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JF 20 - Matas vs Chengji PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Dico (ranked 3357 p4p, 3158 weight class) and Wulong Li (ranked 388 p4p, 367 weight class). Dico's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dax - Venom (Eminem Remix ONE TAKE). The key to victory for Shaun Dico has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaun Dico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wulong Li!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Dico.
Dico falls off balance throwing a combination
and Li counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dico!
Dico sneaks out the side door and pushes Li away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Dico scores with a one two! Li had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Li is defended easily by Dico.
Dico throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
Li feints the counter takedown.
Li fails with a takedown attempt.
Li shoots in for a takedown but Dico shows good takedown defense.
Shaun Dico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wulong Li.
Li is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dico sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dico displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Li.
Dico tries a head kick but it misses.
Li shoots in for a takedown but Dico shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shaun Dico is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Li looks for a takedown but Dico sprawls well.
Dico scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Li feints and as Dico raises his hands in defense, Li changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Li trying to control but Dico is working from the bottom.
Li scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dico has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Li can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Li looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Li's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Li with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dico working for a triangle but Li defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dico is keeping the position for now.
Li in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Li avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Li with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Li with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Li's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Li postures up and lands a big shot to Dico's brow.
Li lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dico preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li scoring with punches to the head and body.
Li distracts Dico with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Li stands up over Dico, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
 Dico is rocked!
Li really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dico. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Li postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oh Dico is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Li postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Dico covers up, he's hurt! Li keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Li and the ref steps in to end the fight! Li can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wulong Li!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Koen Webb (ranked 4022 p4p, 4372 weight class) and John Cena (ranked 426 p4p, 441 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cena's choice of entrance music: 28 by Zach Bryan. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Koen Webb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Cena!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webb tries to clinch there but Cena circles away.
Webb scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Webb shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cena is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cena wants to stand up but Webb is controlling him.
Webb engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Webb connects with a couple of short punches.
Cena throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Webb has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Webb stays in close to Cena's body and controls the position.
Webb got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cena has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Webb has managed to get both his arms back between Cena's legs - danger averted.
Cena is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cena is pulling down on Webb's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena has a closed guard, preventing Webb from standing up.
Cena keeping moving, preventing Webb from controlling successfully.
Cena wants to sweep but no luck.
Cena wants to stand up but Webb is controlling him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cena is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Webb seems keen to control Cena's posture.
Cena slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Webb.
Webb tries to get to full guard but Cena has control of the leg.
Cena passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webb is looking to get to half guard.
Cena can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Webb is looking to escape.
Cena with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cena looking to control but Webb is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Cena 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.
Webb throws a head kick that misses.
Webb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cena has his takedown stuffed
and Webb makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cena throws a low kick but Webb avoids it.
Cena dives in and grabs Webb's left leg, looking for a takedown. Webb pushes down on Cena's head and hops out.
Webb closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Webb is looking to land body kicks.
Webb is looking to clinch but Cena is avoiding it.
Webb lands a two punch combo.
John Cena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cena goes for a double leg but Webb avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Webb continues to drive forward.
Koen Webb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Cena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cena. Webb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cena takes the fight into the clinch.
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!
Webb has clasped his hands together around Cena's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb landing a few strikes.
Webb looks up at the clock and then as Cena takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Webb smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cena is trying to control Webb's posture but Webb avoids it.
Cena is not content to let Webb control the position.
Webb swings around for an armbar but Cena sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Webb's guard.
Webb pulls Cena in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webb wants to stand and escape but Cena is having none of it.
Cena wants to control from the top but Webb keeps moving.
Cena controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Webb wants to hit a sweep here but Cena passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Webb there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cena trying to control but Webb is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cena lands a nice shot to the head.
Cena can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Webb is looking to escape.
Webb defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webb tries to improve his position but Cena has taken his back! Cena has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Webb tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Cena pushes Webb away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Cena!
John Cena opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Merill (ranked 3092 p4p, 4576 weight class) and Zayne Lutz (ranked 359 p4p, 453 weight class). Lutz has chosen Born To Lose - Johnny Thunders as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herbert Merill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zayne Lutz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merill on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lutz. Lutz obviously looking to wear him down.
Merill misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Lutz does no damage.
Lutz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lutz misses with a series of wild punches.
Lutz slips under a jab.
Lutz misses the shot to the body.
Merill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Merill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Merill lands a jab to the head.
 It looks like Zayne Lutz has been cut.
Lutz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lutz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Merill.
Merill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Merill misses with an uppercut.
Merill misses with a straight right.
Jab, jab by Merill - just one landing.
Crunch! Merill slams his shin into Lutz's torso.
Merill scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lutz manages to avoid it.
Merill throws a poor cross that misses
and Lutz counters with a stiff right hand.
Merill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lutz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Lutz.
The crowd cheers as Merill lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lutz doesn't seem phased though.
Merill lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Merill fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lutz throws a combination that misses
and Merill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lutz looks to land a combination but Merill avoids it well.
Lutz looks winded!
Merill throws a head kick that misses.
Merill looks to land a combination but Lutz avoids it well.
Lutz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Merill.
Merill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lutz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Merill lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
 Lutz is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutz clinches up against the cage.
Merill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Merill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Merill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Merill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lutz.
A nice side step and Lutz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Merill misses with a left hand
and Lutz counters with a nice uppercut.
Lutz moves into the clinch.
Merill breaks the clinch.
Lutz looks to score with a jab to the body but Merill is just out of range.
Lutz misses with a series of wild punches.
Merill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Merill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lutz.
Lutz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merill swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lutz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Merill throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lutz throws a good cross that connects.
Lutz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lutz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Merill, as that shot connected.
Lutz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That has opened up Zayne Lutz's cut even more.
Lutz clinches up against the cage.
Lutz breaks from the clinch.
Lutz is looking to clinch.
Merill lands a left and a right that sends Lutz crashing to the canvas! Merill dives into mount looking to finish!
Lutz is still in real trouble! Can Merill finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Merill postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Lutz in real trouble here! The ref calls for Lutz to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herbert Merill!
Zayne Lutz spoke after the fight, saying 'Zayne Lutz cheers and claps because he bet on the opponent before the fight.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Guenette (ranked 2824 p4p, 4082 weight class) and Ming Li (ranked 312 p4p, 404 weight class). Guenette comes to the cage accompanied by The Only Thing They Fear Is You. Travis Guenette could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ming Li's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Guenette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ming Li!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guenette tries to score a power double leg takedown but Li sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Guenette somewhat.
Li darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Guenette looking for submissions off his back.
Guenette looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guenette looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Li working the head and body with strikes.
Guenette could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guenette looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Li landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Guenette wants to improve his position but Li is controlling well.
Li controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guenette has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Li. Oh but Guenette has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Li goes limp - he's gone! Guenette jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Travis Guenette!
Travis Guenette thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fuxing Li (ranked 3532 p4p, 3564 weight class) and Travis Lyons (ranked 395 p4p, 399 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fuxing Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis Lyons!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Li gets caught flat footed, as Lyons shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Li pulls Lyons in close to prevent any damage.
Li wants to sweep but no luck.
Lyons scoring with punches to the head and body.
Li keeping moving, preventing Lyons from controlling successfully.
Lyons looking to pass the guard.
Lyons wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Li lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Li accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lyons's head.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Lyons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Li cracks Lyons with a solid left hand.
Lyons wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lyons looking for a sweep. Not yet Lyons, not yet.
Li postures up and lands a big shot to Lyons's brow.
Li stands up over Lyons, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Li lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Li stands up over Lyons, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyons is pulling down on Li's head to control his posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lyons can do anything to dispel that myth.
Li keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lyons's head.
Li keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lyons's head.
Lyons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lyons preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Li accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lyons is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Li in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Li content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lyons wants to control the position but Li says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Li not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Li is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Li missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lyons tries to roll over but Li keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Li there.
Li seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyons blocking the ground and pound attempt from Li.
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. Li connects with a nice short shot to Lyons's temple.
Li throwing shots but Lyons is blocking nicely.
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. Li connects with a nice short shot to Lyons's temple.
Li wants to take a breather but Lyons is having none of it.
Li scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Li lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Li slips a nice elbow through Lyons's hands, connecting with Lyons's forehead.
Li scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Li missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li working over Lyons with some ground and pound. Lyons looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Li working over Lyons with some ground and pound. Lyons looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Li wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lyons keeps working.
Li landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Li not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fuxing Li 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.
Lyons will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lyons pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Li back to the cage. Lyons follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lyons connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lyons looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Li!
Lyons wants to lay and pray for a moment but Li keeps working.
Li is looking for a sweep.
Lyons throws a strike aimed at the side of Li's head but Li avoids it well.
Li takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lyons wants to lay and pray for a moment but Li keeps working.
Lyons working away.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li isn't going anywhere.
Li seems a little lost for a moment, as Lyons dominates the positioning.
Li sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Li trying to control from the bottom.
Li slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Li wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Li looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lyons is one step ahead there.
Lyons being controlled here momentarily.
Li wants to sweep here but Lyons controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Li is pulling down on Lyons's head. It's preventing any offense from Lyons, at least for the moment.
Li looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Li keeping moving, preventing Lyons from controlling successfully.
Li looking for a sweep. Not yet Li, not yet.
Lyons wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Li has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lyons has passed into side control.
Li gets back to half guard.
Li is pressing down on Lyons's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Li is pulling down on Lyons's head. It's preventing any offense from Lyons, at least for the moment.
Lyons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li pulls Lyons in close to his closed guard and prevents Lyons from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lyons wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Lyons throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Li works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Li keeping moving, preventing Lyons from controlling successfully.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lyons can do to turn this around?
Lyons stopping the sweep attempt from Li.
Li is working hard here to advance position.
Fuxing Li overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Li is adopting a defensive guard.
Li 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Li shoots in but no luck this time.
Li shoots in for a takedown but Lyons shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lyons now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Li displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lyons throws out the jab.
Lyons scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lyons misses with a few strikes there.
Li appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Li closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lyons quickly recovers to half guard.
Lyons wants to control but Li is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Li winds up and cracks Lyons with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Li sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lyons defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Lyons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lyons tries to sprawl but Li drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lyons taking some punishment here, with Li in his half guard.
Li lands strikes from half guard.
Li not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lyons is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Li scores with a couple of nice shots.
Li thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Li lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Li there.
Lyons keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lyons looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Li wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lyons keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Li lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lyons gets back to full guard.
Li cracks Lyons with a solid left hand.
Li lands a couple of elbows.
Li postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lyons trying to keep a closed guard but Li is proving a slippery customer.
Li engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li trying to control but Lyons is working from the bottom.
Li postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Li makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Li is working Lyons over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Li throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lyons works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Li landing with the ground and pound.
Li with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lyons holds on and takes a little breather.
Li wants to pass the guard but Lyons is keeping the position.
Li trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Li trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Li landing with the ground and pound.
Li lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Li throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Li's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Li postures up in Lyons's guard and throws a big left but Lyons blocks it.
Li landing with the ground and pound.
Li throwing strikes but missing.
Lyons is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lyons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Li stopping the sweep attempt from Lyons.
Li is working Lyons over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Li content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Li is in close to Lyons's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Li controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fuxing Li showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Li has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fuxing Li!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Shaw (ranked 4256 p4p, 25080 weight class) and Alex Pereira (ranked 415 p4p, 512 weight class). Pereira has chosen Itsári - Sepultura as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that DJ Shaw has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily DJ Shaw seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, DJ Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira misses with a looping left.
Shaw instigates a clinch.
Pereira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pereira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaw moves away.
Pereira moves out of range as Shaw throws a body kick.
Pereira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pereira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pereira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shaw takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pereira scores with a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shaw.
Shaw keeps the fight on the outside.
Pereira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Pereira.
Pereira throws a combination. Shaw tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
 It looks like DJ Shaw has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shaw is defended easily by Pereira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shaw keeps the fight on the outside.
Pereira throws a nice head kick!
Shaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shaw is looking to clinch but Pereira is avoiding it.
Pereira throws an overhand right that lands on Shaw's shoulder, as Shaw tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick lands for Pereira.
Pereira tries to clinch up.
Shaw closes the distance and clinches.
Shaw really is a fat lump.
Shaw is trying to break free.
Pereira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shaw is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pereira to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pereira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pereira throws a right and a left that Shaw avoids nicely.
Shaw moves out of range as Pereira strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Pereira as he checks the leg kick.
Shaw scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira gets a clinch.
Pereira presses Shaw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shaw is breathing heavily.
Pereira has Shaw pressed against the cage, preventing Shaw from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pereira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shaw fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pereira throws a nice looking combination but Shaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shaw moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pereira misses with a double jab
and Shaw counters with a series of strikes. Pereira will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shaw avoids the body shot from Pereira.
Shaw lands a jab to the head.
Shaw takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pereira throws a hook but Shaw avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira clinches up with Shaw and pushes him back against the cage.
Pereira missing with knees to the body.
Pereira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
Pereira manages to break the clinch.
Pereira dodges the punch combination from Shaw.
Good leg kick by Pereira.
Pereira misses with a body shot.
Shaw swinging wildly here.
Shaw closes the distance and clinches up with Pereira, looking for a takedown. Shaw pushes Pereira against the cage but Pereira circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shaw shoots for a double leg takedown but Pereira sprawls well. He's pushed Shaw's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pereira is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shaw with a body shot.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pereira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaw manages to avoid it.
Shaw tries to counter by clinching up but Pereira breaks away and moves out of range.
Shaw slips under a jab from Pereira.
Pereira throws a series of punches but Shaw moves out of range.
Pereira connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pereira throws a right and a left that Shaw avoids nicely.
Pereira tries to clinch up but Shaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Shaw changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Shaw fails with the takedown.
Alex Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shaw fails with a takedown attempt.
Shaw slips a jab and a cross from Pereira.
Pereira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pereira 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.
Pereira tries to clinch up
letting Shaw counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Pereira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DJ Shaw's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shaw shoots in looking for a takedown. Pereira tries to sprawl out of it but Shaw keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pereira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pereira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pereira clinches up against the cage.
Pereira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alex Pereira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pereira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaw manages to avoid it.
Shaw misses with a takedown attempt - Pereira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pereira tries to clinch but Shaw is having none of it.
Shaw appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pereira misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown but Pereira shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pereira connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shaw. Shaw circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pereira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pereira looks to throw the jab but Shaw is out of range.
It looked like Shaw was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pereira rushes Shaw and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pereira is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pereira landing knees to the head.
Shaw is rocked!
Pereira gets through Shaw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Shaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pereira dips a shoulder and cracks Shaw with a mighty uppercut! Shaw falls back against the cage and Pereira unloads with a barrage of strikes! Shaw is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Pereira screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Pereira!
An out of breath Alex Pereira thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
DJ Shaw was interviewed post fight and said 'Congrats on the win sucka it's the last you'll get over me I got alot of developing to do but when I get it done no one will be able to stop me.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Mcdonald (ranked 4628 p4p, 3843 weight class) and Malaki Solis (ranked 437 p4p, 390 weight class). Solis has chosen VtM Redemption OST - Redemption Theme Modern as his entrance music. Malaki Solis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timothy Mcdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malaki Solis!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mcdonald, pushing him back against the cage.
Solis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Solis tries for a takedown but Mcdonald sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mcdonald shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Solis instigates a clinch.
Mcdonald breaks the clinch.
Mcdonald lands a head shot.
Mcdonald fails with the takedown
and Solis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Malaki Solis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solis tries to clinch up but Mcdonald circles away and keeps his distance.
Mcdonald is looking for a counter combo.
Solis lands a leg kick that knocks Mcdonald off balance momentarily.
Mcdonald tries to keep at a distance but Solis has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcdonald is stalling here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Mcdonald wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timothy Mcdonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcdonald in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Solis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Solis has Mcdonald pressed against the cage, preventing Mcdonald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Solis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Solis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mcdonald.
Solis looks to land a combination. Mcdonald sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Solis has a takedown stuffed.
Mcdonald feinted with a counter takedown.
Mcdonald tries to score a power double leg takedown but Solis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mcdonald somewhat.
Mcdonald is breathing heavily.
Solis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mcdonald thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Solis if he has to take too many more of those.
Solis shoots in but no luck this time.
Solis clinches up with Mcdonald and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Solis moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Solis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Solis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mcdonald takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mcdonald keeps control of Solis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Solis connects with a knee to the head.
Solis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Solis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mcdonald, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Solis.
Mcdonald is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Solis is keeping busy.
Solis breaks from the clinch.
Solis takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solis is leaning against Mcdonald and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Solis lands a nice elbow.
Solis scores with a knee to the head.
Solis manages to break the clinch.
Solis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mcdonald but Mcdonald pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As Solis looks to move away, Mcdonald throws a big counter combo but Solis just gets out of the way.
Mcdonald defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Solis.
Solis moves into range and clinches up with Mcdonald.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Solis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Solis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Solis keeps the fight on the outside.
Sloppy strikes from Solis. Those never looked like landing.
Solis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mcdonald sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Solis defends well and Mcdonald ends up having to push Solis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Solis breaks the clinch.
Solis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcdonald avoids a punch combination nicely.
Solis stuffs the takedown attempt from Mcdonald. Mcdonald gets slowly back to his feet.
Solis connects with a high kick.
Solis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Solis wants it to stay on the feet.
Mcdonald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Solis.
Mcdonald fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malaki Solis dominated that round.
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.
Solis gets a clinch.
Mcdonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcdonald shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Solis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Solis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Solis is looking to regain half guard here but Mcdonald keeps moving and retains side control.
Mcdonald taking a breather here.
Mcdonald wants to control for a moment but Solis uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcdonald is thwarting Solis's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solis tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Mcdonald manages to move to mount!
Solis sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mcdonald wants to free his trapped foot but Solis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Solis is pressing down on Mcdonald's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcdonald wants to control from the top but Solis keeps moving.
Solis trying to keep a closed guard but Mcdonald is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Solis is keeping the position for now.
Mcdonald has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mcdonald controls from within his opponent's guard.
Solis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mcdonald decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald stuffs the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Solis. No joy for Mcdonald on that attempt.
Solis swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcdonald.
Solis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mcdonald's sensitive parts.
Mcdonald with a poor takedown
and Solis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mcdonald thinking.
Solis lands with a nice combination. Mcdonald backs away looking to recover.
Solis gets a clinch.
Solis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Solis has Mcdonald up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Solis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Solis manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Solis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Horrible takedown attempt by Solis or perhaps it was just good defense by Mcdonald, which made it look bad.
No luck for Mcdonald with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timothy Mcdonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Solis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcdonald.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Solis darts in and clinches Mcdonald up against the cage.
Solis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mcdonalds head.
Solis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcdonald lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malaki Solis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Mcdonald closes this distance looking for a takedown but Solis circles away.
Mcdonald lands with a kick to the temple. Solis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Solis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcdonald moves away.
Solis throws a sloppy head kick and Mcdonald moves out of range easily.
Solis blocks a head kick by Mcdonald.
Solis dives in for a single leg takedown but Mcdonald sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Solis blocks a head kick by Mcdonald.
Mcdonald shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Solis sprawls well. Solis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mcdonald gets slowly back to his feet.
Solis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solis moves into range and clinches up with Mcdonald.
Solis manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mcdonald shoots in looking for a takedown. Solis tries to sprawl out of it but Mcdonald keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Solis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timothy Mcdonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solis stalks Mcdonald and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mcdonald's face. Mcdonald staggers backwards, shaken.
Mcdonald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Solis is looking for the big counter here.
Solis closes the distance and pushes Mcdonald back into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Solis.
Solis scores a nice knee to the body.
Solis misses with a punch to the body.
Solis presses Mcdonald against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Solis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Solis lands with a left to the head.
Mcdonald takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solis gets through Mcdonald's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mcdonald is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Solis is keeping busy.
Solis lands with a right to the head.
Solis lands with a short shot to the head.
Solis breaks from the clinch.
Solis fails with the takedown.
Mcdonald moves in looking to clinch but Solis pushes him off.
Mcdonald shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Solis pinned against the cage. Solis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solis clinches.
Solis manages to break the clinch.
Solis gets a clinch.
Solis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Solis just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcdonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Solis throws a big counter head kick but Mcdonald avoids it with no problem.
Solis pushes Mcdonald up against the cage in a clinch.
Solis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Solis scores a nice knee to the body.
Solis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Solis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Solis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcdonald shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Solis as he avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solis takes the fight into the clinch.
Mcdonald jumps guard but Solis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Solis breaks from the clinch.
Solis gets a clinch.
Solis lands a hook that snaps the head of Mcdonald backwards.
Solis breaks the clinch.
Solis throws a nice looking combination but Mcdonald bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mcdonald has his takedown stuffed
and Solis counters with a left to the body.
Timothy Mcdonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malaki Solis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mcdonald tries to keep at a distance but Solis has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malaki Solis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Solis 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malaki Solis!
After the fight, Malaki Solis was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zhun Li (ranked 3147 p4p, 2992 weight class) and Fred Jose (ranked 343 p4p, 330 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zhun Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Jose!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Li fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jose to the ground. Li is now in Jose's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jose preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jose wants to sweep here but Li controlling him for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jose can do anything to dispel that myth.
Li postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jose has momentary wrist control but Li slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li is in close to Jose's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Li connects with a couple of short punches.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Jose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Li is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Li lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Li lands a couple of digs.
Jose utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Li makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Li is working Jose over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li advances position into side control!
Li working away.
Li working the head with strikes.
Jose parries the strikes from Li easily there. Li is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jose to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Li is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jose will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Li throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Li controlling the position.
Jose avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Li.
Li working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li controls the position.
Li landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Li lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a strong strike to the head of Jose. That's dazed him! Li looking to finish here. Jose is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Li lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zhun Li!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matas Fialkowska (ranked 2255 p4p, 2892 weight class) and Chengji Li (ranked 260 p4p, 320 weight class). Fialkowska's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Matas Walks Alone. Matas Fialkowska has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matas Fialkowska!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chengji Li!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Li tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fialkowska swivels and escapes.
Fialkowska swinging wildly here.
Nice sprawl there from Fialkowska as Li shoots in.
Fialkowska throws a left and a right that both miss
and Li counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fialkowska gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fialkowska is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Li scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fialkowska avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Li.
Fialkowska blocking the ground and pound attempt from Li.
Fialkowska manages to get to full guard.
Li won't allow Fialkowska to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fialkowska utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fialkowska looking to hit a scissor sweep but Li is one step ahead there.
Li working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fialkowska's head.
Li stopping the sweep attempt from Fialkowska.
Li trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Li connects with a couple of short punches.
Li with a nice head shot there.
Li wants to control from the top but Fialkowska keeps moving.
Li postures up in Fialkowska's guard and throws a big left but Fialkowska blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li with a flurry of punches that miss.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Fialkowska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li preventing the sweep.
Li trying to control but Fialkowska is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Li looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Li lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fialkowska avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Li.
Li lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fialkowska keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li drops an elbow to the side of Fialkowska's head.
Li working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fialkowska wants to improve his position but Li is controlling well.
Li thows a huge punch but Fialkowska dodges it nicely.
Li missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Li not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fialkowska trying to hold on to Li's head to control him but Li postures up.
Fialkowska has his hands clasped together around Li's back. He's all about the action.
Fialkowska on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fialkowska tries to get out of the position.
Fialkowska wants to control but Li is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fialkowska is looking for a sweep. Li is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Li seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Li prevents Fialkowska from improving his position.
Fialkowska slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Li missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Li pushes down on Fialkowska's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fialkowska is looking to control Li's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fialkowska avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Li missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Li trying to control the action but Fialkowska is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chengji Li dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Li shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Li with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fialkowska counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fialkowska shoots for a takedown but Li saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fialkowska throws a right and a left that both miss.
Li fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fialkowska was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matas Fialkowska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chengji Li.
Li misses with a takedown attempt
and Fialkowska decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Li's guard.
Fialkowska has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Li seems keen to control Fialkowska's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li controls Fialkowska momentarily but Fialkowska frees himself.
Fialkowska showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Li is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fialkowska got a little sloppy there for a moment and Li has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fialkowska has managed to get both his arms back between Li's legs - danger averted.
Fialkowska loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
Fialkowska landing some decent shots from guard.
Fialkowska showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chengji Li has got the better of the ground game so far.
Li looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Li is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fialkowska is aware though and is defending well.
Fialkowska wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Li controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Fialkowska misses with a wild combination.
Fialkowska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fialkowska fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Li will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chengji Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fialkowska sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Li somewhat.
Fialkowska darts in looking for a takedown but Li gets double underhooks and turns Fialkowska into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fialkowska as Li tries to tie him up.
Li will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fialkowska up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fialkowska drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fialkowska is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Li pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fialkowska is working for takedown but Li is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fialkowska lands with a light punch inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Fialkowska misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matas Fialkowska dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Li tries for a takedown but Fialkowska sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fialkowska went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Li tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fialkowska swivels and escapes.
Li shoots in for a takedown but Fialkowska shows good takedown defense.
An attempted straight right counter from Fialkowska misses the target.
Matas Fialkowska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chengji Li.
Fialkowska shoots in for a takedown but Li shows good takedown defense.
Li shoots in for a takedown but Fialkowska shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Li keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Li shoots in for a takedown but Fialkowska shows good takedown defense.
Fialkowska throwing a counter right hand but Li manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li misses with a takedown attempt - Fialkowska sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fialkowska throwing a counter right hand but Li manages to avoid it.
Li tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fialkowska swivels and escapes.
As Li looks to move away, Fialkowska throws a big counter combo but Li just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fialkowska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
Li closes the distance and clinches up with Fialkowska, looking for a takedown. Li pushes Fialkowska against the cage but Fialkowska circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Li moves out of range as Fialkowska strikes.
Li tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Li looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fialkowska scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Li dives in for a single leg takedown but Fialkowska sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Li shoots and misses
and Fialkowska counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li shoots in for a takedown but Fialkowska shows good takedown defense.
A quick step to the side and Fialkowska tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fialkowska defends well and Li ends up having to push Fialkowska into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fialkowska changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Li takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fialkowska stuffs the takedown.
Fialkowska looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fialkowska working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fialkowska throwing strikes from guard but Li blocks nicely.
Fialkowska landing with the ground and pound.
Li being controlled here, momentarily.
Li has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fialkowska got a little sloppy there for a moment and Li has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fialkowska has managed to get both his arms back between Li's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Li holds on and takes a little breather.
Fialkowska loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fialkowska is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fialkowska seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Li for as long as he can get away with.
Fialkowska loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Li wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Li has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Li is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fialkowska throws a right and a left that Li avoids nicely.
Li doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fialkowska will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Li changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fialkowska throws a right and a left that both miss.
Li feints the counter takedown.
Matas Fialkowska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Li shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fialkowska manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fialkowska tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matas Fialkowska showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fialkowska 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matas Fialkowska!
Matas Fialkowska retains his heavyweight title!
An intense looking Matas Fialkowska took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Matas is the King, there will be no other. False Kings all over. Only one true God King; MATAS.'.
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