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WOVA Fight Night: Requiem PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Texcoco (ranked 5215 p4p, 5350 weight class) and Dane Blevins (ranked 495 p4p, 505 weight class). Miguel Texcoco has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miguel Texcoco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dane Blevins!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Texcoco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blevins counters with a three punch combo that has Texcoco backing up. Texcoco nods at Blevins to acknowledge the strikes.
Blevins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blevins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Texcoco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blevins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Texcoco falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blevins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blevins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 It looks like Dane Blevins has been cut.
Texcoco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blevins scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blevins tries to score a power double leg takedown but Texcoco sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blevins somewhat.
Texcoco lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A combination from Blevins does no damage.
Texcoco takes one to the side of the head.
Texcoco lands a head kick!
Blevins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Texcoco throws a head kick but Blevins moves out of range.
Blevins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blevins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Texcoco tries to kick Blevins off in order to stand up. Blevins Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Blevins slows the pace down.
Texcoco is pushing Blevins's head away, looking to escape. Blevins manages to hold on to the position though.
You can see the frustration on Texcoco's face as Blevins controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Texcoco is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Blevins slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blevins's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Texcoco on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Texcoco tries to get out of the position.
Texcoco is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Blevins asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Texcoco throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Texcoco.
Blevins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blevins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Texcoco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blevins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blevins lands a jab to the nose.
Texcoco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Texcoco throws a sloppy head kick and Blevins moves out of range easily.
Blevins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blevins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blevins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blevins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Texcoco is breathing heavily.
Blevins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Texcoco closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blevins scores with a body shot.
Blevins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Texcoco rather than just go for the knockout.
Blevins cracks a nice hook into Texcoco's ribs.
Texcoco walks into a stiff left hand from Blevins.
Blevins blocks a head kick by Texcoco.
Blevins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Texcoco at a distance.
Blevins is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Texcoco had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Blevins lands a slapping body shot.
Blevins lands with a good body shot.
Blevins throws a good cross that connects.
Texcoco misses with a wild combination.
Blevins scores with a hook to the body. Texcoco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blevins lands a slapping body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dane Blevins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dane Blevins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blevins 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.
Blevins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Blevins. Beautiful body shot.
Blevins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blevins throws a series of strikes that have Texcoco backpedaling.
Blevins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blevins misses with a wild body shot.
Texcoco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miguel Texcoco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Texcoco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Texcoco connects with a high kick.
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!
Texcoco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Texcoco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oooooh!!! Blevins has knocked Texcoco down with a huge combo! Blevins steps away and waves a wobbly Texcoco back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Texcoco is rocked!
Texcoco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh Texcoco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blevins cracks Texcoco with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Texcoco tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Blevins pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Texcoco is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dane Blevins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickity Crickity (ranked 4123 p4p, 4926 weight class) and Neil Stephenson (ranked 447 p4p, 490 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickity Crickity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Stephenson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephenson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crickity tries to avoid it but Stephenson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crickity to the ground. Crickity escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crickity is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Neil Stephenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stephenson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crickity.
Crickity lands the left hand.
A combination from Crickity does no damage.
Crickity gets a double leg takedown into Stephenson's guard.
Crickity is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crickity got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stephenson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Crickity has managed to get both his arms back between Stephenson's legs - danger averted.
Crickity pushing down on Stephenson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crickity working over Stephenson with some ground and pound. Stephenson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Crickity looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Crickity's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crickity has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Crickity controlling from mount.
Stephenson is looking to improve his position but Crickity isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Crickity cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Crickity controlling his opponent.
Stephenson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crickity tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crickity prevents Stephenson from getting the reversal.
Stephenson keeps trying to improve his position.
Crickity controlling from mount.
Stephenson tries to reverse the position but Crickity maintains control.
Crickity looking to control and managing it successfully.
Crickity has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson is working to get back to half guard.
Crickity controlling the position easily from mount.
Crickity seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stephenson for as long as he can get away with.
Stephenson is looking to get to half guard.
Crickity controlling from the full mount.
Stephenson working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson is in a horrible position here. Crickity smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Crickity controlling from the full mount.
Crickity continues to stall.
Crickity landing punches.
Stephenson is trying to escape the mount.
Crickity controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
More hug and hope from Crickity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rickity Crickity dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stephenson looks for a takedown but Crickity sprawls well.
Stephenson shoots for a takedown but Crickity saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stephenson fails with a takedown attempt.
Rickity Crickity has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neil Stephenson.
Stephenson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Neil Stephenson has been cut.
Crickity lands a jab to Stephenson's midsection.
Stephenson fails with the takedown
and Crickity counters with a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Crickity as he connects with a hook.
Crickity scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
 Stephenson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stephenson tries to get into range but Crickity steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Stephenson! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Crickity scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rickity Crickity!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ze Pequeno (ranked 3969 p4p, 4892 weight class) and Boniface Picard (ranked 422 p4p, 500 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Picard's choice of entrance music: A Different World (feat. Corey Taylor). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ze Pequeno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boniface Picard!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pequeno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Picard.
Pequeno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Picard.
Pequeno swings widly with a right hand
and Picard counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Ze Pequeno has been cut.
Picard missing with a left hand there. Pequeno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pequeno takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Picard has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Picard swings widly with a right hand
letting Pequeno counter with a right hand.
It looks like Boniface Picard has been cut.
Pequeno loads up on a big right hand but Picard slips the punch.
Pequeno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Picard.
Pequeno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Picard doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Picard misses the jab.
Pequeno is looking for a counter combo.
Picard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pequeno finds it's way round the side to connect with Picard's head.
Picard misses with a double jab.
Picard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pequeno.
Picard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picard misses with a body shot.
Pequeno appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A punch combination from Pequeno misses.
Pequeno takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pequeno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Picard.
Pequeno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pequeno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Picard.
An attempted straight right counter from Pequeno misses the target.
Picard misses with a wild combination.
Picard misses with a looping right.
Picard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pequeno.
Boniface Picard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Picard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pequeno throws a shot from downtown. Picard moves away and avoids it.
Pequeno moves away from the strike by Picard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picard thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Pequeno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pequeno slips a straight right by Picard.
Pequeno moves out of range of the strikes.
Pequeno was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A lazy left from Picard finds it's target.
Ze Pequeno's cut is getting worse.
The fighters circling - Picard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pequeno is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Picard throws a big shot that misses.
Picard throws a hook but Pequeno blocks it.
Picard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Picard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pequeno moves out of range as Picard strikes.
Pequeno is looking for a counter combo.
Picard lunges at Pequeno with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pequeno's hand.
Pequeno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno avoids the body shot from Picard.
Picard cracks Pequeno with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pequeno takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ze Pequeno's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pequeno throws a looping overhand right but Picard ducks down to avoid it.
Picard throws a jab but it's blocked by Pequeno.
Pequeno slips under a jab from Picard.
Pequeno misses with a looping left.
Picard scores with a hook.
Picard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pequeno had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Pequeno throws a left and a right that both miss
and Picard counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pequeno! Picard lets Pequeno back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Pequeno is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Picard weaves into range and cracks Pequeno right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Pequeno goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Picard is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boniface Picard!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Bautista (ranked 4043 p4p, 4296 weight class) and Ace Deleon (ranked 421 p4p, 434 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ace Deleon!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deleon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Deleon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bautista circles away.
Deleon moves out of range as Bautista throws a body kick.
It seemed like Deleon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bautista takes the fight into the clinch.
Bautista misses with a knee strike.
Deleon avoiding damage as Bautista throws knees to the body.
Bautista tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Deleon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bautista smiles and moves away.
Jon Bautista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ace Deleon.
Deleon tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bautista gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bautista lands a knee to the body.
Bautista landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bautista utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Deleon looks winded!
Deleon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista misses with a knee to the head.
Bautista blocks an uppercut.
Deleon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bautista using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Deleon tries to pull guard but Bautista holds him up against the cage and eventually Deleon drops back down to his feet.
Bautista lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bautista with a knee to the head.
Bautista tries to land a knee to the head but Deleon blocks with his arms.
Bautista tries a knee to the head but Deleon blocks it.
Deleon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bautista using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bautista using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bautista connects with a knee to the head.
Deleon is rocked!
Bautista lands a big knee to the head and Deleon goes down! Bautista pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Bautista!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Quentin Brownweather (ranked 4297 p4p, 4198 weight class) and Ernest Riggs (ranked 324 p4p, 320 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quentin Brownweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernest Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brownweather takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Quentin Brownweather has been cut.
Riggs instigates a clinch.
Riggs can't find room to land a body shot as Brownweather controls the action.
Riggs stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brownweather blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brownweather blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riggs lands with a light punch inside.
Riggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riggs stops a takedown attempt from Brownweather.
Brownweather wants a takedown.
Riggs misses with a punch to the body.
Riggs misses with a body punch.
Riggs misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Riggs on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Riggs fails to land.
Riggs prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quentin Brownweather. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brownweather blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riggs working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs can't find room to land a body shot as Brownweather controls the action.
Riggs can't find room to land a body shot as Brownweather controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riggs.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Riggs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Riggs misses with a punch to the body.
Brownweather is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Riggs is defending well.
Still in the clinch, Riggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brownweather is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Riggs to keep the fight standing.
Riggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brownweather slowing the pace effectively.
Riggs gets underhooks to prevent Brownweather's takedown attempt.
Riggs tries to work over Brownweather's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brownweather changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Riggs fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Riggs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Quentin Brownweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownweather will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Riggs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brownweather half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Brownweather closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Riggs to the mat! Riggs manages to get full guard.
Brownweather trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brownweather won't allow Riggs to sweep him here.
Brownweather trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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!
Brownweather engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brownweather has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownweather trying to control the position from guard on top but Riggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brownweather is fighting to break Riggs's control of his arms but Riggs is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brownweather tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Brownweather.
Riggs closes the distance and clinches.
Riggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brownweather tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Riggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brownweather takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Riggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brownweather's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riggs.
Brownweather prevents a body shot from Riggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownweather pulls guard successfully.
Brownweather is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Riggs has his hands clasped together but Brownweather extends and breaks Riggs's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Brownweather.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Quentin Brownweather!
After the fight, Quentin Brownweather was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Gregor (ranked 4039 p4p, 4002 weight class) and Hector Herrera (ranked 392 p4p, 388 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caleb Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Herrera!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregor fails with the takedown.
Herrera fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gregor avoids it really well and circles away.
Gregor seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Herrera 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.
Gregor moves into the clinch.
Herrera throws an elbow that misses.
Gregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Herrera lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gregor fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herrera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gregor tries to close the distance and clinch but Herrera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herrera throws a chopping leg kick but Gregor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Herrera lands a head shot.
Hector Herrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herrera slaps away a takedown attempt from Gregor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caleb Gregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gregor is breathing heavily.
Herrera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gregor as he avoids it easily.
Gregor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gregor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab, jab by Herrera - just one landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Herrera. That snapped Gregor's head back.
Gregor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gregor scores with a head kick.
Herrera connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gregor's hands.
Gregor slips under a jab.
Herrera fails with a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herrera changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gregor looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herrera lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Herrera lands some shots froms side control.
Herrera working the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Herrera seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gregor taking a bit of punishment here - Herrera scoring with strikes.
Herrera cracks Gregor with a big right hand but Gregor just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gregor is rocked!
Gregor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gregor tries to get out of the position.
Herrera working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Oh Gregor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Herrera landing a few strikes.
Herrera landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Herrera lands a nice forearm strike.
Herrera lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Herrera working the ground and pound from side control.
Gregor can't do much from the bottom here.
Herrera working the head and body with strikes.
A big shot lands for Herrera! That's hurt Gregor! Will he recover? Herrera fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Herrera!
During a confident post fight interview, Hector Herrera thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Colby (ranked 2833 p4p, 4279 weight class) and Lee Ewing (ranked 237 p4p, 321 weight class). Lee Ewing 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Colby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Ewing!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewing has managed to clinch.
Ewing wants to get back to striking at distance but Colby won't allow it.
Ewing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Colby takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ewing lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ewing moves into the clinch successfully.
Ewing is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Colby is trying to drag Ewing to the mat but Ewing just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Colby is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ewing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ewing goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ewing pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Colby back to the cage. Ewing follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Colby is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ewing throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Colby colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Ewing as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Colby is left battered and dazed whilst Ewing and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Ewing!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keenan Rosales (ranked 2954 p4p, 3348 weight class) and Owen Clark (ranked 344 p4p, 386 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keenan Rosales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Owen Clark!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clark slips a jab and a cross from Rosales.
Rosales digs a good body shot into Clark's ribs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Clark. Rosales shrugs it off though.
Rosales misses with a few strikes there.
A punch lands to the side of Clark 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Owen Clark has been cut.
Clark bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rosales's head.
Rosales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clark circles away quickly and effectively.
Clark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Rosales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Rosales.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark throws a nice looking combination but Rosales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab from Clark.
Clark is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Clark throws a lazy right hand but Rosales sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clark misses with a hook.
Clark swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rosales.
Rosales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clark.
Clark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rosales manages to avoid it.
Rosales misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosales tries to bum rush Clark with a series of wild strikes but Clark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rosales fails to land with a series of punches.
Clark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clark misses with a wild body shot.
Clark throws an overhand right that lands on Rosales's shoulder, as Rosales tries to avoid the shot.
Rosales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Rosales ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rosales connects with a body shot that sends Clark's belly button to the back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rosales lands a jab-cross combination.
Rosales seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rosales throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark swinging wildly here.
Clark throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rosales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clark dodges the punch combination from Rosales.
Rosales blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosales moves out of range of the body kick from Clark.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Rosales fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clark manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Rosales. Those never looked like landing.
Clark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rosales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Rosales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Clark misses.
Clark is looking to land body kicks.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rosales throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clark on the side of the head.
Clark misses the jab.
Clark is looking to land body kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Clark!
A punch combination from Clark misses.
Clark misses with a straight left.
As Clark looks to move away, Rosales throws a big counter combo but Clark just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a double jab.
Rosales slips a jab and a cross from Clark.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Clark got wobbled bad by a big combination! Rosales presses forward with punches and knees until Clark stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Clark closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keenan Rosales!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arjun Harrington (ranked 2870 p4p, 2219 weight class) and Martin Tyson (ranked 294 p4p, 239 weight class). Tyson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Till I Collapse - Eminem. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arjun Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington connects with a body shot.
Tyson throws a right hand that misses
and Harrington counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrington fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyson throws a counter combo.
Harrington fails to land with a series of punches.
Harrington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harrington shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harrington fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tyson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arjun Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tyson tries to avoid it but Harrington manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tyson to the ground. Tyson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Harrington or perhaps it was just good defense by Tyson, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Harrington closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tyson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tyson tries to strike from the bottom.
Tyson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Harrington thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tyson managing to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harrington looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Arjun Harrington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Tyson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Harrington wants to clinch.
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrington.
Nice body punch from Harrington.
Tyson misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Harrington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrington throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Tyson.
Harrington takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harrington lands with a hook. Tyson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harrington misses with a takedown
and Tyson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harrington tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tyson swivels and escapes.
Tyson digs a good hook to Harrington's body.
Tyson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Harrington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tyson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Harrington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrington feinted with a counter takedown.
Tyson stalks Harrington and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harrington's face. Harrington staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Harrington throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harrington misses with a series of wild punches.
Despite the aggression on Tyson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harrington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
Sloppy strikes from Tyson. Those never looked like landing.
Harrington connects with a body shot.
Harrington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrington looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tyson stuffs the takedown.
Tyson lands the left hand.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Harrington doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyson circles away.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Harrington seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Harrington tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Tyson dominated that round.
That's time! Harrington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harrington fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Harrington backs off Tyson throws a huge counter combo but Harrington manages to avoid it all.
Harrington darts in trying to clinch
and Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tyson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harrington tries to clinch there but Tyson circles away.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Harrington listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Tyson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No luck for Harrington with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Harrington tries to clinch but Tyson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws a series of strikes that have Harrington backpedaling.
Some wild striking there from Tyson.
Harrington clinches.
Harrington wants a takedown but no success here.
Harrington can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arjun Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tyson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harrington throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Tyson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington fails with a takedown attempt.
Martin Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Harrington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A left and a right from Tyson both land. Nice combination.
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!
Harrington throws a lazy right hand but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harrington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harrington is defended easily by Tyson.
Harrington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrington.
Harrington shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyson as he jumps to the side.
Martin Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrington.
Harrington changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tyson stuffs the takedown attempt from Harrington. Harrington gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrington was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Harrington gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tyson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harrington thinking.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Harrington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Tyson. No joy for Harrington on that attempt.
Tyson tries to bum rush Harrington with a series of wild strikes but Harrington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harrington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arjun Harrington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrington swings for the body but Tyson moves out of range.
Harrington looks for a takedown but Tyson sprawls well.
Tyson connects with a right hand. Harrington shakes it off.
Harrington misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harrington dives in for a single leg takedown but Tyson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tyson lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrington throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tyson's waist but Tyson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harrington off to one side.
Harrington throws the left hand but Tyson avoids the punch easily.
Harrington is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harrington.
Harrington fails to land the takedown.
A punch combination from Tyson misses.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arjun Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrington was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrington looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tyson is fending him off so far but Harrington persists. Nope, Tyson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson stuns Harrington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Harrington.
Harrington misses with a wild combination.
Tyson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harrington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Harrington misses the shot to the body.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Harrington avoids nicely.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyson throws a right hand that Harrington ducks under and follows up with a left that Harrington also avoids with ease.
Harrington dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
Harrington doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tyson counters with a left and a right that stings Harrington.
Harrington scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Tyson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Harrington shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tyson defends it nicely.
Tyson leaves Harrington with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Martin Tyson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson looks to land a combination but Harrington avoids it well.
A left and a right from Harrington both land. Nice combination.
Harrington throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tyson on the side of the head.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Harrington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrington.
Tyson slaps away a takedown attempt from Harrington, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Harrington avoids nicely.
Harrington cracks a nice hook into Tyson's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Tyson. Those never looked like landing.
Harrington feinted with a counter takedown.
Harrington shoots in but no luck this time.
Harrington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tyson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harrington uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tyson has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Harrington just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tyson! But no joy.
Tyson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Harrington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Tyson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harrington moves into range and clinches up with Tyson.
Arjun Harrington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harrington fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tyson stalling the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tyson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Tyson!
Martin Tyson took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Magomed Nurmagomedov (ranked 2132 p4p, 4316 weight class) and Rodolfo Baird (ranked 249 p4p, 460 weight class). 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Magomed Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodolfo Baird!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baird shoots in for a takedown but Nurmagomedov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Baird tries to clinch up
and Nurmagomedov counters with a single leg into guard. Baird didn't expect that.
Nurmagomedov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Baird looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nurmagomedov has picked Baird up and slammed him! Baird can't keep hold of the triangle and Nurmagomedov manages to pass to side control!
Baird wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Baird is looking to reverse the position.
Baird is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Nurmagomedov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Baird's face as Nurmagomedov controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nurmagomedov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Baird is not content to let Nurmagomedov control the position.
Baird pushes Nurmagomedov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nurmagomedov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position but Baird is working away.
Nurmagomedov working the head and body with strikes.
Baird wants to get back to his feet.
Baird is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nurmagomedov connects with a decent elbow.
Baird throws Nurmagomedov to one side and escapes!
Nurmagomedov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Baird looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nurmagomedov!
Baird happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov tries to buck Baird off but Baird is having none of it.
Baird controlling the position from side mount.
Nurmagomedov is not content to let Baird control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird controls the position.
Nurmagomedov is looking to regain half guard here but Baird keeps moving and retains side control.
Baird taking a breather here.
Baird trying to control the action but Nurmagomedov is working from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov is looking to regain half guard here but Baird keeps moving and retains side control.
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.
You can see the frustration on Nurmagomedov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nurmagomedov tries to bench press Baird off him but Baird keeps the position.
Nurmagomedov is not content to let Baird control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee asks Baird politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Baird prefers to stall for the moment though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Baird tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nurmagomedov defends well and Baird ends up having to push Nurmagomedov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
No luck for Baird with that takedown attempt.
Nurmagomedov feinted with a counter takedown.
Magomed Nurmagomedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodolfo Baird.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedov drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magomed Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Baird gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Baird tries for a takedown but Nurmagomedov manages to get underhooks.
Nurmagomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Baird controls the action.
Baird prevents a takedown attempt there.
Baird is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baird gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov wants to improve his position but Baird is controlling well.
Nurmagomedov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Baird sitting in guard here, content to control.
Baird won't allow Nurmagomedov to sweep him here.
Baird controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Baird won't allow Nurmagomedov to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nurmagomedov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Baird is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nurmagomedov is trying to keep Baird in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nurmagomedov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Baird was covering up waiting for the punch and Nurmagomedov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Baird wants to get back to his feet but Nurmagomedov passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov tries to pass to full mount but Baird defends it.
Magomed Nurmagomedov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baird looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Baird looking for submissions off his back.
Nurmagomedov winds up and cracks Baird with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Baird is trying to stand.
Baird wants to improve his position but Nurmagomedov is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Nurmagomedov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird is looking to escape.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the action but Baird is working from the bottom.
Baird pushes Nurmagomedov off looking to stand but Nurmagomedov dives back in and keeps control.
Baird looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Baird is breathing heavily.
Nurmagomedov stops Baird from getting back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Baird is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Nurmagomedov seems content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baird pushes Nurmagomedov off but Nurmagomedov dives into side control.
Baird takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baird can do to turn this around?
Baird is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magomed Nurmagomedov dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nurmagomedov shoots in and gets a takedown into Baird's guard.
Nurmagomedov is standing up over Baird. Baird looks to escape but Nurmagomedov dives into side control.
Nurmagomedov controlling from side mount.
Baird wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Baird tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nurmagomedov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nurmagomedov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Baird some visible discomfort.
A lull in the action here as Nurmagomedov stalls from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baird is trying to get back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov is looking to take a break and control but Baird is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baird tries to bench press Nurmagomedov off him but Nurmagomedov keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov cracks Baird with a big right hand but Baird just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nurmagomedov prevents Baird from escaping the position.
Nurmagomedov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Baird some visible discomfort.
Baird wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Baird is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Nurmagomedov is working Baird over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nurmagomedov slows the pace down.
Baird is looking to regain half guard here but Nurmagomedov keeps moving and retains side control.
Nurmagomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baird keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird wants to get back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov wants to control but Baird is keeping him busy.
Baird is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nurmagomedov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baird takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nurmagomedov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nurmagomedov working the head with strikes.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the action but Baird is working from the bottom.
Baird trying to remain calm as Nurmagomedov controls from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird tries to escape but Nurmagomedov is in control.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the action but Baird is working from the bottom.
Baird taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the action but Baird is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Nurmagomedov stalls from top position.
Baird tries to escape but Nurmagomedov is in control.
Baird is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baird throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Nurmagomedov looks for a takedown but Baird sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Magomed Nurmagomedov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nurmagomedov seems a little lost for a moment, as Baird dominates the positioning.
Baird trying to control the action but Nurmagomedov is working from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov tries to buck Baird off but Baird is having none of it.
Baird trying to control the position but Nurmagomedov is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedov is trying to improve his position.
Rodolfo Baird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nurmagomedov wants to control but Baird postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magomed Nurmagomedov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nurmagomedov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magomed Nurmagomedov!
Magomed Nurmagomedov took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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