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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Kruger (ranked 3880 p4p, 24328 weight class) and Joshua Madison (ranked 463 p4p, 652 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Madison's choice of entrance music: Nipsey Hussle - Victory Lap. The key to victory for Brendan Kruger has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brendan Kruger !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Madison!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Francis DeMontford and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Madison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Madison changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kruger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Madison has time to react.
 It looks like Joshua Madison has been cut.
Madison instigates a clinch.
Kruger tries to break free but Madison pushes him back against the cage.
Kruger is trying to break free.
Madison is trying to trip Kruger . He has hold of a leg but Kruger is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Madison persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kruger wants to get back to his feet but Madison passes into half 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.
Madison decides to return to a standing position.
Madison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kruger throws a head kick that misses.
Kruger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Madison.
Madison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Madison throws a counter combo.
Kruger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruger stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kruger wants it to stay on the feet.
A head kick misses from Kruger .
Madison drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kruger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Madison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Madison manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Madison with a nice head shot there.
Kruger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Madison engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Madison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kruger wants to stand and escape but Madison is having none of it.
Madison trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Madison pushing down on Kruger 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison prevents Kruger from improving his position.
Kruger scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Madison manages to mount him!
Madison landing shots from mount.
Madison lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kruger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Madison lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madison scoring with strikes but Kruger is staying in there.
Madison is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kruger can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kruger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madison working Kruger over with strikes here.
Madison can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kruger is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Madison working the ground and pound effectively.
Madison lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Madison lands a couple of good shots and Kruger has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Our spies down at at Navy Street MMA inform us that Madison has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kruger just trying to survive but Madison is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Madison softening up his opponent with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kruger defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Madison's arms.
Madison has good solid back control here.
Madison is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Kruger won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Madison off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joshua Madison!
In his post fight interview, Joshua Madison gave a big smile as he said 'I put everything out there on the mat today, I'm grateful for everyone supporting me every step of the way. This is for y'all. The Marathon Continues!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Fjorn (ranked 7054 p4p, 4933 weight class) and Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 540 p4p, 459 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjorn Fjorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fjorn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pudzianowski tries to avoid it but Fjorn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pudzianowski to the ground. Pudzianowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fjorn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pudzianowski looks to land a combination but Fjorn avoids it well.
Fjorn lands a big head kick that sends Pudzianowski tumbling to the mat! Fjorn takes a step backwards and waves Pudzianowski back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Pudzianowski is rocked!
It looks like Mariusz Pudzianowski has been cut.
Fjorn is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Pudzianowski is in big trouble! Fjorn is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Pudzianowski. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Bjorn Fjorn!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Irwin (ranked 2872 p4p, 24030 weight class) and Duffy Fulcher (ranked 304 p4p, 527 weight class). 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 featherweight 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, Christopher Irwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Duffy Fulcher!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fulcher bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Irwin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fulcher on the ground.
Irwin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fulcher's best efforts.
Irwin is looking to improve his position.
Fulcher is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are battling for position here. Irwin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Irwin is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Iron mikes mma that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Irwin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Irwin tries to get out of the position.
Irwin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fulcher is one step ahead there.
Irwin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fulcher thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fulcher preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Irwin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fulcher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Irwin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Irwin pulls Fulcher in close to prevent any damage.
Irwin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fulcher is one step ahead there.
Fulcher thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Irwin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Irwin looking to pass the guard.
Irwin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fulcher had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Irwin defends it easily.
Fulcher can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Irwin controls the pace.
Irwin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Irwin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fulcher looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Irwin slips nicely into half guard.
Fulcher looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Irwin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Irwin wants to free his trapped foot but Fulcher is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, if Irwin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fulcher is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Irwin pulls his head out easily.
Irwin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fulcher is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Irwin moves into full mount! Fulcher won't be happy about that!
Fulcher keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Irwin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Irwin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Irwin staying calm.
Fulcher tries to bench press Irwin off him but Irwin keeps the position.
Irwin slows the pace down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fulcher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fulcher can do to turn this around?
Fulcher being controlled for a moment.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Irwin.
Christopher Irwin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Irwin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fulcher for as long as he can get away with.
Fulcher is looking for a sweep.
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.
Irwin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Fulcher will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Fulcher is looking to reverse the position.
Irwin takes a little break here. Fulcher wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Irwin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Irwin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Irwin is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Irwin has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Fulcher decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Irwin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Irwin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fulcher is trying to get back to full guard.
Fulcher looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Irwin works his way into full mount!
Fulcher is trying desperately to improve position.
Irwin controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Irwin moves to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fulcher tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Irwin dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Irwin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Irwin lands in his opponent's guard.
Fulcher being controlled here, momentarily.
Irwin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fulcher has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Irwin has managed to get both his arms back between Fulcher's legs - danger averted.
Irwin advances position into side control!
Irwin slows the pace down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fulcher tries to bench press Irwin off him but Irwin keeps the position.
Irwin just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fulcher manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fulcher looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fulcher moves into full guard.
Irwin tries to free his leg and advance position but Fulcher is retaining full guard.
Irwin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Irwin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fulcher looking for a guillotine here but Irwin defends easily.
Fulcher has a closed guard, preventing Irwin from standing up.
Irwin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fulcher has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Irwin has managed to get both his arms back between Fulcher's legs - danger averted.
Fulcher is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fulcher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Irwin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Christopher Irwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Irwin 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Irwin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fulcher looking for a guillotine here but Irwin defends easily.
Fulcher can't keep his opponent in guard - Irwin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Irwin passes the guard and advances to mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Irwin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Duffy Fulcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Irwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Irwin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Irwin!
Christopher Irwin 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Trayans (ranked 3624 p4p, 6758 weight class) and Bob Brown (ranked 406 p4p, 575 weight class). Trayans's entrance music is Non-Natty Anthem. A fine choice. 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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Trayans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Brown!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown fails with the takedown
and Trayans counters with a two punch combo.
Trayans looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brown tries to clinch up but Trayans circles away and keeps his distance.
Bob Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trayans drops Brown with a left and a right! Oh, Brown is hurt - Trayans dives into side control looking to finish!
Brown is rocked!
It looks like Bob Brown has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown is trying to improve his position.
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Trayans finish him?
Trayans stands up and beckons Brown to his feet.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Brown tries for a takedown but Trayans circles away easily
and Trayans counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt
and Trayans counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Brown off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Trayans follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Brown was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tom Trayans!
After winning the bout, Tom Trayans 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Boaler (ranked 2004 p4p, 24011 weight class) and H H Holmes (ranked 41 p4p, 145 weight class). H H Holmes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Boaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, H H Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Holmes lands a jab to the head.
Boaler shoots in and drives through. Holmes sprawls well.
Boaler moves away from the strike by Holmes.
Holmes missing with a left hand there. Boaler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boaler appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boaler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boaler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boaler misses with a wild combination.
Boaler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holmes throws out the jab.
Holmes thuds his right hand into Boaler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boaler fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Boaler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes connects with a right hand. Boaler shakes it off.
H H Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes misses with a straight left.
Holmes scores with a jab to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Holmes as Boaler shoots in.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boaler throws a leg kick but Holmes moved away.
Holmes looks to land a left hand but Boaler moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws an off balance right hand
and Boaler counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Holmes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boaler works to advance to full mount. Holmes defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Boaler tries to control but Holmes wriggling away.
Holmes is looking to improve his position but Boaler isn't that keen on the idea.
Boaler is working for a guillotine from mount but Holmes frees his head quite easily.
Boaler controlling the pace for now.
Holmes working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boaler wants to control but Holmes has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes trying to hold on to Boaler's head to control him but Boaler postures up.
Holmes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Holmes is looking to improve his position.
Holmes controlling the position well.
Holmes gets full guard.
Boaler preventing the sweep.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Boaler from controlling successfully.
Holmes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boaler manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaler looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Holmes has picked Boaler up and slammed him! Boaler can't keep hold of the triangle and Holmes manages to pass to side control!
Boaler regains half guard.
Holmes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Holmes wants to work for an arm triangle but Boaler is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boaler gets back to full guard.
Holmes trying to control the position from guard on top but Boaler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boaler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boaler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boaler wants to sweep here but Holmes controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes wants to pass the guard but Boaler is keeping the position.
Boaler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Holmes is not content to let Boaler control the position.
Boaler moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holmes is trying to improve his position.
Boaler is staying tight to Holmes's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Boaler is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Holmes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Holmes is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
H H Holmes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boaler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Holmes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Holmes is still trying to improve position.
Boaler happy to just control the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Holmes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaler happy to just control the position for now.
Tom Boaler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holmes is looking to reverse the position.
Boaler tries to move into full mount but can't pass Holmes's legs.
Holmes gets back to half guard.
Holmes is refusing to be controlled, as Boaler sits in half guard.
Holmes wants to control but Boaler is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boaler prevents Holmes from improving his position.
Boaler is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Holmes is just riding it out for now. Boaler eventually gives up the hold.
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.
Boaler prevents Holmes from improving his position.
Holmes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Holmes wants to improve his position but Boaler is controlling well.
Boaler wants to pass to mount but Holmes is defending the position.
Holmes has a hand on Boaler's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Boaler takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Boaler is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Holmes to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Holmes shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boaler wants to take Holmes's back here but Holmes is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Boaler trying to control but Holmes is having none of it.
Boaler controlling the position easily from mount.
Boaler pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Boaler trying to control but Holmes is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boaler works his way to his opponent's back.
Holmes fending off the submission attempt from Boaler.
Boaler looking for the choke but no joy.
Holmes trying to control the position but Boaler manages to sink in the hooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
What can Holmes do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Holmes trying to control the hands but Boaler breaks the grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Boaler dominated that second round.
That's time! Boaler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Boaler shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Boaler wants to pass to mount but Holmes is defending the position.
Boaler prevents Holmes from improving his position.
Holmes is trying to control but can't.
Boaler passes to full mount!
Holmes slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boaler is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Holmes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boaler is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Holmes is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boaler is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boaler wants to control from the top but Holmes keeps moving.
Holmes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boaler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boaler wants to control from the top but Holmes keeps moving.
Holmes wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Boaler trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boaler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holmes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holmes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Holmes is looking for a triangle but Boaler pushes his legs off easily.
Boaler is pushing down on Holmes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Holmes is fighting to maintain full guard but Boaler has managed to sneak the leg through.
Holmes wants to get back to full guard.
Boaler looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Holmes is looking for a sweep. Boaler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaler is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Boaler takes Holmes's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Holmes is in trouble.
Holmes is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Holmes is trying to defend against the choke here but Boaler has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Boaler Tightens the hold and Holmes taps out furiously! Boaler displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tom Boaler!
Tom Boaler gave a mention to The Glue Factory in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clay Hayden (ranked 2571 p4p, 3147 weight class) and Jaka Prawira (ranked 307 p4p, 368 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Clay Hayden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaka Prawira!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Hugh Johnson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prawira misses with a double jab.
Prawira misses with a straight left.
Prawira keeps the fight on the outside.
Prawira misses with the combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hayden.
Hayden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Prawira closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hayden counters with a thumping low kick.
Hayden seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Prawira.
Hayden is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hayden wants to control but Prawira postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prawira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hayden knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Prawira lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hayden is trying to improve his position.
Hayden prevents Prawira from moving into mount.
Prawira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Prawira is trying to get an arm triangle but Hayden is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayden can't do much from the bottom here.
Hayden manages to get back to half guard.
Prawira is trying to control. Hayden wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hayden trying to hold on to Prawira's head to control him but Prawira postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hayden manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Prawira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hayden controls Prawira momentarily but Prawira frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prawira wants to control from the top but Hayden keeps moving.
Prawira drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hayden dives on top into guard.
Prawira trying to control the position.
Prawira is controlling Hayden's posture.
Prawira is trying to keep Hayden in close.
Hayden scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayden postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Our spies down at at Outlier Martial Arts inform us that Prawira has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Hayden wants to control from the top but Prawira keeps moving.
Hayden has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hayden postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Prawira is pulling down on Hayden's head to control his posture.
Hayden throws a big right hand that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Prawira holds on and takes a little breather.
Prawira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hayden looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hayden landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jaka Prawira 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.
Hayden connects with a solid leg kick.
Hayden closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Prawira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hayden wants to work for an arm triangle but Prawira is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Prawira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Prawira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hayden trying to control the action but Prawira is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prawira moves into full guard.
Hayden is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prawira pulls Hayden in close to prevent any damage.
Hayden is in close to Prawira's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Prawira controls Hayden momentarily but Hayden frees himself.
Hayden trying to control but Prawira is working from the bottom.
Hayden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hayden wants to control from the top but Prawira keeps moving.
Hayden distracts Prawira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hayden is in close to Prawira's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prawira pulls Hayden in close to prevent any damage.
Hayden trying to control but Prawira is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Prawira has his foot on Hayden's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hayden works his way back into a safe position though.
Hayden is fighting to break Prawira's control of his arms but Prawira is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hayden wants to control from the top but Prawira keeps moving.
Hayden scoring with some ground and pound.
Hayden with a nice head shot there.
Prawira trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prawira looking to control.
Prawira might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hayden haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hayden postures up in Prawira's guard and throws a big left but Prawira blocks it.
Hayden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hayden is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hayden advances to half guard.
Hayden trying to control the action but Prawira is working from the bottom.
Prawira is trying to control but can't.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hayden lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prawira is trying to control but can't.
Still in half guard, Hayden seems content to control.
Hayden is thwarting Prawira's attempts to control the position.
Hayden prevents Prawira from improving his position.
Hayden is thwarting Prawira's attempts to control the position.
Prawira keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hayden darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hayden connects with a nice short shot to Prawira's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Hayden dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hayden misses with a low kick as Prawira jumps back.
Prawira throws a right and a left that Hayden avoids nicely.
Hayden throws a front kick aimed at Prawira's knee but Prawira avoids it well.
Hayden dives in and scores a takedown into Prawira's guard.
Prawira is pulling down on Hayden's head to control his posture.
Hayden seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hayden's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayden seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Prawira for as long as he can get away with.
Hayden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prawira can do to turn this around?
Prawira is pulling down on Hayden's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prawira is trying to keep Hayden in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hayden drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hayden trying to control the action but Prawira is working from the bottom.
Prawira is looking to reverse the position.
Hayden working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayden working the head with strikes.
Prawira wants to control but Hayden postures up.
Prawira prevents Hayden from moving into mount.
Prawira is looking to regain half guard here but Hayden keeps moving and retains side control.
Prawira is not content to let Hayden control the position.
Hayden lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Prawira can't do much from the bottom here.
Hayden throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prawira sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hayden lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Prawira regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hayden.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Prawira holds on and takes a little breather.
Prawira wants to control but Hayden passes easily into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayden drops an elbow to the side of Prawira's head.
Hayden not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayden is trying to control the action in half guard but Prawira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Prawira slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hayden postures up.
Hayden looking to sit in guard and control but Prawira gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hayden throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Prawira looking to sit in guard and control but Hayden gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prawira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clay Hayden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hayden has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Hayden!
Our winner, Clay Hayden, 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.
Jaka Prawira was interviewed post fight and said 'That was a great fight'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alessio Da Santiago (ranked 2873 p4p, 15940 weight class) and El Matador (ranked 148 p4p, 275 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alessio Da Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Matador!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Chris Dean and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matador bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Da Santiago tries to buck Matador off but Matador is having none of it.
Matador decides to stand up, so the ref orders Da Santiago to his feet.
Da Santiago connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Da Santiago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matador.
Matador shoots in but no luck this time.
Matador throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Da Santiago's waist but Da Santiago gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matador off to one side.
Da Santiago scores with the left hand. Matador knows he should have avoided that one.
Da Santiago just misses with a punch to the body.
Matador misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matador has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Santiago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Da Santiago takes a swing at Matador's ribcage but misses.
Matador misses with a wild body shot.
Da Santiago lands a slapping body shot.
Da Santiago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Da Santiago looks to land a combination but Matador avoids it well.
Da Santiago misses with a leg kick
so Matador counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matador wants to control from the top but Da Santiago keeps moving.
Matador is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Da Santiago looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Matador passes into half guard.
Da Santiago makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Matador takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matador is looking to clinch.
Da Santiago misses with the body kick
and Matador counters with a takedown into side control.
Da Santiago tries to bench press Matador off him but Matador keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matador looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Da Santiago is avoiding damage well.
Matador gets to mount! Da Santiago was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
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!
Matador controlling the pace for now.
Da Santiago is trying to stand up.
Da Santiago gets back to half guard.
Da Santiago is trying to escape back to his feet but Matador uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Da Santiago tries to bench press Matador off him but Matador keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Santiago is trying to get back to his feet.
Matador wants to control but Da Santiago is keeping him busy.
Matador tries to advance to mount but can't.
Da Santiago is looking to regain half guard here but Matador keeps moving and retains side control.
Da Santiago is not content to let Matador control the position.
Da Santiago manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matador is not content to let Da Santiago control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Santiago is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Da Santiago escapes and gets back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Da Santiago. That's going to slow Matador down.
Matador dives in and scores a takedown into Da Santiago's guard.
Da Santiago wants to get back to his feet but Matador passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Da Santiago manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Da Santiago is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Da Santiago has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Matador off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessio Da Santiago dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Da Santiago misses the shot to the body.
Da Santiago lands an overhand right.
Alessio Da Santiago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Da Santiago pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Matador back to the cage. Da Santiago follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Matador avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Da Santiago scores with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da Santiago. Matador does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Santiago throws a series of punches but Matador moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matador.
Da Santiago throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Matador on the side of the head.
Da Santiago just misses with a punch to the body.
Da Santiago looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Matador drives through with a takedown into Da Santiago's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Santiago looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Da Santiago working for submissions but it's allowed Matador to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Santiago looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Da Santiago looking for a kimura from the bottom but Matador passes into side control!
Matador looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Da Santiago is not content to let Matador control the position.
Da Santiago tries to bench press Matador off him but Matador keeps the position.
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.
Da Santiago explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Matador doesn't manage to clinch there - Da Santiago circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Da Santiago misses its target.
Matador tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Da Santiago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Da Santiago scores with a body shot.
Da Santiago thows a body kick. Matador tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Da Santiago throws a series of punches but Matador moves out of range.
Matador fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Da Santiago sprawls well initially but Matador persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Da Santiago pushes Matador off and gets back to his feet.
Da Santiago is looking to wear down Matador with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Da Santiago is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Matador moves out of range of the body kick from Da Santiago.
A low kick lands for Da Santiago.
Da Santiago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matador was well out of range. Poor timing from Da Santiago.
Matador looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Santiago working for a triangle but Matador defends it easily.
Da Santiago throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Matador escapes and throws Da Santiago's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Matador creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
El Matador has got the better of the ground game so far.
Matador scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Da Santiago to see if he's OK.
Da Santiago is not content to let Matador control the position.
Da Santiago throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matador looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Da Santiago is fending him off so far but Matador persists. Nope, Da Santiago circles away and we're back to standing.
Da Santiago seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Da Santiago swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Da Santiago scores with a hook to the body. Matador takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alessio Da Santiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Da Santiago.
Da Santiago misses with a combination
and Matador counters with a shoot takedown. Da Santiago fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matador trying to control but Da Santiago is working from the bottom.
Matador gets to his feet. Da Santiago looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Da Santiago lands a body shot.
Da Santiago throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessio Da Santiago dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Da Santiago does it's job there.
Matador looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Matador gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Da Santiago thumps Matador with a low kick.
Da Santiago is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Matador misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Da Santiago is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Matador tries to clinch there but Da Santiago circles away.
Da Santiago misses with a few strikes there.
Matador moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Santiago manages to break the clinch.
Da Santiago chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matador fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alessio Da Santiago is winning the standup battle so far.
Matador looks for a takedown but Da Santiago sprawls well.
A little feinted left hand from Da Santiago on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Santiago with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Da Santiago scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Matador wants to clinch up but Da Santiago keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Da Santiago was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Da Santiago scores with a jab. Matador acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Matador tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Matador is defended easily by Da Santiago.
Alessio Da Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Matador.
Matador takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matador has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Da Santiago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matador can do to turn this around?
Matador checks a leg kick.
Da Santiago throws a nice inside leg kick.
Da Santiago scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Da Santiago throws a right and a left that Matador avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Santiago throws a nice outside leg kick.
Da Santiago lands a leg kick that knocks Matador off balance momentarily.
Da Santiago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matador.
Da Santiago misses with a series of wild punches.
Da Santiago tries a low kick but Matador avoids it.
Da Santiago closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Matador shoots for a double leg takedown but Da Santiago sprawls well. He's pushed Matador's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Da Santiago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matador throws a head kick that misses.
Da Santiago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matador's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matador pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matador shoots in for a double leg but Da Santiago sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Da Santiago throws a series of punches but Matador moves out of range.
Da Santiago fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matador.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matador looking to score a takedown here. Da Santiago is defending well but Matador drives through and ends up in Da Santiago's guard.
Matador is standing up over Da Santiago. Da Santiago looks to escape but Matador dives into side control.
Matador in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Alessio Da Santiago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matador is looking to take a break and control but Da Santiago is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Da Santiago is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Santiago wants to get back to his feet but Matador drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Santiago is looking to regain half guard here but Matador keeps moving and retains side control.
Matador lands some shots froms side control.
Matador is looking to take a break and control but Da Santiago is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
El Matador has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Da Santiago tries to escape but Matador is in control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alessio Da Santiago showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Da Santiago, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alessio Da Santiago!
After winning the bout, Alessio Da Santiago 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teiji Uno (ranked 2528 p4p, 24057 weight class) and Cezary Kesik (ranked 330 p4p, 665 weight class). Kesik has chosen Kękę - Presja as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Cezary Kesik enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Teiji Uno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cezary Kesik!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Darius Henderson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kesik rushes Uno and presses him up against the cage.
Kesik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kesik working aggressively here.
Kesik tries to throw a body punch but Uno avoids it by throwing Kesik back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kesik.
Uno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Uno.
It looks like Cezary Kesik has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Uno.
Uno lands a damaging elbow.
Uno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kesik lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kesik looks winded!
Uno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Uno.
Uno lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kesik.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uno drops Kesik with a big knee straight up the middle! Kesik is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Kesik is rocked!
Uno feints a jab and as Kesik dips his head, Uno unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Kesik right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Kesik falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Uno smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Teiji Uno!
Teiji Uno gave a mention to Kore Fight Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lord Mammon (ranked 2209 p4p, 1602 weight class) and Carter Ortiz (ranked 311 p4p, 242 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lord Mammon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carter Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mammon closes the distance but Ortiz moves to the side
and Ortiz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mammon pushes Ortiz off looking to stand but Ortiz dives back in and keeps control.
Ortiz is trying to work for a kimura but Mammon is defending well.
Mammon is looking to escape.
Ortiz seems to be looking for submissions.
Mammon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mammon tries to get out of the position.
Ortiz wants to work for an arm triangle but Mammon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ortiz is looking for a kimura but Mammon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ortiz to get the leverage.
Ortiz is looking for a kimura here.
Mammon is trying to stand back up but Ortiz is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz is working for a kimura but Mammon is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz passes to full mount!
Ortiz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ortiz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mammon is surviving well by controlling Ortiz's body position as best he can.
Mammon really wants to buck Ortiz off and get back to his feet.
Ortiz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mammon has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ortiz has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Mammon is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carter Ortiz!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dewey Decimal (ranked 717 p4p, 1765 weight class) and Fumito Makino (ranked 35 p4p, 98 weight class). Decimal's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Dewey Decimal Rap. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Fumito Makino enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dewey Decimal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fumito Makino!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ron Honeybunn and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makino with a jab.
Decimal looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Makino stalks Decimal and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Decimal's face. Decimal staggers backwards, shaken.
Makino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Decimal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Makino lands an overhand right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Makino.
Decimal throws a leg kick that misses.
Decimal throws out a loose jab but Makino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Decimal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Decimal throws a poor cross that misses
and Makino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decimal tries to clinch up
letting Makino counter with a right hand.
Decimal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Makino misses with a wild body shot.
Makino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Decimal forces Makino back against the cage and clinches.
Makino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Makino uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Decimal has time to react.
Decimal fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makino cracks Decimal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Makino cracks Decimal with an open hand slap.
Makino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decimal was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Makino cracks Decimal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Makino scores with a hook to the body. Decimal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Makino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Makino throws out a powerful jab.
Makino moves out of range as Decimal strikes.
Makino is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Decimal had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Decimal throws a jab when Makino was well out of range.
Makino has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Decimal is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Decimal catches Makino with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Makino tries to keep at a distance but Decimal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Makino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Makino connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Makino darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Makino looks to throw the jab but Decimal is out of range.
It looked like Decimal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Makino is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Makino swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimal moves out of range as Makino strikes.
Decimal swings widly with a right hand
and Makino counters with a straight right hand.
Makino tries to bum rush Decimal with a series of wild strikes but Decimal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Makino has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Decimal throws a quick inside leg kick.
Makino misses with an uppercut. Decimal saw that one coming.
Decimal slips under a jab.
Makino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Makino cracks Decimal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Makino getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Makino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Decimal counters with a stiff right hand.
Makino's jab looks to have found its range, popping Decimal under the eye.
Makino thuds a left hand into Decimal's body.
Makino throws out a loose jab but Decimal uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Makino.
Decimal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimal throws a big shot that misses.
Makino looks to score with a jab to the body but Decimal is just out of range.
Decimal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Makino lands with a cross.
Decimal slips a jab from Makino.
Decimal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Makino just misses with a punch to the body.
Makino throws a body shot but no joy.
Decimal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Makino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Decimal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Makino momentarily.
Makino looks to land a combination. Decimal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makino checks the leg kick nicely there.
Makino throws a right and a left that Decimal avoids nicely.
Makino scores with a jab to the jaw.
Decimal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Makino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimal attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A punch lands to the side of Decimal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Makino throws a right hand that Decimal ducks under and follows up with a left that Decimal also avoids with ease.
Makino scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Makino works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Makino connects with a looping right hand.
Decimal swings widly with a right hand
and Makino counters with a nice uppercut.
Makino lands with a nice body punch.
Makino looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Makino tries to bum rush Decimal with a series of wild strikes but Decimal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Decimal slips a jab and a cross from Makino.
Nice cross by Makino.
Makino tries to bum rush Decimal with a series of wild strikes but Decimal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decimal slips under a jab from Makino.
Makino lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Decimal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Makino's head backwards.
Makino connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fumito Makino dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Makino cracks Decimal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Decimal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Makino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Decimal.
Makino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Makino throws the left hand but Decimal avoids the punch easily.
Decimal tries to close the distance and clinch but Makino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Decimal rushes Makino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Decimal.
Makino manages to break the clinch.
Makino on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Makino throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Decimal counters with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Makino.
Makino looks to throw the jab but Decimal is out of range.
Makino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makino looks to land a left hand but Decimal moved out of range nicely.
Decimal avoids the body shot from Makino.
Decimal throws the left hand but Makino avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makino misses with a lunging right hand
and Makino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Makino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makino connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Makino throws a big shot that misses.
Makino scores with a nice strike.
Decimal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Makino connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Decimal scrambles back to his feet.
Makino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Decimal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makino.
It looked like Decimal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Makino.
Makino lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Makino misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Makino moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Decimal on the side of the head.
Makino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Decimal circles away quickly and effectively.
Makino scores with a three punch combo!
Decimal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makino.
Makino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Makino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Decimal looks to land a right hand but Makino moved out of range.
Makino throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Decimal to counter with a crisp jab.
Makino connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makino. Decimal does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Decimal tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decimal looks to land a right hand but Makino moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Decimal, as that shot connected.
Makino is rocked!
Makino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makino misses with a looping right.
Decimal is looking to counter punch.
Decimal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Makino misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makino misses with an uppercut. Decimal saw that one coming.
Decimal feinted with a counter takedown.
Makino misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Makino.
Makino misses with a body punch
and Decimal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Makino is still on wobbly legs! Can Decimal finish him?
Decimal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makino throws out the jab.
Decimal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Makino bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Decimal comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Makino falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Makino was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dewey Decimal!
Dewey Decimal retains his bantamweight title!
Dewey Decimal very nearly forgot to thank Groove Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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