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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Rossi (ranked 3009 p4p, 3924 weight class) and Gabriel Soares (ranked 265 p4p, 328 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gabriel Soares was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roberto Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Soares!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares slips under a jab.
We've been told by Rossi's head coaches at Hilo Workout Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Soares clinches up with Rossi and pushes him back against the cage.
Rossi looking to stall.
Rossi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rossi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rossi slowing the pace effectively.
Rossi swings wildly with an uppercut but Soares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rossi misses with the head strike.
Soares manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi has a couple of punches blocked by Soares.
Soares tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Soares blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares successfully pulls guard.
Rossi wants to stand and escape but instead Soares has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Soares wants to control from the top but Rossi keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rossi holds on and takes a little breather.
Rossi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rossi controlling the position.
Rossi trying to keep a closed guard but Soares is proving a slippery customer.
Soares drops back looking for a leg! Rossi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rossi manages to kick Soares off! Soares jumps back into Rossi's guard.
Rossi trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi wants to stand up but Soares is controlling him.
Rossi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rossi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Soares puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rossi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rossi.
Rossi looking for a sweep. Not yet Rossi, not yet.
Rossi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Soares has passed into side control.
Soares is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rossi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rossi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi controls the position for a moment.
Rossi tries to improve position but can't.
Rossi is trying to get back to his feet.
Soares is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rossi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rossi is looking to reverse the position.
Rossi is trying to control Soares's posture but Soares avoids it.
Rossi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Soares on the ground.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
My spies in IMMA Gym of Elite ASS inform me that Soares has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Rossi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Soares has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rossi trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Rossi tries to buck Soares off but Soares is having none of it.
Soares tries for a kimura but Rossi is defending well.
Soares looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rossi tries to bench press Soares off him but Soares keeps the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Soares dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rossi throws a jab when Soares was well out of range.
Rossi moves in looking to clinch but Soares pushes him off.
Rossi doesn't manage to clinch there - Soares circles away.
Soares tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rossi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soares.
Rossi motions for Soares to come forward. Rossi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rossi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soares throws out the jab.
It appears Rossi was looking to counter with a kick there.
Rossi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Soares's hands.
Rossi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rossi tried to counter with a leg kick but Soares avoided it.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soares misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares throws a jab but it's blocked by Rossi.
A counter left hand to the body from Rossi misses its target.
Soares misses with a hook
and Rossi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rossi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soares.
Soares misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi connects with a high kick.
Soares has closed the distance and engaged Rossi in a clinch.
Rossi tries to work over Soares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soares is trying to pull guard but Rossi has him pressed against the cage.
Soares is trying to pull guard but Rossi has him pressed against the cage.
Soares jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rossi walks away with a smile on his face. Soares gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Roberto Rossi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Soares.
Soares gets a clinch.
Soares has Rossi pushed against the cage.
Rossi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rossi tries a body shot but Soares blocks it.
Rossi misses with a punch on the inside.
Soares pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rossi gets through Soares's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi lands with a right to the head.
Soares tries to pull guard but Rossi holds him up against the cage and eventually Soares drops back down to his feet.
Soares tries to pull guard but Rossi won't allow it.
Soares pulls guard effortlessly.
Rossi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Soares, up you get!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rossi slips under a jab.
Rossi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soares bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Soares pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soares throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rossi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rossi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Soares slips a straight right by Rossi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares clobbers Rossi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rossi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rossi just misses with a punch to the body.
Rossi misses with a leg kick.
Soares steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rossi.
Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soares connects with the punch.
Soares rushes Rossi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Soares tries to pull guard but Rossi holds him up against the cage and eventually Soares drops back down to his feet.
Soares'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.
Rossi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rossi has a couple of punches blocked by Soares.
Roberto Rossi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soares.
Soares is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Soares tries to pull guard but Rossi won't allow it.
Soares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rossi scores with a shot to the side of Soares's head.
Rossi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rossi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Soares misses with a hook. Rossi ducked under it nicely.
Rossi thumps Soares with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Soares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soares on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rossi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Soares. That did some damage!
Rossi misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Rossi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rossi clinches up with Soares and pushes him back against the cage.
Soares jumps guard but Rossi stands there with Soares around his waist. Soares gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Soares leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rossi tries to break free but Soares pushes him back against the cage.
Rossi working aggressively here.
Rossi misses with a punch on the inside.
Rossi misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi looking to stall.
Rossi digs a right hand underneath Soares's ribcage. Soares let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Soares blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi misses with some punches.
Rossi working aggressively here.
Rossi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rossi has a couple of punches blocked by Soares.
Rossi tries a body shot but Soares blocks it.
Rossi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rossi gets through Soares's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Soares fails to pull guard.
Rossi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soares gets control of Rossi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Soares will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rossi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rossi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rossi trying to control but Soares is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rossi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rossi stands up from Soares's guard - Rossi perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rossi throws a low kick but Soares moves out of range easily.
Soares wants to counter the offense by Rossi and move into the clinch position.
Rossi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soares.
Rossi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Soares wants to counter with a clinch but Rossi pushes him away.
Rossi tries to clinch but Soares is having none of it.
Soares has Rossi up against the cage in a clinch.
Rossi is trying to break free.
Soares tries to pull guard but Rossi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Roberto Rossi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Soares.
Rossi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi has a couple of punches blocked by Soares.
Rossi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rossi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rossi misses with some punches.
Rossi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rossi misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rossi can't find room to land a body shot as Soares controls the action.
Rossi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rossi.
Rossi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rossi leaning against his opponent.
Soares is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rossi to keep the fight standing.
Rossi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares jumps guard but Rossi stands there with Soares around his waist. Soares gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Soares blocking some punches.
Rossi lands a hook that snaps the head of Soares backwards.
Nice body punch from Rossi - that landed with a thud.
Soares pulls guard.
Rossi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rossi wants to control from the top but Soares keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rossi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Rossi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rossi 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Rossi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lav Artic (ranked 4248 p4p, 3365 weight class) and Mark Beneke (ranked 505 p4p, 415 weight class). Lav Artic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Beneke's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lav Artic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Beneke!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artic scores with a one two! Beneke had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Artic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good exchange - Beneke coming out on top.
Artic misses with a looping left.
Beneke defending well as Artic loads up on a big left hand.
Artic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Artic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beneke.
Artic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beneke jabs Artic right on the nose. Artic blinks but takes it well.
Artic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Artic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beneke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Beneke - just one landing.
Artic misses with a few strikes there.
Beneke throws a lazy uppercut
and Artic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mark Beneke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artic missing with a left hand there. Beneke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Artic connects with the punch.
A left lands for Beneke.
Beneke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beneke misses with a leg kick
and Artic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Beneke won't be happy with that.
Beneke regains half guard, as Artic was trying to land strikes.
Artic 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beneke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Artic.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beneke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Artic.
Nice strikes from Artic there.
Artic lands strikes from half guard.
Artic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beneke's head.
Beneke has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Artic is on him like a limpet, forcing Beneke back against the cage.
Beneke takes a shot to the head.
Artic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Artic tries to stall but Beneke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Beneke has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Artic uses from the top position.
Beneke wants to stand but Artic is controlling the position.
Artic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Beneke's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beneke wants to get back to his feet but Artic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Beneke kicks Artic off and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beneke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Artic under the eye.
Artic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beneke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Artic!
Artic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Beneke under the eye.
Beneke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Beneke throws out a loose jab but Artic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beneke tests Artic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beneke takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Artic misses with the combination.
Artic shoots in and bounces Beneke off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Artic wants to control from the top but Beneke keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Artic won't allow Beneke to get back to his feet.
Beneke has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Artic is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Artic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Beneke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beneke misses with a looping left.
Artic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A right-left combo lands from Artic.
Artic ducks under a wild hook from Beneke.
Beneke throws a body kick that misses.
Beneke lands a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Artic.
Artic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Beneke sprawls well initially but Artic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beneke pushes Artic off and gets back to his feet.
Artic looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
No joy there for Artic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beneke.
Beneke is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Artic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Beneke avoids the body shot from Artic.
Artic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Beneke pushes Artic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Artic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Artic throws an elbow but Beneke slips to the side and avoids it well.
Artic prevents Beneke from escaping the position.
Artic working the ground and pound from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Artic creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Beneke sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Beneke wants to get back to his feet.
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 Lav Artic will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Artic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beneke looks to throw the jab but Artic is out of range.
Beneke connects with a looping right hand.
Beneke works Artic's body with a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by Artic there.
Artic tries a low kick but Beneke avoids it.
Beneke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Beneke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beneke throws an overhand right that lands on Artic's shoulder, as Artic tries to avoid the shot.
Beneke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Beneke lands with an uppercut that bounces Artic off the cage and back into range.
Artic throws a body punch but Beneke moves out of range.
Beneke slips under a jab from Artic.
Artic misses with a hook. Beneke ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artic blocks a jab.
Artic misses with a few strikes there.
Artic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Artic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beneke circles away quickly and effectively.
Beneke scores with a jab to the head.
Beneke misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beneke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beneke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Beneke lands with a hook. Artic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beneke lets loose with a powerful body kick. Artic will feel that in the morning.
Artic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Artic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beneke moves away.
Jab from Beneke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Artic. Beneke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Artic throws a body punch but Beneke moves out of range.
Lav Artic is winning the standup battle so far.
Artic takes one to the chin there.
Beneke lands a jab to the head.
 Artic is rocked!
Artic leaves his chin hanging out and Beneke seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Artic crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Beneke!
Mark Beneke was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Zweihander (ranked 2702 p4p, 3659 weight class) and Kimbo Wahwah (ranked 290 p4p, 393 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kimbo Wahwah enters the cage!
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Zweihander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kimbo Wahwah!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zweihander slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zweihander lands with a hook. Wahwah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wahwah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zweihander checks a low kick from Wahwah.
Zweihander throws a body punch but Wahwah moves out of range.
Zweihander sends Wahwah crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Zweihander is motioning to the referee to let Wahwah up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zweihander throws a sloppy head kick and Wahwah moves out of range easily.
Zweihander backing away here, and Wahwah unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Zweihander darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Wahwah's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Zweihander before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kurt Zweihander!
During a confident post fight interview, Kurt Zweihander thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cathal Doherty (ranked 1025 p4p, 1462 weight class) and Clint River (ranked 151 p4p, 220 weight class). Doherty comes into the arena with Jeremy- Pearl Jam blaring out of the sound system. Cathal Doherty has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cathal Doherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint River !
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doherty checks the leg kick.
River is looking to chop away at Doherty's legs.
River loads up on a big right hand but Doherty slips the punch.
Doherty connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed River momentarily.
River drops his hands momentarily and Doherty takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clint River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River cracks Doherty with a right hand to the side of the head.
Doherty misses with a straight left.
River throws a head kick but Doherty moves out of range.
Doherty works the jab nicely.
A big right from River misses.
River fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
River throws the kick towards the body but Doherty avoids it.
River connects with a body shot that sends Doherty's belly button to the back.
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!
Donk. Doherty catches River right on the button with a cross.
River swings widly with a right hand
and Doherty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
River thuds a left hand into Doherty's body.
River slips a straight right by Doherty.
Doherty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
River appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
River tests Doherty's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Doherty scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doherty swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by River .
River throws a nice looking combination but Doherty bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doherty seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Doherty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River .
It looked like Doherty wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doherty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract River .
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts River , as that shot connected.
River digs a good body shot into Doherty's ribs.
Doherty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doherty misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River is looking to score with low kicks.
Doherty throws out a loose jab but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doherty gets cracked with a nice right hand there by River .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a wild body shot.
River looks to throw the jab but Doherty is out of range.
Doherty misses with a right hand
and River counters with a straight right hand.
River uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doherty.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River has managed to clinch.
River working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Doherty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from River .
Some wild striking there from River .
River uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doherty.
River misses with a looping left.
Doherty needs to keep his hands up - River had a free shot at his head there.
River has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
River swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Doherty to counter with a crisp jab.
Doherty throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
River scores with a one two! Doherty had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doherty throws the left hand but River avoids the punch easily.
River misses with a leg kick.
Doherty looks to land a right hand but River moved out of range.
A jab from Doherty finds it's way through River 's defenses.
River swings for the body but Doherty moves out of range.
Doherty misses with a lunging right hand
and Doherty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
River is looking to chop away at Doherty's legs.
A jab from River misses.
It looked like Doherty wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
River missing with a left hand there. Doherty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doherty is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
River throws a right hand that misses
and Doherty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doherty misses with an uppercut
and River counters with a right hand to the body.
River defending well as Doherty loads up on a big left hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doherty manages to break the clinch.
River connects with an inside leg kick.
River misses with a body kick.
River throws a leg kick
letting Doherty counter with a right hand.
Doherty is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from River . Doherty does a little dance to reset his feet.
River throws a wild body kick that Doherty sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Doherty on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
River 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Doherty under the eye.
Doherty tries to move into range but River moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Doherty looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
Doherty sends River crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Doherty is motioning to the referee to let River up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 River is rocked!
Doherty throws a shot to the body.
River is still on wobbly legs! Can Doherty finish him?
River looks winded!
River is holding his hands too far apart here. Doherty throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! River is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cathal Doherty!
After the fight, Cathal Doherty was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clint Rivers (ranked 1453 p4p, 1110 weight class) and Tobias Ahearn (ranked 203 p4p, 156 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 11 - 6 - 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 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tobias Ahearn!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers blocks a jab.
Rivers cracks Ahearn with a good jab.
Rivers cracks Ahearn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rivers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ahearn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rivers shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ahearn's guard.
Rivers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivers tries to free his leg and advance position but Ahearn is retaining full guard.
Ahearn is controlling Rivers's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivers postures up in Ahearn's guard and throws a big left but Ahearn blocks it.
Rivers throws a big elbow that misses.
Ahearn has momentary wrist control but Rivers slips an elbow through the middle.
Rivers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rivers throwing strikes from guard but Ahearn blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers slips nicely into half guard.
Rivers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ahearn 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.
Rivers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rivers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ahearn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rivers.
Rivers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ahearn defending well though.
Rivers thows a huge punch but Ahearn dodges it nicely.
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.
Rivers working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rivers with the ground and pound but Ahearn uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rivers throwing strikes from guard but Ahearn blocks nicely.
Rivers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers postures up in Ahearn's guard and throws a big left but Ahearn blocks it.
Rivers is looking to work some ground and pound but Ahearn has wrist control.
Ahearn pulls Rivers in to control the position.
Rivers postures up in Ahearn's guard and throws a big left but Ahearn blocks it.
Rivers landing some decent shots from guard.
Rivers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rivers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rivers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rivers lands a couple of elbows.
Rivers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ahearn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rivers.
Rivers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ahearn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ahearn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rivers lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers throwing strikes but missing.
Rivers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rivers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ahearn's head.
Rivers trying to control but Ahearn is working from the bottom.
Rivers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rivers distracts Ahearn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rivers works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ground and pound from Rivers.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ahearn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rivers.
Rivers winds up and cracks Ahearn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rivers is nestled in close to Ahearn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rivers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ahearn's head.
Rivers winds up and cracks Ahearn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Rivers.
Rivers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rivers thows a huge punch but Ahearn dodges it nicely.
Rivers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ahearn defending well though.
Rivers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ahearn's head.
Rivers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ahearn defending well though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers throwing shots but Ahearn is blocking nicely.
Rivers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rivers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ahearn's head.
Ahearn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rivers slips a nice elbow through Ahearn's hands, connecting with Ahearn's forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Rivers dominated that round.
That's time! Rivers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rivers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rivers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ahearn can do to turn this around?
Ahearn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivers rushes Ahearn and presses him up against the cage.
Rivers misses with a punch to the body.
Ahearn blocks a body shot from Rivers.
Rivers is trying to pull guard but Ahearn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rivers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ahearn's elbow.
Rivers cracks Ahearn with a nice body shot.
Ahearn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivers tries to work over Ahearn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ahearn misses with the head strike.
Rivers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivers lands a hook that snaps the head of Ahearn backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahearn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ahearn scores with a shoulder strike.
Rivers pulls guard successfully.
Rivers working for a triangle but Ahearn defends it easily.
Rivers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ahearn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Rivers is tightening it up a little... Ahearn has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Ahearn reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Ahearn taps out! Nice BJJ there by Rivers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Clint Rivers!
Clint Rivers managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, PWNAGE™, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Honza Hohol (ranked 1671 p4p, 1696 weight class) and Revazi Nadareishvili (ranked 221 p4p, 224 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Honza Hohol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Revazi Nadareishvili!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadareishvili stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nadareishvili wants it to stay on the feet.
Hohol shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nadareishvili is trying to defend but Hohol finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hohol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nadareishvili's head.
Hohol thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hohol drops an elbow to the side of Nadareishvili's head.
Hohol slips a nice elbow through Nadareishvili's hands, connecting with Nadareishvili's forehead.
Nadareishvili blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hohol.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nadareishvili trying to control here.
Nadareishvili blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hohol.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohol lands with a punch from half guard.
Hohol scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hohol connects with a nice short shot to Nadareishvili's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hohol not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohol drops an elbow to the side of Nadareishvili's head.
Hohol winds up and cracks Nadareishvili with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nadareishvili is concentrating on defense, preventing Hohol from advancing position.
Nadareishvili regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hohol.
Hohol postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hohol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hohol postures up in Nadareishvili's guard and throws a big left but Nadareishvili blocks it.
Hohol lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hohol postures up and lands a big shot to Nadareishvili's brow.
Hohol throwing strikes from guard but Nadareishvili blocks nicely.
Nadareishvili trying to keep a closed guard but Hohol is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohol throwing strikes but missing.
Hohol is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hohol scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hohol with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hohol working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hohol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hohol stands up over Nadareishvili, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nadareishvili has momentary wrist control but Hohol slips an elbow through the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hohol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nadareishvili works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hohol postures up in Nadareishvili's guard and throws a big left but Nadareishvili blocks it.
Nadareishvili preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hohol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nadareishvili avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hohol 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.
Hohol chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohol with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hohol with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nadareishvili really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hohol. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hohol's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hohol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nadareishvili wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nadareishvili can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hohol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hohol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hohol throws an elbow that misses. Nadareishvili uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hohol's guard. Nice move by Nadareishvili!
Hohol 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.
Hohol bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nadareishvili's guard.
Hohol with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadareishvili utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hohol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hohol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nadareishvili utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nadareishvili avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hohol content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hohol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've been hearing that Hohol has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hohol stands up over Nadareishvili, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nadareishvili utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hohol throwing strikes but missing.
Hohol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nadareishvili works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hohol postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hohol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Honza Hohol dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hohol slips under a jab.
Hohol darts in trying to clinch
and Nadareishvili counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hohol thinking.
Hohol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nadareishvili can do to turn this around?
Hohol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nadareishvili swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hohol is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hohol forces Nadareishvili back against the cage and clinches.
Nadareishvili stops a takedown attempt from Hohol.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohol has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nadareishvili after a bit of a struggle.
Nadareishvili lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hohol backwards.
Hohol drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Honza Hohol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hohol can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohol blocks an uppercut.
Nadareishvili gets through Hohol's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hohol has Nadareishvili pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nadareishvili manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hohol wants a takedown.
Hohol is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hohol wants a takedown but no success here.
Nadareishvili lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hohol backwards.
Hohol changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nadareishvili fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nadareishvili stuns Hohol with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hohol moves out of range of the strikes.
Hohol shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nadareishvili as he jumps to the side.
Nadareishvili is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hohol.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohol blocks a jab.
Hohol fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A little jabbing left from Nadareishvili on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nadareishvili scores with a shot to the body.
Hohol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nadareishvili.
Hohol tries to clinch but Nadareishvili is having none of it.
Hohol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hohol closes the distance but Nadareishvili moves to the side
and Hohol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hohol steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili misses with a hook.
Hohol has his takedown stuffed
and Nadareishvili counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hohol misses with a takedown
and Nadareishvili counters with a stiff right hand.
Hohol is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadareishvili takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hohol tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nadareishvili defends well and Hohol ends up having to push Nadareishvili into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nadareishvili is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hohol with a body shot.
Hohol goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nadareishvili prevents it.
Nadareishvili lands with a left to the head.
Oh Hohol is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hohol misses with a punch on the inside.
Nadareishvili with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hohol seems to have got his legs back now.
Nadareishvili prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nadareishvili lands a right hand.
Nadareishvili escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hohol tries for a takedown but Nadareishvili circles away easily
and Nadareishvili counters with a big right hand! Oh Hohol is in trouble here! Nadareishvili follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Revazi Nadareishvili!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Mesquita (ranked 540 p4p, 1004 weight class) and Eric Jacquin (ranked 86 p4p, 147 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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Mesquita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Jacquin!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacquin swinging wildly here.
Mesquita drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mesquita working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jacquin's head.
Mesquita chips away with some ground and pound.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jacquin trying to keep a closed guard but Mesquita is proving a slippery customer.
Mesquita works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Mesquita there.
Jacquin moves into full guard.
Jacquin looking to control but Mesquita passes into half guard.
Jacquin trying to get back to full guard but Mesquita takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita working Jacquin over with strikes here.
Mesquita is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jacquin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jacquin is rocked!
Jacquin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mesquita has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jacquin's face.
Jacquin is still in real trouble! Can Mesquita finish him?
Mesquita lands a big elbow - Jacquin is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Jacquin is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Richard Mesquita!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jair Brown (ranked 277 p4p, 112 weight class) and Albert Einstein (ranked 42 p4p, 25 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jair Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Einstein!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Einstein swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Einstein manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Brown's head coaches at Grooming Champions that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brown avoids the body shot from Einstein.
Einstein on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Einstein looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Einstein moves forwards but Brown connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Einstein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Einstein blocks a head kick by Brown.
Einstein ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Einstein is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Einstein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Einstein ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Einstein jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Einstein defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Einstein feints the counter takedown.
Einstein misses the shot to the body.
Einstein swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Einstein misses the jab.
Einstein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Einstein defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Einstein 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Einstein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Einstein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Einstein with the counter takedown but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Einstein with the counter takedown but Brown avoids it easily.
Einstein throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Einstein.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einstein lands with a nice body punch.
Einstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Einstein.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Einstein is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brown rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Einstein uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Einstein is out of range.
Brown throws a head kick but Einstein moves out of range.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Einstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown throws a head kick but Einstein moves out of range.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Einstein drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brown defends it well.
Jair Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Einstein tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Einstein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Einstein scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Einstein moves away.
Einstein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Einstein feints the counter takedown.
Einstein connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jair Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Einstein shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Einstein scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Einstein decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brown's guard.
Brown has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Einstein is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Einstein's ribcage. Einstein let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Einstein taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown working aggressively here.
Einstein is trying to maintain a safe position but Brown gets an underhook and turns Einstein into the cage.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Einstein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown cracks Einstein with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brown misses with a hook. Einstein ducked under it nicely.
Einstein misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Einstein manages to avoid it.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Einstein.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Einstein is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Einstein with the counter takedown but Brown avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Brown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Einstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brown scores with a nice strike.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Einstein's head but Einstein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Einstein throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Einstein misses with a body punch
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown throws a jab when Einstein was well out of range.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Einstein can do to turn this around?
Brown gets caught napping as Einstein dives in and scores a takedown. Brown manages to retain guard.
Einstein pushes down on Brown's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown is trying to stand up here but Einstein is controlling him well.
Einstein is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Einstein throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Einstein prevents Brown from standing back up.
Ground and pound from Einstein.
Einstein is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still in half guard, Einstein seems content to control.
Einstein is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Einstein stops Brown from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown won't allow Einstein to pass to mount.
Brown looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Einstein is just out of range.
Einstein closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brown scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Einstein manages to mount him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Einstein trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Brown is bucking up trying to escape but Einstein cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Einstein scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Einstein lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Einstein.
Einstein has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown is trying to stand.
Einstein working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Albert Einstein has got the better of the ground game so far.
Einstein punishing his opponent with strikes.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Brown is bucking up trying to escape but Einstein cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Einstein looking for a guillotine from mount but Brown is having none of it.
You get the feeling that Brown really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Einstein content just to control the position here.
Einstein looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Einstein putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brown bucks Einstein off and manages to get back to his feet!
Jab from Einstein.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Einstein moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown moves forwards but Einstein connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Einstein moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
so Einstein counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Einstein from controlling successfully.
Brown is looking to stand up but Einstein isn't so interested in that idea.
Einstein sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Einstein is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Einstein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Einstein slips under a jab.
Einstein misses with a body shot.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Einstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Brown scores with the left hand. Einstein knows he should have avoided that one.
Einstein misses the shot to the body.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Brown tests Einstein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jair Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Einstein feints the counter takedown.
Einstein scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brown in his tracks.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Einstein moves away and avoids it.
Einstein slips under a jab from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Einstein counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Einstein from controlling successfully.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Einstein is controlling him.
Einstein works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
Einstein passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Einstein prevents Brown from escaping the position.
Einstein throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brown wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Einstein tries to score with some ground and pound. Brown controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Brown pushes Einstein away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Einstein gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Einstein in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einstein tries to move into full mount but can't pass Brown's legs.
Einstein is still trying to improve position.
Einstein is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brown is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brown is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Einstein looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Einstein remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Brown parries the strikes from Einstein easily there. Einstein is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Brown to escape.
Einstein happy to just control the position for now.
Einstein grinds an elbow into Brown's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Einstein seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Brown tries to escape but Einstein is in control.
Einstein lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Brown down.
Brown is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Einstein is controlling him well.
Einstein cracks Brown with a big elbow.
Einstein working the ground and pound from side control.
Brown is trying to get back to his feet.
Einstein wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Einstein landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Einstein tries to advance to mount but can't.
Brown is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Einstein has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Einstein moves into full mount!
Brown is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Einstein lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Einstein can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Einstein cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Einstein sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
You get the feeling that Brown really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Einstein lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brown hang on?
Einstein wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Einstein controlling his opponent.
Brown squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Einstein with good strikes from the mount here!
Einstein can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown is looking to escape.
Brown tries to buck Einstein off but he can't manage it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Einstein really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Einstein ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Einstein is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Einstein slips under a jab from Brown.
Einstein scores with a shot to the body.
Einstein has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brown finds it's way round the side to connect with Einstein's head.
Brown is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brown works the jab nicely.
Brown scores with a decent looking hook.
Einstein scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Einstein's shoulder, as Einstein tries to avoid the shot.
Einstein misses with a shot to the body
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Einstein works Brown's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Einstein looking to score a takedown here. Brown is defending well but Einstein drives through and ends up in Brown's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Einstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Einstein 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.
Brown wants to stand and escape but Einstein is having none of it.
Einstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Einstein postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Brown pushes Einstein off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Brown throws a hook but Einstein blocks it.
Einstein just misses with a punch to the body.
Einstein slips a jab from Brown.
Einstein ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Einstein misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einstein loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Einstein misses with a body shot
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
Brown avoids the body shot from Einstein.
Einstein slips under a jab.
Brown throws a body punch but Einstein moves out of range.
A slow jab from Einstein misses its intended target.
Einstein moves forwards but Brown connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Einstein counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Brown!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Einstein working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brown throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Einstein scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Einstein working the ground and pound.
Einstein in side control, throwing shots but Brown defends.
Einstein trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Brown is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Einstein scoring with punches from side control.
Brown throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Einstein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Einstein scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Einstein moves away and avoids it.
Einstein misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown moves away from the strike by Einstein.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Einstein connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brown scrambles back to his feet.
Einstein fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Einstein misses with a straight left.
Brown misses with a hook.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Brown misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Brown had his way with Albert Einstein in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Einstein fails with the takedown.
Einstein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Einstein is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Einstein.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Einstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown throws a hook but Einstein blocks it.
Brown throws a hook but Einstein blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Einstein stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Einstein shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown misses with a hook. Einstein ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Einstein is defended easily by Brown.
Jair Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Einstein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Einstein keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown throws a head kick that Einstein semi-blocks.
Einstein slips a jab from Brown.
Einstein tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Einstein throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Einstein throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Einstein moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown thuds a left hand into Einstein's body.
Einstein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Brown misses.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Einstein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Einstein's shoulder, as Einstein tries to avoid the shot.
Einstein blocks a jab.
Brown misses the jab.
And Einstein tries to counter it with a takedown but Brown pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Einstein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
Einstein scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Einstein is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brown doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Einstein.
Einstein 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Einstein wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
Einstein slips a nice elbow through Brown's hands, connecting with Brown's forehead.
Einstein prevents Brown from standing back up.
Brown has one foot on Einstein's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Einstein.
Einstein lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Einstein shoots and misses
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Einstein misses.
Einstein avoids the head kick by Brown.
Einstein throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot by Brown.
Nice defenses there by Einstein.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown connects with a single shot there.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Einstein looking to score a takedown here. Brown is defending well but Einstein drives through and ends up in Brown's guard.
Brown manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Einstein on that attempt.
Einstein walks into a straight right hand from Brown.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Einstein moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jair Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brown 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 48:47
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 48:47
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jair Brown!
Jair Brown retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Jair Brown made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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