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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Tuote (ranked 6638 p4p, 648 weight class) and Kase Weller (ranked 7073 p4p, 665 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scotty Tuote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kase Weller!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuote rushes Weller and presses him up against the cage.
Tuote connects with a nasty looking knee right to Weller's face.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Weller is trying to pull guard but Tuote has him pressed against the cage.
Tuote lands a knee to the head.
Tuote with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Kase Weller has been cut.
Weller is trying to drag Tuote to the mat but Tuote just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Weller looks winded!
Weller tries for a takedown. No joy.
Scotty Tuote has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kase Weller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Tuote.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tuote.
Weller jumps guard but Tuote turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tuote scores with a knee to the head.
Tuote tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuote lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tuote.
Tuote with a knee to the head.
Weller is rocked!
Tuote lands a big knee! That's hurt Weller! Oh, he's all over the place! Tuote lands another knee that sends Weller to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scotty Tuote!
A relieved looking Scotty Tuote thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jenk Onay (ranked 8828 p4p, 631 weight class) and Kento Ban Gbus (ranked 6308 p4p, 540 weight class). Jenk Onay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jenk Onay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kento Ban Gbus!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Onay.
Onay misses with a takedown attempt
and Ban Gbus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Onay misses with a takedown attempt
and Ban Gbus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jenk Onay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ban Gbus lands with a shot to the body.
Onay with a poor takedown
letting Ban Gbus counter with a right hand.
Ban Gbus thuds a left hand into Onay's body.
Onay misses with a takedown
and Ban Gbus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Onay manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ban Gbus on his heels. He'll look to pass Ban Gbus's guard now, I'm sure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ban Gbus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ban Gbus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Onay postures up in Ban Gbus's guard and throws a big left but Ban Gbus blocks it.
Ban Gbus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Onay working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ban Gbus wants to stand and escape but Onay is having none of it.
Onay postures up.
Onay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ban Gbus wants to get back to his feet but Onay is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Onay works over Ban Gbus with some ground and pound from guard.
Onay stops Ban Gbus from standing up.
Ban Gbus keeping moving, preventing Onay from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Onay has his takedown stuffed
and Ban Gbus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Onay.
Onay misses with a takedown
letting Ban Gbus counter with a right hand.
Onay is breathing heavily.
Ban Gbus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Onay at a distance.
Ban Gbus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ban Gbus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Onay's head.
Onay has his takedown stuffed
and Ban Gbus counters with a nice body shot.
Onay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ban Gbus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ban Gbus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Onay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ban Gbus counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ban Gbus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ban Gbus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Onay fails with the takedown
and Ban Gbus counters with a nice uppercut.
Ban Gbus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ban Gbus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ban Gbus lands a slapping body shot.
Onay misses with a takedown
and Ban Gbus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Onay thinking.
Ban Gbus cracks Onay with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ban Gbus scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ban Gbus scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Onay tries for a takedown but Ban Gbus circles away easily
and Ban Gbus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ban Gbus lands with a straight right. Onay didn't see that one coming.
Ban Gbus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ban Gbus connects with a body shot.
Onay misses with a takedown attempt
and Ban Gbus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ban Gbus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Onay's head backwards.
Onay misses with a takedown attempt
and Ban Gbus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ban Gbus lands a right hook to the body.
Ban Gbus works Onay's body with a nice hook.
Onay takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ban Gbus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kento Ban Gbus dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Onay tries for a takedown but Ban Gbus circles away easily
and Ban Gbus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Onay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ban Gbus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ban Gbus thuds a left hand into Onay's body.
Onay fails with the takedown
letting Ban Gbus counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jenk Onay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Onay gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ban Gbus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ban Gbus digs a good hook to Onay's body.
Ban Gbus scores with a nice head shot.
Onay with a poor takedown
and Ban Gbus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ban Gbus cracks Onay with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ban Gbus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Ban Gbus.
Nice jab there from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus throws a good cross that connects.
Ban Gbus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Onay's head.
Ban Gbus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Onay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ban Gbus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ban Gbus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Onay looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ban Gbus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ban Gbus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ban Gbus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ban Gbus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Onays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kento Ban Gbus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice cross by Ban Gbus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Onay with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ban Gbus counters with a nice uppercut.
Onay shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ban Gbus scores with a decent looking hook.
Ban Gbus lands a jab.
Onay misses with a takedown
enabling Ban Gbus to counter with a crisp jab.
Ban Gbus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ban Gbus lands with a hook. Onay tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Onay walks into a jab.
Onay is rocked!
Ban Gbus clobbers Onay with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oh Onay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ban Gbus steps in with a hook that catches Onay right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Ban Gbus follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Onay looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kento Ban Gbus!
A very excited looking Kento Ban Gbus 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Javier Jimenez (ranked 4609 p4p, 522 weight class) and Henri De La Cruzeiro (ranked 5492 p4p, 586 weight class). Henri De La Cruzeiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruno Javier Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henri De La Cruzeiro !
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Cruzeiro shoots in and gets a takedown into Jimenez's guard.
De La Cruzeiro is looking to stand up but Jimenez won't let him.
De La Cruzeiro should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
De La Cruzeiro works a leg free and moves into half guard.
De La Cruzeiro controlling the pace.
De La Cruzeiro tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Cruzeiro performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of De La Cruzeiro 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take De La Cruzeiro 's back!
Jimenez doesn't have the hooks in and De La Cruzeiro manages to turn into his guard.
De La Cruzeiro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jimenez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De La Cruzeiro has managed to get both his arms back between Jimenez's legs - danger averted.
Jimenez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
De La Cruzeiro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jimenez is looking for a triangle but De La Cruzeiro pushes his legs off easily.
De La Cruzeiro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jimenez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De La Cruzeiro has managed to get both his arms back between Jimenez's legs - danger averted.
Jimenez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruzeiro 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like De La Cruzeiro might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jimenez can't keep his opponent in guard - De La Cruzeiro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
De La Cruzeiro is looking for a kimura here.
Jimenez is defending against the submission attempts here by De La Cruzeiro .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruzeiro controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jimenez tries to roll over but De La Cruzeiro keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De La Cruzeiro seems to be working for a kimura but Jimenez defends the submission attempt.
De La Cruzeiro not doing much here.
De La Cruzeiro trying to control the action but Jimenez is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De La Cruzeiro instigates a clinch.
Jimenez is trying to pull guard but De La Cruzeiro turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
De La Cruzeiro jumps into guard, dragging Jimenez to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henri De La Cruzeiro dominated that round.
That's time! Jimenez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jimenez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De La Cruzeiro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jimenez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jimenez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jimenez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jimenez tries to clinch but De La Cruzeiro is having none of it.
De La Cruzeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De La Cruzeiro shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jimenez is trying to defend but De La Cruzeiro finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jimenez is trying to control but can't.
De La Cruzeiro is breathing heavily.
Jimenez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but De La Cruzeiro pulls his head out easily.
De La Cruzeiro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jimenez defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Cruzeiro wants to control but Jimenez is keeping him busy.
Jimenez trying to hold on to De La Cruzeiro 's head to control him but De La Cruzeiro postures up.
De La Cruzeiro drops an elbow to the side of Jimenez's head.
Jimenez is defending against the submission attempts here by De La Cruzeiro .
Jimenez actively working from the bottom 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.
De La Cruzeiro tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jimenez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jimenez is trying to get back to full guard.
De La Cruzeiro is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jimenez looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez wants to control but De La Cruzeiro is keeping busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jimenez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bruno Javier Jimenez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jimenez tries to close the distance and clinch up but De La Cruzeiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jimenez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Henri De La Cruzeiro has been cut.
De La Cruzeiro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - De La Cruzeiro lands in his opponent's guard.
Jimenez manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Jimenez is trying to pull guard but De La Cruzeiro turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
De La Cruzeiro avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez manages to pull guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jimenez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
De La Cruzeiro wants to get up but he can't break Jimenez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jimenez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De La Cruzeiro manages to get himself to full guard.
Jimenez trying to control but De La Cruzeiro is working from the bottom.
De La Cruzeiro controls Jimenez momentarily but Jimenez frees himself.
Jimenez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jimenez won't allow De La Cruzeiro to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Javier Jimenez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henri De La Cruzeiro 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jimenez tries to clinch but De La Cruzeiro moves out of range.
Jimenez moves in looking to clinch but De La Cruzeiro pushes him off.
Bruno Javier Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimenez fails in his attempt to clinch.
De La Cruzeiro bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jimenez throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Jimenez scores with a hook to the body. De La Cruzeiro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jimenez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jimenez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De La Cruzeiro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De La Cruzeiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruno Javier Jimenez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jimenez moves in looking to clinch but De La Cruzeiro pushes him off.
De La Cruzeiro drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jimenez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De La Cruzeiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Cruzeiro wanted to stand there but Jimenez had control of the position.
Jimenez keeping moving, preventing De La Cruzeiro from controlling successfully.
Jimenez pushes a forearm under De La Cruzeiro 's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, De La Cruzeiro is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruno Javier Jimenez!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruno Javier Jimenez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miroslav Walker (ranked 3167 p4p, 387 weight class) and Jackson Finnegan (ranked 5210 p4p, 567 weight class). Jackson Finnegan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miroslav Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackson Finnegan!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finnegan closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the cage.
Finnegan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Walker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Finnegan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walker blocks it with crossed arms.
Finnegan is trying to stall.
Finnegan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Finnegan gets underhooks to prevent Walker's takedown attempt.
Walker has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Finnegan uses from the top position.
Walker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Walker tries to get out of the position.
Walker looking to control.
Walker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Finnegan trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker pulls Finnegan in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnegan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Walker pulls Finnegan in close to prevent any damage.
Finnegan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker scores with a short punch from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker wants to sweep here but Finnegan controlling him for the moment.
Finnegan throws a strike but Walker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Walker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Finnegan is keeping the position for now.
Finnegan is working an open guard so Walker takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Finnegan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Walker misses with a two punch combination.
Walker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Finnegan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Walker somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miroslav Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Finnegan tries to clinch
and Walker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Finnegan won't be happy with that.
Walker wants to control but Finnegan is keeping him busy.
Finnegan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Finnegan is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to mount his opponent but Finnegan defends it.
Walker prevents Finnegan from improving his position.
Walker keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Walker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Finnegan defends it well.
Finnegan is looking to control Walker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Finnegan avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Walker escapes and gets back to his feet.
Walker looks for a takedown but Finnegan sprawls well.
Jackson Finnegan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Finnegan closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker jumps guard and drags Finnegan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Finnegan wants to get up but he can't break Walker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Walker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Miroslav Walker will probably get the nod.
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.
Finnegan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker drops down looking for a counter takedown but Finnegan sprawls and moves away.
Walker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Finnegan!
Finnegan bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Finnegan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finnegan wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Walker shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Finnegan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Walker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Finnegan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Walker defends it easily.
Finnegan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is standing up over Finnegan. Finnegan looks to escape but Walker dives into side control.
Walker moves into full mount!
Finnegan tries to hold on but Walker postures up.
Walker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Finnegan wants to hold on but Walker pushes him away.
Walker content just to control the position here.
The referee warns Finnegan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finnegan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Walker looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Walker lands a couple of good shots and Finnegan has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
I really don't envy Finnegan right now.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Walker controlling the positon.
I really don't envy Finnegan right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker has good solid back control here.
Finnegan tries to escape the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miroslav Walker dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Walker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Finnegan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Finnegan missing with knees to the body.
Finnegan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walker blocks it with crossed arms.
Walker avoids the elbow strike from Finnegan, against the cage.
Finnegan lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Miroslav Walker has been cut.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from Finnegan.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Finnegan from controlling successfully.
Finnegan connects with a couple of short punches.
Walker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Walker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Walker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finnegan can do to turn this around?
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Finnegan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker stands and throws Finnegan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Walker wants to take a breather but Finnegan manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Walker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Walker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Finnegan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Walker has passed into half guard!
Finnegan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finnegan trying to control but Walker postures up.
Finnegan is looking for a sweep. Walker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker controlling the pace.
Walker working the head and body with strikes.
Finnegan is looking to improve his position.
Finnegan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Walker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Walker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Walker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Finnegan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walker gets a double leg takedown into Finnegan's guard.
Walker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jackson Finnegan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miroslav Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miroslav Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walker, 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miroslav Walker!
In his post fight interview, Miroslav Walker gave a big smile as he said 'The blade ran cold... onto the next victim'.
Jackson Finnegan spoke after the fight, saying 'Congratulations to my opponent. He was the better fighter tonight.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Nebel (ranked 3617 p4p, 374 weight class) and Bill Shorton (ranked 2551 p4p, 274 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hans Nebel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Shorton!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shorton darts in and clinches Nebel up against the cage.
Nebel tries to break free but Shorton pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shorton.
Shorton scores with a shot to the side of Nebel's head.
Nebel working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Shorton.
Shorton scores with a shot to the side of Nebel's head.
Shorton is working Nebel over against the cage.
Shorton lands with a short shot to the head.
Shorton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nebel has had enough of the clinch but Shorton keeps him there for the moment.
Shorton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nebel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nebel has had enough of the clinch but Shorton keeps him there for the moment.
Shorton is working Nebel over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shorton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shorton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Nebel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shorton cracks Nebel with a nice body shot.
Shorton lands a body punch.
Shorton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nebel backwards.
Shorton has Nebel pressed against the cage, preventing Nebel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nebel is trying to break the clinch but Shorton is controlling him.
Nebel swings wildly with an uppercut but Shorton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nebel has had enough of the clinch but Shorton keeps him there for the moment.
Nebel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Shorton - that landed with a thud.
Nebel is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Shorton.
Shorton digs a right hand underneath Nebel's ribcage. Nebel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shorton is working Nebel over against the cage.
Shorton is leaning against Nebel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shorton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nebel backwards.
Shorton lands with a short shot to the head.
Shorton lands a left hand.
Shorton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nebel.
Shorton gets through Nebel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shorton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shorton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shorton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Nebel misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Shorton as the two fighters clinch.
Shorton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nebel backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nebel is rocked!
Shorton creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Nebel with a big uppercut! Nebel tries to clinch up but Shorton pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Nebel to the mat! Nebel covers up and Shorton unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bill Shorton!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Piano (ranked 3327 p4p, 342 weight class) and King Hippo (ranked 2610 p4p, 279 weight class). Rick Piano has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Piano !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Hippo!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piano keeps Hippo at a distance using the push kick.
Hippo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Piano counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hippo! Piano lets Hippo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hippo is rocked!
It looks like King Hippo has been cut.
Piano fakes the body blow, causing Hippo to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Hippo goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rick Piano !
Rick Piano is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Rick Piano , 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.
King Hippo was interviewed post fight and said 'I don't know what that guy has been eating, but I want some of it before my next fight.'.
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