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UCF 91: Hunter v Chai Jr PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Oliveira (ranked 3107 p4p, 3560 weight class) and Jason Spartan (ranked 360 p4p, 409 weight class). Spartan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Try That in a Small Town kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jason Spartan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Spartan!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spartan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oliveira counters with a head kick.
Oliveira throws a sloppy head kick and Spartan moves out of range easily.
Thiago Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira cracks Spartan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oliveira works the jab nicely.
Spartan fails with the takedown.
Spartan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Oliveira on his heels. He'll look to pass Oliveira's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spartan postures up in Oliveira's guard and throws a big left but Oliveira blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spartan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spartan wants to control from the top but Oliveira keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira is pulling down on Spartan's head to control his posture.
Spartan wants to control from the top but Oliveira keeps moving.
Spartan being controlled here momentarily.
Spartan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oliveira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spartan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oliveira is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Spartan trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spartan being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oliveira's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Spartan ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Spartan dives in for a single leg takedown but Oliveira sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Thiago Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Spartan.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spartan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Spartan throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spartan slips a straight right by Oliveira.
Oliveira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spartan feints a counter leg kick.
Spartan wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira missing with a left hand there. Spartan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oliveira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spartan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oliveira looks to land a right hand but Spartan moved out of range.
Oliveira throws a body punch but Spartan moves out of range.
Spartan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice sprawl there from Oliveira as Spartan shoots in.
Horrible takedown attempt by Spartan or perhaps it was just good defense by Oliveira, which made it look bad.
An attempted straight right counter from Oliveira misses the target.
Oliveira throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliveira. Spartan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spartan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oliveira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a hook.
Oliveira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spartan.
Spartan is looking for the big counter here.
Spartan shoots in looking for a takedown. Oliveira tries to sprawl out of it but Spartan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Oliveira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spartan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliveira throws a lazy right hand but Spartan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spartan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Oliveira with a body shot.
Spartan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thiago Oliveira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spartan walks into a straight right hand from Oliveira.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Oliveira 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.
Oliveira misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Spartan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Spartan goes for a double leg but Oliveira avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Oliveira continues to drive forward.
Oliveira attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oliveira misses with a low kick.
Spartan feints a counter leg kick.
Spartan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses.
Spartan unleashes a big counter combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Oliveira throws a head kick but Spartan moves out of range.
Oliveira stuffs the takedown attempt from Spartan. Spartan gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira throws a head kick but Spartan moves out of range.
Spartan tries to counter with a clinch but Oliveira shakes him off and moves away.
Oliveira throws a hook to the side of Spartan's head but Spartan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oliveira is looking to slow Spartan down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a looping right.
Oliveira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliveira misses with a left hand
and Spartan counters with a left and a right that stings Oliveira.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Spartan.
Thiago Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Spartan.
Spartan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Spartan wants to control from the top but Oliveira keeps moving.
Oliveira pulls Spartan in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spartan trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oliveira is adopting a defensive guard.
Spartan connects with a couple of short punches.
Oliveira has Spartan pulled in close to control his posture.
Spartan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Oliveira seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira keeping full guard, as Spartan tries to pass.
Oliveira has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Spartan looking to pass the guard.
Spartan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Spartan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Spartan in the domination position with Oliveira hanging on.
Spartan working away.
Spartan is trying to get an arm triangle but Oliveira is defending well.
Oliveira is trying to control Spartan's posture but Spartan avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Oliveira can't do much from the bottom here.
Spartan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Spartan tries to advance to mount but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliveira struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Spartan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Oliveira digs a good hook to Spartan's body.
Oliveira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spartan feints a counter leg kick.
Spartan ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Spartan is looking for the big counter here.
Oliveira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spartan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oliveira circles away quickly and effectively.
Oliveira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Oliveira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spartan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Oliveira has his hands on Spartan's head, controlling the position.
Spartan looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Oliveira holds on and takes a little breather.
Oliveira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spartan can do to turn this around?
Spartan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oliveira seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Spartan throws a big right hand that misses.
Spartan trying to control but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
Oliveira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Spartan on the ground.
Spartan forces his way into half guard.
Oliveira controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Spartan is trying to control the action in half guard but Oliveira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Spartan trying to pass the guard but Oliveira defending well.
Oliveira controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Spartan is working for a submission of some sort.
Oliveira keeping control of the position.
Further stalling from Oliveira.
Spartan has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Oliveira defend it? Spartan steps over the head and cranks it - Oliveira is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Spartan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jason Spartan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raphael De La Ghetto (ranked 2507 p4p, 2375 weight class) and Jambalaya Jones (ranked 231 p4p, 218 weight class). De La Ghetto comes to the cage accompanied by Fresh Prince - Geoffrey Poet. 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raphael De La Ghetto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jambalaya Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Jones.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De La Ghetto.
An attempted straight right counter from De La Ghetto misses the target.
De La Ghetto tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De La Ghetto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
De La Ghetto seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De La Ghetto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De La Ghetto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by De La Ghetto.
De La Ghetto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Ghetto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. De La Ghetto eventually gives up the hold.
De La Ghetto lands strikes from half guard.
De La Ghetto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
De La Ghetto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones wants to improve his position but De La Ghetto is controlling well.
De La Ghetto is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Ghetto wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
De La Ghetto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De La Ghetto trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Jones tries to get to full guard but De La Ghetto has control of the leg.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De La Ghetto tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is pressing down on De La Ghetto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
De La Ghetto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De La Ghetto is working hard here to advance position.
De La Ghetto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
De La Ghetto advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De La Ghetto working the head and body with strikes.
Jones gets back to half guard.
De La Ghetto is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Jones still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Jones has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jones avoids the body shot from De La Ghetto.
De La Ghetto avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De La Ghetto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
De La Ghetto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones tries to move into range but De La Ghetto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by De La Ghetto.
Jones throws a counter combo.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but De La Ghetto moves his leg out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Raphael De La Ghetto will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
De La Ghetto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a series of punches but De La Ghetto moves out of range.
Jones misses with a head kick.
De La Ghetto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De La Ghetto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De La Ghetto checks it well.
De La Ghetto throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones lands with a nice combination. De La Ghetto backs away looking to recover.
Jones misses with a head kick.
De La Ghetto throws a big shot that misses.
Jones throws a head kick but De La Ghetto moves out of range.
De La Ghetto rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
De La Ghetto misses with a punch to the body.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De La Ghetto scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Ghetto cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
De La Ghetto fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De La Ghetto.
De La Ghetto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
De La Ghetto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
De La Ghetto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Raphael De La Ghetto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones won't allow De La Ghetto to pass to mount.
De La Ghetto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
De La Ghetto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De La Ghetto scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De La Ghetto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. De La Ghetto eventually gives up the hold.
De La Ghetto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. De La Ghetto eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by De La Ghetto.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from De La Ghetto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Ghetto seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
De La Ghetto tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
De La Ghetto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
De La Ghetto content to control rather than advance.
We've been hearing that De La Ghetto has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
De La Ghetto landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De La Ghetto tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
De La Ghetto thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
De La Ghetto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De La Ghetto trying to advance position but Jones counters by regaining guard.
De La Ghetto throws a big right hand that misses.
De La Ghetto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
De La Ghetto throws a big elbow that misses.
De La Ghetto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael De La Ghetto dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and De La Ghetto counters with a stiff right hand.
De La Ghetto scores with a decent looking hook.
De La Ghetto throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping De La Ghetto under the eye.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De La Ghetto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jambalaya Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De La Ghetto.
Jones throws a counter combo.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from De La Ghetto both land. Nice combination.
A big right from De La Ghetto misses.
De La Ghetto throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Ghetto avoids the head kick by Jones.
De La Ghetto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but De La Ghetto is just out of range.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De La Ghetto was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Ghetto throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De La Ghetto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De La Ghetto passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jones!
De La Ghetto controlling the position easily from mount.
Jambalaya Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De La Ghetto has hold of Jones's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jones manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
De La Ghetto landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Ghetto wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
De La Ghetto is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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!
De La Ghetto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
 Jones is rocked!
De La Ghetto working for a submission but Jones is keeping him at bay.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can De La Ghetto finish him?
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
De La Ghetto drops a big elbow. That's hurt Jones! More shots from De La Ghetto and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raphael De La Ghetto!
After winning the bout, Raphael De La Ghetto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mick Taylor (ranked 1425 p4p, 1430 weight class) and Kenny Blankenship (ranked 129 p4p, 130 weight class). Blankenship has chosen MXC Most Extreme Challenge as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mick Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Blankenship!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blankenship gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Taylor to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Blankenship has control of Taylor's left arm, preventing Taylor from doing any damage.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
Blankenship controlling Taylor's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor is looking to pass into half guard but Blankenship pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Blankenship is in guard.
Blankenship landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blankenship postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blankenship landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship throwing strikes but missing.
Taylor looking to control.
Blankenship avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Taylor pulls Blankenship in close to prevent any damage.
Blankenship content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blankenship is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blankenship is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Blankenship working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Blankenship connects with a couple of short punches.
Blankenship with a flurry of punches that miss.
Taylor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Taylor looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Blankenship is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to work for an arm triangle but Blankenship is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Taylor wants to take a breather but Blankenship is having none of it.
Well, if Taylor is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Taylor wants to work for an arm triangle but Blankenship is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Blankenship manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Blankenship controls Taylor momentarily but Taylor frees himself.
Taylor looking to sit in guard and control but Blankenship gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Blankenship is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taylor is trying to keep Blankenship in close.
Blankenship throwing strikes but missing.
Blankenship landing with the ground and pound.
Blankenship is working Taylor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Blankenship won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
Blankenship working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Taylor pulls Blankenship in close to prevent any damage.
Taylor working for a triangle but Blankenship defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blankenship throws an elbow that misses. Taylor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blankenship's guard. Nice move by Taylor!
Blankenship keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.
Taylor passes Blankenship's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Blankenship is looking for a sweep. Taylor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blankenship trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mick Taylor will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blankenship lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Taylor dives in and grabs Blankenship's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blankenship pushes down on Taylor's head and hops out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Taylor.
Taylor misses the jab.
Taylor defending well as Blankenship loads up on a big left hand.
Taylor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blankenship swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blankenship.
A swing and a miss from Blankenship.
Taylor misses with a straight right.
Blankenship misses with a left hand
and Taylor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blankenship thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blankenship momentarily.
Blankenship avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blankenship throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blankenship misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Taylor lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor trying to control but Blankenship is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship is trying to keep Taylor in close.
Taylor trying to control but Blankenship is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blankenship not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Taylor trying to control but Blankenship is working from the bottom.
Taylor wants to pass the guard but Blankenship is keeping the position.
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.
Blankenship keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blankenship lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Blankenship avoids nicely.
Blankenship misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Nice defenses there by Blankenship.
Taylor throws a hook but Blankenship avoids it easily.
Blankenship throws out a powerful jab.
Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blankenship.
Blankenship throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
Blankenship tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Blankenship.
Taylor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Blankenship trying to hold on to Taylor's head to control him but Taylor postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to work for a kimura but Blankenship is defending well.
Blankenship won't allow Taylor to pass to mount.
Taylor is thwarting Blankenship's attempts to control the position.
Taylor is trying to control. Blankenship wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Taylor is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Blankenship sees it coming and defends easily.
Taylor is working for a submission of some sort.
Blankenship has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taylor is working away from the top position though.
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.
Blankenship is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Taylor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Taylor's back!
Blankenship is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Taylor up.
Taylor grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Mick Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blankenship is not going to allow Taylor to sit and survive in this position.
Blankenship is landing with strikes from the back.
Blankenship throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Taylor!
Taylor is covering up but some of the strikes from Blankenship are getting through and doing damage.
Blankenship lands with a hammerfist to the side of Taylor's head.
Taylor breaks Blankenship's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Blankenship looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blankenship has his hands on Taylor's head, controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kenny Blankenship will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Taylor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blankenship to score with a decent uppercut.
Taylor slips under a jab from Blankenship.
Taylor slips a straight right by Blankenship.
Blankenship with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blankenship misses with a body shot.
Taylor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blankenship misses with a left hand
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Blankenship scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blankenship swinging wildly here.
Blankenship tries to clinch
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Taylor moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Blankenship.
Blankenship misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blankenship misses with a body punch.
Blankenship misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Blankenship fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blankenship as Taylor tries to tie him up.
Taylor is trying to maintain a safe position but Blankenship gets an underhook and turns Taylor into the cage.
Taylor is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Blankenship can't fight it off and eventually Taylor manages to take the fight to the floor. Blankenship looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blankenship is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Taylor trying to control but Blankenship is working from the bottom.
Taylor won't allow Blankenship to sweep him here.
Taylor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blankenship's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship is trying to control but can't.
Blankenship won't allow Taylor to pass to mount.
Taylor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Taylor wants to work for an arm triangle but Blankenship is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Blankenship trying to control here.
Blankenship tries to get to full guard but Taylor has control of the leg.
Blankenship keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Taylor prevents Blankenship from improving his position.
Taylor is working for a kimura but Blankenship is defending it quite comfortably.
Taylor is working for a kimura but Blankenship is defending it quite comfortably.
Taylor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Taylor trying to control from half guard but Blankenship is working away.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Blankenship misses with a looping left.
Taylor misses with a body punch
and Blankenship counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blankenship looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Taylor lunges at Blankenship with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blankenship's hand.
Blankenship swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Blankenship is just out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Blankenship ducks down to avoid it.
Blankenship jabs Taylor right on the nose. Taylor blinks but takes it well.
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blankenship.
Sloppy strikes from Blankenship. Those never looked like landing.
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 Mick Taylor.
I think Taylor 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Taylor!
Our winner, Mick Taylor, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Kenny Blankenship spoke after the fight, saying 'DON'T. GET. ELIMINATEDDD!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Globe (ranked 2705 p4p, 2624 weight class) and Lance Thorn (ranked 300 p4p, 284 weight class). Lance Thorn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Globe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Globe moves out of range of the strikes.
Thorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Globe was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorn.
Lance Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn drops Globe with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Globe looks back up at him and smiles so Thorn waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Globe is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Globe misses the target.
Oh Globe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Globe fails to land the takedown.
Globe throws a looping overhand right but Thorn ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Thorn misses.
Globe seems to have got his legs back now.
Thorn just misses with a punch to the body.
Thorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Globe manages to avoid it.
Globe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thorn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Globe.
Thorn connects with a body shot that sends Globe's belly button to the back.
Thorn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Globe is breathing heavily.
Globe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thorn drops Globe with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Globe looks back up at him and smiles so Thorn waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Globe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thorn connects with a body shot that sends Globe's belly button to the back.
Thorn finds Globe's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Globe flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Thorn lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Globe will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lance Thorn!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Nguyen (ranked 201 p4p, 594 weight class) and Dallas Flanders (ranked 23 p4p, 59 weight class). Nguyen comes to the cage accompanied by In One Ear. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dallas Flanders!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flanders. Flanders obviously looking to wear him down.
Nguyen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jimmy Nguyen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nguyen scores with a jab to the body.
Nguyen throws a right hand that misses
and Nguyen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Jimmy Nguyen has been cut.
Nguyen scores with a shot to the body.
Nguyen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nguyen misses the jab.
Flanders swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Flanders lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nguyen digs a good hook to Flanders's body.
Nguyen scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nguyen lands a right hook to the body.
Nguyen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Nguyen.
Flanders throws a fast counter high kick but Nguyen manages to duck under it in time.
Nguyen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Flanders counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen shoots in for a takedown but Flanders shows good takedown defense.
Nguyen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flanders.
Flanders misses the jab.
Nguyen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Flanders looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nguyen just misses with a punch to the body.
Flanders throws an overhand right that lands on Nguyen's shoulder, as Nguyen tries to avoid the shot.
Flanders ducks under a wild hook from Nguyen.
Flanders throws out a counter right but Nguyen avoids it with no problem.
Nguyen throws a poor cross that misses
and Flanders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dallas Flanders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Flanders enables Nguyen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Flanders manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanders wants to stand but Nguyen is controlling the position.
Nguyen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nguyen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nguyen is working hard here to advance position.
Flanders wants to stand but Nguyen is controlling the position.
Flanders wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Nguyen manages to pass to side control.
Flanders is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nguyen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Flanders defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanders is trying to stand up here but Nguyen is controlling him well.
Flanders has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Nguyen is on him like a limpet, forcing Flanders back against the cage.
Flanders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flanders moves out of range of the strikes.
Nguyen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Nguyen.
Nguyen lands an overhand right.
Nguyen blocks a head kick by Flanders.
Nguyen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Flanders looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Flanders sneaks out the side door and pushes Nguyen away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nguyen misses the shot to the body.
Nguyen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Flanders's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanders gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Flanders walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Flanders connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nguyen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nguyen drives through with a takedown into Flanders's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Nguyen trying to control the position from guard on top but Flanders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flanders told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Nguyen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nguyen looking to pass the guard.
Nguyen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nguyen prevents Flanders from getting back to his feet.
Nguyen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Nguyen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Nguyen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nguyen connects with a body shot.
Flanders takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nguyen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nguyen lands the left hand.
Nguyen swings for the body but Flanders moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Flanders.
Nguyen dips to his left and cracks Flanders with an uppercut!
Nguyen tests Flanders's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen misses with a looping right.
Nguyen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flanders can do to turn this around?
Nguyen just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Flanders misses.
Nguyen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nguyen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Flanders back to the cage. Nguyen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nguyen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flanders.
Nguyen slips a straight right by Flanders.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nguyen is defended easily by Flanders.
It seemed like Flanders was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab lands there for Nguyen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big right from Nguyen misses.
Nguyen moves away from the strike by Flanders.
Nguyen lands with a nice body punch.
Nguyen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nguyen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Nguyen.
Flanders needs to keep his hands up - Nguyen had a free shot at his head there.
Nguyen misses with a straight right.
Flanders throws out a counter right but Nguyen avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flanders unleashes a big counter combination but Nguyen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nguyen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nguyen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flanders.
Nguyen misses with a jab to the body
and Flanders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jimmy Nguyen's cut is getting worse.
Flanders might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nguyen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nguyen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flanders.
Flanders swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nguyen misses with a jab to the body
and Flanders counters with a straight right hand.
Nguyen missing with a left hand there. Flanders was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice jab there from Nguyen.
Flanders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nguyen takes a swing at Flanders's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanders takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nguyen misses with a body shot.
Flanders is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nguyen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nguyen lands a nice hook to Flanders's body. Flanders takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nguyen lands a really nice looking cross but Flanders seems unphased.
Nguyen lands a nice hook to Flanders's body. Flanders takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nguyen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Flanders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Flanders slips under a jab.
Flanders appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nguyen throws a poor cross that misses
and Flanders counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Nguyen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Nguyen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nguyen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flanders.
Nguyen throws a body punch but Flanders moves out of range.
Nguyen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nguyen looks to throw the jab but Flanders is out of range.
Nguyen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Flanders doesn't seem bothered though.
Nguyen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nguyen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nguyen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Flanders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nguyen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nguyen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dallas Flanders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Nguyen misses.
Flanders looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nguyen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Flanders. Flanders circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nguyen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Nguyen.
Flanders appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Flanders avoids the body shot from Nguyen.
Nguyen swings for the body but Flanders moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Nguyen misses
and Flanders counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Nguyen misses.
Nguyen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flanders.
Flanders throws out a counter right but Nguyen avoids it with no problem.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nguyen.
Nguyen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jimmy Nguyen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen lands a jab to Flanders's midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Nguyen misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Flanders on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Flanders's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nguyen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Flanders scrambles back to his feet.
Nguyen takes a swing at Flanders's ribcage but misses.
And Flanders responds with a good body kick, but Nguyen manages to step out the way in time.
Flanders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nguyen.
It seemed like Flanders was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Flanders moves out of range as Nguyen strikes.
Flanders has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nguyen throws an overhand right that lands on Flanders's shoulder, as Flanders tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nguyen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Flanders looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Flanders tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen takes a swing at Flanders's ribcage but misses.
Nguyen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Flanders.
Nguyen throws a combination that misses
and Nguyen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nguyen misses with a lunging right hand
and Flanders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jimmy Nguyen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nguyen misses with a looping left.
Nguyen checks a low kick from Flanders.
Nguyen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jimmy Nguyen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Flanders working for a triangle but Nguyen defends it easily.
Flanders doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen stops Flanders from standing up.
Flanders working for a triangle but Nguyen defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nguyen 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.
Flanders working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nguyen has passed into half guard!
Nguyen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flanders keeps working.
Nguyen is pressing down on Flanders's thigh, looking to free his foot. Flanders is holding on for now.
Nguyen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Nguyen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nguyen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Nguyen!
During a confident post fight interview, Jimmy Nguyen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oenomaus Doctore (ranked 227 p4p, 525 weight class) and Muthafucka Jones (ranked 32 p4p, 70 weight class). Muthafucka Jones acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oenomaus Doctore !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Muthafucka Jones!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doctore throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Doctore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones connects with the punch.
Doctore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Muthafucka Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Doctore lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Doctore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Doctore .
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Doctore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Doctore moved out of range nicely.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doctore 's sensitive parts.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Doctore moved out of range nicely.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Doctore checks a leg kick.
Doctore cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doctore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doctore misses with a hook.
Doctore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doctore throws a lazy head kick
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doctore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doctore lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doctore moves away.
Doctore closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Doctore .
Doctore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones avoiding damage as Doctore throws knees to the body.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Doctore misses with a punch to the body.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doctore counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doctore misses with a low kick.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doctore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doctore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Doctore looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Doctore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doctore checks a leg kick.
Jones avoids the body shot from Doctore .
Doctore throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Doctore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Doctore saw it coming and moves away.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jones misses.
Doctore wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Doctore scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Doctore fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jones just manages to avoid it.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Doctore . Doctore maintains the clinch.
Doctore keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Doctore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Doctore .
 It looks like Muthafucka Jones has been cut.
Doctore misses with a looping right.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Doctore is looking to land body kicks.
Jones with the inside leg kick.
Doctore lands with a thumping leg kick.
Doctore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones misses with a low kick as Doctore jumps back.
Doctore slips a straight right by Jones.
Doctore throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Doctore 's shoulder, as Doctore tries to avoid the shot.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doctore . Doctore obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jones thumps Doctore with a low kick.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doctore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doctore throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones scores with the left hand. Doctore knows he should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Doctore .
Doctore misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab by Doctore .
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab by Doctore .
A good leg kick by Jones.
Doctore slips under a jab from Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doctore throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Doctore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Doctore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Muthafucka Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Muthafucka Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jones - that will leave a mark!
Doctore wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Doctore throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Doctore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Doctore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Doctore s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Doctore blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones keeps Doctore at a distance using the push kick.
Doctore throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Doctore is out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jones.
Doctore misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones connects with a leg kick.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Doctore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones scores with a push kick.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doctore .
Jones throws the left hand but Doctore avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Doctore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
The fighters circling - Doctore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones throws a hook but Doctore blocks it.
Doctore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muthafucka Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Doctore 's belly button to the back.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doctore scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doctore misses with a few strikes there.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Doctore thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Doctore jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Doctore drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
A body shot lands from Doctore .
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a hook but Doctore blocks it.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doctore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Doctore moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doctore moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Doctore is out of range and Jones settles back down.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick from Doctore , right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Doctore counters with a straight right hand.
Doctore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones throws a body punch but Doctore moves out of range.
Doctore looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Doctore pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Doctore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doctore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Doctore using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Doctore .
Jones working aggressively here.
Doctore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doctore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doctore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doctore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Doctore blocks an uppercut.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Doctore is controlling him.
Doctore lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doctore .
Doctore lands with a left to the head.
Doctore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doctore trying to land knees to the body.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doctore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Doctore scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doctore is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Doctore lands with a left to the head.
Doctore lands with a light punch inside.
Doctore pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Oenomaus Doctore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Muthafucka Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Doctore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Doctore looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Doctore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Doctore slips under a jab.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doctore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Doctore lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Doctore pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Doctore 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones breaks the clinch.
Doctore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Doctore throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Doctore moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Doctore was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Doctore lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Doctore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
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!
Jones throws a hook but Doctore blocks it.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Doctore avoids it.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doctore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Doctore moved out of range nicely.
Jones cracks Doctore with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Doctore takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doctore misses with a body shot.
Jones slips under a jab.
Doctore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doctore throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Doctore is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Doctore lands a slapping body shot.
A good leg kick by Doctore .
Doctore throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doctore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doctore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Doctore .
Doctore has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Doctore controls his hands.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Doctore sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doctore throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
Doctore misses the shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Doctore .
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Doctore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doctore takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones throws a hook but Doctore avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doctore . That's going to slow Jones down.
Doctore misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doctore lands a head shot.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
A quick step to the side and Doctore tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doctore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Doctore misses the shot to the body.
Doctore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Doctore swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Doctore moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Doctore takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doctore with the inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
A nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doctore throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doctore lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Doctore misses.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones connects with the punch.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doctore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones lands a front kick.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doctore .
Doctore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doctore slips a straight right by Jones.
A lazy body kick from Jones
and Doctore counters by clinching up.
Oenomaus Doctore has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Doctore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doctore throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Doctore 's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doctore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Doctore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Jones moves out of range as Doctore strikes.
Doctore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Oenomaus Doctore did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Muthafucka Jones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Doctore throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Doctore scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Jones misses.
Doctore ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones throws a hook but Doctore avoids it easily.
Doctore doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doctore looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doctore wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Doctore misses.
A jab from Doctore does it's job there.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doctore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Doctore misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doctore moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Doctore moves his leg out of the way.
Doctore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones throws a jab when Doctore was well out of range.
Doctore clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Doctore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Doctore has double underhooks.
Doctore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doctore leaning against his opponent.
Doctore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Doctore lands a shoulder strike.
Jones is trying to push Doctore away but Doctore has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Doctore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones punishes Doctore 's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Doctore ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
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!
Doctore throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Jones throws a low kick but Doctore avoids it.
Doctore throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Doctore only half commits.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doctore feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Doctore slips under a jab.
Doctore has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Doctore prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Doctore lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doctore lands a head shot.
Doctore blocks a jab.
Doctore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doctore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doctore throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Doctore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Doctore just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Doctore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doctore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doctore with a nice calf kick.
A jab from Jones misses.
Doctore throws a right hand that misses
and Doctore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doctore misses with a looping left.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doctore .
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Doctore does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doctore gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doctore stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Doctore is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Doctore is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Doctore tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Doctore misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doctore .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Doctore misses with a punch to the body.
Doctore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Doctore misses with some punches.
Doctore lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Oenomaus Doctore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Muthafucka Jones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones swings for the body but Doctore moves out of range.
Muthafucka Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones punishes Doctore 's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Doctore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
Jones only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Doctore was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Doctore connects with a body shot.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Doctore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones jabs at Doctore 's body.
Doctore moves out of range of the body kick.
Doctore lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doctore moves away from the strike by Jones.
Doctore lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones throws a body punch but Doctore moves out of range.
Doctore throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones moves away from the strike by Doctore .
Doctore pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doctore backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doctore blocks a jab.
A jab from Doctore finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Doctore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones punishes Doctore 's body with a nice straight punch.
Doctore looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Doctore steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jones. That one must have hurt.
Doctore feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Doctore looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Doctore has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Doctore there as he acknowledges the shot.
Doctore staying out of range there.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Doctore .
Doctore lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doctore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Doctore moves his leg out of the way.
An attempted straight right counter from Doctore misses the target.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Doctore counters with an inside leg kick.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Doctore 's head backwards.
Doctore tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Doctore tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Doctore throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
Doctore stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Doctore will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Doctore takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Doctore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Doctore scores with a nice body kick.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jones connects with a leg kick.
Doctore tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doctore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Doctore .
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones misses with the body kick
and Doctore counters with a stiff right hand.
Doctore throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Doctore wants to clinch.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doctore uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Doctore defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Doctore .
Doctore connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doctore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Doctore has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Doctore counters with a nice body shot.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Doctore moved away.
Doctore moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones misses with a combination
and Doctore counters with a nice body shot.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Doctore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doctore closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Doctore gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Doctore .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doctore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Doctore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Doctore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
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 Oenomaus Doctore .
I think Doctore 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 50:46
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 49:46
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Oenomaus Doctore !
Oenomaus Doctore retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Oenomaus Doctore thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isopaa Hunter (ranked 68 p4p, 304 weight class) and Akimbo Spice Chai Jr (ranked 9 p4p, 41 weight class). Isopaa Hunter has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Isopaa Hunter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Akimbo Spice Chai Jr!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chai Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunter lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chai Jr throws a looping overhand right but Hunter ducks down to avoid it.
Hunter tests Chai Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Akimbo Spice Chai Jr has been cut.
Hunter misses with an uppercut
letting Chai Jr counter with a right hand.
Hunter lands a nice shot that snaps Chai Jr's head back.
Chai Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Hunter lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chai Jr will feel that in the morning.
Chai Jr throws a head kick that misses
and Hunter counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Chai Jr sprawling to the canvas! Chai Jr rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hunter finish him?!
Hunter drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Chai Jr right on the button. Chai Jr goes down! Hunter follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Hunter gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isopaa Hunter!
Isopaa Hunter retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Isopaa Hunter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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