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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Debo Micthell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Griff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Debo Micthell has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Debo Micthell seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Debo Micthell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Griff!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micthell tries to clinch
and Griff counters by moving into the clinch.
Griff is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Griff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Micthell lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Ryan Griff has been cut.
Griff clinches.
Griff is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Griff is looking for a takedown.
Griff is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Micthell is defending well.
Griff wants the takedown. Micthell is fighting it off but Griff persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Micthell's guard against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Micthell working a defensive guard here.
Griff prevents Micthell from getting back to his feet.
Griff trying to control the position from guard on top but Micthell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griff is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griff working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Micthell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Griff wants to control from the top but Micthell keeps moving.
Micthell wants to hit a switch here but Griff passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Micthell there!
Micthell wants to control but Griff is having none of it.
Griff lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Micthell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Micthell squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griff landing strikes from the mount and Micthell is in trouble!
Griff looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Micthell is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griff looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Micthell covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Griff!
A victorious Ryan Griff 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Sparring Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Christian Black enters 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparring Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christian Black!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boxer swivels and escapes.
Boxer misses with a body kick.
Boxer shoots in but no luck this time.
Boxer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Boxer did well to prevent Black getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Boxer tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Black!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Christian Black!
A less than humble Christian Black misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between CJ Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Jones Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Jones Iii will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, CJ Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benjamin Jones Iii!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Jones Iii. No joy for Davis on that attempt.
Davis shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones Iii tries to sprawl out of it but Davis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones Iii manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Davis gets a double leg takedown into Jones Iii's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jones Iii looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
Davis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones Iii has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Davis has managed to get both his arms back between Jones Iii's legs - danger averted.
Jones Iii looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis postures up in Jones Iii's guard and throws a big left but Jones Iii blocks it.
Davis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Davis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones Iii utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones Iii really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Davis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones Iii wants to sweep here but Davis controlling him for the moment.
Davis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones Iii has wrist control.
Jones Iii utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones Iii looking to control.
Jones Iii working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
Davis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones Iii looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones Iii, not yet.
Davis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Davis lands a couple of digs.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones Iii can do anything to dispel that myth.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davis working some strikes from top position.
Davis 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones Iii's head.
Jones Iii looks gassed!
Davis chips away with some ground and pound.
Davis landing with the ground and pound.
Davis working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Davis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones Iii's head.
Davis distracts Jones Iii with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Davis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones Iii's guard.
Davis working over Jones Iii with some ground and pound. Jones Iii looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones Iii taking some punishment here, with Davis in his half guard.
Davis drops an elbow to the side of Jones Iii's head.
Davis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jones Iii is rocked!
Davis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones Iii with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones Iii is still in real trouble! Can Davis finish him?
Ground and pound from Davis.
Davis scores with a big shot! Jones Iii's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Jones Iii! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). CJ Davis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chael Claude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Sunshine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chael Claude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Sunshine!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunshine throws a series of strikes that have Claude backpedaling.
Claude decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sunshine wants to control but Claude is keeping busy.
Claude stops Sunshine from getting back to his feet.
Claude stalling.
Sunshine should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Claude is trying for a kimura here. Sunshine looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Claude wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chael Claude!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Android Four (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tj Wash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wash has chosen you dont know as his entrance music. Android Four had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Android Four!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, tj Wash!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Four.
Wash gets the takedown into side control.
Wash misses with the ground and pound.
Wash is looking to take a break and control but Four is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Four looking for a sweep but Wash has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Wash unloads with some shots from mount but Four bucks and avoids them well.
Four is breathing heavily.
Wash controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wash can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Four is looking to escape.
Wash throws some wild stikes that Four manages to avoid easily.
Wash is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wash controlling his opponent.
Wash works his way to his opponent's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Four defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Four trying to control the position but Wash manages to sink in the hooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wash biding his time, controlling Four.
Wash throwing sloppy strikes.
Wash controls the action.
Wash's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
tj Wash has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Wash darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wash in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
tj Wash dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Four has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Android Four has been cut.
Wash gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Four blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wash jumps guard.
Four trying to control but Wash is working from the bottom.
Four is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wash is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wash has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Four working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wash is stalling in the full guard.
Four working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wash.
Four looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wash throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Four works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Four keeping moving, preventing Wash from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by tj Wash.
Wash closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Four did well to prevent Wash getting side control.
Wash trying to advance position but Four counters by regaining guard.
Four can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wash controls the pace.
Four working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wash has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wash wants to stand up but Four is controlling the position.
Wash is controlling the pace.
Wash trying to pass the guard but Four defending well.
That's four 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.
Wash looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. tj Wash hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Wash closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wash tries to move to mount but Four blocks the move with his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wash decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
tj Wash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Android Four's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wash shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Four napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wash works to advance to full mount. Four defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Wash controlling his opponent.
Wash unloads with some shots from mount but Four bucks and avoids them well.
Wash has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wash sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Four avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wash.
Wash controlling from the full mount.
tj Wash has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wash thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wash controlling his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by tj Wash.
Wash drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wash sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Four looking for subs off his back but Wash has passed one foot through into half guard.
Wash throwing shots but Four is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wash moves into full mount! Four won't be happy about that!
Wash looking for a guillotine from mount but Four is having none of it.
Wash controlling from mount.
Android Four has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
tj Wash is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wash really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Four. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
And that's the end of the fight!
tj Wash comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wash has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... tj Wash!
tj Wash tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Longoria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shekan Weeonu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shekan Weeonu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Longoria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shekan Weeonu!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weeonu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Ray Longoria has been cut.
Longoria blocks the body kick.
Weeonu gets the takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Longoria is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Weeonu off and has taken his back!
Weeonu is covering up but some of the strikes from Longoria are getting through and doing damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longoria is hanging on to Weeonu's back as he tries to escape.
Can Weeonu hold on?! Longoria is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Longoria controlling well, preventing Weeonu from escaping the position.
Longoria 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.
Longoria punishes Weeonu with strikes from the back mount.
Weeonu is really stuck here.
Longoria not allowing Weeonu to control his hands.
Longoria is landing with strikes. Weeonu can't take much more of this.
Weeonu takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Weeonu covers up after that shot from Longoria.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longoria lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Weeonu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Longoria. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Weeonu staying busy and making it hard for Longoria to control.
Longoria has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Weeonu is defending well but eventually Longoria manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Weeonu has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ray Longoria!
Ray Longoria made sure to mention his sponsor, Malicious Intent Fight Gear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Van Leeder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brynden Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Leeder might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pantera - Cowboys From Hell. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Van Leeder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brynden Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leeder, pushing him back against the cage.
Rivers lands a knee to the body.
Leeder is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rivers is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Leeder to the mat. Leeder regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rivers tries to stand but Leeder is controlling from the bottom.
Rivers stopping the sweep attempt from Leeder.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rivers wants to stand but Leeder is controlling his posture from full guard.
Leeder will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rivers tries to free his leg and advance position but Leeder is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeder is trying to keep Rivers in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leeder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Leeder.
Leeder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivers clinches up against the cage.
Rivers has Leeder pressed against the cage, preventing Leeder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rivers lands an elbow just above Leeder 's eye.
Leeder tries to break the clinch but Rivers is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Rivers.
Leeder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeder has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rivers pulls guard successfully.
Rivers wants to control but Leeder passes easily into half guard.
Rivers is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leeder seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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!
Rivers is trying is best to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeder is looking to take a break and control but Rivers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Leeder stuffs the takedown attempt from Rivers. Rivers gets slowly back to his feet.
Rivers tries to clinch but Leeder moves out of range.
Rivers closes the distance and clinches.
Rivers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivers moves into range and clinches up with Leeder.
Rivers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rivers lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rivers.
Leeder is trying to break the clinch but Rivers is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Rivers.
Leeder tries to circle away but Rivers has him pinned against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rivers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rivers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leeder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rivers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rivers receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Rivers gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rivers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Leeder pulls Rivers in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brynden Rivers dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Leeder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leeder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leeder wants to clinch up but Rivers keeps it at a distance.
Leeder connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rivers. Rivers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Leeder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rivers cracks Leeder with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Leeder throws a combination. Rivers tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Brynden Rivers has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leeder tries to bum rush Rivers with a series of wild strikes but Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rivers misses with a straight left.
Rivers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leeder, pushing him back against the cage.
Rivers displaying some good clinch control by pressing Leeder up against the cage.
Leeder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Leeder is looking to improve his position.
Leeder trying to control but Rivers postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Leeder manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Leeder lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rivers!
Rivers avoids a series of strikes thrown by Leeder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is trying desperately to improve position.
Rivers tries to hold on but Leeder pushes him away.
Leeder throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Leeder can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rivers is looking to escape.
Rivers can't escape the position.
Brynden Rivers has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Rivers can't escape the position.
Rivers fending off the submission attempt from Leeder.
Rivers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leeder. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rivers looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
You can see the frustration on Rivers's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeder avoiding Rivers 's attempts to control his hands.
A lull in the action here.
Leeder keeps control of the position as Rivers tries to break free.
Leeder has his arm under Rivers's chin here. Game over son! Leeder squeezes tightly and Rivers is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Van Leeder!
Van Leeder tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nacho El Hombre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. How To Love kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nacho El Hombre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots for a takedown but El Hombre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
El Hombre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
El Hombre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
El Hombre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
El Hombre throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but El Hombre sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nacho El Hombre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Hombre stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
El Hombre throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
El Hombre gets caught napping as Johnson dives in and scores a takedown. El Hombre manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Johnson trying to control but El Hombre is working from the bottom.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Johnson postures up in El Hombre's guard and throws a big left but El Hombre blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. El Hombre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
El Hombre keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson drops back looking for a leg! El Hombre is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and El Hombre manages to kick Johnson off! Johnson jumps back into El Hombre's guard.
El Hombre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson pushing down on El Hombre's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed El Hombre's head.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson working over El Hombre with some ground and pound. El Hombre looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson thows a huge punch but El Hombre dodges it nicely.
El Hombre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. El Hombre tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Johnson!
After winning the bout, Jack Johnson 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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