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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Osterberg (ranked 2806 p4p, 131 weight class) and Papa John (ranked 6622 p4p, 235 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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139 lbs
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170 cm
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140 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Osterberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Papa John!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John throws a series of punches but Osterberg avoids them all with ease.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Osterberg tries a head kick but it misses.
John swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
John cracks a nice hook into Osterberg's ribs.
Osterberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Osterberg is trying to control. John wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've been hearing that Osterberg has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
John looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Osterberg is sneakily working for an arm triangle but John sees it coming and defends easily.
John looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osterberg is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, John has managed to free his arm - good work.
John wants to improve his position but Osterberg is controlling well.
Osterberg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
John is looking to control Osterberg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can John avoid being mounted?
Osterberg trying to mount his opponent but John defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Osterberg lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osterberg is trying to control the action in half guard but John is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Osterberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Osterberg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
John tries to get to full guard but Osterberg has control of the leg.
Osterberg wants to work for an arm triangle but John is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Osterberg content to control rather than advance.
John wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The fighters are battling for position here. John manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Osterberg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
John not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Osterberg stacks John on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Osterberg!
Osterberg thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
John is looking for a sweep.
Osterberg landing strikes.
Osterberg advances nicely into full mount.
John is bucking up trying to escape but Osterberg cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
John sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Osterberg trying to control from half guard but John is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John is trying to maintain the position but Osterberg is very close to passing his half guard.
Osterberg wants to control but John is keeping him busy.
John is trying to control but can't.
Osterberg working over John with some ground and pound. John looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
John is not content to let Osterberg control the position.
John is trying to get back to full guard.
John is holding on to half guard well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Osterberg trying to pass the guard but John defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Osterberg dominated 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.
A nice combination there by John.
Osterberg throws a head kick but John moves out of range.
Osterberg pushes John up against the cage in a clinch.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for John.
Knees to the body from John.
John lands an elbow inside.
Osterberg has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed John clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Osterberg has his opponent's back but John is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Osterberg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osterberg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Osterberg is just out of range.
Osterberg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from John.
John throws a combination. Osterberg tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John throws a series of punches but Osterberg moves out of range.
Osterberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John fails to land with a series of punches.
Osterberg tries to counter with a takedown but John is quick to defend against it.
John lands a nice hook to Osterberg's body. Osterberg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Osterberg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
John steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Osterberg. That one must have hurt.
Osterberg decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
John actively working from the bottom here.
Osterberg is nestled in close to John, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Osterberg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osterberg trying to pass the guard but John defending well.
Osterberg is thwarting John's attempts to control the position.
Osterberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John wants to control but Osterberg is keeping busy and won't allow it.
John has hold of Osterberg's hands but Osterberg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
John is trying to get back to full guard.
John is refusing to be controlled, as Osterberg sits in half guard.
Osterberg passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John tries to lock up and control but Osterberg gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Osterberg goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now John is on top in guard.
Osterberg controls John momentarily but John frees himself.
Osterberg controlling John's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osterberg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Osterberg wants to free his trapped foot but John is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Osterberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
James Osterberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
John has a hand on Osterberg's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Osterberg takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Osterberg prevents John from getting the reversal.
John in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
John lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by John.
John throws a wild body kick that Osterberg sees coming a mile off.
Osterberg misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut there from Osterberg.
Osterberg staying out of range there.
John moves in looking to clinch but Osterberg pushes him off.
Papa John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osterberg is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in John's half guard.
Osterberg is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and John defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osterberg trying to control the action but John is working from the bottom.
Osterberg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Osterberg is looking to take a break and control but John is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
John is trying to control but can't.
Osterberg is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for John!
John tries to lock up and control but Osterberg gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Osterberg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Osterberg connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Osterberg scoring with strikes but John is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osterberg working the ground and pound effectively.
John regains half guard.
Osterberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but John keeps working.
John wants to control but Osterberg is keeping busy.
Osterberg slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osterberg working the head and body with strikes.
Osterberg prevents John from improving his position.
Osterberg trying to pass the guard but John defending well.
John wants to get back to full guard.
Osterberg takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
John is concentrating on defense, preventing Osterberg from advancing position.
Osterberg wants to take a breather but John is having none of it.
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.
John wants to control but Osterberg is keeping busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
John pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
John misses with a body shot.
Osterberg jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John moves to clinch but Osterberg breaks away
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Osterberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Osterberg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Osterberg throws a wild body kick that John sees coming a mile off.
A nice side step and John releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Osterberg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Osterberg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Osterberg!
After the fight, James Osterberg was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Android Ten (ranked 4299 p4p, 189 weight class) and Ono Kuronoa (ranked 4785 p4p, 204 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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145 lbs
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150 cm
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130 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Android Ten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ono Kuronoa!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuronoa scores with a hook to the body. Ten takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuronoa.
Ten shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ten was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kuronoa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ten is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kuronoa has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuronoa can't do much from the bottom here.
Ten tries for a kimura but Kuronoa is defending well.
Ten scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kuronoa to see if he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ten working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kuronoa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuronoa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ten's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ten's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuronoa is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Ten has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Kuronoa has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Ten taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Kuronoa doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ono Kuronoa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Walker (ranked 3215 p4p, 358 weight class) and Zach Assad (ranked 3995 p4p, 413 weight class). Zach Assad has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnny Walker's chin.
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170 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zach Assad!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assad misses with a hook.
Walker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Assad.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Walker checks a leg kick.
Assad blocks a head kick by Walker.
Assad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Assad missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Assad throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Assad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Assad throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Assad has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Walker missing with a left hand there. Assad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Assad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Assad throws a shot to the body.
Walker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Assad.
Some wild striking there from Walker.
Walker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Assad finds it's way round the side to connect with Walker's head.
Zach Assad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Assad misses its intended target.
Assad scores with a sloppy right hand. Walker should have avoided that one.
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!
Assad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assad takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker connects with a nice looking jab.
Walker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Assad throws a hook to the side of Walker's head but Walker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Assad tries to work over Walker's front leg with a kick but Walker checks it.
Walker lands with a cross.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker tries to clinch up but Assad circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker cracks Assad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Assad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker.
Walker throws a right hand that Assad ducks under and follows up with a left that Assad also avoids with ease.
Assad misses with a two punch combination.
Walker throwing a counter right hand but Assad manages to avoid it.
Assad takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Assad doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Walker seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Assad misses.
As Assad looks to move away, Walker throws a big counter combo but Assad just gets out of the way.
Assad throws a shot from downtown. Walker moves away and avoids it.
Walker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Assad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Assad pushes Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Assad throws a low kick but Walker avoids it.
Walker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Walker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Walker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Assad.
Nice defenses there by Walker.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Assad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Assad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Assad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Assad lands an impressive looking overhand right. Walker doesn't seem phased though.
Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Assad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Walker. Walker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Assad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad looks to land a right hand but Walker moved out of range.
Walker moves forwards but Assad connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Walker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Walker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walker is looking to counter the offense by Assad and move into the clinch.
Assad moves out of range as Walker strikes.
Assad throws a body shot but no joy.
Assad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Good standup being displayed there by Assad as he connects with a hook.
Assad avoids the body shot from Walker.
Assad tries to clinch up.
Walker throws a right and a left that Assad avoids nicely.
Walker tries to keep at a distance but Assad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Assad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Assads head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walker lands a shot to the body.
Walker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walker has had enough of the clinch but Assad keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assad misses with the head strike.
Walker avoids the elbow strike from Assad, against the cage.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Walker looks to land a right hand but Assad moved out of range.
Assad ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Assad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Assad misses with a right hand
and Walker counters with a left and a right that stings Assad.
Assad throws the left hand but Walker avoids the punch easily.
Assad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Assad scores with a body shot.
Walker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Assad wants to clinch but Walker slips to the side
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walker misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Assad misses the target.
Walker works the jab nicely.
Assad forces Walker back against the cage and clinches.
Assad lands a hook that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Assad throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.
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 Johnny Walker will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Assad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Assad.
Walker scores with a decent looking hook.
Assad throws a jab but it's blocked by Walker.
Assad throws a looping overhand right but Walker ducks down to avoid it.
Assad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Assad misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
Assad lands a jab.
Assad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnny Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Assad wants to slow Walker down by chopping away at his legs.
Walker is looking to counter the offense by Assad and move into the clinch.
Walker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walker.
Walker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Walker lands a leg kick that knocks Assad off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assad misses with a right hand
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
Assad fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker misses with a low kick as Assad jumps back.
Assad misses with a hook
and Walker counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walker swinging wildly here.
Assad throws a big shot that misses.
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Assad tried to score with a low kick but Walker checks it.
Assad looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Assad swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Assad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walker.
As Assad looks to move away, Walker throws a big counter combo but Assad just gets out of the way.
Assad moves into range and clinches up with Walker.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Assad won't allow it.
Assad throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.
Assad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Assad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Assad working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Assad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Walker misses the target.
Walker defending well as Assad loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Walker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Assad thows a left - swing and a miss!
A bone on bone clash there as Walker blocks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
Assad moves away from the strike by Walker.
Assad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
It looked like Walker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Assad throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker feints a jab promting Assad to slip. Walker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Assad slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assad moves out of range of the body kick.
Walker looks to land a right hand but Assad moved out of range.
Walker throws a body punch but Assad moves out of range.
Assad misses with a hook
and Walker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Walker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Assad.
Assad throws a series of punches but Walker avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Assad finds it's target.
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assad is looking to chop away at Walker's legs.
A shot to the body from Assad misses
and Walker counters by clinching up.
Zach Assad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Assad throws the left hand but Walker avoids the punch easily.
Walker throws a lazy right hand but Assad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Assad misses the jab.
Walker throws a shot to the body.
Assad misses with a left hand
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Assad misses.
Walker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Assad looks to land a right hand but Walker moved out of range.
Walker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Assad takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Assad misses its intended target.
Assad walks into a stiff left hand from Walker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Assad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Assad moves into the clinch.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker wants to clinch up but Assad keeps it at a distance.
Assad missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Assad clobbers Walker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Assad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Assad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assad instigates a clinch.
Walker lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assad.
Assad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Assad can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Assad lands an elbow just above Walker 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Assad is controlling him.
Assad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Assad misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zach Assad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Walker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assad. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assad.
Good work by Walker as he checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Assad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnny Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker moves away from the strike by Assad.
Walker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Walker lands the left hand.
Walker throws a leg kick but Assad sees it coming and moves out of range.
Walker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Assad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice defenses there by Walker.
Walker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Assad has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Walker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assad.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Assad.
Assad throws a hook but Walker blocks it.
Walker is looking to counter with head kicks.
Assad 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses with an uppercut. Assad saw that one coming.
Walker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Assad dodges the punch combination from Walker.
Assad is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Walker with a body shot.
Assad ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Walker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assad.
Walker slips under a jab from Assad.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Assad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Assad tries to work over Walker's front leg with a kick but Walker checks it.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Assad.
Donk. Walker catches Assad right on the button with a cross.
Assad tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Walker scores with a four punch combination!
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Assad.
Assad looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assad connects with a nice looking jab.
Walker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Walker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Assad takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Assad walks into a jab.
Assad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assad misses with a low kick.
Assad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Assad.
Walker lands a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Assad blocks the leg kick.
Walker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walker throws a hook but Assad avoids it easily.
Walker slips under a jab from Assad.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Assad's shoulder, as Assad tries to avoid the shot.
Assad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
A jab from Walker misses.
Walker tries to land a front kick but Assad steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Walker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Assad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad throws the left hand but Walker avoids the punch easily.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assad.
Assad misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
Walker looks to land a combination but Assad avoids it well.
Assad swinging wildly here.
Assad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walker gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker.
Assad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Assad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Assad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Assad lands a shot to the body.
Walker wants to break free but Assad has control.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Assad misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Assad misses with the head strike.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assad closes the distance and clinches.
Walker working hard to break the clinch.
Assad can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker blocking some punches.
Walker lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Assad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walker blocks an elbow strike.
Assad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Assad working aggressively here.
Assad throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Assad fails to land.
Assad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker lands a left hand.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walker throwing a counter right hand but Assad manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Walker.
I think Walker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Serafim Lupei (ranked 1070 p4p, 137 weight class) and Jesse Point (ranked 1286 p4p, 157 weight class). Jesse Point has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
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162 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Serafim Lupei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Point!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupei tries to clinch up but Point circles away and keeps his distance.
Lupei avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A clash of legs there as Lupei blocks the low kick.
Lupei throws a solid leg kick but Point takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lupei.
Point throws a jab when Lupei was well out of range.
Point throws a push kick but Lupei slaps the foot to one side.
Point fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lupei has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Point ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body kick from Point.
Point lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lupei takes a step back to recover.
Point tries to land a leg kick but Lupei saw it coming and moves away.
Lupei fires out a quick counter leg kick but Point just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point delivers a nice body kick.
Lupei has managed to clinch.
Point tries to stall but Lupei uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Point wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lupei has him pressed against the cage.
Point lands a hook that snaps the head of Lupei backwards.
Point escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lupei misses with a low kick.
Point feints a counter leg kick.
Lupei misses with an uppercut.
Lupei drives through and clinches with Point against the cage.
Point lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Lupei.
Lupei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lupei misses with a punch to the body.
Point scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lupei.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Point as Lupei tries to tie him up.
Lupei misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lupei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lupei lands with a right to the head.
Point is working Lupei over against the cage.
Point working aggressively here.
Point is leaning against Lupei and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lupei misses with some punches.
A short right from Point on the inside.
Point breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lupei takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Point connects with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Point, right into the meat.
Point checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Point throws a nice inside leg kick.
Point takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lupei's jab looks to have found its range, popping Point under the eye.
It looks like Jesse Point has been cut.
Point tried to score with a low kick but Lupei checks it.
Lupei seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lupei throws a right and a left that Point avoids nicely.
Point scores with a leg kick.
Point chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lupei scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupei slips under a jab from Point.
Lupei just misses with a punch to the body.
Lupei doesn't manage to clinch there - Point circles away.
Nice body kick there by Point.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lupei fails in his attempt to clinch.
Point throws a counter combo.
Point lands a front kick.
Lupei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Point unleashes a big counter combination but Lupei bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lupei tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Point counters with a head kick.
Point avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Point fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Point dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Point's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lupei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Point paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lupei avoids the head kick by Point.
Point throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Point keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lupei.
Point throws a head kick but Lupei moves out of range.
Lupei throws a looping overhand right but Point ducks down to avoid it.
Jesse Point seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Point looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Point throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Point fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lupei has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lupei.
Point breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Point misses with an uppercut
and Lupei counters with a nice leg kick.
Lupei slips a jab and a cross from Point.
Point scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crunch! Point slams his shin into Lupei's torso.
Point lands a big head kick that sends Lupei tumbling to the mat! Point takes a step backwards and waves Lupei back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lupei is rocked!
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!
Point lands a big right hand that sends Lupei crashing to the mat! Point stays standing though and waves Lupei back to his feet!
Oh Lupei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Point lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point cracks Lupei with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lupei looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Point finish him?
Point connects with an inside leg kick.
Point swats away the attempt to clinch by Lupei.
Lupei looks to land a right hand but Point moved out of range.
Lupei backing away here, and Point unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lupei seems to have got his legs back now.
Lupei has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lupei.
Lupei tries to clinch up but Point circles away and keeps his distance.
Lupei fails with an attempt to clinch.
Point has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lupei finds it's way round the side to connect with Point's head.
Point misses with a leg kick.
Lupei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Point throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Lupei on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupei swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Point looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lupei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Point throws a hook but Lupei blocks it.
Point looks for the body kick but Lupei saw that one coming.
Point throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lupei moves out of range as Point throws a body kick.
Lupei was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Point misses with a right hand
and Lupei counters with a nice uppercut.
Point throws a lazy uppercut
and Lupei counters with a three punch combo that has Point backing up. Point nods at Lupei to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupei wants to clinch but Point slips to the side
letting Point counter with a right hand.
Point scores with a nice right hand.
Point misses with a double jab.
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!
Lupei scores with a nice strike.
Lupei lands with a good body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lupei checks a leg kick.
Point tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Lupei was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Point.
Lupei digs a good body shot into Point's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lupei lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Point showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jesse Point's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lupei throws a jab but it's blocked by Point.
Point throws a good cross that connects.
Lupei throws a predictable looking body shot
and Point counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Point throws out a powerful jab.
Lupei tries to clinch but Point moves out of range.
Point has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Point throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Point throws a nice inside leg kick.
Point takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lupei will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Point. Lupei shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point thumps Lupei with a low kick.
Lupei lands with a hook. Point tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Point throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lupei was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lupei moves in looking to clinch but Point pushes him off.
Lupei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Point.
That kick from Point tenderised Lupei's leg. Lupei is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lupei's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Lupei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Point throws a nice outside leg kick.
Point lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupei has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Point.
Lupei tries to score with a low kick but Point moves his leg out of the way.
A slow jab from Point misses its intended target.
Lupei looks to score with a jab to the body but Point is just out of range.
Point throws a leg kick
enabling Lupei to counter with a crisp jab.
Lupei on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Point goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lupei half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lupei drives through and clinches with Point against the cage.
Lupei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Point's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Lupei.
Lupei tries to stall but Point uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lupei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Point.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lupei.
A right handed body shot lands from Lupei.
Lupei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Points head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lupei.
Lupei softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lupei misses with a punch on the inside.
Point misses with a hook from the clinch.
Point breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lupei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Point.
Lupei tried to counter with a leg kick but Point avoided it.
Point moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lupei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lupei ducks under a wild hook from Point.
Serafim Lupei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lupei.
Lupei cracks Point with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Point fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lupei has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Point connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lupei just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Point on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Point tries to land a front kick but Lupei steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Point misses with a low kick.
Point on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lupei. Lupei obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Point comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Point winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Point!
Jesse Point seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Munday (ranked 984 p4p, 104 weight class) and Ezekiel Ithamar (ranked 1004 p4p, 52 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
155 lbs
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey Munday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ezekiel Ithamar!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munday misses with a hook.
Munday with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ithamar to score with a decent uppercut.
Munday loads up on a big right hand but Ithamar slips the punch.
Munday throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Munday looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Munday misses with a body shot.
And Ithamar tries to counter it with a takedown but Munday pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Munday misses with an uppercut.
Ithamar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ithamar ducks under a wild hook from Munday.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ithamar slips under a jab from Munday.
Munday misses the jab.
Munday connects with a right hand. Ithamar shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ithamar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Munday scores with the left hand. Ithamar knows he should have avoided that one.
Ithamar drops his hands momentarily and Munday takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab from Munday.
Munday throws a lazy right hand but Ithamar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ithamar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Munday throws an off balance right hand
and Ithamar counters with a shoot takedown. Munday fights it but they end up in guard.
Ithamar wants to control from the top but Munday keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Munday holds on and takes a little breather.
Ithamar looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ithamar preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ithamar trying to control the position from guard on top but Munday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munday wants to stand and escape but Ithamar is having none of it.
Munday keeping moving, preventing Ithamar from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Munday thuds a left hand into Ithamar's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ithamar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ithamar ducks under a wild hook from Munday.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munday throws a hook but Ithamar blocks it.
Munday takes a swing at Ithamar's ribcage but misses.
Munday throws a lazy uppercut
and Ithamar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ithamar looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Munday is not content to let Ithamar control the position.
Ithamar stops Munday from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munday is refusing to be controlled, as Ithamar sits in half guard.
Ithamar trying to mount his opponent but Munday defends it.
Munday is trying to stand.
Ithamar is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Munday!
Ithamar looking to control but Munday is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ithamar goes for an armbar but Munday turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Munday.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munday passes Ithamar's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ithamar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Munday dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ithamar moves away from the strike by Munday.
Ithamar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Munday waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ithamar.
Ithamar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Munday defends it well.
Munday throws a poor cross that misses
and Ithamar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ithamar.
Munday wants to stand up but Ithamar is controlling him.
Munday trying to keep a closed guard but Ithamar is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ithamar trying to control but Munday is working from the bottom.
Munday is trying to keep Ithamar in close.
Ithamar trying to control but Munday is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ithamar stops Munday from standing up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Munday swings for the body but Ithamar moves out of range.
Ithamar slips a straight right by Munday.
Ithamar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Munday.
The fighters circle momentarily. Munday darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Munday looks to land a right hand but Ithamar moved out of range.
Munday looks to throw the jab but Ithamar is out of range.
Ithamar feints the counter takedown.
Ithamar has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Munday is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munday scores with a jab to the head.
Ithamar defending well as Munday loads up on a big left hand.
Munday misses with a body shot.
Ithamar feints the counter takedown.
Munday scores with the left hand. Ithamar knows he should have avoided that one.
Ithamar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Munday throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Ithamar.
Ithamar moves out of range as Munday strikes.
Munday just misses with a punch to the body.
Ithamar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mickey Munday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Munday misses the target.
Ithamar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ithamar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munday.
A swing and a miss from Munday.
Ithamar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Munday connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ithamar momentarily.
Munday throws a shot to the body.
Munday pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ithamar slips under a jab from Munday.
Munday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ithamar was well out of range. Poor timing from Munday.
Ithamar with the counter takedown but Munday avoids it easily.
Mickey Munday is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ithamar lands with an uppercut that bounces Munday off the cage and back into range.
A big right from Munday misses.
Ithamar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Munday defends it well.
Munday lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Munday misses.
Ithamar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A big right from Munday misses.
Ithamar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Munday.
Ithamar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Munday defends it well.
Munday takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Munday loads up on a big right hand but Ithamar slips the punch.
Ithamar feints the counter takedown.
Munday misses the jab.
Ithamar with the counter takedown but Munday avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Munday dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Munday throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Munday paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Munday lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Munday throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ithamar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Munday throws a jab when Ithamar was well out of range.
Ithamar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Munday lands with a hook. Ithamar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munday misses the jab.
Munday connects with a body shot.
Ithamar slips under a jab from Munday.
Ithamar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Munday defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munday misses with a straight right.
Munday misses with a hook.
Ithamar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Munday throws a lazy right hand but Ithamar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Ithamar tries to counter it with a takedown but Munday pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Munday looks to land a left hand but Ithamar moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Ithamar.
Ithamar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Ithamar tries to counter it with a takedown but Munday pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A cross from Munday lands.
Munday wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Munday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munday throws a hook but Ithamar blocks it.
Ithamar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Munday throws a lazy uppercut
and Ithamar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ithamar.
Ithamar forces his way into half guard.
Ithamar controlling the action here.
Ithamar seems to be working for a kimura but Munday defends the submission attempt.
Ithamar is keen to just control but Munday is a slippery customer.
Munday wants to improve his position but Ithamar is controlling well.
Mickey Munday is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ithamar in particular looking to stall.
Ithamar is working for a kimura but Munday is defending it quite comfortably.
Ithamar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Munday has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ithamar is working away from the top position though.
Munday is not content to let Ithamar control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ezekiel Ithamar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Munday tries to roll over but Ithamar keeps him under control.
Ezekiel Ithamar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Munday showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Munday, 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Munday!
Mickey Munday seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Power Shark (ranked 880 p4p, 108 weight class) and Frank Gallagher (ranked 1702 p4p, 203 weight class). Gallagher has chosen Drunkin' Lullabies by Flogging Molly as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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169 lbs
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180 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Power Shark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher closes the distance but Shark moves to the side
and Shark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shark sizes up Gallagher with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shark drives through and clinches with Gallagher against the cage.
Shark misses with a punch on the inside.
Shark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shark can't find room to land a body shot as Gallagher controls the action.
Gallagher blocks an uppercut.
Shark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shark.
Gallagher misses with a punch to the body.
Shark has a couple of punches blocked by Gallagher.
Gallagher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gallagher prevents a body shot from Shark.
Shark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gallagher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gallagher throws an elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the head but Shark blocks with his arms.
Gallagher manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shark lands a high kick!
Gallagher takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gallagher is rocked!
Shark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gallagher's calf.
Gallagher is still on wobbly legs! Can Shark finish him?
Gallagher looks to land a right hand but Shark moved out of range.
Gallagher seems to have recovered his senses.
Shark has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shark.
Gallagher misses the shot to the body.
Shark circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallagher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gallagher lands a body shot.
Shark clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher wants to stall.
Gallagher misses with an elbow over the top.
Shark misses with a punch on the inside.
Shark has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shark has a couple of punches blocked by Gallagher.
Shark lands a body shot.
Shark working aggressively here.
Gallagher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gallagher lands an elbow just above Shark 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Shark fails to land.
Gallagher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gallagher.
Shark misses with a punch to the body.
Gallagher blocks an uppercut.
Shark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gallagher wants to get back to striking at distance but Shark won't allow it.
Shark swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gallagher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher just leaning against Shark, taking a breather.
Shark cracks Gallagher with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Shark fails to land.
Shark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gallagher is leaning against Shark and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shark blocks an uppercut.
Shark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Shark misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Gallagher is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gallaghers head.
Shark cracks Gallagher with a nice body shot.
Gallagher blocking some punches.
Shark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gallagher trying to stall but Shark improves his position.
Shark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shark misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shark can't find room to land a body shot as Gallagher controls the action.
Gallagher blocks an uppercut.
Shark is working Gallagher over against the cage.
Shark struggles to land a body shot inside as Gallagher controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gallagher leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gallagher.
Shark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shark lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shark tries a body shot but Gallagher blocks it.
Shark breaks the clinch.
Gallagher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gallagher throws a lazy uppercut
and Shark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shark throws a lazy head kick
and Gallagher counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shark clobbers Gallagher with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Power Shark dominated 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.
Shark with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gallagher misses with a lunging right hand
and Shark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shark misses with a wild body shot.
Gallagher throws a shot from downtown. Shark moves away and avoids it.
Shark works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gallagher looks to land a right hand but Shark moved out of range.
Gallagher blocks a jab.
Gallagher wants to clinch up but Shark keeps it at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Gallagher there.
Shark scores with a sloppy right hand. Gallagher should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shark throws a jab but it's blocked by Gallagher.
Gallagher staying out of range there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gallagher can do to turn this around?
Shark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gallagher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shark checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shark lands with a good body shot.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut
and Shark counters with an inside leg kick.
Power Shark is winning the standup battle so far.
Shark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gallagher.
Shark tries to land a body kick
and Gallagher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Gallagher.
Shark is looking to slow Gallagher down with leg kicks.
Gallagher takes a swing at Shark's ribcage but misses.
As Gallagher backs away, Shark returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gallagher throws a lazy uppercut
and Shark counters with a straight right hand.
Gallagher misses the jab.
Shark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gallagher stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shark.
The fighters circling - Gallagher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gallagher throws a series of punches but Shark avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallagher throws a right hand that misses
and Shark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shark lands with a nice body punch.
Shark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shark dodges the punch combination from Gallagher.
Shark throws a hook to the side of Gallagher's head but Gallagher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gallagher throws a right hand that misses
and Shark holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gallagher breaks from the clinch.
Shark slips a jab and a cross from Gallagher.
Shark lands a front kick.
Shark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gallagher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shark looks to land a right hand but Gallagher moved out of range.
As Shark backs off Gallagher throws a huge counter combo but Shark manages to avoid it all.
Shark lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gallagher moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher lands an elbow just above Shark 's eye.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shark.
Shark misses with some punches.
Gallagher manages to break the clinch.
Gallagher looks to land a right hand but Shark moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gallagher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut
and Shark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gallagher is looking to clinch.
Shark feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gallagher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gallagher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gallagher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gallagher pushes off an throws an elbow but Shark leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gallagher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gallagher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shark finds it's way round the side to connect with Gallagher's head.
Gallagher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallagher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shark.
Gallagher swings widly with a right hand
and Shark counters with a leg kick.
Shark loads up on a big right hand but Gallagher slips the punch.
Shark tries to clinch but Gallagher moves out of range.
Gallagher avoids the head kick by Shark.
Frank Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shark throws the left hand but Gallagher avoids the punch easily.
Gallagher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shark is looking to counter punch.
Shark is looking to clinch.
Shark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gallagher.
Sloppy strikes from Shark. Those never looked like landing.
Gallagher looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gallagher takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gallagher tries to clinch up.
Gallagher blocks a head kick by Shark.
Gallagher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shark counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gallagher's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Power Shark dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A punch combination from Gallagher misses.
Gallagher slips under a jab.
Shark thuds his shin into the meat of Gallagher's side.
Shark gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gallagher's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gallagher instigates a clinch.
Power Shark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gallagher throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shark.
Gallagher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shark pushes Gallagher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shark lands a nice shot to the body.
Shark avoids a wild elbow strike from Gallagher.
A short right from Shark on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shark takes an elbow to the temple.
Gallagher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gallagher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shark scores with a shot to the side of Gallagher's head.
Shark misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gallagher.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shark.
Shark has a couple of punches blocked by Gallagher.
Shark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gallagher blocking some punches.
Gallagher blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Shark.
Shark avoids a wild elbow strike from Gallagher.
Shark manages to break the clinch.
Shark stuns Gallagher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gallagher takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shark with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gallagher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A counter left hand to the body from Shark misses its target.
Power Shark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher tries to clinch up.
Shark quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gallagher throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Shark to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallagher tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gallagher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shark closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gallagher misses with a body shot.
Shark moves away from the strike by Gallagher.
Shark feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Shark catches Gallagher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slow jab from Gallagher misses its intended target.
Gallagher ducks under a wild hook from Shark.
Gallagher is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gallagher throws out a counter right but Shark avoids it with no problem.
Shark misses with a body punch
and Shark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shark looks to score with a jab to the body but Gallagher is just out of range.
Gallagher misses with a hook.
Gallagher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gallagher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shark counters with a right hand to the body.
Shark throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gallagher swings widly with a right hand
letting Shark counter with a right hand.
Gallagher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shark circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Shark to counter with a crisp jab.
Gallagher walks into a left hand.
Gallagher swings widly with a right hand
and Shark counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shark defending well as Gallagher loads up on a big left hand.
Gallagher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shark.
A quick step to the side and Shark tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shark.
Gallagher tries to work over Shark's front leg with a kick but Shark checks it.
Shark fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gallagher checks it well.
Gallagher misses with a two punch combination.
Shark wants to clinch.
Gallagher ducks under a wild hook from Shark.
A little jabbing left from Gallagher on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallagher misses with a hook
and Shark counters with a straight right hand.
Shark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shark lands a jab.
Gallagher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frank Gallagher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gallagher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shark counters with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Power Shark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shark 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Power Shark!
A very excited looking Power Shark 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.
In defeat, Frank Gallagher stepped up to the mic, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Mills (ranked 302 p4p, 34 weight class) and Marcinho Sitsongrit (ranked 355 p4p, 42 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcinho Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mills has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mills connects with a right hand. Sitsongrit shakes it off.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Mills's head but Mills sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Mills counter with a right hand.
Mills throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mills throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Mills.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mills.
Mills tries to sprawl but Sitsongrit drives through with a takedown into half 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!
Sitsongrit trying to mount his opponent but Mills defends it.
Sitsongrit seems to be working for a kimura but Mills defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sitsongrit is trying to work for a kimura but Mills is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit stalling.
Mills is trying to stand.
Sitsongrit trying to control the action but Mills is working from the bottom.
Mills tries to roll over but Sitsongrit keeps him under control.
Sitsongrit is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sitsongrit tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mills knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sitsongrit is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mills is just riding it out for now. Sitsongrit eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sitsongrit looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mills keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mills is trying to stand up here but Sitsongrit is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mills does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Mills.
Sitsongrit clinches with his opponent.
Mills gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sitsongrit.
Mills struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Mills's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mills struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit fails to pull guard.
Mills tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Mills tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mills breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit lands a head shot.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Mills misses the target.
John Mills is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mills. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the leg kick from Mills.
Sitsongrit shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sitsongrit showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit is thwarting Mills's attempts to control the position.
Sitsongrit prevents Mills from improving his position.
Sitsongrit is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Mills to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sitsongrit wants to control from the top but Mills keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcinho Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mills listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
Mills scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mills connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mills misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Mills does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mills ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
A little feinted left hand from Mills on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good shot there by Sitsongrit.
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!
Mills throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit moves into the clinch.
Sitsongrit has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mills regains guard immediately.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills keeping moving, preventing Sitsongrit from controlling successfully.
Mills wants to get back to his feet but Sitsongrit is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sitsongrit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mills is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sitsongrit wants to pass the guard but Mills is keeping the position.
Sitsongrit wants to control from the top but Mills keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
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.
Sitsongrit looking to sit in guard and control but Mills gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sitsongrit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mills doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mills manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mills controlling from the top position.
Sitsongrit manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mills manages to get himself to full guard.
Sitsongrit advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position but Mills is working away.
Sitsongrit tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sitsongrit has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mills can't do much from the bottom here.
Mills is not content to let Sitsongrit control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sitsongrit working away.
Sitsongrit tries for a kimura but Mills is defending well.
Sitsongrit trying to control the action but Mills is working from the bottom.
Mills stops Sitsongrit from passing to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sitsongrit is looking to take a break and control but Mills is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sitsongrit laying and praying for a moment but Mills takes advantage and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcinho Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mills stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mills misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mills throws out the jab.
Mills is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mills.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice body kick from Mills.
Mills lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mills misses with a hook to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a right hand to the body.
Mills fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mills keeping full guard, as Sitsongrit tries to pass.
Sitsongrit slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sitsongrit goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mills has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sitsongrit but great work by Mills.
Sitsongrit is trying to get back to half guard.
Sitsongrit keeps trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here as Mills stalls from top position.
John Mills has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sitsongrit regains half guard, as Mills was trying to land strikes.
Sitsongrit is in trouble now - Mills has advanced to mount!
Marcinho Sitsongrit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mills takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sitsongrit is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills controlling the position easily from mount.
Sitsongrit wants to control but Mills is having none of it.
Mills misses with a head shot.
Sitsongrit working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mills takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sitsongrit is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sitsongrit tries to lock up and control but Mills gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sitsongrit holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mills tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sitsongrit really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sitsongrit wants to hold on but Mills pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sitsongrit is desperately trying to improve his position but Mills has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Mills showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sitsongrit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcinho Sitsongrit!
Marcinho Sitsongrit bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enitan Arendse (ranked 105 p4p, 10 weight class) and Toshi Hijikata (ranked 141 p4p, 16 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enitan Arendse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toshi Hijikata!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hijikata uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arendse.
Nice shot lands for Arendse.
Hijikata checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arendse.
Arendse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arendse throws a body shot but no joy.
Hijikata cracks Arendse with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Arendse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hijikata.
Hijikata slips a jab from Arendse.
Hijikata connects with a right hand. Arendse shakes it off.
Hijikata's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Arendse connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hijikata scrambles back to his feet.
Hijikata sizes up Arendse with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hijikata thuds his right hand into Arendse's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arendse takes one to the chin there.
Arendse scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hijikata misses with a straight left.
Arendse misses with a wild body shot.
Hijikata lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arendse closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hijikata blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Arendse blocking some punches.
Arendse lands a left hand.
Arendse tries to work over Hijikata's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arendse lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Arendse fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Hijikata fails to land.
Arendse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arendse scores with a shot to the side of Hijikata's head.
Arendse working aggressively here.
Hijikata lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hijikata fails to land.
Arendse pushes Hijikata back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hijikata scores with a shoulder strike.
Arendse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hijikata looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hijikata.
Hijikata leaning against his opponent.
Hijikata scores with a shoulder strike.
Arendse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arendse is looking to break free of the clinch but Hijikata has double underhooks.
Hijikata stalling against the cage.
Arendse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hijikata working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hijikata misses with a body punch.
Hijikata is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Arendse lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hijikata backwards.
Arendse struggles to land a body shot inside as Hijikata controls his hands.
Arendse lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hijikata tries to throw a body punch but Arendse avoids it by throwing Hijikata back against the cage.
Arendse tries to throw a body punch but Hijikata avoids it by throwing Arendse back against the cage.
Hijikata blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hijikata creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Hijikata.
Hijikata makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hijikata has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Arendse blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Arendse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hijikata avoiding damage.
Arendse scores with a shot to the side of Hijikata's head.
Arendse pushes Hijikata back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hijikata tries to throw a body punch but Arendse avoids it by throwing Hijikata back against the cage.
Arendse working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arendse tries to throw a body punch but Hijikata avoids it by throwing Arendse back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Arendse scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arendse manages to break the clinch.
Hijikata scores with a body shot.
Arendse connects with a looping right hand.
Arendse misses with an uppercut. Hijikata saw that one coming.
Hijikata looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arendse takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big left from Arendse misses.
Hijikata pivots, looking for a leg kick but Arendse is out of range and Hijikata settles back down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hijikata. That's going to slow Arendse down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arendse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hijikata moves away.
Hijikata throws out a loose jab but Arendse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hijikata misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hijikata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hijikata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arendse.
Arendse swings widly with a right hand
and Arendse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arendse connects with a looping right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arendse.
A jab from Hijikata misses.
Hijikata tries to land a front kick but Arendse steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arendse lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Arendse misses the target.
Arendse just misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse throws a body punch but Hijikata moves out of range.
Hijikata throws a low kick but it's checked well by Arendse.
Hijikata lands the left hand.
Arendse fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hijikata, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arendse misses with the head strike.
Arendse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Arendse.
Arendse blocking some punches.
Arendse blocking some punches.
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 Enitan Arendse will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hijikata stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hijikata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hijikata throws a body punch but Arendse moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Hijikata.
Arendse cracks Hijikata with a good jab.
Arendse throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hijikata misses the shot to the body.
Hijikata gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arendse.
Hijikata misses with a kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Hijikata.
Nice defenses there by Hijikata.
Arendse throws a body shot but no joy.
Toshi Hijikata seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arendse scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hijikata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arendse walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hijikata.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hijikata throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That kick from Arendse tenderised Hijikata's leg. Hijikata is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arendse ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hijikata looks to land a body kick but Arendse moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse misses with a low kick.
Arendse misses with a wild body shot.
Arendse throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hijikata lands an overhand right.
Hijikata pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arendse thinks about countering with a body kick.
Arendse scores with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Hijikata.
Arendse slips under a jab.
Hijikata thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arendse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hijikata is looking to clinch.
Arendse missing with a left hand there. Hijikata was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hijikata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arendse.
Arendse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arendse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arendse is looking to wear down Hijikata with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hijikata.
A solid body kick from Arendse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hijikata blocks a jab.
Hijikata swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hijikata misses with a body kick.
Arendse takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Arendse throws a body shot but no joy.
Arendse throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arendse takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arendse lands a slapping body shot.
Hijikata connects with a crisp jab.
Arendse walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hijikata checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hijikata connects with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arendse.
Good work by Arendse as he checks the leg kick.
Hijikata scores with a jab.
Hijikata looks to throw the jab but Arendse is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hijikata, as that shot connected.
Nice body kick there by Arendse.
Hijikata goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hijikata moves out of range as Arendse strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arendse throws out a loose jab but Hijikata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arendse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hijikata.
Arendse paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Arendse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hijikata throws out the jab.
Arendse tries to land a front kick but Hijikata steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arendse chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hijikata can pounce on him.
Arendse throws a big shot that misses.
Hijikata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hijikata throws a leg kick but Arendse moved away.
A quick step to the side and Arendse tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hijikata tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hijikata displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arendse throws out the jab.
Hijikata looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arendse misses with a hook.
Arendse loads up on a big right hand but Hijikata slips the punch.
A lazy left from Hijikata finds it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hijikata misses with a body kick.
Arendse tries to land a front kick but Hijikata steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arendse avoids the body shot from Hijikata.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Hijikata.
Hijikata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arendse manages to avoid it.
Arendse misses with a body kick.
Arendse throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arendse closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hijikata digs a right hand underneath Arendse's ribcage. Arendse let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Arendse misses with the head strike.
Arendse blocks a body shot from Hijikata.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arendse.
Arendse misses with a punch on the inside.
Arendse misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse lands with a light punch inside.
Arendse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hijikata scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hijikata swings wildly with an uppercut but Arendse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hijikata misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arendse tries to throw a body punch but Hijikata avoids it by throwing Arendse back against the cage.
Arendse misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Toshi Hijikata will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arendse.
Hijikata looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arendse throws an overhand right that lands on Hijikata's shoulder, as Hijikata tries to avoid the shot.
Hijikata checks the leg kick nicely there.
A shot to the liver by Hijikata. Beautiful body shot.
Arendse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arendse throws a good cross that connects.
Hijikata's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Arendse connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hijikata scrambles back to his feet.
Hijikata tries to land a leg kick but Arendse saw it coming and moves away.
Hijikata misses with a left hand
letting Arendse counter with a right hand.
Hijikata takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hijikata throws a leg kick but Arendse moved away.
Hijikata throws a right hand that misses
and Arendse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Arendse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Arendse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hijikata.
Hijikata missing with a left hand there. Arendse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hijikata swings for the body but Arendse moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hijikata manages to avoid it.
Arendse lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hijikata misses with a looping left.
A shot to the liver by Arendse. Beautiful body shot.
Arendse loads up on a big right hand but Hijikata slips the punch.
Jab, jab by Hijikata - just one landing.
Hijikata lands a leg kick that knocks Arendse off balance momentarily.
Hijikata throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Arendse checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hijikata on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hijikata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arendse was well out of range. Poor timing from Hijikata.
Arendse's corner calls for a 1-2. Arendse obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Arendse jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arendse throws a body shot but no joy.
Arendse moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arendse swats away the attempt to clinch by Hijikata.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arendse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hijikata. Arendse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arendse keeps Hijikata at a distance using the push kick.
Hijikata feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Arendses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hijikata throws a low kick, looking for Arendse's leg but Arendse calmly moves out of range.
Hijikata throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hijikata looks to score with a jab to the body but Arendse is just out of range.
Hijikata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arendse moves away.
Arendse lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hijikata blocks a low kick nicely.
Arendse pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hijikata's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Arendse misses.
Hijikata connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arendse. Arendse circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hijikata lands with a nice body punch.
Nice body punch from Hijikata.
Hijikata lands a nice looking body kick.
Arendse lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arendse moves out of range as Hijikata strikes.
Hijikata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hijikata. Arendse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arendse scores with a shot to the body.
Hijikata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arendse was well out of range. Poor timing from Hijikata.
Arendse has Hijikata up against the cage in a clinch.
Arendse scores with a hook to the body.
Hijikata misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Hijikata.
Arendse blocks an uppercut.
Arendse misses with a body punch.
Arendse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arendse is leaning against Hijikata and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hijikata takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arendse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hijikata takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hijikata ducks right into an uppercut from Arendse.
Arendse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Hijikata misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arendse misses with a kick to the body.
Hijikata misses with a straight left.
Arendse jabs at Hijikata's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arendse throws a jab when Hijikata was well out of range.
Arendse shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Arendse throws out a loose jab but Hijikata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hijikata moves out of range as Arendse strikes.
Arendse scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hijikata in his tracks.
Arendse tests Hijikata's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hijikata looks to score with a jab to the body but Arendse is just out of range.
Arendse lands a jab to Hijikata's midsection.
Arendse walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hijikata throws a leg kick but Arendse sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hijikata swings for the body but Arendse moves out of range.
Arendse connects with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Hijikata there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Arendse tries to work over Hijikata's front leg with a kick but Hijikata checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enitan Arendse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arendse 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Enitan Arendse!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Zoid (ranked 208 p4p, 32 weight class) and Luther Jones (ranked 461 p4p, 60 weight class). Jones has chosen One - Metallica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Zoid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Luther Jones!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoid throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Harold Zoid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zoid looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Zoid misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zoid throws Jones to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zoid throws out the jab.
Zoid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zoid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Zoid is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Zoid circles away.
Jones feints and as Zoid raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zoid wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Zoid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zoid is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoid manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Zoid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Zoid moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zoid bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
Zoid misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Zoid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Zoid throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Zoid fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zoid is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Jones trying to control but Zoid is working from the bottom.
Jones won't allow Zoid to get back to his feet.
Jones stays in close to Zoid's body and controls the position.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zoid's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks Zoid with a solid left hand.
Jones stops Zoid from standing up.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zoid is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zoid avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zoid is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Jones presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Zoid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zoid scores with a kick to the body.
Zoid misses the shot to the body.
Zoid lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones blocks a head kick by Zoid.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zoid looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zoid stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zoid wants it to stay on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones tries to clinch but Zoid moves out of range.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zoid getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zoid stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zoid wants it to stay on the feet.
Zoid throws a big counter combination but Jones scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Harold Zoid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luther Jones.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zoid.
Zoid throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Zoid. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Zoid looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Zoid misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoid stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zoid wants it to stay on the feet.
Zoid was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones wants to clinch up but Zoid keeps it at a distance.
Zoid shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jones eats them both and turns towards Zoid to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Zoid shows good takedown defense.
Zoid lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jones will feel that in the morning.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zoid circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zoid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Zoid tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zoid takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Zoid dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zoid's waist but Zoid gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Zoid misses with a straight left.
Jones tries to counter by closing the distance.
Zoid motions for Jones to come forward. Zoid throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Zoid tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zoid throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Zoid circles away.
Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Zoid is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at FIERCE - {{$750}} - 15 Elite Coaches, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Jones prevents Zoid from escaping the position.
The ground and pound from Jones seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zoid parries the strikes from Jones easily there. Jones is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Zoid to escape.
Zoid pushes Jones away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jones gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jones takes a little break here. Zoid wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoid wants to get back to his feet.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Zoid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zoid tries to escape but Jones is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jones tries to move to mount but Zoid blocks the move with his legs.
Zoid is trying to get back to his feet.
Zoid trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Zoid throws Jones to one side and escapes!
Harold Zoid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zoid takes one to the chin there.
Zoid connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zoid connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Zoid shows good takedown defense.
Zoid went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Zoid manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harold Zoid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luther Jones.
Zoid scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zoid, right into the meat.
Zoid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zoid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Zoid uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Zoid throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones tries for a takedown but Zoid sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harold Zoid is winning the standup battle so far.
Zoid connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Zoid just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zoid.
Jones drives through and clinches with Zoid against the cage.
Zoid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones tries to work over Zoid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zoid working hard to break the clinch.
Zoid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Zoid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zoid throws a lazy body kick
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Zoid kicks Jones off and gets to his feet.
Zoid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Zoid connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Zoid tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jones is in Zoid's guard.
Zoid is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harold Zoid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones passes Zoid's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Zoid is looking to escape.
Jones is keen to just control but Zoid is a slippery customer.
Zoid manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Zoid jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Zoid takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zoid lands a jab to the head.
Jones tries to clinch up but Zoid circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Zoid manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Zoid.
Zoid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Zoid dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Zoid gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones misses with a hook. Zoid ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Zoid misses.
Jones is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Zoid scores with a leg kick.
Zoid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zoid misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zoid circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zoid.
Jones is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Zoid misses with a wild body shot.
Zoid connects with a looping right hand.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to clinch up but Zoid keeps it at a distance.
Zoid throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Zoid sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A cross from Jones lands.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Zoid. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zoid.
Zoid misses with a wild combination.
Jones tries to clinch up but Zoid circles away and keeps his distance.
Zoid lands the left hand.
Zoid misses the jab.
Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Luther Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoid lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jones takes a step back to recover.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Zoid circles away.
Zoid defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Harold Zoid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luther Jones.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zoid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zoid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zoid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zoid scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Zoid misses with a looping right.
Jones is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zoid with a body shot.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Zoid.
Zoid takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Harold Zoid has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zoid feints a jab promting Jones to slip. Zoid then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jones slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zoid misses with a hook
and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zoid's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zoid wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones prevents Zoid from getting back to his feet.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Zoid blocks nicely.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones wants to control from the top but Zoid keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoid wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zoid looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zoid throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zoid is trying to stand.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones lands a big elbow - Zoid is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luther Jones!
Luther Jones decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Paddington (ranked 103 p4p, 14 weight class) and Angelo San Diego (ranked 170 p4p, 9 weight class). Paddington kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Broken - Next time around. Angelo San Diego told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Paddington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo San Diego!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San Diego gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Paddington missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paddington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as San Diego works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paddington trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Paddington won't allow San Diego to get back to his feet.
Paddington is looking to work some ground and pound but San Diego has wrist control.
San Diego is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Paddington is controlling him.
Paddington scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paddington is looking to work some ground and pound but San Diego has wrist control.
San Diego utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
San Diego working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paddington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paddington lands a couple of digs.
San Diego working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paddington.
Paddington has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Paddington prevents San Diego from getting back to his feet.
Paddington is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! San Diego is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! San Diego has escaped and now he's on top!
San Diego trying to stand up but can't free himself from Paddington's guard.
Paddington has his foot on San Diego's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. San Diego works his way back into a safe position though.
Paddington looking for a guillotine here but San Diego defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Diego wants to get up but he can't break Paddington's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Paddington working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because San Diego has passed into half guard!
Paddington is trying to get back to full guard.
San Diego stands up and beckons Paddington to join him on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paddington loads up on a big right hand but San Diego slips the punch.
Paddington just misses with a punch to the body.
Paddington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paddington drops down looking for a counter takedown but San Diego sprawls and moves away.
San Diego scores with a jab.
San Diego misses with a body shot.
Paddington getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
San Diego thuds his right hand into Paddington's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Paddington gets cracked there but stands up to it.
San Diego swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Paddington counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Paddington's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paddington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
San Diego told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Paddington postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! San Diego is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Paddington, into his guard.
San Diego wants to get up but he can't break Paddington's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paddington looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but San Diego is defending well. Paddington quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! San Diego has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Paddington celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Paddington!
After winning the bout, David Paddington 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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