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NYF Fight Night 49 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sylvester Jolt (ranked 4943 p4p, 5235 weight class) and Zeca Gordinho (ranked 461 p4p, 476 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sylvester Jolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zeca Gordinho!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Gordinho misses
and Jolt counters with a two punch combo.
Jolt pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gordinho back to the cage. Jolt follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gordinho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gordinho needs to keep his hands up - Jolt had a free shot at his head there.
Gordinho attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Gordinho. Those never looked like landing.
Jolt appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've been hearing reports that Jolt has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gordinho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jolt counters with a shoot takedown. Gordinho fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jolt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jolt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jolt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gordinho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jolt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jolt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jolt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jolt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gordinho keeping full guard, as Jolt tries to pass.
Jolt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jolt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
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.
Jolt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jolt content to stall in guard here.
Our spies down at at Punchin N\' Chockin inform us that Gordinho has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Jolt scoring with some ground and pound.
Jolt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gordinho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jolt sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jolt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jolt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gordinho's head.
Jolt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jolt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jolt postures up in Gordinho's guard and throws a big left but Gordinho blocks it.
Jolt 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.
Gordinho looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jolt working some strikes from top position.
Gordinho is looking to stand up but Jolt isn't so interested in that idea.
Jolt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gordinho is looking to stand up but Jolt isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gordinho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jolt counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gordinho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gordinho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jolt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gordinho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jolt tries to bum rush Gordinho with a series of wild strikes but Gordinho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sylvester Jolt 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.
Gordinho misses with a double jab
and Jolt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gordinho's guard.
Jolt throws a big elbow that misses.
Jolt with a nice head shot there.
Gordinho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jolt working some strikes from top position.
Jolt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jolt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jolt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gordinho is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolt scoring with some ground and pound.
Jolt lands a couple of elbows.
Jolt sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jolt distracts Gordinho with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jolt is working Gordinho over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jolt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jolt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jolt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jolt wants to pass the guard but Gordinho is keeping the position.
Gordinho has momentary wrist control but Jolt slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jolt throws a big elbow that misses.
Jolt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gordinho's head.
Jolt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gordinho on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jolt takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jolt looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gordinho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gordinho taking some punishment here, with Jolt in his half guard.
Jolt takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jolt seems to be working for a kimura but Gordinho defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolt controlling the pace.
Jolt is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jolt connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jolt controlling from the full mount.
Gordinho trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolt with shots to the head and body - Gordinho looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jolt cracks Gordinho with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Jolt connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Gordinho that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jolt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jolt raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jolt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sylvester Jolt dominated that second round.
That's time! Jolt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gordinho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jolt.
No joy there for Gordinho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jolt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sylvester Jolt is winning the standup battle so far.
Gordinho misses with a hook. Jolt ducked under it nicely.
Gordinho tries to work over Jolt's front leg with a kick but Jolt checks it.
Gordinho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jolt was well out of range. Poor timing from Gordinho.
Gordinho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jolt counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gordinho!
Sylvester Jolt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jolt tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gordinho's legs.
Gordinho taking a bit of punishment here - Jolt scoring with strikes.
Jolt lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gordinho is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jolt lands a nice forearm strike.
Gordinho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolt has hold of Gordinho's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Gordinho tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Jolt cranks the arm and Gordinho screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Gordinho, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Sylvester Jolt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Broderick Booth (ranked 4753 p4p, 25305 weight class) and Edmund Betz (ranked 371 p4p, 411 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Broderick Booth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edmund Betz!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booth 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 Edmund Betz has been cut.
Booth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Betz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Betz.
Booth is looking to stand back up but Betz counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Booth.
Booth on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Booth tries to get out of the position.
Betz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Betz working over Booth with some ground and pound. Booth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Booth actively working from the bottom here.
Betz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Betz there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Betz is trying to control. Booth wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Booth trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betz working the head and body with strikes.
Betz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Betz working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Betz working Booth over with strikes.
Betz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Booth trying to control here.
Betz wants to take a breather but Booth is having none of it.
Betz lands strikes from half guard.
Booth taking some punishment here, with Betz in his half guard.
Booth is trying to stand up here but Betz is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth has hold of Betz's hands but Betz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Betz lands strikes from half guard.
Betz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Betz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Booth trying to get back to full guard but Betz takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns Booth that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Betz controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Booth is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Booth looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Betz lands a couple of good shots and Booth has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betz lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Booth trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Booth tries to escape the position.
Betz wants to control but Booth is keeping busy.
Betz punishes Booth with strikes from the back mount.
Booth takes a big shot to the side of the head.
I really don't envy Booth right now.
Betz doesn't have the hooks in and Booth manages to turn into his guard.
Betz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Booth manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betz works over Booth with some ground and pound from guard.
Betz postures up.
Betz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Betz is in close to Booth's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Booth working for a triangle but Betz defends it easily.
Booth knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Betz on the ground.
Booth has momentary wrist control but Betz slips an elbow through the middle.
Betz scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Betz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edmund Betz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Betz shoots in looking for a takedown but Booth manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Betz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Betz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Booth is fending him off so far but Betz persists. Nope, Booth circles away and we're back to standing.
Betz misses with a takedown attempt
and Booth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Broderick Booth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmund Betz.
No joy there for Booth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Betz is defended easily by Booth.
Betz closes the distance and clinches up with Booth, looking for a takedown. Betz pushes Booth against the cage but Booth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Betz shoots in looking for a takedown but Booth manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Betz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Booth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Betz with a poor takedown
letting Booth counter with a right hand.
Booth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Betz defending well as Booth loads up on a big left hand.
Betz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Booth to counter with a crisp jab.
Betz is breathing heavily.
Betz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Booth defends well and Betz ends up having to push Booth into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Booth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Betz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betz dives in and grabs Booth's left leg, looking for a takedown. Booth pushes down on Betz's head and hops out.
Booth rushes Betz and presses him up against the cage.
Booth has had enough of the clinch but Betz keeps him there for the moment.
Betz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Booth after a bit of a struggle.
Betz tries to score a body lock takedown but Booth shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Booth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Betz throws a head punch that misses.
Booth blocking some punches.
Booth pushes Betz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Booth prevents a takedown attempt there.
Booth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Broderick Booth is winning the standup battle so far.
Booth lands a really nice looking cross but Betz seems unphased.
Betz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Broderick Booth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Betz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Betz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Booth lands a nice hook to Betz's body. Betz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Betz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Betz moves forwards but Booth connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Booth takes the fight into the clinch.
Booth wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Betz has him pressed against the cage.
Betz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Booth pulls his leg out and moves away.
Booth with a jab.
Booth lands a jab to Betz's midsection.
Booth digs a good hook to Betz's body.
Betz gets tackled into the cage by Booth. Booth maintains the clinch.
Booth scores with a shot to the side of Betz's head.
Booth breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth misses with a double jab.
Booth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Betz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Booth counters with a straight right hand.
Booth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Betz.
Betz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Booth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Betz scrambles back to his feet.
Booth closes the distance and clinches.
Betz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Booth walks away with a smile on his face. Betz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Booth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Betz, pushing him back against the cage.
Booth is pressed up against the cage. Betz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Booth down to the mat. Booth avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Booth jabs at Betz's body.
Booth uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Betz has time to react.
Booth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Booth with a jab.
Booth clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Booth as the two fighters clinch.
Booth manages to break the clinch.
Booth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Booth scores with a jab.
Booth rushes Betz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Booth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Betz backwards.
Booth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Betz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Booth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Betz or not.
Betz tries to pull guard but Booth holds him up against the cage and eventually Betz drops back down to his feet.
Booth breaks from the clinch.
Booth misses with a series of wild punches.
Booth throws a series of strikes that have Betz backpedaling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Broderick Booth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Edmund Betz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Betz walks into a jab.
Booth throws a hook to the side of Betz's head but Betz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Betz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Booth defends it nicely.
Betz shoots in looking for a takedown. Booth tries to sprawl out of it but Betz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Booth manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Booth leaves Betz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Broderick Booth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmund Betz.
Booth misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth works the jab nicely.
Booth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Booth stuffs the takedown attempt from Betz. Betz gets slowly back to his feet.
Betz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Betz has a takedown stuffed.
Booth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Edmund Betz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Betz there as he acknowledges the shot.
A cross from Booth lands.
Booth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Betz can do to turn this around?
Betz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Booth sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Betz somewhat.
Booth throws a combination. Betz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
 Betz is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Booth ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Betz clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Broderick Booth!
During a confident post fight interview, Broderick Booth thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Gabriel Suchet (ranked 2052 p4p, 3431 weight class) and Matthew Griffin (ranked 248 p4p, 386 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louis Gabriel Suchet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matthew Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin lands a jab to Suchet's midsection.
Suchet takes one to the chin there.
Griffin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Griffin scores with a punch to the head.
Suchet looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Matthew Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin thuds his right hand into Suchet's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Suchet on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Suchet with a poor takedown
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Griffin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Griffin's coach down at Gumburcules Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Griffin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Griffin.
Suchet takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Griffin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Griffin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Suchet avoiding damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Suchet takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin scores with a shoulder strike.
Suchet working aggressively here.
Griffin breaks the clinch.
Griffin throws a good cross that connects.
Griffin lands with an overhand left.
A cross from Griffin lands.
Griffin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Suchet takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matthew Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Griffin punishes Suchet's body with a nice straight punch.
Suchet takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Griffin is looking to slow Suchet down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Griffin wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Gabriel Suchet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suchet takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Griffin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheers as Griffin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Suchet doesn't seem phased though.
Suchet takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Suchet slips a jab and a cross from Griffin.
Griffin looks to land a combination but Suchet avoids it well.
Suchet is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Griffin's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin missing with punches from the bottom.
Suchet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Griffin is looking to escape.
Griffin is refusing to be controlled, as Suchet sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin trying to control from the bottom.
Suchet prevents Griffin from standing back up.
Suchet seems to be working for a kimura but Griffin defends the submission attempt.
Suchet seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Griffin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Griffin trying to control here.
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. Suchet connects with a nice short shot to Griffin's temple.
Suchet 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.
Griffin is trying to stand back up but Suchet is controlling him
Griffin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suchet. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Suchet works his way into side control.
Suchet scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Griffin to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Suchet asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Suchet trying to control the position but Griffin is working away.
Suchet lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Griffin is trying to buck Suchet off.
Suchet lands a decent elbow from side control.
Suchet is working Griffin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Griffin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Suchet lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Griffin down.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Suchet is looking to take a break and control but Griffin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Griffin is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Griffin 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.
Griffin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Suchet shoots in looking for a takedown. Griffin tries to sprawl out of it but Suchet keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Griffin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Griffin works the jab nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Griffin.
Griffin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Griffin lands an overhand right.
Suchet needs to keep his hands up - Griffin had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Griffin scores with a four punch combination!
Griffin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suchet misses with a punch on the inside.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suchet takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Suchet looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Griffin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Griffin lands an overhand right.
Suchet shoots in for a takedown but Griffin shows good takedown defense.
Suchet looks for a takedown but Griffin sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Gabriel Suchet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suchet takes one to the chin there.
Griffin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suchet circles away quickly and effectively.
Suchet appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Griffin lands a right hook to the body.
Griffin gets caught napping as Suchet dives in and scores a takedown. Griffin manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suchet wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
Suchet won't allow Griffin to get back to his feet.
Griffin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Griffin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Suchet prevents Griffin from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suchet wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
Suchet scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Griffin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Suchet is controlling him.
Suchet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Griffin is keeping the position for now.
Griffin scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Suchet is trying hard to land a takedown here. Griffin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Suchet is defended easily by Griffin.
Suchet takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin closes the distance and pushes Suchet back into the cage.
Suchet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Suchet tries to pull guard but Griffin holds him up against the cage and eventually Suchet drops back down to his feet.
Griffin blocking some punches.
Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Griffin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Suchet shoots in looking for a takedown but Griffin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Suchet's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Griffin thumps Suchet with a low kick.
Suchet has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Suchet there as he acknowledges the shot.
Griffin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suchet changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Griffin scores with a jab. Suchet acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A lazy left from Griffin finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suchet drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Suchet trying to control the action but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Griffin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Suchet's best efforts.
Suchet performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Suchet lands strikes from half guard.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Suchet fails with the takedown
and Griffin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Griffin lands a really nice looking cross but Suchet seems unphased.
Griffin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Griffin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Suchet backs up against the cage.
Suchet ducks right into an uppercut from Griffin.
Griffin lands a jab-cross combination.
Louis Gabriel Suchet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suchet darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Suchet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Griffin pushes Suchet off looking to stand but Suchet dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Suchet lands a nice short elbow.
Suchet slips a nice elbow through Griffin's hands, connecting with Griffin's forehead.
Suchet trying to pass the guard but Griffin defending well.
Suchet is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Griffin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Suchet stops Griffin from getting back to his feet.
Griffin has hold of Suchet's hands but Suchet slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Suchet trying to control the action but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Suchet is pressing down on Griffin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Griffin is holding on for now.
Suchet prevents Griffin from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Suchet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Suchet lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Suchet controlling the action here.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Suchet is looking to advance position but Griffin won't allow it.
Suchet is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suchet stops Griffin from getting back to his feet.
Suchet wants to take a breather but Griffin is having none of it.
Griffin is looking to escape.
Griffin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Griffin connects with a right hand. Suchet shakes it off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Griffin.
Suchet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Griffin is fending him off so far but Suchet persists. Nope, Griffin circles away and we're back to standing.
Suchet is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Griffin.
Matthew Griffin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suchet with a lazy takedown attempt
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Gabriel Suchet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suchet feinted with a counter takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Suchet gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suchet shoots in for a takedown but Griffin shows good takedown defense.
Suchet tries to keep at a distance but Griffin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Suchet tries for a takedown but Griffin manages to get underhooks.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Griffin. That snapped Suchet's head back.
Griffin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Griffin connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Griffin. Beautiful body shot.
Griffin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Suchet is struggling to control the position.
Suchet is working Griffin over against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Griffin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Griffin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Griffin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Christ (ranked 952 p4p, 2997 weight class) and Ezequiel Eaton (ranked 122 p4p, 332 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jeff Christ has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jeff Christ seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ezequiel Eaton!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ staying out of range there.
Christ throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Eaton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Christ scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Eaton.
Christ changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Christ wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Eaton misses the jab.
Christ feinted with a counter takedown.
Christ dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Christ scores with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Eaton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Christ throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christ throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Eaton was covering up waiting for the punch and Christ finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christ working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Christ not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton keeping moving, preventing Christ from controlling successfully.
Christ stops Eaton from standing up.
Eaton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Christ controls the pace.
Christ won't allow Eaton to get back to his feet.
Christ controls from within his opponent's guard.
Christ won't allow Eaton to get back to his feet.
Eaton has momentary wrist control but Christ slips an elbow through the middle.
Christ is stalling in the full guard.
Christ 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.
Christ postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Eaton wants to stand but Christ is controlling the position.
Christ controls from within his opponent's guard.
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.
Christ won't allow Eaton to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Eaton can do anything to dispel that myth.
Christ connects with a couple of short punches.
Christ is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Christ landing some decent shots from guard.
Christ postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Eaton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Christ controls the pace.
Christ scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Eaton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Christ is controlling him.
Eaton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Christ. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Christ with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Eaton wants to stand up but Christ is controlling him.
Christ postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Christ sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Eaton's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Christ with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Eaton looks like he's trying to stand up.
Christ is nestled in close to Eaton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Eaton is trying to stand up here but Christ is controlling him well.
We've been informed that Eaton has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Christ lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Eaton is trying to stand.
Christ is nestled in close to Eaton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Christ is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Eaton defends it well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Christ in particular looking to stall.
Eaton tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Christ manages to move to mount!
Eaton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Eaton is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eaton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Eaton is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christ postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Eaton is out cold - huge knockout for Christ!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jeff Christ!
Jeff Christ bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nurlan Karim (ranked 1600 p4p, 3733 weight class) and Elian Ibarra (ranked 206 p4p, 415 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Nurlan Karim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elian Ibarra!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibarra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ibarra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karim tries a head kick but it misses.
Karim tries to land a body kick
and Ibarra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ibarra takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've been informed that Ibarra has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Elian Ibarra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibarra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Karim counter with a right hand.
Ibarra throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Karim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ibarra looks to land a left hand but Karim moved out of range nicely.
Ibarra throws a shot from downtown. Karim moves away and avoids it.
Karim appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibarra throws a right and a left that Karim avoids nicely.
The fighters circle, before Karim throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Ibarra's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Karim lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Nurlan Karim!
In his post fight interview, Nurlan Karim started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bruce (ranked 3625 p4p, 2677 weight class) and Jon Miocic (ranked 390 p4p, 300 weight class). Miocic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by God Gave Me Style - 50 Cent. Jack Bruce has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Miocic!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miocic closes the distance and pushes Bruce back into the cage.
Bruce throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miocic tries to pull guard but Bruce holds him up against the cage and eventually Miocic drops back down to his feet.
Miocic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bruce just stands there and leans against the cage.
Miocic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bruce just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jack Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Miocic.
Miocic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Miocic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bruce just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bruce breaks from the clinch.
Bruce misses with a wild body shot.
Bruce tries to move into range but Miocic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bruce gets a double leg takedown into Miocic's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miocic working a defensive guard here.
Bruce trying to control but Miocic is working from the bottom.
Miocic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bruce is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce wants to stand and escape but instead Miocic has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
My spies in 3Band MMA inform me that Miocic has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bruce trying to strike off his back.
Miocic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruce is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruce is trying to keep Miocic in close.
Miocic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bruce knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miocic on the ground.
Bruce utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Miocic working some strikes from top position.
Bruce trying to control the position.
Miocic stopping the sweep attempt from Bruce.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miocic throwing strikes from guard but Bruce blocks nicely.
Bruce throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bruce keeping moving, preventing Miocic from controlling successfully.
Miocic is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bruce wants to sweep but no luck.
Miocic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miocic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bruce on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Miocic is looking to take a break and control but Bruce is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bruce on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bruce tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miocic throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Miocic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Miocic sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bruce is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Miocic wants to take a breather but Bruce manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Miocic.
Miocic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miocic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bruce wants to get back to his feet but Miocic passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miocic prevents Bruce from improving his position.
Bruce avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miocic.
Miocic drops an elbow to the side of Bruce's head.
Miocic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bruce wants to control but Miocic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bruce keeping hold of Miocic's head, controlling as best he can.
Miocic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miocic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bruce keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miocic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Miocic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bruce closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Miocic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bruce's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bruce will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Miocic regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bruce has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Miocic working for a triangle but Bruce defends it easily.
Bruce wants to control from the top but Miocic keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miocic is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Bruce rolls with it to try and escape but Miocic cranks on the arm and Bruce is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jon Miocic!
An out of breath Jon Miocic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lanion Mauricio (ranked 2346 p4p, 1746 weight class) and Stevie Janowski (ranked 287 p4p, 219 weight class). Janowski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Going Down. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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11 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lanion Mauricio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Janowski!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauricio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Janowski cracks Mauricio with a good jab.
We've been informed that Janowski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Janowski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Janowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Janowski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Janowski jabs Mauricio right on the nose. Mauricio blinks but takes it well.
Janowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Janowski is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mauricio with a body shot.
Mauricio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Janowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mauricio tries to clinch but Janowski moves out of range.
Janowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mauricio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
 It looks like Lanion Mauricio has been cut.
A jab lands there for Mauricio.
Mauricio moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Janowski lands an elbow just above Mauricio 's eye.
Janowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Mauricio controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Janowski.
Janowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Janowski lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauricio takes a shot to the head.
Janowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mauricio stalling.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Janowski.
Mauricio is working for takedown but Janowski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Janowski tries to work over Mauricio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Janowski lands a nice elbow.
Janowski misses with a body punch.
Mauricio has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Janowski regains guard immediately.
Mauricio is fighting to break Janowski's control of his arms but Janowski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mauricio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mauricio lands a couple of digs.
Mauricio connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mauricio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janowski keeping moving, preventing Mauricio from controlling successfully.
Janowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mauricio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Janowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mauricio is one step ahead there.
Mauricio is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Janowski trying to keep a closed guard but Mauricio is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauricio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mauricio is stalling in the full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Janowski wants to sweep here but Mauricio controlling him for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mauricio closes the distance but Janowski moves to the side
and Janowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Janowski misses with a double jab.
Mauricio half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mauricio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Janowski counters with a thumping low kick.
Janowski looks to land a body kick but Mauricio moved away.
Mauricio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Janowski releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mauricio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauricio is trying to drag Janowski to the mat but Janowski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Janowski lands a shot to the body.
Janowski lands with a right to the head.
Janowski pushes Mauricio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Janowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Janowski lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Janowski.
Janowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mauricio avoids the elbow strike from Janowski, against the cage.
Janowski pushes off an throws an elbow but Mauricio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mauricio is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Janowski to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lanion Mauricio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mauricio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Janowski lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Janowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lanion Mauricio's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Janowski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lanion Mauricio's cut is getting worse.
Mauricio wants to clinch
and Janowski counters with a nice uppercut.
 Mauricio is rocked!
Janowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mauricio tries to close the distance and clinch but Janowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Janowski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mauricio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mauricio throws a hook but Janowski blocks it.
Janowski connects with a nice looking jab.
Mauricio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Janowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Janowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Janowski with a nice calf kick.
Nice defenses there by Janowski.
Mauricio closes the distance but Janowski moves to the side
and Janowski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mauricio's knee momentarily.
Janowski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mauricio in his tracks.
Oh Mauricio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mauricio misses with a hook.
Mauricio seems to have got his legs back now.
Janowski slips under a jab from Mauricio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Janowski.
Mauricio tries to clinch up.
Janowski keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauricio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Janowski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Janowski closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Janowski as the two fighters clinch.
Janowski is leaning against Mauricio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Janowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Janowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Janowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mauricio is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Janowski is defending well.
Janowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Mauricio jumps guard but Janowski stands there with Mauricio around his waist. Mauricio gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Janowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mauricio backwards.
Mauricio avoiding damage.
Janowski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Janowski misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Mauricio controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Janowski.
Janowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Mauricio controls his hands.
Janowski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janowski lands an elbow just above Mauricio 's eye.
Janowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mauricio takes an elbow to the temple.
Lanion Mauricio's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Janowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mauricio trying to stall but Janowski improves his position.
A short left from Janowski.
Jeez, Lanion Mauricio's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nice elbow from Janowski.
Janowski misses with an elbow over the top.
Mauricio has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Janowski uses from the top position.
Mauricio wants to control the position but Janowski says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Mauricio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janowski stopping the sweep attempt from Mauricio.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mauricio keeping moving, preventing Janowski from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mauricio holds on and takes a little breather.
Janowski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Janowski tries to land a front kick but Mauricio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mauricio tries to close the distance and clinch but Janowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Janowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Mauricio.
Janowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Mauricio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mauricio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Janowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Mauricio.
Mauricio tries to clinch up but Janowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Janowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Janowski lands a jab to the nose.
Janowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Janowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mauricio closes the distance and clinches.
Janowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Janowski.
Janowski tries a body shot but Mauricio blocks it.
Janowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Janowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mauricio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Janowski pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lanion Mauricio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Janowski lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Janowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lanion Mauricio's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mauricio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Janowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Janowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mauricios head.
Janowski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Janowski lands a damaging elbow.
Mauricio is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Janowski to keep the fight standing.
Janowski lands a body shot.
Janowski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mauricio takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lanion Mauricio's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stevie Janowski!
Stevie Janowski made sure to mention his sponsor, 30th Century Beer Store in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Robins (ranked 1703 p4p, 4188 weight class) and Baron Welch (ranked 154 p4p, 303 weight class). Welch is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Red Light. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Robins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baron Welch!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robins tries a head kick but it misses.
Welch takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Robins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Welch's sensitive parts.
Robins lands a big head kick that sends Welch tumbling to the mat! Robins takes a step backwards and waves Welch back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Welch is rocked!
It looks like Baron Welch has been cut.
Robins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Robins feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Welch collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tony Robins!
Tony Robins made sure to mention his sponsor, BANZAI NUTRITION in his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Saragih (ranked 596 p4p, 838 weight class) and Matthew Murray (ranked 62 p4p, 80 weight class). Jack Saragih could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matthew Murray's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Saragih!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew Murray!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray looks to land a right hand but Saragih moved out of range.
Good exchange - Saragih coming out on top.
Saragih lands a right hook to the body.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Saragih misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murray is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Murray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murray moves out of range of the strikes.
Saragih's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murray under the eye.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Saragih swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murray counters with a nice low kick that buckles Saragih's knee momentarily.
Saragih looks to throw the jab but Murray is out of range.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Saragih.
Murray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saragih.
Saragih on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saragih scores with a head kick. Murray tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saragih misses the shot to the body.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Saragih blocks the low kick.
Saragih throws a poor cross that misses
and Murray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Jack Saragih has been cut.
Saragih throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
Murray only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Murray fails to land with a series of punches.
Murray walks into a straight right hand from Saragih.
Murray is rocked!
Saragih throws a shot to the body.
Saragih takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saragih swings widly with a right hand
and Murray counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray drives through and clinches with Saragih against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saragih.
Saragih breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Saragih throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saragih backing away here, and Murray unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saragih's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murray under the eye.
Murray is still on wobbly legs! Can Saragih finish him?
Murray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saragih circles away quickly and effectively.
Saragih looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saragih with a nice calf kick.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Murray seems to have recovered his senses.
An inside leg kick lands from Saragih.
Good leg kick by Saragih.
Murray misses with a low kick.
Murray avoids the head kick by Saragih.
Murray tries to counter with a clinch but Saragih shakes him off and moves away.
Saragih bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Saragih cracks a nice hook into Murray's ribs.
Saragih fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saragih misses with an uppercut
and Murray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saragih scores with a hook.
Saragih scores with the left hand. Murray knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Saragih.
As Saragih backs off Murray throws a huge counter combo but Saragih manages to avoid it all.
Saragih takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Saragih misses with a leg kick.
Murray moves into the clinch.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saragih swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by Saragih.
Murray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Saragih.
Saragih has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saragih's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saragih swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murray only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Saragih.
Saragih throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saragih throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saragih throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murray shapes to counter with a head kick.
Saragih throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saragih thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saragih misses with a body shot.
Murray scores with a body shot.
Saragih loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
A nice leg kick from Saragih, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murray slips under a jab from Saragih.
Saragih jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saragih tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from Saragih.
Murray steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Saragih.
Saragih punishes Murray's body with a nice straight punch.
Decent striking displayed by Saragih there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Saragih dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Saragih's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murray throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saragih throwing a counter right hand but Murray manages to avoid it.
Murray shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murray slips a straight right by Saragih.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Murray scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Murray checks a low kick from Saragih.
Saragih throws a poor cross that misses
and Murray counters with a leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Saragih here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Murray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saragih throws the kick towards the body but Murray avoids it.
Murray walks into a jab.
Saragih throws a leg kick
and Murray counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Murray misses with a body punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Murray in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Murray struggles to land a body shot inside as Saragih controls his hands.
Murray misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saragih blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saragih blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Saragih lands with a short shot to the head.
Saragih doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saragih breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saragih keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saragih throws an off balance right hand
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murray tries to clinch but Saragih moves out of range.
Saragih jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murray lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from Murray is predictable there
and Saragih counters with an outside leg kick.
Murray walks into a straight right hand from Saragih.
Saragih swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Saragih lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murray doesn't seem phased though.
Jack Saragih is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saragih checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Saragih. Those never looked like landing.
Murray swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murray blocks a low kick nicely.
Saragih misses with a body punch
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saragih cracks Murray with an open hand slap.
Saragih throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murray.
Saragih throws a sloppy head kick
and Murray counters with a nice leg kick.
Murray has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saragih creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saragih blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saragih struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saragih doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murray is working Saragih over against the cage.
Saragih swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saragih doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saragih working hard to break the clinch.
Saragih goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saragih misses with the head strike.
Murray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murray misses with the head strike.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Saragih misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saragih tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Murray tries to work over Saragih's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray misses with some punches.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Saragih uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saragih misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray lands a left hand.
Murray lands a hook that snaps the head of Saragih backwards.
Saragih misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray lands with a light punch inside.
Saragih working aggressively here.
Saragih is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murray.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray tries to work over Saragih's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Saragih lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murray.
A short body shot lands from Murray as the two fighters clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Murray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Saragih's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Murray walks into a stiff left hand from Saragih.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saragih was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray.
Saragih misses with a straight left.
Jab by Saragih.
Saragih misses with a body shot.
Saragih throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murray unleashes a big counter combination but Saragih bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Murray lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saragih throws a right hand that misses
and Murray counters with a stiff right hand.
Saragih thows a leg kick but Murray checks it
and Murray counters with a good low kick that Saragih was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saragih.
Saragih looks to land a left hand but Murray moved out of range nicely.
Saragih fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murray is out of range.
Saragih digs a good hook to Murray's body.
Murray slips a jab from Saragih.
Murray has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saragih bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saragih throws the kick towards the body but Murray avoids it.
Saragih moves out of range of the strikes.
Murray throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saragih with a nice calf kick.
Murray tries to clinch but Saragih is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Saragih tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray moves out of range as Saragih strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murray! But no joy.
Murray throws a solid leg kick but Saragih takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murray.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch but Saragih swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saragih's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murray under the eye.
Murray blocks a head kick by Saragih.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saragih creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saragih lands an uppercut.
Murray stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matthew Murray seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray.
Murray gets through Saragih's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saragih breaks from the clinch.
Murray throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saragih bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saragih changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murray rushes Saragih and presses him up against the cage.
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by Saragih.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray.
Murray lands with a right to the head.
Murray tries to throw a body punch but Saragih avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saragih tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saragih taking a breather.
Saragih lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murray scores with a shot to the side of Saragih's head.
Murray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saragih lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murray working aggressively here.
Murray scores with a shot to the side of Saragih's head.
Saragih has a couple of punches blocked by Murray.
Murray lands a body punch.
A short right from Murray on the inside.
Murray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saragih backwards.
A short left from Murray.
Saragih is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Saragih has a couple of punches blocked by Murray.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Saragih lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Saragih blocks a body shot from Murray.
A short right from Saragih on the inside.
Saragih tries to break free but Murray pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murray.
Murray blocks a body shot from Saragih.
Saragih scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saragih lands a nice shot to the body.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saragih manages to break the clinch.
Saragih connects with a single shot there.
Saragih fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Saragih.
I think Saragih 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Saragih!
A very excited looking Jack Saragih 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Lorenz Blackwater (ranked 1059 p4p, 704 weight class) and Omari Morales (ranked 133 p4p, 86 weight class). Blackwater's entrance music is A$AP Rocky - Everyday. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lorenz Blackwater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omari Morales!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackwater throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morales swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blackwater throws a right hand that misses
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blackwater misses with a takedown attempt
and Morales counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blackwater thinking.
Morales has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Blackwater is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Blackwater gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morales counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blackwater fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lorenz Blackwater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Blackwater.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blackwater.
Morales moves forwards but Blackwater connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blackwater throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lorenz Blackwater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales checks a low kick from Blackwater.
Morales looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Blackwater throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwater throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morales unleashes a big counter combination but Blackwater bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Omari Morales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blackwater throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morales counters with a stiff right hand.
Morales lands a glancing blow to the side of Blackwater's head.
Blackwater ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morales moves away.
Morales lands a really nice looking cross but Blackwater seems unphased.
Morales throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morales is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Blackwater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackwater thows a leg kick but Morales checks it
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blackwater looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morales slips a jab and a cross from Blackwater.
Blackwater swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morales throws a series of punches but Blackwater moves out of range.
Blackwater is looking for a counter combo.
Morales keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blackwater.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackwater throws a combination that misses
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blackwater connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater moves out of range as Morales strikes.
Blackwater misses with a combination
and Morales counters with a stiff right hand.
Blackwater is rocked!
A low kick from Blackwater misses
and Morales counters with a crisp right that sends Blackwater to the canvas! Morales follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omari Morales!
Omari Morales decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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