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The 408 - (205) R5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sid Pommier (ranked 5296 p4p, 25570 weight class) and Tyler Tierney (ranked 498 p4p, 513 weight class). Pommier's entrance music is Ayla. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sid Pommier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Tierney!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pommier throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tierney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Sid Pommier has been cut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pommier.
Pommier's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tierney under the eye.
Pommier throws a lazy right hand but Tierney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good shot there by Tierney.
Pommier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tierney has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pommier tries to score with a low kick but Tierney moves his leg out of the way.
Tierney lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've been told by Pommier's head coaches at Outlier Martial Arts New York that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pommier throws a head kick that misses
and Tierney counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick from Pommier, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Pommier.
Tierney takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pommier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tierney.
Pommier throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pommier throws a front kick aimed at Tierney's knee but Tierney avoids it well.
Pommier scores with a nice body kick.
Pommier throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Tierney counter with a right hand.
Pommier connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pommier tries to land a body kick
and Tierney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tierney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pommier counters with a thumping low kick.
Pommier pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tierney is out of range and Pommier settles back down.
Tierney now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tierney blocks a leg kick.
Tierney checks a leg kick.
Tierney lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pommier misses with a lunging right hand
and Tierney counters with a stiff right hand.
Tierney checks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pommier thows a leg kick but Tierney checks it
and Tierney counters with a left to the body.
Sid Pommier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pommier throws a jab when Tierney was well out of range.
Pommier throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Tierney to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Pommier catches Tierney right on the button with a cross.
Pommier throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It seemed like Tierney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pommier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tierney is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pommier scoring well with a low kick there.
Pommier thows a leg kick but Tierney checks it
and Tierney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pommier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tierney scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pommier doesn't seem bothered though.
Pommier scores with a decent looking hook.
Tierney is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pommier had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pommier swings widly with a right hand
and Tierney counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Tierney. Beautiful body shot.
Pommier connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Pommier is predictable there
and Tierney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tierney has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pommier tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tierney tries to clinch but Pommier is having none of it.
Tierney just misses with a punch to the body.
Pommier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Tierney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pommier misses with a combination
and Tierney counters by moving into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sid Pommier will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sid Pommier's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pommier misses with a series of wild punches.
Tierney unleashes a big counter combination but Pommier bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That kick from Pommier tenderised Tierney's leg. Tierney is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pommier thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tierney if he has to take too many more of those.
Tierney has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tierney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Tierney.
Pommier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pommier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tierney. Pommier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sid Pommier is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tierney throws the left hand but Pommier avoids the punch easily.
Pommier lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pommier throws a leg kick but Tierney sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Tierney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pommier connects with a looping right hand.
A low kick from Pommier is predictable there
and Tierney counters with a nice uppercut.
Pommier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A low kick from Pommier is predictable there
and Tierney counters with a stiff right hand.
Pommier misses with a leg kick
and Tierney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pommier misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Tierney misses.
Pommier throws a head kick that Tierney semi-blocks.
 It looks like Tyler Tierney has been cut.
Pommier scores with a push kick.
A head kick by Pommier misses
and Tierney counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Pommier.
Tierney tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tierney checks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Tierney releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That kick from Pommier tenderised Tierney's leg. Tierney is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tierney's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pommier attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pommier scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pommier throws a hook to the side of Tierney's head but Tierney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pommier feints a jab promting Tierney to slip. Pommier then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tierney slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pommier throws a leg kick that misses.
Tierney misses with a straight right.
Pommier misses with a straight right.
Tierney looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tierney misses with a looping left.
Pommier is looking to slow Tierney down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tierney lands with a good body shot.
Tierney dodges the punch combination from Pommier.
Tierney is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pommier tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tierney is able to avoid easily.
Tierney is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pommier with a body shot.
A low kick from Pommier misses
and Tierney counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pommier thinking.
Pommier throws a leg kick
and Tierney counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pommier throws a nice head kick!
Pommier scores with a jab. Tierney acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sid Pommier dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pommier throws a head kick that misses.
Tierney is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tyler Tierney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pommier throws a leg kick
and Tierney counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pommier goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pommier throws a lazy head kick
enabling Tierney to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Pommier. That snapped Tierney's head back.
Pommier lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pommier lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tierney blocks a leg kick.
Tierney takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tierney blocks a leg kick.
Tierney now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pommier throws a sloppy head kick and Tierney moves out of range easily.
You can see that Tierney has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Pommier tries to land a leg kick but Tierney saw it coming and moves away.
Tierney misses with a body shot.
Tierney uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pommier thows a leg kick but Tierney checks it
and Tierney makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pommier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pommier with the inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tierney throws an overhand right that lands on Pommier's shoulder, as Pommier tries to avoid the shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pommier lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tierney has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tierney and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pommier misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Tierney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tierney staying out of range there.
Pommier wants to slow Tierney down by chopping away at his legs.
A low kick from Pommier is predictable there
letting Tierney counter with a right hand.
Pommier lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tierney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Pommier.
Pommier throws a sloppy head kick
and Tierney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pommier thows a leg kick but Tierney checks it
and Tierney counters with a straight right hand.
 Pommier is rocked!
Pommier tried to score with a low kick but Tierney checks it.
Tierney swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pommier slips a jab from Tierney.
Pommier attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tierney now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pommier lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tierney's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Pommier misses its intended target.
It seemed like Tierney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pommier fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tierney is out of range.
Tierney swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pommier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good exchange - Pommier coming out on top.
Sid Pommier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pommier looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pommier throws a body kick that misses.
Tierney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tierney moves away from the strike by Pommier.
A little jabbing left from Tierney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sid Pommier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pommier, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sid Pommier!
An out of breath Sid Pommier thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aggressive Merman (ranked 5204 p4p, 3184 weight class) and Bruno Eriksson (ranked 489 p4p, 364 weight class). Merman's entrance music is Under the Sea. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aggressive Merman!
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, Bruno Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eriksson throws a series of punches but Merman avoids them all with ease.
Merman throwing a counter right hand but Eriksson manages to avoid it.
Eriksson throws a series of punches but Merman avoids them all with ease.
Merman 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.
It looks like Bruno Eriksson has been cut.
Merman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eriksson.
An attempted straight right counter from Merman misses the target.
Eriksson connects with a looping right hand.
Eriksson lunges at Merman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Merman's hand.
Eriksson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Merman eats them both and turns towards Eriksson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Eriksson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Merman.
Eriksson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eriksson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eriksson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Merman can't do much from the bottom here.
Eriksson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Merman struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merman is trying to get back to half guard.
Merman's coaches at MMA Dragons Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Eriksson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Merman wants to control but Eriksson postures up.
Merman tries to bench press Eriksson off him but Eriksson keeps the position.
Eriksson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Eriksson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson wants to stand but Merman has his arm trapped.
Eriksson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Eriksson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Merman struggling a bit here.
Eriksson tries for a kimura but Merman is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Merman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merman regains half guard.
Eriksson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Eriksson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Merman is trying to get back to full guard.
Eriksson works his way into full mount!
Eriksson is looking to work his way around to Merman's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Eriksson works his way to his opponent's back.
Merman can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Eriksson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Merman showing good submission defense here.
Merman wants to control his opponent's hands but Eriksson gets his hands free.
Merman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Eriksson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Merman is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Eriksson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Merman just trying to survive but Eriksson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Eriksson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Eriksson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Merman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Merman throws a shot from downtown. Eriksson moves away and avoids it.
Eriksson scores with a nice strike.
Merman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Eriksson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Eriksson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Merman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Merman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eriksson.
Eriksson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Eriksson.
Merman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Eriksson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bruno Eriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eriksson misses with a right hand
and Eriksson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eriksson throws a poor cross that misses
and Merman counters with a series of strikes. Eriksson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Eriksson's corner calls for a 1-2. Eriksson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson drops Merman with a straight right hand, right on the button! Eriksson follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Eriksson!
In defeat, Aggressive Merman stepped up to the mic, saying 'If only I had legs and not this damn flipper.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matias Fialkowska (ranked 3600 p4p, 4917 weight class) and Sandro Monteiro Da Costa (ranked 403 p4p, 474 weight class). Fialkowska comes to the cage accompanied by The Dragonborn Cometh. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Matias Fialkowska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sandro Monteiro Da Costa!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Darius Henderson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monteiro Da Costa thumps Fialkowska with a low kick.
Fialkowska on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Monteiro Da Costa. Monteiro Da Costa obviously looking to wear him down.
Fialkowska misses with a low kick as Monteiro Da Costa jumps back.
Fialkowska misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fialkowska on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fialkowska wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Monteiro Da Costa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A clash of legs there as Fialkowska blocks the low kick.
A good leg kick by Monteiro Da Costa.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monteiro Da Costa misses with a body kick.
Monteiro Da Costa slips under a jab.
Fialkowska misses with a low kick.
Monteiro Da Costa tries to clinch but Fialkowska is having none of it.
Fialkowska swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Monteiro Da Costa, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Monteiro Da Costa.
Fialkowska misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monteiro Da Costa is looking to land body kicks.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fialkowska throws a leg kick that is checked
and Monteiro Da Costa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Monteiro Da Costa is looking to chop away at Fialkowska's legs.
Sandro Monteiro Da Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monteiro Da Costa staying out of range there.
Monteiro Da Costa lands a lovely overhand right.
Fialkowska on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Monteiro Da Costa staying out of range there.
Monteiro Da Costa checks a leg kick nicely.
Fialkowska throws a leg kick
and Monteiro Da Costa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fialkowska misses with a hook. Monteiro Da Costa ducked under it nicely.
Fialkowska moves forwards but Monteiro Da Costa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Monteiro Da Costa thumps Fialkowska with a low kick.
Fialkowska misses with a leg kick.
Monteiro Da Costa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fialkowska manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Monteiro Da Costa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fialkowska is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Monteiro Da Costa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fialkowska throws a right and a left that Monteiro Da Costa avoids nicely.
And Monteiro Da Costa responds with a good body kick, but Fialkowska manages to step out the way in time.
Fialkowska is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Monteiro Da Costa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Monteiro Da Costa thumps Fialkowska with a low kick.
A shot to the body from Monteiro Da Costa misses
and Fialkowska counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fialkowska misses with the combination.
Monteiro Da Costa misses with a kick to the body.
Fialkowska half committed to a counter leg kick.
Monteiro Da Costa looks to land a body kick but Fialkowska moved away.
Monteiro Da Costa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Monteiro Da Costa scoring well with a low kick there.
Fialkowska avoids a kick to the body.
Monteiro Da Costa thows a body kick. Fialkowska tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fialkowska keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Monteiro Da Costa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fialkowska missing with a left hand there. Monteiro Da Costa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monteiro Da Costa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a leg kick but Fialkowska sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fialkowska swinging wildly here.
A good leg kick by Monteiro Da Costa.
A slapping body kick lands there for Monteiro Da Costa.
Fialkowska works the jab nicely.
Monteiro Da Costa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fialkowska checks it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Fialkowska misses the target.
Monteiro Da Costa closes the distance and pushes Fialkowska back into the cage.
Monteiro Da Costa cracks Fialkowska with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monteiro Da Costa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monteiro Da Costa misses with the head strike.
Fialkowska blocks a body shot from Monteiro Da Costa.
Fialkowska misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sandro Monteiro Da Costa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Monteiro Da Costa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a leg kick
and Fialkowska counters with a straight right hand.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fialkowska swats away the attempt to clinch by Monteiro Da Costa.
Fialkowska seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Monteiro Da Costa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fialkowska if he has to take too many more of those.
Good leg kick by Monteiro Da Costa.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Monteiro Da Costa.
Fialkowska seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a lazy body kick
and Fialkowska counters with a stiff right hand.
Monteiro Da Costa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fialkowska is out of range and Monteiro Da Costa settles back down.
Fialkowska changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Monteiro Da Costa looks for the body kick but Fialkowska saw that one coming.
Monteiro Da Costa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fialkowska.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Monteiro Da Costa.
Monteiro Da Costa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fialkowska's sensitive parts.
Monteiro Da Costa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fialkowska will feel that in the morning.
Monteiro Da Costa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fialkowska swinging wildly here.
Monteiro Da Costa misses with a low kick.
Monteiro Da Costa is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Fialkowska was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Monteiro Da Costa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Monteiro Da Costa looks for the body kick but Fialkowska saw that one coming.
As Monteiro Da Costa looks to move away, Fialkowska throws a big counter combo but Monteiro Da Costa just gets out of the way.
Monteiro Da Costa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fialkowska.
Fialkowska will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
An inside leg kick from Monteiro Da Costa misses.
Fialkowska half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro Da Costa moves out of range as Fialkowska strikes.
Fialkowska checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice defenses there by Fialkowska.
A low kick lands for Monteiro Da Costa.
Fialkowska moves out of range of the body kick.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a leg kick which misses Fialkowska's front leg but catches the back leg as Fialkowska tries to avoid it.
Monteiro Da Costa misses the shot to the body.
Fialkowska checks a leg kick.
Fialkowska seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monteiro Da Costa with the inside leg kick.
Monteiro Da Costa feints and then cracks Fialkowska's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fialkowska down.
A nice leg kick from Monteiro Da Costa, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Monteiro Da Costa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Monteiro Da Costa lands a leg kick that knocks Fialkowska off balance momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Monteiro Da Costa.
Fialkowska throws a series of punches but Monteiro Da Costa avoids them all with ease.
Fialkowska misses with a leg kick.
Monteiro Da Costa flicks out a counter leg kick but Fialkowska steps away.
Monteiro Da Costa looks to land a body kick but Fialkowska moved away.
A swing and a miss from Fialkowska.
Monteiro Da Costa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Monteiro Da Costa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Fialkowska misses the target.
Monteiro Da Costa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fialkowska bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Monteiro Da Costa's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Monteiro Da Costa. Beautiful body shot.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fialkowska on the side of the head.
Monteiro Da Costa closes the distance and pushes Fialkowska back into the cage.
Monteiro Da Costa lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Monteiro Da Costa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monteiro Da Costa can't break the clinch.
Fialkowska holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a punch but it's blocked by Fialkowska.
Monteiro Da Costa breaks from the clinch.
Monteiro Da Costa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Fialkowska on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Monteiro Da Costa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fialkowska on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sandro Monteiro Da Costa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fialkowska thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monteiro Da Costa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fialkowska throws a series of punches but Monteiro Da Costa moves out of range.
Fialkowska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fialkowska moves out of range of the body kick.
Monteiro Da Costa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fialkowska will feel that in the morning.
Monteiro Da Costa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fialkowska.
A solid body kick from Monteiro Da Costa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Monteiro Da Costa.
Monteiro Da Costa scores with a leg kick.
Fialkowska bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Monteiro Da Costa's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Monteiro Da Costa checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Monteiro Da Costa.
Fialkowska tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Monteiro Da Costa is able to avoid easily.
Monteiro Da Costa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Monteiro Da Costa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Monteiro Da Costa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fialkowska's hands.
Monteiro Da Costa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fialkowska throws a lazy uppercut
and Monteiro Da Costa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Monteiro Da Costa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Monteiro Da Costa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fialkowska scores with a jab. Monteiro Da Costa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Monteiro Da Costa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fialkowska appears to be looking for a big counter.
Matias Fialkowska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro Da Costa tries to land a front kick but Fialkowska steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fialkowska takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Monteiro Da Costa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Monteiro Da Costa tries to land a front kick but Fialkowska steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monteiro Da Costa misses with a body kick.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Monteiro Da Costa lands a leg kick that knocks Fialkowska off balance momentarily.
Monteiro Da Costa misses with a low kick.
Fialkowska swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Monteiro Da Costa checks a low kick from Fialkowska.
Fialkowska on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Monteiro Da Costa throws a leg kick which misses Fialkowska's front leg but catches the back leg as Fialkowska tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro Da Costa connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monteiro Da Costa.
Fialkowska misses with a hook.
Monteiro Da Costa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Monteiro Da Costa fails to land.
Monteiro Da Costa can't find room to land a body shot as Fialkowska controls the action.
Fialkowska looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fialkowska.
Monteiro Da Costa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Monteiro Da Costa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fialkowska's elbow.
Fialkowska prevents a body shot from Monteiro Da Costa.
Fialkowska keeps control of Monteiro Da Costa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Monteiro Da Costa fails to land.
Fialkowska tries to break the clinch but Monteiro Da Costa is controlling the position.
Monteiro Da Costa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fialkowska blocks an uppercut.
Monteiro Da Costa misses with a body punch.
Fialkowska blocking some punches.
Fialkowska throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fialkowska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monteiro Da Costa.
Monteiro Da Costa can't break the clinch.
A short right from Monteiro Da Costa on the inside.
Fialkowska slows down the pace here.
A short left from Monteiro Da Costa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sandro Monteiro Da Costa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Monteiro Da Costa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sandro Monteiro Da Costa!
A relieved looking Sandro Monteiro Da Costa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Phillips (ranked 2733 p4p, 3474 weight class) and Jetstream Sam (ranked 324 p4p, 392 weight class). Phillip Phillips has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phillip Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jetstream Sam!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sam shoots in for a double leg but Phillips sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Sam finds it's way through Phillips's defenses.
Phillips pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phillips scores with a leg kick.
Sam tries to clinch up.
Phillips quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sam misses with an uppercut.
Phillips throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sam avoids it.
Phillips lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Phillips wants to control from the top but Sam keeps moving.
Sam is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Phillips is aware though and is defending well.
Sam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sam pushes a forearm under Phillips's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Phillips is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jetstream Sam!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Porro (ranked 2805 p4p, 3084 weight class) and Cal Ripken (ranked 328 p4p, 350 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alejandro Porro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cal Ripken!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Porro.
Jab by Ripken.
Ripken wants to clinch.
Ripken misses with a looping right.
Porro throws a front kick aimed at Ripken's knee but Ripken avoids it well.
Porro moves out of range of the strikes.
Porro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Cal Ripken has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ripken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Porro throws a looping overhand right but Ripken ducks down to avoid it.
Ripken wants to counter with a clinch but Porro pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ripken.
Ripken clinches.
Ripken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ripken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Porro misses with a body punch.
Porro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Porro.
Porro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Porro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ripken backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Porro.
Ripken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Porro misses with some punches.
Porro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Porro takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ripken has a couple of punches blocked by Porro.
Ripken throws a punch but it's blocked by Porro.
Porro tries a body shot but Ripken blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripken working aggressively here.
Ripken blocking some punches.
Porro blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Ripken.
Ripken looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ripken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Porro tries to throw a body punch but Ripken avoids it by throwing Porro back against the cage.
Porro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ripken lands a shoulder strike.
Ripken lands a hook that snaps the head of Porro backwards.
Porro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Porro gets through Ripken's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Porro.
Porro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Ripken.
Ripken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Porro backwards.
Ripken can't find room to land a body shot as Porro controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Porro.
Ripken can't find room to land a body shot as Porro controls the action.
Porro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Porro backwards.
Porro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ripken backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Porro.
Ripken swings wildly with an uppercut but Porro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Porro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ripken prevents a body shot from Porro.
Ripken working aggressively here.
Porro blocking some punches.
Ripken softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Porro controlling the action here for a moment.
Porro lands a shoulder strike.
Porro blocks an uppercut.
Ripken lands a shot to the body.
Ripken manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ripken.
Ripken scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ripken misses with an uppercut. Porro saw that one coming.
Porro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Porro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Porro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ripken falls off balance throwing a combination
and Porro counters with a stiff right hand.
Ripken throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Porro on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cal Ripken will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cal Ripken'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.
Porro throws a leg kick but Ripken checks it.
Ripken bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Porro's head backwards.
Porro looks to land a body kick but Ripken moved away.
Ripken misses with a lunging right hand
and Porro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ripken's knee momentarily.
Ripken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Porro swings widly with a right hand
and Ripken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ripken throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ripken throws a low kick but it's checked well by Porro.
Ripken throws a sloppy head kick and Porro moves out of range easily.
It looked like Porro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ripken.
Ripken throws out a loose jab but Porro uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Porro blocks a jab.
Porro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ripken takes the fight into the clinch.
Ripken misses with some punches.
Ripken throws a head punch that misses.
Ripken lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ripken.
Ripken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ripken working aggressively here.
Porro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Porro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Porro working aggressively here.
Ripken has a couple of punches blocked by Porro.
Porro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripken working aggressively here.
Porro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Porro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Porro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ripken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Ripken.
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!
Porro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ripken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ripken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cal Ripken seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Porro.
Porro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Porro scores with a shot to the side of Ripken's head.
A head punch on the inside from Ripken fails to land.
Porro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ripken is breathing heavily.
Porro throws a punch but it's blocked by Ripken.
Ripken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Porro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripken misses with a punch on the inside.
Ripken lands a right hand.
Porro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Porro.
Porro blocks an elbow strike from Ripken.
Ripken throws a punch but it's blocked by Porro.
Ripken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ripken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Porro lands a hook that snaps the head of Ripken backwards.
 Ripken is rocked!
Ripken tries a body shot but Porro blocks it.
Porro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ripkens head.
Ripken is still on wobbly legs! Can Porro finish him?
Porro is struggling to control the position.
Ripken throws a punch but it's blocked by Porro.
Porro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Porro is leaning against Ripken and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Porro lands with a short shot to the head.
Porro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Porro misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripken misses with a punch on the inside.
Porro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Porro misses with a body punch.
Ripken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Porro lands a body punch.
Porro slowing the pace effectively.
Porro misses with a punch to the body.
Ripken seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch on the inside from Ripken fails to land.
Ripken misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Porro.
Porro scores with a shoulder strike.
Porro working aggressively here.
Ripken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Porro fails to land.
Porro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ripken's elbow.
Porro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Porro misses with a punch on the inside.
Porro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ripkens head.
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 Alejandro Porro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cal Ripken's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Porro keeps the fight on the outside.
Ripken ducks under a wild hook from Porro.
Ripken misses with an uppercut
and Porro counters with a nice uppercut.
Ripken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ripken connects with a solid leg kick.
Porro delivers a nice body kick.
Porro looks to land a combination but Ripken avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ripken misses with a looping left.
It looked like Porro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ripken.
Ripken gets tackled into the cage by Porro. Porro maintains the clinch.
Porro scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porro working aggressively here.
Porro swings wildly with an uppercut but Ripken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porro misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ripken blocks an uppercut.
Porro blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Ripken.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ripken.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ripken.
Ripken blocks a body shot from Porro.
A short body shot lands from Ripken as the two fighters clinch.
Porro misses with a punch to the body.
Ripken lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ripken lands with a short shot to the head.
Porro stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripken swings wildly with an uppercut but Porro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ripken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Porro's elbow.
Ripken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Porro is leaning against Ripken and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Porro struggles to land a body shot inside as Ripken controls his hands.
Ripken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Ripken scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Porro throws a head punch that misses.
Ripken misses with a punch on the inside.
Porro presses Ripken against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ripken throws a punch but it's blocked by Porro.
Porro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ripken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ripken working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porro swings wildly with an uppercut but Ripken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Porro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Cal Ripken's cut even more.
Ripken misses with a punch on the inside.
Porro working aggressively here.
Porro gets through Ripken's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Porro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Porro fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ripken.
Porro misses with a punch to the body.
Ripken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Porro's elbow.
Porro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ripken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Porro lands with a light punch inside.
Porro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Porro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Porro dips a shoulder and cracks Ripken with a mighty uppercut! Ripken falls back against the cage and Porro unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ripken is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Porro screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alejandro Porro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira Sato (ranked 2571 p4p, 2524 weight class) and Damien Herzog (ranked 312 p4p, 305 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Damien Herzog was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akira Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Herzog!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Hemmingworth and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herzog misses with a body shot.
Herzog misses with a double jab
and Sato counters with a straight right hand.
Herzog misses with a hook
and Sato counters with a left and a right that stings Herzog.
Nice straight punches there by Herzog. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Herzog.
Sato lands a jab to Herzog's midsection.
Herzog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
Damien Herzog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Sato on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sato missing with a left hand there. Herzog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Herzog has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A left lands for Sato.
Sato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Herzog throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Herzog catches Sato right on the button with a cross.
Herzog misses with a hook.
Sato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sato definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Herzog swings for the body but Sato moves out of range.
Herzog thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and Sato tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Herzog throws out a loose jab but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato is looking to counter punch.
Herzog misses with a combination
and Sato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Herzog stuns Sato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sato pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Herzog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herzog is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sato slips a jab from Herzog.
Sato was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Herzog manages to avoid it.
Herzog throws a poor cross that misses
and Sato counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Herzog misses.
Herzog loads up on a big right hand but Sato slips the punch.
It looked like Sato was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Herzog.
Herzog missing with a left hand there. Sato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Herzog misses with a hook to the body
and Sato counters with a nice uppercut.
Herzog misses with a lunging right hand
and Sato counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Herzog misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Herzog darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Herzog is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sato.
It looked like Sato was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sato lands a jab to the nose.
Herzog cracks Sato with a good jab.
A clash of legs there as Herzog blocks the low kick.
Herzog lands with a straight right. Sato didn't see that one coming.
Sato doesn't manage to clinch there - Herzog circles away.
Herzog throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sato counters with a head kick that drops Herzog to the mat! Herzog scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Herzog is rocked!
Herzog swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sato appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Herzog is still on wobbly legs! Can Sato finish him?
Herzog turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herzog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
A counter left hand to the body from Sato misses its target.
Sato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Herzog misses
and Sato scores with a counter punch that sends Herzog to the canvas! Sato smells blood - he's punishing Herzog with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Herzog has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Sato!
A relieved looking Akira Sato thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Damien Herzog was interviewed post fight and said 'I am truly humbled by this experience, we fought like hell out there and the better fighter came out on top. Just know I’ll keep striving to be as great as my counterparts, peace and love'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turok Nanook (ranked 1919 p4p, 2225 weight class) and Masato Nakamura (ranked 247 p4p, 270 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Turok Nanook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masato Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Chris Dean and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nanook checks a low kick from Nakamura.
Nanook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nanook blocks a head kick by Nakamura.
It looked like Nanook was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nakamura.
Nanook avoids the body shot from Nakamura.
Nanook was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Nanook.
A swing and a miss from Nakamura.
A cross from Nakamura lands.
Nakamura throws an off balance right hand
and Nanook counters with a nice body shot.
Masato Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamura throws a body punch but Nanook moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura throws a hook but Nanook blocks it.
Nanook was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nakamura looks to land a left hand but Nanook moved out of range nicely.
Nakamura throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nanook counters with a left and a right that stings Nakamura.
Nakamura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've been told by Nanook's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakamura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nanook is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nakamura throws a hook but Nanook avoids it easily.
Nanook checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nakamura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nanook counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nakamura throws a lazy uppercut
and Nanook counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nanook moves away from the strike by Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with a looping right.
Nakamura misses with a right hand
and Nanook counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Nakamura misses.
Nanook was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nakamura misses with a leg kick
and Nanook counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nakamura is looking to slow Nanook down with leg kicks.
Nakamura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Nanook misses the target.
Nanook comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Nakamura misses with a leg kick
and Nanook counters with a nice uppercut.
Nakamura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nakamura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nanook moves out of range of the body kick from Nakamura.
Nanook appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nakamura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nanook counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nakamura looks winded!
A head kick by Nakamura misses
and Nanook counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nakamura misses with an uppercut
letting Nanook counter with a right hand.
Nakamura throws a shot from downtown. Nanook moves away and avoids it.
Nanook was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nanook blocks a leg kick.
Nanook is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nakamura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nanook was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with a left hand
and Nanook counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nanook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nakamura.
Nanook uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakamura.
Nakamura lands a nice shot to the body.
Nakamura misses with a shot to the body
letting Nanook counter with a right hand.
Nakamura connects with a looping right hand.
Nakamura misses with an uppercut
and Nanook counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nakamura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nanook has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nakamura misses with an uppercut
and Nanook counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Nakamura misses.
Nakamura misses with a left hand
and Nanook counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nanook takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamura misses with a hook
and Nakamura is countered with a crisp right hand from Nanook that sends him to the canvas! Nanook follows him to the mat into side control.
Nakamura is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanook stands up and beckons Nakamura to his feet.
Nakamura is still on wobbly legs! Can Nanook finish him?
Nakamura looks to land a left hand but Nanook moved out of range nicely.
Nanook was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nakamura seems to have recovered his senses.
Nakamura walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nanook checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nanook throwing a counter right hand but Nakamura manages to avoid it.
Nakamura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nakamura throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Nanook counter with a right hand.
Nanook uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nakamura.
Nakamura swings widly with a right hand
and Nanook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nakamura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakamura throws a right hand that misses
and Nanook counters with a straight right hand.
Nakamura misses with an uppercut
and Nanook counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nakamura misses with an uppercut
and Nanook counters with a big left hand that crumples Nakamura! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Turok Nanook!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Louis (ranked 3363 p4p, 1759 weight class) and Heera Ghuruwa (ranked 379 p4p, 237 weight class). Louis comes to the cage accompanied by Bleach OST - BL_86. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lamar Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Heera Ghuruwa!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghuruwa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Louis. Louis obviously looking to wear him down.
Ghuruwa looks to land a right hand but Louis moved out of range.
Ghuruwa misses with a straight left.
As Ghuruwa backs away, Louis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Louis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ghuruwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Louis doesn't manage to clinch there - Ghuruwa circles away.
Louis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Louis looks to land a left hand but Ghuruwa moved out of range nicely.
Louis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ghuruwa throws the left hand but Louis avoids the punch easily.
Ghuruwa throws a low kick but Louis moves out of range easily.
Louis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ghuruwa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ghuruwa connects with the punch.
Louis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ghuruwa misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ghuruwa.
Ghuruwa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Louis's hands.
It looks like Lamar Louis has been cut.
Louis looks to land a left hand but Ghuruwa moved out of range nicely.
Ghuruwa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ghuruwa checks a leg kick.
Ghuruwa throws an overhand right that lands on Louis's shoulder, as Louis tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghuruwa misses with a looping left.
Ghuruwa throws the left hand but Louis avoids the punch easily.
Ghuruwa closes the distance and clinches.
Louis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Louis tries to pull guard but Ghuruwa holds him up against the cage and eventually Louis drops back down to his feet.
Ghuruwa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ghuruwa manages to break the clinch.
Ghuruwa blocks a head kick by Louis.
Ghuruwa blocks a leg kick.
Ghuruwa throws a wild body kick that Louis sees coming a mile off.
Nice body punch from Ghuruwa.
Louis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ghuruwa staying out of range there.
Ghuruwa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ghuruwa, as that shot connected.
Louis tries to work over Ghuruwa's front leg with a kick but Ghuruwa checks it.
Ghuruwa instigates a clinch.
Louis blocks an elbow strike from Ghuruwa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghuruwa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Louis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lamar Louis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ghuruwa on the inside.
Ghuruwa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ghuruwa gets through Louis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Louis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ghuruwa to keep the fight standing.
Louis avoids the elbow strike from Ghuruwa, against the cage.
Louis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ghuruwa lands a left hand.
Louis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Louis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ghuruwa to keep the fight standing.
Louis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ghuruwa smiles and moves away.
Louis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ghuruwa.
Lamar Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghuruwa ducks under a wild hook from Louis.
Louis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Louis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ghuruwa is stalking Louis. Louis circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Ghuruwa, and it's lights out! Louis really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Heera Ghuruwa!
Heera Ghuruwa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Delroy Nova (ranked 2476 p4p, 1447 weight class) and Lamar Riggs (ranked 299 p4p, 193 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Delroy Nova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lamar Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Watson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs closes the distance and clinches.
Nova definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Riggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nova backwards.
Riggs blocks a body shot from Nova.
Nova lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riggs.
Riggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nova is trying to maintain a safe position but Riggs gets an underhook and turns Nova into the cage.
Nova scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Riggs.
Riggs throws a head punch that misses.
Riggs scores with a shot to the side of Nova's head.
Still in the clinch, Nova scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Riggs.
Riggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nova lands a left hand.
Riggs lands a left hand.
Nova misses with some punches.
A short right from Riggs on the inside.
Nova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nova blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riggs can't find room to land a body shot as Nova controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Riggs.
Riggs scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs misses with a body punch.
Riggs pushes Nova back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nova is breathing heavily.
Riggs lands a right hand.
Riggs lands a nice shot to the body.
Riggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Riggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Riggs.
Riggs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short right from Riggs.
Nova is rocked!
Nova blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Nova is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nova blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Nova seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Riggs lands with a light punch inside.
Riggs unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Nova! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Riggs is unloading with more strikes now! Nova drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lamar Riggs!
A relieved looking Lamar Riggs thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arwell Jones (ranked 1406 p4p, 2542 weight class) and Hawk Williamson (ranked 189 p4p, 307 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Don't you forget about me - Simple Minds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arwell Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hawk Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Williamson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands with a cross.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williamson misses with a body shot.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Williamson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williamson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Williamson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Williamson misses with a body shot.
Williamson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones is looking to wear down Williamson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williamson moves out of range of the strikes.
Williamson throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williamson.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
Williamson takes one to the side of the head.
Jones throws a head kick but Williamson moves out of range.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Williamson is just out of range.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick
and Williamson counters with a nice body shot.
Williamson swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Williamson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williamson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jones with a jab.
Williamson misses with a looping right.
Williamson throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Williamson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williamson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Williamson counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Williamson blocks a head kick by Jones.
Williamson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williamson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Williamson ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Williamson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Williamson pushes him off.
Williamson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williamson misses the jab.
Williamson throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Williamson throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williamson.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Williamson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones.
Williamson lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Williamson sees coming a mile off.
Arwell Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Williamson ducks down to avoid it.
Jones misses the body punch
and Williamson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Williamson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williamson keeps the fight on the outside.
Williamson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jones with a body shot.
Williamson throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williamson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williamson scrambles back to his feet.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Williamson moved out of range nicely.
Williamson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Williamson avoids the body shot from Jones.
Williamson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Williamson is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Williamson wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones is leaning against Williamson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones keeps control of Williamson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williamson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williamson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williamson throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williamson.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones pushes Williamson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones keeps control of Williamson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williamson's efforts to push away.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Williamson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Williamson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones blocks a jab.
Williamson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hawk Williamson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Williamson misses with a looping left.
Jones stuns Williamson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williamson blocks a jab.
Jones scores with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones rushes Williamson and presses him up against the cage.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williamson avoids it.
Jones has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Williamson blocking some punches.
Williamson tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Williamson prevents a body shot from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williamson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williamson is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Williamson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson blocking some punches.
Williamson wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williamson has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williamson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williamson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Williamson is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williamson is breathing heavily.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williamson backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williamson prevents a body shot from Jones.
Williamson blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones prevents Williamson from breaking the clinch.
Williamson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williamson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williamson is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Williamson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones prevents Williamson from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Williamson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones has Williamson pressed against the cage, preventing Williamson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Williamson.
Williamson tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williamson can do to turn this around?
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones tries to work over Williamson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones tries a body shot but Williamson blocks it.
Williamson is trying to break free.
Jones misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Williamson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williamson tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Williamson.
Williamson swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Williamson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones throws the left hand but Williamson avoids the punch easily.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Jones.
Williamson moves out of range of the strikes.
Williamson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Williamson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williamson throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones takes a swing at Williamson's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Jones.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Williamson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Williamson misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williamson doesn't seem phased though.
Williamson avoids the head kick by Jones.
Williamson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jones with a body shot.
Jones takes a swing at Williamson's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arwell Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williamson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williamson gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones lands a right hand.
Williamson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones lands a right hand.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williamson is defending well for now.
Williamson is trying to break free.
Williamson is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Williamson managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones has Williamson pressed against the cage, preventing Williamson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Williamson's head.
Williamson takes a shot to the head.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williamson backwards.
Williamson is rocked!
Williamson is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Williamson is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones is leaning against Williamson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones keeps control of Williamson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Williamson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones keeps control of Williamson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arwell Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williamson has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones prevents Williamson from breaking the clinch.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Williamson is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Williamson prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Williamson.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williamson is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Williamson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Williamson drops to his knees and Jones pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arwell Jones!
During a confident post fight interview, Arwell Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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