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Just Fights XI - Jose vs Matas PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toot Toto (ranked 25390 p4p, 25373 weight class) and Owen Wall (ranked 498 p4p, 471 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toot Toto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Owen Wall!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wall tries a low kick but Toto avoids it.
Toto seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Owen Wall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Toto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wall is looking to break free of the clinch but Toto has double underhooks.
Wall working hard to break the clinch.
Toto has hold of one of Wall's legs. Wall is fighting the takedown attempt but Toto gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Toto showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Toto prevents Wall from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toto with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wall wants to stand up but Toto is controlling him.
Toto stands up and waves to Wall to follow him.
Wall throws a leg kick
and Toto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Toto is looking to advance position but Wall won't allow it.
Wall tries to kick Toto off but Toto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Toto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Toto.
Toto sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wall is trying to stand back up but Toto is controlling him
Toto is controlling the pace.
Toto prevents Wall from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Toto is nestled in close to Wall, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wall looks like he's trying to stand up.
Toto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wall is trying to stand up here but Toto is controlling him well.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wall should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Toto fails with the takedown.
Toto blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A low kick lands for Wall.
Toto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And Toto counters with a quick kick to the body but Wall blocks it.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Wall has eaten all the pies!
Wall tries to clinch up but Toto circles away and keeps his distance.
Toto tries to counter with a takedown but Wall is quick to defend against it.
A low kick from Wall is predictable there
and Toto counters with a shoot takedown. Wall fights it but they end up in guard.
Wall is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Toto dives into side control.
Wall looks winded!
Toto is staying tight to Wall's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Wall wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wall wants to get back to his feet but Toto is dominant here and he's now got Wall's back!
Wall wants to get back to his feet.
Toto trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Wall doesn't escape.
Wall is trying to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toot Toto dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A head kick by Wall misses
and Toto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Toto manages to break the clinch.
Wall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Toto momentarily.
Wall throws a solid leg kick but Toto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wall.
Toto seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Toot Toto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wall lets loose with a powerful body kick. Toto will feel that in the morning.
Toto gets the takedown into side control.
Wall explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wall lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wall.
A low kick from Wall is predictable there
so Toto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Toto decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wall is breathing heavily.
Toto throws a head kick but Wall moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toto checks a low kick from Wall.
Wall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Toto's sensitive parts.
Wall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Toto. That did some damage!
Toto blocks a low kick nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wall lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Toto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Toto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Toto doesn't manage to clinch there - Wall circles away.
Toto fails with a takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wall.
Wall throws a leg kick
and Toto counters by moving into the clinch.
Toto lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toto is trying to drag Wall to the mat but Wall just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wall throws a head kick but Toto moves out of range.
Wall is looking to score with low kicks.
Wall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick lands for Wall.
Wall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Toto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wall misses with a low kick as Toto jumps back.
Wall looks for the body kick but Toto saw that one coming.
Owen Wall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wall gets caught napping as Toto dives in and scores a takedown. Wall manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toto's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall pushes Toto off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wall dodges the punch combination from Toto.
Wall throws out a leg kick but Toto moves out of range and Wall only half commits.
Toto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Toto.
Wall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Toto.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wall.
Wall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Toto rushes Wall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wall is trying to force a seperation but Toto has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wall is trying to push Toto away but Toto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Toto jumps guard but Wall stands there with Toto around his waist. Toto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toot Toto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wall tries to break the clinch but Toto is controlling the position.
Toto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wall is trying to break the clinch but Toto is controlling him.
Wall is trying to break free.
Toto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wall is trying to push Toto away but Toto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Wall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Wall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wall motions for Toto to come forward. Wall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Wall.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wall.
Toto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A nice leg kick from Wall, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Toto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wall wants to get back to his feet but Toto passes into half guard.
Toto working Wall over with strikes.
Wall wants to get back to his feet.
Toto sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Toto seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Wall is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Toot Toto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Alonso (ranked 4795 p4p, 4412 weight class) and Ferry Bos (ranked 444 p4p, 412 weight class). Ferry Bos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcos Alonso's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcos Alonso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ferry Bos!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bos dives in for a single leg takedown but Alonso sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A little feinted left hand from Alonso on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alonso pushes Bos up against the cage in a clinch.
Alonso wants to break free but Bos has control.
Alonso drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alonso throws a head kick that misses.
Bos is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bos is looking to clinch.
Bos is looking to clinch.
Alonso is looking for a counter combo.
Bos rushes Alonso and presses him up against the cage.
Bos misses with a knee to the head.
Alonso has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bos uses from the top position.
Alonso bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bos's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alonso gets to his feet - Bos follows without any prompting.
Bos shoots for a double leg takedown but Alonso sprawls well. He's pushed Bos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A jab from Alonso does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso forces Bos back against the cage and clinches.
Bos wants to stall.
Bos breaks the clinch.
Alonso lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alonso misses with a two punch combination.
Despite the aggression on Bos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Alonso is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alonso swats away the attempt to clinch by Bos.
Bos fails with the takedown.
Marcos Alonso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ferry Bos.
Alonso shoots and misses
and Bos counters with a head kick. That will keep Alonso thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice body kick from Bos.
Alonso clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alonso avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alonso.
Alonso throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bos's waist but Bos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alonso off to one side.
Bos throws a right hand that Alonso ducks under and follows up with a left that Alonso also avoids with ease.
Marcos Alonso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bos scores with the left hand. Alonso knows he should have avoided that one.
Bos slaps away a takedown attempt from Alonso, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alonso gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso is looking to break free of the clinch but Bos has double underhooks.
Bos breaks the clinch.
Bos blocks a leg kick.
Bos misses with a double jab.
Bos looks to clinch
and Alonso counters with a stiff right hand.
Bos stuffs the takedown attempt from Alonso. Alonso gets slowly back to his feet.
Bos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alonso changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bos tries to avoid it but Alonso manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bos to the ground. Bos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alonso misses with an uppercut. Bos saw that one coming.
Bos slaps away a takedown attempt from Alonso, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alonso is breathing heavily.
Bos has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alonso after a bit of a struggle.
Alonso successfully pulls guard.
Bos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bos is fighting to break Alonso's control of his arms but Alonso is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Alonso wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Alonso 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.
Bos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A left lands for Bos.
Alonso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alonso fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Alonso.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alonso.
Bos throws the kick towards the body but Alonso avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alonso shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bos sprawls well. Bos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alonso gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Alonso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bos dives in for a single leg takedown but Alonso sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alonso tries to avoid it but Bos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alonso to the ground. Alonso escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso gets a clinch.
Bos has Alonso pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alonso manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alonso looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alonso wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alonso is trying to break free.
Bos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alonso's efforts to push away.
Bos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alonso just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alonso is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alonso changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ferry Bos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alonso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bos, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bos tries to pull guard but Alonso forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bos manages to break the clinch.
Bos fails with a takedown attempt.
Alonso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alonso throws a right hand that Bos ducks under and follows up with a left that Bos also avoids with ease.
Bos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alonso defends it nicely.
Alonso throws a big counter combination but Bos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Alonso looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bos is fending him off so far but Alonso persists. Nope, Bos circles away and we're back to standing.
Bos goes for a double leg but Alonso avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alonso continues to drive forward.
Bos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alonso counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alonso punishes Bos's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bos misses with a looping right.
Bos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alonso pinned against the cage. Alonso gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alonso misses with a kick to the body.
Bos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alonso is looking for a counter combo.
Alonso shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bos sprawls well. Bos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alonso gets slowly back to his feet.
Alonso fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bos avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso throws a head kick that misses.
Alonso misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bos shoots in for a takedown but Alonso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alonso stuffs the takedown.
Bos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alonso is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alonso pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alonso tries for a takedown but Bos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alonso dives in and grabs Bos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bos pushes down on Alonso's head and hops out.
Bos unleashes a big counter combination but Alonso bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bos fails to land with a series of punches.
Bos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alonso as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Alonso was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Horrible takedown attempt by Alonso or perhaps it was just good defense by Bos, which made it look bad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Alonso dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bos is defended easily by Alonso.
Alonso fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alonso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bos throws a right and a left that both miss.
A leg kick checked by Bos.
Bos tries to clinch there but Alonso circles away.
Alonso appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alonso throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bos's waist but Bos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alonso off to one side.
Alonso lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alonso fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Alonso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alonso looks to land a right hand but Bos moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso dives in for a single leg takedown but Bos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Alonso taking a breather.
Bos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alonso is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alonso looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alonso with a body shot.
Bos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alonso tries to close the distance and clinch but Bos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bos shoots in but Alonso avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bos.
Bos clinches up with Alonso and pushes him back against the cage.
Alonso is trying to break the clinch but Bos is controlling him.
Alonso is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alonso wants to take the fight to the mat but Bos manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bos jumps guard.
Bos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alonso stands up from Bos's guard - Alonso perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bos scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bos slips under a jab from Alonso.
Bos throws a fast counter high kick but Alonso manages to duck under it in time.
Alonso ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bos avoids the body shot from Alonso.
Bos closes the distance and clinches.
Alonso pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alonso drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bos lands an elbow that stopped Alonso in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Alonso walks away with a smile on his face. Bos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Alonso fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A quick step to the side and Alonso tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alonso closes the distance and pushes Bos back into the cage.
Alonso looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bos breaks from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As Alonso backs off Bos throws a huge counter combo but Alonso manages to avoid it all.
Alonso doesn't manage to clinch there - Bos circles away.
Ferry Bos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcos Alonso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bos lands a hook that stumbles Alonso back into the cage. Bos follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Alonso to the canvas! Bos pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Alonso has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ferry Bos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zachery Malone (ranked 3971 p4p, 4114 weight class) and John Rivera (ranked 208 p4p, 214 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 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zachery Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rivera was covering up waiting for the punch and Malone finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rivera striking off his back but it's not causing Malone any problems.
Malone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Malone trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivera has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Malone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rivera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rivera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Malone content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Malone is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rivera managing to control the position.
Malone wants to control from the top but Rivera keeps moving.
Malone slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rivera tries to clinch but Malone moves out of range.
Malone feints and as Rivera raises his hands in defense, Malone changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rivera keeping moving, preventing Malone from controlling successfully.
Malone preventing the sweep.
Rivera is trying to control the position but Malone postures up.
Malone seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rivera looking for a sweep. Not yet Rivera, not yet.
Rivera can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Malone controls the pace.
Malone trying to control but Rivera is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Malone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rivera has a takedown stuffed.
Malone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Malone trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malone content to stall in guard here.
Rivera bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Malone's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Malone holds on and takes a little breather.
Malone looking for a sweep. Not yet Malone, not yet.
Malone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rivera on the ground.
Malone has momentary wrist control but Rivera slips an elbow through the middle.
Rivera is fighting to break Malone's control of his arms but Malone is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rivera content to stall in guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rivera connects with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zachery Malone dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Malone scores with a takedown into Rivera's guard.
Rivera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rivera working a defensive guard here.
Malone wants to control from the top but Rivera keeps moving.
Malone not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rivera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone sitting in guard here, content to control.
Malone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone trying to control but Rivera is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zachery Malone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malone lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Malone.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Malone sprawls well. Malone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rivera gets slowly back to his feet.
Malone tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rivera defends well and Malone ends up having to push Rivera into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Malone is trying to force a seperation but Rivera has the dominant position.
Rivera dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Malone manages to break the clinch.
Malone shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Malone was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rivera is not content to let Malone control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera wants to get back to his feet but Malone drags him back down.
Rivera is trying to improve his position.
Rivera sneaks back into half guard.
Rivera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rivera tries to roll over but Malone keeps him under control.
Malone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rivera looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone is trying to control. Rivera wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Malone wants to pass the guard but Rivera is defending well.
Malone stalling.
Malone stands up out of the half guard.
Malone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivera can do to turn this around?
Excellent takedown into side control there by Malone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is not content to let Malone control the position.
Rivera is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Malone is controlling him well.
Zachery Malone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rivera is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Malone trying to control the action but Rivera is working from the bottom.
Rivera tries to roll over but Malone keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Malone controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zachery Malone dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Malone closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Malone trying to control from half guard but Rivera is working away.
Rivera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Malone.
Rivera holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rivera tries to roll over but Malone keeps him under control.
Rivera moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Malone looking to sit in guard and control but Rivera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera throwing strikes from guard but Malone blocks nicely.
Malone looking for a sweep. Not yet Malone, not yet.
Malone wants to control but Rivera passes easily into half guard.
Malone is looking to control Rivera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Malone avoid being mounted?
Malone tries to get to full guard but Rivera has control of the leg.
Malone wants to control but Rivera is keeping busy.
Malone wants to improve his position but Rivera is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rivera is controlling the pace.
Rivera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rivera takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rivera thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Malone's head.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Malone trying to control but Rivera postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera leaves Malone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Malone tries to sprawl but Rivera drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rivera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rivera looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Malone wants to improve his position but Rivera is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivera seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Malone tries to roll over but Rivera keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera wants to stand up but Malone is controlling the position.
Malone controlling the position well.
Rivera is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Malone wants to control but Rivera is keeping busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Malone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Malone lands a jab-cross combination.
John Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malone avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Rivera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Malone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zachery Malone!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Franci Willis (ranked 4478 p4p, 3631 weight class) and Conner Contreras (ranked 220 p4p, 197 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Franci Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conner Contreras!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contreras dives in for a single leg takedown but Willis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Contreras dives in and grabs Willis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Willis pushes down on Contreras's head and hops out.
Some wild striking there from Willis.
Contreras tries to keep at a distance but Willis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Contreras has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Willis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Franci Willis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conner Contreras.
Willis jumps guard.
Willis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Willis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Willis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Contreras looking to sit in guard and control but Willis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Contreras manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Willis manages to get himself to full guard.
Willis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Contreras is one step ahead there.
Contreras wants to control from the top but Willis keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Contreras really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Willis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Contreras avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Willis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Contreras is trying to control the position but Willis postures up.
Willis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Contreras works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Willis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Willis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Contreras is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Contreras holds on and takes a little breather.
Willis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Willis tries to advance to mount but can't.
Willis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Contreras is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Contreras tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Willis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Contreras is trying to buck Willis off.
Willis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Contreras knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Willis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Willis just content to control the position.
Willis lands some shots froms side control.
Willis tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Willis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Contreras's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Contreras is trying to improve his position.
Willis wants to control but Contreras is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Willis throws a strike aimed at the side of Contreras's head but Contreras avoids it well.
Willis trying to control the position but Contreras is working away.
Willis scoring with punches and elbows.
Willis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Contreras down.
Contreras is not content to let Willis control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Willis is working Contreras over with some ground and pound from side control.
Willis controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franci Willis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Willis leaves Contreras with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Willis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Contreras trying to keep a closed guard but Willis is proving a slippery customer.
Willis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Willis tries to free his leg and advance position but Contreras is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis postures up.
Franci Willis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Willis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Willis advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contreras trying to control from the bottom.
Contreras is trying to control but Willis manages to pass to mount!
Contreras is squirming around, avoiding Willis's attempts to control the action.
Willis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Willis controlling the pace for now.
Contreras is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Willis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Willis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Willis lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Willis.
Willis with good strikes from the mount here!
Contreras is in all sorts of trouble here.
Willis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Contreras is looking to escape.
Willis controlling the pace for now.
Contreras tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Contreras is breathing heavily.
Willis looking to control but Contreras is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Willis working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contreras tries to lock up and control but Willis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Willis is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Contreras to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Contreras shrugs it off.
Willis avoids the attempt from Contreras to control.
Contreras might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Willis haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Willis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Willis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Contreras for as long as he can get away with.
Willis lands with some strikes.
Willis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contreras is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Willis with the ground and pound from mount.
Willis landing strikes from the mount.
Willis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Willis controlling from the full mount.
Willis lands a big elbow.
Willis dominating with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Contreras is trying desperately to improve position.
Willis with the ground and pound from mount.
Willis is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Contreras has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Contreras!
Contreras would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franci Willis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Willis gets a clinch.
Willis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Contreras pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Willis jumps guard and drags Contreras to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Contreras stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Willis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Contreras can do to turn this around?
Willis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Franci Willis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Willis clinches up with Contreras and pushes him back against the cage.
Contreras is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Willis decides to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contreras wants to control from the top but Willis keeps moving.
Willis pulls Contreras in close to prevent any damage.
Contreras would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis trying to keep a closed guard but Contreras is proving a slippery customer.
Contreras is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Contreras wants to stand but Willis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Contreras takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Willis wants to sweep here but Contreras controlling him for the moment.
Contreras decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Willis, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Some wild striking there from Willis.
As Willis backs off Contreras throws a huge counter combo but Willis manages to avoid it all.
Nice takedown defense from Willis. No joy for Contreras on that attempt.
Willis fails with the takedown
and Contreras counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franci Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Contreras dives in for a single leg takedown but Willis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Contreras closes the distance and clinches up with Willis, looking for a takedown. Contreras pushes Willis against the cage but Willis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Willis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Contreras manages to circle out of the way.
Willis closes the distance and clinches.
Willis has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Contreras clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Willis controls the action.
Willis looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contreras staying busy and making it hard for Willis to control.
Contreras trying to control but not successfully.
Willis lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Contreras.
Willis biding his time, controlling Contreras.
Contreras is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis is trying to stick to Contreras's back but Contreras is turning into Willis. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Willis's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Contreras.
Contreras wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Willis's closed guard. He's half up but Willis has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Willis pivots and extends the arm, Contreras falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Willis! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Franci Willis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malaki Solis (ranked 3853 p4p, 4036 weight class) and Mo Man (ranked 380 p4p, 394 weight class). Solis comes to the cage accompanied by VtM Redemption OST - Redemption Theme Modern. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malaki Solis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mo Man!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man shoots in but no luck this time.
Solis throws a big counter combination but Man scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Solis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Solis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Man has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Solis uses from the top position.
Man has his foot on Solis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Solis works his way back into a safe position though.
Man is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Man manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Solis manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Man has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Man is trying hard to land a takedown here. Solis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Solis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Solis letting Man take a breather here.
Solis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Solis closes the distance and clinches.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Solis.
Man tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Solis smiles and moves away.
Malaki Solis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mo Man.
Solis misses with a wild body shot.
Solis misses with a takedown
and Man counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Solis thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man stuffs the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Man on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Man misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Solis misses with a double jab
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Solis looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Man fails with a takedown attempt.
Solis tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Man moves into the clinch successfully.
Solis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Solis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Solis is defended easily by Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solis throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Man shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Man was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Man is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Solis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Solis tries to bench press Man off him but Man keeps the position.
Man is trying to get an arm triangle but Solis is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Solis seems a little lost for a moment, as Man dominates the positioning.
Man has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Solis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Man.
Solis tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Solis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Man.
It looked like Solis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Solis tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
Solis moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Man is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Solis dives in for a single leg takedown but Man sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mo Man dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Solis stuffs the takedown attempt from Man. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Solis.
Man closes the distance and clinches up with Solis, looking for a takedown. Man pushes Solis against the cage but Solis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Solis tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Man looks to land a right hand but Solis moved out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Man. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Solis moves into the clinch.
Solis wants to get back to striking at distance but Man won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Solis.
Solis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Solis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Solis misses with a knee to the head.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Solis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Man wants a takedown but no success here.
Malaki Solis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mo Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man leaning against his opponent.
Solis misses with a punch on the inside.
Solis manages to break the clinch.
Solis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Solis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Man has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Solis after a bit of a struggle.
Man is breathing heavily.
Solis lands a knee to the body.
Solis tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Solis back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Solis.
Solis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Man.
Malaki Solis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Solis has a takedown stuffed.
Man feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solis tries a head kick but it misses.
Solis stuffs the takedown.
Solis stuns Man with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Solis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Man has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Man stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Man wants it to stay on the feet.
Solis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Solis takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Solis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Man tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Man scores with a nice body kick.
Man lands with a nice combination. Solis backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Solis is fending him off so far but Man persists. Nope, Solis circles away and we're back to standing.
Solis fails to land with a series of punches.
Solis misses with a series of wild punches.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Solis throwing a counter right hand but Man manages to avoid it.
Solis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Man is fending him off so far but Solis persists. Nope, Man circles away and we're back to standing.
Man wants to counter the offense by Solis and move into the clinch position.
Man fails with the takedown.
Man wants to clinch up but Solis keeps it at a distance.
Solis tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Solis is looking to wear down Man with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Solis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Solis wants to clinch.
Malaki Solis is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Man defends well and Solis ends up having to push Man into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Man has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Solis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Solis tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Solis misses with a looping left.
Man fails with a takedown attempt.
Solis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Solis closes the distance and clinches up with Man, looking for a takedown. Solis pushes Man against the cage but Man circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Man drives through and clinches with Solis against the cage.
Solis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Solis shoots in looking for a takedown. Man tries to sprawl out of it but Solis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Man manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malaki Solis dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Solis tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
Solis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Man fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Solis.
Solis doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
Man goes for a takedown attempt but Solis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Solis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Solis trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Solis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solis is looking to break free of the clinch but Man has double underhooks.
Solis gets underhooks to prevent Man's takedown attempt.
Malaki Solis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mo Man.
Solis is trying to push Man away but Man has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Solis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Solis landing knees to the body.
Solis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Solis tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Man is looking for the big counter here.
Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
Solis lands with a left to the head.
Solis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Solis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Solis tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Solis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
 It looks like Mo Man has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solis tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Solis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Solis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Man defends well and Solis ends up having to push Man into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man prevents Solis from breaking the clinch.
Solis pushes Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Solis.
Man breaks the clinch.
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Solis.
Solis slaps away a takedown attempt from Man, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Solis wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solis tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Man darts in looking for a takedown but Solis gets double underhooks and turns Man into the cage.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Solis.
Solis wants to clinch.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Solis.
Man lands a two punch combo.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Solis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man with the counter takedown but Solis avoids it easily.
Solis tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
As Solis backs off Man throws a huge counter combo but Solis manages to avoid it all.
Solis throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Solis has Man up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Solis.
Malaki Solis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Solis throws an elbow but misses.
Solis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Man is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Man tries to pull guard but Solis won't allow it.
Solis breaks the clinch.
Solis swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malaki Solis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Solis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malaki Solis!
After the fight, Malaki Solis was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luc Etienne (ranked 4556 p4p, 3572 weight class) and Kendrick Macias (ranked 424 p4p, 374 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275
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240
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luc Etienne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kendrick Macias!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Etienne throws a right hand that Macias ducks under and follows up with a left that Macias also avoids with ease.
Etienne clinches up with Macias and pushes him back against the cage.
Etienne stalling in the clinch.
Etienne throws a head punch that misses.
Etienne decides to pull guard.
Macias thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Macias pushes down on Etienne's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Macias in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Etienne tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Macias!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kendrick Macias!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Hudson (ranked 3105 p4p, 4186 weight class) and Marshall Sanders (ranked 329 p4p, 396 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marshall Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson throws a big shot that misses.
Hudson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Hudson.
Sanders wants to counter with a clinch but Hudson pushes him away.
Sanders has managed to clinch.
A short right from Hudson.
Sanders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hudson blocking some punches.
Sanders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanders letting Hudson take a breather here.
Hudson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hudson.
Hudson misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Hudson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hudson blocks an uppercut.
Sanders working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hudson.
Hudson lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Hudson blocking some punches.
Sanders swings wildly with an uppercut but Hudson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hudson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hudson working aggressively here.
Hudson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanders scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Hudson fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanders.
Sanders throws a punch but it's blocked by Hudson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders tries to work over Hudson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hudson throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanders has a couple of punches blocked by Hudson.
Hudson blocks an uppercut.
Hudson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanders.
Sanders tries to stall but Hudson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sanders has a couple of punches blocked by Hudson.
Hudson blocking some punches.
Hudson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hudson lands a left hand.
Sanders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanders shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hudson defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders has closed the distance and engaged Hudson in a clinch.
Hudson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Hudson.
Sanders works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanders blocking some punches.
Sanders throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hudsons head.
Hudson misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
Hudson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanders blocks a body shot from Hudson.
Hudson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hudson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sanders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders misses with a punch to the body.
Hudson stalling against the cage.
Sanders working aggressively here.
Sanders misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hudson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Hudson.
Hudson tries a body shot but Sanders blocks it.
Sanders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
Hudson blocking some punches.
Hudson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hudson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanders controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanders.
Hudson lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matthew Hudson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hudson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hudson misses the shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hudson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sanders works on Hudson's body with a couple of short punches.
Hudson blocking some punches.
Hudson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Sanders.
Hudson lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sanders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hudson.
Sanders has a couple of punches blocked by Hudson.
Sanders blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hudson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hudson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanders misses with the head strike.
Hudson tries to work over Sanders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hudson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sanders tries to throw a body punch but Hudson avoids it by throwing Sanders back against the cage.
Hudson throws a head punch that misses.
Hudson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Hudson misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanders blocking some punches.
Matthew Hudson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hudson has Sanders pushed against the cage.
Sanders has a couple of punches blocked by Hudson.
Sanders blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hudson fails to land.
Sanders lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
 It looks like Matthew Hudson has been cut.
Sanders lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanders.
Hudson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanders tries to break free but Hudson pushes him back against the cage.
Hudson gets through Sanders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanders misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hudson blocks an uppercut.
Hudson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanders's elbow.
Hudson blocks an uppercut.
Sanders swings wildly with an uppercut but Hudson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanders misses with a punch on the inside.
Hudson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hudson.
Hudson misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Hudson.
Sanders misses with some punches.
Sanders fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hudson scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is looking for a takedown.
Hudson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanders misses with the head strike.
Hudson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hudson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
Sanders misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Sanders.
Hudson blocks an uppercut.
Hudson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hudson lands a body punch.
Hudson lands with a left to the head.
Sanders misses with some punches.
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 Matthew Hudson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matthew Hudson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hudson lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanders closes the distance and clinches.
Hudson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hudson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hudson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanders misses with a body punch.
Hudson scores with a shot to the side of Sanders's head.
Sanders's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Hudson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders blocks an uppercut.
Hudson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanders has a couple of punches blocked by Hudson.
Sanders misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hudson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Hudson.
Hudson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hudson lands a nice uppercut.
Sanders breaks from the clinch.
Hudson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Hudson.
Sanders takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanders moves into the clinch.
Hudson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders looking to slow down the pace here.
Sanders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hudson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hudson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hudson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hudson lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanders has a couple of punches blocked by Hudson.
Hudson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hudson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hudson is pushing Sanders up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hudson has a couple of punches blocked by Sanders.
Hudson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hudson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders swings wildly with an uppercut but Hudson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson blocks a body shot from Sanders.
Sanders misses with the head strike.
Hudson working aggressively here.
Sanders throws a punch but it's blocked by Hudson.
Hudson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hudson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Marshall Sanders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanders softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matthew Hudson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hudson misses with some punches.
Sanders throws a punch but it's blocked by Hudson.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hudson.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanders jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hudson walks away with a smile on his face. Sanders gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hudson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanders can do to turn this around?
Sanders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanders rushes Hudson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hudson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanders misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hudson misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hudson presses Sanders against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hudson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanders has a couple of punches blocked by Hudson.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Hudson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hudson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Hudson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Jose (ranked 2801 p4p, 3408 weight class) and Matas Fialkowska (ranked 306 p4p, 364 weight class). Fialkowska has chosen Persist - Warrior as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Matas Fialkowska enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Jose!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matas Fialkowska!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fialkowska misses with a hook
and Jose counters with a left to the body.
Fialkowska clinches up with Jose and pushes him back against the cage.
Jose leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jose controlling the action here for a moment.
Fialkowska tries to circle away but Jose has him pinned against the cage.
Fialkowska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fialkowska gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fialkowska thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jose's head.
Fialkowska lands with a punch from half guard.
Jose avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fialkowska.
Jose on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jose tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jose preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Fialkowska throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jose trying to control from the bottom.
Fialkowska is nestled in close to Jose, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fialkowska winds up and cracks Jose with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fialkowska not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fialkowska wants to take a breather but Jose is having none of it.
Fialkowska scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fialkowska has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jose has hold of Fialkowska's hands but Fialkowska slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fialkowska controlling the action here.
Fialkowska scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fialkowska lands a nice short elbow.
Jose taking some punishment here, with Fialkowska in his half guard.
Fialkowska takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fialkowska thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jose's head.
Jose is breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fialkowska connects with a nice short shot to Jose's temple.
 Jose is rocked!
Fialkowska lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Jose! More strikes land and this one is all over! Fialkowska jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matas Fialkowska!
Matas Fialkowska is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Matas Fialkowska made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jump Nelson (ranked 2858 p4p, 4869 weight class) and Dubba Sub (ranked 325 p4p, 435 weight class). Sub comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Live It Up! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jump Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dubba Sub!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson 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.
Sub kicks Nelson off and gets to his feet.
Nelson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sub scrambles and gets back to his feet.
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!
Sub misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nelson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dubba Sub seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sub fails with the takedown
and Nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sub dives in for a single leg takedown but Nelson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nelson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jump Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dubba Sub.
Nelson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sub's guard.
Sub trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from Sub.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Sub keeps moving.
Nelson is stalling in the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nelson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sub wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nelson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sub looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nelson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sub looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sub looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sub!
Nelson is not content to let Sub control the position.
Nelson struggling a bit here.
Sub wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nelson keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sub is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nelson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nelson is looking for a sweep.
Nelson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Nelson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nelson wants to improve his position but Sub is controlling well.
Sub sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sub is keen to just control but Nelson is a slippery customer.
Nelson gets back to full guard.
Nelson controls Sub momentarily but Sub frees himself.
Nelson working for submissions but it's allowed Sub to get to half guard.
Nelson wants to improve his position but Sub is controlling well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dubba Sub dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sub throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
Sub has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sub tries to sprawl but Nelson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sub controlling the position for now.
Sub is trying to get back to full guard.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Sub is defending well.
Nelson prevents Sub from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sub trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sub wants to control but Nelson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson is looking for a kimura but Sub is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nelson to get the leverage.
Nelson is trying to control. Sub wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nelson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nelson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sub is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sub and Nelson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Nelson works to advance to full mount. Sub defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson avoids the attempt from Sub to control.
Sub reaches up to try and control the position but Nelson seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Sub rolls and tries to escape and now Nelson has his back!
Sub trying to control the hands but Nelson breaks the grip.
Sub tries to escape the position.
Nelson doesn't have the hooks in and Sub manages to turn into his guard.
Sub's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nelson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sub is one step ahead there.
Nelson is looking for a triangle here but Sub uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is not content to let Sub control the position.
Nelson tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Sub easily slips into full mount!
Sub trying to control but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Sub tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dubba Sub has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sub is working for a guillotine from mount but Nelson frees his head quite easily.
Nelson tries to reverse the position but Sub maintains control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sub wants to control the pace but Nelson is squirming around nicely.
Sub controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dubba Sub will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nelson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sub tries for a takedown but Nelson circles away easily
and Nelson counters with a takedown into side control.
Nelson is trying to get an arm triangle but Sub is defending well.
Sub tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson takes a little break here. Sub wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nelson trying to control the position but Sub is working away.
Nelson working away.
Nelson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sub has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Nelson but great work by Sub.
Nelson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sub off and has taken his back!
Nelson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sub has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Sub knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Sub for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sub wants to control his opponent's hands but Nelson gets his hands free.
Sub wants to escape the position.
Sub trying to control the action but Nelson just sinks the hooks in.
Nelson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Nelson working for a choke but Sub reverses nicely into Nelson 's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson controls Sub momentarily but Sub frees himself.
Sub preventing the sweep.
Sub trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Sub pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nelson is keeping the position for now.
Sub controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nelson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sub defends it easily.
Sub wants to pass the guard but Nelson is keeping the position.
Nelson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sub tries to free his leg and advance position but Nelson is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jump Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sub 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dubba Sub!
A very excited looking Dubba Sub rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Ray Watcher (ranked 2874 p4p, 3311 weight class) and Jun Romero (ranked 340 p4p, 382 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Ray Watcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jun Romero!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watcher fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Romero avoids it really well and circles away.
Romero gets the takedown into side control.
Watcher is letting Romero control him for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watcher tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Romero wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Romero staying calm.
Watcher prevents Romero from improving position.
Romero lands an elbow.
Watcher takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Romero has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Watcher!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero lands a couple of good shots and Watcher has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Romero has the hooks in. Watcher is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero scores with punches and elbows.
Romero loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Watcher hold on?
Watcher tries to roll but Romero sticks to his back.
Romero gets his hands free as Watcher looks to control.
Watcher is trying to break free.
Romero throwing damaging strikes from the back! Watcher could be in trouble here!
Watcher trying to control the position but Romero manages to sink in the hooks.
Romero biding his time, looking for the opening.
Watcher rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Watcher wants to control but Romero is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watcher gets back to full guard.
Romero must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Watcher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Watcher is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Romero is aware though and is defending well.
Watcher looking to control.
Romero stands up over Watcher, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Romero stands up over Watcher, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Romero slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Watcher will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Romero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watcher is keeping the position for now.
Romero slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Romero is defended easily by Watcher.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Romero shoots in but Watcher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Romero dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Romero tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Watcher defends well and Romero ends up having to push Watcher into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Watcher stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Watcher wants it to stay on the feet.
Romero shoots in for a takedown but Watcher shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Watcher feinted with a counter takedown.
Jimmy Ray Watcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jun Romero.
Romero misses with a takedown attempt
and Watcher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Watcher tries to avoid it but Romero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Watcher to the ground. Watcher escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Watcher drops down looking for a counter takedown but Romero sprawls and moves away.
Watcher goes for a double leg but Romero avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Romero continues to drive forward.
Romero is looking to take this one to the mat.
Romero tries to score a body lock takedown but Watcher shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero drops down looking for an ankle pick but Watcher pulls his leg out and moves away.
Watcher fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Watcher.
Romero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romero is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero with a lazy takedown attempt
and Watcher decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Romero's guard.
Watcher sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Romero's guard.
Romero tries to roll over but Watcher keeps him under control.
Watcher moves nicely into side control.
Watcher working the ground and pound.
Watcher looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Watcher advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watcher wants to control the pace but Romero is squirming around nicely.
Watcher throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Romero has his hands clasped together but Watcher breaks the hold and Romero is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Watcher!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jimmy Ray Watcher!
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