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Just some fights 25 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jukka Miettinen (ranked 1710 p4p, 24365 weight class) and Vilmer Stridh (ranked 200 p4p, 473 weight class). Stridh has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. 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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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jukka Miettinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vilmer Stridh!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miettinen works the jab nicely.
Stridh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miettinen.
Stridh gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stridh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miettinen throwing strikes from guard but Stridh blocks nicely.
Stridh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stridh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stridh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miettinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Miettinen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stridh on the ground.
Miettinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miettinen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miettinen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stridh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stridh looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Miettinen throws a big elbow that misses.
Miettinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Stridh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stridh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miettinen is one step ahead there.
Miettinen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miettinen postures up in Stridh's guard and throws a big left but Stridh blocks it.
Miettinen throwing strikes but missing.
Stridh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miettinen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miettinen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stridh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Miettinen is aware though and is defending well.
Miettinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Miettinen cracks Stridh with a solid left hand.
Miettinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stridh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miettinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Stridh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stridh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Miettinen defends well.
Miettinen throws a big elbow that misses.
Stridh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Miettinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miettinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Miettinen lands a couple of elbows.
Miettinen throws a strike but Stridh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miettinen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Stridh has passed into side control.
Miettinen can't do much from the bottom here.
Stridh has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Stridh scores with a nice right hand.
Miettinen shoots and misses
and Stridh counters with a nice uppercut.
Stridh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Stridh throws a low kick but it's checked well by Miettinen.
Stridh tries to work over Miettinen's front leg with a kick but Miettinen checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stridh moves forwards but Miettinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stridh looks to score with a jab to the body but Miettinen is just out of range.
Stridh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A right-left combo lands from Miettinen.
 It looks like Vilmer Stridh has been cut.
Stridh pivots, looking for a leg kick but Miettinen is out of range and Stridh settles back down.
Stridh throws a right and a left that Miettinen avoids nicely.
Stridh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stridh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stridh gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Miettinen throws a big elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stridh has his foot on Miettinen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Miettinen works his way back into a safe position though.
Stridh looks winded!
Miettinen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stridh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Stridh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Miettinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stridh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miettinen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stridh looking for a guillotine here but Miettinen defends easily.
Miettinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stridh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miettinen.
Stridh keeping moving, preventing Miettinen from controlling successfully.
Stridh has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Miettinen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Miettinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Miettinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Stridh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miettinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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 Jukka Miettinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vilmer Stridh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stridh is looking to clinch but Miettinen is avoiding it.
Vilmer Stridh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miettinen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stridh eats them both and turns towards Miettinen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stridh fails to land with a series of punches.
Miettinen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stridh misses with a hook
and Miettinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stridh scoring well with a low kick there.
Miettinen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stridh's half guard.
Stridh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miettinen.
Stridh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stridh manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Miettinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Stridh is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miettinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stridh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stridh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miettinen works over Stridh with some ground and pound from guard.
Stridh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Miettinen defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miettinen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stridh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miettinen throws a strike but Stridh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Miettinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stridh can do to turn this around?
Stridh stopping the sweep attempt from Miettinen.
Stridh looking to sit in guard and control but Miettinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stridh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miettinen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miettinen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stridh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Miettinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miettinen postures up in Stridh's guard and throws a big left but Stridh blocks it.
Miettinen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stridh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miettinen.
Stridh is looking for a triangle but Miettinen pushes his legs off easily.
Miettinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Stridh has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miettinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Stridh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miettinen lands a couple of digs.
Miettinen throwing strikes but missing.
Miettinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Stridh has wrist control.
Stridh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stridh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Miettinen defends well.
Stridh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stridh is looking for a triangle but Miettinen pushes his legs off easily.
Stridh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miettinen.
Miettinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miettinen postures up in Stridh's guard and throws a big left but Stridh blocks it.
Miettinen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stridh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stridh keeping moving, preventing Miettinen from controlling successfully.
Miettinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Stridh has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miettinen is working Stridh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Miettinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Stridh has wrist control.
Stridh has his foot on Miettinen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Miettinen works his way back into a safe position though.
Miettinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miettinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stridh has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Miettinen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Miettinen postures up and lands a big shot to Stridh's brow.
Jukka Miettinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miettinen wants to control from the top but Stridh keeps moving.
Miettinen throws a big elbow that misses.
Stridh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miettinen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miettinen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stridh keeping moving, preventing Miettinen from controlling successfully.
Miettinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stridh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stridh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miettinen.
Miettinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miettinen wants to control from the top but Stridh keeps moving.
Stridh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miettinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miettinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Miettinen scoring with some ground and pound.
Stridh working for a triangle but Miettinen defends it easily.
Miettinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miettinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Stridh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miettinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miettinen throws a big elbow that misses.
Miettinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stridh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jukka Miettinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vilmer Stridh's cut.
That's time! Miettinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Miettinen connects with a body shot.
Miettinen misses with a body kick.
Stridh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Stridh.
A jab lands there for Miettinen.
A head kick by Stridh misses
and Miettinen counters with a nice body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miettinen. That's going to slow Stridh down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Stridh lands.
Miettinen scores with a one two! Stridh had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stridh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Miettinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stridh looks to land a combination but Miettinen avoids it well.
Stridh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miettinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miettinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
 Stridh is rocked!
Stridh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stridh is still on wobbly legs! Can Miettinen finish him?
Miettinen lands a brutal uppercut that launches Stridh off his feet! Stridh tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jukka Miettinen!
During a confident post fight interview, Jukka Miettinen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Guinness (ranked 3238 p4p, 2488 weight class) and William Ward (ranked 323 p4p, 259 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Sam Guinness has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sam Guinness seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Guinness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Ward!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward shoots in but Guinness avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Guinness cracks Ward with a good jab.
Guinness lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ward misses with a leg kick.
Guinness scores with a jab to the jaw.
Guinness connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Guinness shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ward defends it nicely.
Guinness throws a right hand that Ward ducks under and follows up with a left that Ward also avoids with ease.
A jab from Guinness misses.
Ward jabs Guinness to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Guinness throws out a loose jab but Ward uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guinness's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Guinness duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guinness tests Ward's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ward bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Ward releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Guinness sizes up Ward with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice shot lands for Ward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guinness throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ward scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ward misses with a wild body shot.
Ward shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ward was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Guinness can't do much from the bottom here.
Ward working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ward throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Guinness works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Guinness is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward wants to take a breather but Guinness is having none of it.
Ward is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Guinness is trying to stand.
Ward thows a huge punch but Guinness dodges it nicely.
Guinness is trying to stand back up but Ward is controlling him
Guinness is staying active underneath Ward, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ward throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ward scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ward thows a huge punch but Guinness dodges it nicely.
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!
Ward is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward trying to mount his opponent but Guinness defends it.
Guinness has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Guinness knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ward on the ground.
Ward keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ward takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ward lands strikes from half guard.
Ward is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Guinness sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guinness is looking to improve his position.
Ward is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Ward.
Ward sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guinness defending well though.
Guinness wants to get back to his feet.
Ward scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Guinness wants to control but Ward is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Guinness looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ward is working for a submission of some sort.
Guinness wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Ward will probably get the nod.
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.
Guinness swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ward goes for a double leg but Guinness avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Guinness continues to drive forward.
Guinness throwing a counter right hand but Ward manages to avoid it.
Ward takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ward gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ward on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Guinness bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Guinness goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Guinness thuds his right hand into Ward's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ward throws a head kick but Guinness moves out of range.
Guinness connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guinness keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No joy there for Ward, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ward shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Guinness is trying to defend but Ward finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ward missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward wants to work for an arm triangle but Guinness is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ward is keen to just control but Guinness is a slippery customer.
Guinness is trying to stand up here but Ward is controlling him well.
Ward with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ward is looking for a kimura here.
Ward sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guinness defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ward tries to pass the half guard into mount. Guinness knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Guinness looks like he's trying to stand up.
Guinness is staying active underneath Ward, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Guinness is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ward thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Guinness is defending against the submission attempts here by Ward.
Ward thows a huge punch but Guinness dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward is trying to control the action in half guard but Guinness is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ward lands with a punch from half guard.
Ward not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ward trying to control from Guinness's half guard. Guinness has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ward is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Guinness has momentary wrist control but Ward slips an elbow through the middle.
Guinness wants to get back to his feet but Ward passes into half guard.
Ward is trying to control. Guinness wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ward seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Guinness does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Guinness is trying to stand up here but Ward is controlling him well.
Ward is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Guinness is trying to get back to full guard.
William Ward has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ward in particular looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guinness is trying to stand back up but Ward is controlling him
Ward not doing much here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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 Sam Guinness will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A lazy left from Guinness finds it's target.
Ward drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Guinness throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ward on the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Ward. Beautiful body shot.
Sam Guinness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guinness waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ward.
Guinness with a nice cross.
A swing and a miss from Guinness.
Guinness is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ward.
Guinness connects with the punch.
Guinness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guinness.
Ward flicks out a counter leg kick but Guinness steps away.
Ward scores with a takedown into Guinness's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guinness keeping full guard, as Ward tries to pass.
Ward has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ward throws a strike but Guinness rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward is trying to control the position but Guinness postures up.
Ward has a closed guard, preventing Guinness from standing up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ward is on top in guard.
Ward working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Guinness keeping moving, preventing Ward from controlling successfully.
Guinness wants to stand but Ward is controlling the position.
That's two 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.
Ward scoring with some ground and pound.
Guinness keeping moving, preventing Ward from controlling successfully.
Ward stops Guinness from standing up.
Ward passes Guinness's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ward throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Guinness is defending against the submission attempts here by Ward.
Ward sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Guinness has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ward content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ward is stalling here. Guinness is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ward seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Guinness has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Guinness has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guinness just misses with a punch to the body.
Guinness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ward manages to avoid it.
Guinness gets tackled into the cage by Ward. Ward maintains the clinch.
Guinness is looking to break free of the clinch but Ward has double underhooks.
Guinness wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Guinness is trying to force a seperation but Ward has the dominant position.
Guinness blocking some punches.
Guinness breaks the clinch.
Ward fails to land with a series of punches.
Guinness misses the jab.
Ward fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guinness stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ward with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Guinness to score with a decent uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Guinness showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Guinness has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sam Guinness!
Sam Guinness decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kain Mack (ranked 21946 p4p, 3209 weight class) and Melvin Tate (ranked 451 p4p, 320 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 21 - 28 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kain Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melvin Tate!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mack.
Mack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tate. That did some damage!
Tate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mack.
Mack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mack throws the left hand but Tate avoids the punch easily.
Mack throws a series of punches but Tate moves out of range.
Tate appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mack slips a jab and a cross from Tate.
Mack misses with a double jab
and Tate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tate dodges the punch combination from Mack.
Mack misses with a head kick.
Tate looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tate connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mack moves away from the strike by Tate.
Mack tries to bum rush Tate with a series of wild strikes but Tate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mack lands a jab to Tate's midsection.
Tate wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack scores with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Tate misses its intended target.
Tate avoids the head kick by Mack.
Tate lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mack at a distance.
Mack tries to land a leg kick but Tate saw it coming and moves away.
Mack takes a swing at Tate's ribcage but misses.
Tate lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tate throws out a loose jab but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mack misses with a head kick.
Kain Mack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate missing with a left hand there. Mack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tate blocks a jab.
Tate is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mack with a body shot.
Mack looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tate moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tate has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tate scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mack in his tracks.
 Mack is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tate.
Oh Mack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tate cracks Mack with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tate has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mack to stand back up!
Mack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
and Tate counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Mack! He's just covering up as Tate starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Melvin Tate!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luis Sanchez (ranked 3061 p4p, 4106 weight class) and Matt Spanks (ranked 203 p4p, 260 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Kodak Black - Super Gremlin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 17 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Spanks!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sanchez.
It looks like Matt Spanks has been cut.
Sanchez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanchez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Spanks backs up against the cage.
Spanks gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Spanks tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Sanchez is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Spanks buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Spanks!! Spanks is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Sanchez throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Sanchez!
An intense looking Luis Sanchez took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I'm the baddest motherfucker alive! Who the fuck is you?'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jubei Akechi (ranked 1928 p4p, 2620 weight class) and Rocco Damato (ranked 162 p4p, 215 weight class). Damato has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Jubei Akechi had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Jubei Akechi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 45 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocco Damato!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Akechi.
Akechi dips to his left and cracks Damato with an uppercut!
Damato closes the distance and clinches up with Akechi, looking for a takedown. Damato pushes Akechi against the cage but Akechi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Damato shoots in but no luck this time.
Akechi connects with a crisp jab.
Damato takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Akechi misses with a straight left.
Akechi lands a body shot.
Akechi scores with a jab.
Damato gets caught flat footed, as Akechi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Akechi postures up.
Damato is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Damato throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damato looking for a guillotine here but Akechi defends easily.
Damato tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Damato looking to control.
Damato wants to sweep but no luck.
Damato is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Damato looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Akechi passes into side control.
Damato tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Akechi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Damato is letting Akechi control him for a moment.
Damato is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Akechi is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Damato will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Akechi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Akechi working away.
Damato being controlled for a moment.
Damato is looking to regain half guard here but Akechi keeps moving and retains side control.
Akechi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
A control attempt from Damato but he's now mounted!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Damato tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Akechi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Damato gets back to half guard.
Damato wants to control but Akechi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Damato is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Akechi jumps into side control!
Akechi content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damato looking for a sweep but Akechi has passed into full mount! Oh no!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jubei Akechi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Akechi misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Akechi.
A telegraphed right hand from Akechi misses the target.
Akechi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Damato tries to bench press Akechi off him but Akechi keeps the position.
Akechi advances nicely into full mount.
Damato tries to lock up and control but Akechi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damato is trying desperately to improve position.
Akechi manages to capitalize on a mistake by Damato to take his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato trying to control but not successfully.
Akechi keeps control of the position easily here as Damato tries to buck him off.
Damato tries to escape the position.
Akechi is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Akechi lands shots from the back.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Damato can't escape the position.
Akechi is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato wants to escape the position.
Damato is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Akechi controls the position.
Damato tries to escape but Akechi has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Akechi is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Damato up.
Akechi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Damato can do to turn this around?
Damato trying to control the hands but Akechi won't let him.
Akechi is riding his opponent, not letting Damato buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damato trying to control but not successfully.
Damato rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Akechi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Damato keeping control of the position.
Damato is looking to control Akechi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Damato avoid being mounted?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jubei Akechi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Akechi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Damato doesn't seem phased though.
Damato moves forwards but Akechi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Akechi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damato manages to avoid it.
As Akechi backs off Damato throws a huge counter combo but Akechi manages to avoid it all.
Jubei Akechi is winning the standup battle so far.
Akechi gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akechi.
Damato tries to pull guard but Akechi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Damato blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akechi manages to pull guard.
Damato would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Damato trying to control the position from guard on top but Akechi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato looking to pass the guard.
Damato trying to control but Akechi is working from the bottom.
Damato postures up in Akechi's guard and throws a big left but Akechi blocks it.
Akechi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Akechi controlling Damato's posture.
Damato throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Akechi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Akechi pulls Damato in close to his closed guard and prevents Damato from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Akechi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damato steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Akechi.
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.
Akechi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Akechi with a nice cross.
It looks like Akechi has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Akechi lands with an uppercut that bounces Damato off the cage and back into range.
Akechi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Akechi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Akechi closes the distance and clinches.
Damato fails to pull guard.
Damato tries to pull guard but Akechi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jubei Akechi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Damato.
A right hook to the body lands for Akechi.
A short uppercut from Akechi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akechi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akechi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Damato backwards.
Akechi digs a right hand underneath Damato's ribcage. Damato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Akechi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Damato backwards.
Damato blocks an elbow strike from Akechi.
Akechi tries to throw a body punch but Damato avoids it by throwing Akechi back against the cage.
Damato is looking to take this one to the mat.
Akechi has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Damato is trying to keep an underhook but Akechi manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Akechi trying to control the pace.
Damato is trying to control but Akechi passes into side control!
Damato tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocco Damato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damato struggling a bit here.
Damato is letting Akechi control him for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jubei Akechi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Akechi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jubei Akechi!
A very excited looking Jubei Akechi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Lee (ranked 1739 p4p, 1339 weight class) and Matija Maestro (ranked 144 p4p, 112 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Doomsday Clock. Maestro comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Planet Caravan - Black Sabbath kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jeff Lee 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matija Maestro!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lee thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Maestro is looking for a triangle but Lee pushes his legs off easily.
Lee has gone for a leg lock! Maestro slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lee's guard.
Lee is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Maestro has his hands clasped together but Lee extends and breaks Maestro's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lee.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeff Lee!
Jeff Lee 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Chayton Catawanee (ranked 802 p4p, 2578 weight class) and Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 104 p4p, 286 weight class). Abdelrahman has chosen Blow The Whistle as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chayton Catawanee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shahzad Abdelrahman!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Catawanee just misses with a punch to the body.
Abdelrahman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Catawanee's sensitive parts.
Abdelrahman lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Abdelrahman does it's job there.
Catawanee lands with a good body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Catawanee misses the target.
Abdelrahman misses the jab.
Catawanee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abdelrahman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Catawanee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Abdelrahman with a nice calf kick.
Catawanee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Catawanee throws a poor cross that misses
and Abdelrahman counters with a nice body kick.
Abdelrahman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abdelrahman swings widly with a right hand
and Catawanee counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdelrahman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Catawanee.
Catawanee misses with a shot to the body
and Abdelrahman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Catawanee throws an off balance right hand
and Abdelrahman counters with a low kick, right behind Catawanee 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Catawanee misses.
Abdelrahman replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Catawanee blocks it well.
Abdelrahman slips a straight right by Catawanee.
Catawanee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Catawanee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Catawanee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Catawanee throws a right hand that misses
enabling Abdelrahman to counter with a crisp jab.
Catawanee with a nice cross.
Catawanee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice shot by Abdelrahman.
Catawanee swings widly with a right hand
and Abdelrahman counters with a straight right hand.
Abdelrahman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Catawanee finds it's way round the side to connect with Abdelrahman's head.
Catawanee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Catawanee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Catawanee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Catawanee throws a right hand that misses
and Abdelrahman counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catawanee misses with an uppercut. Abdelrahman saw that one coming.
Abdelrahman fakes the leg kick and cracks Catawanee in the body.
Catawanee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Abdelrahman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Abdelrahman lands a nice shot that snaps Catawanee's head back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abdelrahman.
Catawanee misses with a body shot
and Abdelrahman counters with a good low kick that Catawanee was not able to check.
Abdelrahman misses with a body kick.
Abdelrahman has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Abdelrahman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shahzad Abdelrahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Catawanee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Abdelrahman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Catawanee. Abdelrahman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdelrahman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Catawanee misses with a right hand
and Abdelrahman makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Catawanee really felt that one!
Catawanee connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Catawanee manages to avoid it.
Catawanee avoids the head kick by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abdelrahman misses with a wild body shot.
Catawanee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abdelrahman throws a hook but Catawanee avoids it easily.
Abdelrahman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Catawanee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick from Abdelrahman misses.
A jab from Abdelrahman finds it's way through Catawanee's defenses.
Catawanee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
BOOM! Catawanee lands a beautiful left hook that drops Abdelrahman. Abdelrahman tries to recover but Catawanee is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Abdelrahman lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chayton Catawanee!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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