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RISE 83 - Heydrich Vs. Jones 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Kropotkin (ranked 1919 p4p, 105 weight class) and Brandon Kay (ranked 3319 p4p, 179 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Kropotkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Kay!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kropotkin moves to clinch but Kay breaks away
and Kay counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kropotkin!
Kay is working Kropotkin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kropotkin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kropotkin is working hard here to advance position.
Kay connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kropotkin some visible discomfort.
Kay lands some shots froms side control.
It looks like Peter Kropotkin has been cut.
Kay is putting a hurting on Kropotkin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kropotkin is rocked!
Peter Kropotkin's cut is getting worse.
Kropotkin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kropotkin tries to get to full guard but Kay has control of the leg.
Kay looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kropotkin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oh Kropotkin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peter Kropotkin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kropotkin manages to get to full guard.
Kropotkin seems to have got his legs back now.
Kropotkin has his foot on Kay's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kay works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kropotkin looking for a guillotine here but Kay defends easily.
Kropotkin is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Tycoon Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Kropotkin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kay scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kropotkin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kay can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kay throws a strike but Kropotkin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kropotkin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kay looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kay looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kay!
Kropotkin is trying to get back to half guard.
Kay looks up at the clock and then as Kropotkin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kay smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jeez, Peter Kropotkin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peter Kropotkin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brandon Kay!
A very excited looking Brandon Kay made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koichi Kamei (ranked 363 p4p, 49 weight class) and Pentti Pentele (ranked 1079 p4p, 127 weight class). Pentele has chosen Dreams of Retribution as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koichi Kamei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pentti Pentele!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pentele manages to avoid it.
Kamei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pentele was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamei.
Pentele unleashes a big counter combination but Kamei bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pentele moves away.
A big left from Pentele misses.
Kamei looks to score with a jab to the body but Pentele is just out of range.
Kamei closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sloppy strikes from Kamei. Those never looked like landing.
Kamei moves out of range of the strikes.
Kamei appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kamei paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pentele manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pentele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pentele has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kamei throws a shot to the body.
Kamei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kamei throws a lazy right hand but Pentele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Pentele there.
Pentele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kamei is looking to wear down Pentele with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pentele lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kamei circles away quickly and effectively.
Kamei with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kamei cracks Pentele with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pentele walks into a straight right hand from Kamei.
Kamei misses with a body shot
and Pentele counters with a left and a right that stings Kamei.
Kamei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Kamei backs off Pentele throws a huge counter combo but Kamei manages to avoid it all.
Kamei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamei tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pentele manages to circle out of the way.
Pentele has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kamei finds it's way round the side to connect with Pentele's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pentele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pentele! But no joy.
Kamei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pentele scores with the left hand. Kamei knows he should have avoided that one.
Kamei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pentele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kamei swings for the body but Pentele moves out of range.
Pentele throws out a counter right but Kamei avoids it with no problem.
Kamei scores with a sloppy right hand. Pentele should have avoided that one.
Kamei misses the shot to the body.
Pentele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kamei misses with a wild body shot.
Kamei misses with a shot to the body
and Pentele counters with a nice uppercut.
Kamei tests Pentele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kamei walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kamei connects with a nice looking jab.
Kamei bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kamei lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pentele takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kamei, as that shot connected.
The fighters circling - Pentele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kamei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kamei rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pentele counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pentele finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kamei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pentele lands a nice looking body shot.
Pentele with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kamei to score with a decent uppercut.
Koichi Kamei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pentele moves away.
Kamei defending well as Pentele loads up on a big left hand.
Pentele on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kamei looks to clinch
and Pentele counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pentele throws a jab when Kamei was well out of range.
Kamei jabs at Pentele's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kamei works Pentele's body with a nice hook.
Pentele lands a left and a right that send Kamei crashing to the mat, dazed. Pentele thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kamei is rocked!
Pentele walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oh Kamei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pentele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kamei slips a straight right by Pentele.
Pentele lands a big uppercut and Kamei crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kamei looks OK. Pentele waves Kamei back to his feet!
Kamei is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kamei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pentele throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pentele closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Kamei! Pentele dives in looking to finish! Kamei is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pentti Pentele!
After winning the bout, Pentti Pentele thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keone Kapisi (ranked 1528 p4p, 182 weight class) and Samson Fortier (ranked 1038 p4p, 133 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keone Kapisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samson Fortier!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Fortier.
A slow jab from Kapisi misses its intended target.
Fortier connects with a solid leg kick.
Kapisi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kapisi throws a lazy uppercut
and Fortier counters with a stiff right hand.
Fortier sends Kapisi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Fortier is motioning to the referee to let Kapisi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crunch! Fortier slams his shin into Kapisi's torso.
Fortier has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kapisi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kapisi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fortier.
Fortier misses with a looping right.
Fortier throws a hook but Kapisi avoids it easily.
Fortier wobbles Kapisi with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Fortier dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Kapisi to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Samson Fortier!
Our winner, Samson Fortier, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tsukune Shiba (ranked 1977 p4p, 235 weight class) and Steve Butabi (ranked 1924 p4p, 227 weight class). Shiba's entrance music is Fall Out Boy - The Phoenix. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Tsukune Shiba has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tsukune Shiba seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsukune Shiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Butabi!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Butabi throws out a loose jab but Shiba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shiba appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Shiba connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shiba staying out of range there.
Butabi misses with a straight right.
Shiba takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Butabi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shiba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shiba looks to land a right hand but Butabi moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiba misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Butabi does no damage.
Butabi misses with a straight left.
Butabi scores with a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Butabi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butabi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shiba.
Shiba connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Butabi's hands.
Shiba scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shiba 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.
Butabi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Butabi looks to land a right hand but Shiba moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Shiba on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Butabi.
Butabi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Butabi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shiba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shiba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Butabi throws out the jab.
Butabi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Butabi throws a strike but Shiba rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shiba wants to get up but he can't break Butabi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Shiba scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butabi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shiba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shiba wants to control from the top but Butabi keeps moving.
Shiba throws a big elbow that misses.
Butabi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shiba trying to control but Butabi is working from the bottom.
Butabi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Butabi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiba throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shiba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Butabi is keeping the position for now.
Butabi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Butabi keeping moving, preventing Shiba from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shiba decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Butabi staying out of range there.
Butabi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Butabi misses its intended target.
Butabi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Butabi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shiba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butabi moves away.
Shiba swings for the body but Butabi moves out of range.
Butabi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shiba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butabi.
A jab lands there for Butabi.
Butabi misses with a hook. Shiba ducked under it nicely.
Steve Butabi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shiba misses with a hook
and Butabi counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shiba darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Butabi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shiba looks to throw the jab but Butabi is out of range.
A big right from Butabi misses.
Shiba swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Butabi misses with an uppercut
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Shiba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 Tsukune Shiba will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Butabi digs a good hook to Shiba's body.
Butabi looks to land a left hand but Shiba moved out of range nicely.
Butabi swings for the body but Shiba moves out of range.
Shiba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Butabi misses with a right hand
and Shiba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Butabi thinking.
Butabi throws a body shot but no joy.
Butabi misses the body punch
and Shiba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Butabi moves out of range of the strikes.
Butabi misses with a body shot
and Shiba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butabi blocks a jab.
Butabi throws a combination that misses
and Shiba counters with a stiff right hand.
Shiba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Butabi.
Shiba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiba misses with the combination.
Butabi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shiba at a distance.
Butabi ducks under a wild hook from Shiba.
Butabi lands a right hook to the body.
Good exchange - Shiba coming out on top.
Butabi takes a swing at Shiba's ribcage but misses.
Butabi fails to land the takedown.
A big right from Butabi misses.
Butabi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Shiba.
Nice body punch from Shiba.
Shiba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butabi.
Butabi ducks under a wild hook from Shiba.
Butabi lands with an uppercut that bounces Shiba off the cage and back into range.
Tsukune Shiba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butabi throws a shot from downtown. Shiba moves away and avoids it.
Butabi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shiba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shiba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shiba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shiba lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Butabi fails with a takedown attempt.
Tsukune Shiba is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shiba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shiba drops his hands momentarily and Butabi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Butabi avoids the body shot from Shiba.
Butabi throws out a loose jab but Shiba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shiba misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Shiba misses.
Butabi throws out a counter right but Shiba avoids it with no problem.
Shiba slips a straight right by Butabi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiba looks to score with a jab to the body but Butabi is just out of range.
Butabi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shiba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Butabi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shiba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shiba throws a jab but it's blocked by Butabi.
A nice side step and Butabi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Butabi staying out of range there.
Butabi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shiba doesn't seem bothered though.
Shiba misses with a left hand
and Butabi counters with a shoot takedown. Shiba fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butabi trying to control but Shiba is working from the bottom.
Butabi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Butabi stops Shiba from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steve Butabi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Butabi misses with a straight right.
Butabi misses with a straight right.
Shiba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Butabi.
Shiba throwing a counter right hand but Butabi manages to avoid it.
Butabi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shiba shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A combination from Butabi does no damage.
Shiba throws a body punch but Butabi moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiba misses with a lunging right hand
and Butabi counters with a nice uppercut.
Shiba swings for the body but Butabi moves out of range.
Shiba misses with an uppercut
and Butabi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Butabi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butabi shoots in but no luck this time.
Butabi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Butabi slips under a jab from Shiba.
Shiba missing with a left hand there. Butabi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shiba misses the jab.
Butabi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shiba scores with a decent looking hook.
Butabi throws a lazy uppercut
and Shiba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Butabi scores with a nice head shot.
Shiba takes a jab right on the kisser.
Butabi lands a body shot.
Shiba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butabi misses the shot to the body.
Shiba tries to move into range but Butabi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butabi misses with a wild body shot.
Butabi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shiba throws a shot from downtown. Butabi moves away and avoids it.
Shiba misses with a straight left.
Shiba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butabi moves away.
Butabi jabs Shiba right on the nose. Shiba blinks but takes it well.
Butabi lands a head shot.
Shiba lands a nice looking body shot.
Shiba moves out of range of the strikes.
Shiba defending well as Butabi loads up on a big left hand.
Shiba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butabi stalks Shiba and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shiba's face. Shiba staggers backwards, shaken.
Shiba misses with a hook. Butabi ducked under it nicely.
Butabi misses with the combination.
Butabi lands with a shot to the body.
Butabi lands a nice shot to the body.
Shiba looks to land a left hand but Butabi moved out of range nicely.
Butabi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shiba. Shiba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shiba takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Butabi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butabi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shiba's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butabi misses with a hook
and Shiba counters with a straight right hand.
Butabi throws a right hand that Shiba ducks under and follows up with a left that Shiba also avoids with ease.
Shiba looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Butabi misses with a jab to the body
and Shiba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Shiba misses.
Butabi lands with a hook. Shiba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Butabi scores with a sloppy right hand. Shiba should have avoided that one.
Shiba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Butabi lands a slapping body shot.
Butabi lands a nice looking body shot.
Shiba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Butabi misses with a body shot
and Butabi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Butabi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Butabi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Steve Butabi!
Steve Butabi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Tsukune Shiba spoke after the fight, saying 'If anything, you know, I think losing makes me even more motivated.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Glass Joe (ranked 497 p4p, 61 weight class) and Mono Loco (ranked 2355 p4p, 229 weight class). Joe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, La Marseillaise. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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152 lbs
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Glass Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mono Loco!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco has his takedown stuffed
and Joe counters with a left to the body.
Loco has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Joe is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nice shot lands for Joe.
Loco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Loco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Joe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Loco darts in looking for a takedown but Joe gets double underhooks and turns Loco into the cage.
Glass Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mono Loco.
Joe lands a jab to the nose.
A big left from Joe misses.
Loco feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Joe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Loco darts in looking for a takedown but Joe gets double underhooks and turns Loco into the cage.
Loco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Loco is defended easily by Joe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe scores with a body shot.
Joe scores with a one two! Loco had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Loco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Joe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Joe lands a nice shot to the body.
Mono Loco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe works the jab nicely.
Loco with a lazy takedown attempt
and Joe counters with a straight right hand.
Loco shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Joe defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe misses with a series of wild punches.
Joe with a nice cross.
Joe throws a looping overhand right but Loco ducks down to avoid it.
It looks like Joe has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Loco shoots and misses
and Joe counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice jab there from Joe.
Loco has his takedown stuffed
and Joe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Loco showed some decent athleticism there.
Joe tries to roll over but Loco keeps him under control.
Joe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Joe tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Loco is looking for submissions but instead, Joe has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Loco trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
Joe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Loco regains full guard. Nicely done.
Joe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Joe stopping the sweep attempt from Loco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glass Joe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Loco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Joe circles away.
Joe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Loco has his takedown stuffed
and Joe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Glass Joe is winning the standup battle so far.
Joe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Loco doesn't seem bothered though.
Joe cracks Loco with a right hand to the side of the head.
Joe scores with a nice right hand.
Loco fails with the takedown
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Glass Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mono Loco.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joe cracks Loco with a right hand to the side of the head.
Joe connects with a body shot that sends Loco's belly button to the back.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Joe here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Joe sizes up Loco with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Joe defends well and Loco ends up having to push Joe into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Joe scores with a nice right hand.
Loco with a lazy takedown attempt
and Joe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joe gets caught flat footed, as Loco shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Joe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Joe is trying to control the position but Loco postures up.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Loco from controlling successfully.
Loco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco tries to free his leg and advance position but Joe is retaining full guard.
Joe pulls Loco in close to prevent any damage.
Joe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Loco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Joe swivels and escapes.
Loco misses with a takedown
and Joe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Loco thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Joe.
Joe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Loco shoots and misses
and Joe counters with a left to the body.
Joe cracks a nice hook into Loco's ribs.
Loco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Joe counters with a nice uppercut.
Loco is breathing heavily.
Loco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Loco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mono Loco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loco tries for a takedown but Joe circles away easily
and Joe counters with a left and a right that stings Loco.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joe jabs at Loco's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco misses with a takedown attempt
and Joe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Loco with a poor takedown
and Joe counters with a right hand to the body.
Loco walks into a straight right hand from Joe.
Joe lands with a shot to the body.
Joe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Joe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Joe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joe lands a left and a right that send Loco crashing to the mat, dazed. Joe thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Loco is rocked!
Joe scores with a jab to the body.
Loco walks into a stiff left hand from Joe.
Loco is still on wobbly legs! Can Joe finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loco moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glass Joe dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Joe connects with a body shot that sends Loco's belly button to the back.
Loco seems to have recovered his senses.
Loco misses with a takedown
and Joe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Loco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Donk. Joe catches Loco right on the button with a cross.
Joe cracks Loco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Loco takes a jab right on the kisser.
Loco is rocked!
Joe lands a jab.
Loco is still on wobbly legs! Can Joe finish him?
Joe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Loco slips a straight right by Joe.
Loco seems to have recovered his senses.
Joe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Joe as Loco shoots in.
Joe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Glass Joe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheers as Joe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Loco doesn't seem phased though.
Loco has his takedown stuffed
and Joe counters with a stiff right hand.
Glass Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mono Loco.
Loco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Loco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Joe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Joe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Loco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Loco has his takedown stuffed
and Joe counters with a straight right hand.
A jab lands there for Joe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Loco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Joe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Loco.
Joe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joe scores with a shot to the body.
Joe lands with a good body shot.
Joe thuds a left hand into Loco's body.
Joe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Joe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Joe cracks a nice hook into Loco's ribs.
Loco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Loco misses with a takedown
and Joe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe cracks Loco with a good jab.
Loco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Loco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Joe lands with an uppercut that bounces Loco off the cage and back into range.
Loco gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Joe gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glass Joe!
Glass Joe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam James (ranked 1054 p4p, 145 weight class) and Eerikki Salmi (ranked 711 p4p, 99 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Come To Daddy by Aphex Twin. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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23
215 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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23
210 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eerikki Salmi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Salmi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Salmi cracks James with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A low kick from Salmi is predictable there
and James counters with a straight right hand.
Salmi missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salmi throws a leg kick
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salmi slips a jab from James.
Salmi staying out of range there.
Salmi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Salmi keeps control of James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
James tries to circle away but Salmi has him pinned against the cage.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salmi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salmi walks into a left hand.
Salmi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salmi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
A low kick from Salmi misses
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmi moves away from the strike by James.
A good leg kick by Salmi.
Salmi pushes James up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to James's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Salmi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James blocking some punches.
James blocking some punches.
Salmi lands a nice uppercut.
Salmi has a couple of punches blocked by James.
Salmi tries a body shot but James blocks it.
Salmi misses with a punch on the inside.
Salmi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salmi working aggressively here.
James is trying to break the clinch but Salmi has him pressed against the cage.
Salmi has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
James blocking some punches.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Salmi has him pressed against the cage.
Salmi blocks an elbow strike from James.
James's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
James breaks the clinch.
Salmi missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from James on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James looks to land a left hand but Salmi moved out of range nicely.
Salmi thinks about the counter body kick.
James works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James scores with a jab.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salmi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salmi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Salmi slips under a jab.
Salmi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
James has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from James there as he acknowledges the shot.
Salmi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Salmi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.
James missing with a left hand there. Salmi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
James punishes Salmi's body with a nice straight punch.
Salmi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Salmi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Salmi throws a leg kick which misses James's front leg but catches the back leg as James tries to avoid it.
Salmi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salmi lands with an uppercut that bounces James off the cage and back into range.
James takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from James misses.
A punch combination from James misses.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
James misses with a body shot.
Salmi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and James counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Salmi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like James wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A combination from James does no damage.
James is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
James throws a looping overhand right but Salmi ducks down to avoid it.
Salmi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
James swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Salmi to counter with a crisp jab.
Salmi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from James misses.
James throws a shot from downtown. Salmi moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James misses with a wild body shot.
James loads up on a big right hand but Salmi slips the punch.
Salmi moves out of range as James strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salmi throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James throws a hook but Salmi blocks it.
Salmi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Salmi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salmi defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Salmi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Salmi staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Salmi! But no joy.
Salmi keeps James at a distance using the push kick.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
James throws a shot from downtown. Salmi moves away and avoids it.
Salmi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by James.
James moves out of range of the body kick from Salmi.
Salmi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Salmi slips a straight right by James.
Salmi lands a jab to James's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salmi lands with an uppercut that bounces James off the cage and back into range.
James looks to land a right hand but Salmi moved out of range.
James misses with a body shot.
A jab from James finds it's way through Salmi's defenses.
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 Liam James will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A good leg kick by Salmi.
Liam James is winning the standup battle so far.
Salmi throws a chopping leg kick but James manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Salmi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A combination from James does no damage.
Salmi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
James gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by James.
Salmi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James swings for the body but Salmi moves out of range.
James lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Salmi backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from James misses.
James ducks under a wild hook from Salmi.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salmi was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
James throws a hook but Salmi avoids it easily.
James throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Salmi stumbling backwards into the cage! Salmi bounces back off the cage towards James, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! James lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! James celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Liam James!
A victorious Liam James thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rohith Sharma (ranked 744 p4p, 103 weight class) and Juha Niska (ranked 715 p4p, 100 weight class). Sharma's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kanye West - Power. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Juha Niska enters the cage!
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212 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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220 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rohith Sharma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juha Niska!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niska misses with a hook
enabling Sharma to counter with a crisp jab.
Niska with a nice cross.
Niska ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sharma tries to land a body kick
and Niska counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sharma scores with a hook.
We've been informed that Niska has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Niska misses with a body shot
and Sharma counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Juha Niska has been cut.
Niska rushes Sharma with punches - Sharma moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Sharma goes down! Niska follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juha Niska!
Our winner, Juha Niska, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sanka Coffie (ranked 927 p4p, 54 weight class) and Preston Mason (ranked 723 p4p, 40 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Coffie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Redemption Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sanka Coffie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Preston Mason!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coffie avoids the head kick by Mason.
Mason cracks Coffie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Coffie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Coffie trying to control the action but Mason is working from the bottom.
Coffie wants to stand but Mason is controlling his arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mason is not content to let Coffie control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason gets back to half guard.
Mason slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Coffie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mason looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coffie wants to get up but he can't break Mason's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mason doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mason can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Coffie controls the pace.
Coffie preventing the sweep.
Coffie wants to control from the top but Mason keeps moving.
Mason looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coffie is one step ahead there.
Mason is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Coffie slaps away a takedown attempt from Mason, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Preston Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab from Mason.
Mason takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mason throws a hook but Coffie blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mason fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Coffie on the side of the head.
Coffie fails to land with a series of punches.
Mason fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Coffie avoids it really well and circles away.
Mason takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Coffie misses with the combination.
Mason loads up on a big right hand but Coffie slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coffie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coffie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Coffie working aggressively here.
Mason is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sanka Coffie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Preston Mason.
Mason takes an elbow to the temple.
Coffie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mason swings wildly with an uppercut but Coffie uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Coffie.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Coffie lands a hook that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Mason goes for a takedown in the clinch but Coffie prevents it.
Coffie gets through Mason's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Coffie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mason.
Coffie lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coffie.
Coffie misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Coffie misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coffie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mason's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Coffie missing with knees to the body.
Mason is trying to pull guard but Coffie has him pressed against the cage.
Coffie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mason looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Coffie lands a nice uppercut.
Mason blocks an uppercut.
Coffie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mason is rocked!
Mason pulls guard effortlessly.
Mason is still in real trouble! Can Coffie finish him?
Mason can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Coffie controls the pace.
Mason seems to have recovered his senses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mason is on top in guard.
Coffie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mason's guard.
Coffie wanted to stand there but Mason had control of the position.
Mason keeping moving, preventing Coffie from controlling successfully.
Coffie wanted to stand there but Mason had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanka Coffie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Coffie misses the target.
Mason feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Coffies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Coffie closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mason quickly recovers to half guard.
Mason felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coffie tries to pass to full mount but Mason defends it.
Mason works his way to full guard. Good work.
Coffie stopping the sweep attempt from Mason.
Coffie is looking to stand up but Mason won't let him.
Mason looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coffie is one step ahead there.
Coffie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coffie trying to control the position from guard on top but Mason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coffie preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Coffie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mason trying to mount his opponent but Coffie defends it.
Mason sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mason wants to take a breather but Coffie is having none of it.
Mason missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mason looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Coffie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mason passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Coffie!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands a big elbow.
Mason pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mason raining down shots from the mount!
Mason raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason cracks Coffie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Preston Mason has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mason can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Coffie is looking to escape.
Mason lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mason has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mason lands with some strikes.
Mason lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Coffie is rocked!
Mason lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Coffie hang on?
Oh Coffie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mason cracks Coffie with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Preston Mason!
A victorious Preston Mason thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reinhard Heydrich (ranked 994 p4p, 135 weight class) and Jeremy Jones (ranked 549 p4p, 80 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Heydrich might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Blonde Beast. Reinhard Heydrich has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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220 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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24
212 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reinhard Heydrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heydrich looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Heydrich misses the shot to the body.
Jones has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Heydrich is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big left from Heydrich misses.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Heydrich seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jeremy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Heydrich sees coming a mile off.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heydrich.
Heydrich throws a head kick that misses.
Jones feints a counter leg kick.
Heydrich throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones throws a leg kick but Heydrich moved away.
Jones wants to slow Heydrich down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Heydrich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Heydrich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heydrich misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lets loose with a powerful body kick. Heydrich will feel that in the morning.
Heydrich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Heydrich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
Jones digs a good hook to Heydrich's body.
Heydrich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Jones feints and then cracks Heydrich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Heydrich down.
Jones tries to land a body kick
and Heydrich counters with a nice body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Heydrich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Heydrich is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Heydrich misses with a looping left.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Heydrich with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Heydrich digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Heydrich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heydrich is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones lands with a kick to the ribs.
Heydrich scores with a decent looking hook.
Heydrich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heydrich.
Heydrich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Heydrich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heydrich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heydrich.
Heydrich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Heydrich is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Heydrich is out of range and Jones settles back down.
Heydrich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones defending well as Heydrich loads up on a big left hand.
Heydrich staying out of range there.
Heydrich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Heydrich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heydrich tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Heydrich tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jones connects with a leg kick. Heydrich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Heydrich steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jones. That one must have hurt.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Heydrich misses with a double jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Heydrich blocks the leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jones.
Heydrich tries a head kick but it misses.
Heydrich moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones moves away from the strike by Heydrich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Heydrich momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heydrich.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heydrich will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heydrich. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heydrich.
Heydrich drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Heydrich rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heydrich.
Jones working aggressively here.
Heydrich tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Heydrich can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Heydrich misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Heydrich backwards.
Come on Heydrich - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Heydrich fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones feints and then cracks Heydrich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Heydrich down.
Heydrich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heydrich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heydrich ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Heydrich.
Heydrich staying out of range there.
Heydrich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heydrich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heydrich misses with a body punch
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heydrich blocks the body kick.
Heydrich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Heydrich. Those never looked like landing.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heydrich. That did some damage!
Heydrich throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Heydrich ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Heydrich's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones jabs Heydrich right on the nose. Heydrich blinks but takes it well.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heydrich is looking to counter punch.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Heydrich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Heydrich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Heydrich under the eye.
Heydrich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Heydrich lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Heydrich looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heydrich gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones thuds his right hand into Heydrich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Heydrich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Heydrich is out of range.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Heydrich throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Heydrich moves away from the strike by Jones.
Heydrich was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Heydrich looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Heydrich tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heydrich misses with a head kick.
Jones lands a jab to Heydrich's midsection.
Jones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Heydrich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A combination from Heydrich does no damage.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heydrich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Heydrich's front leg but catches the back leg as Heydrich tries to avoid it.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Heydrich steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones lands with a kick to the ribs.
Heydrich tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Heydrich doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Heydrich is looking to counter punch.
Heydrich blocks a low kick nicely.
Heydrich misses the jab.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Heydrich slips a straight right by Jones.
Donk. Heydrich catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Heydrich clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heydrich taking a breather.
Heydrich prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones pushes Heydrich back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heydrich backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Heydrich tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Heydrich's ribcage. Heydrich let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Heydrich takes a shot to the head.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones throws a head kick but Heydrich moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Heydrich counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Heydrich on the side of the head.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jeremy Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heydrich.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Heydrich lands an overhand right.
Heydrich smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Heydrich moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big right from Heydrich misses.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heydrich throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That kick from Jones tenderised Heydrich's leg. Heydrich is trying to keep his angry face on.
Heydrich throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Heydrich throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Heydrich looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones works Heydrich's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heydrich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heydrich.
Jones tries a quick counter leg kick but Heydrich is wise to it.
Heydrich looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heydrich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones throws a front kick that sends Heydrich stumbling back into the cage.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Heydrich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heydrich looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Heydrich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones lands a head shot.
Heydrich avoids a kick to the body.
Heydrich is looking to counter punch.
Heydrich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heydrich moves into the clinch.
Heydrich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Heydrich fails to land.
Reinhard Heydrich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Heydrich has his back to the cage.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Heydrich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
That kick from Jones tenderised Heydrich's leg. Heydrich is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Heydrich misses.
A slow jab from Heydrich misses its intended target.
Heydrich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab lands there for Heydrich.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heydrich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jones.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Heydrich momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Heydrich does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Heydrich misses its target.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heydrich.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jones. Heydrich shrugs it off though.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jones avoids the head kick by Heydrich.
Jones is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Jones tests Heydrich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Heydrich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Heydrich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Heydrich.
Jones connects with a high kick.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heydrich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones thows a body kick. Heydrich tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Heydrich walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jones.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Heydrich misses.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heydrich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Heydrich moves out of range easily.
Heydrich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Heydrich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heydrich takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Heydrich's shoulder, as Heydrich tries to avoid the shot.
Heydrich swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Heydrich is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Heydrich tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jeremy Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Heydrich misses with a straight left.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heydrich.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heydrich takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Good shot there by Jones.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Jones!
Jeremy Jones spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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