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HFA 47 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Button Gwinnett (ranked 25148 p4p, 25408 weight class) and Archie Evans (ranked 319 p4p, 324 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Button Gwinnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Archie Evans!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gwinnett doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Evans counters with a left and a right that stings Gwinnett.
Evans throws a jab but it's blocked by Gwinnett.
Gwinnett clinches.
Evans throws a punch but it's blocked by Gwinnett.
A left hand lands to the body for Evans.
Gwinnett manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gwinnett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Evans's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gwinnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gwinnett looking to sit in guard and control but Evans gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gwinnett on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gwinnett tries to get out of the position.
Evans gets to his feet. Gwinnett looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Archie Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Gwinnett misses
and Evans counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gwinnett slips a jab from Evans.
Evans misses the jab.
Gwinnett shoots and misses
and Evans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Evans throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Evans lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gwinnett throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Evans counter with a right hand.
Evans connects with a jab.
 It looks like Button Gwinnett has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gwinnett.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Button Gwinnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gwinnett misses with a combination
and Evans counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Evans will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gwinnett up against the cage.
A short left from Evans.
Evans working aggressively here.
Evans lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gwinnett backwards.
Gwinnett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gwinnett blocks an uppercut.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gwinnett is looking to take this one to the mat.
Evans lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gwinnett blocks an uppercut.
Evans on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gwinnett blocking some punches.
Evans slowing the pace effectively.
Gwinnett wants to get back to striking at distance but Evans won't allow it.
Evans presses Gwinnett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gwinnett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gwinnett can't break the clinch.
Evans has Gwinnett pressed against the cage, preventing Gwinnett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Evans scores with a hook to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Evans.
Gwinnett has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Evans after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Evans presses Gwinnett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gwinnett working hard to break the clinch.
Evans lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Gwinnett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gwinnett.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Evans.
Gwinnett drags the fight down to the ground.
Evans gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Evans slips a jab and a cross from Gwinnett.
Gwinnett shoots in but Evans avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Evans takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Evans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Button Gwinnett's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Evans misses with a straight right.
Gwinnett fails with the takedown.
Button Gwinnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gwinnett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gwinnett blocking some punches.
Gwinnett changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Evans fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Evans stuffs the takedown attempt from Gwinnett. Gwinnett gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Button Gwinnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans connects with a crisp jab.
Gwinnett really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gwinnett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gwinnett walks into a straight right hand from Evans.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gwinnett slips under a jab.
Gwinnett is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Evans.
Button Gwinnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gwinnett clinches up with Evans and pushes him back against the cage.
Gwinnett has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.
Gwinnett drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Evans has a couple of punches blocked by Gwinnett.
Evans lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gwinnett backwards.
Evans lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Evans fails to land.
Evans misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gwinnett looking for a takedown.
Evans has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Evans lands with a light punch inside.
Gwinnett is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Evans to keep the fight standing.
Gwinnett wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Evans.
Evans throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gwinnetts head.
A short left from Evans.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Evans.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Evans.
Evans has a couple of punches blocked by Gwinnett.
Evans lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gwinnett backwards.
A short right from Evans on the inside.
Gwinnett blocks an uppercut.
Evans scores with a shot to the side of Gwinnett's head.
Gwinnett blocking some punches.
Evans makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gwinnett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Evans on the inside.
Evans prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans working aggressively here.
Gwinnett breaks from the clinch.
Gwinnett fails with the takedown
and Evans counters with a left to the body.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gwinnett tries for a takedown but Evans circles away easily
letting Evans counter with a right hand.
Evans scores with a nice head shot.
Gwinnett walks into a stiff left hand from Evans.
 Gwinnett is rocked!
Gwinnett pushes Evans up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Gwinnett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Evans lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Evans lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gwinnett backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gwinnett jumps guard but Evans turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans scores with a shot to the side of Gwinnett's head.
Evans lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gwinnett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Evans lands a hook to the side of the head.
Evans misses with some punches.
Archie Evans seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Evans.
A left hand lands to the body for Evans.
Evans lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gwinnett backwards.
Evans lands a nice uppercut.
Evans tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Evans throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gwinnetts head.
Gwinnett has Evans pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Evans manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Evans scores with a shot to the side of Gwinnett's head.
Evans lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gwinnett to his knees! Evans keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Archie Evans!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Stanton (ranked 4540 p4p, 24716 weight class) and Lane White (ranked 425 p4p, 516 weight class). Urijah Stanton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lane White's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urijah Stanton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lane White!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stanton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lane White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanton staying out of range there.
Stanton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Stanton takes one to the chin there.
White scores with a hook.
Stanton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
White scores with a hook.
White misses the jab.
White lands with a hook. Stanton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stanton is rocked!
Stanton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stanton doesn't seem bothered though.
Stanton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh Stanton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stanton's hands.
Stanton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanton looks up at the clock. Bad move! White lands a right hand from hell, dropping Stanton. White pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lane White!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reece Hartman (ranked 3103 p4p, 3169 weight class) and Gordon Rough (ranked 331 p4p, 341 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reece Hartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gordon Rough!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Hartman seems content to control.
Rough controlling the position for now.
Hartman is controlling the pace.
Hartman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rough does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rough trying to control here.
Hartman is trying to control. Rough wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rough won't allow Hartman to pass to mount.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hartman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hartman prevents Rough from improving his position.
Hartman throwing shots but Rough is blocking nicely.
Rough is trying to control but can't.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hartman defending well as Rough loads up on a big left hand.
Hartman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hartman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reece Hartman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rough misses with a straight right.
Hartman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hartman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rough tries to avoid it but Hartman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rough to the ground. Rough escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rough is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hartman with a body shot.
Hartman throws a looping overhand right but Rough ducks down to avoid it.
Rough looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hartman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rough is trying to maintain the position but Hartman is very close to passing his half guard.
Hartman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rough tries to roll over but Hartman keeps him under control.
Hartman trying to control the action but Rough is working from the bottom.
Rough wants to improve his position but Hartman is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rough lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hartman circles away quickly and effectively.
Hartman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hartman throws a body punch but Rough moves out of range.
Rough now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hartman shoots in looking for a takedown but Rough manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hartman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice uppercut lands for Hartman. That snapped Rough's head back.
Hartman moves out of range as Rough strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartman fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reece Hartman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartman gets a takedown into half guard.
Hartman is thwarting Rough's attempts to control the position.
Hartman is looking to advance position but Rough won't allow it.
Hartman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rough defends it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rough trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Reece Hartman will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hartman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rough is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hartman.
Hartman is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rough can't fight it off and eventually Hartman manages to take the fight to the floor. Rough looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hartman stays in close to Rough's body and controls the position.
Hartman pushes down on Rough's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rough is trying to maintain the position but Hartman is very close to passing his half guard.
Hartman is looking to advance position but Rough won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rough trying to control from the bottom.
Hartman controlling the action here.
Reece Hartman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hartman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rough for as long as he can get away with.
Rough won't allow Hartman to pass to mount.
Rough trying to control here.
Hartman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two 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.
Rough wants to control but Hartman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hartman ducks under a wild hook from Rough.
Hartman just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Rough misses.
Hartman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rough.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hartman is defended easily by Rough.
Hartman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rough scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hartman manages to mount him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartman goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rough is on top in guard.
Rough stopping the sweep attempt from Hartman.
Rough sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hartman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartman is adopting a defensive guard.
Rough wants to get up but he can't break Hartman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hartman wants to sweep but no luck.
Rough wanted to stand there but Hartman had control of the position.
Rough is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hartman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rough is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reece Hartman dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rough gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rough tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hartman looking to pass the guard.
Hartman controlling from the top position.
Hartman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rough 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartman won't allow Rough to get back to his feet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rough holds on and takes a little breather.
Hartman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hartman just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Rough.
Rough lands a nice shot to the body.
Hartman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hartman stopping the sweep attempt from Rough.
Hartman postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartman tries to free his leg and advance position but Rough is retaining full guard.
Hartman slips nicely into half guard.
Hartman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rough knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hartman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Hartman.
Rough is looking to improve his position.
Rough trying to hold on to Hartman's head to control him but Hartman postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartman stalling away here and it's allowed Rough to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hartman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rough lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hartman wants to sweep here but Rough controlling him for the moment.
Hartman keeping moving, preventing Rough from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hartman seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Hartman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rough wants to control from the top but Hartman keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gordon Rough seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hartman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rough to score with a decent uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hartman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rough's guard.
Rough working a defensive guard here.
Rough controlling Hartman's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Reece Hartman.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hartman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reece Hartman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Nunez (ranked 2382 p4p, 3128 weight class) and Sean Whelan (ranked 268 p4p, 337 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Nunez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Whelan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whelan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nunez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nunez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Whelan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jorge Nunez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whelan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nunez.
Nunez cracks Whelan with an open hand slap.
Nunez looks to throw the jab but Whelan is out of range.
Whelan throws a body shot but no joy.
Nunez scores with a decent looking hook.
Nunez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nunez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whelan manages to avoid it.
Whelan tries to clinch but Nunez is having none of it.
Whelan moves into the clinch.
Whelan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nunez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nunez fails to land.
Whelan blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whelan blocks a body shot from Nunez.
Nunez tries to work over Whelan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nunez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nunez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nunez misses with a body punch.
Whelan landing knees to the body.
Nunez is leaning against Whelan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Whelan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nunez's face.
Nunez avoiding damage as Whelan throws knees to the body.
Nunez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nunez avoiding damage as Whelan throws knees to the body.
Whelan throws a head punch that misses.
Nunez misses with a punch to the body.
Nunez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whelan blocking some punches.
Whelan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nunez.
Whelan blocking some punches.
Whelan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nunez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whelan presses Nunez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whelan landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nunez misses with the head strike.
Whelan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nunez blocks it with crossed arms.
Nunez presses Whelan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whelan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nunez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nunez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whelan's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Whelan.
Nunez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whelan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nunez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Whelan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nunez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Whelan can turn it around.
Whelan landing knees to the head.
Nunez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whelan backwards.
Nunez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Whelan or not.
Nunez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nunez.
Nunez can't find room to land a body shot as Whelan controls the action.
Nunez struggles to land a body shot inside as Whelan controls his hands.
Nunez throws a head punch that misses.
Nunez lands a left hand.
Whelan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whelan misses with a body punch.
Nunez managing to block the knees to the body from Whelan.
Nunez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whelans head.
Nunez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nunez.
Whelan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nunez's face.
Whelan digs a right hand underneath Nunez's ribcage. Nunez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nunez struggles to land a body shot inside as Whelan controls his hands.
Whelan tries a knee to the head but Nunez blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whelan.
Whelan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nunez gets through Whelan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nunez tries to work over Whelan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nunez misses with a punch on the inside.
Nunez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whelan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nunez.
Nunez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whelans head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whelan lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whelan scores a nice knee to the body.
Whelan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whelan landing knees to the body.
Nunez prevents a body shot from Whelan.
Whelan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nunez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Whelan or not.
Whelan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nunez backwards.
Nunez slowing the pace effectively.
Whelan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nunez backwards.
Whelan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Whelan can't find room to land a body shot as Nunez controls the action.
Nunez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whelan backwards.
Nunez swings wildly with an uppercut but Whelan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nunez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nunez takes a shot to the head.
Nunez throws a head punch that misses.
Nunez can't find room to land a body shot as Whelan controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sean Whelan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Whelan misses the shot to the body.
Nunez throws a body shot but no joy.
Whelan connects with a body shot.
Nunez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nunez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Whelan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Whelan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Whelan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nunez managing to block the knees to the body from Whelan.
Nunez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Nunez.
Nunez can't find room to land a body shot as Whelan controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunez misses with a punch on the inside.
Nunez throws a head punch that misses.
Nunez tries to throw a body punch but Whelan avoids it by throwing Nunez back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whelan.
Nunez can't find room to land a body shot as Whelan controls the action.
Whelan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whelan tries to throw a body punch but Nunez avoids it by throwing Whelan back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whelan lands with a right to the head.
Whelan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nunez backwards.
Whelan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nunez.
Nunez throws a punch but it's blocked by Whelan.
Nunez tries to throw a body punch but Whelan avoids it by throwing Nunez back against the cage.
Nunez has a couple of punches blocked by Whelan.
Whelan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nunez.
Whelan landing knees to the head.
Nunez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whelan connects with a knee to the head.
Sean Whelan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Whelan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nunez blocks it with crossed arms.
Whelan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nunez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Whelan lands a nice knee to the body.
Nunez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Whelan.
Nunez throws a head punch that misses.
Whelan cracks Nunez with a nice body shot.
Whelan landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whelan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nunez blocks it with crossed arms.
Whelan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nunez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whelan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whelan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nunez blocks it with crossed arms.
Whelan blocks an uppercut.
Nunez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whelan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Whelan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nunez has a couple of punches blocked by Whelan.
A right handed body shot lands from Nunez.
Nunez digs a right hand into Whelan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whelan's gas tank.
Whelan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Whelan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Whelan lands a knee to the body.
Whelan misses with a knee strike.
Nunez misses with some punches.
Nunez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunez misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nunez.
Whelan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nunez gets through Whelan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Whelan lands with a left to the head.
Nunez misses with a punch to the body.
Nunez has a couple of punches blocked by Whelan.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whelan.
Nunez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whelan misses with a knee strike.
Whelan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whelan is leaning against Nunez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Whelan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nunez misses with a punch on the inside.
Whelan tries to land a knee to the head but Nunez blocks with his arms.
Nunez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nunez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whelan takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunez misses with a punch to the body.
Whelan crunches a lovely knee into Nunez's ribcage.
A short right from Nunez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whelan blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Nunez.
Whelan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nunez manages to break the clinch.
Whelan is looking to clinch.
Whelan has Nunez up against the cage in a clinch.
Whelan misses with a punch to the body.
Nunez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nunez throws a punch but it's blocked by Whelan.
Nunez misses with a punch on the inside.
Whelan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Nunez.
Nunez swings wildly with an uppercut but Whelan uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Whelan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Nunez lands a head shot.
Nunez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whelan manages to avoid it.
Nunez throws an overhand right that lands on Whelan's shoulder, as Whelan tries to avoid the shot.
Whelan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whelan wants to clinch up but Nunez keeps it at a distance.
As Whelan backs away, Nunez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nunez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Whelan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nunez looks to land a body kick but Whelan moved away.
Whelan punishes Nunez's body with a nice straight punch.
Whelan throws a right and a left that Nunez avoids nicely.
Nunez is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whelan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nunez at a distance.
Whelan closes the distance and pushes Nunez back into the cage.
Nunez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whelan prevents a body shot from Nunez.
Whelan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whelan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whelan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whelan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nunez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nunez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nunez throws a punch but it's blocked by Whelan.
A hook to the body from Whelan.
Whelan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nunez backwards.
Whelan trying to land knees to the body.
Nunez lands a nice uppercut.
Nunez misses with a punch on the inside.
Nunez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whelan scores with a shot to the side of Nunez's head.
A short right from Whelan on the inside.
Whelan lands a knee to the body.
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!
Whelan tries to land knees in the clinch but Nunez avoids the damage to the body.
Nunez has a couple of punches blocked by Whelan.
Nunez misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whelan cracks Nunez with a nice body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whelan obliges.
Whelan lands a knee to the body.
Nunez swings wildly with an uppercut but Whelan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whelan.
Whelan gets through Nunez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whelan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nunez working aggressively here.
Jorge Nunez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nunez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Nunez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whelan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nunez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Whelan lands a good knee to the midsection. Nunez won't want to take too many of those.
Whelan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Whelan looking to throw knees to the head but Nunez is blocking nicely.
Whelan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nunez's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Whelan.
A short right from Whelan on the inside.
Whelan trying to land knees to the body.
Whelan blocking some punches.
Whelan missing with knees to the body.
Whelan presses Nunez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whelan lands a good knee to the midsection. Nunez won't want to take too many of those.
Whelan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nunez.
Nunez managing to block the knees to the body from Whelan.
Whelan scores with a shot to the side of Nunez's head.
Whelan trying to land knees to the body.
Whelan gets through Nunez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nunez can't find room to land a body shot as Whelan controls the action.
Nice body punch from Whelan - that landed with a thud.
Whelan lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nunez.
Knees to the body from Whelan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whelan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whelan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Whelan.
Whelan misses with a knee to the head.
Whelan blocks a body shot from Nunez.
Whelan scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Whelan.
Whelan lands a nice knee to the body.
Whelan tries a knee to the head but Nunez blocks it.
Whelan lands a nice knee to the body.
Whelan pushes Nunez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Whelan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Whelan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nunez misses with the head strike.
Nunez takes a shot to the head.
Nunez working hard to break the clinch.
Sean Whelan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Whelan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Whelan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Whelan 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Whelan!
Sean Whelan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Haley (ranked 2371 p4p, 2835 weight class) and Buzz Chase (ranked 258 p4p, 296 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Haley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buzz Chase!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haley looks to throw the jab but Chase is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chase! But no joy.
Chase closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Haley did well to prevent Chase getting side control.
Haley wants to improve his position but Chase is controlling well.
Haley keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Haley tries to roll over but Chase keeps him under control.
Haley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chase.
Haley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haley is working hard here to advance position.
Haley is defending against the submission attempts here by Chase.
Haley is not content to let Chase control the position.
Haley's coaches at MMA Hype Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase is looking to pass Haley's guard but actually Haley recovers to full guard.
Chase wants to pass the guard but Haley is keeping the position.
Chase trying to control but Haley is working from the bottom.
Chase stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chase wants to control from the top but Haley keeps moving.
Chase lands a couple of elbows.
Haley trying to keep a closed guard but Chase is proving a slippery customer.
Haley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Haley keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Chase wants to improve his position but Haley is controlling well.
Haley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chase is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley is pressing down on Chase's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chase is holding on for now.
Chase trying to hold on to Haley's head to control him but Haley postures up.
Haley trying to pass the guard but Chase defending well.
Chase gets back to full guard.
Chase has his foot on Haley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Haley works his way back into a safe position though.
Haley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chase has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Haley has managed to get both his arms back between Chase's legs - danger averted.
Chase wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Haley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chase wants to get back to full guard.
Haley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chase actively working from the bottom here.
Haley is taking a breather. Chase says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Chase wants to get back to full guard.
Chase is in trouble now - Haley has advanced to mount!
Chase is desperately trying to improve his position but Haley has a good base and remains in mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haley content just to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stephen Haley will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chase throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chase moves out of range as Haley strikes.
Haley misses the shot to the body.
Haley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
 It looks like Buzz Chase has been cut.
Chase takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chase takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haley throws out a loose jab but Chase uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Chase misses.
Chase lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haley at a distance.
Haley throws a right and a left that Chase avoids nicely.
Chase drops his hands momentarily and Haley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Chase.
Haley drops Chase with a naaaaasty hook - Chase is in real trouble here! Haley dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen Haley!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rey Ross (ranked 1727 p4p, 2158 weight class) and King Kong Jones (ranked 175 p4p, 218 weight class). Rey Ross had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rey Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, King Kong Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch but Ross is having none of it.
Ross looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Ross lands a jab to the head.
Ross throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Ross throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ross is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ross lands a right hook to the body.
A cross from Jones lands.
Ross throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Ross misses the target.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Ross keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones gets a double leg takedown into Ross's guard.
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!
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jones prevents Ross from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones tries to roll over but Ross keeps him under control.
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ross pulls his head out easily.
Ross is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Ross trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Ross postures up.
Jones has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Ross. Oh but Jones has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Ross goes limp - he's gone! Jones jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). King Kong Jones!
Rey Ross spoke after the fight, saying 'He got lucky , i wanna rematch'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Amber Jack (ranked 1064 p4p, 1256 weight class) and Roy Strickland (ranked 95 p4p, 110 weight class). Jack comes into the arena with DDA - Pusha T blaring out of the sound system. Amber Jack 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 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amber Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Strickland!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strickland was well out of range. Poor timing from Jack.
Jack throws a predictable looking body shot
and Strickland counters with a one-two to the body.
Jack throws a hook to the side of Strickland's head but Strickland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strickland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jack throws out the jab.
Strickland looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab from Jack misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack misses the body punch
and Jack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strickland throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jack just misses with a punch to the body.
Strickland moves in looking to clinch but Jack pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strickland looks to clinch
and Jack counters with a nice body shot.
Strickland swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jack counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Strickland thinking.
Jack lands a nice looking body shot.
Jack misses with a body shot.
Jack sets himself, and Strickland steps forward looking for the clinch! Jack avoids it this time.
Jack missing with a left hand there. Strickland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Strickland fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jack misses with a looping right.
Jack misses the shot to the body.
Strickland unleashes a big counter combination but Jack bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Strickland is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Jack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Strickland.
Jack uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Strickland has time to react.
Jack looks to throw the jab but Strickland is out of range.
Strickland misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A swing and a miss from Jack.
Jack moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Strickland gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strickland has Jack pressed against the cage, preventing Jack from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jack struggles to land a body shot inside as Strickland controls his hands.
I was talking to Jack's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Strickland stalling the fight.
Strickland has Jack pressed against the cage.
Jack misses with a punch on the inside.
Strickland blocks an uppercut.
Jack breaks from the clinch.
Jack takes a swing at Strickland's ribcage but misses.
Strickland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jack misses with a hook.
Strickland wants to counter the offense by Jack and move into the clinch position.
Jack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strickland gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Strickland can't find room to land a body shot as Jack controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack lands a body shot.
Jack misses with some punches.
Strickland can't find room to land a body shot as Jack controls the action.
Strickland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jack tries to throw a body punch but Strickland avoids it by throwing Jack back against the cage.
Jack lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Strickland fails to land.
Strickland misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Jack.
Strickland is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jack is keeping busy.
Jack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strickland can't find room to land a body shot as Jack controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Strickland.
Strickland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strickland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strickland trying to stall but Jack improves his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amber Jack dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Strickland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jack fails to land with a series of punches.
Strickland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Strickland throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jack.
 Strickland is rocked!
Roy Strickland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jack darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Strickland's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Jack before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Amber Jack!
After the fight, Amber Jack was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cody Shelton (ranked 313 p4p, 1089 weight class) and Arctic Char (ranked 36 p4p, 111 weight class). Shelton comes into the arena with Heart-Magic Man blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Char's choice of entrance music: Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cody Shelton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arctic Char!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelton just misses with a punch to the body.
Char let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shelton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Char avoids the body shot from Shelton.
Shelton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shelton misses with a right hand
and Char counters with a three punch combo that has Shelton backing up. Shelton nods at Char to acknowledge the strikes.
Shelton cracks Char with a good jab.
It looks like Arctic Char has been cut.
Shelton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shelton throws an overhand right that lands on Char's shoulder, as Char tries to avoid the shot.
Char throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shelton misses with a lunging right hand
letting Char counter with a right hand.
Shelton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shelton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Char on the side of the head.
Char has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shelton steps in with a hook that catches Char right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Shelton follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Char looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Shelton!
A relieved looking Cody Shelton 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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