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JF 40 - Grinch War PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Misael Mejia (ranked 5069 p4p, 25494 weight class) and Leo The Phantom (ranked 507 p4p, 568 weight class). The Phantom has chosen 28 by Zach Bryan as his entrance music. Leo The Phantom will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Misael Mejia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leo The Phantom!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Phantom goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
 It looks like Misael Mejia has been cut.
Good shot there by The Phantom.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mejia. The Phantom does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Phantom misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mejia could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The Phantom throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Mejia to counter with a crisp jab.
Mejia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The Phantom looks to land a combination. Mejia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The Phantom ducks under a wild hook from Mejia.
The Phantom misses with a takedown attempt - Mejia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mejia is looking for a counter combo.
Misael Mejia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo The Phantom.
Mejia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Phantom looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mejia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Phantom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mejia swinging wildly here.
The Phantom tries to close the distance and clinch but Mejia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mejia loads up on a big right hand but The Phantom slips the punch.
Mejia misses with a combination
and The Phantom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Phantom fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mejia.
The Phantom misses with a body kick.
Mejia needs to keep his hands up - The Phantom had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mejia thuds a left hand into The Phantom's body.
The Phantom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mejia misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Mejia.
Mejia takes a kick to the side of the head.
The Phantom looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mejia misses with a two punch combination.
The Phantom throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mejia misses with a wild body shot.
Mejia throws a shot from downtown. The Phantom moves away and avoids it.
The Phantom takes one to the side of the head.
The Phantom is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mejia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Phantom wants to clinch
and Mejia counters with a two punch combo.
Mejia fails to land with a series of punches.
The Phantom will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As The Phantom looks to move away, Mejia throws a big counter combo but The Phantom just gets out of the way.
The Phantom on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Phantom lands a high kick!
The Phantom fails to land the takedown.
Mejia is looking for a counter combo.
A big left from Mejia misses.
The Phantom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mejia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mejia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mejia looks to throw the jab but The Phantom is out of range.
The Phantom tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mejia swinging wildly here.
Mejia lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mejia scores with a jab to the jaw.
The Phantom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mejia.
Jab by Mejia.
A punch combination from Mejia misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Misael Mejia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Misael Mejia's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A slow jab from Mejia misses its intended target.
Mejia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Phantom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Phantom is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mejia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Phantom.
The Phantom is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mejia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mejia fails to land with a series of punches.
Mejia with a nice cross.
Mejia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Phantom manages to avoid it.
Misael Mejia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Phantom avoids the body shot from Mejia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from The Phantom
and Mejia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Phantom thinking.
The Phantom throws a series of punches but Mejia avoids them all with ease.
Mejia blocks a head kick by The Phantom.
The Phantom is breathing heavily.
The Phantom checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mejia misses with a wild combination.
Mejia tries to bum rush The Phantom with a series of wild strikes but The Phantom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Mejia misses its intended target.
The Phantom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Phantom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Phantom closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mejia circles away.
Mejia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The Phantom throws a series of punches but Mejia avoids them all with ease.
The Phantom slips a straight right by Mejia.
The Phantom misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
An attempted straight right counter from Mejia misses the target.
Misael Mejia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo The Phantom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mejia misses with a two punch combination.
Mejia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mejia misses with a few strikes there.
The Phantom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mejia.
Mejia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Phantom.
The Phantom slips a straight right by Mejia.
The Phantom throws a head kick but Mejia moves out of range.
Misael Mejia is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Mejia misses.
Mejia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mejia appears to be looking for a counter punch 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!
A telegraphed right hand from Mejia misses the target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but The Phantom might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mejia has got the better of the exchanges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mejia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mejia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mejia's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mejia duly obliges.
Mejia throws a hook to the side of The Phantom's head but The Phantom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Phantom is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jab from Mejia.
Mejia misses the shot to the body.
Mejia lunges at The Phantom with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Phantom's hand.
The Phantom shoots in but no luck this time.
Mejia is looking to counter punch.
The Phantom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mejia counters with a right hand to the body.
The Phantom slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mejia lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mejia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mejia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mejia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Misael Mejia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Phantom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mejia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mejia wants it to stay on the feet.
Mejia tries to land a leg kick but The Phantom saw it coming and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Mejia. Those never looked like landing.
Mejia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Phantom can do to turn this around?
Mejia scores with a nice head shot.
Mejia throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Misael Mejia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Misael Mejia's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mejia misses with a wild combination.
Misael Mejia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Phantom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mejia throws a series of punches but The Phantom moves out of range.
Leo The Phantom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Phantom misses with a takedown attempt - Mejia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Mejia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from The Phantom.
The Phantom closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mejia circles away.
The Phantom shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mejia but Mejia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Misael Mejia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo The Phantom.
The Phantom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by The Phantom or perhaps it was just good defense by Mejia, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mejia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Phantom circles away quickly and effectively.
Mejia swings for the body but The Phantom moves out of range.
The Phantom closes the distance and clinches up with Mejia, looking for a takedown. The Phantom pushes Mejia against the cage but Mejia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mejia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mejia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Phantom gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mejia.
No joy there for Mejia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Phantom takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Phantom dodges the punch combination from Mejia.
The Phantom closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mejia stuns The Phantom with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mejia throws the left hand but The Phantom avoids the punch easily.
The Phantom changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mejia tries to avoid it but The Phantom manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mejia to the ground. Mejia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It looked like Mejia was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mejia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Phantom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mejia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Phantom wants to counter the offense by Mejia and move into the clinch position.
Mejia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Phantom is out of range.
The Phantom throws a leg kick but Mejia moved away.
The Phantom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mejia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Phantom checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mejia feints a jab promting The Phantom to slip. Mejia then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Phantom slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The Phantom tries for a takedown but Mejia circles away easily
and Mejia counters with a three punch combo that has The Phantom backing up. The Phantom nods at Mejia to acknowledge the strikes.
The Phantom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The Phantom slips a jab and a cross from Mejia.
Mejia throws a nice looking combination but The Phantom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Phantom lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The Phantom slips a jab and a cross from Mejia.
The Phantom slips a straight right by Mejia.
Leo The Phantom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mejia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mejia takes a swing at The Phantom's ribcage but misses.
The Phantom shoots in but Mejia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Mejia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Phantom misses with a double jab.
The Phantom slips a jab from Mejia.
Mejia stalks The Phantom and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Phantom's face. The Phantom staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mejia lands with a straight right. The Phantom didn't see that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mejia.
Mejia throws a right and a left that The Phantom avoids nicely.
Mejia cracks The Phantom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Phantom lands with a slapping head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Misael Mejia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mejia 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Misael Mejia!
After winning the bout, Misael Mejia 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Umar Hagmedov (ranked 3022 p4p, 4044 weight class) and Jack Mondale (ranked 357 p4p, 448 weight class). Mondale has chosen Bad to the Bone as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Hagmedov has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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KO power |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Umar Hagmedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Mondale!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mondale is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hagmedov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mondale fails to land the takedown.
Hagmedov slaps away a takedown attempt from Mondale, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Umar Hagmedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Mondale.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mondale.
Hagmedov throws a lazy uppercut
and Mondale counters with a series of strikes. Hagmedov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mondale fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hagmedov avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mondale fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hagmedov avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondale shoots for a takedown but Hagmedov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mondale goes for a double leg but Hagmedov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hagmedov continues to drive forward.
Hagmedov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mondale clinches with his opponent.
Hagmedov is trying to trip Mondale. He has hold of a leg but Mondale is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hagmedov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hagmedov is breathing heavily.
Mondale keeping moving, preventing Hagmedov from controlling successfully.
Mondale is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagmedov wants to control from the top but Mondale keeps moving.
Mondale is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hagmedov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mondale's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mondale pulls Hagmedov in to control the position.
Hagmedov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mondale tries to clinch there but Hagmedov circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mondale dives in and grabs Hagmedov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hagmedov pushes down on Mondale's head and hops out.
Mondale doesn't manage to clinch there - Hagmedov circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Hagmedov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hagmedov rushes Mondale and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mondale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hagmedov pushes Mondale up against the cage in a clinch.
Mondale wants to take the fight to the mat but Hagmedov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mondale breaks from the clinch.
Hagmedov closes the distance and clinches.
Mondale unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hagmedov misses with some punches.
Mondale stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagmedov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mondale prevents the takedown attempt.
Mondale drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hagmedov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mondale dips to his left and cracks Hagmedov with an uppercut!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mondale has managed to clinch.
Mondale tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hagmedov stops a takedown attempt from Mondale.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Umar Hagmedov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mondale shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hagmedov as he avoids it easily.
Hagmedov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hagmedov misses with an uppercut.
Hagmedov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mondale counters with a one-two to the body.
Mondale tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hagmedov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mondale somewhat.
Hagmedov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mondale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hagmedov attempts a counter takedown but Mondale avoids it well and moves away.
Hagmedov closes the distance and clinches.
Mondale can't find room to land a body shot as Hagmedov controls the action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mondale - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondale pulls guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mondale pulls Hagmedov in to control the position.
Mondale is trying to keep Hagmedov in close.
Hagmedov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mondale has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hagmedov has managed to get both his arms back between Mondale's legs - danger averted.
Hagmedov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mondale's head.
Mondale working a defensive guard here.
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.
Hagmedov is in close to Mondale's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hagmedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Mondale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mondale looking for a sweep. Not yet Mondale, not yet.
Hagmedov cracks Mondale with a solid left hand.
Hagmedov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hagmedov won't allow Mondale to sweep him here.
Mondale working a defensive guard but Hagmedov manages to pass into side control anyway.
Hagmedov working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mondale misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Mondale is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hagmedov lands a nice forearm strike.
Mondale can't do much from the bottom here.
Mondale is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hagmedov is staying active.
Hagmedov working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hagmedov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hagmedov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mondale some visible discomfort.
 Mondale is rocked!
Hagmedov in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Mondale looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Hagmedov turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Umar Hagmedov!
Post fight, an emotional Umar Hagmedov said 'I wanna call out Travis Lyons to a rematch i think its time to make result right'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benn Wills (ranked 3666 p4p, 3422 weight class) and Travis Lyons (ranked 417 p4p, 391 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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220
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benn Wills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis Lyons!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wills lunges at Lyons with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lyons's hand.
No joy there for Wills, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lyons misses with the combination.
As Lyons looks to move away, Wills throws a big counter combo but Lyons just gets out of the way.
Lyons takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
An inside leg kick lands from Wills.
Wills fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lyons has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wills fails to land with a series of punches.
Wills swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lyons lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lyons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wills.
Wills swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wills fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lyons on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benn Wills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wills slips under a jab from Lyons.
Wills rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lyons makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wills thuds a left hand into Lyons's body.
Sloppy strikes from Wills. Those never looked like landing.
Lyons is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lyons darts in looking for a takedown but Wills gets double underhooks and turns Lyons into the cage.
Lyons just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills misses with a double jab.
Lyons slips under a jab from Wills.
Despite the aggression on Lyons's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lyons fails to land with a series of punches.
Wills takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lyons closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wills to the mat! Wills manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wills is trying to keep Lyons in close.
Lyons is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wills can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lyons controls the pace.
Wills working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lyons.
Lyons is in close to Wills's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills controls Lyons momentarily but Lyons frees himself.
Lyons pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wills is keeping the position for now.
Wills on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wills tries to get out of the position.
Lyons working some strikes from top position.
Lyons stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wills swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lyons chips away with some ground and pound.
Lyons scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lyons scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wills looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wills trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lyons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wills displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lyons.
Lyons gets the takedown into side control.
Wills is trying to control Lyons's posture but Lyons avoids it.
Lyons fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lyons is looking to take a break and control but Wills is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lyons has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lyons working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lyons in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lyons scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wills is not content to let Lyons control the position.
Lyons works to advance to full mount. Wills defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Wills wants to control but Lyons is having none of it.
Lyons lands a nice shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Travis Lyons will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wills's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lyons under the eye.
Wills takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wills closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lyons scores with a three punch combo!
Wills shoots in looking for a takedown but Lyons manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wills's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A little jabbing left from Lyons on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wills lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lyons misses with a lunging right hand
and Wills counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Lyons down! Wills is looking to finish but Lyons is intelligently defending himself.
Lyons is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wills looking to pass the guard.
Wills being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lyons is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lyons trying to control the action but Wills is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lyons lands with a punch from half guard.
Lyons is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wills has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lyons is working away from the top position though.
Lyons thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wills's head.
Lyons seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lyons connects with a nice short shot to Wills's temple.
Wills moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills wants to sweep but no luck.
Wills keeping moving, preventing Lyons from controlling successfully.
Wills working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lyons.
Lyons trying to control the position from guard on top but Wills is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wills looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lyons trying to control the position from guard on top but Wills is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lyons postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lyons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Lyons misses.
Wills keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wills misses with a combination
and Lyons counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lyons closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Wills's guard.
Lyons is working Wills over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lyons wants to control from the top but Wills keeps moving.
Lyons lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lyons engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wills takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lyons is working Wills over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lyons tries to advance to mount but can't.
Wills knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lyons on the ground.
A lull in the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Lyons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lyons fails to land with a series of punches.
Benn Wills has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Travis Lyons is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wills throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lyons feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Willss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice combination there by Wills.
Nice cross by Lyons.
Wills fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice combination there by Wills.
Benn Wills is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lyons fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wills sprawls well initially but Lyons persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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!
Lyons wants to control but Wills is keeping him busy.
Lyons might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wills haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lyons not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lyons controlling the pace.
Lyons slips a nice elbow through Wills's hands, connecting with Wills's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills tries to get to full guard but Lyons has control of the leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lyons looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wills with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wills wants to control but Lyons is keeping busy.
Wills avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lyons.
Lyons trying to control from Wills's half guard. Wills has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lyons is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lyons lands a couple of elbows.
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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lyons's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lyons has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lyons throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wills works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lyons preventing the sweep.
Lyons lands a couple of digs.
Lyons working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lyons lands a body shot.
Lyons closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wills tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Lyons is landing with strikes from the back.
Lyons lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Wills.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Wills do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Wills covers up after that shot from Lyons.
Lyons 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 Wills!
Lyons softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Lyons punishes Wills with strikes from the back mount.
Lyons lands a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons trying to control momentarily.
Wills is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Lyons scores with punches to the body.
Lyons gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Lyons tries to get the hooks in deep but Wills pushed the leg off.
Wills is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Lyons is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lyons's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Lyons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lyons winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Lyons!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Shoemaker Snow (ranked 3795 p4p, 3593 weight class) and Travis Guenette (ranked 369 p4p, 360 weight class). Guenette has chosen The Only Thing They Fear Is You as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Glenn Shoemaker Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis Guenette!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Guenette has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Snow lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Guenette fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guenette tries to close the distance and clinch but Snow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guenette shoots for a double leg takedown but Snow sprawls well. He's pushed Guenette's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Guenette has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow lands with a nice combination. Guenette backs away looking to recover.
Snow shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Guenette's guard.
Guenette working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Snow doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Guenette is tightening it up a little... Snow has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Snow reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Snow taps out! Nice BJJ there by Guenette!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Travis Guenette!
Travis Guenette decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jun Li (ranked 2919 p4p, 2918 weight class) and Viggo Oglislav (ranked 346 p4p, 345 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jun Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viggo Oglislav!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Li lands in his opponent's guard.
Li loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oglislav is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Li wants to pass the guard but Oglislav is keeping the position.
Li scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li landing some decent shots from guard.
Oglislav utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oglislav avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Li throws a big right hand that misses.
Oglislav being controlled here, momentarily.
Li connects with a couple of short punches.
Li stands up over Oglislav, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oglislav wants to sweep here but Li controlling him for the moment.
Li stays in close to Oglislav's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li with a nice head shot there.
Oglislav is trying to control the position but Li postures up.
Li postures up in Oglislav's guard and throws a big left but Oglislav blocks it.
Li controls from within his opponent's guard.
Li tries to free his leg and advance position but Oglislav is retaining full guard.
Li is working Oglislav over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Li sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li postures up.
Li working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Li chips away with some ground and pound.
Li is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Li 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.
Li has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Li is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Li passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The referee asks Li politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Li prefers to stall for the moment though.
Li'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li in side control lands a decent elbow.
Li controls the position.
Li is working Oglislav over with some ground and pound from side control.
Li controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li lands a decent elbow from side control.
Oglislav taking a bit of punishment here - Li scoring with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oglislav is looking to reverse the position.
Li working the ground and pound.
Li is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Oglislav will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Li dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oglislav throws an off balance right hand
and Li counters with a takedown into side control.
Oglislav is looking for a sweep.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oglislav can do to turn this around?
Oglislav is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Li is working Oglislav over with some ground and pound from side control.
Li is looking to take a break and control but Oglislav is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oglislav taking a bit of punishment here - Li scoring with strikes.
Li working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Oglislav is not content to let Li control the position.
The referee asks Li politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Li prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li lands a few punches from side control.
Li lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Oglislav down.
Li taking a breather here.
Li has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Li in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Li lands an elbow.
Oglislav is being controlled here.
Li scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oglislav is looking to regain half guard here but Li keeps moving and retains side control.
Li landing strikes.
Li in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
 It looks like Viggo Oglislav has been cut.
Jun Li overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oglislav takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Li scoring with punches and elbows.
Li landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
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!
Oglislav trying to remain calm as Li controls from the top position.
Li scores with punches from side control.
Li content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Li connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Oglislav some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oglislav takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Li is chipping away with strikes.
Li scores with a couple of short elbows.
Oglislav is rocked!
Li working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Oglislav is still in real trouble! Can Li finish him?
That has opened up Viggo Oglislav's cut even more.
Li cracks Oglislav with a big elbow.
A big shot lands for Li! That's hurt Oglislav! Will he recover? Li fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jun Li!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xzavier Jacobs (ranked 2326 p4p, 2673 weight class) and Jacob Song (ranked 278 p4p, 321 weight class). Jacob Song 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xzavier Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Song!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Song drops Jacobs with a beautiful combination! Jacobs stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Song is looking for the KO!
It looks like Xzavier Jacobs has been cut.
Jacobs has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Song finds it's way round the side to connect with Jacobs's head.
 Jacobs is rocked!
OH! Jacobs has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Song smells blood and charges in for the finish! Song unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Jacobs sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jacob Song!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Weichung Li (ranked 2286 p4p, 3119 weight class) and Stef Voscamp (ranked 245 p4p, 323 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Weichung Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stef Voscamp!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li shoots for a takedown but Voscamp saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Li shoots in looking for a takedown. Voscamp tries to sprawl out of it but Li keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Voscamp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Voscamp throws a counter combo.
Voscamp shoots in and drives through. Li sprawls well.
Voscamp shoots in and drives through. Li sprawls well.
Voscamp gets a clinch.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voscamp gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Li to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Li landing with the ground and pound.
Voscamp can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Li controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voscamp is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Li controlling the position well.
Li wants to improve his position but Voscamp is controlling well.
Li keeping hold of Voscamp's head, controlling as best he can.
Li tries to roll over but Voscamp keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li is trying to control but can't.
Voscamp takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Li is trying to get back to full guard.
Li controlling the position well.
Li regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voscamp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Li is keeping the position for now.
Voscamp drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Voscamp jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Li is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voscamp trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Voscamp preventing the sweep.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Li darts in looking for a takedown but Voscamp gets double underhooks and turns Li into the cage.
Voscamp throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Weichung Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li displaying some good clinch control by pressing Voscamp up against the cage.
Li stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Li leaning his opponent against the cage.
Li seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Voscamp tries to score a power double leg takedown but Li sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Voscamp somewhat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Li has a takedown stuffed.
Li shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Voscamp sprawls well. Voscamp wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Li gets slowly back to his feet.
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 Weichung Li will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Voscamp clobbers Li with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Li looking to score a takedown here. Voscamp is defending well but Li drives through and ends up in Voscamp's guard.
Voscamp looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Li makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Voscamp has momentary wrist control but Li slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Voscamp is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Li is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voscamp working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Li doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Li manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Li controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li working some strikes from top position.
Li distracts Voscamp with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Voscamp pulls Li in close to his closed guard and prevents Li from doing any damage or advancing position.
Li has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Li throwing strikes from guard but Voscamp blocks nicely.
Li throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Voscamp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Li with a nice head shot there.
Li working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Li cracks Voscamp with a solid left hand.
Voscamp is rocked!
Li stands up over Voscamp, holding on to his feet. Li throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Voscamp is out cold! Li lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Weichung Li!
Weichung Li 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Bai Li (ranked 1962 p4p, 1360 weight class) and Shawn Silvia (ranked 217 p4p, 158 weight class). Silvia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'd Love to knock the hell out of you. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight 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 Las Vegas, Bai Li!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Silvia!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silvia misses with a hook to the body
and Li counters with a single leg into guard. Silvia didn't expect that.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li passes Silvia's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silvia preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silvia can do anything to dispel that myth.
Li stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li working over Silvia with some ground and pound. Silvia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Li is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silvia!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li lands a big elbow.
Li landing strikes from the mount.
Li lands a couple of good shots and Silvia has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Li trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Silvia doesn't escape.
Silvia looking very determined here, making life difficult for Li.
Silvia covers up after that shot from Li.
Li is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li throwing sloppy strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li scores with punches to the body.
Silvia trying to control but not successfully.
Silvia staying busy and making it hard for Li to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silvia trying to control the position but Li manages to sink in the hooks.
Li lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Li lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Silvia.
Silvia looking very determined here, making life difficult for Li.
Li gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li not allowing Silvia to control his hands.
Li scores with strikes from the back.
Li connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Silvia to escape the position.
Li lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Silvia trying to control the position but Li manages to sink in the hooks.
Li lands punches and elbows.
Li lands shots from the back.
Silvia looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Li is punishing Silvia with strikes - can he finish him?!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvia prevents Li from getting a body triangle.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Li.
Li is landing with strikes. Silvia can't take much more of this.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Li gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Li gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Li apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Silvia looks to land a combination but Li avoids it well.
Silvia lands with an uppercut that bounces Li off the cage and back into range.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Silvia.
Silvia lands a nice hook to Li's body. Li takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silvia misses with an uppercut.
Li drops down looking for a counter takedown but Silvia sprawls and moves away.
Silvia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bai Li dominated that round.
That's time! Li's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silvia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silvia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silvia, as that shot connected.
Silvia swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Li feinted with a counter takedown.
Silvia throws a jab but it's blocked by Li.
Li takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silvia misses with a hook
and Li counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silvia keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Li keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silvia's head.
Li is in close to Silvia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Li trying to control but Silvia is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li cracks Silvia with a solid left hand.
Bai Li overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Li postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Li loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silvia wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Li is now in half guard.
Li takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Li seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silvia for as long as he can get away with.
Li scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvia has hold of Li's hands but Li slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Li looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Li works his way into full mount!
Li postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silvia looks a forlorn figure.
Silvia wants to control but Li is having none of it.
Li lands a heavy elbow.
Li scoring with strikes but Silvia is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li controlling from the full mount.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silvia can do to turn this around?
Li scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Li raining down hammerfists from mount.
Li wants to control the pace but Silvia is squirming around nicely.
Li connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silvia is rocked!
Li fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Li working the ground and pound effectively.
Silvia is still in real trouble! Can Li finish him?
Silvia wants to hold on but Li pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li working Silvia over with strikes here.
Silvia in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvia is squirming around, avoiding Li's attempts to control the action.
Li postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Silvia in real trouble here! The ref calls for Silvia to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bai Li!
Bai Li retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Bai Li thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Shawn Silvia spoke after the fight, saying 'I had COVID.'.
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