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RISE 117 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chang Honghui (ranked 2931 p4p, 1862 weight class) and Jere Luokkamaki (ranked 282 p4p, 186 weight class). Honghui comes into the arena with Ancient Art blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chang Honghui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jere Luokkamaki!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honghui connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Luokkamaki lands a nice hook to Honghui's body. Honghui takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Luokkamaki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Honghui looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A swing and a miss from Luokkamaki.
Honghui throws a head kick but Luokkamaki moves out of range.
Luokkamaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chang Honghui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luokkamaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Honghui fails to land with a series of punches.
Honghui throws a sloppy head kick and Luokkamaki moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honghui cracks Luokkamaki with an open hand slap.
Luokkamaki lands a lovely overhand right.
Honghui staying out of range there.
Honghui throws a sloppy head kick and Luokkamaki moves out of range easily.
Luokkamaki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Luokkamaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Honghui.
Honghui throws a hook to the side of Luokkamaki's head but Luokkamaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Honghui connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Luokkamaki missing with a left hand there. Honghui was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luokkamaki lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luokkamaki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Honghui under the eye.
Honghui is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Honghui throws a shot from downtown. Luokkamaki moves away and avoids it.
Honghui looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Honghui, as that shot connected.
Luokkamaki clobbers Honghui with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Honghui throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luokkamaki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Luokkamaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Honghui tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Honghui swings wildly with an uppercut but Luokkamaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luokkamaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Honghui misses with a punch to the body.
Luokkamaki lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Honghui creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Honghui has Luokkamaki pushed against the cage.
Honghui lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honghui fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luokkamaki works on Honghui's body with a couple of short punches.
Luokkamaki scores with a shot to the side of Honghui's head.
Luokkamaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Honghui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luokkamaki misses with a body punch.
Luokkamaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Honghui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Honghui blocks an uppercut.
Luokkamaki misses with a punch to the body.
Luokkamaki lands with a light punch inside.
Honghui lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Honghui fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Honghui.
Honghui misses with a hook from the clinch.
Honghui swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luokkamaki working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Honghui backwards.
A short uppercut from Luokkamaki.
Honghui misses with a punch on the inside.
Luokkamaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Luokkamaki misses with the head strike.
Come on Honghui - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Luokkamaki blocking some punches.
Honghui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luokkamaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luokkamaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Honghui swings wildly with an uppercut but Luokkamaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honghui manages to break the clinch.
Honghui throws a nice looking combination but Luokkamaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Honghui misses its intended target.
Luokkamaki tries to counter by closing the distance.
Honghui throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luokkamaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Luokkamaki tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honghui tries to clinch but Luokkamaki moves out of range.
Luokkamaki moves out of range of the strikes.
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!
Honghui throws a head kick that misses.
Honghui lands with a kick to the temple. Luokkamaki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice jab there from Luokkamaki.
Honghui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Luokkamaki misses.
Honghui is looking to counter punch.
Honghui keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Honghui clinches with his opponent.
Honghui misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luokkamaki lands a right hand.
Honghui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Honghui wants to stall.
Honghui blocks an uppercut.
Luokkamaki blocking some punches.
Honghui tries to land a knee to the head but Luokkamaki blocks with his arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chang Honghui will probably get the nod.
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.
Luokkamaki misses with a straight left.
Luokkamaki defending well as Honghui loads up on a big left hand.
Honghui tries to clinch but Luokkamaki is having none of it.
Honghui tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luokkamaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Honghui is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A slow jab from Honghui misses its intended target.
Luokkamaki misses with an uppercut.
Honghui lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Luokkamaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Luokkamaki.
A big left from Honghui misses.
Honghui walks into a straight right hand from Luokkamaki.
Honghui wants to clinch up but Luokkamaki keeps it at a distance.
Luokkamaki wants to counter with a clinch but Honghui pushes him away.
Luokkamaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Honghui.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luokkamaki throws a jab when Honghui was well out of range.
Honghui looks to land a left hand but Luokkamaki moved out of range nicely.
Honghui misses with a straight right.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Honghui drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luokkamaki blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honghui moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Honghui on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Honghui throws a hook but Luokkamaki blocks it.
Nice straight punches there by Luokkamaki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Luokkamaki.
Honghui is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luokkamaki.
Honghui throws a right hand that Luokkamaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Luokkamaki also avoids with ease.
Honghui tries to clinch up.
Luokkamaki blocks a head kick by Honghui.
Honghui is looking to clinch.
Luokkamaki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Luokkamaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luokkamaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Honghui.
Honghui throws a body punch but Luokkamaki moves out of range.
Honghui misses with a looping left.
Honghui misses with a body shot.
Honghui tries to clinch up.
Luokkamaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Honghui tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Luokkamaki fails to land.
Luokkamaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Honghui.
Honghui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Honghui lands a right hand.
Luokkamaki scores with a hook to the body.
Luokkamaki working aggressively here.
Luokkamaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Honghui controls his hands.
Luokkamaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Luokkamaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Honghui.
A right hand to the body from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki misses with some punches.
Luokkamaki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Honghui prevents a body shot from Luokkamaki.
Honghui prevents a body shot from Luokkamaki.
Honghui lands an uppercut.
Luokkamaki lands with a light punch inside.
Honghui lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Honghui makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Luokkamaki as Honghui tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Luokkamaki fails to land.
Honghui lands a shoulder strike.
Luokkamaki lands a shoulder strike.
Honghui is trying to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Honghui.
Honghui tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Honghui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luokkamaki's elbow.
Honghui blocks an uppercut.
Honghui misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luokkamaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Honghui.
Honghui blocking some punches.
Honghui lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Luokkamaki backwards.
Luokkamaki tries to throw a body punch but Honghui avoids it by throwing Luokkamaki back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Luokkamaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Luokkamaki fails to land.
Luokkamaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luokkamaki tries a body shot but Honghui blocks it.
Honghui lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luokkamaki throws a head punch that misses.
Honghui misses with a body punch.
Luokkamaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luokkamaki working aggressively here.
Honghui escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luokkamaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Honghui.
Luokkamaki slips a jab from Honghui.
The fighters circling - Honghui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Honghui misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Luokkamaki misses.
A big left from Honghui misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chang Honghui will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Honghui throws a right hand that Luokkamaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Luokkamaki also avoids with ease.
Honghui misses with a head kick.
Honghui misses with an uppercut. Luokkamaki saw that one coming.
Honghui waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luokkamaki.
The fighters circle momentarily. Luokkamaki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Honghui.
Honghui misses with an uppercut. Luokkamaki saw that one coming.
Honghui throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Honghui looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luokkamaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Honghui.
Honghui throws a shot from downtown. Luokkamaki moves away and avoids it.
Luokkamaki tries to counter with a clinch but Honghui shakes him off and moves away.
Luokkamaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luokkamaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Honghui takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luokkamaki lands a jab.
Luokkamaki has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Honghui throws an overhand right that lands on Luokkamaki's shoulder, as Luokkamaki tries to avoid the shot.
Honghui misses with a hook
and Luokkamaki moves into the clinch.
Luokkamaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luokkamaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Honghui.
Luokkamaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luokkamaki misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luokkamaki.
Honghui misses with a body punch.
Honghui lands a hook that snaps the head of Luokkamaki backwards.
Honghui is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Luokkamaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Honghui lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Honghui makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Honghui misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honghui blocks an uppercut.
Honghui lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luokkamaki.
Honghui is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Luokkamaki working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Luokkamaki.
Honghui fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luokkamaki misses with a body punch.
Luokkamaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luokkamaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luokkamaki blocking some punches.
Luokkamaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Luokkamaki fails to land.
A short right from Honghui.
Honghui trying to stall but Luokkamaki improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honghui works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Honghui.
Luokkamaki misses with a punch to the body.
Luokkamaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luokkamaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Honghui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Honghui blocking some punches.
Honghui throws a head punch that misses.
Honghui working aggressively here.
Luokkamaki blocking some punches.
Honghui fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luokkamaki blocking some punches.
Luokkamaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Honghui backwards.
Honghui misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luokkamaki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Honghui misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luokkamaki blocks an uppercut.
Jere Luokkamaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honghui misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luokkamaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Honghuis head.
Luokkamaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Honghui has a couple of punches blocked by Luokkamaki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luokkamaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luokkamaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Luokkamaki tries to work over Honghui's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Honghui is trying to stall.
Luokkamaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Honghui backwards.
Luokkamaki presses Honghui against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Honghui lands with a right to the head.
Luokkamaki prevents a body shot from Honghui.
Chang Honghui is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short right from Luokkamaki on the inside.
Luokkamaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luokkamaki lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jere Luokkamaki.
I think Honghui has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chang Honghui!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pultti Pyssy (ranked 1801 p4p, 1904 weight class) and Tarrell Newsome (ranked 241 p4p, 250 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pultti Pyssy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tarrell Newsome!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pyssy lands a jab to Newsome's midsection.
Pyssy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pyssy just misses with a punch to the body.
Newsome moves out of range of the strikes.
Pyssy misses the shot to the body.
Newsome looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Newsome scores with a hook.
Newsome takes one to the side of the head.
Newsome misses with a left hand
and Pyssy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Newsome scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pyssy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pyssy misses with a hook. Newsome ducked under it nicely.
Newsome is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pyssy with a body shot.
Newsome moves into the clinch.
Newsome just leaning against Pyssy, taking a breather.
Newsome lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Newsome lands a hook to the side of the head.
Newsome controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyssy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Newsome avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Newsome misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Newsome goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Newsome doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pyssy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Newsome misses with a punch to the body.
Newsome tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pyssy's elbow.
Pyssy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Newsome uses from the top position.
Newsome wants to stand but Pyssy is controlling his posture from full guard.
Newsome is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyssy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newsome wanted to stand there but Pyssy had control of the position.
Pyssy is pulling down on Newsome's head to control his posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Newsome throws a hook but Pyssy blocks it.
Pyssy tries to counter with a takedown but Newsome is quick to defend against it.
Pyssy darts in looking for a takedown but Newsome gets double underhooks and turns Pyssy into the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Newsome! But no joy.
Newsome's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyssy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pyssy pulls guard effortlessly.
Pyssy pulls Newsome in close to prevent any damage.
Newsome would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pyssy working for a triangle but Newsome defends it easily.
Pyssy is looking for a triangle but Newsome pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyssy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pyssy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pyssy wants to work for an arm triangle but Newsome is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pyssy is looking for a kimura but Newsome is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pyssy to get the leverage.
Pyssy prevents Newsome from improving his position.
Newsome is refusing to be controlled, as Pyssy sits in half guard.
Pyssy moves nicely into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pultti Pyssy 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.
Newsome misses with a right hand
and Pyssy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pyssy throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Newsome throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pyssy scores with a nice head shot.
Pyssy blocks a jab.
Pyssy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pyssy swings for the body but Newsome moves out of range.
Pyssy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Newsome.
Newsome takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pyssy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pyssy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Newsome can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pyssy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Newsome quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pyssy is looking for a kimura here.
Pyssy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newsome keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Newsome is looking for a sweep. Pyssy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Newsome is in trouble now - Pyssy has advanced to mount!
Pyssy seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Newsome is holding on tight.
Newsome is squirming around, avoiding Pyssy's attempts to control the action.
Newsome holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pyssy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Newsome is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyssy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pyssy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Pyssy has hold of Newsome's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Newsome manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pyssy punching from mount but Newsome doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pyssy looking for a guillotine from mount but Newsome is having none of it.
Newsome defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pyssy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyssy controlling the position easily from mount.
Pyssy jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Newsome manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Pyssy working away.
Pyssy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pyssy has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Newsome is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Pyssy yanks on the arm and Newsome is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Pyssy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pultti Pyssy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Alvarez (ranked 3511 p4p, 1460 weight class) and Adrian Sterling (ranked 322 p4p, 153 weight class). Alvarez comes into the arena with Juan Luis Guerra - Soldado blaring out of the sound system. Sterling has chosen Snake by Lil Keed as his entrance music. Jackson Alvarez 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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Sterling!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sterling fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sterling gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alvarez.
Sterling shoots in looking for a takedown but Alvarez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sterling's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that Sterling avoids nicely.
Sterling scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee asks Sterling politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sterling prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sterling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alvarez keeps working.
The referee asks Sterling politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sterling prefers to stall for the moment though.
Alvarez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sterling asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sterling controls the position from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sterling moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Sterling has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sterling wants to control but Alvarez is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvarez lands a jab to the nose.
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alvarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvarez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jackson Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Sterling.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sterling.
Sterling closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alvarez circles away.
Alvarez misses with the combination.
Sterling shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alvarez but Alvarez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sterling.
Some wild striking there from Alvarez.
Sterling drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Alvarez defends it well.
Alvarez misses with a double jab.
Alvarez throws a looping overhand right but Sterling ducks down to avoid it.
Alvarez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sterling.
Jackson Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sterling with the counter takedown but Alvarez avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Alvarez. No joy for Sterling on that attempt.
Sterling shoots in and drives through. Alvarez sprawls well.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that Sterling avoids nicely.
Sterling drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Alvarez defends it well.
Sterling shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alvarez as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Alvarez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alvarez.
 It looks like Adrian Sterling has been cut.
Alvarez throws a right hand that Sterling ducks under and follows up with a left that Sterling also avoids with ease.
Sterling avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez misses with a wild combination.
We've been informed that Sterling has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Alvarez. Those never looked like landing.
Alvarez misses with a double jab.
Sterling tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A combination from Alvarez does no damage.
Sterling is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Alvarez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sterling fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alvarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And Sterling tries to counter it with a takedown but Alvarez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Alvarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Sterling's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sterling takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A combination from Alvarez does no damage.
Sterling closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alvarez circles away.
Sterling shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alvarez pinned against the cage. Alvarez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sterling slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
Sterling looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Alvarez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alvarez tries to get out of the position.
Sterling advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterling content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Sterling.
Sterling frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sterling wants to control the pace but Alvarez is squirming around nicely.
Sterling is looking to work his way around to Alvarez's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Sterling trying to control but Alvarez is having none of it.
Sterling tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Alvarez is controlling an arm, preventing Sterling from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterling controlling his opponent.
Sterling throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sterling looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alvarez prevents Sterling from taking his back.
Sterling sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yet more stalling tactics from Sterling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sterling wants to control the pace but Alvarez is squirming around nicely.
Sterling controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Sterling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adrian Sterling's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Sterling closes the distance and clinches up with Alvarez, looking for a takedown. Sterling pushes Alvarez against the cage but Alvarez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sterling slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Sterling with a series of wild strikes but Sterling uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sterling was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alvarez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sterling on the side of the head.
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sterling closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Sterling is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Alvarez's shoulder. That is not cool.
Sterling's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sterling can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling trying to control the action but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Sterling in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sterling taking a break here but Alvarez is having none of it and regains half guard.
Sterling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alvarez keeps working.
Sterling is controlling the pace.
Adrian Sterling has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sterling trying to control the action but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterling performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Alvarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alvarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sterling takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jackson Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sterling shoots in and bounces Alvarez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sterling trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sterling stands and throws Alvarez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sterling is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sterling is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Alvarez will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sterling prevents Alvarez from escaping the position.
Sterling just content to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sterling wants to control but Alvarez is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Alvarez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alvarez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Alvarez!
After winning the bout, Jackson Alvarez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Osuna (ranked 2225 p4p, 1521 weight class) and Lennox Lewis (ranked 274 p4p, 194 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joaquin Osuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lennox Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
Lewis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Osuna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lewis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Osuna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Osuna tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Osuna's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lewis under the eye.
It looks like Lennox Lewis has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Osuna.
Osuna tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lewis manages to circle out of the way.
Osuna forces Lewis back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Osuna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Osuna lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Osuna lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Osuna.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Osuna.
Osuna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osuna scores with a shoulder strike.
Osuna has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
Osuna throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lewiss head.
Osuna avoiding damage as Lewis throws knees to the body.
Osuna misses with the head strike.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Osuna.
Lewis scores with a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Osuna's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Osuna throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lewiss head.
Lewis can't find room to land a body shot as Osuna controls the action.
Osuna misses with a body punch.
Lewis misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Lewis - that landed with a thud.
Osuna throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by Osuna.
Osuna tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lewis manages to circle out of the way.
Osuna checks a low kick from Lewis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Osuna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Osuna lands a glancing blow to the side of Lewis's head.
Lewis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Osuna.
Osuna thuds a left hand into Lewis's body.
Lewis looks winded!
Lewis walks into a stiff left hand from Osuna.
Osuna bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lewis's head backwards.
That has opened up Lennox Lewis's cut even more.
A jab from Osuna misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis blocks a jab.
Lewis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Osuna.
Osuna wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lewis takes a swing at Osuna's ribcage but misses.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Osuna! Lewis is backing up but he can't get away as Osuna lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Lewis and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joaquin Osuna!
During a confident post fight interview, Joaquin Osuna thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wingers Son (ranked 1285 p4p, 2732 weight class) and Lefty Johnson (ranked 73 p4p, 151 weight class). Johnson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Masturbate by Outlaw. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wingers Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lefty Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Son pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Son tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Son ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Son no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Son is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Son lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Son wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Son is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson pushes Son off and scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Son counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Johnson tries to kick Son off in order to stand up. Son Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Son tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Son tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Johnson is trying to control Son's posture but Son avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Son swings around for an armbar but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Son's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Son has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Son working a defensive guard here.
Son is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson distracts Son with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Son has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Son has managed to clinch.
Son tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Son blocking some punches.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Son prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Son is trying to pull guard but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Son controls the action.
We've been informed that Johnson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Son lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Son throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Son uses good head movement to avoid it.
Son blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson blocks a body shot from Son.
Son is trying to pull guard but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wingers Son. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Son content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Son's ribcage. Son let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Son backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lefty Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Son swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Son.
Son attempts a counter takedown but Johnson avoids it well and moves away.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Son shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Son gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson wants to counter with a clinch but Son pushes him away.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Son has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Son tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Son.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Son scores with a shoulder strike.
Son swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Son tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Son backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Son cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Son misses with some punches.
Son pulls guard effortlessly.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Son's guard.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Son looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Son is proving hard to escape from.
Son had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Son keeps moving.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Son working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Son is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson being controlled here momentarily.
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.
Son controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Son seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Wingers Son overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Son keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Son jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. Son gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wingers Son. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson rushes Son and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Son misses with a body punch.
Son prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Son goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lefty Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Son tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Son pushes him off.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Son creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Son avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Son.
A nice right hand lands inside from Son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Son jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Son around his waist. Son gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Son working aggressively here.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Son's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Son uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson is leaning against Son and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Son letting Johnson take a breather here.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Son has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Son fails to pull guard.
Son pulls guard successfully.
Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Son will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand but Son is controlling his posture from full guard.
Son controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Son has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Johnson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Son is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wingers Son. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Son backwards.
Johnson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wingers Son has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Son tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lefty Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson stalling against the cage.
Son blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lefty Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Son working aggressively here.
Son tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Son has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Johnson uses from the top position.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Son.
Son had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lefty Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lefty Johnson!
Lefty Johnson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jetmir Erminus (ranked 1183 p4p, 1651 weight class) and Liam Murphy (ranked 123 p4p, 172 weight class). Liam Murphy told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Excellent boxer
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jetmir Erminus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liam Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erminus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Erminus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Erminus looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Erminus throws a low kick, looking for Murphy's leg but Murphy calmly moves out of range.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murphy misses with a leg kick.
Erminus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murphy to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erminus misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Murphy looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Liam Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erminus looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Murphy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
Jab, jab by Murphy - just one landing.
Erminus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Erminus moves out of range of the body kick.
Erminus drops down looking for a counter takedown but Murphy sprawls and moves away.
Erminus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy gets caught napping as Erminus dives in and scores a takedown. Murphy manages to retain guard.
Murphy scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Murphy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Liam Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Erminus gets a double leg takedown into Murphy's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erminus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murphy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Erminus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erminus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Murphy's head.
Erminus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Erminus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murphy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Erminus's guard.
Erminus controlling Murphy's posture.
Erminus 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.
Erminus is looking for a triangle but Murphy pushes his legs off easily.
Murphy 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erminus keeping full guard, as Murphy tries to pass.
Murphy wants to stand but Erminus has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Murphy trying to control but Erminus is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Erminus is pulling down on Murphy's head to control his posture.
Erminus wants to sweep here but Murphy controlling him for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Murphy tries to bum rush Erminus with a series of wild strikes but Erminus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Erminus slips a straight right by Murphy.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Erminus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Erminus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murphy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murphy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Murphy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Erminus tries to work over Murphy's front leg with a kick but Murphy checks it.
Murphy connects with a single shot there.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Erminus.
Erminus half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Murphy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Erminus throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erminus moves away.
Murphy defending well as Erminus loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erminus misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Murphy misses
and Erminus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a low kick but Erminus avoids it.
Erminus drops down looking for a counter takedown but Murphy sprawls and moves away.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Erminus.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Erminus.
Murphy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Erminus with a body shot.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Erminus.
Erminus tries to counter with a takedown but Murphy is quick to defend against it.
Murphy lands with a nice body kick.
Erminus scores with the left hand. Murphy knows he should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Erminus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Erminus was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Erminus looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Murphy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murphy scores with a nice head shot.
Crunch! Murphy slams his shin into Erminus's torso.
Erminus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erminus is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Erminus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to roll over but Erminus keeps him under control.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy is trying to control but can't.
Erminus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Erminus working over Murphy with some ground and pound. Murphy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Murphy is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Murphy tries to roll over but Erminus keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Erminus in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Erminus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Erminus.
Erminus drops an elbow to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy is pressing down on Erminus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Erminus trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Murphy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Erminus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Liam Murphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Erminus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Murphy rushes Erminus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Erminus.
Murphy has Erminus pressed against the cage, preventing Erminus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Murphy.
A bit of stalling here from Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Murphy.
Erminus misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy stalls.
Erminus wants to break free but Murphy has control.
Erminus is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
Erminus is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
Murphy slows down the pace here.
Murphy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Murphy's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Erminus blocks an uppercut.
Erminus tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Erminus blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Stalling in the clinch from Erminus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Murphy stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Liam Murphy.
Good leg kick by Murphy.
Erminus misses the jab.
Murphy tries a low kick but Erminus avoids it.
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Erminus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Erminus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Erminus off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erminus closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Erminus lands in his opponent's guard.
Murphy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Murphy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Erminus preventing the sweep.
Erminus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Erminus throwing strikes but missing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Erminus from controlling successfully.
Jetmir Erminus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Erminus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Murphy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Murphy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hot Water (ranked 1363 p4p, 2486 weight class) and Larry Rollo (ranked 198 p4p, 313 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hot Water!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Larry Rollo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Water counters with a nice right hand that sends Rollo toppling to the canvas! Rollo scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Water finish him?!
 Rollo is rocked!
Water lands with a shot to the body.
Rollo is still on wobbly legs! Can Water finish him?
Rollo looks winded!
Rollo leaves his chin hanging out and Water seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Rollo crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hot Water!
Hot Water made sure to mention his sponsor, Champion Apparel in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Thibodeaux (ranked 1569 p4p, 847 weight class) and Rade Franjic (ranked 201 p4p, 115 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of , Marcel Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rade Franjic!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franjic throws a hook but Thibodeaux avoids it easily.
Franjic scores with a hook to the body. Thibodeaux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Franjic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Franjic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thibodeaux to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Rade Franjic has been cut.
Franjic misses with an uppercut. Thibodeaux saw that one coming.
Franjic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Franjic lands a glancing blow to the side of Thibodeaux's head.
A jab from Thibodeaux misses.
Franjic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Franjic.
Thibodeaux's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Franjic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thibodeaux scrambles back to his feet.
 It looks like Marcel Thibodeaux has been cut.
Thibodeaux thuds a left hand into Franjic's body.
Franjic misses with a looping right.
Franjic blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franjic misses with a looping left.
Franjic misses with a hook
and Thibodeaux counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Franjic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeaux manages to avoid it.
Franjic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux staying out of range there.
Thibodeaux misses with a head kick.
Thibodeaux moves forwards but Franjic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Franjic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Franjic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Franjic takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
Franjic lands an overhand right.
Franjic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thibodeaux is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Thibodeaux shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Franjic lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Franjic.
Thibodeaux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franjic.
Franjic lands with a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux is breathing heavily.
Thibodeaux takes a swing at Franjic's ribcage but misses.
Thibodeaux takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Franjic swings for the body but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Franjic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thibodeaux moves away.
Thibodeaux throws a quick counter head kick but Franjic was just out of range.
Franjic misses with a body punch
enabling Thibodeaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Franjic.
Franjic throws a body punch but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Thibodeaux misses the target.
Thibodeaux blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Thibodeaux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Franjic punishes Thibodeaux's body with a nice straight punch.
Franjic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeaux manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Franjic.
Franjic cracks Thibodeaux with an open hand slap.
Franjic throws an overhand right that lands on Thibodeaux's shoulder, as Thibodeaux tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Thibodeaux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thibodeaux takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Franjic jabs at Thibodeaux's body.
Thibodeaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Franjic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franjic stuns Thibodeaux with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body punch from Franjic.
Franjic sizes up Thibodeaux with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Franjic lands with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Franjic lands a big uppercut and Thibodeaux crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Thibodeaux looks OK. Franjic waves Thibodeaux back to his feet!
Franjic lands a nice hook to Thibodeaux's body. Thibodeaux takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Franjic looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibodeaux is just out of range.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franjic lands a jab to the head.
Thibodeaux gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Franjic gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rade Franjic!
A victorious Rade Franjic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Archie Oliveira (ranked 554 p4p, 2722 weight class) and KJ Hoodwell (ranked 82 p4p, 334 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Archie Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, KJ Hoodwell!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hoodwell to the mat! Hoodwell manages to get full guard.
Hoodwell has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Oliveira off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Oliveira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hoodwell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oliveira tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hoodwell defends well and Oliveira ends up having to push Hoodwell into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hoodwell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Oliveira has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hoodwell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Archie Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira blocks a body shot from Hoodwell.
Oliveira drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hoodwell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Oliveira is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hoodwell is defending well.
Oliveira is working for takedown but Hoodwell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Oliveira is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hoodwell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Oliveira wants to take the fight to the mat but Hoodwell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Oliveira tries to score a body lock takedown but Hoodwell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hoodwell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hoodwell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Oliveira.
Oliveira keeps control of Hoodwell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira keeps control of Hoodwell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hoodwell has Oliveira pushed against the cage.
Oliveira is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hoodwell is defending well.
Hoodwell breaks from the clinch.
Oliveira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hoodwell clinches up against the cage.
Hoodwell gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Oliveira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Oliveira won't allow Hoodwell to pass to mount.
Oliveira regains full guard. Nicely done.
Oliveira is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hoodwell has his hands clasped together but Oliveira extends and breaks Hoodwell's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Oliveira.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Archie Oliveira!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clint Rivers (ranked 773 p4p, 839 weight class) and Muenster Romano (ranked 107 p4p, 115 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muenster Romano!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romano throws out a loose jab but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rivers creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Romano sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rivers sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Romano is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romano managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rivers.
Rivers in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee asks Rivers politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Rivers prefers to stall for the moment though.
Romano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rivers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Romano managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rivers.
Romano is looking for a sweep.
Rivers works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rivers misses with the ground and pound.
Rivers lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Romano down.
Rivers working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Romano keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano prevents Rivers from moving into mount.
Rivers controlling the position.
Rivers throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Romano managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rivers.
Rivers throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Romano works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Rivers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Romano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Rivers.
Rivers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rivers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rivers thows a huge punch but Romano dodges it nicely.
Rivers lands strikes from half guard.
Rivers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Romano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rivers.
Rivers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rivers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Romano's head.
Rivers seems to be looking for submissions.
Rivers thows a huge punch but Romano dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Romano has hold of Rivers's hands but Rivers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rivers is looking to take a break and control but Romano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rivers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rivers slips a nice elbow through Romano's hands, connecting with Romano's forehead.
Rivers working over Romano with some ground and pound. Romano looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rivers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rivers misses with a head shot. Romano uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rivers landing with the ground and pound.
Romano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rivers scoring with some ground and pound.
Rivers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Romano's head.
Rivers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rivers is looking to work some ground and pound but Romano has wrist control.
Rivers landing with the ground and pound.
Rivers is working Romano over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rivers pushes down on Romano's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rivers thows a huge punch but Romano dodges it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Rivers dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Romano moves away from the strike by Rivers.
Romano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rivers walks into a straight right hand from Romano.
Clint Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rivers or perhaps it was just good defense by Romano, which made it look bad.
Romano doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Romano lands a body shot.
Romano swings for the body but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rivers darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rivers thows a huge punch but Romano dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers 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.
Rivers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Romano's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rivers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rivers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romano can do to turn this around?
Rivers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Romano defending well though.
Rivers working over Romano with some ground and pound. Romano looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rivers seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rivers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rivers throwing shots but Romano is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Rivers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is nestled in close to Romano, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rivers winds up and cracks Romano with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rivers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rivers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Romano defending well though.
Rivers is trying to work for a kimura but Romano is defending well.
Romano on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rivers performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Romano is staying active underneath Rivers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rivers.
Rivers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rivers thows a huge punch but Romano dodges it nicely.
Romano is refusing to be controlled, as Rivers sits in half guard.
Rivers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Romano with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Romano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rivers is trying to work for a kimura but Romano is defending well.
Rivers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Rivers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rivers.
Rivers is fighting to break Romano's control of his arms but Romano is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rivers postures up in Romano's guard and throws a big left but Romano blocks it.
Rivers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rivers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rivers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Romano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rivers wants to control from the top but Romano keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rivers throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Rivers dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rivers doesn't manage to clinch there - Romano circles away.
Rivers tries to clinch there but Romano circles away.
Rivers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Romano cracks Rivers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Romano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rivers, pushing him back against the cage.
Rivers lands with a right to the head.
Rivers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romano looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivers is just out of range.
Rivers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Romano as he avoids it easily.
Romano stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Romano wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clint Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Romano throws a hook but Rivers blocks it.
Rivers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It seemed like Romano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano takes a swing at Rivers's ribcage but misses.
Romano cracks a nice hook into Rivers's ribs.
Rivers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romano looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivers is just out of range.
Rivers fails with the takedown
and Romano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rivers misses with a body punch.
Rivers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rivers tries a body shot but Romano blocks it.
Romano struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivers controls his hands.
Rivers is trying to drag Romano to the mat but Romano just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rivers has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Romano avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Romano can't find room to land a body shot as Rivers controls the action.
Muenster Romano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano lands with a left to the head.
Romano scores with a shoulder strike.
Romano misses with a body punch.
Rivers wants a takedown.
Romano prevents the takedown attempt.
Rivers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romano misses with the head strike.
Rivers tries to score a body lock takedown but Romano shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, Romano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rivers.
Rivers takes a shot to the head.
Romano can't find room to land a body shot as Rivers controls the action.
Romano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Romano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Romano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Romano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Romano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rivers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rivers or not.
Romano lands a hook that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Romano.
Rivers looking for a takedown.
Romano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Romano lands a right hand.
Muenster Romano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Romano.
Romano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Romano lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Romano.
Romano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rivers or not.
Romano lands a body punch.
Romano lands a hook that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Romano lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romano lands with a light punch inside.
Rivers tries to stall but Romano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Romano lands a shoulder strike.
Clint Rivers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romano misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano is working Rivers over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Romano.
Romano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rivers is trying to drag Romano to the mat but Romano just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Good body shot from Romano.
Romano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rivers takes a shot to the head.
Romano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riverss head.
Romano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riverss head.
Romano misses with some punches.
Romano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rivers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Romano tries to work over Rivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muenster Romano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rivers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Rivers!
Clint Rivers took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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