up but Guinness circles away and keeps his distance.
McFoy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McFoy throws out a loose jab but Guinness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guinness flicks out a counter leg kick but McFoy steps away.
McFoy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guinness.
Guinness swats away the attempt to clinch by McFoy.
McFoy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guinness.
Guinness tries to move into range but McFoy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sam Guinness seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guinness throws a lazy uppercut
and McFoy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from McFoy. Guinness does a little dance to reset his feet.
McFoy ducks right into an uppercut from Guinness.
Guinness misses with an uppercut. McFoy saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from McFoy misses the target.
Guinness throws a lazy right hand but McFoy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McFoy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McFoy defending well as Guinness loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guinness misses with a hook. McFoy ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guinness throws a big shot that misses.
McFoy leaves Guinness with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Guinness looks to land a right hand but McFoy moved out of range.
Guinness misses with a straight right.
A big right from Guinness misses.
McFoy is looking to clinch.
McFoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guinness.
Guinness misses with a straight left.
Guinness swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guinness on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Guinness scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Guinness tests McFoy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Guinness has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McFoy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guinness.
Guinness throws a leg kick but McFoy checks it.
Guinness misses with a straight right.
McFoy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guinness.
Guinness rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McFoy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McFoy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFoy works the jab nicely.
Guinness throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Guinness.
McFoy tries to clinch up.
McFoy misses with a few strikes there.
Guinness throws a right hand that misses
and McFoy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McFoy lands a jab to Guinness's midsection.
A punch combination from Guinness misses.
McFoy throws a quick counter kick to the body but Guinness avoids it.
Guinness misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Guinness throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guinness throws a one two combo.
McFoy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McFoy staying out of range there.
Guinness swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from McFoy does it's job there.
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!
Guinness rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McFoy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McFoy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McFoy dodges the punch combination from Guinness.
McFoy has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guinness tries to circle away but McFoy has him pinned against the cage.
McFoy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Guinness's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guinness tries a head kick but it misses.
Guinness ducks under a wild hook from McFoy.
Guinness throws out a counter right but McFoy avoids it with no problem.
McFoy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from McFoy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Guinness throws a body punch but McFoy moves out of range.
McFoy tries to clinch there but Guinness circles away.
McFoy slips under a jab from Guinness.
Guinness scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McFoy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guinness breaks from the clinch.
McFoy pushes Guinness up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee calls for McFoy to work.
McFoy tries a body shot but Guinness blocks it.
McFoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Guinness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McFoy tries to clinch up.
McFoy clinches.
Guinness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guinness throws a shot from downtown. McFoy moves away and avoids it.
Guinness throws a hook but McFoy avoids it easily.
McFoy works the jab nicely.
McFoy forces Guinness back against the cage and clinches.
Guinness breaks the clinch.
McFoy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guinness.
Guinness misses with a straight right.
McFoy throws a hook but Guinness blocks it.
Guinness swats away the attempt to clinch by McFoy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guinness connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McFoy momentarily.
Guinness scores with a decent looking hook.
McFoy tries to close the distance and clinch but Guinness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McFoy tries to clinch up but Guinness circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Guinness misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guinness just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from McFoy misses its target.
Guinness works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McFoy staying out of range there.
McFoy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Guinness takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Guinness has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Guinness there as he acknowledges the shot.
Guinness misses with a lunging right hand
and McFoy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guinness throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McFoy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McFoy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McFoy moves out of range of the strikes.
McFoy throws a leg kick but Guinness checks it.
McFoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guinness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McFoy is looking for a counter combo.
McFoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guinness was well out of range. Poor timing from McFoy.
Guinness throws the left hand but McFoy avoids the punch easily.
It looked like McFoy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Guinness throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guinness misses the shot to the body.
McFoy cracks Guinness with a good jab.
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!
Guinness throws a series of punches but McFoy avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guinness missing with a left hand there. McFoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McFoy wants to clinch up but Guinness keeps it at a distance.
Guinness lands with an uppercut that bounces McFoy off the cage and back into range.
McFoy has closed the distance and engaged Guinness in a clinch.
McFoy has a couple of punches blocked by Guinness.
McFoy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guinness blocks a jab.
Guinness fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McFoy is out of range.
McFoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guinness manages to avoid it.
Guinness throws a nice outside leg kick.
McFoy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McFoy breaks the clinch.
McFoy tries to clinch there but Guinness circles away.
McFoy lands a slapping body shot.
Guinness walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McFoy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McFoy lands with an uppercut that bounces Guinness off the cage and back into range.
McFoy ducks under a wild hook from Guinness.
McFoy moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFoy wants to clinch up but Guinness keeps it at a distance.
As McFoy backs off Guinness throws a huge counter combo but McFoy manages to avoid it all.
Guinness throws the left hand but McFoy avoids the punch easily.
Guinness throws a poor cross that misses
enabling McFoy to counter with a crisp jab.
McFoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guinness was well out of range. Poor timing from McFoy.
McFoy misses with a looping left.
McFoy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McFoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guinness turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McFoy misses with a wild combination.
Guinness throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like McFoy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McFoy looks to land a right hand but Guinness moved out of range.
McFoy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guinness misses with a straight left.
McFoy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guinness can pounce on him.
A big left from Guinness misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFoy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guinness manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McFoy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McFoy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McFoy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Guinness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McFoy wants to clinch up but Guinness keeps it at a distance.
Guinness misses with an uppercut. McFoy saw that one coming.
Guinness throws a good cross that connects.
Guinness throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McFoy on the side of the head.
Brian McFoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guinness moves out of range of the strikes.
McFoy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guinness manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guinness pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guinness scores with a jab to the jaw.
McFoy has closed the distance and engaged Guinness in a clinch.
Guinness tries to break the clinch but McFoy is controlling the position.
Guinness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sam Guinness is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McFoy clinches with his opponent.
Guinness is trying to force a seperation but McFoy has the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sam Guinness.
I've got Guinness 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 Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Guinness!
Sam Guinness bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iwan Madoc (ranked 3915 p4p, 4396 weight class) and Saenasek Sitsongrit (ranked 113 p4p, 123 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Iwan Madoc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saenasek Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit avoids a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Sitsongrit blocks the leg kick.
Madoc throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Madoc did well to prevent Sitsongrit getting side control.
Madoc wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Sitsongrit 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madoc taking some punishment here, with Sitsongrit in his half guard.
Sitsongrit is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Madoc defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sitsongrit looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madoc keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sitsongrit 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.
Sitsongrit missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sitsongrit working Madoc over with strikes.
Madoc knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sitsongrit on the ground.
Sitsongrit is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Madoc doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sitsongrit.
Madoc is trying to maintain the position but Sitsongrit is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Madoc is looking to control Sitsongrit's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Madoc avoid being mounted?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sitsongrit with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saenasek Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sitsongrit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 9:10
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 9:10
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saenasek Sitsongrit!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Deimos Arima (ranked 3409 p4p, 3595 weight class) and Scherwin Blake (ranked 415 p4p, 434 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Deimos Arima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scherwin Blake!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Eliza Hachem and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Arima moves away from the strike by Blake.
Blake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arima.
Arima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blake.
A left and a right from Arima both land. Nice combination.
Blake scores with a nice strike.
A big right from Blake misses.
Arima takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arima tries to move into range but Blake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arima.
A shot to the liver by Blake. Beautiful body shot.
Blake scores with the left hand. Arima knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arima on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Arima tests Blake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blake connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arima fails with a takedown attempt.
Blake lands with an overhand left.
Blake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arima half committed to a counter leg kick.
Arima slips a jab from Blake.
Blake lands a leg kick that knocks Arima off balance momentarily.
Arima avoids the body shot from Blake.
Blake thuds a left hand into Arima's body.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Blake throws out a loose jab but Arima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blake wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deimos Arima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blake throws a poor cross that misses
and Arima counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arima fails with a takedown attempt.
Blake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Scherwin Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake swings for the body but Arima moves out of range.
Arima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake.
Blake works Arima's body with a nice hook.
Arima tries to close the distance and clinch but Blake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arima tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blake swivels and escapes.
A nice side step and Blake releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blake goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arima was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Blake clobbers Arima with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Arima takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arima fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blake with a hook.
We've been informed that Blake has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Blake scores with a jab.
Blake lands a nice shot to the body.
Blake misses with an uppercut.
Arima tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blake sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Arima somewhat.
Blake gets caught flat footed, as Arima shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arima sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blake's guard.
Arima prevents Blake from improving his position.
Blake preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Arima is thwarting Blake's attempts to control the position.
Arima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blake keeps working.
Blake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scherwin Blake dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Arima gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blake.
Arima moves away from the strike by Blake.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arima.
Arima takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Deimos Arima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arima will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Arima is looking for a counter combo.
Scherwin Blake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Blake. That snapped Arima's head back.
Blake throws a lazy right hand but Arima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arima.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arima manages to avoid it.
Blake throws a body punch but Arima moves out of range.
Blake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Arima.
Blake lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Blake misses.
Arima ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
A jab from Blake does it's job there.
Blake stuns Arima with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blake takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Arima misses with the combination.
Arima takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by Arima.
Blake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Blake misses.
Blake misses with a looping left.
Arima tries to counter with a takedown but Blake is quick to defend against it.
Arima shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blake as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deimos Arima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arima walks into a straight right hand from Blake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blake lands a glancing blow to the side of Arima's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blake connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Arima momentarily.
Arima shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Blake is trying to defend but Arima finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Blake is staying active underneath Arima, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Blake wants to get back to full guard.
Blake throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Blake trying to hold on to Arima's head to control him but Arima postures up.
Arima is trying to control the action in half guard but Blake is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake wants to control but Arima is keeping busy.
Blake tries to roll over but Arima keeps him under control.
Blake is trying to stand up here but Arima is controlling him well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Blake throws a lazy right hand but Arima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blake stuffs the takedown attempt from Arima. Arima gets slowly back to his feet.
Arima throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blake's waist but Blake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Arima off to one side.
Arima shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arima on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A lazy left from Blake finds it's target.
Arima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arima fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blake now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake throws the left hand but Arima avoids the punch easily.
Blake misses with an uppercut.
Arima fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Arima.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Blake jabs Arima to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice leg kick from Blake, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arima closes the distance and clinches up with Blake, looking for a takedown. Arima pushes Blake against the cage but Blake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arima manages to avoid it.
As Blake looks to move away, Arima throws a big counter combo but Blake just gets out of the way.
Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scherwin Blake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Blake throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arima on the side of the head.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arima manages to avoid it.
Arima looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Arima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arima closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blake circles away.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arima closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blake circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Blake. No joy for Arima on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deimos Arima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
Arima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Blake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blake throws a jab when Arima was well out of range.
Blake misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arima doesn't seem bothered though.
Arima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blake throws a big shot that misses.
Arima throws a head kick that misses.
Arima fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blake avoids it really well and circles away.
Arima takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arima shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blake defends it nicely.
Arima fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Arima.
Arima closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arima moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Arima moves away from the strike by Blake.
Blake throws a hook to the side of Arima's head but Arima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arima on the side of the head.
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!
Blake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arima tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blake defends well and Arima ends up having to push Blake into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Blake lands with a light punch inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands with a left to the head.
Blake lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blake lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Blake fails to land.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blake lands a hook that snaps the head of Arima backwards.
Deimos Arima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
I was talking to Arima's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Blake lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blake lands a left hand.
Arima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Blake.
Blake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arima takes a shot to the head.
Arima pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arima slips a straight right by Blake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arima walks into a stiff left hand from Blake.
Blake looks to land a left hand but Arima moved out of range nicely.
Scherwin Blake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blake throws a body punch but Arima moves out of range.
Arima fails with the takedown.
Blake lands a jab to the nose.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arima on the side of the head.
Blake's corner calls for a 1-2. Blake obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
 Arima is rocked!
Blake throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Arima's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Blake dives in looking to finish as Arima flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Blake's strikes! Blake is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Arima's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Arima was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scherwin Blake!
Scherwin Blake seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy McGee (ranked 2979 p4p, 2168 weight class) and Donovan Griggs (ranked 263 p4p, 194 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Griggs's choice of entrance music: Can't Be Touched- Roy Jones Jr.. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Donovan Griggs enters the cage!
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donovan Griggs!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Darius Henderson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griggs darts in trying to clinch
and Griggs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGee lunges at Griggs with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Griggs's hand.
Griggs takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 It looks like Donovan Griggs has been cut.
McGee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
 Griggs is rocked!
McGee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Griggs is still on wobbly legs! Can McGee finish him?
We've been told by McGee's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McGee circles away from the clinch attempt.
And McGee counters with a quick kick to the body but Griggs blocks it.
Griggs seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griggs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGee thuds his right hand into Griggs's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McGee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Griggs closes the distance looking to clinch
and McGee counters with a low kick, right behind Griggs 's knee.
McGee connects with a single shot there.
Griggs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Griggs wants to clinch up but McGee keeps it at a distance.
McGee circles away from the clinch attempt
and McGee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee lands an uppercut, right on the button! Griggs tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy McGee!
A relieved looking Jimmy McGee thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nurislam Alieva (ranked 2618 p4p, 3685 weight class) and Hobert Nye (ranked 305 p4p, 411 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nurislam Alieva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hobert Nye!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alieva looking to score a takedown here. Nye is defending well but Alieva drives through and ends up in Nye's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alieva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nye is keeping the position for now.
Nye wants to stand and escape but Alieva is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alieva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nye keeping moving, preventing Alieva from controlling successfully.
Nye has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Alieva has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Nye is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alieva is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alieva pulls guard effortlessly.
Alieva has a closed guard, preventing Nye from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alieva looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nye has picked Alieva up and slammed him! Alieva can't keep hold of the triangle and Nye manages to pass to side control!
Alieva tries to buck Nye off but Nye is having none of it.
Alieva is working hard here to advance position.
Alieva has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Alieva can't do much from the bottom here.
Alieva is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alieva sneaks back into half guard.
Alieva wants to control but Nye is keeping busy.
Nye seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nye dips to his left and cracks Alieva with an uppercut!
Alieva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alieva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nye throws out a counter right but Alieva avoids it with no problem.
Alieva rushes Nye and presses him up against the cage.
Alieva working hard to break the clinch.
Nye lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alieva.
Nye blocks an uppercut.
Alieva trying to stall but Nye improves his position.
Alieva pulls guard effortlessly.
Alieva looking for a triangle here. Nye is fighting it but it looks tight! Alieva pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Nye is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Nurislam Alieva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alibaba Mehmet AliKhan (ranked 1916 p4p, 2799 weight class) and Benjamin Walton (ranked 242 p4p, 351 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alibaba Mehmet AliKhan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Walton!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walton throws out a loose jab but AliKhan uses good head movement to avoid it.
AliKhan is looking to counter punch.
Walton throws a looping overhand right but AliKhan ducks down to avoid it.
AliKhan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Walton lunges at AliKhan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by AliKhan's hand.
 It looks like Alibaba Mehmet AliKhan has been cut.
AliKhan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
AliKhan ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
AliKhan tried to counter with a leg kick but Walton avoided it.
Walton misses with a straight left.
AliKhan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Walton throws a head kick but AliKhan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
AliKhan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Walton misses with a body punch
letting AliKhan counter with a right hand.
It looks like Benjamin Walton has been cut.
Walton throws a looping overhand right but AliKhan ducks down to avoid it.
AliKhan staying out of range there.
AliKhan is looking to counter punch.
AliKhan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Walton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
AliKhan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
AliKhan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've been told by AliKhan's head coaches at Xtreme Fighting Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Walton looks to land a right hand but AliKhan moved out of range.
AliKhan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Walton scores with a sloppy right hand. AliKhan should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton misses with an uppercut
letting AliKhan counter with a right hand.
Walton looks to throw the jab but AliKhan is out of range.
Walton's jab looks to have found its range, popping AliKhan under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walton throws an overhand right that drops AliKhan like a sack of potatoes! Walton dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Walton!
Benjamin Walton spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dawson (ranked 1923 p4p, 3204 weight class) and Zhandouji Quantou (ranked 230 p4p, 361 weight class). Jack Dawson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zhandouji Quantou!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ron Honeybunn and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quantou is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dawson's half guard.
Ground and pound from Quantou.
Dawson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dawson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Quantou is looking to take a break and control but Dawson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quantou is trying to control. Dawson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Quantou stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Quantou gets a double leg takedown into Dawson's guard.
Quantou postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dawson controls Quantou momentarily but Quantou frees himself.
Quantou not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Quantou with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Quantou stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dawson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Quantou preventing the sweep.
Quantou passes Dawson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Quantou is looking to stall here but Dawson recovers full guard.
Quantou stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Quantou throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dawson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Quantou is in Dawson's guard.
Dawson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dawson tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quantou trying to control but Dawson is working from the bottom.
Dawson controls Quantou momentarily but Quantou frees himself.
Quantou throwing strikes but missing.
Quantou wants to control from the top but Dawson keeps moving.
Quantou wants to stand but Dawson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dawson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Quantou postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Quantou wants to control from the top but Dawson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Quantou sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dawson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dawson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quantou stopping the sweep attempt from Dawson.
Dawson has a closed guard, preventing Quantou from standing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zhandouji Quantou dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Quantou closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dawson quickly recovers to half guard.
Dawson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Quantou is trying to control the action in half guard but Dawson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Quantou is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dawson sees it coming and defends easily.
Quantou is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dawson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Quantou.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson wants to control the action here but instead Quantou manages to pass to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quantou lands a couple of good shots and Dawson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawson tries to break free.
Quantou wants to control but Dawson is keeping busy.
Quantou is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Quantou struggling to land strikes to the head as Dawson covers up.
Quantou scores with punches from the back.
Quantou throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Dawson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Dawson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Quantou's guard. Nice work there by Dawson.
Dawson won't allow Quantou to sweep him here.
Quantou working a defensive guard here.
Quantou looking for a sweep. Not yet Quantou, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quantou swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Quantou holds on and takes a little breather.
Quantou wants to sweep here but Dawson controlling him for the moment.
Quantou is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Quantou wants to free his trapped foot but Dawson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dawson is positioning himself well to prevent Quantou advancing to mount.
Quantou is looking to advance position but Dawson won't allow it.
Quantou wants to stand up but Dawson is controlling the position.
Quantou is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dawson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dawson is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zhandouji Quantou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Quantou shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dawson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Quantou grinds an elbow into Dawson's temple.
Dawson struggling a bit here.
Dawson is not content to let Quantou control the position.
Quantou stands up and we're back to a striking position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jack Dawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quantou trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dawson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Quantou looking for a sweep. Not yet Quantou, not yet.
Quantou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quantou is trying to control the position but Dawson postures up.
Quantou working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dawson has passed into half guard!
Dawson prevents Quantou from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quantou felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dawson wants to work for an arm triangle but Quantou is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dawson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Quantou is trying to maintain the position but Dawson is very close to passing his half guard.
Quantou slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Quantou working for a triangle but Dawson defends it easily.
Quantou has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quantou wants to stand and escape but Dawson is having none of it.
Dawson stopping the sweep attempt from Quantou.
Dawson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Quantou's head.
Quantou managing to control the position.
Dawson stopping the sweep attempt from Quantou.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Quantou looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Quantou closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dawson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Dawson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zhandouji Quantou has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dawson is not content to let Quantou control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Zhandouji Quantou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quantou has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zhandouji Quantou!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayan Brandt (ranked 1325 p4p, 2897 weight class) and Matvey Buryckin (ranked 172 p4p, 338 weight class). Rayan Brandt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Rayan Brandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matvey Buryckin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Hemmingworth and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Buryckin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Buryckin tries to counter it with a takedown but Brandt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Buryckin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brandt's waist but Brandt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Buryckin off to one side.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Buryckin enables Brandt to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Buryckin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Brandt wants to control from the top but Buryckin keeps moving.
Buryckin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brandt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brandt is looking to work some ground and pound but Buryckin has wrist control.
Brandt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandt trying to control the position from guard on top but Buryckin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Buryckin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Buryckin shoots and misses
and Brandt counters with a single leg into guard. Buryckin didn't expect that.
Brandt trying to control the position from guard on top but Buryckin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brandt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Buryckin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Buryckin won't allow Brandt to sweep him here.
Brandt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Buryckin stays in close to Brandt's body and controls the position.
Brandt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buryckin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brandt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brandt looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Buryckin passes into side control.
Buryckin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brandt has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buryckin trying to control the position but Brandt is working away.
Brandt looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Brandt is looking for a sweep.
Buryckin working away.
Brandt is trying to improve his position.
Brandt is not content to let Buryckin control the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
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.
Buryckin trying to control the position but Brandt is working away.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Brandt manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Buryckin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Buryckin keeps trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Buryckin manages to get to full guard.
Buryckin is pulling down on Brandt's head. It's preventing any offense from Brandt, at least for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rayan Brandt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Brandt as Buryckin shoots in.
Brandt feinted with a counter takedown.
Buryckin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Buryckin shoots in and drives through. Brandt sprawls well.
Rayan Brandt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matvey Buryckin.
Brandt lands a glancing blow to the side of Buryckin's head.
Brandt misses with the combination.
Buryckin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brandt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Buryckin is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buryckin passes into half guard.
Buryckin is keen to just control but Brandt is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandt actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Buryckin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Buryckin trying to control from half guard but Brandt is working away.
Brandt is trying to control but Buryckin passes into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brandt tries to improve position but can't.
Brandt is working hard here to advance position.
Buryckin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brandt keeps working.
Buryckin controlling the position.
Buryckin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brandt keeps working.
Brandt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandt wants to control but Buryckin postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brandt misses with a wild body shot.
Buryckin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brandt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Buryckin somewhat.
Buryckin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Buryckin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brandt is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandt can't do much from the bottom here.
Brandt is looking to regain half guard here but Buryckin keeps moving and retains side control.
Buryckin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brandt, who protects the arm well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brandt is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matvey Buryckin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Buryckin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Buryckin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brandt working for submissions but it's allowed Buryckin to get to half guard.
Buryckin is keen to just control but Brandt is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buryckin wants to pass to mount but Brandt is defending the position.
Brandt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Buryckin pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buryckin works his way into full mount!
Brandt is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brandt tries to improve his position but instead Buryckin has taken his back!
Buryckin is hanging on to Brandt's back as he tries to escape.
Buryckin has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Brandt turns into Buryckin and is now in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buryckin is looking for a triangle but Brandt pushes his legs off easily.
Brandt is in close to Buryckin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Buryckin keeping moving, preventing Brandt from controlling successfully.
Buryckin is trying to keep Brandt in close.
Brandt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brandt content to stall in guard here.
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.
Brandt wants to control from the top but Buryckin keeps moving.
Buryckin controlling the position.
Brandt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brandt trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Buryckin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Buryckin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brandt is keeping the position for now.
Buryckin wants to control from the top but Brandt keeps moving.
Buryckin stopping the sweep attempt from Brandt.
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.
Buryckin wants to pass the guard but Brandt is keeping the position.
Matvey Buryckin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brandt looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Buryckin passes into half guard.
Brandt trying to control here.
Buryckin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Buryckin wants to pass the guard but Brandt is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matvey Buryckin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Buryckin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matvey Buryckin!
Our winner, Matvey Buryckin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Walter Hartwell White (ranked 1387 p4p, 1069 weight class) and Gunt Jernit (ranked 142 p4p, 112 weight class). Gunt Jernit has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Walter Hartwell White's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Hartwell White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunt Jernit!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Topper Green and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartwell White lands with a nice body punch.
Hartwell White misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Hartwell White.
Jernit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Jernit misses its intended target.
Hartwell White slips a straight right by Jernit.
Jernit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hartwell White.
Hartwell White misses with a body shot.
Hartwell White connects with a body shot that sends Jernit's belly button to the back.
Hartwell White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jernit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartwell White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Hartwell White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jernit.
Hartwell White misses with a body shot
and Jernit counters with a straight right hand.
Jernit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartwell White throws out the jab.
Hartwell White scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartwell White just misses with a punch to the body.
Jernit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hartwell White.
Hartwell White misses with a lunging right hand
and Jernit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hartwell White slips under a jab.
Jernit scores with a hook to the body. Hartwell White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hartwell White throws a lazy right hand but Jernit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jernit misses with a hook. Hartwell White ducked under it nicely.
Jernit looks to throw the jab but Hartwell White is out of range.
Jernit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hartwell White.
Hartwell White misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Jernit counter with a right hand.
Hartwell White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hartwell White takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Jernit.
Jernit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jernit lands the left hand.
Jernit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walter Hartwell White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartwell White looks to score with a jab to the body but Jernit is just out of range.
Jernit throws a body punch but Hartwell White moves out of range.
Hartwell White throws the left hand but Jernit avoids the punch easily.
Hartwell White 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jernit.
Jernit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hartwell White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jernit manages to avoid it.
Hartwell White looks to land a left hand but Jernit moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White misses with a lunging right hand
and Jernit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hartwell White moves out of range as Jernit strikes.
Jernit works Hartwell White's body with a nice hook.
Hartwell White tests Jernit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Jernit misses its intended target.
Hartwell White throws a lazy right hand but Jernit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jernit takes a swing at Hartwell White's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Hartwell White misses.
A big right from Hartwell White misses.
Jernit dips to his left and cracks Hartwell White with an uppercut!
Hartwell White looks to throw the jab but Jernit is out of range.
Hartwell White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hartwell White misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jernit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jernit misses with a straight right.
Jernit lands with a shot to the body.
Jernit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been informed that Jernit has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jernit cracks a nice hook into Hartwell White's ribs.
Jernit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jernit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hartwell White.
Jernit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jernit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hartwell White.
Jernit defending well as Hartwell White loads up on a big left hand.
Jernit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartwell White throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunt Jernit dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hartwell White throws an overhand right that lands on Jernit's shoulder, as Jernit tries to avoid the shot.
Jernit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jernit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hartwell White doesn't seem bothered though.
Hartwell White throws a hook to the side of Jernit's head but Jernit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jernit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jernit lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Hartwell White.
Hartwell White misses with a hook
and Jernit counters with a straight right hand.
Hartwell White looks to score with a jab to the body but Jernit is just out of range.
Jernit is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jernit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jernit swings for the body but Hartwell White moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Jernit.
Jernit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hartwell White's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit thumps Hartwell White with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jernit. That's going to slow Hartwell White down.
Jernit misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Jernit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jernit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hartwell White.
Jernit feints and then cracks Hartwell White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hartwell White down.
Hartwell White looks to score with a jab to the body but Jernit is just out of range.
Hartwell White misses the jab.
Jernit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hartwell White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hartwell White misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Jernit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hartwell White cracks Jernit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hartwell White misses with a hook. Jernit ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hartwell White scores with a shot to the body.
Jernit jabs at Hartwell White's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartwell White avoids the body shot from Jernit.
Jernit lands with a right hand.
Hartwell White throws a good cross that connects.
Jernit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hartwell White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Hartwell White misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hartwell White.
Hartwell White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jernit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hartwell White.
Hartwell White throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jernit.
Hartwell White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jernit counters with a straight right hand.
Jernit scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hartwell White. Jernit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hartwell White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jernit.
Jernit throws out a counter right but Hartwell White avoids it with no problem.
Hartwell White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jernit. Jernit obviously looking to wear him down.
Jernit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hartwell White to score with a decent uppercut.
Gunt Jernit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hartwell White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jernit counters with a straight right hand.
Hartwell White throws a hook to the side of Jernit's head but Jernit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jernit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartwell White throws out the jab.
Jernit throws out a counter right but Hartwell White avoids it with no problem.
Hartwell White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jernit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice combination there by Jernit.
Hartwell White is rocked!
That's four 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!
Jernit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oh Hartwell White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jernit thumps Hartwell White with a low kick.
Hartwell White seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab lands there for Hartwell White.
Hartwell White throws a lazy right hand but Jernit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good leg kick by Jernit.
Jernit misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Jernit.
Jernit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jernit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartwell White.
Jernit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White is looking to counter punch.
Jernit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jernit misses with a left hand
and Hartwell White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jernit thinking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunt Jernit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Jernit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hartwell White misses with a body punch
letting Jernit counter with a right hand.
Jernit lands with a cross.
Jernit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Hartwell White misses.
Hartwell White stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jernit throws a low kick but Hartwell White avoids it.
Hartwell White was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hartwell White lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartwell White misses with a hook.
Jernit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jernit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hartwell White under the eye.
Hartwell White takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hartwell White misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit jabs at Hartwell White's body.
Jernit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hartwell White misses with a wild body shot.
Hartwell White misses with a straight right.
Jernit looks to land a left hand but Hartwell White moved out of range nicely.
Jernit misses with an uppercut.
Jernit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hartwell White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Hartwell White misses.
Donk. Hartwell White catches Jernit right on the button with a cross.
Hartwell White swings widly with a right hand
and Jernit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jernit.
Hartwell White is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Hartwell White misses its target.
A big right from Hartwell White misses.
Jernit throws a looping overhand right but Hartwell White ducks down to avoid it.
Jernit moves out of range of the strikes.
Hartwell White misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jernit thuds a left hand into Hartwell White's body.
Jernit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hartwell White doesn't seem bothered though.
Jernit lands a right hook to the body.
Jernit jabs at Hartwell White's body.
Hartwell White throws a big shot that misses.
Hartwell White throws a right hand that misses
and Jernit counters with a straight right hand.
Jernit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White moves out of range of the body kick.
Hartwell White throwing a counter right hand but Jernit manages to avoid it.
Hartwell White looks to land a left hand but Jernit moved out of range nicely.
Hartwell White swings widly with a right hand
and Jernit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jernit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartwell White.
Jernit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jernit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hartwell White throws a big shot that misses.
Jernit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hartwell White defending well as Jernit loads up on a big left hand.
Jernit ducks under a wild hook from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jernit.
Hartwell White throwing a counter right hand but Jernit manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Jernit misses the target.
Hartwell White avoids the body shot from Jernit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jernit throws a body punch but Hartwell White moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Hartwell White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jernit connects with a body shot that sends Hartwell White's belly button to the back.
Jernit just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Hartwell White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jernit scores with a kick to the body.
Walter Hartwell White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jernit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hartwell White slips a jab from Jernit.
Gunt Jernit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
Jernit lands with a cross.
Hartwell White looks to throw the jab but Jernit is out of range.
Hartwell White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hartwell White takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jernit slips a straight right by Hartwell White.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunt Jernit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jernit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunt Jernit!
Gunt Jernit seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoni Megaladon (ranked 1302 p4p, 931 weight class) and Finley McPherson (ranked 163 p4p, 120 weight class). Megaladon comes to the cage accompanied by Break On Throoooyeah. Yoni Megaladon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Finley McPherson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yoni Megaladon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Finley McPherson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Darius Henderson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megaladon keeps McPherson at a distance using the push kick.
McPherson takes one on the button.
Megaladon swings for the body but McPherson moves out of range.
Megaladon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Megaladon has closed the distance and engaged McPherson in a clinch.
McPherson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McPherson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McPherson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Megaladon backwards.
McPherson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Megaladon backwards.
McPherson lands a shoulder strike.
Megaladon can't break the clinch.
Megaladon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McPherson backwards.
Megaladon lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megaladon blocks an uppercut.
Megaladon misses with the head strike.
McPherson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McPherson blocks a body shot from Megaladon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaladon prevents a body shot from McPherson.
Megaladon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McPherson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megaladon.
McPherson working aggressively here.
McPherson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Megaladon backwards.
It looks like Yoni Megaladon has been cut.
McPherson tries a body shot but Megaladon blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McPherson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Megaladon tries to throw a body punch but McPherson avoids it by throwing Megaladon back against the cage.
Megaladon tries to work over McPherson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Megaladon is trying to force a seperation but McPherson has the dominant position.
Megaladon misses with some punches.
Megaladon is working McPherson over against the cage.
A short right from McPherson on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from McPherson fails to land.
McPherson misses with a hook to the ribs.
McPherson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Megaladons head.
Megaladon misses with a punch to the body.
McPherson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPherson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Megaladon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McPherson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Megaladon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McPherson prevents a body shot from Megaladon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megaladon struggles to land a body shot inside as McPherson controls his hands.
McPherson misses with a body punch.
McPherson misses with some punches.
Megaladon breaks the clinch.
Megaladon tries to clinch up but McPherson circles away and keeps his distance.
Megaladon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Megaladon scores with a shot to the body.
Megaladon throws a jab but it's blocked by McPherson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaladon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoni Megaladon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McPherson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Megaladon feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Megaladon throws an overhand right that lands on McPherson's shoulder, as McPherson tries to avoid the shot.
Megaladon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
No joy there for Megaladon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Megaladon drives through and clinches with McPherson against the cage.
McPherson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPherson can't find room to land a body shot as Megaladon controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Megaladon.
Megaladon can't find room to land a body shot as McPherson controls the action.
Megaladon tries a body shot but McPherson blocks it.
McPherson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Megaladon lands a body punch.
Megaladon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Megaladon blocks an uppercut.
McPherson tries to work over Megaladon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Megaladon pushes McPherson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Megaladon.
A right hand to the body from Megaladon.
McPherson looks winded!
Megaladon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McPherson blocking some punches.
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!
Megaladon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Megaladon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Megaladon digs a right hand underneath McPherson's ribcage. McPherson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Megaladon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Megaladon lands a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yoni Megaladon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoni Megaladon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Megaladon tries to clinch but McPherson is having none of it.
A nice side step and McPherson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Megaladon with a nice calf kick.
McPherson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Megaladon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McPherson can do to turn this around?
Megaladon misses with the body kick
and McPherson counters with a nice uppercut.
Megaladon has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for McPherson.
Megaladon working aggressively here.
McPherson misses with a punch on the inside.
Megaladon tries to throw a body punch but McPherson avoids it by throwing Megaladon back against the cage.
McPherson lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaladon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Megaladon tries a body shot but McPherson blocks it.
A short right from Megaladon on the inside.
McPherson lands an uppercut.
McPherson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Megaladon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McPherson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McPherson lands a jab to the nose.
Megaladon throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters circling - Megaladon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McPherson counters with a body kick.
Megaladon throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megaladon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McPherson at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megaladon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McPherson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Megaladon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Megaladon misses with a low kick as McPherson jumps back.
A low kick from Megaladon misses
letting McPherson counter with a right hand.
Yoni Megaladon's cut is getting worse.
Megaladon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McPherson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaladon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McPherson.
Megaladon seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McPherson takes a swing at Megaladon's ribcage but misses.
Megaladon throws a sloppy body shot
and McPherson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Megaladon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McPherson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Megaladon doesn't seem bothered though.
Megaladon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McPherson! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megaladon misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from McPherson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McPherson tries to clinch up.
McPherson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McPherson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Megaladon misses with a leg kick.
Megaladon just misses with a punch to the body.
McPherson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Megaladon tries to close the distance and clinch but McPherson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yoni Megaladon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yoni Megaladon'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.
Megaladon misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from McPherson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Megaladon misses with a lunging right hand
and McPherson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McPherson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Megaladon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McPherson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Megaladon throws a body kick that misses.
McPherson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megaladon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McPherson! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaladon cracks McPherson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Megaladon tries to clinch but McPherson moves away
and McPherson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Megaladon scores with a shot to the body.
Megaladon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and McPherson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Megaladon misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McPherson! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megaladon takes a jab right on the kisser.
McPherson misses with a right hand
and Megaladon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Megaladon scores with a nice right hand.
Megaladon darts in and clinches McPherson up against the cage.
McPherson tries a body shot but Megaladon blocks it.
McPherson tries to throw a body punch but Megaladon avoids it by throwing McPherson back against the cage.
McPherson can't find room to land a body shot as Megaladon controls the action.
McPherson lands with a left to the head.
Yoni Megaladon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McPherson cracks Megaladon with a nice body shot.
Finley McPherson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaladon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Megaladon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McPhersons head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McPherson.
McPherson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Megaladon's elbow.
McPherson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McPherson lands a hook that snaps the head of Megaladon backwards.
McPherson prevents a body shot from Megaladon.
Megaladon misses with a body punch.
McPherson misses with some punches.
Megaladon tries to throw a body punch but McPherson avoids it by throwing Megaladon back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McPherson.
McPherson lands with a left to the head.
Jeez, Yoni Megaladon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Megaladon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Megaladon clinches.
McPherson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Megaladon working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megaladon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McPherson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McPherson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Megaladon backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McPherson misses with a punch to the body.
McPherson swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaladon uses good head movement to avoid it.
McPherson misses with some punches.
McPherson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from McPherson - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megaladon.
Megaladon prevents a body shot from McPherson.
Megaladon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Megaladon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Megaladon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McPherson's elbow.
Megaladon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Megaladon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Megaladon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McPherson scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Finley McPherson just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Yoni Megaladon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good shot there by Megaladon.
Megaladon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Good exchange - Megaladon coming out on top.
McPherson circles away from the clinch attempt
and McPherson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megaladon closes the distance and clinches.
McPherson lands with a right to the head.
Megaladon misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McPherson.
McPherson misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megaladon.
Megaladon struggles to land a body shot inside as McPherson controls his hands.
McPherson swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaladon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by McPherson.
McPherson lands a nice shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
McPherson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McPherson lands with a right to the head.
Megaladon throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Megaladon - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megaladon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPherson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from McPherson.
McPherson misses with a hook from the clinch.
McPherson lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McPherson digs a right hand underneath Megaladon's ribcage. Megaladon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from McPherson fails to land.
McPherson misses with a punch to the body.
McPherson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McPherson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Megaladon pushes McPherson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Megaladon tries a body shot but McPherson blocks it.
McPherson misses with some punches.
McPherson lands a hook that snaps the head of Megaladon backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yoni Megaladon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Finley McPherson!
Finley McPherson is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Finley McPherson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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pop
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