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Empire: XIV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dario Balic (ranked 24334 p4p, 25067 weight class) and Damian Molina (ranked 485 p4p, 481 weight class). Molina has chosen All The Way Up - by Fat Joe, Remy Ma ft. French Montana, Infared as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dario Balic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Molina!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molina decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Molina thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Molina stops Balic from getting back to his feet.
Balic is not content to let Molina control the position.
Balic tries to kick Molina off but Molina keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Molina in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Balic tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Molina!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Damian Molina!
Damian Molina decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kill Shot Jackson (ranked 5565 p4p, 5275 weight class) and Brazilian Coffee (ranked 480 p4p, 470 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kill Shot Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian Coffee!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a push kick.
Jackson clinches up against the cage.
Coffee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Coffee takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
 It looks like Brazilian Coffee has been cut.
Coffee looks winded!
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Coffee is blocking nicely.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Coffee blocks it.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coffee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Coffee blocks it.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coffee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Coffee's ribcage.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Coffee blocks it.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Coffee is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Coffee won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coffee blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coffee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coffee managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Coffee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jackson walks away with a smile on his face. Coffee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Coffee misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson scores with a leg kick.
Coffee moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
Jackson misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Coffee is trying to stall.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Coffee won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Coffee's face.
Coffee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Jackson landing knees to the head.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coffee blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
 Coffee is rocked!
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Coffee takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Coffee is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Coffee seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Coffee blocks with his arms.
Coffee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kill Shot Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brazilian Coffee's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson forces Coffee back against the cage and clinches.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coffee can do to turn this around?
Jackson is pressed up against the cage. Coffee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackson down to the mat. Jackson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Coffee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Kill Shot Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson has managed to clinch.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coffee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Coffee is breathing heavily.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Coffee blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coffee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson drops Coffee with a big knee straight up the middle! Coffee is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson gets a clinch.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Coffee jumps guard but Jackson stands there with Coffee around his waist. Coffee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Coffee won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Coffee blocks with his arms.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Coffee blocks it.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Coffee is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coffee misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Coffee won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Coffee is blocking nicely.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Coffee is blocking nicely.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Coffee decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Coffee's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Coffee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Coffee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Coffee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Coffee, up you get!
Coffee throws a head kick that misses
and Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Coffee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kill Shot Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brazilian Coffee.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Brazilian Coffee's cut even more.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kill Shot Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brazilian Coffee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Coffee is blocking nicely.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coffee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kill Shot Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson drops Coffee with a big knee straight up the middle! Coffee is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Coffee misses.
Coffee slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coffee blocks it with crossed arms.
Coffee is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Coffee into the cage.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coffee blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Coffee's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Coffee won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coffee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Coffee fails to pull guard.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Coffee blocks it.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Coffee drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coffee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Coffee blocks it.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Coffee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kill Shot Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brazilian Coffee.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Coffee drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Coffee's face.
Jackson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kill Shot Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coffee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Coffee has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson working Coffee over with knees to the body.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson drops Coffee with a big knee straight up the middle! Coffee is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coffee avoids the head kick by Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with a nice calf kick.
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Coffee's sensitive parts.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coffee avoids the head kick by Jackson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coffee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Coffee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Coffee is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Brazilian Coffee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coffee blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kill Shot Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kill Shot Jackson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eemeli Lampi (ranked 3897 p4p, 4010 weight class) and Glot Drulog (ranked 483 p4p, 491 weight class). Glot Drulog is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eemeli Lampi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glot Drulog!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drulog misses with a double jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Drulog 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.
Lampi avoids the body shot from Drulog.
Donk. Drulog catches Lampi right on the button with a cross.
Drulog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drulog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lampi.
Lampi connects with a body shot that sends Drulog's belly button to the back.
Drulog sizes up Lampi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drulog swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lampi.
Lampi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lampi misses the shot to the body.
Lampi connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Glot Drulog has been cut.
Drulog on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lampi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drulog catches Lampi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lampi throws an overhand right that lands on Drulog's shoulder, as Drulog tries to avoid the shot.
Lampi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lampi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drulog moves away.
Drulog misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampi drops his hands momentarily and Drulog takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lampi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drulog is rocked!
Drulog keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lampi.
Drulog uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drulog bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lampi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drulog moves away.
Drulog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lampi moves away.
Drulog ducks under a wild hook from Lampi.
Lampi loads up on a big right hand but Drulog slips the punch.
Lampi moves out of range as Drulog strikes.
Lampi throws an overhand right that lands on Drulog's shoulder, as Drulog tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Lampi misses its intended target.
Lampi misses with a wild combination.
Lampi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drulog.
Lampi works Drulog's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lampi throws a jab when Drulog was well out of range.
Lampi lands a nice hook to Drulog's body. Drulog takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lampi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drulog with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lampi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lampi lands a really nice looking cross but Drulog seems unphased.
Drulog bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lampi's head.
Drulog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lampi moves away.
Lampi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lampi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drulog.
Drulog with the counter takedown but Lampi avoids it easily.
Drulog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lampi.
Lampi lands a head shot.
Lampi throws out a loose jab but Drulog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lampi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Lampi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drulog defending well as Lampi loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot lands for Drulog.
Drulog ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lampi misses with a hook. Drulog ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drulog shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lampi pinned against the cage. Lampi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drulog drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lampi pulls Drulog in to control the position.
Lampi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drulog is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drulog with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drulog passes Lampi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lampi is looking for a sweep. Drulog is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lampi is refusing to be controlled, as Drulog sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drulog is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lampi is trying to get back to full guard.
Lampi wants to control but Drulog is keeping busy.
Lampi manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eemeli Lampi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glot Drulog's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lampi takes a swing at Drulog's ribcage but misses.
Drulog feints the counter takedown.
Lampi throws out a loose jab but Drulog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lampi throws out a loose jab but Drulog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drulog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lampi.
Drulog loads up on a big right hand but Lampi slips the punch.
Lampi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donk. Lampi catches Drulog right on the button with a cross.
Eemeli Lampi is winning the standup battle so far.
Drulog misses with a looping right.
A big right from Lampi misses.
Lampi misses with a body shot.
Drulog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lampi throws out the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Drulog there.
Drulog slips a jab from Lampi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drulog lands with a straight right. Lampi didn't see that one coming.
Drulog throws a shot from downtown. Lampi moves away and avoids it.
Lampi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lampi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lampi has Drulog up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampi pushes Drulog back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lampi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Lampi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lampi misses with a punch to the body.
Lampi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lampi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lampi.
Lampi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drulog's elbow.
Lampi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lampi 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.
Drulog is leaning against Lampi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Drulog fails to pull guard.
Lampi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lampi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lampi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lampi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lampi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The referee calls for Drulog to work.
Lampi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lampi working aggressively here.
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!
Lampi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drulog prevents a body shot from Lampi.
Lampi tries a body shot but Drulog blocks it.
Drulog wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lampi has him pressed against the cage.
Lampi struggles to land a body shot inside as Drulog controls his hands.
Lampi misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lampi.
Drulog stalling in the clinch but Lampi improves position.
Lampi lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lampi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lampi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lampi is working Drulog over against the cage.
Drulog is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lampi.
Lampi pushes Drulog back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lampi scores with a shoulder strike.
Lampi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drulog is still on wobbly legs! Can Lampi finish him?
Lampi dips a shoulder and cracks Drulog with a mighty uppercut! Drulog falls back against the cage and Lampi unloads with a barrage of strikes! Drulog is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Lampi screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eemeli Lampi!
A relieved looking Eemeli Lampi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Taavitsainen (ranked 5778 p4p, 4503 weight class) and Mickey Molton (ranked 534 p4p, 483 weight class). Molton has chosen Faneto as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teppo Taavitsainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mickey Molton!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taavitsainen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taavitsainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Molton feints the counter takedown.
Molton darts in and clinches Taavitsainen up against the cage.
Molton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taavitsainen manages to pull guard.
Molton throws a big elbow that misses.
Molton wants to control from the top but Taavitsainen keeps moving.
Taavitsainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Taavitsainen keeping moving, preventing Molton from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Molton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Molton trying to control the position from guard on top but Taavitsainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Molton should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Molton drops back, looking for a kneebar! Taavitsainen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Taavitsainen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Taavitsainen!
Molton 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molton parries the strikes from Taavitsainen easily there. Taavitsainen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Molton to escape.
Molton can't do much from the bottom here.
Taavitsainen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Molton on the ground.
Taavitsainen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Taavitsainen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Molton misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Taavitsainen misses with the ground and pound.
Molton is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Taavitsainen off and has taken his back!
Taavitsainen wants to get back to his feet.
Molton struggling to land strikes to the head as Taavitsainen covers up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taavitsainen fending off the submission attempt from Molton.
Molton working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Taavitsainen is doing well to defend. Molton seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Taavitsainen is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mickey Molton!
Mickey Molton was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khizri Aliyev (ranked 4405 p4p, 5564 weight class) and Black Lives Jackson (ranked 528 p4p, 585 weight class). Khizri Aliyev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khizri Aliyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Black Lives Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aliyev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aliyev. That did some damage!
A big left from Aliyev misses.
Jackson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jackson slips a straight right by Aliyev.
Jackson thumps Aliyev with a low kick.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Aliyev misses with a straight left.
Jackson slips a jab from Aliyev.
Aliyev misses with an uppercut.
Aliyev lands a big uppercut and Jackson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jackson looks OK. Aliyev waves Jackson back to his feet!
Jackson is rocked!
It looks like Black Lives Jackson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Aliyev.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Aliyev finish him?
Aliyev misses the shot to the body.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Aliyev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aliyev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aliyev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aliyev throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Jackson wants to counter the offense by Aliyev and move into the clinch position.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Aliyev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Aliyev tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jackson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliyev keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Aliyev is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jackson is just riding it out for now. Aliyev eventually gives up the hold.
Aliyev controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Aliyev is controlling him
Aliyev slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev is working for a kimura but Jackson is defending it quite comfortably.
Aliyev controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Aliyev misses with a looping left.
That's four 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.
Aliyev throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Aliyev lands with an uppercut that bounces Jackson off the cage and back into range.
Black Lives Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
Aliyev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.
A slow jab from Aliyev misses its intended target.
Aliyev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aliyev.
Aliyev ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Aliyev takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jackson tries to clinch
and Aliyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Aliyev pushes him off.
Jackson moves out of range as Aliyev strikes.
Jackson wants to counter the offense by Aliyev and move into the clinch position.
Aliyev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aliyev gets the takedown into side control.
Aliyev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jackson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khizri Aliyev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Black Lives Jackson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aliyev throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Aliyev throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A big right from Aliyev misses.
Jackson scores with a head kick. Aliyev tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 It looks like Khizri Aliyev has been cut.
Jackson scores with a head kick. Aliyev tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Aliyev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
A big left from Aliyev misses.
Jackson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Khizri Aliyev is winning the standup battle so far.
Aliyev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aliyev takes a kick to the side of the head.
 Aliyev is rocked!
Aliyev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oh Aliyev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson connects with a high kick.
Jackson moves forwards but Aliyev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aliyev throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Aliyev gets a takedown into half guard.
Aliyev is working for a kimura but Jackson is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliyev is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Aliyev seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Aliyev seems content to control.
Aliyev is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jackson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aliyev.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Aliyev has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aliyev sitting and controlling from the half guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Aliyev here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Aliyev has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Jackson defend it? Aliyev steps over the head and cranks it - Jackson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Aliyev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Khizri Aliyev!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Huang Long (ranked 3721 p4p, 3773 weight class) and Wayne Scarce (ranked 417 p4p, 422 weight class). Huang Long has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Huang Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Scarce!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scarce swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Scarce! But no joy.
Long wants to clinch up but Scarce keeps it at a distance.
Scarce feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Longs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Long wants to clinch up but Scarce keeps it at a distance.
Long tries to clinch
and Scarce counters with a straight right hand.
Scarce keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Scarce on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Long is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scarce swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
Long's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Scarce connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Long scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Scarce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Long looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scarce doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Scarce was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long moves to clinch but Scarce breaks away
and Scarce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scarce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Scarce on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Long tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Scarce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Long fails with an attempt to clinch.
Long looks to clinch
and Long takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Scarce circles away.
Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scarce fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Scarce connects with a right hand. Long shakes it off.
Scarce scores with a nice right hand.
Scarce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Huang Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Long closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long tries to land knees in the clinch but Scarce avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scarce.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarce managing to block the knees to the body from Long.
Long has a couple of punches blocked by Scarce.
Scarce blocking some punches.
Scarce lands with a short punch from the clinch.
I was talking to Long's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Long has a couple of punches blocked by Scarce.
Long swings wildly with an uppercut but Scarce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scarce scores with a shot to the side of Long's head.
Long throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scarces head.
Scarce blocks an uppercut.
Long landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Scarce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scarce swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
Scarce lands with an uppercut that bounces Long off the cage and back into range.
Scarce lands a big right hand that sends Long crashing to the mat! Scarce stays standing though and waves Long back to his feet!
Long is rocked!
Scarce swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long is looking to clinch but Scarce is avoiding it.
Long closes the distance looking to clinch
and Scarce counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scarce keeps the fight on the outside.
Long instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scarce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Long scores with a shot to the side of Scarce's head.
Long landing knees to the head.
Scarce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Scarce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Long fails in his attempt to clinch.
Long is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Long is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Long uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scarce.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Scarce was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Scarce circles away.
Scarce looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Long tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Scarce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Long wants to clinch.
Long instigates a clinch.
Scarce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Long tries to land knees in the clinch but Scarce avoids the damage to the body.
Scarce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long is looking to clinch.
Long fails in his attempt to clinch.
Long tries to clinch up
and Scarce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Scarce dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Decent striking displayed by Scarce there.
Long tries to clinch there but Scarce circles away.
Long wants to clinch up but Scarce keeps it at a distance.
Nice cross by Scarce.
Oh Long is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Long is looking to clinch.
Scarce looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Long seems to have got his legs back now.
Scarce swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scarce swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
Scarce swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Long wants to clinch up but Scarce keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long tries to clinch there but Scarce circles away.
Scarce lands with a straight right. Long didn't see that one coming.
Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Scarce circles away.
Long shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scarce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long darts in trying to clinch
and Scarce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Long fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scarce cracks Long with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Scarce swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
Scarce keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Scarce.
Long is looking to clinch but Scarce is avoiding it.
Long tries to clinch
and Scarce counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Long thinking.
Scarce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch but Scarce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch but Scarce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Scarce! But no joy.
Scarce keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarce just misses with a punch to the body.
Long tries to clinch up
and Scarce counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scarce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scarce 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.
Long moves to clinch but Scarce breaks away
and Scarce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Long tries to clinch up but Scarce circles away and keeps his distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Scarce misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Long tries to clinch but Scarce moves out of range.
Scarce throws out a counter right but Long avoids it with no problem.
Scarce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scarce looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Long with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Scarce to score with a decent uppercut.
Long wants to clinch.
Scarce circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scarce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scarce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Long wants to clinch.
Scarce has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Long fails with an attempt to clinch.
Long tries to clinch there but Scarce circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Scarce throws a series of punches but Long moves out of range.
Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Scarce circles away.
Scarce throws out a counter right but Long avoids it with no problem.
Long is looking to clinch but Scarce is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Long looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Long tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Long takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarce keeps the fight on the outside.
Long tries to clinch there but Scarce circles away.
Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Scarce circles away.
Scarce let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Long looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wayne Scarce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scarce keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Long looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Long tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scarce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Long tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scarce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Long tries to clinch but Scarce moves out of range.
Scarce looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Long tries to clinch but Scarce moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Scarce on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Long tries to clinch but Scarce moves out of range.
It seemed like Scarce was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Scarce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Scarce ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Long wants to clinch
and Scarce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Long backs off Scarce throws a huge counter combo but Long manages to avoid it all.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scarce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Long tries to clinch up.
Long fails in his attempt to clinch.
Long tries to clinch but Scarce moves out of range.
Scarce swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Long closes the distance looking to clinch
and Scarce counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long looks to clinch
letting Scarce counter with a right hand.
Long is looking to clinch but Scarce is avoiding it.
Long is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scarce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarce swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
Long tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Scarce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scarce lands a jab to Long's midsection.
Long takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Long clinches.
Scarce lands an uppercut.
Scarce lands an uppercut.
Long misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huang Long has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Long misses with some punches.
Long fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Long misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long misses with a hook from the clinch.
Long lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scarce.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Long working aggressively here.
Scarce throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longs head.
A head punch on the inside from Long fails to land.
Scarce looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Long missing with knees to the body.
Long lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scarce struggles to land a body shot inside as Long controls his hands.
Long lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Long.
Scarce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Long misses with some punches.
Scarce is leaning against Long and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Scarce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scarce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Long tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Long swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scarce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Scarce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scarce swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Long tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scarce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Long tries to clinch but Scarce moves out of range.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch but Scarce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarce fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Scarce.
Long tries to clinch up.
Long closes the distance looking to clinch
and Long takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scarce keeps the fight on the outside.
Long closes the distance looking to clinch
and Scarce counters with a huge left! Long is in big trouble! He's backing up but Scarce isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Long from any more damage. A dominating finish by Scarce!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayne Scarce!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Saabo (ranked 2962 p4p, 5614 weight class) and Joshua Jones (ranked 314 p4p, 482 weight class). Gregor Saabo had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 267.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Gregor Saabo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gregor Saabo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joshua Jones!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones has Saabo up against the cage in a clinch.
Saabo tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Saabo wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saabo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones avoids the head kick by Saabo.
Saabo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Saabo on that attempt.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saabo scores with a leg kick.
A big head kick from Saabo and Jones is sent sprawling to the canvas!
It looks like Joshua Jones has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Saabo defends well.
Saabo stands up and waves to Jones to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Jones.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Saabo throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Saabo is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Saabo is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Saabo is breathing heavily.
Saabo is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saabo throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Saabo sprawling to the canvas! Saabo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jones finish him?!
Saabo is rocked!
Jones moves in close and cracks Saabo with a massive right hand! Saabo, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joshua Jones!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sokhan Gaki (ranked 2752 p4p, 3695 weight class) and Jimmy King (ranked 291 p4p, 382 weight class). Sokhan Gaki has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sokhan Gaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy King!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaki keeps King at a distance using the push kick.
King closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaki wants to stand back up but King manages to pass into side control.
King in the domination position with Gaki hanging on.
Gaki regains half guard.
Gaki trying to control from the bottom.
King missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
King not landing any meaningful shots this time.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaki trying to control but King postures up.
King winds up and cracks Gaki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
King is trying to control. Gaki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
King sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gaki defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaki manages to get to full guard.
King wants to control from the top but Gaki keeps moving.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Gaki.
King advances to half guard.
Gaki is looking to improve his position.
Gaki keeps control of the position for the meantime.
King lands strikes from half guard.
Gaki is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gaki!
A nice elbow there by King.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gaki hang on?
King unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Gaki wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! King celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy King!
Post fight, an emotional Jimmy King said 'You just got CROWNED!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Trapp (ranked 1846 p4p, 656 weight class) and Ricardo Morra Jr (ranked 202 p4p, 77 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Trapp might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aiden Trapp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Morra Jr!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Trapp. Morra Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morra Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
Trapp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morra Jr.
It looked like Trapp was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Morra Jr.
Morra Jr closes the distance and pushes Trapp back into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Morra Jr.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Trapp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morra Jr keeps control of Trapp as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morra Jr takes a shot to the head.
Trapp wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morra Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morra Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Trapp working aggressively here.
Morra Jr jumps guard and drags Trapp to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morra Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morra Jr is looking to cinch up a triangle. Trapp throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Morra Jr's body to avoid the submission. Morra Jr has instead reached around Trapp's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Morra Jr arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ricardo Morra Jr!
Ricardo Morra Jr is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Ricardo Morra Jr, 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Dinapoli (ranked 792 p4p, 678 weight class) and Buster Gruff (ranked 97 p4p, 89 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Dinapoli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Buster Gruff!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinapoli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dinapoli definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gruff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dinapoli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gruff throws an overhand right that lands on Dinapoli's shoulder, as Dinapoli tries to avoid the shot.
Dinapoli is looking to counter punch.
Dinapoli throws a hook but Gruff avoids it easily.
Dinapoli moves out of range of the strikes.
Gruff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gruff misses the shot to the body.
Gruff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dinapoli throwing a counter right hand but Gruff manages to avoid it.
Gruff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dinapoli circles away quickly and effectively.
Gruff throws a poor cross that misses
and Dinapoli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dinapoli works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruff misses with a looping right.
It looked like Dinapoli was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gruff.
Gruff misses with a hook
and Dinapoli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gruff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dinapoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Gruff.
Dinapoli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dinapoli digs a good hook to Gruff's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dinapoli goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gruff walks into a stiff left hand from Dinapoli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinapoli cracks Gruff with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dinapoli has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gruff to stand back up!
Gruff is rocked!
Gruff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gruff looks winded!
Dinapoli connects with a body shot.
Gruff takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dinapoli sends Gruff crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dinapoli is motioning to the referee to let Gruff up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Gruff is still on wobbly legs! Can Dinapoli finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dinapoli sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Gruff's defenses. It connects perfectly with Gruff's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Dinapoli!
A very excited looking Joe Dinapoli 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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