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HFA 45 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bongolongo Gayman (ranked 4240 p4p, 5265 weight class) and Chocker Off (ranked 397 p4p, 458 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bongolongo Gayman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chocker Off!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gayman.
Off looks winded!
Gayman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Off's hands.
 It looks like Chocker Off has been cut.
Gayman throws a quick head kick that knocks Off silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Gayman is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bongolongo Gayman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgar John (ranked 2825 p4p, 3463 weight class) and Logan Mahoney (ranked 321 p4p, 374 weight class). Edgar John could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Logan Mahoney's chin.
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Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edgar John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Logan Mahoney!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahoney gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mahoney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. John is defending well for now.
Mahoney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but John has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mahoney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite John's efforts to push away.
Mahoney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mahoney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from John.
Mahoney tries to land a knee to the head but John blocks with his arms.
Mahoney stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahoney displaying some good clinch control by pressing John up against the cage.
Mahoney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John wants to get back to striking at distance but Mahoney won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mahoney lands a knee to the head.
Mahoney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mahoney.
Mahoney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mahoney connects with a nasty looking knee right to John's face.
Mahoney lands a good knee to the midsection. John won't want to take too many of those.
Mahoney is stalling here.
Mahoney trying to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Mahoney.
John working hard to break the clinch.
John tries a knee to the head but Mahoney blocks it.
Mahoney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but John blocks it with crossed arms.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mahoney blocks it with crossed arms.
Mahoney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but John blocks it with crossed arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mahoney has managed to clinch.
Mahoney trying to stall but John improves his position.
John letting Mahoney take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney tries to stall but John uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
John tries to circle away but Mahoney has him pinned against the cage.
John tries to break the clinch but Mahoney is controlling the position.
John jumps guard and drags Mahoney to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
John keeping moving, preventing Mahoney from controlling successfully.
Mahoney trying to stand up but can't free himself from John's guard.
John keeping full guard, as Mahoney tries to pass.
Mahoney sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mahoney looking to sit in guard and control but John gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mahoney is trying to hold John in close to prevent damage but John has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mahoney trying to get back to full guard but John takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
John avoids the attempt from Mahoney to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Mahoney dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mahoney looking to throw knees to the head but John is blocking nicely.
Mahoney crunches a lovely knee into John's ribcage.
John wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mahoney scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mahoney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with John, pushing him back against the cage.
Mahoney scores a nice knee to the body.
John is looking to break free of the clinch but Mahoney has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, John throws an elbow but misses.
John takes a knee right on the jaw!
John is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mahoney is defending well.
Mahoney connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Mahoney.
 It looks like Edgar John has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A bit of stalling here from Mahoney.
Mahoney is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mahoney connects with a nasty looking knee right to John's face.
Mahoney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahoney has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. John seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mahoney can turn it around.
John is looking to break free of the clinch but Mahoney has double underhooks.
Logan Mahoney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mahoney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Mahoney.
John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Logan Mahoney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahoney gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mahoney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
John pushes Mahoney back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mahoney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mahoney connects with a nasty looking knee right to John's face.
Mahoney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but John has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mahoney holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mahoney landing knees to the body.
Mahoney with a knee to the head.
John takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mahoney lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mahoney.
Mahoney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Mahoney.
Mahoney is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahoney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
 John is rocked!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mahoney obliges.
Mahoney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mahoney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mahoney stalling the fight.
Mahoney controlling the action here for a moment.
Mahoney stalls.
Mahoney continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Mahoney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on John's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Mahoney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edgar John's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mahoney pushes John up against the cage in a clinch.
Mahoney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
John letting Mahoney take a breather here.
Mahoney connects with a nasty looking knee right to John's face.
Stalling in the clinch from Mahoney.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mahoney obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mahoney obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mahoney obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahoney pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mahoney connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
John takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh John is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mahoney taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
John takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mahoney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mahoney pressing his opponent against the cage.
John takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mahoney has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles John - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Mahoney, and another! John is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Logan Mahoney!
Logan Mahoney really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hype Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Edgar John was interviewed post fight and said 'We win and we lose, it’s about the journey folks. I’ll be back.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Hobbs (ranked 2344 p4p, 3188 weight class) and Broken Hope (ranked 282 p4p, 377 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Broken Hope enters the cage!
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Good gas tank |
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyler Hobbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Broken Hope!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hobbs looks to land a left hand but Hope moved out of range nicely.
Hobbs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hope in his tracks.
Hope stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hope wants it to stay on the feet.
Tyler Hobbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Hope - just one landing.
Hobbs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hobbs misses with a hook
and Hope counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hobbs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hope but Hope pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hobbs misses the jab.
Hobbs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hopes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hobbs scores with a hook.
Hobbs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hope counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hobbs thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Hobbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hope fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hobbs throws a hook to the side of Hope's head but Hope sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hobbs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hope sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbs shoots in and bounces Hope off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hobbs is in close to Hope's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hobbs is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hope looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hobbs landing some decent shots from guard.
Hobbs tries to free his leg and advance position but Hope is retaining full guard.
Hobbs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hobbs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hope works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hope is pulling down on Hobbs's head to control his posture.
Hobbs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hope works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hobbs cracks Hope with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hope is controlling Hobbs's posture.
Hobbs works over Hope with some ground and pound from guard.
Hope preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hobbs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hobbs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hobbs throws a big elbow that misses.
Hobbs prevents Hope from getting back to his feet.
Hobbs will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hobbs scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hobbs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hobbs stands up over Hope, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hobbs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hobbs prevents Hope from getting back to his feet.
Hope is trying to keep Hobbs in close.
Hobbs scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hope keeping full guard, as Hobbs tries to pass.
Hobbs throws a big elbow that misses.
Hobbs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hobbs connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hope has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Hobbs has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Hobbs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hobbs pulls Hope into guard.
Hope wants to stand but Hobbs is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hobbs is trying to keep Hope in close.
Hobbs 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hope defends well.
Hope is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hope wants to control from the top but Hobbs keeps moving.
Hobbs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hope is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hope is continuing to stall.
Hope wants to stand and escape but instead Hobbs has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Hobbs dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hobbs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hope jabs Hobbs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hope misses with a hook. Hobbs ducked under it nicely.
Hobbs misses with a lunging right hand
and Hope counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hope shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hobbs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hobbs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hobbs scores with a hook.
Hobbs throws a right hand that Hope ducks under and follows up with a left that Hope also avoids with ease.
Hobbs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A slow jab from Hope misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Hobbs.
Hobbs shoots for a takedown but Hope saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hobbs lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hobbs throws a right hand that misses
letting Hope counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Broken Hope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hope just misses with a punch to the body.
Hobbs lands with a cross.
Hobbs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hobbs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hope can do to turn this around?
Hope looks to score with a jab to the body but Hobbs is just out of range.
Hobbs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hope.
Hobbs misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hope misses the target.
Hope throws a poor cross that misses
and Hope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hobbs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hope avoids it really well and circles away.
Hope throws a jab when Hobbs was well out of range.
Hobbs tries for a takedown but Hope circles away easily
and Hope connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Hobbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs misses with a straight left.
Hobbs blocks a jab.
Hope missing with a left hand there. Hobbs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hobbs dodges the punch combination from Hope.
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!
Hope ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hobbs is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hope sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hobbs misses with an uppercut. Hope saw that one coming.
Hobbs misses with a hook
and Hope counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hobbs thinking.
Hobbs throws a shot from downtown. Hope moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Hope on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hobbs throws the left hand but Hope avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hopes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hobbs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hope is fending him off so far but Hobbs persists. Nope, Hope circles away and we're back to standing.
Hobbs lands an overhand right.
Hobbs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hobbs misses with a takedown
and Hope counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hobbs stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hope bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hope misses with a wild body shot.
Hobbs was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hope scores with a hook to the body. Hobbs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hope. Hobbs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hobbs drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hope sprawls and moves away.
Hope takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab lands there for Hobbs.
Hobbs is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hobbs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hope counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hope ducks under a wild hook from Hobbs.
Hope scores with a jab to the body.
Hobbs fails with a takedown attempt.
Hope moves out of range as Hobbs strikes.
Hobbs scores with the left hand. Hope knows he should have avoided that one.
Hobbs throws a looping overhand right but Hope ducks down to avoid it.
Hobbs avoids the body shot from Hope.
Hobbs looks to land a left hand but Hope moved out of range nicely.
Hope slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by Hobbs - just one landing.
Hope falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hobbs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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 Tyler Hobbs will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hobbs missing with a left hand there. Hope was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hope doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hope lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hope throws a shot to the body.
Hope leaves Hobbs with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hobbs misses with an uppercut.
Hobbs swings widly with a right hand
and Hope connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hope misses with a looping right.
Hobbs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hope on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hope takes one on the button.
Hope moves out of range as Hobbs strikes.
Hobbs throws a lazy right hand but Hope sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hope is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hobbs looks to throw the jab but Hope is out of range.
Hobbs throws a right hand that misses
and Hope counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope misses the shot to the body.
Hope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hobbs.
Hope throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hope ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hobbs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hobbs looks to throw the jab but Hope is out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hobbs is defended easily by Hope.
Hope misses with a jab to the body
and Hobbs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hobbs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hobbs tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hope defends well and Hobbs ends up having to push Hope into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Hobbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hobbs is trying to pull guard but Hope turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hope's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hobbs throws a jab but it's blocked by Hope.
Hobbs ducks under a wild hook from Hope.
Hobbs throws an off balance right hand
and Hope counters with a straight right hand.
Hope throws a looping overhand right but Hobbs ducks down to avoid it.
Hobbs connects with a nice looking jab.
Hope throws a body punch but Hobbs moves out of range.
Hope takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hope looks to throw the jab but Hobbs is out of range.
Hobbs shoots for a double leg takedown but Hope sprawls well. He's pushed Hobbs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hobbs throws a hook to the side of Hope's head but Hope sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Broken Hope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler Hobbs is winning the standup battle so far.
Hope just misses with a punch to the body.
Hope throws a hook to the side of Hobbs's head but Hobbs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hobbs is looking to counter punch.
Hope misses with a looping left.
Hope scores with a punch to the head.
Hope tries to bum rush Hobbs with a series of wild strikes but Hobbs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hobbs lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hope throws a right hand that Hobbs ducks under and follows up with a left that Hobbs also avoids with ease.
Hope jabs at Hobbs's body.
Hobbs lands a nice shot that snaps Hope's head back.
Hope takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hobbs closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hope did well to prevent Hobbs getting side control.
Hope makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hope looks to land a right hand but Hobbs moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hope fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hope has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hope misses with an uppercut.
Hobbs feinted with a counter takedown.
Hobbs uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hobbs misses with an uppercut. Hope saw that one coming.
Hope looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hobbs fails with the takedown
and Hope counters with a nice uppercut.
Hope uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hobbs.
Hobbs fails with the takedown.
Hobbs walks into a stiff left hand from Hope.
Hope lands with an overhand left.
Hobbs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hope's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Broken Hope comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hobbs 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Hobbs!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reid Erickson (ranked 2450 p4p, 3491 weight class) and Boo Boo (ranked 272 p4p, 386 weight class). Reid Erickson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Boo Boo's chin.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reid Erickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boo Boo!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erickson staying out of range there.
Boo misses with a right hand
and Erickson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Erickson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boo misses with a straight right.
A big right from Boo misses.
Erickson slips a jab and a cross from Boo.
Boo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erickson manages to avoid it.
Erickson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY HELSINKI in the buildup to the fight.
Boo looks to throw the jab but Erickson is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boo blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Erickson misses its intended target.
Boo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boo misses the shot to the body.
Boo takes a swing at Erickson's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo misses with a looping left.
Erickson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Erickson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Erickson. Boo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Erickson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Erickson pounces like a tiger and cracks Boo with a vicious hook! Boo is down but not out! Erickson follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Reid Erickson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Duck Silva (ranked 1882 p4p, 3140 weight class) and JJ King (ranked 145 p4p, 204 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duck Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JJ King!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King sprawls well. King wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
King gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva is looking to control King's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva moves into full guard.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. King is aware though and is defending well.
Silva working for a triangle but King defends it easily.
King told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
King is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Silva has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. King is looking to defend but Silva has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for King! Silva pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, King taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Duck Silva!
Duck Silva gave a mention to Hype Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Michel (ranked 1157 p4p, 1630 weight class) and Elliot Stabler (ranked 151 p4p, 209 weight class). Michel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, GILBERT BECAUD ET MAINTENANT 1964 LIVE IN AMSTERDAM. Leroy Michel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Leroy Michel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elliot Stabler!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michel slips under a jab.
A big right from Michel misses.
Stabler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stabler throws a big shot that misses.
Stabler misses with an uppercut.
Michel cracks Stabler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stabler 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.
Michel misses with a hook
and Stabler counters with a left and a right that stings Michel.
Leroy Michel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michel throws a lazy right hand but Stabler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Michel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stabler.
Michel misses with a body punch
and Stabler counters with a stiff right hand.
Michel swings for the body but Stabler moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stabler! But no joy.
Stabler slips under a jab from Michel.
Stabler throws a series of punches but Michel avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Michel catches Stabler right on the button with a cross.
Michel throws a poor cross that misses
and Stabler counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michel lands with a nice body punch.
Michel misses with a looping right.
A big left from Michel misses.
A little jabbing left from Stabler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michel. Stabler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stabler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Michel throws a hook but Stabler blocks it.
Michel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Michel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stabler at a distance.
Stabler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Michel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Michel lands a nice shot to the body.
Michel scores with a hook.
Stabler tests Michel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Michel, as that shot connected.
It looks like Elliot Stabler has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michel misses with a left hand
and Stabler counters with a straight right hand.
Stabler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Michel counters with a nice right hand that sends Stabler toppling to the canvas! Stabler scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Michel finish him?!
 Stabler is rocked!
Michel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stabler is still on wobbly legs! Can Michel finish him?
Stabler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stabler moves away from the strike by Michel.
Despite the aggression on Stabler's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Michel loads up on a big right hand but Stabler slips the punch.
Stabler seems to have recovered his senses.
Michel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stabler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Michel moves away from the strike by Stabler.
Michel ducks under a wild hook from Stabler.
Michel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stabler throws a hook but Michel avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stabler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Michel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Michel's corner calls for a 1-2. Michel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stabler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michel.
Michel instigates a clinch.
Michel misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Michel.
Michel has Stabler pressed against the cage, preventing Stabler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hook to the body lands for Michel.
Michel lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Stabler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Michel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stabler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Michel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stabler tries to throw a body punch but Michel avoids it by throwing Stabler back against the cage.
Stabler misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michel lands a body punch.
Michel blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Michel.
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!
Michel struggles to land a body shot inside as Stabler controls his hands.
Michel tries to throw a body punch but Stabler avoids it by throwing Michel back against the cage.
Stabler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Michel blocks an uppercut.
Stabler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stabler.
Stabler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Michel throws a jab when Stabler was well out of range.
Michel misses with a lunging right hand
and Stabler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Michel has closed the distance and engaged Stabler in a clinch.
Michel tries a body shot but Stabler blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michel digs a right hand underneath Stabler's ribcage. Stabler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stabler blocks a body shot from Michel.
Nice body punch from Michel - that landed with a thud.
Michel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Michel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elliot Stabler'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.
Michel looks to land a combination but Stabler avoids it well.
Michel darts in and clinches Stabler up against the cage.
Stabler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michel misses with the head strike.
Michel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stabler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Michel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right hook to the body lands for Michel.
Stabler stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michel can't find room to land a body shot as Stabler controls the action.
Michel tries a body shot but Stabler blocks it.
Michel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michel lands a left hand.
Michel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Michel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stabler can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stabler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stabler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Michel throws a shot from downtown. Stabler moves away and avoids it.
Stabler misses with a lunging right hand
and Michel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stabler thinking.
Stabler slips a jab from Michel.
A little jabbing left from Stabler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Michel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stabler finds it's way round the side to connect with Michel's head.
Michel throws the left hand but Stabler avoids the punch easily.
Michel misses with a hook to the body
enabling Stabler to counter with a crisp jab.
Michel digs a good hook to Stabler's body.
Nice shot by Michel.
Leroy Michel is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Michel.
Michel cracks Stabler with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Michel has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Stabler to stand back up!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michel moves into the clinch.
Michel swings wildly with an uppercut but Stabler uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stabler.
Stabler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Michel throws a head punch that misses.
Stabler stalling in the clinch but Michel improves position.
Stabler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stabler works the jab nicely.
Michel misses with a hook to the body
and Stabler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Michel thuds a left hand into Stabler's body.
Michel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stabler is breathing heavily.
Michel misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stabler on the side of the head.
Michel thuds a left hand into Stabler's body.
Michel scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body punch from Michel.
Michel misses with a body shot.
Stabler is looking for the big counter here.
Michel drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Stabler right on the button. Stabler goes down! Michel follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Michel gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leroy Michel!
A very excited looking Leroy Michel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien Karras (ranked 1067 p4p, 2265 weight class) and Jeong Yeong Lee (ranked 96 p4p, 203 weight class). Karras kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Blinded by the Light. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Damien Karras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeong Yeong Lee!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karras with a nice cross.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karras drops Lee with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lee looks back up at him and smiles so Karras waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lee is rocked!
It looks like Jeong Yeong Lee has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karras lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Lee - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Karras!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Damien Karras!
During a confident post fight interview, Damien Karras thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ceasar El Toro Iii (ranked 1132 p4p, 1826 weight class) and Helo Kacie Jr (ranked 146 p4p, 228 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ceasar El Toro Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Helo Kacie Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kacie Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kacie Jr darts in looking for a takedown but El Toro Iii gets double underhooks and turns Kacie Jr into the cage.
Kacie Jr looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
El Toro Iii is looking to improve his position.
Kacie Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
El Toro Iii looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kacie Jr is nestled in close to El Toro Iii, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kacie Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but El Toro Iii is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro Iii trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
El Toro Iii is working to get back to half guard.
Kacie Jr postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. El Toro Iii looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Toro Iii is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro Iii is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kacie Jr lands a couple of good shots and El Toro Iii has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kacie Jr is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
El Toro Iii is trapped and Kacie Jr is scoring with shots to the head and body.
El Toro Iii tries to break free.
Kacie Jr avoiding El Toro Iii 's attempts to control his hands.
The referee is taking a good look at El Toro Iii as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Kacie Jr!
El Toro Iii tries to break free.
El Toro Iii defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kacie Jr's arms.
Kacie Jr is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. El Toro Iii is defending well though. Kacie Jr let's go of the attempt for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro Iii covers up after that shot from Kacie Jr.
My spies in Grapple inform me that Kacie Jr has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kacie Jr lands shots from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El Toro Iii grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Kacie Jr is landing with strikes. El Toro Iii can't take much more of this.
El Toro Iii is rocked!
El Toro Iii is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kacie Jr gets his way!
Oh El Toro Iii is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kacie Jr not allowing El Toro Iii to control his hands.
El Toro Iii seems to have got his legs back now.
El Toro Iii tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro Iii trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
El Toro Iii is in bad spot here.
Kacie Jr softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Kacie Jr has the hooks in. El Toro Iii is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
El Toro Iii takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Kacie Jr is not going to allow El Toro Iii to sit and survive in this position.
Kacie Jr scores with punches from the back.
Kacie Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kacie Jr punches El Toro Iii on the ear.
Kacie Jr lands a shot to the body.
Kacie Jr lands a big punch and El Toro Iii is covering up! Another big shot separates El Toro Iii from consciousness and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Helo Kacie Jr!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tui Chub (ranked 1547 p4p, 1839 weight class) and Hamburger Jones (ranked 188 p4p, 218 weight class). Chub comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Said Knock You Out LL Cool J. This should be fireworks!
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tui Chub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Hamburger Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chub stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Chub has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Aquarium in the buildup to the fight.
Chub throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jones misses with a hook
and Chub counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Hamburger Jones has been cut.
Chub misses the jab.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Chub.
Jones let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chub avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A quick step to the side and Chub tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Chub saw that one coming.
Chub was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Chub.
Tui Chub has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamburger Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Chub is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Chub misses the target.
Jones dives in for a single leg takedown but Chub sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A counter left hand to the body from Chub misses its target.
Chub misses with a looping left.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Chub pushes him off.
Chub throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Chub uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chub is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chub throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chub manages to avoid it.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Chub sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chub misses with a hook.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Chub shows good takedown defense.
Chub looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Chub misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Chub. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Chub lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones slips a straight right by Chub.
Chub swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chub lands a slapping body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Chub. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Chub on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chub waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Chub misses the target.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Chub is just out of range.
Chub is looking for a counter combo.
Chub with a hook.
Nice body punch from Chub.
We've been informed that Jones has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters circling - Chub throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Chub manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chub throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chub scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones looks winded!
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looked like Chub wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chub misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Jones releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chub misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Chub misses its intended target.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tui Chub dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hamburger Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chub ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
A little feinted left hand from Chub on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Jones might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chub has got the better of the exchanges.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Chub was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chub ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chub misses with a wild body shot.
Jones wants to clinch.
Chub was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chub misses with a hook.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chub avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jones showed some decent athleticism there.
Jones prevents Chub from improving his position.
Jones is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chub sees it coming and defends easily.
Chub is looking to improve his position.
Chub is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Chub tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hamburger Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton St Pierre (ranked 744 p4p, 906 weight class) and Justus Oneill (ranked 103 p4p, 127 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by In Living Color Theme. Justus Oneill has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Quinton St Pierre's chin.
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quinton St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justus Oneill!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre misses with a looping left.
St Pierre lands a jab to the nose.
St Pierre rushes Oneill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but Oneill forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oneill.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but Oneill forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oneill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oneill throws a head punch that misses.
Oneill lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oneill misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Oneill scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oneill can't find room to land a body shot as St Pierre controls the action.
Oneill tries a body shot but St Pierre blocks it.
St Pierre blocking some punches.
St Pierre jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oneill walks away with a smile on his face. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oneill throws out a counter right but St Pierre avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by St Pierre or perhaps it was just good defense by Oneill, which made it look bad.
Oneill looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
St Pierre throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Justus Oneill has been cut.
St Pierre moves to clinch but Oneill breaks away
and Oneill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Pierre closes the distance but Oneill moves to the side
and Oneill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Quinton St Pierre has been cut.
St Pierre lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oneill swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Oneill counters with a nice uppercut.
St Pierre is rocked!
Oneill lunges in with a left hook that violently twists St Pierre head around and knocks him out cold! Oneill hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Justus Oneill!
Justus Oneill seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Quinton St Pierre was interviewed post fight and said 'It was a rough night. Hats off to my opponent.
I'll be back soon!'.
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