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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dylan Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow tries to clinch there but Tyson circles away.
Tyson 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.
Tyson lands a body shot.
Snow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Snow circles away quickly and effectively.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Snow moves out of range.
Snow closes the distance and clinches.
Tyson working aggressively here.
Tyson is trying to push Snow away but Snow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Snow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow moves into the clinch.
Tyson tries to break the clinch but Snow is controlling the position.
Snow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A right handed body shot lands from Tyson.
Snow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyson's efforts to push away.
Snow holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tyson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Snow has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Tyson gets through Snow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Dylan Snow has been cut.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Snow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Tyson on the inside.
Snow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Snow can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Snow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch but Snow keeps him there for the moment.
Tyson is trying to force a seperation but Snow has the dominant position.
Snow has Tyson pressed against the cage, preventing Tyson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Tyson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Snow pulls guard.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Snow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snow pulls Tyson in close to his closed guard and prevents Tyson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Snow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Snow wants to get back to his feet but Tyson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Snow scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow drives through and clinches with Tyson against the cage.
Snow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyson's efforts to push away.
Snow tries to pull guard but Tyson won't allow it.
Snow has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tyson uses from the top position.
Tyson is looking to stand up but Snow won't let him.
Snow trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tyson is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Snow has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Tyson is looking to defend but Snow has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Tyson! Snow pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Tyson taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dylan Snow!
After winning the bout, Dylan Snow thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jallu Pesonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joan Vila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jallu Pesonen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jallu Pesonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joan Vila!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vila steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pesonen. That one must have hurt.
Pesonen with a nice cross.
Vila has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vila there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pesonen scores with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Vila as he connects with a hook.
Vila waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pesonen.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pesonen.
Pesonen slips a straight right by Vila.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Vila misses.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Pesonen lands a leg kick that knocks Vila off balance momentarily.
Vila bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vila slips a straight right by Pesonen.
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!
Vila misses the jab.
Pesonen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pesonen misses with a straight right.
A solid body kick from Pesonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Pesonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Vila lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vila scores with a nice right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pesonen.
Pesonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pesonen ducks right into an uppercut from Vila.
Vila moves out of range of the body kick from Pesonen.
Pesonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vila looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pesonen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vila on the side of the head.
Pesonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vila moves away.
Pesonen connects with a leg kick. Vila looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vila lands with a hook. Pesonen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pesonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vila connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vila moves away from the strike by Pesonen.
Vila throws a poor cross that misses
and Pesonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Pesonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vila swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vila lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pesonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Vila misses with a two punch combination.
Pesonen cracks Vila with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pesonen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vila connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pesonen scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Jallu Pesonen has been cut.
Pesonen lands a head kick. Vila smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pesonen throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Vila does it's job there.
Vila is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pesonen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pesonen.
Vila misses with a left hand
and Pesonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pesonen misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vila doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Vila throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vila moves out of range of the strikes.
Pesonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pesonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vila.
Pesonen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pesonen pushes Vila away with a front kick.
Pesonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pesonen slips under a jab.
Pesonen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vila just manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vila.
Pesonen slips under a jab from Vila.
Pesonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vila scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vila lands a nice shot to the body.
Vila has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pesonen.
Vila scores with a jab.
Pesonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vila.
Pesonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vila has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pesonen scores with a nice body kick.
Vila misses with a wild body shot.
Pesonen throws an overhand right that lands on Vila's shoulder, as Vila tries to avoid the shot.
Pesonen misses with a head kick.
Vila misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Pesonen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vila misses with a looping right.
Vila moves away from the strike by Pesonen.
Pesonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jallu Pesonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jallu Pesonen'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.
Pesonen lands a jab to Vila's midsection.
Pesonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vila can do to turn this around?
Pesonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Pesonen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vila finds it's way round the side to connect with Pesonen's head.
Pesonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Vila looks to throw the jab but Pesonen is out of range.
A big left from Vila misses.
Vila's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vila misses with a looping left.
Pesonen throws out a loose jab but Vila uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vila might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vila misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vila misses the jab.
Pesonen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vila misses with a hook. Pesonen ducked under it nicely.
Pesonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pesonen punishes Vila's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Pesonen misses its intended target.
Vila looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab from Pesonen.
Jallu Pesonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Vila misses with a right hand
and Pesonen counters with an outside leg kick.
Jab by Vila.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pesonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vila.
Pesonen scores with a jab to the body.
Pesonen moves away from the strike by Vila.
Pesonen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pesonen lands with a good body shot.
Pesonen lunges at Vila with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vila's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pesonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pesonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vila throws a body shot but no joy.
Pesonen connects with a nice looking jab.
Vila looks to land a right hand but Pesonen moved out of range.
Pesonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Vila might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pesonen has got the better of the exchanges.
Pesonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vila throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Pesonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Pesonen cracks Vila with an open hand slap.
Vila takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pesonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Vila scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pesonen in his tracks.
A jab from Pesonen misses.
A little jabbing left from Vila on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vila takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pesonen throws a sloppy head kick and Vila moves out of range easily.
Pesonen throws a head kick but Vila moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Vila on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Vila.
Pesonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pesonen misses with a two punch combination.
Pesonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pesonen ducks under a wild hook from Vila.
Pesonen misses with a combination
and Vila counters with a nice uppercut.
Vila closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Vila misses the target.
Vila chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pesonen can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Pesonen.
Pesonen feints and then cracks Vila's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vila down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pesonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Pesonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Vila.
Pesonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vila.
A head kick from Pesonen lands but Vila takes it in his stride.
Pesonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vila looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pesonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Pesonen - just one landing.
Vila on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vila throws a hook to the side of Pesonen's head but Pesonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pesonen, as that shot connected.
Nice defenses there by Pesonen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jallu Pesonen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jallu Pesonen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pesonen!
Pesonen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pesonen slips a jab from Vila.
Pesonen connects with a body shot.
Vila steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pesonen. That one must have hurt.
Pesonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vila manages to avoid it.
Vila rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pesonen counters with a head kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pesonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vila throws a hook but Pesonen avoids it easily.
Nice body kick there by Pesonen.
Pesonen misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vila ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pesonen scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses.
Vila throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pesonen throwing a counter right hand but Vila manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Pesonen.
An inside leg kick lands from Pesonen.
Pesonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vila.
Pesonen is looking to counter with head kicks.
A nice combination there by Pesonen.
Pesonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pesonen takes one to the chin there.
A punch lands to the side of Pesonen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses.
Pesonen throws a looping overhand right but Vila ducks down to avoid it.
Pesonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vila misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pesonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vila avoids a kick to the body.
Vila lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pesonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pesonen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vila misses with a wild body shot.
Vila slips under a jab.
Pesonen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pesonen misses with a lunging right hand
letting Vila counter with a right hand.
Pesonen is looking to slow Vila down with leg kicks.
Vila avoids a kick to the body.
Pesonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Pesonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vila.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen looks to land a right hand but Vila moved out of range.
Pesonen slips a jab and a cross from Vila.
Pesonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vila uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pesonen.
Pesonen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vila fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
Pesonen is looking to slow Vila down with leg kicks.
Pesonen cracks Vila with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pesonen throws a nice looking combination but Vila bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pesonen misses with a low kick as Vila jumps back.
Vila takes a swing at Pesonen's ribcage but misses.
Vila swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Pesonen counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen throws an overhand right that lands on Vila's shoulder, as Vila tries to avoid the shot.
Pesonen scores with a push kick.
Vila has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vila throws an off balance right hand
and Pesonen counters with a good low kick that Vila was not able to check.
Vila swings widly with a right hand
and Pesonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pesonen cracks Vila with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pesonen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vila misses with an uppercut. Pesonen saw that one coming.
Pesonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Pesonen lands a nice looking body kick.
Pesonen defending well as Vila loads up on a big left hand.
Pesonen misses with a straight left.
Vila doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vila scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Joan Vila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vila has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pesonen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jallu Pesonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pesonen 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jallu Pesonen!
In his post fight interview, Jallu Pesonen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between I Am Terrible (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charley Hanagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanagan has chosen Cro Mags - We Gotta Know as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, I Am Terrible!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charley Hanagan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanagan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Terrible's half guard.
Hanagan has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Terrible defend it? Hanagan steps over the head and cranks it - Terrible is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hanagan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Charley Hanagan!
Charley Hanagan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knuckles Of Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knuckles Of Steel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mustafa Fatu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Knuckles Of Steel!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mustafa Fatu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fatu has managed to clinch.
Fatu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fatu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Fatu. Those never looked like landing.
Steel keeps the fight on the outside.
Steel steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fatu.
Fatu tries to clinch but Steel is having none of it.
Steel tries a head kick but it misses.
Fatu fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fatu lands a left and a right that send Steel crashing to the mat, dazed. Fatu thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Knuckles Of Steel has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fatu wants to clinch up but Steel keeps it at a distance.
Fatu sends Steel crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Fatu is motioning to the referee to let Steel up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Steel is rocked!
Fatu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fatu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fatu tries to clinch up but Steel circles away and keeps his distance.
Fatu swinging wildly here.
Steel swinging wildly here.
Fatu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steel.
Fatu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fatu lunges at Steel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steel's hand.
Fatu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steel connects with a leg kick. Fatu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fatu is looking to clinch but Steel is avoiding it.
Fatu lands a left and a right that send Steel crashing to the mat, dazed. Fatu thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Steel is still on wobbly legs! Can Fatu finish him?
That has opened up Knuckles Of Steel's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fatu tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.
Steel tries to clinch there but Fatu circles away.
Fatu moves into the clinch.
Fatu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Steel is defending well.
Fatu wants to break free but Steel has control.
Steel seems to have recovered his senses.
Fatu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steel breaks the clinch.
Fatu has Steel up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steel.
Fatu pulls guard.
Fatu tries to strike from the bottom.
Steel stands up from Fatu's guard - Steel perhaps looking for a knockout.
Steel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fatu.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Steel has eaten all the pies!
Steel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu throws a good cross that connects.
No joy there for Steel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fatu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fatu scrambles back to his feet.
Steel misses with a few strikes there.
Fatu connects with a body shot.
Steel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fatu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fatu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steel fails to land with a series of punches.
Fatu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Steel throws a head kick but Fatu moves out of range.
Fatu is looking to clinch but Steel is avoiding it.
A jab lands there for Fatu.
The cut above Knuckles Of Steel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Steel throws a leg kick which misses Fatu's front leg but catches the back leg as Fatu tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Steel misses.
Fatu is looking to clinch.
Fatu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steel on the side of the head.
Steel cracks Fatu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Steel looks to throw the jab but Fatu is out of range.
Steel swats away the attempt to clinch by Fatu.
Steel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fatu.
Steel thuds his shin into the meat of Fatu's side.
Steel throws a series of punches but Fatu avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fatu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steel.
Fatu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Fatu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Knuckles Of Steel'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.
Fatu moves in looking to clinch but Steel pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steel! But no joy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fatu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel lands a big head kick that sends Fatu tumbling to the mat! Steel takes a step backwards and waves Fatu back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Steel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fatu swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Fatu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fatu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steel! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fatu's knee momentarily.
Fatu is looking to clinch but Steel is avoiding it.
Steel cracks the inside of Fatu's front leg.
Fatu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Steel sprawling to the canvas! Steel rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Fatu finish him?!
A decent looking cross lands there for Fatu.
Knuckles Of Steel's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Steel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fatu is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Steel misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steel.
Steel gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Fatu gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mustafa Fatu!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Hope Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarome Patches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hope Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Dmx The Rain. The key to victory for Billy Hope Jr has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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270 lbs
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262 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Hope Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jarome Patches!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patches looks to throw the jab but Hope Jr is out of range.
Hope Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Patches swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hope Jr.
Patches closes the distance and pushes Hope Jr back into the cage.
Patches makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Patches's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patches throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patches keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hope Jr.
Patches fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hope Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hope Jr tries to clinch there but Patches circles away.
Hope Jr dives in and grabs Patches's left leg, looking for a takedown. Patches pushes down on Hope Jr's head and hops out.
Hope Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, jab by Patches - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hope Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hope Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hope Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Patches connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patches defending well as Hope Jr loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Patches.
Hope Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Billy Hope Jr has been cut.
Hope Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hope Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Patches.
Hope Jr tries for a takedown but Patches circles away easily
and Patches counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Patches.
Patches's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patches looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hope Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Patches eats them both and turns towards Hope Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Patches misses with a body shot.
Hope Jr tries for a takedown but Patches circles away easily
and Patches counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Hope Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Patches on the inside.
Patches throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Patches.
Patches scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Patches prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hope Jr is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Patches - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Patches drops Hope Jr onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hope Jr is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Hope Jr is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patches.
Oh Hope Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Patches swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hope Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Patches as the two fighters clinch.
Hope Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Good body shot from Patches.
Nice body punch from Patches - that landed with a thud.
Patches dips a shoulder and cracks Hope Jr with a mighty uppercut! Hope Jr falls back against the cage and Patches unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hope Jr is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Patches screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarome Patches!
A very excited looking Jarome Patches rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ephram Urani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Angus Jung will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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150 lbs
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165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ephram Urani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angus Jung!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urani. Jung does a little dance to reset his feet.
Urani fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jung looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urani.
Jung misses with an uppercut
and Jung takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jung blocks a head kick by Urani.
Jung tried to score with a low kick but Urani checks it.
Urani tries to counter by clinching up but Jung breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Urani.
Urani appears to be looking for a big counter.
Urani throws a leg kick which misses Jung's front leg but catches the back leg as Jung tries to avoid it.
Jung plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Urani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jung.
Urani tried to counter with a leg kick but Jung avoided it.
Urani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jung moves away.
Jung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jung cracks Urani with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Jung moves to clinch but Urani breaks away
and Urani counters with a right hand to the body.
Jung tries to clinch but Urani is having none of it.
Urani cracks a nice hook into Jung's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urani throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jung takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jung misses with a body shot
and Urani moves into the clinch.
Jung takes a shot to the head.
Jung misses with an elbow strike.
Urani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jung with a jab.
Jung misses with a leg kick
and Urani counters with a good low kick that Jung was not able to check.
Angus Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jung swinging wildly here.
Urani connects with a right hand. Jung shakes it off.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Urani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jung throws a head kick that misses.
Urani moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urani drives through and clinches with Jung against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Urani - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Urani lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jung backwards.
Urani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Urani works on Jung's body with a couple of short punches.
Urani is working Jung over against the cage.
Urani scores with a shot to the side of Jung's head.
Urani lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Urani lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Urani lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jung backwards.
Urani lands a nice uppercut.
Urani is struggling to control the position.
Urani is pushing Jung up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A left hand lands to the body for Urani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jung looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jung misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Urani.
Jung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urani's elbow.
Jung tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Urani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Urani looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Urani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A low kick from Jung is predictable there
and Urani counters with a thumping low kick.
A clash of legs there as Urani blocks the low kick.
A jab lands there for Urani.
Urani lands a jab to Jung's midsection.
Urani is looking to wear down Jung with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Urani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Urani connects with a solid leg kick.
Jung is looking to clinch but Urani is avoiding it.
Jung throws a head kick but Urani moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung lands with a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Urani!
Urani throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jung on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Urani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jung looks winded!
Urani lands a head kick. Jung smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jung is rocked!
Urani chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jung is still on wobbly legs! Can Urani finish him?
Urani closes the distance and pushes Jung back into the cage.
Urani working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Urani throws a big uppercut that drops Jung! More strikes from Urani and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jung lies dazed against the cage as Urani celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ephram Urani!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Madwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawson has chosen Wait and Bleed by Slipknot as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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184 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
KO power |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Madwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madwell tries to clinch there but Lawson circles away.
Madwell closes the distance and pushes Lawson back into the cage.
Madwell prevents a body shot from Lawson.
The referee is keeping an eye on Madwell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Madwell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Madwell tries to clinch but Lawson moves out of range.
Max Madwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madwell closes the distance and clinches.
Madwell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
Lawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lawson looking to slow down the pace here.
Madwell tries to pull guard but Lawson holds him up against the cage and eventually Madwell drops back down to his feet.
Madwell misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madwell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lawsons head.
It looks like Trevor Lawson has been cut.
Madwell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lawson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lawson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Madwell backwards.
Madwell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lawson is defending well for now.
Lawson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Madwell is defending well for now.
Madwell blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madwell wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Madwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawson can't find room to land a body shot as Madwell controls the action.
Lawson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Madwell blocks a body shot from Lawson.
Madwell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lawson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lawson.
Lawson has a couple of punches blocked by Madwell.
We've been hearing reports that Madwell has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lawson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lawson tries a body shot but Madwell blocks it.
Lawson misses with the head strike.
Lawson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Madwell tries to score a body lock takedown but Lawson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lawson misses with a body punch.
Lawson is working Madwell over against the cage.
Lawson tries to work over Madwell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lawson lands a right hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Madwell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Madwell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Madwell is defending well for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Madwell.
Madwell looking to slow down the pace here.
Madwell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lawson walks away with a smile on his face. Madwell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lawson throws the left hand but Madwell avoids the punch easily.
Nice body kick there by Madwell.
Madwell rushes Lawson and presses him up against the cage.
Lawson stops a takedown attempt from Madwell.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lawson.
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!
Lawson lands with a light punch inside.
Madwell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Madwell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lawson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Madwell misses with a looping right.
Nice sprawl there from Lawson as Madwell shoots in.
Lawson lands a left and a right that send Madwell crashing to the mat, dazed. Lawson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Madwell is rocked!
Lawson looks to throw the jab but Madwell is out of range.
Oh Madwell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Madwell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Madwell is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson cracks Madwell on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Madwell falls backwards against the cage. Lawson follows up with more strikes that drop Madwell to his knees. Lawson keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Madwell! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor Lawson!
Our winner, Trevor Lawson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Zoplias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Karate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zoplias comes to the cage accompanied by ABC-Jackson 5. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Joey Karate was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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210 lbs
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220 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evan Zoplias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joey Karate!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoplias wants to clinch
and Karate counters with a left and a right that stings Zoplias.
Zoplias takes the fight into the clinch.
Karate tries to break the clinch but Zoplias is controlling the position.
Zoplias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zoplias lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Zoplias.
Zoplias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karate blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoplias misses with the head strike.
Our sources have told us that Zoplias has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Zoplias swings wildly with an uppercut but Karate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karate has had enough of the clinch but Zoplias keeps him there for the moment.
Zoplias lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoplias working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zoplias misses with the head strike.
Zoplias tries to throw a body punch but Karate avoids it by throwing Zoplias back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Karate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zoplias working aggressively here.
Zoplias misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Karate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Zoplias fails to land.
Zoplias throws a head punch that misses.
Karate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zoplias tries to work over Karate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zoplias misses with a punch to the body.
Zoplias lands a hook that snaps the head of Karate backwards.
Karate blocking some punches.
Karate working hard to break the clinch.
Karate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoplias working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karate blocking some punches.
Zoplias lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zoplias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zoplias throws a punch but it's blocked by Karate.
Zoplias misses with a punch to the body.
Karate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zoplias tries a body shot but Karate blocks it.
Zoplias can't find room to land a body shot as Karate controls the action.
Zoplias misses with a punch on the inside.
Zoplias digs a right hand into Karate's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karate's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zoplias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zoplias keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karate's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zoplias creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zoplias can't find room to land a body shot as Karate controls the action.
Zoplias misses with a punch on the inside.
Zoplias lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karate backwards.
Zoplias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zoplias lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zoplias misses with some punches.
Zoplias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Karate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zoplias creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karate working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zoplias.
Zoplias misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zoplias lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoplias makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Zoplias fails to land.
Zoplias tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zoplias works on Karate's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoplias works on Karate's body with a couple of short punches.
Zoplias working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karate blocking some punches.
Zoplias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoplias lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karate backwards.
Karate is trying to break free.
Karate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zoplias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoplias lands with a right to the head.
Zoplias makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Zoplias 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.
Zoplias has managed to clinch.
Zoplias fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zoplias misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zoplias.
Karate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zoplias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Zoplias.
Karate breaks the clinch.
Karate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evan Zoplias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Karate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoplias instigates a clinch.
Zoplias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoplias misses with some punches.
Karate can't break the clinch.
Zoplias tries to throw a body punch but Karate avoids it by throwing Zoplias back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoplias misses with the head strike.
Zoplias can't find room to land a body shot as Karate controls the action.
Karate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zoplias throws a punch but it's blocked by Karate.
Karate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zoplias swings wildly with an uppercut but Karate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zoplias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karate blocks an uppercut.
Zoplias fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karate blocks a body shot from Zoplias.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zoplias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Karate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Evan Zoplias has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zoplias throws a punch but it's blocked by Karate.
Zoplias fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karate is trying to break the clinch but Zoplias has him pressed against the cage.
Zoplias misses with a punch to the body.
Zoplias throws a head punch that misses.
Zoplias misses with some punches.
Karate tries to circle away but Zoplias has him pinned against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Zoplias.
A short body shot lands from Zoplias as the two fighters clinch.
Zoplias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zoplias scores with a hook to the body.
Zoplias lands a nice uppercut.
Karate blocking some punches.
Karate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zoplias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zoplias misses with some punches.
Karate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoplias working aggressively here.
Zoplias scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zoplias tries to work over Karate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zoplias keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karate's efforts to push away.
Karate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zoplias has managed to clinch.
Karate is looking to break free of the clinch but Zoplias has double underhooks.
Zoplias goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karate is trying to break the clinch but Zoplias is controlling him.
Karate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zoplias struggles to land a body shot inside as Karate controls his hands.
Karate is looking to break free of the clinch but Zoplias has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karate prevents a body shot from Zoplias.
Karate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zoplias misses with a body punch.
Zoplias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karate takes a shot to the head.
Zoplias throws a head punch that misses.
Zoplias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoplias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoplias tries a body shot but Karate blocks it.
Karate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zoplias rushes Karate and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karate blocking some punches.
Karate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zoplias working aggressively here.
Zoplias tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Zoplias dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zoplias doesn't manage to clinch there - Karate circles away.
Karate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karate tries to counter with a clinch but Zoplias shakes him off and moves away.
Zoplias forces Karate back against the cage and clinches.
Zoplias fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karate blocks a body shot from Zoplias.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karate.
Zoplias swings wildly with an uppercut but Karate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zoplias working aggressively here.
Zoplias misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoplias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoplias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karate looking to slow down the pace here.
Zoplias lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karate backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoplias is working Karate over against the cage.
Zoplias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zoplias misses with some punches.
Zoplias lands a nice shot to the body.
Zoplias lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karate.
Zoplias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoplias struggles to land a body shot inside as Karate controls his hands.
Zoplias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoplias is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karate can do to turn this around?
Zoplias swings wildly with an uppercut but Karate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karate working hard to break the clinch.
Zoplias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoplias struggles to land a body shot inside as Karate controls his hands.
Zoplias working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoplias misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zoplias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zoplias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Zoplias.
Zoplias throws a punch but it's blocked by Karate.
Karate is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zoplias creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zoplias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zoplias tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zoplias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoplias throws a head punch that misses.
Zoplias lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karate backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zoplias misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karate blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Zoplias.
Still in the clinch, Zoplias scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zoplias working aggressively here.
Karate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zoplias misses with the head strike.
Zoplias struggles to land a body shot inside as Karate controls his hands.
Zoplias gets through Karate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zoplias throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Karate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zoplias working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Zoplias.
Karate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zoplias tries a body shot but Karate blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karate blocking some punches.
Zoplias keeps control of Karate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Karate blocks a body shot from Zoplias.
Zoplias goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zoplias prevents Karate from breaking the clinch.
Karate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zoplias swings wildly with an uppercut but Karate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karate tries to circle away but Zoplias has him pinned against the cage.
Karate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karate blocking some punches.
Joey Karate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Zoplias on the inside.
Evan Zoplias is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zoplias tries to work over Karate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Zoplias showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zoplias, 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Zoplias!
Evan Zoplias bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Derby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wally Markberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Markberg has chosen Public Enemy - Rebel Without A Pause as his entrance music. Joe Derby is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Derby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wally Markberg!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markberg fails with a takedown attempt.
Derby ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Derby.
It looks like Wally Markberg has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Derby misses the target.
Markberg takes one to the side of the head.
Derby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Markberg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markberg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Derby pushes Markberg off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Derby stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Derby wants it to stay on the feet.
Markberg throws a right and a left that Derby avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Derby misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derby is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Markberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Derby manages to avoid it.
Markberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Derby throwing a counter right hand but Markberg manages to avoid it.
Markberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Derby.
Derby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Markberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Derby manages to avoid it.
Derby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Derby stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Markberg misses with a body shot.
Markberg clinches up against the cage.
Markberg throws an elbow but it misses.
Derby tries to stall but Markberg uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Derby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markberg misses with a punch to the body.
Markberg told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Markberg taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Derby is trying to push Markberg away but Markberg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from Markberg.
Derby working hard to break the clinch.
Derby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Derby misses with a punch on the inside.
Markberg will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Derby up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Markberg.
Markberg has Derby pressed against the cage, preventing Derby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Derby taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markberg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Derby or not.
Markberg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Derby.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Markberg.
Derby is breathing heavily.
Derby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Markberg on the inside.
Derby avoiding damage as Markberg throws knees to the body.
Markberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Derby controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Markberg as the two fighters clinch.
Markberg content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Markberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Markberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Derby is just out of range.
Markberg moves into range and clinches up with Derby.
A right hand to the body from Markberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markberg lands a shot to the body.
Markberg cracks Derby with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Markberg.
A nice right hand lands inside from Markberg.
Markberg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Markberg.
Markberg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Markberg pushes Derby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Markberg.
Markberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Markberg is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Derby rather than just go for the knockout.
Markberg has closed the distance and engaged Derby in a clinch.
Derby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Markberg.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wally Markberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wally Markberg's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Markberg thuds a left hand into Derby's body.
Derby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Markberg throws a body punch but Derby moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Derby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Markberg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Markberg scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markberg defending well as Derby loads up on a big left hand.
Markberg connects with a right hand. Derby shakes it off.
It looks like Joe Derby has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Markberg.
Derby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Markberg scores with a nice right hand.
Wally Markberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Derby doesn't seem bothered though.
Derby is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Markberg rushes Derby and presses him up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Markberg.
Markberg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Derby in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Markberg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Markberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Markberg stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Markberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Derbys head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Markberg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markberg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Derby prevents the takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Markberg as the two fighters clinch.
Markberg is leaning against Derby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Markberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Markberg taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wally Markberg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Markberg pushes Derby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Markberg.
Derby is rocked!
Joe Derby's cut is getting worse.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Markberg.
Markberg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Markberg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Markberg lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markberg scores with a hook to the body.
Markberg stalls.
Markberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Markberg punishes Derby's body with a nice straight punch.
Markberg cracks Derby with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Markberg has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Derby to stand back up!
Oh Derby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Derby looks up at the clock. Bad move! Markberg lands a right hand from hell, dropping Derby. Markberg pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wally Markberg!
A very excited looking Wally Markberg 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Lofmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Johnson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonas Lofmark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lofmark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Lofmark as Johnson shoots in.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Lofmark sprawls well.
Lofmark shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
Lofmark engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lofmark is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lofmark throwing strikes but missing.
Lofmark postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Lofmark tries to pass.
Lofmark missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lofmark trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Lofmark is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lofmark slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lofmark trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lofmark makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jonas Lofmark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Johnson.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lofmark swivels and escapes.
Lofmark is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Johnson.
Lofmark lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Lofmark fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Johnson to the ground. Lofmark is now in Johnson's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lofmark looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lofmark is pulling down on Johnson's head to control his posture.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Lofmark keeps moving.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Lofmark is retaining full guard.
Johnson trying to control but Lofmark is working from the bottom.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Lofmark is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lofmark wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Lofmark is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Johnson pushing down on Lofmark's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lofmark wants to get back to full guard but Johnson has mounted him!
Johnson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lofmark is surviving well by controlling Johnson's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Lofmark dominated that round.
That's time! Lofmark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lofmark counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Lofmark digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Lofmark stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Lofmark half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lofmark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Lofmark scores with a jab to the body.
Anthony Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lofmark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jonas Lofmark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Johnson.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lofmark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lofmark has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lofmark smiles and moves away.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Lofmark counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lofmark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lofmark lands with a good body shot.
Good exchange - Lofmark coming out on top.
It looks like Lofmark has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Lofmark appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lofmark closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Lofmark turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lofmark lands a shoulder strike.
Lofmark lands a takedown into guard.
Lofmark is standing up over Johnson. Johnson looks to escape but Lofmark dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lofmark is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lofmark content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Johnson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lofmark working the strikes but Johnson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jonas Lofmark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lofmark with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lofmark's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lofmark is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lofmark is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lofmark looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lofmark lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lofmark is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lofmark controlling the pace.
Johnson is looking to control Lofmark's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Lofmark trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Lofmark dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lofmark moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Lofmark has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Johnson is trying to keep an underhook but Lofmark manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lofmark is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lofmark drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Lofmark wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.
Lofmark content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lofmark thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Lofmark there.
Lofmark seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lofmark lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson has hold of Lofmark's hands but Lofmark slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lofmark not doing much here.
Further stalling from Lofmark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lofmark missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lofmark scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lofmark is stalling here. Johnson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lofmark seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Johnson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lofmark keeps working.
Johnson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lofmark tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lofmark struggling a bit here.
Lofmark tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson trying to control the action but Lofmark is working from the bottom.
Lofmark is looking for a sweep.
Lofmark manages to get back to half guard.
Lofmark is trying is best to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lofmark holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lofmark does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lofmark manages to get to full guard.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Lofmark keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lofmark is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Lofmark clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lofmark sprawls well. Lofmark wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lofmark defends well and Johnson ends up having to push Lofmark into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lofmark rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lofmark.
Lofmark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lofmark wants the takedown. Johnson is fighting it off but Lofmark persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Johnson's guard against the cage.
Johnson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lofmark off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lofmark is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lofmark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lofmark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Lofmark jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Jonas Lofmark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Johnson.
Nice jab there from Lofmark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lofmark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lofmark wants to clinch.
Johnson dives in for a single leg takedown but Lofmark sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Lofmark.
Johnson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Lofmark circles away easily
and Lofmark counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lofmark connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lofmark lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lofmark lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lofmark takes the fight into the clinch.
Lofmark lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lofmark works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lofmark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lofmark stalling.
Lofmark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lofmark swivels and escapes.
Lofmark drops down looking for a counter takedown but Johnson sprawls and moves away.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Lofmark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lofmark clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Lofmark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lofmark to keep the fight standing.
Jonas Lofmark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lofmark works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lofmark is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lofmark controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lofmark working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lofmark not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Johnson looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jonas Lofmark is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johnson is fighting to break Lofmark's control of his arms but Lofmark is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Lofmark is keeping the position.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Lofmark has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Lofmark had his way with Anthony Johnson in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lofmark has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Lofmark gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lofmark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lofmark is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lofmark throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lofmark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lofmark not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Johnson wants to stand but Lofmark is controlling the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lofmark scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lofmark lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at ICON TOP TEAM. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Lofmark tries to pass.
Anthony Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Lofmark lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Lofmark postures up.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jab, jab by Lofmark - just one landing.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lofmark avoids it really well and circles away.
Lofmark clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Lofmark cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Johnson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
A short left from Lofmark.
A short right from Lofmark.
Lofmark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lofmark has hold of one of Johnson's legs. Johnson is fighting the takedown attempt but Lofmark gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Lofmark tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Lofmark is working hard here to advance position.
Lofmark trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lofmark drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Johnson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lofmark has Johnson in his guard.
Lofmark tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lofmark can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lofmark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lofmark tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Jonas Lofmark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lofmark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas Lofmark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lofmark 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 50:44
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 50:44
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonas Lofmark!
Jonas Lofmark retains his light heavyweight title!
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