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IFC 4: Takeda vs Turman PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Munoz (ranked 5694 p4p, 5660 weight class) and Charles Silva (ranked 592 p4p, 589 weight class). Rafael Munoz 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Silva!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Munoz to the mat! Munoz manages to get full 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.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Munoz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva wants to control from the top but Munoz keeps moving.
Munoz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Munoz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munoz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silva is working Munoz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Munoz looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Munoz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Munoz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Munoz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Munoz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva trying to control but Munoz is working from the bottom.
Munoz throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Silva escapes and throws Munoz's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Silva controls the position.
Silva lands a decent elbow from side control.
Munoz is trying to improve his position.
Munoz is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva advances to mount.
Munoz has left one of his arms exposed and Silva doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Munoz screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Charles Silva!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Smith (ranked 3250 p4p, 3926 weight class) and Jaren Johnson (ranked 327 p4p, 366 weight class). Jackson Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jackson Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaren Johnson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Johnson throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Jaren Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith is looking for a counter combo.
Johnson dives in and scores a takedown into Smith's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Smith throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Smith gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smith is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Johnson frees his head nicely. Oh but Smith has switched to an armbar! Johnson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jackson Smith!
The defeated Jaren Johnson had this to say: 'Wow what an experience!I love fighting on short notice! I want to run this back!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Takemicchi (ranked 4730 p4p, 5951 weight class) and Bogdan Trolvizski (ranked 549 p4p, 600 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikey Takemicchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bogdan Trolvizski!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trolvizski closes the distance but Takemicchi moves to the side
and Takemicchi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Trolvizski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Takemicchi controls the pace.
Takemicchi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Takemicchi landing with the ground and pound.
Takemicchi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Takemicchi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takemicchi preventing the sweep.
Trolvizski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Takemicchi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Trolvizski keeping moving, preventing Takemicchi from controlling successfully.
Takemicchi is in close to Trolvizski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Takemicchi trying to control but Trolvizski is working from the bottom.
Takemicchi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takemicchi wants to control from the top but Trolvizski keeps moving.
Takemicchi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Takemicchi'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.
Trolvizski trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trolvizski has momentary wrist control but Takemicchi slips an elbow through the middle.
Takemicchi pushes down on Trolvizski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ground and pound from Takemicchi.
Takemicchi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trolvizski keeps working.
Takemicchi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takemicchi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Takemicchi moves nicely into side control.
Takemicchi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Trolvizski taking a bit of punishment here - Takemicchi scoring with strikes.
Takemicchi working the ground and pound.
Takemicchi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
 Trolvizski is rocked!
Takemicchi lands a few punches from side control.
Trolvizski is still in real trouble! Can Takemicchi finish him?
Trolvizski takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd goes nuts as Takemicchi knocks Trolvizski out cold with a massive hammerfist! Takemicchi Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mikey Takemicchi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 24537 p4p, 5722 weight class) and Magby Mahrez (ranked 603 p4p, 539 weight class). John Cena 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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magby Mahrez!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cena forces Mahrez back against the cage and clinches.
Cena is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mahrez can't fight it off and eventually Cena manages to take the fight to the floor. Mahrez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mahrez keeping moving, preventing Cena from controlling successfully.
Mahrez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cena passes into side control.
Mahrez is not content to let Cena control the position.
Mahrez tries to buck Cena off but Cena is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahrez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mahrez looking for a sweep but Cena has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena looking to control but Mahrez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cena is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mahrez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cena controlling the pace for now.
Mahrez can't escape the position.
Cena throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cena avoids the attempt from Mahrez to control.
Mahrez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cena is thwarting Mahrez's attempts to control the position.
Mahrez looking for submissions off his back.
Mahrez has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Sparring and Physicals. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahrez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cena's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cena's back!
Cena is trying to defend against the choke here but Mahrez has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Mahrez Tightens the hold and Cena taps out furiously! Mahrez displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Magby Mahrez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milos Obilic (ranked 3274 p4p, 5257 weight class) and Raymond Williams (ranked 405 p4p, 541 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Milos Obilic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Williams!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams has Obilic up against the cage in a clinch.
Obilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Obilic prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Obilic - that landed with a thud.
Obilic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Williams tries for a takedown. No joy.
Milos Obilic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Williams.
Obilic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Williams up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Obilic.
Williams tries to pull guard but Obilic holds him up against the cage and eventually Williams drops back down to his feet.
Williams has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Obilic after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obilic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Obilic.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obilic.
Williams looks winded!
Good body shot from Obilic.
Obilic lands a nice shot to the body.
Obilic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obilic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obilic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
 It looks like Raymond Williams has been cut.
Obilic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Obilic.
Obilic scores with a shoulder strike.
Obilic lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Obilic.
Obilic lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Obilic.
Obilic lands a body shot.
Obilic pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Obilic is working Williams over against the cage.
Obilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
A hook to the body from Obilic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obilic stalling against the cage.
A hook to the body from Obilic.
A body shot lands from Obilic.
Obilic pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Obilic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obilic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Obilic lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Obilic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obilic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obilic lands a body punch.
Obilic digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Obilic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Obilic lands a nice shot to the body.
Obilic stalls.
Obilic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Obilic lands an uppercut.
Obilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Obilic digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Obilic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Obilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obilic scores with a hook to the body.
Obilic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
Obilic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obilic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Obilic.
A hook to the body from Obilic.
Obilic lands a body shot.
Obilic is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Obilic holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Obilic pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Obilic on the inside.
Obilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Obilic.
Williams drops down looking for an ankle pick but Obilic pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Obilic. That snapped Williams's head back.
Milos Obilic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Obilic lands a big right hand that sends Williams crashing to the mat! Obilic stays standing though and waves Williams back to his feet!
Williams is rocked!
That has opened up Raymond Williams's cut even more.
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!
Obilic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Obilic finish him?
Obilic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Obilic scores with a hook to the body.
Obilic digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Good body shot from Obilic.
Obilic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Williams up against the cage.
Obilic works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obilic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Obilic lands a body punch.
Obilic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Obilic stalling in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Milos Obilic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raymond Williams's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Obilic takes the fight into the clinch.
Milos Obilic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Obilic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Obilic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Obilic slows down the pace here.
Obilic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Obilic stops a takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams looking for a takedown.
Williams is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Obilic to keep the fight standing.
Milos Obilic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Williams.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Obilic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Williams up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obilic digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Obilic pressing his opponent against the cage.
Obilic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Williams is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obilic presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Obilic.
Obilic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Obilic lands a body punch.
Obilic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Obilic scores with a shoulder strike.
Obilic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Obilic scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Obilic.
Obilic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Obilic.
Obilic cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
Obilic digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Obilic slowing the pace effectively.
Obilic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Obilic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obilic scores with a hook to the body.
Obilic lands a nice shot to the body.
Obilic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Obilic - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Obilic.
Obilic cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
Obilic leaning against his opponent.
Obilic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Obilic lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Obilic.
Obilic works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Obilic as the two fighters clinch.
Obilic lands a shot to the body.
Obilic scores with a hook to the body.
Obilic scores with a shoulder strike.
Obilic controlling the action here for a moment.
Obilic lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obilic works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
Obilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Obilic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Obilic is working Williams over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Obilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Obilic.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Obilic.
Obilic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Obilic is pushing Williams up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good body shot from Obilic.
Obilic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Obilic digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Obilic is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obilic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A short body shot lands from Obilic as the two fighters clinch.
Obilic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obilic scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obilic.
Obilic digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Obilic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Obilic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Good body shot from Obilic.
Obilic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Obilic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Obilic.
Obilic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obilic slowing the pace effectively.
Obilic stalls.
Obilic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Obilic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Milos Obilic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raymond Williams's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Obilic moves into the clinch.
Obilic pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Obilic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Obilic lands with a left to the head.
Obilic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Obilic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Obilic lands a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Obilic.
Obilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Obilic as the two fighters clinch.
Obilic stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obilic controlling the action here for a moment.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Obilic lands an uppercut.
Obilic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Williams tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Obilic pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Obilic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Obilic lands a nice shot to the body.
Obilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Good body shot from Obilic.
Obilic lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Obilic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Obilic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Obilic.
Obilic lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Obilic.
Obilic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Obilic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Obilic lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Obilic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Raymond Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Milos Obilic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obilic lands a body punch.
Obilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Obilic digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Obilic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stalling in the clinch from Obilic.
Obilic pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Obilic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Obilic.
Obilic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Obilic pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Obilic works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
Obilic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obilic works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Obilic.
Obilic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Obilic digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obilic lands a shoulder strike.
Obilic is stalling here.
Obilic lands with a left to the head.
Obilic pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Obilic works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Obilic.
A short body shot lands from Obilic as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Obilic as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Obilic.
Nice body punch from Obilic - that landed with a thud.
Obilic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Obilic stalls.
Obilic pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Obilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Obilic.
A hook to the body from Obilic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obilic lands an uppercut.
Milos Obilic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obilic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Obilic blocks an uppercut.
Obilic is working Williams over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Obilic - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Obilic.
A short right from Obilic on the inside.
Obilic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Obilic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Obilic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Obilic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obilic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Obilic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Obilic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milos Obilic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Obilic 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:24
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milos Obilic!
An out of breath and clearly excited Milos Obilic thanked Conquer for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Keenwah Granes (ranked 2091 p4p, 5173 weight class) and Magomed Nurmagomedov (ranked 127 p4p, 272 weight class). Granes comes to the cage accompanied by 敢不敢. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keenwah Granes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magomed Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nurmagomedov has time to react.
Nurmagomedov walks into a stiff left hand from Granes.
Granes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Granes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Granes throws a good cross that connects.
Granes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Granes cracks Nurmagomedov with an open hand slap.
Granes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nurmagomedov is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granes connects with a right that clearly hurt Nurmagomedov. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Granes proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Nurmagomedov collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keenwah Granes!
Keenwah Granes 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Campbell (ranked 4691 p4p, 5281 weight class) and Simo Halli (ranked 544 p4p, 574 weight class). Jonathan Campbell 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simo Halli!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halli decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Halli is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Campbell is just riding it out for now. Halli eventually gives up the hold.
Halli is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Campbell defends it well.
We've been hearing good reports from Campbell's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Halli is taking a breather. Campbell says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Campbell throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Halli with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Campbell is trying to maintain the position but Halli is very close to passing his half guard.
Halli is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Campbell is just riding it out for now. Halli eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halli controlling the action here.
Halli is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Campbell has managed to free his arm - good work.
Halli is controlling the pace.
Campbell is trying to get back to full guard.
Halli with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two 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.
Halli seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Campbell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halli trying to mount his opponent but Campbell defends it.
Halli is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Campbell defends it well.
Halli seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Campbell is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Simo Halli!
A very excited looking Simo Halli made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabiano Martinez (ranked 6138 p4p, 145 weight class) and John C Reilly (ranked 571 p4p, 26 weight class). Reilly has chosen John C. Reilly Funniest Moments as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabiano Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John C Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Martinez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reilly lands a slapping body shot.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reilly as he jumps to the side.
Reilly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Fabiano Martinez has been cut.
Reilly shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Reilly showed some decent athleticism there.
 Martinez is rocked!
Reilly lands strikes from half guard.
Oh Martinez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Reilly drops an elbow to the side of Martinez's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reilly controlling the pace.
Martinez seems to have got his legs back now.
Martinez taking some punishment here, with Reilly in his half guard.
Martinez looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Reilly in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Reilly controlling his opponent.
Reilly working the ground and pound effectively.
Martinez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Reilly controlling the pace for now.
Martinez is looking to get to half guard.
Reilly raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reilly controlling from mount.
Reilly's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Reilly cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Reilly sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reilly lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Martinez is looking to get to half guard.
Martinez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Reilly landing strikes from the mount.
Reilly controlling from the full mount.
Reilly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Martinez hang on?
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Reilly lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to escape the mount.
A big strike lands for Reilly! That's really hurt Martinez and he's turned his back - Reilly keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Reilly jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John C Reilly!
After the fight, John C Reilly was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Shewmaker (ranked 1975 p4p, 4174 weight class) and Sean Stevenson (ranked 267 p4p, 496 weight class). Sean Stevenson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Shewmaker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Shewmaker.
Shewmaker has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shewmaker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shewmaker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stevenson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shewmaker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stevenson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shewmaker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stevenson is defending well for now.
Stevenson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shewmaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shewmaker tries to land a knee to the head but Stevenson blocks with his arms.
Stevenson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stevenson takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Sean Stevenson has been cut.
Shewmaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stevenson blocks an uppercut.
Stevenson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stevenson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shewmaker avoids a wild elbow strike from Stevenson.
Stevenson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shewmaker tries to throw a body punch but Stevenson avoids it by throwing Shewmaker back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shewmaker misses with a knee to the head.
Shewmaker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stevenson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stevenson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shewmaker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shewmaker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stevenson backwards.
Shewmaker looking to throw knees to the head but Stevenson is blocking nicely.
Shewmaker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shewmaker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shewmaker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stevenson's face.
Shewmaker misses with a knee strike.
Shewmaker has a couple of punches blocked by Stevenson.
Shewmaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevenson.
Stevenson blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shewmaker lands with a right to the head.
Shewmaker misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Shewmaker scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shewmaker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short uppercut from Shewmaker.
Stevenson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shewmaker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shewmaker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shewmaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevenson.
Shewmaker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shewmaker misses with a knee strike.
Shewmaker looking to throw knees to the head but Stevenson is blocking nicely.
Shewmaker with a knee to the head.
Stevenson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shewmaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shewmaker with a knee to the head.
Shewmaker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stevenson looks winded!
Shewmaker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shewmaker throws an elbow but it misses.
Shewmaker lands an uppercut.
Shewmaker lands an uppercut.
Shewmaker digs a right hand underneath Stevenson's ribcage. Stevenson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stevenson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shewmaker avoids it.
Stevenson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stevenson closes the distance and clinches.
Shewmaker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stevenson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Shewmaker. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Shewmaker there.
Stevenson tries to keep at a distance but Shewmaker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shewmaker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shewmaker misses with a knee strike.
Shewmaker managing to block the knees to the body from Stevenson.
Stevenson managing to block the knees to the body from Shewmaker.
Nice body punch from Shewmaker - that landed with a thud.
Shewmaker tries a knee to the head but Stevenson blocks it.
Shewmaker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shewmaker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shewmaker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stevenson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Shewmaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Stevenson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Shewmaker! Stevenson is backing up but he can't get away as Shewmaker lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Stevenson and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frank Shewmaker!
Frank Shewmaker retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Frank Shewmaker 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shingen Takeda (ranked 2412 p4p, 5001 weight class) and Jake Turman (ranked 310 p4p, 505 weight class). The key to victory for Shingen Takeda has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shingen Takeda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Turman!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Takeda as Turman shoots in.
Turman fails with the takedown
and Takeda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takeda scores with a jab to the jaw.
Turman tries to clinch up
and Takeda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turman has managed to clinch.
Takeda misses with the head strike.
Takeda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takeda has a couple of punches blocked by Turman.
I was talking to Takeda's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Takeda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Turman misses with some punches.
Turman wants to get back to striking at distance but Takeda won't allow it.
Takeda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turman.
Takeda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takeda misses with a punch on the inside.
Takeda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turman's efforts to push away.
Takeda lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turman tries to break free but Takeda pushes him back against the cage.
Turman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Takeda as he jumps to the side.
Shingen Takeda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Turman.
Turman moves into range and clinches up with Takeda.
Takeda lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Takeda.
A nice right hand lands inside from Takeda.
Takeda lands with a short shot to the head.
Takeda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Turman is trying to break the clinch but Takeda has him pressed against the cage.
Turman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Takeda has a couple of punches blocked by Turman.
A head punch on the inside from Takeda fails to land.
Turman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takeda stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Takeda wants it to stay on the feet.
A quick step to the side and Takeda tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turman shoots and misses
and Takeda counters with a nice body kick.
Turman looks winded!
Turman darts in looking for a takedown but Takeda gets double underhooks and turns Turman into the cage.
Jake Turman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takeda stuns Turman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A cross from Takeda lands.
Takeda lands an overhand right.
Takeda clinches up with Turman and pushes him back against the cage.
Takeda misses with a punch on the inside.
Takeda is pressed up against the cage. Turman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Takeda down to the mat. Takeda avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Turman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Takeda throws a head kick that half lands.
Turman dives in and grabs Takeda's left leg, looking for a takedown. Takeda pushes down on Turman's head and hops out.
Takeda shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Takeda showed some decent athleticism there.
Takeda seems to be working for a kimura but Turman defends the submission attempt.
Takeda is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Turman is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shingen Takeda!
Shingen Takeda retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Shingen Takeda 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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