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NYF Fight Night 55 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorden Anders (ranked 4355 p4p, 25471 weight class) and Brian Roberts (ranked 426 p4p, 511 weight class). Anders comes to the cage accompanied by Lord Knows/Fighting Stronger. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorden Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anders is looking to clinch but Roberts is avoiding it.
Roberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anders.
Roberts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roberts with the counter takedown but Anders avoids it easily.
Anders scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch combination from Anders misses.
Roberts should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Roberts throws a body kick, spinning off balance
so Anders counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Anders will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Anders working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Roberts has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Anders throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anders postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anders postures up in Roberts's guard and throws a big left but Roberts blocks it.
Anders avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Roberts is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Roberts stands up and beckons Anders to join him on the feet.
Anders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roberts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roberts throws a chopping leg kick but Anders manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Roberts feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Roberts stays in close to Anders's body and controls the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roberts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Roberts trying to control the position but Anders is working away.
Roberts happy to just control the position for now.
Let's hope that Roberts has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Roberts passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Anders!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Roberts controlling from the full mount.
Roberts looking to control but Anders is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Roberts controlling the pace for now.
Roberts looking to control but Anders is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Roberts looking to finish Anders with some ground and pound. This is bad for Anders!
Anders holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Roberts tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Roberts wants to control the pace but Anders is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anders is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roberts can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anders is looking to escape.
Roberts is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Anders is surviving well by controlling Roberts's body position as best he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Roberts dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Roberts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anders's waist but Anders gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roberts off to one side.
Anders fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Anders throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roberts.
Roberts changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Anders throws a series of strikes that have Roberts backpedaling.
Anders tests Roberts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body punch from Anders.
Jorden Anders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts has a takedown stuffed.
Anders feinted with a counter takedown.
Anders darts in trying to clinch
and Roberts counters with a single leg into guard. Anders didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anders keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders is working an open guard so Roberts takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Anders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jorden Anders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anders takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Anders lands with a nice combination. Roberts backs away looking to recover.
Roberts wants to clinch
and Anders counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Roberts punching from the bottom.
Roberts is trying to maintain the position but Anders is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roberts defending well though.
Roberts moves into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anders is one step ahead there.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anders accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anders accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anders postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anders is looking to work some ground and pound but Roberts has wrist control.
Anders working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anders stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Roberts has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Anders manages to get his head free but now Roberts has transitioned to an armbar! Anders grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Roberts! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brian Roberts!
Jorden Anders spoke after the fight, saying 'Not the outcome i wanted, but that's the game.Hats off to my opponent for bringing it. Ill take the loss,rebuild, and come back better. The journey continues.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Oliveira (ranked 2574 p4p, 4389 weight class) and Aaron Lyle (ranked 258 p4p, 372 weight class). Oliveira comes into the arena with In the air tonight Phil collins blaring out of the sound system. Charles Oliveira has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Lyle!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Oliveira.
Lyle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lyle blocks a jab.
Lyle misses with a hook
letting Oliveira counter with a right hand.
Oliveira definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lyle misses with a left hand
and Oliveira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lyle looks to land a left hand but Oliveira moved out of range nicely.
Oliveira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lyle misses with a wild combination.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Lyle.
Oliveira drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lyle, who protects the arm well.
Lyle taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira tries for a kimura but Lyle is defending well.
A lull in the action here.
Oliveira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lyle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Oliveira fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Oliveira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lyle, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyle is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Oliveira is working to tighten his grip on Lyle's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Lyle has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Oliveira is really squeezing tight and eventually Lyle passes out! Oliveira breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Charles Oliveira!
Post fight, Charles Oliveira took to the microphone: 'I will be champion..I’m the peoples champ'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Radu Dragusin (ranked 1989 p4p, 4053 weight class) and Sylvester Jolt (ranked 232 p4p, 403 weight class). Sylvester Jolt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Radu Dragusin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sylvester Jolt!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragusin just misses with a punch to the body.
Jolt lands with an overhand left.
Dragusin slips a straight right by Jolt.
Jolt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dragusin counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Sylvester Jolt has been cut.
Jolt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dragusin closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Jolt! Dragusin dives in looking to finish! Jolt is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Radu Dragusin!
Radu Dragusin took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zander McGuire (ranked 2037 p4p, 2991 weight class) and Grant Daws (ranked 213 p4p, 287 weight class). Zander McGuire could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Grant Daws 's chin.
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zander McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Grant Daws !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McGuire misses with a combination
and Daws counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Zander McGuire has been cut.
Daws throws a lazy right hand but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGuire tries to counter by clinching up but Daws breaks away and moves out of range.
McGuire misses with a lunging right hand
and Daws counters with a right hand to the body.
A big right from Daws misses.
A quick step to the side and McGuire tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuire misses the target.
McGuire connects with a body shot that sends Daws 's belly button to the back.
McGuire keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by McGuire.
It looked like McGuire wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Daws darts in and clinches McGuire up against the cage.
Daws is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McGuire is keeping busy.
Stalling in the clinch from McGuire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGuire lands a right hand.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daws 's elbow.
I was talking to McGuire's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Daws misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Daws avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
Daws prevents a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire displaying some good clinch control by pressing Daws up against the cage.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McGuire just leaning against Daws , taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daws works on McGuire's body with a couple of short punches.
Daws lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Daws controls his hands.
Daws struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Daws avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
McGuire prevents a body shot from Daws .
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
McGuire pushes Daws back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Daws is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McGuire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Daws has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McGuire seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Daws can turn it around.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Daws avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daws .
A body shot lands from McGuire.
Daws blocks a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire is stalling here.
Daws lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
McGuire lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daws or not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McGuire.
Daws misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire scores with a shot to the side of Daws 's head.
McGuire lands a right hand.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daws 's elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Daws struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daws blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Daws misses with some punches.
Daws doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire is working Daws over against the cage.
Daws misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Daws .
Daws tries to stall but McGuire uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McGuire scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Daws goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daws blocks a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Daws uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daws can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
A short right from McGuire on the inside.
A short right from McGuire on the inside.
Daws prevents a body shot from McGuire.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zander McGuire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McGuire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Daws throws an off balance right hand
and McGuire counters with a nice body shot.
McGuire sends Daws crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McGuire is motioning to the referee to let Daws up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Daws is rocked!
McGuire flashes Daws a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Daws 's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Daws crumples to the floor! He's out cold! McGuire punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zander McGuire!
An out of breath Zander McGuire thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Frieberg (ranked 1510 p4p, 1664 weight class) and Jason Jones (ranked 191 p4p, 208 weight class). Jason Jones 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gregor Frieberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Jones!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws out a loose jab but Frieberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frieberg moves away from the strike by Jones.
Frieberg swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Frieberg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jones looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones regains half guard there - taking advantage of Frieberg's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Frieberg throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Frieberg prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Nice strikes from Frieberg there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Frieberg.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Frieberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to full guard but Frieberg has passed into side control.
Frieberg has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jones!
Frieberg with good strikes from the mount here!
Jones regains half guard.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frieberg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones throws strikes from the bottom but it's allowed Frieberg to grab hold of an arm and go for an armbar! It's tiiiiiiiiight! Jones is forced to tap! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gregor Frieberg!
Gregor Frieberg seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Bray (ranked 2783 p4p, 3026 weight class) and Paulo Silva (ranked 327 p4p, 352 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sonny Bray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Bray off balance momentarily.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva pushes Bray away with a front kick.
Bray on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Bray misses with a series of wild punches.
As Bray backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Bray manages to avoid it all.
Bray moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Sonny Bray has been cut.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
I was talking to Bray's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bray stalling the fight.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bray stalling against the cage.
Bray breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bray.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bray closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Bray is blocking nicely.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bray misses with a body punch.
Bray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Bray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bray has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bray blocks it with crossed arms.
Bray slows down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bray.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bray. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bray dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
As Bray backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Bray manages to avoid it all.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Bray improves position.
Bray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bray.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bray misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Bray will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bray tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Bray scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Bray tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bray is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bray's sensitive parts.
Bray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bray gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Bray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Bray.
Bray is looking to clinch.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Bray bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Bray tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva is looking for the big counter here.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva connects with a jab.
Bray moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Bray's ribcage.
Bray misses with a punch to the body.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sonny Bray's cut.
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.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bray throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Bray down.
Bray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Bray blocks with his arms.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Bray has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bray.
Bray throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bray tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Bray blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Bray.
Bray struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Bray gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Silva pushes Bray off but Bray dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bray is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Bray scoring with strikes.
Bray content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva punching from the bottom.
Bray passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva!
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Bray's attempts to control the action.
Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bray with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
You get the feeling that Silva really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Bray raining down shots from the mount!
Bray avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Silva tries to improve his position but instead Bray has taken his back!
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Bray is in full control for now.
Bray has good solid back control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bray working for the choke.
Bray has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Silva has freed his hand and lives to survive another� well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Bray dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sonny Bray's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bray is looking for a counter combo.
A nice combination there by Bray.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bray misses with a body punch.
Bray has Silva pushed against the cage.
Bray effectively controlling the action here.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Bray leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bray is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bray has his back to the cage.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bray's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bray jumps guard but Silva stands there with Bray around his waist. Bray gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bray taking a breather.
Bray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Bray.
Bray tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Paulo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bray moves into the clinch successfully.
Bray pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bray tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Bray.
Bray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Bray tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bray tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Bray darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bray is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bray has his back to the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Bray blocks it.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bray struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Bray blocks an uppercut.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bray misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bray.
Bray steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Bray.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Bray backs away looking to recover.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Bray doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Bray shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bray's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As Bray backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Bray manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Bray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a head kick but Bray moves out of range.
Bray tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Bray throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bray misses with a series of wild punches.
Bray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paulo Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Bray bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonny Bray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bray tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Bray throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Bray has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Memnon Tithonus (ranked 1845 p4p, 2036 weight class) and Dillon Russo (ranked 192 p4p, 212 weight class). Tithonus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nishaiar - Duhanakhar. 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Memnon Tithonus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dillon Russo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tithonus gets tackled into the cage by Russo. Russo maintains the clinch.
Tithonus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Russo smiles and moves away.
Russo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been hearing reports that Tithonus has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Russo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tithonus manages to avoid it.
Russo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tithonus moves away.
Russo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tithonus doesn't seem bothered though.
Russo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tithonus was well out of range. Poor timing from Russo.
Tithonus tries to counter by clinching up but Russo breaks away and moves out of range.
Tithonus shoots in for a takedown but Russo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Russo cracks Tithonus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Russo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Russo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tithonus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Memnon Tithonus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Russo finds it's way through Tithonus's defenses.
Tithonus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tithonus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Russo cracks Tithonus with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russo scores with a hook to the body. Tithonus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Russo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tithonus takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tithonus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Russo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tithonus shoots in looking for a takedown but Russo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tithonus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dillon Russo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Russo scores with a sloppy right hand. Tithonus should have avoided that one.
Russo has Tithonus up against the cage in a clinch.
Tithonus decides to pull guard.
Russo is in close to Tithonus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Russo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Russo chips away with some ground and pound.
Russo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Russo trying to control but Tithonus is working from the bottom.
Russo working some strikes from top position.
Tithonus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Russo manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tithonus advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tithonus is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tithonus is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Russo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tithonus prevents Russo from improving his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Russo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tithonus is looking to advance position but Russo won't allow it.
Russo wants to improve his position but Tithonus is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tithonus is looking for a kimura here.
Russo is trying to control Tithonus's posture. Tithonus takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Russo! Tithonus is rotating here... this could be the end... Russo is out! Tithonus has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Memnon Tithonus!
Memnon Tithonus thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Jacobson (ranked 2487 p4p, 2286 weight class) and Drew Krueger (ranked 285 p4p, 261 weight class). Marshall Jacobson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Jacobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobson misses with a looping right.
Krueger throws out a counter right but Jacobson avoids it with no problem.
Krueger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Jacobson.
A punch lands to the side of Krueger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Krueger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacobson throws out the jab.
Krueger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jacobson.
Krueger has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jacobson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Marshall Jacobson has been cut.
Jacobson with a jab.
It looks like Drew Krueger has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jacobson throws a hook to the side of Krueger's head but Krueger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krueger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Krueger defending well as Jacobson loads up on a big left hand.
Krueger takes a swing at Jacobson's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson slaps away a takedown attempt from Krueger, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No joy there for Jacobson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Jacobson does no damage.
Jacobson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krueger.
We've been told by Jacobson's head coaches at Slobos Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Krueger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krueger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jacobson lands a body shot.
Jacobson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krueger manages to avoid it.
Krueger moves away from the strike by Jacobson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Krueger lands a jab to the head.
Krueger takes one to the side of the head.
Jacobson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobson scores with a punch to the head.
Krueger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Krueger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jacobson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krueger's hands.
Krueger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacobson manages to avoid it.
Krueger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jacobson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jacobson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson throws a one two combo.
Jacobson connects with a looping right hand.
Krueger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jacobson rather than just go for the knockout.
Krueger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jacobson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jacobson works Krueger's body with a nice hook.
Jacobson ducks under a wild hook from Krueger.
Jacobson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circling - Krueger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jacobson is looking to counter the offense by Krueger and move into the clinch.
Krueger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jacobson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jacobson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson sends Krueger crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jacobson is motioning to the referee to let Krueger up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobson lands a big right hook! Krueger looks hurt but is still standing! Jacobson lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Krueger falls down and Jacobson dives in with a huge hammer fist! Krueger's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Jacobson runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marshall Jacobson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isoa Tawake (ranked 1241 p4p, 1525 weight class) and Leroy Brewer (ranked 156 p4p, 183 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Isoa Tawake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leroy Brewer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tawake closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brewer counters with a good low kick that Tawake was not able to check.
Brewer lands with a good body shot.
A left and a right from Tawake both land. Nice combination.
Tawake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tawake thows a leg kick but Brewer checks it
and Brewer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tawake lands a head shot.
Brewer misses with a low kick.
A big left from Brewer misses.
Brewer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brewer dodges the punch combination from Tawake.
Brewer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from Brewer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tawake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brewer was well out of range. Poor timing from Tawake.
Tawake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tawake closes the distance and clinches.
Brewer can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tawake misses with an elbow over the top.
Brewer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tawake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tawake.
Brewer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tawake thows a leg kick but Brewer checks it
enabling Brewer to counter with a crisp jab.
Tawake just misses with a punch to the body.
Tawake misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Tawake's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brewer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tawake lands the left hand.
Brewer just misses with a punch to the body.
Tawake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tawake with a nice calf kick.
Tawake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Tawake. Those never looked like landing.
Brewer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brewer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tawake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brewer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tawake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tawake throws out the jab.
Brewer misses with a low kick as Tawake jumps back.
Tawake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brewer.
Tawake misses with a double jab
and Brewer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tawake moves to clinch but Brewer breaks away
and Brewer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tawake thinking.
Tawake throws a poor cross that misses
and Brewer counters with an outside leg kick.
Tawake pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brewer back to the cage. Tawake follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tawake slips under a jab from Brewer.
Tawake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brewer counters with a straight right hand.
Brewer looks to land a right hand but Tawake moved out of range.
Tawake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tawake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brewer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tawake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tawake swings widly with a right hand
and Brewer counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tawake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brewer.
Tawake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brewer can pounce on him.
Tawake has managed to clinch.
Brewer breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Tawake misses.
Brewer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brewer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A big right from Tawake misses.
Donk. Tawake catches Brewer right on the button with a cross.
Brewer scores with a decent looking hook.
Tawake swings widly with a right hand
and Brewer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tawake's knee momentarily.
Brewer cracks Tawake with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tawake wants to clinch but Brewer slips to the side
and Brewer counters with a nice uppercut.
Tawake misses with a head kick.
Isoa Tawake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brewer checks a leg kick.
Tawake takes a swing at Brewer's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tawake lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tawake misses with a lunging right hand
and Brewer counters with a leg kick.
Brewer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tawake throws out the jab.
Tawake throws a shot from downtown. Brewer moves away and avoids it.
Tawake throws a shot from downtown. Brewer moves away and avoids it.
Brewer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tawake scores with a nice right hand.
Tawake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tawake avoids the head kick by Brewer.
Tawake clinches up with Brewer and pushes him back against the cage.
Tawake scores with a shot to the side of Brewer's head.
Brewer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tawake takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brewer misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brewer looks to land a left hand but Tawake moved out of range nicely.
Brewer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tawake.
Tawake feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brewers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brewer is looking to score with low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isoa Tawake dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tawake misses with an uppercut. Brewer saw that one coming.
Tawake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tawake misses with a hook. Brewer ducked under it nicely.
Tawake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brewer.
A little jabbing left from Brewer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brewer looks to land a left hand but Tawake moved out of range nicely.
Brewer lands with a straight right. Tawake didn't see that one coming.
Tawake is looking to chop away at Brewer's legs.
Brewer tries a quick counter leg kick but Tawake is wise to it.
Tawake rushes Brewer and presses him up against the cage.
Brewer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tawake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tawake throws a right hand that Brewer ducks under and follows up with a left that Brewer also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Brewer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brewer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer blocks a jab.
Tawake moves out of range as Brewer strikes.
Isoa Tawake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brewer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brewer misses with a body shot.
Tawake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tawake backing away here, and Brewer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A combination from Brewer does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tawake lands a two punch combo.
Brewer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brewer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brewer misses with a body punch
and Brewer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tawake tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brewer! But no joy.
Tawake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brewer.
Brewer moves out of range of the strikes.
Tawake tries to clinch up
and Brewer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Tawake finds it's way through Brewer's defenses.
Brewer ducks right into an uppercut from Tawake.
Tawake avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tawake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tawake wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tawake moves to clinch but Brewer breaks away
and Brewer counters with a straight right hand.
Tawake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tawake ducks under a wild hook from Brewer.
Brewer throws a good cross that connects.
Tawake throws a series of punches but Brewer moves out of range.
Tawake just misses with a punch to the body.
Brewer throws a body shot but no joy.
Tawake swings widly with a right hand
and Brewer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brewer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tawake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brewer feints and then cracks Tawake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tawake down.
No joy there for Tawake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tawake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tawake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brewer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Isoa Tawake is winning the standup battle so far.
Tawake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brewer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tawake.
Tawake jabs Brewer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brewer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brewer throws a head kick that misses.
Brewer throws a jab but it's blocked by Tawake.
Brewer misses with a body shot.
Tawake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tawake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tawake throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Brewer counter with a right hand.
Brewer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tawake throws a jab when Brewer was well out of range.
Tawake backing away here, and Brewer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tawake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brewer with the inside leg kick.
Tawake misses with a double jab
and Brewer counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brewer moves away from the strike by Tawake.
Tawake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brewer, pushing him back against the cage.
Brewer breaks the clinch.
Brewer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tawake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tawake there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tawake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brewer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tawake looks to land a combination but Brewer avoids it well.
Brewer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tawake throws a leg kick which misses Brewer's front leg but catches the back leg as Brewer tries to avoid it.
Tawake thuds a left hand into Brewer's body.
Tawake throws a body shot but no joy.
Tawake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brewer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tawake in his tracks.
Brewer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tawake moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Isoa Tawake will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tawake throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brewer feints a counter leg kick.
A punch combination from Brewer misses.
Brewer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brewer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tawake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tawake tries to clinch there but Brewer circles away.
Tawake throws a big shot that misses.
Brewer is looking to chop away at Tawake's legs.
Tawake throws a big counter combination but Brewer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brewer with a nice calf kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tawake.
Tawake throws a nice looking combination but Brewer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer connects with a solid leg kick.
Brewer misses with a looping left.
Tawake throws a poor cross that misses
and Brewer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tawake with a jab.
Tawake pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tawake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brewer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brewer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brewer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tawake misses with a wild body shot.
Tawake fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brewer. Tawake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tawake lands a right hook to the body.
Tawake wants to clinch
letting Brewer counter with a right hand.
Brewer tried to score with a low kick but Tawake checks it.
Brewer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tawake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tawake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tawake is looking to clinch.
Tawake throws a push kick but Brewer slaps the foot to one side.
Tawake throws a lazy uppercut
and Brewer counters with a low kick, right behind Tawake 's knee.
Tawake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brewer.
A little jabbing left from Brewer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tawake takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tawake throws a right hand that misses
and Brewer counters with a stiff right hand.
Tawake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tawake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tawake misses with a hook
and Brewer counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tawake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brewer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brewer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tawake. That did some damage!
Brewer slips a jab from Tawake.
Tawake misses with a straight left.
Tawake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brewer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leroy Brewer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tawake throws an off balance right hand
and Brewer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tawake.
Tawake looks to clinch
and Brewer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tawake moves out of range of the body kick.
Tawake is looking to counter punch.
Tawake fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tawake looks to throw the jab but Brewer is out of range.
Brewer slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tawake tries to clinch but Brewer moves out of range.
Tawake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brewer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tawake scores with a leg kick.
Tawake throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brewer's head.
Tawake throws a nice looking combination but Brewer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tawake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tawake throws a nice head kick!
Tawake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tawake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brewer swings for the body but Tawake moves out of range.
Tawake lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Good shot there by Brewer.
It looks like Isoa Tawake has been cut.
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!
Tawake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brewer lands a big right hand that sends Tawake crashing to the mat! Brewer stays standing though and waves Tawake back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer misses with an uppercut. Tawake saw that one coming.
Isoa Tawake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tawake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brewer misses with a looping left.
Tawake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brewer lands with a nice body punch.
Brewer with a nice calf kick.
Brewer throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tawake.
Tawake fails with an attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Brewer misses
and Brewer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brewer throws a body punch but Tawake moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Tawake as he connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brewer misses with a hook. Tawake ducked under it nicely.
Tawake scores with a jab.
Brewer lands a lovely overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leroy Brewer.
I think Tawake has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isoa Tawake!
Isoa Tawake bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russ Simons (ranked 754 p4p, 659 weight class) and Jeff Christ (ranked 101 p4p, 92 weight class). Jeff Christ has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Russ Simons's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Russ Simons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Christ!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Christ is controlling the pace.
Simons avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Christ.
Simons's coaches at London MMA Club have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Simons keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Christ working Simons over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christ thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Simons's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Christ is trying to control. Simons wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Christ not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Christ is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ looks to land a strike but Simons avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Christ is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Christ looking to pass the guard.
Simons working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Christ.
Christ is in close to Simons's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Christ throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Simons works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Christ chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ trying to control but Simons is working from the bottom.
Christ working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Christ with a flurry of punches that miss.
Christ working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Simons's head.
Simons being controlled here, momentarily.
Christ forces his way into half guard.
Christ thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Simons's head.
Christ with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Simons keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Christ has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Simons is looking to control Christ's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Simons avoid being mounted?
Christ thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Simons's head.
Simons is not content to let Christ control the position.
Christ is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Simons doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Christ.
Simons keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Christ is working for a submission of some sort.
Christ is looking to take a break and control but Simons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Christ sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Simons defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Christ dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Christ slips a straight right by Simons.
No luck for Christ with that takedown attempt.
Simons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Christ scores with a body shot.
Christ cracks Simons with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Christ lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Christ misses the shot to the body.
Christ scores with a sloppy right hand. Simons should have avoided that one.
Christ looks to land a left hand but Simons moved out of range nicely.
Christ closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Christ lands in his opponent's guard.
Christ content to stall in guard here.
Christ throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ wants to control from the top but Simons keeps moving.
Christ distracts Simons with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Christ wants to control from the top but Simons keeps moving.
Simons working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Christ.
Christ is in close to Simons's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Christ wants to control from the top but Simons keeps moving.
Christ throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Christ working some strikes from top position.
Christ working some strikes from top position.
Christ trying to control but Simons is working from the bottom.
Christ trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Simons looking for a sweep. Not yet Simons, not yet.
Christ makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Christ trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Christ sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Christ lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ trying to control the position from guard on top but Simons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simons working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Christ.
Simons keeping full guard, as Christ tries to pass.
Simons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Christ landing some decent shots from guard.
Christ loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Christ looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Christ is in close to Simons's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Christ keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Simons's head.
Simons keeping moving, preventing Christ from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christ accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Christ in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Christ trying to control but Simons is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Simons working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Christ.
Christ trying to control the position from guard on top but Simons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Christ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Christ gets the takedown into side control.
Christ working the ground and pound but Simons is defending the strikes.
Simons defending against the ground and pound.
Christ wants to lay and pray for a moment but Simons keeps working.
Christ lands a nice forearm strike.
Christ trying to control the action but Simons is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Christ seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ in side control, throwing shots but Simons defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christ looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ controls the position from side control.
Christ goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Simons has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Christ but great work by Simons.
Christ is trying to get back to half guard.
Christ is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jeff Christ has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simons is thwarting Christ's attempts to control the position.
Christ makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Christ.
Christ manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Simons manages to get himself to full guard.
Christ makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Christ trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Christ controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Christ trying to control but Simons is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Christ's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Christ engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Simons is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Christ postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Christ controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Simons seems keen to control Christ's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Christ wants to control from the top but Simons keeps moving.
Christ postures up and lands a big shot to Simons's brow.
Christ looking to pass the guard.
Christ throws a big right hand that misses.
Simons utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Simons throws a big shot that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Christ closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Christ tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Christ has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Simons dodges the ground and pound from Christ.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Christ really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Christ fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Russ Simons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Christ catches Simons with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Simons looks to land a combination. Christ sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Christ has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Simons is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Christ misses with a body shot.
Christ scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Christ thuds a left hand into Simons's body.
Christ lands a right hook to the body.
Christ fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Simons avoids it really well and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Simons misses the target.
Simons tries to sprawl but Christ drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons blocking the ground and pound attempt from Christ.
Christ not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Christ is keen to just control but Simons is a slippery customer.
Christ sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Christ not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Simons taking some punishment here, with Christ in his half guard.
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. Christ connects with a nice short shot to Simons's temple.
It looks like Russ Simons has been cut.
Christ keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Simons's head.
Christ looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Simons blocking the ground and pound attempt from Christ.
Christ keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Christ lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Christ is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Christ wants to lay and pray for a moment but Simons keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Simons is refusing to be controlled, as Christ sits in half guard.
Christ with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Simons is refusing to be controlled, as Christ sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Christ shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Simons's guard.
Simons is looking to stand back up but Christ counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Simons.
Christ wants to work for an arm triangle but Simons is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Simons is just riding it out for now. Christ eventually gives up the hold.
Simons blocking the ground and pound attempt from Christ.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Christ stalling.
Christ missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Christ dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Russ Simons's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Simons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Christ.
Simons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christ.
An attempted straight right counter from Simons misses the target.
Christ changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Simons looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Christ tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Christ throws an elbow but Simons slips to the side and avoids it well.
Christ throws a strike aimed at the side of Simons's head but Simons avoids it well.
Christ remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Christ misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simons on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Simons is not content to let Christ control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Christ wants to control but Simons is keeping him busy.
Simons on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Christ is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Simons is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Christ taking a breather here.
Christ lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ advances nicely into full mount.
Christ working Simons over with strikes here.
Christ looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Russ Simons's cut is getting worse.
Christ unloads with some shots from mount but Simons bucks and avoids them well.
Christ lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Russ Simons's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Christ lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Simons hang on?
Jeez, Russ Simons's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Russ Simons's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeff Christ!
Jeff Christ bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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pop
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