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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darryl Warin (ranked 24953 p4p, 25379 weight class) and John Canetti (ranked 476 p4p, 467 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Warin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'M A TANK. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Darryl Warin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Canetti!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Warin.
Canetti looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A cross from Warin lands.
 It looks like John Canetti has been cut.
Warin sends Canetti crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Warin is motioning to the referee to let Canetti up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Canetti is rocked!
Warin connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Canetti out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darryl Warin!
A victorious Darryl Warin 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Sachi Keikain (ranked 5017 p4p, 24490 weight class) and Daisy Fresh (ranked 402 p4p, 430 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sachi Keikain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisy Fresh!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fresh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keikain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fresh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keikain wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Keikain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keikain feints and then cracks Fresh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fresh down.
Keikain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keikain scores with a leg kick.
Fresh walks into a jab.
Fresh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keikain.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keikain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fresh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Keikain fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A cross from Keikain lands.
Fresh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keikain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keikain looks to land a right hand but Fresh moved out of range.
Keikain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Keikain throws a big shot that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Keikain there.
Fresh ducks under a wild hook from Keikain.
We've been told by Keikain's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Keikain throws a shot from downtown. Fresh moves away and avoids it.
Keikain moves into range and clinches up with Fresh.
Keikain leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Keikain on the inside.
Keikain lands a shoulder strike.
Fresh tries to score a body lock takedown but Keikain shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fresh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Keikain gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sachi Keikain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daisy Fresh.
Keikain lands with a short shot to the head.
Fresh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Keikain avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fresh is looking to take this one to the mat.
Keikain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fresh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short left from Keikain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fresh tries for a takedown but Keikain manages to get underhooks.
Keikain lands with a right to the head.
Keikain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keikain stops a takedown attempt from Fresh.
Keikain digs a right hand into Fresh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fresh's gas tank.
Keikain lands an uppercut.
Fresh is looking to take this one to the mat.
Keikain pushes Fresh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keikain lands an uppercut.
Keikain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fresh's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Keikain.
Fresh can't get the takedown.
Fresh goes for a takedown in the clinch but Keikain prevents it.
A short right from Keikain.
Keikain can't find room to land a body shot as Fresh controls the action.
Fresh goes for a takedown attempt but Keikain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fresh fails with a takedown attempt.
Fresh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Keikain misses with a looping left.
Fresh decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fresh seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Fresh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fresh passes to side control.
Keikain wants to get back to his feet.
Fresh tries to move to mount but Keikain blocks the move with his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sachi Keikain dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fresh. Keikain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fresh misses with a hook to the body
and Keikain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keikain throws a jab when Fresh was well out of range.
Fresh clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Keikain on the inside.
Fresh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keikain throws a head punch that misses.
Keikain gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fresh.
A short left from Keikain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keikain stops a takedown attempt from Fresh.
Keikain stops a takedown attempt from Fresh.
Sachi Keikain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daisy Fresh.
Keikain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keikain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fresh can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keikain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fresh has Keikain pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Keikain manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keikain lands a body shot.
Fresh has Keikain pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Keikain manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fresh goes for a takedown attempt but Keikain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keikain.
Keikain bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Keikain misses with a body shot.
Fresh drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Keikain defends it well.
Keikain tries to land a front kick but Fresh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sachi Keikain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keikain misses with a looping left.
Fresh thuds a left hand into Keikain's body.
Keikain misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fresh. Keikain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keikain throwing a counter right hand but Fresh manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fresh.
Keikain half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fresh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fresh moves into the clinch.
Keikain scores with a shot to the side of Fresh's head.
Fresh goes for a takedown attempt but Keikain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fresh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Keikain avoids it really well and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fresh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Keikain defends well and Fresh ends up having to push Keikain into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Daisy Fresh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keikain lands the left hand.
Fresh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keikain throws out the jab.
Fresh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Keikain rather than just go for the knockout.
Fresh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keikain counters with a stiff right hand.
Fresh misses with a takedown attempt
and Keikain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fresh is rocked!
BOOM! Keikain lands a beautiful left hook that drops Fresh. Fresh tries to recover but Keikain is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Fresh lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sachi Keikain!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyrie James (ranked 3311 p4p, 25250 weight class) and Joe Sharp (ranked 212 p4p, 265 weight class). James comes into the arena with ALESTORM - Shipwrecked blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyrie James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James dives in and scores a takedown into Sharp's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James 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.
James trying to control but Sharp is working from the bottom.
Sharp can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as James controls the pace.
James throwing strikes from guard but Sharp blocks nicely.
Sharp looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sharp swivels though and keeps the full guard.
James wants to control from the top but Sharp keeps moving.
Sharp tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
James forces his way into half guard.
Sharp trying to hold on to James's head to control him but James postures up.
Sharp wants to get back to full guard.
Sharp is controlling James's position as best he can from this difficult position.
James tries to pass to full mount but Sharp defends it.
Sharp tries to roll over but James keeps him under control.
James controlling the action here.
That's two 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.
Sharp wants to improve his position but James is controlling well.
Sharp is trying to control but can't.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sharp scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
James regains half guard.
James keeping control of the position.
Sharp throws a strike but James avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
James is looking to cinch up a triangle. Sharp throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to James's body to avoid the submission. James has instead reached around Sharp's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! James arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kyrie James!
Kyrie James was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Lee (ranked 2713 p4p, 4007 weight class) and Miko Laaksonen (ranked 311 p4p, 399 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Push Ups. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miko Laaksonen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nathan Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laaksonen moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Laaksonen scores with a shot to the body.
Laaksonen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lee is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A lazy left from Laaksonen finds it's target.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Laaksonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Laaksonen counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Laaksonen to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laaksonen tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee throws a right and a left that Laaksonen avoids nicely.
Laaksonen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Laaksonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Laaksonen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laaksonen staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Laaksonen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laaksonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Laaksonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Laaksonen lands with a shot to the body.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laaksonen moves away.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Laaksonen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Laaksonen counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laaksonen scores with a body shot.
Lee looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laaksonen throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Laaksonen counters with a nice body shot.
Laaksonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee throws a hook but Laaksonen avoids it easily.
Laaksonen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Laaksonen does it's job there.
A shot to the liver by Laaksonen. Beautiful body shot.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Laaksonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Laaksonen on the side of the head.
Laaksonen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
 Lee is rocked!
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laaksonen.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Laaksonen saw that one coming.
Laaksonen slips under a jab from Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Laaksonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laaksonen steps into range and cracks Lee with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Lee flops backwards and Laaksonen dives into his guard looking to finish!
Laaksonen stays in close to Lee's body and controls the position.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
Laaksonen with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laaksonen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lee is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Laaksonen dives into side control.
Laaksonen lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laaksonen cracks Lee with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Laaksonen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lee, who protects the arm well.
Laaksonen works to advance to full mount. Lee defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laaksonen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Laaksonen on the ground.
Laaksonen landing strikes from the mount and Lee is in trouble!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miko Laaksonen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Laaksonen scores with a jab to the body.
Laaksonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laaksonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laaksonen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lee with a body shot.
No joy there for Laaksonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laaksonen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Lee misses
and Laaksonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Laaksonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Laaksonen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laaksonen lands with a cross.
Lee throws a series of punches but Laaksonen avoids them all with ease.
Laaksonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee moves forwards but Laaksonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laaksonen scores with a nice strike.
Lee moves forwards but Laaksonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Laaksonen moved out of range nicely.
Laaksonen connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Lee misses with a hook
and Laaksonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab lands there for Laaksonen.
Laaksonen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
BOOM! Laaksonen lands a beautiful left hook that drops Lee. Lee tries to recover but Laaksonen is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Lee lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miko Laaksonen!
The defeated Nathan Lee had this to say: 'I'll be back with a KO'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard O Brien (ranked 2831 p4p, 2785 weight class) and Jack Ripley (ranked 183 p4p, 178 weight class). O Brien comes to the cage accompanied by Forcefield. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Ripley!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripley lands a head shot.
O Brien lands a jab to the head.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses.
O Brien throws a body shot but no joy.
Ripley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Brien.
Ripley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ripley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ripley, as that shot connected.
Ripley looks to land a left hand but O Brien moved out of range nicely.
O Brien ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
O Brien lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Brien connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
O Brien jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Brien keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ripley.
Richard O Brien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Brien takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O Brien throws a hook but Ripley blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ripley misses the target.
We've been told by O Brien's head coaches at 🕵️The Nonce Hunters🕵️ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ripley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Brien misses with a hook.
Ripley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ripley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Brien with a body shot.
O Brien throws a leg kick but Ripley checks it.
O Brien steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ripley.
O Brien is looking to counter punch.
Ripley looks to land a right hand but O Brien moved out of range.
Nice body punch from Ripley.
Ripley throws a hook but O Brien blocks it.
A left lands for Ripley.
O Brien throws a head kick but Ripley moves out of range.
Ripley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ripley misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Brien throws a lazy uppercut
and Ripley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Brien throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ripley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slow jab from O Brien misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from O Brien.
Ripley lands with a nice body punch.
O Brien throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Brien listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses.
O Brien misses with a left hand
letting Ripley counter with a right hand.
O Brien misses with a straight right.
Ripley works O Brien's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters circling a little - O Brien finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ripley throws a right and a left that O Brien avoids nicely.
O Brien throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by O Brien there.
A swing and a miss from O Brien.
Ripley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ripley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Brien moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ripley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Brien tests Ripley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ripley throws a combination that misses
and O Brien counters with a stiff right hand.
Ripley misses with a straight right.
O Brien motions for Ripley to come forward. O Brien throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Brien misses with a right hand
and Ripley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Brien throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
O Brien takes a swing at Ripley's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ripley. O Brien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ripley throws a body shot but no joy.
Ripley blocks a jab.
Ripley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
O Brien misses with a hook
and Ripley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Brien with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
O Brien with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O Brien takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
O Brien lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ripley sizes up O Brien with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ripley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Brien.
Ripley cracks O Brien with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! O Brien looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away can Ripley finish him?
O Brien is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ripley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
O Brien sizes up Ripley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oh O Brien is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Brien cracks Ripley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
O Brien seems to have got his legs back now.
Jack Ripley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ripley misses with a hook
and O Brien counters with an inside leg kick.
Ripley lands a big right hook! O Brien looks hurt but is still standing! Ripley lands a left jab and another right hook! This time O Brien falls down and Ripley dives in with a huge hammer fist! O Brien's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Ripley runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Ripley!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Okada (ranked 2969 p4p, 3130 weight class) and Jake James (ranked 277 p4p, 285 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuki Okada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake James!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Okada on his heels. He'll look to pass Okada's guard now, I'm sure.
James throws a sloppy strike and Okada has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! James is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Okada!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yuki Okada!
Yuki Okada decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keanu Allen (ranked 2620 p4p, 2639 weight class) and Victor Torrente Torrente (ranked 299 p4p, 306 weight class). Victor Torrente Torrente is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keanu Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Torrente Torrente!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrente fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Torrente moves into the clinch successfully.
Allen avoids the elbow strike from Torrente, against the cage.
I was talking to Allen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Torrente pushes off an throws an elbow but Allen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Torrente.
Allen lands a nice shot to the body.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Allen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Allen finds it's target.
Torrente misses with a left hand
and Allen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Torrente swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen lands a jab to the nose.
A good leg kick by Allen.
Torrente just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen circles away from the clinch attempt.
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!
Torrente throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Allen is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrente cracks Allen with an open hand slap.
Torrente avoids the body shot from Allen.
Torrente tries to counter by closing the distance.
Allen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Torrente throws a body shot but no joy.
Torrente throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Torrente moves forwards but Allen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Torrente swings away with a body shot that misses
and Allen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Torrente misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Torrente.
Torrente just misses with a punch to the body.
Torrente throws an overhand right that lands on Allen's shoulder, as Allen tries to avoid the shot.
Allen lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Torrente looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
Allen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torrente tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Torrente.
Torrente closes the distance but Allen moves to the side
and Allen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torrente tries to counter with a clinch but Allen shakes him off and moves away.
Allen scores with a nice right hand.
Torrente swings away with a body shot that misses
and Allen counters with a series of strikes. Torrente will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fighters circling - Torrente throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torrente moves out of range of the body kick from Allen.
Allen scores with a shot to the body.
Allen tries a head kick but it misses.
Torrente swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Allen. Torrente shrugs it off though.
Allen throws a head kick but Torrente moves out of range.
Torrente looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
Torrente is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Allen rather than just go for the knockout.
Torrente keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allen.
Torrente wants to counter the offense by Allen and move into the clinch position.
Victor Torrente Torrente seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torrente misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torrente's sensitive parts.
Allen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torrente takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Allen avoids the body shot from Torrente.
Allen connects with a looping right hand.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torrente.
Allen avoids the body shot from Torrente.
Torrente throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Allen counters with a stiff right hand.
Torrente throws an off balance right hand
and Allen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torrente wants to clinch
and Allen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Torrente thinking.
Torrente tries to clinch but Allen is having none of it.
Torrente falls off balance throwing a combination
and Allen counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torrente tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Allen to counter with a crisp jab.
Allen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A punch lands to the side of Allen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Allen tries a head kick but it misses.
Torrente misses with a body punch
and Allen counters with a straight right hand.
Allen throws a body punch but Torrente moves out of range.
Allen lands a head kick!
Allen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Allen throws a sloppy head kick and Torrente moves out of range easily.
Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torrente sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Allen misses its intended target.
Allen cracks Torrente with an open hand slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torrente moves out of range as Allen throws a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keanu Allen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Torrente misses with a hook
and Allen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut lands for Allen. That snapped Torrente's head back.
Allen misses with a left hand
and Torrente counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Torrente.
Torrente misses with an elbow over the top.
Allen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Torrente blocks an uppercut.
Allen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Allen.
Allen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torrente misses with a wild body shot.
Allen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torrente can do to turn this around?
Torrente loads up on a big right hand but Allen slips the punch.
Torrente throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torrente takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Allen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torrente bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Torrente throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Allen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torrente misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Allen.
Torrente tries to move into range but Allen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab from Allen.
Allen scores with a jab. Torrente acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Torrente tries to clinch
and Allen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torrente wants to clinch
and Allen counters with a stiff right hand.
Allen slips a jab from Torrente.
Torrente misses with a wild body shot.
Keanu Allen is winning the standup battle so far.
Torrente bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Torrente scores with a nice right hand.
Torrente takes one to the side of the head.
Torrente has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allen defending well as Torrente loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen slips under a jab from Torrente.
Allen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Torrente ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Torrente just misses with a punch to the body.
Torrente connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Allen lands with a slapping head kick.
Allen scores with a jab to the head.
Allen throws a looping overhand right but Torrente ducks down to avoid it.
Allen scores with a push kick.
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torrente misses with a body shot
and Allen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torrente is looking to clinch but Allen is avoiding it.
Allen connects with a high kick.
Jab, jab by Allen - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrente misses with a hook.
Allen swings for the body but Torrente moves out of range.
Allen keeps the fight on the outside.
Torrente blocks a head kick by Allen.
Allen scores with a kick to the body.
Torrente fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Torrente ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
Torrente has managed to clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Allen.
A right hand to the body from Allen.
Torrente is breathing heavily.
A short right from Allen.
Allen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torrente backwards.
Allen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torrente throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torrente walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrente misses with a right hand
and Allen counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen scores with a nice strike.
Torrente throws an off balance right hand
and Allen counters with a stiff right hand.
Allen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Torrente misses with a shot to the body
and Torrente takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Allen.
Torrente swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torrente throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Allen works the jab nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Allen keeps the fight on the outside.
Allen thuds his shin into the meat of Torrente's side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keanu Allen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Torrente moves into the clinch successfully.
Victor Torrente Torrente has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torrente throws an elbow that misses.
Allen manages to break the clinch.
Torrente tries to clinch up.
Allen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Torrente wants to clinch but Allen slips to the side
and Allen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torrente walks into a stiff left hand from Allen.
Allen keeps the fight on the outside.
Allen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Allen sets himself, and Torrente steps forward looking for the clinch! Allen avoids it this time.
Allen stuns Torrente with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Torrente lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Allen circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Torrente misses
and Allen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Torrente tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Torrente.
A jab lands there for Allen.
Allen throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen cracks Torrente with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrente tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Allen throws a right and a left that Torrente avoids nicely.
Torrente misses with a hook to the body
and Allen counters with a straight right hand.
Torrente tries to close the distance and clinch but Allen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Allen throws a nice head kick!
Torrente misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Torrente throws a sloppy body shot
and Allen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torrente throws a poor cross that misses
and Allen counters with a good low kick that Torrente was not able to check.
Torrente takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Allen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allen scores with a head kick. Torrente tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Torrente drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Torrente tries to clinch
and Allen counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen jabs Torrente right on the nose. Torrente blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrente tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Torrente.
Torrente on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Allen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Torrente's hands.
A shot to the liver by Allen. Beautiful body shot.
Allen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Torrente.
Torrente connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Allen momentarily.
Allen lands with a cross.
Allen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torrente. That did some damage!
Torrente throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Allen. Beautiful body shot.
Allen thuds his right hand into Torrente's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Torrente closes the distance looking to clinch
and Allen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrente darts in and clinches Allen up against the cage.
Keanu Allen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Allen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torrente's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Torrente tries to clinch but Allen is having none of it.
Allen jabs at Torrente's body.
Torrente takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Allen lands a body shot.
Torrente throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Allen counters with a leg kick.
Allen throws a nice head kick!
Torrente tries to clinch
and Allen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Torrente. Those never looked like landing.
Allen connects with a right hand. Torrente shakes it off.
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!
Torrente rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Allen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrente takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Torrente blocks a head kick by Allen.
A shot to the liver by Allen. Beautiful body shot.
Keanu Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Allen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Torrente walks into a left hand.
Allen throws a head kick that Torrente semi-blocks.
Torrente misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Allen counters with a nice uppercut.
Torrente swings away with a body shot that misses
and Torrente takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Allen scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torrente throws a series of punches but Allen avoids them all with ease.
Torrente throws a body shot but no joy.
Allen throws a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Keanu Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Allen 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keanu Allen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sylwester Goryl (ranked 1593 p4p, 2982 weight class) and Buzz Chase (ranked 199 p4p, 339 weight class). Goryl's entrance music is Dziwki Dragi Lasery. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sylwester Goryl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buzz Chase!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goryl throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chase wants to clinch up but Goryl keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Goryl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chase throws a left and a right that both miss
and Goryl counters with a three punch combo that has Chase backing up. Chase nods at Goryl to acknowledge the strikes.
Chase throws an off balance right hand
and Goryl counters with a three punch combo that has Chase backing up. Chase nods at Goryl to acknowledge the strikes.
Goryl throws a nice looking combination but Chase bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chase doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chase misses with a right hand
and Goryl counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goryl moves away from the strike by Chase.
Goryl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goryl throws a head kick that misses.
Chase swings for the body but Goryl moves out of range.
Chase throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chase gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Goryl gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sylwester Goryl!
Sylwester Goryl is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kelton Bailey (ranked 1882 p4p, 2484 weight class) and Jamison Hardin (ranked 230 p4p, 287 weight class). Hardin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Memories (feat. Kid Cudi). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelton Bailey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jamison Hardin!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardin throws a series of punches but Bailey avoids them all with ease.
Hardin looks to land a right hand but Bailey moved out of range.
Hardin scores with a hook to the body. Bailey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hardin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bailey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown but Hardin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hardin moves out of range as Bailey strikes.
Hardin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hardin swinging wildly here.
Bailey has been working on his balance at MMA Hype Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Hardin.
A slow jab from Hardin misses its intended target.
Bailey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bailey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Hardin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bailey throws a hook to the side of Hardin's head but Hardin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bailey throws a series of punches but Hardin moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin throws an overhand right that lands on Bailey's shoulder, as Bailey tries to avoid the shot.
Bailey scores with a nice head shot.
Hardin looks to throw the jab but Bailey is out of range.
Bailey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardin.
Bailey throws a jab when Hardin was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Hardin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bailey feints a jab promting Hardin to slip. Bailey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hardin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hardin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bailey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hardin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bailey scores with a sloppy right hand. Hardin should have avoided that one.
Hardin scores with the left hand. Bailey knows he should have avoided that one.
Hardin ducks under a wild hook from Bailey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardin throws a hook but Bailey avoids it easily.
Bailey misses the body punch
and Hardin counters with a stiff right hand.
Bailey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hardin lands a really nice looking cross but Bailey seems unphased.
Kelton Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws a hook to the side of Hardin's head but Hardin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Hardin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bailey misses the jab.
Hardin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bailey lands a slapping body shot.
Bailey walks into a left hand.
Hardin misses with a straight right.
A big left from Hardin misses.
Bailey feinted with a counter takedown.
Hardin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hardin's coach down at Gold Samurai\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hardin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bailey connects with a body shot.
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardin moves away.
Jamison Hardin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bailey clinches.
Bailey displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hardin up against the cage.
Hardin wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hardin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bailey.
Bailey clinches up with Hardin and pushes him back against the cage.
Hardin tries to break free but Bailey pushes him back against the cage.
Hardin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bailey checks a low kick from Hardin.
Bailey drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hardin sprawls and moves away.
Bailey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardin, pushing him back against the cage.
Hardin breaks the clinch.
Hardin defending well as Bailey loads up on a big left hand.
Bailey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hardin swings for the body but Bailey moves out of range.
Hardin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bailey connects with a nice looking jab.
Bailey shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bailey showed some decent athleticism there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Well, if Bailey 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey wants to pass the guard but Hardin is defending well.
Bailey wants to work for an arm triangle but Hardin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bailey is keen to just control but Hardin is a slippery customer.
Hardin wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardin is in trouble now - Bailey has advanced to mount!
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 Kelton Bailey will probably get the nod.
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.
Bailey dives in for a single leg takedown but Hardin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bailey pulls guard successfully.
Hardin stopping the sweep attempt from Bailey.
Bailey has a closed guard, preventing Hardin from standing up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hardin won't allow Bailey to sweep him here.
Bailey is working hard here to advance position.
Bailey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bailey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hardin's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardin wants to stand but Bailey is controlling the position.
Bailey is pushing down on Hardin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hardin is fighting to maintain full guard but Bailey has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hardin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bailey.
Hardin is trying to stand.
Bailey is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bailey is keen to just control but Hardin is a slippery customer.
Kelton Bailey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardin pushes Bailey off looking to stand but Bailey dives back in and keeps control.
Bailey is controlling the pace.
Hardin pushes Bailey off looking to stand but Bailey dives back in and keeps control.
Bailey is working for a submission of some sort.
Hardin pushes Bailey off, looking to escape but Bailey dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Hardin is forced to tap! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kelton Bailey!
Kelton Bailey retains his welterweight title!
Kelton Bailey made sure to mention his sponsor, Bloodbath MMA Clothing in his post fight interview.
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RATING
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