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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olliver Gullion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 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
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Olliver Gullion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leandro Jones!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gullion throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones blocks a head kick by Gullion.
Gullion lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gullion tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones thuds his right hand into Gullion's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gullion dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Gullion throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Gullion in a clinch.
Gullion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gullion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gullion misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've been informed that Jones has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gullion tries a head kick but it misses.
Gullion misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Leandro Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Gullion slips the punch.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Gullion moved out of range nicely.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It appears Gullion was looking to counter with a kick there.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gullion.
Gullion jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gullion eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gullion is rocked!
Gullion looks up at the clock. Bad move! Jones lands a right hand from hell, dropping Gullion. Jones pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leandro Jones!
Leandro Jones decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kang Xi Jia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dixie Pablo Khakhold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kang Xi Jia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kang Xi Jia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dixie Pablo Khakhold!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khakhold is looking to land body kicks.
Xi Jia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khakhold throws a lazy head kick
and Xi Jia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Khakhold lands a high kick!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Khakhold - that will leave a mark!
Xi Jia misses with a straight right.
Khakhold throws a fast counter high kick but Xi Jia manages to duck under it in time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Xi Jia.
Khakhold takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Khakhold thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khakhold throws a nice outside leg kick.
Xi Jia scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Xi Jia. Those never looked like landing.
Khakhold throws a fast counter high kick but Xi Jia manages to duck under it in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khakhold throws a head kick that misses.
Khakhold swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Xi Jia slips a straight right by Khakhold.
Kang Xi Jia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Khakhold.
An attempted straight right counter from Xi Jia misses the target.
Xi Jia misses with an uppercut
and Khakhold counters with a solid body kick.
Xi Jia misses with an uppercut. Khakhold saw that one coming.
Khakhold thumps Xi Jia with a low kick.
Kang Xi Jia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khakhold misses with a head kick.
Xi Jia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Xi Jia moves out of range of the strikes.
Xi Jia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khakhold.
A jab from Xi Jia misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia throws the left hand but Khakhold avoids the punch easily.
We've been informed that Khakhold has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Xi Jia misses with a hook
and Khakhold counters with a nice low kick that buckles Xi Jia's knee momentarily.
Khakhold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khakhold checks a low kick from Xi Jia.
Xi Jia cracks Khakhold with a good jab.
Xi Jia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khakhold misses the shot to the body.
Khakhold tried to score with a low kick but Xi Jia checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khakhold throws a leg kick
and Xi Jia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khakhold staying out of range there.
Xi Jia thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold fails with a takedown attempt.
Khakhold throws a head kick but Xi Jia moves out of range.
Khakhold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xi Jia.
Khakhold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khakhold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xi Jia.
Khakhold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Xi Jia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khakhold misses with a low kick.
A big right from Xi Jia misses.
Xi Jia throws out a loose jab but Khakhold uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xi Jia connects with a single shot there.
Khakhold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xi Jia.
Xi Jia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Xi Jia.
A telegraphed right hand from Xi Jia misses the target.
Xi Jia misses with a double jab
and Khakhold counters with a leg kick.
Khakhold wants to slow Xi Jia down by chopping away at his legs.
Xi Jia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khakhold.
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!
Khakhold fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Xi Jia checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kang Xi Jia will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Khakhold tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Xi Jia takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Khakhold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xi Jia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khakhold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xi Jia.
Khakhold looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khakhold tries a head kick but it misses.
Xi Jia misses with a head kick.
Khakhold looks to throw a body kick
and Xi Jia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xi Jia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xi Jia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khakhold slips a straight right by Xi Jia.
Khakhold blocks a jab.
Khakhold with the counter takedown but Xi Jia avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xi Jia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Khakhold throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Xi Jia throws a right hand that misses
and Khakhold counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Xi Jia throws a jab when Khakhold was well out of range.
Xi Jia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khakhold fails to land the takedown.
Khakhold connects with a good right hand that stumbles Xi Jia. Xi Jia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Khakhold shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Khakhold throws a leg kick but Xi Jia moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Xi Jia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khakhold.
Khakhold misses with a low kick.
Dixie Pablo Khakhold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Xi Jia misses its intended target.
Khakhold lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Xi Jia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Khakhold throws a body punch but Xi Jia moves out of range.
Khakhold takes one on the button.
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!
Khakhold closes the distance looking to clinch
and Xi Jia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Xi Jia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xi Jia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Khakhold lands a nice shot to the body.
Khakhold misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Xi Jia misses the target.
Khakhold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xi Jia.
Khakhold tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Xi Jia swings for the body but Khakhold moves out of range.
Khakhold defending well as Xi Jia loads up on a big left hand.
Xi Jia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khakhold avoids the body shot from Xi Jia.
Khakhold throws a big counter head kick but Xi Jia avoids it with no problem.
Xi Jia looks to score with a jab to the body but Khakhold is just out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Khakhold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Xi Jia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Xi Jia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xi Jia throws a body punch but Khakhold moves out of range.
Xi Jia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Khakhold looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Xi Jia throws a right and a left that Khakhold avoids nicely.
Khakhold tries a head kick but it misses.
Xi Jia blocks a head kick by Khakhold.
Xi Jia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Khakhold throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dixie Pablo Khakhold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Khakhold ducks under a wild hook from Xi Jia.
Khakhold changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Xi Jia tries to avoid it but Khakhold manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Xi Jia to the ground. Xi Jia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Xi Jia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khakhold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xi Jia.
Xi Jia looks to throw the jab but Khakhold is out of range.
Khakhold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xi Jia throws a low kick, looking for Khakhold's leg but Khakhold calmly moves out of range.
Khakhold raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Khakhold staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Xi Jia.
Xi Jia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xi Jia swings widly with a right hand
and Khakhold counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khakhold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xi Jia.
Khakhold looks for the body kick but Xi Jia saw that one coming.
Xi Jia misses with a wild body shot.
Khakhold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xi Jia manages to avoid it.
Xi Jia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Khakhold throws a leg kick
and Xi Jia counters with a stiff right hand.
Xi Jia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Khakhold.
Xi Jia can't do much from the bottom here.
Xi Jia tries to bench press Khakhold off him but Khakhold keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Xi Jia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Xi Jia is working to avoid the ground and pound but Khakhold connects with a decent elbow.
Xi Jia wants to control but Khakhold postures up.
Xi Jia taking punishment in the form of punches.
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!
Khakhold advances to full mount.
Xi Jia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Khakhold looking to finish Xi Jia with some ground and pound. This is bad for Xi Jia!
BOOM! Khakhold connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Khakhold raining down hammerfists from mount.
Xi Jia bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Xi Jia looking to sit in guard and control but Khakhold gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Khakhold has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Khakhold cracks Xi Jia with a solid left hand.
Khakhold looking to pass the guard.
Xi Jia working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Khakhold has passed into half guard!
Xi Jia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Khakhold lands a nice short elbow.
Khakhold is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Xi Jia!
Khakhold lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Xi Jia is in all sorts of trouble here.
Xi Jia is working hard here to advance position.
Khakhold lands a nice shot to the head.
Khakhold lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Xi Jia can't escape the position.
Khakhold connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Khakhold postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Xi Jia looks a forlorn figure.
Xi Jia is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xi Jia takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Khakhold's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dixie Pablo Khakhold!
Our winner, Dixie Pablo Khakhold, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Pinaglabanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richmond Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Pinaglabanan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, John Pinaglabanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richmond Finch!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch throws a leg kick but Pinaglabanan moved away.
Finch wants to slow Pinaglabanan down by chopping away at his legs.
Pinaglabanan slips a jab from Finch.
Pinaglabanan misses with a takedown
and Finch counters with a stiff right hand.
Finch slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Finch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Finch misses with a leg kick.
Pinaglabanan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Finch!
Pinaglabanan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finch isn't going anywhere.
Finch is looking to regain half guard here but Pinaglabanan keeps moving and retains side control.
Pinaglabanan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Finch is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Pinaglabanan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Finch keeps working.
The ground and pound from Pinaglabanan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pinaglabanan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pinaglabanan lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pinaglabanan lands an elbow.
Pinaglabanan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Pinaglabanan laying and praying for a moment but Finch takes advantage and regains half guard.
Finch wants to get back to full guard.
Pinaglabanan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pinaglabanan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Finch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pinaglabanan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Finch gets back to full guard.
Finch trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pinaglabanan forces his way into half guard.
Finch is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pinaglabanan scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Finch wants to control but Pinaglabanan is keeping busy.
Finch might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pinaglabanan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pinaglabanan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Finch trying to hold on to Pinaglabanan's head to control him but Pinaglabanan postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan throwing shots but Finch is blocking nicely.
Finch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pinaglabanan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Finch on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Finch is looking for a sweep. Pinaglabanan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pinaglabanan throwing shots but Finch is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pinaglabanan throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Finch to regain full guard.
Pinaglabanan cracks Finch with a solid left hand.
Pinaglabanan stopping the sweep attempt from Finch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Pinaglabanan 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.
Pinaglabanan throws a body shot but no joy.
Finch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finch tries to land a front kick but Pinaglabanan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
John Pinaglabanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinaglabanan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pinaglabanan gets a takedown into half guard.
Finch makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pinaglabanan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch has his hands clasped together around Pinaglabanan's back. He's all about the action.
Pinaglabanan looks to land a strike but Finch avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Pinaglabanan has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Pinaglabanan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Finch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pinaglabanan has him pressed against the cage.
Finch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Finch stops a takedown attempt from Pinaglabanan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Pinaglabanan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinaglabanan is looking for a takedown.
Pinaglabanan tries to pull guard but Finch forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Finch working aggressively here.
Pinaglabanan wants to take the fight to the mat but Finch manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Finch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finch throws a shot from downtown. Pinaglabanan moves away and avoids it.
Pinaglabanan shoots in for a takedown but Finch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pinaglabanan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pinaglabanan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pinaglabanan looks for a takedown but Finch sprawls well.
Good leg kick by Finch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pinaglabanan slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinaglabanan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Finch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finch lands a nice looking body kick.
Pinaglabanan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Finch defends it nicely.
Finch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Finch tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan has a takedown stuffed.
Finch throws out a loose jab but Pinaglabanan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finch lands the left hand.
Pinaglabanan shoots in for a takedown but Finch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Finch connects with a solid leg kick.
Pinaglabanan dives in for a single leg takedown but Finch sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Finch, as that shot connected.
Pinaglabanan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Finch sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pinaglabanan somewhat.
Pinaglabanan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pinaglabanan has his takedown stuffed
and Finch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch looks to land a left hand but Pinaglabanan moved out of range nicely.
Finch scores with a jab to the body.
Pinaglabanan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Finch sprawls well initially but Pinaglabanan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finch has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Pinaglabanan is on him like a limpet, forcing Finch back against the cage.
Pinaglabanan wants a takedown.
Finch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pinaglabanan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Finch after a bit of a struggle.
Pinaglabanan takes a shot to the head.
Finch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pinaglabanan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Finch counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pinaglabanan is defended easily by Finch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richmond Finch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pinaglabanan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Finch.
That kick from Pinaglabanan tenderised Finch's leg. Finch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Finch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Finch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Finch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Finch punishes Pinaglabanan's body with a nice straight punch.
Pinaglabanan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pinaglabanan is trying to control. Finch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Finch is trying is best to control the position here.
Pinaglabanan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinaglabanan is keen to just control but Finch is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch is trying to stand up here but Pinaglabanan is controlling him well.
Pinaglabanan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Finch is looking for a sweep. Pinaglabanan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pinaglabanan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Finch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Finch gets full guard.
John Pinaglabanan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Finch trying to control the position.
Finch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pinaglabanan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Finch has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Pinaglabanan is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Pinaglabanan is looking for a takedown.
Finch tries to break free but Pinaglabanan pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch manages to break the clinch.
Finch lands with a right hand.
Finch thumps Pinaglabanan with a low kick.
Finch swings for the body but Pinaglabanan moves out of range.
Finch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pinaglabanan momentarily.
Pinaglabanan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Finch throws a body kick that misses
and Pinaglabanan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pinaglabanan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinaglabanan throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pinaglabanan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Finch wants to sweep here but Pinaglabanan controlling him for the moment.
Finch is looking to stand up but Pinaglabanan isn't so interested in that idea.
Finch is pulling down on Pinaglabanan's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Finch is on top in guard.
Pinaglabanan looking for a sweep. Not yet Pinaglabanan, not yet.
Finch not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Finch being controlled here momentarily.
Pinaglabanan wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pinaglabanan pulls Finch in close to his closed guard and prevents Finch from doing any damage or advancing position.
Finch would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Finch is fighting to break Pinaglabanan's control of his arms but Pinaglabanan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Finch throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like John Pinaglabanan has been cut.
Pinaglabanan fails with a takedown attempt.
Pinaglabanan tries for a takedown but Finch sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Pinaglabanan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pinaglabanan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richmond Finch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Finch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richmond Finch!
Richmond Finch took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Pearson Specter Litt for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taite Abrams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Bale has the eye of the tiger 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
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taite Abrams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Bale!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bale tries to clinch there but Abrams circles away.
We've been informed that Bale has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abrams.
Bale scores with a nice right hand.
Abrams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bale throws out the jab.
Abrams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abrams throws a sloppy head kick and Bale moves out of range easily.
Bale throws out a counter right but Abrams avoids it with no problem.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Abrams feints and then cracks Bale's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bale down.
Bale lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Taite Abrams has been cut.
Abrams throws a wild body kick that Bale sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bale! But no joy.
Bale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abrams.
Abrams throws a head kick that misses.
Bale takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abrams slips a straight right by Bale.
Bale avoids the head kick by Abrams.
Bale throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Abrams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bale changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abrams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bale.
Bale closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abrams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bale wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
Bale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abrams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Abrams misses with the head strike.
Abrams cracks Bale with a nice body shot.
Abrams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Abrams misses with a punch on the inside.
Bale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abrams scores with a shoulder strike.
Bale tries to throw a body punch but Abrams avoids it by throwing Bale back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Bale.
Abrams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Abrams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Abrams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bale blocks an elbow strike.
Abrams scores with a hook to the body.
Bale throws a punch but it's blocked by Abrams.
Abrams lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bale lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abrams backwards.
Bale manages to break the clinch.
Bale throws a wild body kick that Abrams sees coming a mile off.
As Bale backs away, Abrams returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrams misses with a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Abrams.
Abrams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abrams misses with a head kick.
Abrams lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good shot there by Bale.
Bale lands a slapping body shot.
Bale swings for the body but Abrams moves out of range.
Crunch! Abrams slams his shin into Bale's torso.
Abrams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abrams rushes Bale and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bale throws out a powerful jab.
Bale stalks Abrams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Abrams's face. Abrams staggers backwards, shaken.
Abrams is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Abrams closes the distance and clinches.
Abrams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abrams lands an elbow inside.
Abrams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bale or not.
Abrams tries a body shot but Bale blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bale managing to block the knees to the body from Abrams.
Abrams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abrams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Abrams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bale lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abrams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bale's efforts to push away.
Abrams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bale looks winded!
Abrams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abrams tries a body shot but Bale blocks it.
Bale misses with a punch on the inside.
Abrams lands a nice uppercut.
Abrams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
Bale is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Abrams is keeping busy.
Abrams lands a body punch.
Abrams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abrams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Abrams pushes off an throws an elbow but Bale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abrams prevents a body shot from Bale.
Bale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abrams has Bale pressed against the cage, preventing Bale from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abrams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Abrams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bale misses with an uppercut. Abrams saw that one coming.
Bale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abrams lands a big head kick that sends Bale tumbling to the mat! Abrams takes a step backwards and waves Bale back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Abrams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bale has time to react.
That has opened up Tony Bale's cut even more.
Abrams has managed to clinch.
A right hand to the body from Abrams.
Bale is trying to push Abrams away but Abrams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bale missing with knees to the body.
Abrams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bale lands a body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A right handed body shot lands from Abrams.
Abrams is working Bale over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taite Abrams dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Abrams looks to land a combination. Bale sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Abrams lands a big head kick that sends Bale to the canvas! Abrams follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taite Abrams!
Taite Abrams decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calypso Damione Deathclaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone comes to the cage accompanied by You'll Never Walk Alone. Calypso Damione Deathclaw acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Bone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calypso Damione Deathclaw!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone throws a head kick but Damione Deathclaw moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bone.
Damione Deathclaw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Damione Deathclaw has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bone.
Damione Deathclaw looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Damione Deathclaw uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bone has time to react.
Bone throws a body punch but Damione Deathclaw moves out of range.
Bone throws the left hand but Damione Deathclaw avoids the punch easily.
Bone throws a body shot but no joy.
Damione Deathclaw tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Bone.
Damione Deathclaw misses with a few strikes there.
Bone throws a body punch but Damione Deathclaw moves out of range.
Damione Deathclaw looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bone has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Martial Arts Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Damione Deathclaw fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damione Deathclaw throws a jab when Bone was well out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bone.
It looks like Calypso Damione Deathclaw has been cut.
Bone digs a good body shot into Damione Deathclaw's ribs.
Damione Deathclaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Bone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damione Deathclaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone throws a series of punches but Damione Deathclaw moves out of range.
Calypso Damione Deathclaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bone throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Damione Deathclaw to counter with a crisp jab.
Bone connects with a body shot.
Damione Deathclaw lands a slapping body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bone.
Damione Deathclaw with a hook.
Nice cross by Damione Deathclaw.
Bone throws a good cross that connects.
Damione Deathclaw throws a shot from downtown. Bone moves away and avoids it.
Damione Deathclaw thuds a left hand into Bone's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damione Deathclaw tests Bone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Damione Deathclaw misses with an uppercut.
Bone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Damione Deathclaw looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bone is looking to wear down Damione Deathclaw with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice uppercut there from Damione Deathclaw.
Bone misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw misses with a looping left.
Bone quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Damione Deathclaw.
Bone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Damione Deathclaw gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bone moves into the clinch.
Bone lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Damione Deathclaw.
Damione Deathclaw blocking some punches.
Damione Deathclaw drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Damione Deathclaw wants to sweep but no luck.
Bone looking to pass the guard.
Damione Deathclaw keeping moving, preventing Bone from controlling successfully.
Bone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Damione Deathclaw swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone preventing the sweep.
Bone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bone content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Damione Deathclaw has locked up a guillotine! Damione Deathclaw's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Bone is holding on here and Damione Deathclaw must be using up a lot of energy. Bone has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Damione Deathclaw gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Calypso Damione Deathclaw!
Calypso Damione Deathclaw is the new welterweight champion!
Calypso Damione Deathclaw decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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