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SYN Supernova XV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Hunter (ranked 260 p4p, 465 weight class) and Ivan Rojas (ranked 36 p4p, 59 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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9 - 0 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rojas throws a leg kick
and Hunter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hunter breaks from the clinch.
Rojas misses with a kick to the body
and Hunter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rojas throws a chopping leg kick but Hunter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little feinted left hand from Hunter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rojas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rojas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hunter's head.
 It looks like Paul Hunter has been cut.
Rojas throws a jab when Hunter was well out of range.
Hunter throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rojas avoids it.
Rojas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter checks the leg kick.
Rojas throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunter.
Hunter throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rojas avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Rojas.
We've been told by Hunter's head coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hunter checks the leg kick.
Hunter tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rojas manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas lunges at Hunter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hunter's hand.
Rojas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hunter is able to avoid easily.
Rojas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rojas tries to clinch up
and Hunter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Hunter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rojas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Hunter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rojas.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rojas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunter counters with a left to the body.
Rojas throws out a leg kick but Hunter moves out of range and Rojas only half commits.
Rojas misses with a low kick.
It appears Hunter was looking to counter with a kick there.
Rojas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rojas lands with a shot to the body.
Rojas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter avoids the head kick by Rojas.
Rojas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Rojas tries to get set, Hunter tries to push him back and clinch up but Rojas manages to avoid the attempt.
Hunter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rojas misses with a low kick.
Hunter is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rojas.
Hunter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Rojas looks to move away, Hunter throws a big counter combo but Rojas just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Hunter counter with a right hand.
Rojas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hunter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rojas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rojas throws a leg kick
and Hunter counters by moving into the clinch.
Rojas can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
Hunter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rojas misses with a kick to the body.
Hunter is looking to counter the offense by Rojas and move into the clinch.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Hunter misses the target.
Hunter checks a leg kick.
Rojas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rojas misses with a few strikes there.
Rojas throws out a loose jab but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hunter scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas throws a body kick that misses.
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!
Rojas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunter breaks the clinch.
Rojas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Rojas looks to move away, Hunter throws a big counter combo but Rojas just gets out of the way.
Rojas lands a right hook to the body.
Rojas lands a head kick!
Hunter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rojas looks winded!
Hunter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rojas can pounce on him.
Rojas checks a leg kick.
Rojas throws a chopping leg kick but Hunter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Rojas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Hunter's cut.
That's time! Hunter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rojas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hunter.
Rojas blocks a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hunter 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 Rojas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rojas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rojas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Rojas wants to clinch
and Hunter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ivan Rojas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rojas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojas throws a sloppy head kick and Hunter moves out of range easily.
Rojas misses with a leg kick
and Hunter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rojas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Rojas.
A quick step to the side and Hunter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivan Rojas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas throws a chopping leg kick but Hunter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like Hunter was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rojas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunter tries to counter by clinching up but Rojas breaks away and moves out of range.
Rojas thumps Hunter with a low kick.
Rojas throws a solid leg kick but Hunter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rojas.
Rojas ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
A head kick by Rojas misses
and Hunter counters with a stiff right hand.
Rojas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hunter. That did some damage!
Rojas missing with a left hand there. Hunter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses.
Hunter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rojas closes the distance and pushes Hunter back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rojas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rojas is breathing heavily.
Rojas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rojas thows a leg kick but Hunter checks it
and Hunter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Hunter misses.
Rojas motions for Hunter to come forward. Rojas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rojas misses with a low kick as Hunter jumps back.
Hunter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hunter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hunter checks a low kick from Rojas.
Rojas throws a leg kick but Hunter checks it.
Rojas tries to land a leg kick but Hunter saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Hunter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunter circles away.
It looked like Hunter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rojas.
Rojas throws a chopping leg kick but Hunter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Hunter misses the target.
Rojas scores with a leg kick.
Hunter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunter tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rojas manages to circle out of the way.
Rojas sizes up Hunter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hunter moves out of range as Rojas throws a body kick.
Rojas tries to work over Hunter's front leg with a kick but Hunter checks it.
A low kick from Rojas misses
and Hunter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hunter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rojas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Hunter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas tries to clinch but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rojas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rojas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rojas throws a leg kick
and Hunter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rojas looks to throw the jab but Hunter is out of range.
As Rojas tries to get set, Hunter tries to push him back and clinch up but Rojas manages to avoid the attempt.
Hunter 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.
Ivan Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Rojas is looking to chop away at Hunter's legs.
Hunter appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rojas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hunter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hunter takes a swing at Rojas's ribcage but misses.
Rojas misses with a low kick.
Hunter was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
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 Paul Hunter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Hunter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rojas tried to score with a low kick but Hunter checks it.
Hunter is looking to wear down Rojas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rojas wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Rojas.
It looked like Hunter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rojas.
Hunter lands with a shot to the body.
Rojas throws a lazy head kick
and Hunter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hunter drops Rojas with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rojas looks back up at him and smiles so Hunter waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 It looks like Ivan Rojas has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rojas is looking to land body kicks.
Rojas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunter jabs at Rojas's body.
Rojas moves to clinch but Hunter breaks away
and Hunter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hunter counters with a crisp right that sends Rojas to the canvas! Hunter follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Hunter!
Paul Hunter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Macaco (ranked 41 p4p, 115 weight class) and Azad Bekzod (ranked 7 p4p, 22 weight class). Macaco comes to the cage accompanied by Can’t Touch This. Bekzod has chosen "Weird" Al Yankovic - Amish Paradise as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Macaco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azad Bekzod!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macaco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bekzod.
Bekzod moves out of range of the leg kick from Macaco.
Bekzod connects with a looping right hand.
Bekzod stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Macaco.
Bekzod is looking to score with low kicks.
Bekzod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macaco manages to avoid it.
Macaco throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Macaco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Macaco tries to score with a low kick but Bekzod moves his leg out of the way.
Macaco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Macaco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheers as Macaco lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bekzod doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bekzod!
Macaco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Macaco pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bekzod is out of range and Macaco settles back down.
Bekzod checks a leg kick.
Macaco is looking to chop away at Bekzod's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bekzod throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bekzod lands a right hook to the body.
Macaco slips a jab from Bekzod.
Macaco is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bekzod lands a body shot.
Bekzod avoids the body shot from Macaco.
Macaco changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Macaco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Macaco misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bekzod! But no joy.
Macaco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Macaco moves out of range as Bekzod throws a body kick.
Bekzod cracks Macaco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Macaco darts in and clinches Bekzod up against the cage.
Bekzod wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bekzod blocks an uppercut.
Macaco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bekzod - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bekzod blocks an elbow strike from Macaco.
Bekzod breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Macaco misses with an uppercut. Bekzod saw that one coming.
Bekzod shapes to counter with a head kick.
Macaco wants to clinch
and Bekzod counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Macaco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bekzod moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Macaco swings widly with a right hand
and Bekzod counters with a stiff right hand.
Bekzod lands with a good body shot.
Macaco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bekzod misses with a straight right.
Macaco feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Macaco tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bekzod misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Macaco on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Macaco throws a leg kick
and Bekzod counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Macaco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod throws a leg kick but Macaco moved away.
Macaco connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters circling - Macaco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Macaco will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bekzod lands an overhand right.
The fighters circling - Bekzod throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Macaco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Macaco checks the leg kick.
Macaco bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bekzod's head.
Macaco tries to clinch up but Bekzod circles away and keeps his distance.
Bekzod throws a body shot but no joy.
Macaco turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Macaco is predictable there
enabling Bekzod to counter with a crisp jab.
Bekzod is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Macaco had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A lazy left from Bekzod finds it's target.
Bekzod throws a shot from downtown. Macaco moves away and avoids it.
Azad Bekzod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macaco connects with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macaco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Macaco throws a hook but Bekzod blocks it.
Bekzod throws a poor cross that misses
and Macaco counters with a good low kick that Bekzod was not able to check.
Macaco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bekzod.
Macaco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bekzod throws out the jab.
Bekzod is looking to slow Macaco down with leg kicks.
Macaco moves out of range as Bekzod strikes.
Macaco seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Macaco looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bekzod misses with a left hand
and Macaco counters with a nice uppercut.
Bekzod swings for the body but Macaco moves out of range.
Bekzod lands with a hook. Macaco tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bekzod avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Macaco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azad Bekzod dominated that round.
That's time! Macaco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Macaco misses with a left hand
and Bekzod connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Macaco misses with a looping right.
Macaco throws a lazy uppercut
and Bekzod counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bekzod lands a right hook to the body.
Bekzod feints a jab promting Macaco to slip. Bekzod then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Macaco slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Macaco connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bekzod. Bekzod circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bekzod staying out of range there.
Macaco lands a glancing blow to the side of Bekzod's head.
Macaco misses with a hook
and Bekzod counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Macaco thinking.
A big right from Bekzod misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bekzod misses with a wild body shot.
Bekzod misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Macaco.
Bekzod uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Macaco.
A little jabbing left from Bekzod on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bekzod avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Bekzod on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Azad Bekzod seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macaco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bekzod throws out the jab.
Macaco throws a hook to the side of Bekzod's head but Bekzod sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bekzod moves out of range as Macaco throws a body kick.
Bekzod has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bekzod lands with a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Macaco.
Bekzod throws a jab when Macaco was well out of range.
Bekzod gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bekzod throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Macaco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bekzod throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Macaco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice leg kick lands there from Macaco.
Bekzod throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bekzod misses with a jab to the body
and Macaco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bekzod checks a leg kick.
Bekzod scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bekzod throws a hook but Macaco avoids it easily.
Macaco defending well as Bekzod loads up on a big left hand.
Bekzod cracks Macaco with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bekzod throws a looping overhand right but Macaco ducks down to avoid it.
As Bekzod backs away, Macaco returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bekzod checks a leg kick nicely.
Bekzod misses with an uppercut.
Bekzod throws a low kick but Macaco avoids it.
Macaco blocks a jab.
Macaco throws a leg kick
and Macaco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bekzod throws a jab when Macaco was well out of range.
Macaco misses with an uppercut
and Macaco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bekzod's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bekzod misses with a jab to the body
and Macaco counters with a nice kick to the body.
Macaco instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod dodges an elbow strike from Macaco.
Macaco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bekzod's efforts to push away.
Bekzod manages to break the clinch.
Bekzod bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bekzod throws out a loose jab but Macaco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Macaco lands the left hand.
Bekzod lands a jab to the head.
Bekzod takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Macaco finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bekzod scores with a jab.
Macaco throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Macaco throws a hook to the side of Bekzod's head but Bekzod sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bekzod throws the left hand but Macaco avoids the punch easily.
Macaco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Macaco misses with a hook
and Bekzod counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macaco throws a low kick but Bekzod avoids it.
Bekzod throws out a counter right but Macaco avoids it with no problem.
Bekzod is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bekzod loads up on a big right hand but Macaco slips the punch.
Bekzod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Bekzod misses its intended target.
Bekzod throws a nice outside leg kick.
Macaco tries a low kick but Bekzod avoids it.
Macaco throws a body kick that misses
and Bekzod counters with a right hand to the body.
An inside leg kick from Macaco misses.
Macaco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Macaco tried to score with a low kick but Bekzod checks it.
Macaco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bekzod flicks out a counter leg kick but Macaco steps away.
Bekzod throws out a loose jab but Macaco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Macaco defending well as Bekzod loads up on a big left hand.
Macaco tried to counter with a leg kick but Bekzod avoided it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azad Bekzod showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bekzod lands a jab to the nose.
Bekzod throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Bekzod.
Bekzod looks to land a right hand but Macaco moved out of range.
Bekzod is looking to chop away at Macaco's legs.
Macaco fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bekzod just manages to avoid it.
Macaco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bekzod.
Macaco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bekzod now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Macaco blocks a jab.
Bekzod staying out of range there.
Macaco throws a low kick but Bekzod avoids it.
Bekzod appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bekzod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Bekzod misses.
Macaco throws a leg kick but Bekzod moved away.
Bekzod misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bekzod throws a low kick but it's checked well by Macaco.
Macaco lands a head kick. Bekzod smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bekzod throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bekzod buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bekzod comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bekzod circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bekzod jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bekzod throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Macaco counters with a low kick, right behind Bekzod 's knee.
A big left from Bekzod misses.
Bekzod lands a lovely overhand right.
Bekzod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Macaco was well out of range. Poor timing from Bekzod.
Bekzod takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Macaco cracks Bekzod with a good jab.
Macaco moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Macaco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Macaco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Macaco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bekzod tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Macaco is able to avoid easily.
Bekzod throws a shot from downtown. Macaco moves away and avoids it.
Bekzod staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick from Bekzod, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bekzod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Macaco looks to land a body kick but Bekzod moved away.
Macaco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bekzod.
Bekzod uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Macaco.
Macaco scores with a punch to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Macaco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diego Macaco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Macaco throws a poor cross that misses
and Bekzod counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bekzod throws an off balance right hand
and Macaco counters with a head kick.
Bekzod swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bekzod throws an off balance right hand
and Macaco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bekzod connects with a nice looking jab.
Macaco misses with a left hand
and Bekzod counters with a nice uppercut.
Macaco misses with a right hand
and Bekzod counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bekzod moves away from the strike by Macaco.
Macaco misses with a looping left.
Macaco throws a leg kick that misses.
Bekzod looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Macaco misses with a right hand
and Bekzod cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Bekzod.
Azad Bekzod is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod scores with a body shot.
Bekzod connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Macaco's hands.
Macaco lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bekzod throws a lazy right hand but Macaco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It appears Macaco was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bekzod throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Macaco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bekzod lands with a hook. Macaco tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bekzod throws a lazy right hand but Macaco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Macaco throws a lazy uppercut
and Macaco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bekzod fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Macaco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bekzod.
Macaco throws a jab when Bekzod was well out of range.
Macaco drives through and clinches with Bekzod against the cage.
Macaco keeps control of Bekzod as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Macaco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Azad Bekzod comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bekzod winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azad Bekzod!
Azad Bekzod thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mabahong Tae (ranked 13 p4p, 60 weight class) and Time To Fight Wright (ranked 3 p4p, 7 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 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mabahong Tae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Time To Fight Wright!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tae tries to sprawl but Wright drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tae is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wright pulls his head out easily.
Tae has hold of Wright's hands but Wright slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tae actively working from the bottom here.
Wright working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tae is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Wright is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tae is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wright pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tae flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Wright is stalling here. Tae is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wright seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tae has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wright tries to buck Tae off but Tae is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tae is staying active underneath Wright, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tae looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright slips a nice elbow through Tae's hands, connecting with Tae's forehead.
Wright working over Tae with some ground and pound. Tae looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tae wants to control but Wright is keeping busy.
Wright is looking for a kimura here.
Tae works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tae seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Tae is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wright defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tae looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Wright has picked Tae up and slammed him! Tae can't keep hold of the triangle and Wright manages to pass to side control!
Tae looks to move to half guard but instead Wright has passed into mount! Damn!
Wright avoids the attempt from Tae to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wright cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tae is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tae sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tae is not content to let Wright control the position.
Tae trying to get back to full guard but Wright takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Tae is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tae wants to control but Wright is having none of it.
Wright lands a big elbow.
Wright has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tae is trying to escape the mount.
Wright with the ground and pound from mount.
Wright postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tae looks a forlorn figure.
Wright punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wright raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wright looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tae is trying to escape the mount.
Tae slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wright looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright prevents Tae from improving his position.
Tae misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wright looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wright is looking for a kimura here.
Tae is pressing down on Wright's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tae is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wright chips away with some ground and pound.
Tae is trying to control the position but Wright postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Time To Fight Wright dominated that round.
That's time! Tae's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tae misses with a series of wild punches.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Time To Fight Wright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tae scores with a body shot.
Tae feints a jab promting Wright to slip. Tae then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wright slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right-left combo lands from Tae.
Wright tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tae sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wright somewhat.
An attempted straight right counter from Tae misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tae throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tae smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright wants to clinch.
Good shot there by Wright.
Nice defenses there by Wright.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tae swings widly with a right hand
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright checks the leg kick.
Wright throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tae.
Wright closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tae's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright pushes down on Tae's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tae is trying to maintain the position but Wright is very close to passing his half guard.
Time To Fight Wright has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wright is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tae doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wright.
Tae has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wright is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tae is looking for a sweep. Wright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tae looking for submissions off his back.
Tae is looking to improve his position.
Wright frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tae is trying desperately to improve position.
Tae is in a horrible position here. Wright smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tae sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tae is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tae is defending against the submission attempts here by Wright.
Wright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tae keeps working.
Tae looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tae is looking for a sweep. Wright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tae is pressing down on Wright's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tae controls Wright momentarily but Wright frees himself.
Wright controlling from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Time To Fight Wright will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wright lands a jab to the head.
Tae ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tae throws a nice looking combination but Wright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wright swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tae misses with a left hand
and Wright counters with a left and a right that stings Tae.
Wright shoots in but no luck this time.
Tae steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Tae is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tae swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mabahong Tae is winning the standup battle so far.
Tae moves away from the strike by Wright.
Wright shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wright works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wright trying to control but Tae is having none of it.
Wright fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tae gets back to half guard.
Tae punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tae looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tae is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wright scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wright working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wright seems to be working for a kimura but Tae defends the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright seems to be looking for submissions.
Wright looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tae gets full guard.
Wright is pushing down on Tae's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tae is fighting to maintain full guard but Wright has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tae actively working from the bottom here.
Wright is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tae doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wright.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tae wants to get back to full guard.
Wright seems to be looking for submissions.
Tae tries to get to full guard but Wright has control of the leg.
Wright wants to pass to mount but Tae is defending the position.
Wright takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wright wants to control but Tae is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tae is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wright seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tae does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tae wants to get back to full guard.
Wright looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tae is looking for a sweep. Wright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wright is looking to advance position but Tae won't allow it.
Wright content to control rather than advance.
Tae is pressing down on Wright's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright pushes down on Tae's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tae is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wright's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wright's back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Time To Fight Wright really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wright shoots in and gets a takedown into Tae's guard.
Wright landing some decent shots from guard.
Tae controls Wright momentarily but Wright frees himself.
Wright is working Tae over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wright cracks Tae with a solid left hand.
Wright wants to control from the top but Tae keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tae is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tae avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tae wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tae escapes and throws Wright's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Wright tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tae looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wright is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Wright's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tae wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wright, who protects the arm well.
Wright is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tae's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to improve his position but Tae is controlling well.
Wright regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tae stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wright trying to control the position.
Tae advances position into side control!
Wright is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tae tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tae has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tae is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wright knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tae taking a break here but Wright is having none of it and regains half guard.
Tae is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wright sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wright is trying to get back to full guard.
Tae misses with a head shot. Wright uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tae avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wright looking for a sweep. Not yet Wright, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tae wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Tae advances position into side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Time To Fight Wright will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Tae's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
No joy there for Wright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Time To Fight Wright is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tae gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wright to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wright looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tae had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wright defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tae is trying to keep Wright in close.
Tae had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wright defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright working some strikes from top position.
Wright is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tae wants to sweep but no luck.
Wright works over Tae with some ground and pound from guard.
Wright slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wright wants to control but Tae is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tae is looking for a sweep.
Wright working away.
Tae tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wright wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wright taking a breather here.
Wright trying to control the position but Tae is working away.
Tae tries to bench press Wright off him but Wright keeps the position.
Wright trying to control the position but Tae is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tae is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wright's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wright not doing much here.
Tae works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tae has momentary wrist control but Wright slips an elbow through the middle.
Tae trying to strike off his back.
Tae trying to control the position.
Tae keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wright doesn't manage to clinch there - Tae circles away.
Wright is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tae's half guard.
Tae gets full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tae working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wright doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wright manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mabahong Tae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tae trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Time To Fight Wright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wright winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 47:50
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Time To Fight Wright!
A relieved looking Time To Fight Wright 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit (ranked 45 p4p, 140 weight class) and Hoodoo Brown (ranked 5 p4p, 2 weight class). Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hoodoo Brown!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sitsongrit counters with a left to the body.
Brown walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown shoots in but Sitsongrit avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoodoo Brown.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but Brown checks it
and Brown counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sitsongrit!
Brown wants to control but Sitsongrit is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sitsongrit has one of Brown's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Sitsongrit is looking to regain half guard here but Brown keeps moving and retains side control.
Sitsongrit prevents Brown from improving position.
Sitsongrit wants to control but Brown postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sitsongrit, who protects the arm well.
Sitsongrit is trying to get back to half guard.
Brown wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sitsongrit, who protects the arm well.
Brown has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Sitsongrit is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Brown yanks on the arm and Sitsongrit is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Brown.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hoodoo Brown!
Hoodoo Brown seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Jones (ranked 23 p4p, 21 weight class) and Nagatsuki Hideki (ranked 4 p4p, 2 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mason Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nagatsuki Hideki!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with the combination.
Hideki throws a front kick aimed at Jones's knee but Jones avoids it well.
Hideki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Jones's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jones trying to stall but Hideki improves his position.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Hideki.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hideki tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hideki breaks the clinch.
Jones moves out of range as Hideki strikes.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Hideki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hideki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hideki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hideki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Hideki appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Hideki.
Hideki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hideki is looking to clinch.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Hideki's head but Hideki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hideki has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Hideki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hideki pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hideki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones prevents a body shot from Hideki.
Hideki lands a shoulder strike.
Hideki gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hideki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hideki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hideki tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones prevents a body shot from Hideki.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hideki misses with a leg kick.
Jones half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hideki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Jones tries to work over Hideki's front leg with a kick but Hideki checks it.
Hideki scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hideki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Jones throws a hook but Hideki blocks it.
Mason Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a body punch but Hideki moves out of range.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hideki moves away.
Hideki throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hideki misses with a low kick.
Hideki ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones cracks Hideki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jones misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Hideki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hideki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Hideki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Hideki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Hideki thumps Jones with a low kick.
Hideki throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Hideki misses with a looping right.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Hideki manages to avoid it.
Hideki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jones will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Hideki is predictable there
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Hideki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Hideki's shoulder, as Hideki tries to avoid the shot.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Hideki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Hideki defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Hideki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hideki counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Hideki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Hideki manages to avoid it.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Hideki off balance momentarily.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones avoids the body shot from Hideki.
Jones checks a low kick from Hideki.
Jones thows a leg kick but Hideki checks it
and Hideki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nagatsuki Hideki will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hideki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Hideki's head back.
Hideki swinging wildly here.
Hideki is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Hideki's shoulder, as Hideki tries to avoid the shot.
Hideki pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Hideki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Hideki misses with a punch to the body.
Nagatsuki Hideki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hideki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hideki pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Hideki avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Hideki.
Hideki misses with a body punch.
Hideki lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hideki tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hideki.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Hideki avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Hideki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Hideki takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Hideki.
Hideki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hideki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hideki breaks from the clinch.
Hideki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Hideki throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hideki has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hideki.
Jones lands a body punch.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with some punches.
Hideki tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Hideki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Hideki is looking to land body kicks.
Hideki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hideki checks it well.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hideki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones catches Hideki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hideki. That did some damage!
Hideki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hideki on the side of the head.
Hideki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones lands with a hook. Hideki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Hideki is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hideki scores with a jab to the body.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
Hideki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hideki misses with a looping left.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Hideki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hideki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones tries to counter by clinching up but Hideki breaks away and moves out of range.
Hideki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Hideki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Hideki rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
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 Mason Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hideki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hideki moves away.
Hideki just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones cracks Hideki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hideki takes one to the side of the head.
Hideki looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones slips under a jab from Hideki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Hideki moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Hideki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hideki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones scores with a one two! Hideki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Hideki.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones blocking some punches.
Hideki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hideki moves into the clinch.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hideki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hideki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Hideki can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Hideki struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Hideki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Hideki is working Jones over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hideki.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hideki breaks from the clinch.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hideki counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideki tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hideki misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mason Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Hideki takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Hideki counters with a leg kick.
Hideki misses with a body kick.
Hideki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hideki scores with a leg kick.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Hideki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki scores with a spinning back kick!
Hideki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hideki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hideki wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Hideki's ribs.
Hideki closes the distance and clinches.
Hideki lands a shot to the body.
Hideki tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Hideki back against the cage.
Hideki swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hideki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hideki clinches with his opponent.
Hideki misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Hideki tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hideki on the inside.
Hideki lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hideki misses with a body punch.
Hideki throws a head punch that misses.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hideki throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
And Hideki responds with a good body kick, but Jones manages to step out the way in time.
Hideki looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Hideki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hideki throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nagatsuki Hideki really dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones cracks Hideki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hideki throws a good cross that connects.
Hideki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hideki misses with a body kick.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hideki has time to react.
Hideki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hideki wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Hideki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That kick from Jones tenderised Hideki's leg. Hideki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a jab.
Hideki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hideki lands with a good body shot.
Hideki tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hideki staying out of range there.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hideki's head.
Hideki scores with a body shot.
Jones scores with the left hand. Hideki knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A left lands for Jones.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hideki throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideki misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Jones misses its target.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hideki throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hideki. That did some damage!
Jones scores with a jab. Hideki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hideki.
Hideki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hideki 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.
Hideki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hideki 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.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hideki's sensitive parts.
Hideki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Hideki tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Hideki moves his leg out of the way.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Hideki ducks down to avoid it.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Hideki avoids the body shot from Jones.
Hideki just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hideki motions for Jones to come forward. Hideki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hideki.
Jones was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hideki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hideki is out of range and Jones settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Hideki.
Jones sizes up Hideki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hideki with the inside leg kick.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hideki wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hideki at a distance.
Jones catches Hideki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hideki moves out of range of the strikes.
Hideki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Hideki scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Jones had his way with Nagatsuki Hideki in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hideki tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hideki.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Hideki's shoulder, as Hideki tries to avoid the shot.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hideki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab by Jones.
Hideki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones cracks Hideki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones avoids the body shot from Hideki.
Jones appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hideki tries a quick counter leg kick but Jones is wise to it.
Hideki loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones thuds a left hand into Hideki's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki scores with a spinning back kick!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hideki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hideki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Hideki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hideki moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hideki tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hideki misses with a wild body shot.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Hideki's shoulder, as Hideki tries to avoid the shot.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hideki has time to react.
Hideki throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hideki! But no joy.
Hideki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Donk. Jones catches Hideki right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hideki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones jabs Hideki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Hideki slips the punch.
Hideki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jones connects with a leg kick.
Jones throws a hook but Hideki blocks it.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Hideki makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jones really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Jones misses.
Hideki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hideki tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hideki throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hideki moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Donk. Jones catches Hideki right on the button with a cross.
Jones throws a right hand that Hideki ducks under and follows up with a left that Hideki also avoids with ease.
And Hideki responds with a good body kick, but Jones manages to step out the way in time.
Hideki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Hideki loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Hideki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Hideki's ribs.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hideki throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Hideki manages to avoid it.
Jones misses with a hook. Hideki ducked under it nicely.
Jones jabs Hideki right on the nose. Hideki blinks but takes it well.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hideki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hideki ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 48:47
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Jones!
Mason Jones retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Mason Jones 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Crispian (ranked 2 p4p, 50 weight class) and Jesse-James Hopson (ranked 1 p4p, 6 weight class). Jesse-James Hopson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Crispian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesse-James Hopson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crispian.
Crispian throws a body punch but Hopson moves out of range.
Hopson slips a straight right by Crispian.
A slow jab from Crispian misses its intended target.
Crispian fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hopson checks it well.
Crispian has been working on his boxing with his coaches at League of Shadows MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Crispian throws a shot from downtown. Hopson moves away and avoids it.
Crispian throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crispian connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Crispian misses.
Hopson looks to land a left hand but Crispian moved out of range nicely.
Crispian paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crispian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crispian looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hopson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crispian.
Hopson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Crispian. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crispian.
Crispian scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian throws a body shot but no joy.
Crispian throws a big shot that misses.
Crispian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crispian lands with a nice body punch.
Crispian tries to bum rush Hopson with a series of wild strikes but Hopson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Crispian misses the target.
Hopson moves into range and clinches up with Crispian.
Crispian tries to work over Hopson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crispian lands a body punch.
Crispian lands a nice uppercut.
Hopson misses with some punches.
Crispian lands a right hand.
Hopson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crispian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crispian scores with a shoulder strike.
Crispian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
Crispian tries to throw a body punch but Hopson avoids it by throwing Crispian back against the cage.
Hopson throws a punch but it's blocked by Crispian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopson tries to throw a body punch but Crispian avoids it by throwing Hopson back against the cage.
Hopson scores with a shot to the side of Crispian's head.
Hopson misses with a punch to the body.
Crispian is looking to control Hopson's arms but Hopson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Crispian has his back to the cage.
Crispian working aggressively here.
Crispian lands a nice shot to the body.
Hopson tries to work over Crispian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopson tries to throw a body punch but Crispian avoids it by throwing Hopson back against the cage.
Crispian prevents a body shot from Hopson.
Hopson misses with a body punch.
Crispian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crispian lands a shoulder strike.
Hopson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hopson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crispian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hopson tries a body shot but Crispian blocks it.
Hopson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crispian misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Crispian.
Hopson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crispian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson tries a body shot but Crispian blocks it.
Hopson working aggressively here.
Hopson misses with the head strike.
Hopson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crispians head.
Crispian prevents the takedown attempt.
Crispian struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopson controls his hands.
Crispian taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crispian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Crispian seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hopson can turn it around.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crispian.
Crispian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hopson backwards.
Crispian has a couple of punches blocked by Hopson.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
A hook to the body from Crispian.
Hopson blocks an uppercut.
Crispian tries a body shot but Hopson blocks it.
Crispian digs a right hand into Hopson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hopson's gas tank.
Hopson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crispian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crispian stalling the fight.
Hopson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crispian blocks an uppercut.
Hopson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crispian misses with a punch to the body.
Hopson tries a body shot but Crispian blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hopson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crispian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crispian lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopson.
A short right from Crispian on the inside.
Hopson has a couple of punches blocked by Crispian.
Nice body punch from Hopson - that landed with a thud.
Crispian pushes Hopson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crispian prevents a body shot from Hopson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
Hopson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crispian prevents a body shot from Hopson.
Crispian effectively controlling the action here.
Crispian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hopson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crispian's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Crispian dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Crispian throws a low kick, looking for Hopson's leg but Hopson calmly moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Crispian. Beautiful body shot.
Hopson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crispian misses with a low kick as Hopson jumps back.
Good exchange - Crispian coming out on top.
Hopson tries to clinch but Crispian is having none of it.
Hopson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crispian fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Crispian scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hopson in his tracks.
Hopson cracks Crispian with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crispian scores with a spinning back kick!
Hopson looks for a takedown but Crispian sprawls well.
Crispian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hopson moves out of range of the leg kick from Crispian.
Hopson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jesse-James Hopson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Crispian coming out on top.
Hopson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crispian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hopson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crispian throws a lazy right hand but Hopson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hopson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab by Crispian.
Hopson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crispian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hopson can do to turn this around?
Crispian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Crispian stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hopson tests Crispian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crispian defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ben Crispian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse-James Hopson.
Crispian misses with a low kick.
Hopson shoots for a double leg takedown but Crispian sprawls well. He's pushed Hopson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crispian bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hopson's head backwards.
Hopson throws a body punch but Crispian moves out of range.
Hopson misses the shot to the body.
Crispian misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hopson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hopson throws a body shot but no joy.
Hopson clinches.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
Crispian misses with a punch to the body.
Hopson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crispian backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian lands with a short shot to the head.
Crispian can't find room to land a body shot as Hopson controls the action.
Hopson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crispian tries to work over Hopson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Hopson.
Hopson swings wildly with an uppercut but Crispian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopson lands a hook that snaps the head of Crispian backwards.
Crispian tries to throw a body punch but Hopson avoids it by throwing Crispian back against the cage.
Crispian misses with a punch to the body.
Hopson lands a right hand.
Hopson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crispian blocking some punches.
Crispian misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Hopson.
Crispian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson tries to work over Crispian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crispian lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hopson or not.
Crispian throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crispian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crispian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crispian pushes Hopson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crispian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crispian tries to work over Hopson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hopson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crispian throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopson.
Crispian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hopson throws a head punch that misses.
Crispian lands a nice uppercut.
Hopson throws a punch but it's blocked by Crispian.
Hopson lands a shoulder strike.
Crispian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Crispian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crispian lands with a left to the head.
Hopson prevents a body shot from Crispian.
Hopson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopson throws a head punch that misses.
Crispian misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Crispian dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters circling - Crispian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hopson misses with an uppercut.
Crispian looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hopson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crispian can't find room to land a body shot as Hopson controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
Crispian gets through Hopson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crispian struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopson controls his hands.
Crispian lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hopson tries to work over Crispian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hopson blocking some punches.
Hopson throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hopson.
Hopson can't find room to land a body shot as Crispian controls the action.
Crispian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hopson.
Crispian can't find room to land a body shot as Hopson controls the action.
Hopson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson presses Crispian against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crispian misses with a punch to the body.
Crispian blocking some punches.
Hopson misses with a body punch.
Crispian blocks an uppercut.
Crispian misses with a punch to the body.
Hopson misses with a body punch.
Hopson struggles to land a body shot inside as Crispian controls his hands.
Hopson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crispian blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Hopson.
A body shot lands from Crispian.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Crispian.
Crispian can't find room to land a body shot as Hopson controls the action.
Hopson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopson works on Crispian's body with a couple of short punches.
Crispian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hopson backwards.
Crispian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hopsons head.
Crispian blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopson misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hopson.
Crispian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crispian backwards.
Hopson misses with a punch to the body.
Crispian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hopson backwards.
Crispian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Crispian.
Crispian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopson backwards.
Crispian is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hopson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hopson can't find room to land a body shot as Crispian controls the action.
Crispian tries a body shot but Hopson blocks it.
Hopson takes a shot to the head.
Hopson takes a shot to the head.
Hopson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hopson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson swings wildly with an uppercut but Crispian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crispian throws a head punch that misses.
Crispian works on Hopson's body with a couple of short punches.
Crispian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ben Crispian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crispian throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopson.
Crispian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crispian tries to throw a body punch but Hopson avoids it by throwing Crispian back against the cage.
Hopson lands a left hand.
Crispian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hopson backwards.
Hopson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopson pushes Crispian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crispian swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crispian lands a body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Hopson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crispian can't find room to land a body shot as Hopson controls the action.
A short uppercut from Crispian.
Crispian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hopson backwards.
Crispian digs a right hand into Hopson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hopson's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crispian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crispian misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hopson.
Hopson takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crispian lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crispian.
Hopson throws a punch but it's blocked by Crispian.
Crispian blocks an uppercut.
Hopson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crispian can't find room to land a body shot as Hopson controls the action.
Hopson misses with the head strike.
Crispian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crispian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hopson backwards.
Crispian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crispian cracks Hopson with a nice body shot.
Crispian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hopson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson tries a body shot but Crispian blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Crispian clearly takes that round.
That's time! Crispian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hopson throws the left hand but Crispian avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Crispian misses.
Hopson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hopson tries to clinch up
and Crispian makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crispian connects with a leg kick.
Hopson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crispian.
Hopson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Crispian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice jab there from Crispian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispian throws a body punch but Hopson moves out of range.
Crispian defending well as Hopson loads up on a big left hand.
Crispian quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Crispian.
That kick from Crispian tenderised Hopson's leg. Hopson is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson misses with a left hand
and Crispian counters with an outside leg kick.
Hopson walks into a jab.
Ben Crispian is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopson misses with a left hand
and Crispian counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hopson misses with a wild body shot.
Crispian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That kick from Crispian tenderised Hopson's leg. Hopson is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from Crispian misses the target.
Crispian shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crispian lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crispian with the inside leg kick.
Hopson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crispian doesn't seem bothered though.
Hopson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crispian.
Crispian throws a hook to the side of Hopson's head but Hopson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice shot lands for Crispian.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crispian manages to avoid it.
Hopson forces Crispian back against the cage and clinches.
Hopson throws a head punch that misses.
Crispian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crispian lands a left hand.
Hopson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
Crispian working aggressively here.
Crispian prevents a body shot from Hopson.
Crispian trying to control the position but instead, Hopson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Crispian into the cage.
Crispian lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson throws a punch but it's blocked by Crispian.
Hopson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crispian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hopson blocks an uppercut.
Crispian gets through Hopson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hopson lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Crispian fails to land.
Hopson blocks a body shot from Crispian.
Crispian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopson has a couple of punches blocked by Crispian.
A right handed body shot lands from Crispian.
Hopson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crispian lands a shot to the body.
Hopson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hopson misses with the head strike.
Crispian cracks Hopson with a nice body shot.
Crispian blocking some punches.
Crispian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hopson backwards.
Crispian swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crispian working aggressively here.
Crispian tries a body shot but Hopson blocks it.
Hopson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopson misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crispian.
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!
Crispian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crispian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crispian throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Crispian - that landed with a thud.
Hopson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopson has clasped his hands together around Crispian's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hopson with the ground and pound but Crispian regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Crispian keeping hold of Hopson's head, controlling as best he can.
Hopson throwing shots but Crispian is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Crispian had his way with Jesse-James Hopson in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Crispian throws a jab when Hopson was well out of range.
Jesse-James Hopson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hopson 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.
Hopson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crispian misses with a low kick.
Crispian lands a jab to the nose.
Crispian has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crispian there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crispian takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice jab there from Crispian.
Hopson fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispian loads up on a big right hand but Hopson slips the punch.
Hopson throws a shot from downtown. Crispian moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Crispian misses the target.
Hopson looks to score with a jab to the body but Crispian is just out of range.
Hopson clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Hopson scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Crispian digs a right hand into Hopson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hopson's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crispian.
Hopson blocks a body shot from Crispian.
Crispian struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopson controls his hands.
Crispian letting Hopson take a breather here.
Hopson blocks an uppercut.
Hopson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crispian.
Crispian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Crispian.
Crispian lands with a light punch inside.
Crispian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crispian misses with the head strike.
Crispian lands a right hand.
Crispian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hopson blocks an uppercut.
Hopson throws a punch but it's blocked by Crispian.
Crispian tries to throw a body punch but Hopson avoids it by throwing Crispian back against the cage.
Hopson presses Crispian against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hopson throws a punch but it's blocked by Crispian.
Crispian working aggressively here.
Crispian prevents a body shot from Hopson.
Crispian gets through Hopson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hopson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopson stalling in the clinch but Crispian improves position.
Crispian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopson backwards.
Crispian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hopson backwards.
Crispian gets through Hopson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crispian is working Hopson over against the cage.
Hopson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hopson misses with the head strike.
Crispian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopson backwards.
Hopson throws a punch but it's blocked by Crispian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crispian's elbow.
Crispian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hopson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hopson lands a shoulder strike.
Crispian struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopson controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hopson.
Hopson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crispian's elbow.
Crispian lands a left hand.
Crispian misses with a punch to the body.
Crispian is working Hopson over against the cage.
Hopson throws a head punch that misses.
Crispian digs a right hand underneath Hopson's ribcage. Hopson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Crispian fails to land.
Crispian lands a left hand.
Crispian scores with a shoulder strike.
Crispian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crispian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hopson is keeping busy.
Crispian tries to work over Hopson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopson misses with a punch to the body.
Crispian blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
Crispian blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crispian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hopsons head.
Crispian lands a left hand.
Hopson lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Crispian.
Hopson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crispians head.
A short right from Hopson.
Crispian is leaning against Hopson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hopson can't find room to land a body shot as Crispian controls the action.
Crispian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopson misses with a body punch.
Hopson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crispian.
Still in the clinch, Hopson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crispian lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Crispian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crispian, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Crispian!
Ben Crispian retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Ben Crispian thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raven Harris (ranked 4 p4p, 32 weight class) and Edgars Al Dariush (ranked 2 p4p, 5 weight class). Harris's entrance music is The Assassin. A fine choice. 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raven Harris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgars Al Dariush!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Al Dariush.
Al Dariush scores with a sloppy right hand. Harris should have avoided that one.
Al Dariush gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Al Dariush jumps guard.
Al Dariush keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Al Dariush has a closed guard, preventing Harris from standing up.
Al Dariush keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Al Dariush trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Dariush is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Dariush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris throws a big right hand that misses.
Al Dariush is trying to control the position but Harris postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Al Dariush throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Al Dariush lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Dariush's corner calls for a 1-2. Al Dariush obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Al Dariush.
Al Dariush now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Al Dariush darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Al Dariush rushes Harris and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris misses with a low kick as Al Dariush jumps back.
Harris checks a leg kick nicely.
Harris misses with a hook.
Al Dariush lands the left hand.
Al Dariush closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Edgars Al Dariush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris avoids a kick to the body.
Harris throwing a counter right hand but Al Dariush manages to avoid it.
Al Dariush misses with a body kick.
Harris was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Al Dariush misses with a straight right.
Harris swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Dariush. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Dariush throws a big shot that misses.
Harris swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Al Dariush lands a nice hook to Harris's body. Harris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Al Dariush connects with a right hand. Harris shakes it off.
Harris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Al Dariush misses with a body punch
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Al Dariush clinches.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Al Dariush throws a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Dariush moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Dariush jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris throws a quick counter kick to the body but Al Dariush avoids it.
Al Dariush thuds a left hand into Harris's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Dariush misses the body punch
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Edgars Al Dariush has been cut.
Harris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Al Dariush with a nice cross.
Harris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Al Dariush misses with a straight right.
Al Dariush misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a left to the body.
Al Dariush lands with a good body shot.
Al Dariush throws a good cross that connects.
Al Dariush works the jab nicely.
Al Dariush fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Al Dariush fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgars Al Dariush dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edgars Al Dariush's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Al Dariush wants to clinch
and Harris counters with a body kick.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Harris was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Al Dariush.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Dariush.
Harris staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Al Dariush.
Harris defending well as Al Dariush loads up on a big left hand.
Harris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Al Dariush throws a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Harris wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Al Dariush misses
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Al Dariush has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Al Dariush tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Al Dariush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Dariush.
A good leg kick by Al Dariush.
Al Dariush scores with a hook to the body. Harris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harris looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Al Dariush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Harris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Al Dariush comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Al Dariush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab, jab by Al Dariush - just one landing.
Al Dariush's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harris under the eye.
Some bone on bone action there as Harris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Edgars Al Dariush seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Harris tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Dariush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harris. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Dariush lands a really nice looking cross but Harris seems unphased.
Harris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Al Dariush lands a nice looking kick to the body. Harris takes a step back to recover.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Dariush.
Al Dariush pushes Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Al Dariush struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Al Dariush misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush jumps guard but Harris stands there with Al Dariush around his waist. Al Dariush gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Al Dariush manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Al Dariush controls Harris momentarily but Harris frees himself.
Harris trying to control but Al Dariush is working from the bottom.
Al Dariush throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Al Dariush keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Al Dariush throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris stands and steps away. Al Dariush gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Al Dariush ducks down to avoid it.
Good shot there by Al Dariush.
Al Dariush wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Al Dariush moves out of range as Harris strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgars Al Dariush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edgars Al Dariush's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Al Dariush misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Al Dariush.
A quick step to the side and Harris tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Al Dariush.
Al Dariush connects with a leg kick.
Al Dariush tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harris counters with a nice kick to the body.
Al Dariush is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Nice shot lands for Al Dariush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Dariush gets a clinch.
Al Dariush can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Al Dariush.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Al Dariush scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Dariush with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Al Dariush tries to land a front kick but Harris steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A quick step to the side and Harris tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Dariush rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot lands for Al Dariush.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Al Dariush.
Harris thinks about countering with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Al Dariush misses
and Harris makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Al Dariush jabs at Harris's body.
Harris walks into a jab.
Al Dariush tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Al Dariush slips under a jab from Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush looks to land a body kick but Harris moved away.
Al Dariush tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Al Dariush feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harriss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Al Dariush thows a leg kick but Harris checks it
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Dariush misses with an uppercut
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Al Dariush misses with a body shot
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Al Dariush is rocked!
Al Dariush lands with an overhand left.
Harris slips a jab from Al Dariush.
Harris throws a quick counter kick to the body but Al Dariush avoids it.
Al Dariush lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harris's sensitive parts.
Al Dariush looks for the body kick but Harris saw that one coming.
Al Dariush clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Al Dariush looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Al Dariush just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHarris.
Al Dariush lands a leg kick that knocks Harris off balance momentarily.
Al Dariush loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
A low kick from Al Dariush misses
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris blocks a head kick by Al Dariush.
Al Dariush avoids the body shot from Harris.
Al Dariush throws a leg kick that misses.
Harris half committed to a counter leg kick.
Harris gets tackled into the cage by Al Dariush. Al Dariush maintains the clinch.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Al Dariush keeps him there for the moment.
Al Dariush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Al Dariush throws a leg kick
and Harris counters with a nice right hand that sends Al Dariush toppling to the canvas! Al Dariush scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Harris finish him?!
Al Dariush is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
That has opened up Edgars Al Dariush's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harris was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Harris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harris makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Al Dariush takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Al Dariush throws a head kick that misses.
Al Dariush seems to have recovered his senses.
Al Dariush fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris.
Al Dariush misses with a leg kick
and Harris counters with a big right hand! Oh Al Dariush is in trouble here! Harris follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raven Harris!
Raven Harris retains his light heavyweight title!
Raven Harris decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bronze Bomber Chai (ranked 17 p4p, 24 weight class) and Carlo Pedersoli (ranked 5 p4p, 7 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Bronze Bomber Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlo Pedersoli!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Chai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pedersoli throws a push kick but Chai slaps the foot to one side.
Pedersoli scores with a decent looking hook.
Chai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick by Pedersoli - that's a beauty! Chai is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Pedersoli can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Carlo Pedersoli!
An out of breath Carlo Pedersoli 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gord Ryan (ranked 7 p4p, 20 weight class) and Minato Tokugawa (ranked 1 p4p, 4 weight class). Ryan comes into the arena with Rusty Cage blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gord Ryan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Minato Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa drives through and clinches with Ryan against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with a punch to the body.
Tokugawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tokugawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tokugawa blocks an elbow strike from Ryan.
Tokugawa lands a shot to the body.
I was talking to Ryan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ryan breaks from the clinch.
Tokugawa moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Tokugawa as the two fighters clinch.
Tokugawa lands a body punch.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Tokugawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tokugawa scores with a shoulder strike.
Ryan manages to break the clinch.
Tokugawa lands a really nice looking cross but Ryan seems unphased.
It looks like Gord Ryan has been cut.
Minato Tokugawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokugawa scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokugawa rushes Ryan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa lands a left hand.
Tokugawa blocks a body shot from Ryan.
Ryan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Tokugawa.
Ryan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ryan working aggressively here.
Tokugawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tokugawa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ryan.
Tokugawa tries to throw a body punch but Ryan avoids it by throwing Tokugawa back against the cage.
Tokugawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ryan's efforts to push away.
Tokugawa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Tokugawa.
Still in the clinch, Tokugawa scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee calls for Tokugawa to work.
Tokugawa misses with a body punch.
Tokugawa digs a right hand underneath Ryan's ribcage. Ryan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryan's elbow.
Ryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tokugawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Tokugawa avoiding damage.
Ryan lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tokugawa works on Ryan's body with a couple of short punches.
Tokugawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Tokugawa.
A right hook to the body lands for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a head punch that misses.
Tokugawa gets through Ryan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Tokugawa scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Tokugawa on the inside.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tokugawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tokugawa.
Ryan wants to break free but Tokugawa has control.
Tokugawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Ryan controls his hands.
A short left from Tokugawa.
 Ryan is rocked!
Tokugawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh Ryan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ryan.
Tokugawa dips a shoulder and cracks Ryan with a mighty uppercut! Ryan falls back against the cage and Tokugawa unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ryan 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 - Tokugawa screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Minato Tokugawa!
Minato Tokugawa is the new middleweight champion!
Minato Tokugawa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mabuz Bacia (ranked 5 p4p, 10 weight class) and David Oneil (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Oneil has chosen Metallica - Spit Out The Bone as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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24 - 1 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mabuz Bacia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Oneil!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oneil moves away.
Oneil drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bacia defends it well.
Oneil slips a jab from Bacia.
Oneil drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bacia defends it well.
Bacia lands the left hand.
It looks like David Oneil has been cut.
Bacia lands a jab.
Bacia misses with an uppercut. Oneil saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bacia. Oneil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bacia tries a head kick but it misses.
Oneil drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bacia defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bacia.
Oneil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bacia.
Bacia has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sydney Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Bacia misses with a head kick.
And Oneil tries to counter it with a takedown but Bacia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bacia throws a combination that misses
and Oneil counters with a shoot takedown. Bacia fights it but they end up in guard.
Oneil postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bacia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bacia wants to stand and escape but Oneil is having none of it.
Oneil has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oneil loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bacia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bacia has momentary wrist control but Oneil slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneil throws a big right hand that misses.
Oneil throwing strikes from guard but Bacia blocks nicely.
Oneil drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bacia looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bacia looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bacia!
Oneil gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Oneil slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oneil is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bacia defends well.
Bacia stands and steps away. Oneil gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mabuz Bacia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneil moves away from the strike by Bacia.
Bacia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Oneil. Oneil circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mabuz Bacia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bacia misses with a right hand
and Oneil decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bacia's guard.
Bacia pushes Oneil off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bacia throws a combination. Oneil tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oneil slips under a jab from Bacia.
Oneil feints the counter takedown.
Bacia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oneil is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bacia throws a hook to the side of Oneil's head but Oneil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oneil feints the counter takedown.
Oneil avoids the body shot from Bacia.
Oneil changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bacia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bacia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bacia throws a lazy right hand but Oneil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mabuz Bacia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Oneil's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bacia throws a lazy right hand but Oneil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oneil is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mabuz Bacia is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Bacia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bacia throws a series of punches but Oneil avoids them all with ease.
Oneil drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bacia defends it well.
Bacia missing with a left hand there. Oneil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oneil with the counter takedown but Bacia avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Bacia.
Oneil drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bacia defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneil blocks a head kick by Bacia.
Bacia misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneil staying out of range there.
Bacia throws a jab but it's blocked by Oneil.
Bacia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oneil ducks under a wild hook from Bacia.
Oneil changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bacia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Oneil decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bacia's guard.
Oneil postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oneil throws a strike but Bacia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bacia stopping the sweep attempt from Oneil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneil has a closed guard, preventing Bacia from standing up.
Oneil has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bacia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oneil is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bacia defends well.
Oneil has his foot on Bacia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bacia works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oneil has a closed guard, preventing Bacia from standing up.
Oneil is pulling down on Bacia's head. It's preventing any offense from Bacia, at least for the moment.
Oneil is looking for a triangle but Bacia pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneil managing to control the position.
Oneil looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bacia has picked Oneil up and slammed him! Oneil can't keep hold of the triangle and Bacia manages to pass to side control!
Oneil wants to control but Bacia postures up.
Oneil tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bacia presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Oneil tries to hold on but Bacia postures up.
Oneil is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bacia is staying active.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneil is wriggling around trying to escape.
David Oneil has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bacia manages to capitalize on a mistake by Oneil to take his back!
Oneil is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bacia biding his time, controlling Oneil.
Oneil tries to roll but Bacia sticks to his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oneil keeps trying to improve his position.
Bacia gets his hands free as Oneil looks to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mabuz Bacia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Oneil's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bacia misses with a hook.
Oneil with the counter takedown but Bacia avoids it easily.
Bacia tries a low kick but Oneil avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Bacia.
Bacia throws a body kick that misses
and Oneil counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Oneil works his way into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneil landing shots from mount.
Bacia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oneil can do to turn this around?
Oneil unloads with some shots from mount but Bacia bucks and avoids them well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacia's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Oneil can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bacia is looking to escape.
Bacia defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Oneil.
Oneil working Bacia over with strikes here.
Oneil lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bacia hang on?
It looks like Mabuz Bacia has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oneil swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bacia is now in Oneil's guard. A big mistake from Oneil there, giving up the dominant position!
Oneil controls Bacia momentarily but Bacia frees himself.
Oneil had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bacia defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneil is looking for a triangle but Bacia pushes his legs off easily.
Oneil is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bacia defends well.
Bacia wants to get up but he can't break Oneil's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Oneil not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Oneil is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacia trying to control but Oneil is working from the bottom.
Bacia is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Oneil has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Bacia is looking to defend but Oneil has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Bacia! Oneil pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Bacia taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). David Oneil!
David Oneil is the new heavyweight champion!
David Oneil decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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