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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Chojnowski (ranked 6989 p4p, 554 weight class) and Petko Petkov (ranked 7625 p4p, 574 weight class). Chojnowski comes to the cage accompanied by Nothing More - Do You Really Want It ?. Piotr Chojnowski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Petko Petkov's chin.
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piotr Chojnowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petko Petkov!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petkov takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Petko Petkov has been cut.
Petkov tries to land a front kick but Chojnowski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chojnowski feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Petkov sprawling to the canvas! Petkov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Chojnowski finish him?!
Petkov is rocked!
Chojnowski plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Petkov to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Petkov just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Piotr Chojnowski!
Piotr Chojnowski 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Altansarnai Shinjo (ranked 3835 p4p, 294 weight class) and Jedidiah Young (ranked 22836 p4p, 402 weight class). Shinjo comes to the cage accompanied by DJ KATCH - The Horns. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Altansarnai Shinjo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jedidiah Young!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young thumps Shinjo with a low kick.
Shinjo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Young.
We've been told by Shinjo's head coaches at Rokugan that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Shinjo throws out a loose jab but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shinjo misses with a wild body shot.
Shinjo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Young misses with a hook.
Shinjo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shinjo.
Young lands a nice shot to the body.
Young lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shinjo cracks a nice hook into Young's ribs.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shinjo.
Jedidiah Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Shinjo misses.
Shinjo misses with a looping right.
Shinjo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Young lands a nice shot that snaps Shinjo's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Shinjo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shinjo misses with a hook.
Young scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on Shinjo's shoulder, as Shinjo tries to avoid the shot.
Shinjo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Shinjo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young.
Shinjo throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
Young connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shinjo's hands.
A lazy left from Young finds it's target.
Shinjo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Young moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shinjo throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Altansarnai Shinjo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shinjo tests Young's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab from Young.
Shinjo misses the shot to the body.
Shinjo throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Shinjo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shinjo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Shinjo.
Young tries a quick counter leg kick but Shinjo is wise to it.
Shinjo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Young.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheers as Young lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shinjo doesn't seem phased though.
Young with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Young misses with a looping left.
Young moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shinjo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Young.
Shinjo misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Shinjo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Young scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shinjo in his tracks.
Young ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Young scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Young connects with a nice looking jab.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Shinjo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shinjo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shinjo throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Young swings for the body but Shinjo moves out of range.
Shinjo throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo slips a straight right by Young.
Shinjo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shinjo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shinjo throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Shinjo blocking some punches.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
Young scores with a shot to the side of Shinjo's head.
Young scores with a shoulder strike.
Shinjo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shinjo misses with a body shot.
Young throws a jab when Shinjo was well out of range.
Shinjo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shinjo misses with an uppercut.
Shinjo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
Young appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shinjo throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
Young scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shinjo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Young's corner calls for a 1-2. Young obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young scores with a punch to the head.
Young lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shinjo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shinjo misses with a looping left.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Young throws a hook to the side of Shinjo's head but Shinjo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young slips under a jab from Shinjo.
A little jabbing left from Young on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shinjo moves away from the strike by Young.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Shinjo.
Young feints a counter leg kick.
Shinjo throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
Young tries to clinch but Shinjo is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinjo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shinjo looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Shinjo throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Young looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shinjo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Shinjo misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jedidiah Young dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Young lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Young throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shinjo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Young 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.
Young throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shinjo.
Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shinjo throws a leg kick
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Young moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shinjo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shinjo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shinjo throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Shinjo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shinjo misses with a straight right.
Young works the jab nicely.
Shinjo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Young can pounce on him.
Shinjo throws a front kick aimed at Young's knee but Young avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shinjo throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
Shinjo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Young works Shinjo's body with a nice hook.
Shinjo moves away from the strike by Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo misses the shot to the body.
Young lands a jab to the nose.
Shinjo cracks Young with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Young avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Young scores with a decent looking hook.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Shinjo ducks down to avoid it.
Shinjo throwing a counter right hand but Young manages to avoid it.
Young jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shinjo misses with an uppercut.
Shinjo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Shinjo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shinjo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young takes a swing at Shinjo's ribcage but misses.
Shinjo just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinjo throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo lands with a straight right. Young didn't see that one coming.
Young blocks a jab.
Young has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Young lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shinjo's sensitive parts.
Shinjo is looking to score with low kicks.
Shinjo loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Young feints a jab promting Shinjo to slip. Young then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shinjo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shinjo instigates a clinch.
Young is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shinjo is keeping busy.
Shinjo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young manages to break the clinch.
Shinjo lands a nice hook to Young's body. Young takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shinjo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab lands there for Young.
Shinjo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Young stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from Shinjo.
Shinjo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young shoots in and drives through. Shinjo sprawls well.
Shinjo misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Shinjo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Young is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shinjo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shinjo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shinjo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Young. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Young.
Jedidiah Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shinjo throws a right hand that misses
and Young counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shinjo's knee momentarily.
Shinjo lands a head shot.
Young moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Young has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shinjo finds it's way round the side to connect with Young's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young takes a swing at Shinjo's ribcage but misses.
Shinjo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Young throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shinjo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shinjo misses with a series of wild punches.
Shinjo throws a hook but Young blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young walks into a stiff left hand from Shinjo.
Shinjo throws a right hand that misses
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Young scores with a jab to the body.
Young misses with a body shot.
Young uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Young looks to land a right hand but Shinjo moved out of range.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Shinjo.
Shinjo throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shinjo avoids a kick to the body.
Shinjo tried to counter with a leg kick but Young avoided it.
Shinjo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
A counter left hand to the body from Shinjo misses its target.
Shinjo thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Shinjo misses.
Young slips under a jab.
Shinjo connects with a crisp jab.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jedidiah Young 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!
Young scores with a three punch combo!
Shinjo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shinjo walks into a left hand.
Shinjo looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Shinjo connects with a body shot that sends Young's belly button to the back.
Shinjo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Young.
Shinjo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young lands a lovely overhand right.
Young scores with a decent looking hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shinjo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shinjo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shinjo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shinjo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shinjo. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
Young misses with a straight right.
Shinjo looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Young tries to keep at a distance but Shinjo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Young is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shinjo breaks the clinch.
Young lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on Shinjo's shoulder, as Shinjo tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Young.
A lazy body kick from Shinjo
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Young takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shinjo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young misses with an uppercut
and Shinjo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Young walks into a straight right hand from Shinjo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shinjo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shinjo misses with a right hand
and Young counters with an outside leg kick.
Shinjo scores with a jab to the body.
Young lands with a hook. Shinjo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big right from Shinjo misses.
Shinjo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Young.
Young avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shinjo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Young lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shinjo misses with a straight right.
A jab from Young finds it's way through Shinjo's defenses.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Shinjo moves away and avoids it.
Shinjo tried to counter with a leg kick but Young avoided it.
Young digs a good hook to Shinjo's body.
Shinjo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young misses with a hook.
Shinjo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo digs a good hook to Young's body.
Shinjo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Young doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shinjo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shinjo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shinjo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Shinjo misses the target.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shinjo throws out the jab.
Young misses with a takedown
and Shinjo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shinjo circles away.
Shinjo takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Young lands with a straight right. Shinjo didn't see that one coming.
Young lands a slapping body shot.
Shinjo misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shinjo scores with the left hand. Young knows he should have avoided that one.
Altansarnai Shinjo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Young fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Young.
Shinjo closes the distance and clinches.
Shinjo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young missing with a left hand there. Shinjo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shinjo throws a hook but Young blocks it.
Young throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shinjo swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Shinjo misses with a looping right.
Shinjo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Young looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shinjo moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinjo throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
Young takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shinjo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shinjo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jedidiah Young.
I've got Young winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jedidiah Young!
In defeat, Altansarnai Shinjo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm not completely useless, I can still serve as a bad example.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Scout (ranked 4172 p4p, 415 weight class) and Jeff Rinaldi (ranked 5480 p4p, 480 weight class). Jeff Rinaldi 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Scout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Rinaldi!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rinaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rinaldi lands with a right hand.
Scout has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Big Price MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Scout takes the fight into the clinch.
Rinaldi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scout looking to throw knees to the head but Rinaldi is blocking nicely.
Rinaldi breaks from the clinch.
Rinaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scout manages to avoid it.
Scout throws a big counter combination but Rinaldi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Scout has managed to clinch.
Rinaldi breaks from the clinch.
Rinaldi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scout moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scout has Rinaldi up against the cage in a clinch.
Rinaldi manages to break the clinch.
Scout avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rinaldi scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scout clinches up with Rinaldi and pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Scout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinaldi dodges an elbow strike from Scout.
Rinaldi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scout clinches up against the cage.
Rinaldi breaks the clinch.
Scout lands with a nice combination. Rinaldi backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Jeff Rinaldi has been cut.
Scout fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rinaldi throws a right and a left that Scout avoids nicely.
Scout closes the distance and pushes Rinaldi back into the cage.
Rinaldi wants to get back to striking at distance but Scout won't allow it.
Rinaldi is looking to break free of the clinch but Scout has double underhooks.
Scout just leaning against Rinaldi, taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Scout as the two fighters clinch.
Scout works on Rinaldi's body with a couple of short punches.
Rinaldi looks winded!
Scout breaks from the clinch.
Rinaldi lands a nice hook to Scout's body. Scout takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rinaldi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Scout counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rinaldi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rinaldi wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scout closes the distance and pushes Rinaldi back into the cage.
Scout scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rinaldi being controlled against the cage.
Rinaldi is pressed up against the cage. Scout has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rinaldi down to the mat. Rinaldi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rinaldi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Scout gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rinaldi tries to break free but Scout pushes him back against the cage.
Rinaldi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Scout.
The referee calls for Scout to work.
Rinaldi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rinaldi tries to break the clinch but Scout is controlling the position.
Rinaldi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scout throws a combination. Rinaldi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi throws a nice looking combination but Scout bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scout closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Come on Scout - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Scout misses with an elbow strike.
Scout stalling against the cage.
Rinaldi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scout has him pressed against the cage.
Rinaldi is looking to break free of the clinch but Scout has double underhooks.
Scout is leaning against Rinaldi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Scout gets through Rinaldi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Scout doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scout pressing his opponent against the cage.
A hook to the body from Scout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Scout - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Scout pulls guard successfully.
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.
Rinaldi is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Scout has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Rinaldi is looking to defend but Scout has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Rinaldi! Scout pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Rinaldi taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). William Scout!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Rawse (ranked 3868 p4p, 418 weight class) and Franck Kodjia (ranked 5655 p4p, 483 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Rawse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Franck Kodjia!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kodjia darts in and clinches Rawse up against the cage.
Kodjia landing knees to the body.
Rawse misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kodjia.
Kodjia throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Kodjia.
Rawse avoiding damage as Kodjia throws knees to the body.
Kodjia lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Kodjia.
Kodjia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kodjia.
Kodjia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rawse is defending well for now.
Rawse looking to slow down the pace here.
Rawse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Kodjia.
Kodjia tries a body shot but Rawse blocks it.
Kodjia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rawse backwards.
Kodjia lands a left hand.
Kodjia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kodjia lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodjia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rawse or not.
Rawse is breathing heavily.
Kodjia lands a nice uppercut.
Kodjia tries to throw a body punch but Rawse avoids it by throwing Kodjia back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kodjia.
Nice body punch from Kodjia.
Rawse definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kodjia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kodjia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rawse is rocked!
Rawse stalling in the clinch but Kodjia improves position.
Kodjia scores with a shot to the side of Rawse's head.
Oh Rawse is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kodjia lands a body punch.
Rawse seems to have got his legs back now.
Kodjia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kodjia scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kodjia.
Knees to the body from Kodjia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Kodjia.
Kodjia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rawse.
Rawse misses with some punches.
Kodjia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Kodjia.
Kodjia pushes off an throws an elbow but Rawse leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kodjia lands a nice uppercut.
Kodjia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kodjia cracks Rawse with a nice body shot.
Rawse on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kodjia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rawse blocks it with crossed arms.
Rawse avoids the elbow strike from Kodjia, against the cage.
Kodjia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rawse is defending well for now.
A short right from Kodjia on the inside.
Kodjia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kodjia presses Rawse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rawse dodges an elbow strike from Kodjia.
Kodjia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kodjia is working Rawse over against the cage.
Kodjia misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Kodjia.
Nice body punch from Kodjia.
A short right from Kodjia on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kodjia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kodjia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kodjia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rawse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Kodjia.
Kodjia scores with a shot to the side of Rawse's head.
Kodjia is leaning against Rawse and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kodjia throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kodjia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kodjia lands with a right to the head.
Kodjia pushes Rawse back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kodjia tries to land knees in the clinch but Rawse avoids the damage to the body.
Kodjia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kodjia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kodjia lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kodjia.
Rawse avoiding damage as Kodjia throws knees to the body.
Kodjia tries to land knees in the clinch but Rawse avoids the damage to the body.
Kodjia lands an uppercut.
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!
Kodjia presses Rawse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kodjia scores with a shoulder strike.
Kodjia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kodjia works on Rawse's body with a couple of short punches.
Kodjia digs a right hand underneath Rawse's ribcage. Rawse let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kodjia lands a body shot.
Kodjia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kodjia scores with a shoulder strike.
Kodjia lands with a light punch inside.
Kodjia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kodjia presses Rawse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kodjia cracks Rawse with a nice body shot.
Kodjia drops Rawse onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Rawse is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kodjia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kodjia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kodjia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kodjia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rawse or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Kodjia.
Kodjia is leaning against Rawse and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franck Kodjia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kodjia instigates a clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kodjia in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kodjia cracks Rawse with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Kodjia.
Kodjia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kodjia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rawse backwards.
Rawse avoiding damage as Kodjia throws knees to the body.
Kodjia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rawse backwards.
Kodjia lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kodjia.
Nice body punch from Kodjia.
Kodjia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kodjia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rawse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kodjia presses Rawse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Kodjia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Kodjia.
Kodjia gets through Rawse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kodjia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kodjia - that landed with a thud.
Kodjia scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodjia connects with a big uppercut there that sends Rawse tumbling to the ground! Kodjia follows him down into his guard.
Kodjia content to stall in guard here.
Kodjia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kodjia is looking to work some ground and pound but Rawse has wrist control.
Kodjia gets to his feet - Rawse follows without any prompting.
Kodjia drives through and clinches with Rawse against the cage.
Kodjia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kodjia tries to land knees in the clinch but Rawse avoids the damage to the body.
Kodjia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rawse.
Kodjia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rawses head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kodjia is working Rawse over against the cage.
Kodjia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kodjia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rawse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kodjia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Franck Kodjia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Kodjia.
A right hand to the body from Kodjia.
Kodjia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rawse or not.
Kodjia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kodjia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kodjia lands a nice shot to the body.
Kodjia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rawse.
Kodjia gets through Rawse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kodjia lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Kodjia.
Kodjia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rawse avoids it.
Rawse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kodjia digs a right hand underneath Rawse's ribcage. Rawse let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kodjia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kodjia lands a nice shot to the body.
Kodjia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Kodjia as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kodjia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kodjia can't find room to land a body shot as Rawse controls the action.
Kodjia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kodjia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kodjia missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kodjia.
Still in the clinch, Kodjia scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Kodjia.
Kodjia tries to land knees in the clinch but Rawse avoids the damage to the body.
Rawse avoids the elbow strike from Kodjia, against the cage.
Kodjia cracks Rawse with a nice body shot.
Kodjia misses with an elbow over the top.
Kodjia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kodjia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kodjia.
Kodjia misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kodjia scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kodjia.
Kodjia scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Kodjia.
Kodjia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rawse in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Kodjia as the two fighters clinch.
Kodjia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kodjia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kodjia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kodjia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Kodjia.
A shot in the inside from Kodjia.
Kodjia lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kodjia is working Rawse over against the cage.
Kodjia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rawse is defending well for now.
Kodjia throws an elbow that misses.
Rawse on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franck Kodjia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rawse lands a head shot.
Rawse tries to keep at a distance but Kodjia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kodjia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kodjia blocks an uppercut.
Kodjia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rawse avoiding damage as Kodjia throws knees to the body.
Kodjia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kodjia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kodjia pushes Rawse back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kodjia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rawse is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kodjia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kodjia lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rawse is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rawse managing to block the knees to the body from Kodjia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodjia gets through Rawse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kodjia lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Kodjia.
Kodjia creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Rawse with a big uppercut! Rawse tries to clinch up but Kodjia pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Rawse to the mat! Rawse covers up and Kodjia unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Franck Kodjia!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Onera (ranked 3138 p4p, 369 weight class) and Rafal Mazur (ranked 4755 p4p, 492 weight class). Mazur comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nothing More - Here's to Heartache kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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198 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Onera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafal Mazur!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onera swings for the body but Mazur moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Onera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Onera.
Mazur clinches up with Onera and pushes him back against the cage.
Onera is trying to drag Mazur to the mat but Mazur just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mazur breaks the clinch.
Onera moves out of range as Mazur throws a body kick.
Nice shot by Onera.
Onera has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Mazur tries to land a front kick but Onera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Onera blocks a head kick by Mazur.
Mazur stuffs the takedown attempt from Onera. Onera gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Onera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Onera is defended easily by Mazur.
Onera fails with the takedown
and Mazur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Onera does it's job there.
Onera misses with the combination.
Mazur scores with a head kick.
Mazur misses with a wild combination.
Mazur moves out of range of the strikes.
Mazur lands a high kick!
Onera misses with a wild body shot.
Onera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Onera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Max Onera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Onera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mazur pinned against the cage. Mazur gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice defenses there by Onera.
Onera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Onera throws the left hand but Mazur avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mazur throws out a loose jab but Onera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mazur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Onera to score with a decent uppercut.
Mazur moves into the clinch.
Onera is looking to take this one to the mat.
Onera wants to take the fight to the mat but Mazur manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Onera drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mazur pulls his leg out and moves away.
Onera shoots in but Mazur avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mazur gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Onera.
Mazur has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Onera misses with the combination.
Mazur closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mazur closes the distance and clinches.
Onera is looking for a takedown.
Onera is trying to maintain a safe position but Mazur gets an underhook and turns Onera into the cage.
Onera drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mazur gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mazur controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazur gets underhooks to prevent Onera's takedown attempt.
Mazur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mazur lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Onera circles away quickly and effectively.
Onera connects with the punch.
Onera misses with a double jab.
Mazur has Onera up against the cage in a clinch.
Onera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mazur is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Onera jumps guard.
Onera keeping full guard, as Mazur tries to pass.
Onera is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mazur is aware though and is defending well.
Onera keeping moving, preventing Mazur from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazur stopping the sweep attempt from Onera.
Mazur throwing strikes but missing.
Mazur postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Onera keeping moving, preventing Mazur from controlling successfully.
Onera trying to control the position.
Mazur stopping the sweep attempt from Onera.
Mazur trying to control the position from guard on top but Onera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mazur won't allow Onera to sweep him here.
Mazur controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mazur preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafal Mazur dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mazur scores with a hook to the body. Onera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mazur clinches with his opponent.
Mazur prevents a takedown attempt there.
Come on Mazur - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mazur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Onera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mazur slaps away a takedown attempt from Onera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Onera looks to throw the jab but Mazur is out of range.
Onera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mazur clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mazur throws an elbow but misses.
Onera wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Onera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Onera is looking for a takedown.
Mazur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mazur connects with a good right hand that stumbles Onera. Onera circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Onera throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mazur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Onera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mazur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Onera manages to avoid it.
Rafal Mazur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Onera shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Onera wants to take a breather but Mazur is having none of it.
Onera wants to pass to mount but Mazur is defending the position.
Onera is trying for a kimura here. Mazur looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Onera wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Max Onera!
A victorious Max Onera 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeMar DeRozan (ranked 3092 p4p, 410 weight class) and Gordon Marlow (ranked 3009 p4p, 404 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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218 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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29
210 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, DeMar DeRozan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gordon Marlow !
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeRozan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
DeRozan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marlow has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from DeRozan finds it's way round the side to connect with Marlow 's head.
DeRozan keeps the fight on the outside.
DeMar DeRozan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marlow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
DeRozan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marlow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marlow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marlow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but DeRozan avoids it really well and circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. DeRozan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
DeRozan lands a nice looking body kick.
and DeRozan counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Marlow ! He's just covering up as DeRozan starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeMar DeRozan!
DeMar DeRozan took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Armin Schulz (ranked 1566 p4p, 190 weight class) and Shoju Bayushi (ranked 1749 p4p, 210 weight class). Bayushi has chosen Scorpions - Always Somewhere as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armin Schulz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shoju Bayushi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayushi jabs Schulz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schulz misses with a body punch
and Bayushi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bayushi.
Schulz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bayushi moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Bayushi misses.
Schulz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bayushi slips a jab from Schulz.
Bayushi avoids the body shot from Schulz.
Schulz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Schulz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bayushi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schulz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schulz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bayushi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Schulz scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Armin Schulz has been cut.
A big left from Schulz misses.
Schulz lands a right hook to the body.
Bayushi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Schulz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schulz takes one to the chin there.
Bayushi forces Schulz back against the cage and clinches.
Bayushi lands with a right to the head.
Schulz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bayushi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Schulz trying to control the position but instead, Bayushi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schulz into the cage.
Bayushi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bayushi lands a body punch.
Bayushi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schulz backwards.
Bayushi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bayushi lands an uppercut.
Schulz has a couple of punches blocked by Bayushi.
Schulz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schulz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Bayushi.
Bayushi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bayushi avoids the body shot from Schulz.
Bayushi lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayushi misses with a hook. Schulz ducked under it nicely.
Schulz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bayushi tries to avoid it but Schulz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bayushi to the ground. Bayushi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bayushi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schulz on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bayushi misses with a left hand
and Schulz counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Bayushi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bayushi.
Schulz throws a nice looking combination but Bayushi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schulz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bayushi moves away.
It seemed like Bayushi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bayushi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schulz.
Bayushi defending well as Schulz loads up on a big left hand.
Schulz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bayushi was well out of range. Poor timing from Schulz.
Schulz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Schulz misses.
Bayushi throws out a counter right but Schulz avoids it with no problem.
Bayushi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bayushi scores with the left hand. Schulz knows he should have avoided that one.
Bayushi has closed the distance and engaged Schulz in a clinch.
Bayushi prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armin Schulz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bayushi breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayushi misses the shot to the body.
Bayushi lands a nice shot to the body.
Schulz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bayushi.
It looked like Schulz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bayushi throws a looping overhand right but Schulz ducks down to avoid it.
Schulz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bayushi manages to avoid it.
Schulz lands with a hook. Bayushi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bayushi scores with a nice strike.
Schulz throws a body shot but no joy.
Bayushi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Schulz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Schulz misses with a wild body shot.
Schulz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bayushi's half guard.
Bayushi has one foot on Schulz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bayushi wants to land a leg kick but Schulz is out of range.
Schulz walks into a straight right hand from Bayushi.
Schulz ducks right into an uppercut from Bayushi.
Schulz looks to score with a jab to the body but Bayushi is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayushi stuffs the takedown attempt from Schulz. Schulz gets slowly back to his feet.
Shoju Bayushi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schulz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bayushi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bayushi misses with a body shot.
Schulz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bayushi.
A quick step to the side and Schulz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schulz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bayushi circles away quickly and effectively.
Schulz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bayushi jabs at Schulz's body.
Bayushi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schulz is breathing heavily.
Bayushi with a hook.
Armin Schulz's cut is getting worse.
Bayushi lands a slapping body shot.
Bayushi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schulz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bayushi lands with an uppercut that bounces Schulz off the cage and back into range.
Nice cross by Bayushi.
Bayushi moves into the clinch.
Bayushi has a couple of punches blocked by Schulz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shoju Bayushi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armin Schulz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bayushi fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Bayushi does it's job there.
Bayushi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schulz misses the jab.
Bayushi throws a body punch but Schulz moves out of range.
Nice shot by Bayushi.
Bayushi throws a hook but Schulz avoids it easily.
Schulz is looking to counter punch.
Bayushi moves out of range as Schulz strikes.
Bayushi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bayushi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Schulz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bayushi misses with the combination.
Schulz moves out of range as Bayushi strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bayushi. Schulz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schulz misses with a body shot.
Bayushi misses with a hook to the body
and Schulz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bayushi wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayushi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schulz throws out a loose jab but Bayushi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schulz slips under a jab.
Bayushi needs to keep his hands up - Schulz had a free shot at his head there.
Bayushi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schulz.
A countering left hand to the body from Bayushi misses.
Schulz slips under a jab.
Bayushi throws a body shot but no joy.
Bayushi misses with a series of wild punches.
Schulz digs a good body shot into Bayushi's ribs.
Bayushi slaps away a takedown attempt from Schulz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schulz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bayushi.
Shoju Bayushi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circle momentarily. Schulz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Schulz fails with a takedown attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Schulz.
Bayushi clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schulz tries for a takedown but Bayushi manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armin Schulz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schulz scores with a shot to the side of Bayushi's head.
Schulz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bayushis head.
Bayushi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schulz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bayushi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bayushi misses with a punch on the inside.
Schulz can't get the takedown.
Schulz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bayushi is trying to keep an underhook but Schulz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayushi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bayushi.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bayushi managing to control the position.
Schulz won't allow Bayushi to sweep him here.
Bayushi is still trying to improve position.
Schulz trying to control but Bayushi is working from the bottom.
Schulz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bayushi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bayushi seems keen to control Schulz's posture.
Bayushi keeping moving, preventing Schulz from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bayushi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Schulz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bayushi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bayushi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bayushi!
Bayushi wants to take a breather but Schulz manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Bayushi.
Schulz has his hands on Bayushi's head, controlling the position.
Bayushi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shoju Bayushi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Armin Schulz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bayushi blocks a low kick nicely.
Schulz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bayushi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schulz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bayushi as he avoids it easily.
Schulz throws a jab when Bayushi was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bayushi! But no joy.
Bayushi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bayushi cracks a nice hook into Schulz's ribs.
Bayushi rushes Schulz and presses him up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Bayushi.
Schulz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bayushi is trying to stall.
Bayushi throws a punch but it's blocked by Schulz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Bayushi fails to land.
Schulz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bayushi pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armin Schulz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A leg kick checked by Schulz.
It looked like Schulz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bayushi.
Schulz misses with a takedown attempt
and Bayushi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bayushi lands a jab to Schulz's midsection.
Bayushi dips to his left and cracks Schulz with an uppercut!
Bayushi is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Bayushi shuts the power down on Schulz. Lights out, game over! Bayushi is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shoju Bayushi!
Shoju Bayushi 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Great Tiger (ranked 793 p4p, 89 weight class) and Killian Armstrong (ranked 2367 p4p, 201 weight class). Great Tiger had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Great Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Killian Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong misses with an uppercut
and Tiger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Armstrong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiger was well out of range. Poor timing from Armstrong.
Armstrong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Armstrong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tiger takes a swing at Armstrong's ribcage but misses.
Armstrong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tiger can pounce on him.
Tiger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tiger throws a leg kick
and Armstrong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Armstrong misses its intended target.
Tiger slips a jab from Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut.
Armstrong swings for the body but Tiger moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Tiger misses its target.
Tiger needs to keep his hands up - Armstrong had a free shot at his head there.
Armstrong throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiger moves away from the strike by Armstrong.
Tiger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Armstrong.
Killian Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Armstrong has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger throws a lazy right hand but Armstrong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Armstrong misses with a right hand
and Tiger counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Armstrong.
Tiger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armstrong.
An attempted straight right counter from Tiger misses the target.
Tiger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Tiger.
Armstrong missing with a left hand there. Tiger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Armstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Armstrong misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Armstrong lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tiger.
Armstrong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Armstrong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Armstrong connects with a looping right hand.
Tiger is looking to slow Armstrong down with leg kicks.
Armstrong misses with a body shot.
It looked like Tiger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tiger moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Tiger controls the action.
Tiger swings wildly with an uppercut but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiger blocking some punches.
Armstrong tries to work over Tiger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Armstrong works on Tiger's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Tiger.
Tiger swings wildly with an uppercut but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Armstrong.
Armstrong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Armstrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiger blocking some punches.
Tiger working aggressively here.
Armstrong misses with a body punch.
Armstrong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Armstrong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tiger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiger.
Armstrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Armstrong lands a hook that snaps the head of Tiger backwards.
Armstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Tiger controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries a body shot but Tiger blocks it.
Tiger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tiger presses Armstrong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Tiger on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Armstrong.
Still in the clinch, Tiger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tiger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tiger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Armstrong's elbow.
Armstrong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Tiger.
Armstrong cracks Tiger with a nice body shot.
Armstrong stalling in the clinch but Tiger improves position.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
Armstrong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiger struggles to land a body shot inside as Armstrong controls his hands.
Tiger tries to pull guard but Armstrong forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tiger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiger throws a front kick that sends Armstrong stumbling back into the cage.
Tiger scoring well with a low kick there.
Tiger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Armstrong misses.
Tiger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Armstrong cracks a nice hook into Tiger's ribs.
Armstrong scores with the left hand. Tiger knows he should have avoided that one.
Armstrong misses with a body punch
and Tiger counters with a straight right hand.
Tiger scores with a head kick. Armstrong tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tiger lands the left hand.
Armstrong throws a poor cross that misses
and Tiger counters with a nice uppercut.
Armstrong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from Tiger.
A little jabbing left from Armstrong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armstrong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armstrong slips a jab from Tiger.
Armstrong misses with a jab to the body
and Tiger counters with a stiff right hand.
Armstrong throws the left hand but Tiger avoids the punch easily.
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 Great Tiger will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Armstrong throws a body shot but no joy.
Armstrong lands a lovely overhand right.
Armstrong misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Armstrong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiger slips a straight right by Armstrong.
Tiger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Armstrong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiger is looking for a counter combo.
Tiger throws a head kick that misses.
Armstrong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Armstrong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong misses with a wild body shot.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiger moves away.
Armstrong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tiger rushes Armstrong and presses him up against the cage.
Armstrong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Armstrong struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiger controls his hands.
Armstrong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiger's elbow.
Tiger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Armstrong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Armstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Tiger controls the action.
Armstrong taking a breather.
Tiger manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tiger has his feet on Armstrong's thighs here. He's pushed Armstrong off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Armstrong screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Great Tiger!
A victorious Great Tiger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Dasilva (ranked 1403 p4p, 172 weight class) and Ernest Graves (ranked 1457 p4p, 178 weight class). Dasilva comes to the cage accompanied by Ladies and Gentlemen. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Humberto Dasilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernest Graves!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves just misses with a punch to the body.
Dasilva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dasilva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Graves sprawls well. Graves wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dasilva gets slowly back to his feet.
Dasilva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Graves manages to get back to half guard.
Graves looking for submissions off his back.
Dasilva works his way into full mount!
Graves is working to get back to half guard.
Dasilva with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves is trying desperately to improve position.
Graves manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Graves gets full guard.
Dasilva passes into half guard.
Graves tries to roll over but Dasilva keeps him under control.
Graves is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dasilva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dasilva's back!
Dasilva is trying to break free.
Dasilva is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Far-Q Fight Club, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Dasilva tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Dasilva is looking to improve his position but Graves isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dasilva tries to hold on but Graves pushes him away.
Graves jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dasilva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Graves is looking to take a break and control but Dasilva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dasilva prevents Graves from improving position.
Graves trying to control the action but Dasilva is working from the bottom.
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That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dasilva is trying to control Graves's posture but Graves avoids it.
Graves is looking to take a break and control but Dasilva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Graves tries for a kimura but Dasilva is defending well.
Graves tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Dasilva is not content to let Graves control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Graves working the strikes but Dasilva uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Dasilva is trying to control but can't.
Graves tries to pass to full mount but Dasilva defends it.
Dasilva is looking for a sweep. Graves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dasilva trying to control from the bottom.
Graves is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dasilva reverses the position - he's now on top in Graves's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Graves is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ernest Graves will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dasilva feints and as Graves raises his hands in defense, Dasilva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dasilva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dasilva wants to control from the top but Graves keeps moving.
Dasilva tries to free his leg and advance position but Graves is retaining full guard.
Graves throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dasilva uses it to pass to side control.
Graves has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Dasilva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dasilva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Graves gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dasilva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Graves is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dasilva is trying to control the action in half guard but Graves is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Graves wants to control but Dasilva is keeping busy.
Graves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Graves makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Graves.
Graves 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.
Dasilva trying to control but Graves is working from the bottom.
Dasilva is really struggling to control Graves but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Dasilva postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Graves looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dasilva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dasilva working the head with strikes.
Dasilva is trying to get an arm triangle but Graves is defending well.
Graves manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dasilva's best efforts.
Graves is staying active underneath Dasilva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dasilva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Graves slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Graves 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dasilva tries to free his leg and advance position but Graves is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Graves is on top in guard.
Graves postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graves works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dasilva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Graves wants to control from the top but Dasilva keeps moving.
Dasilva is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dasilva keeping moving, preventing Graves from controlling successfully.
Humberto Dasilva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dasilva 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.
Graves wants to pass the guard but Dasilva is keeping the position.
Graves looking to sit in guard and control but Dasilva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dasilva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Graves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dasilva is working hard here to advance position.
Dasilva stands and throws Graves's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Graves can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Dasilva dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Dasilva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dasilva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dasilva lands a nice looking body shot.
Dasilva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A telegraphed right hand from Dasilva misses the target.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dasilva throws a right hand that misses
and Dasilva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dasilva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Graves counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dasilva thinking.
Graves lands a slapping body shot.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Dasilva is just out of range.
Graves throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves slips a straight right by Dasilva.
Dasilva has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Humberto Dasilva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graves lands a nice looking body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dasilva throws a jab when Graves was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Ernest Graves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
Dasilva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Graves doesn't seem bothered though.
Graves throws a hook to the side of Dasilva's head but Dasilva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Graves fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dasilva manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Dasilva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dasilva misses with a hook
and Graves counters with a right hand to the body.
Dasilva lands with a good body shot.
Graves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dasilva.
Dasilva throws a right hand that misses
and Graves counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graves throws a body punch but Dasilva moves out of range.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dasilva lands with a straight right. Graves didn't see that one coming.
Dasilva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Dasilva.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves digs a good hook to Dasilva's body.
Dasilva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dasilva has a takedown stuffed.
Ernest Graves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Graves digs a good hook to Dasilva's body.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Dasilva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Graves sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Graves avoids the body shot from Dasilva.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
Dasilva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Graves gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Graves keeping moving, preventing Dasilva from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dasilva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Graves wants to sweep here but Dasilva controlling him for the moment.
Graves working a defensive guard here.
Dasilva looking to pass the guard.
Dasilva trying to control but Graves is working from the bottom.
Graves bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dasilva's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dasilva looking to control.
Graves passes Dasilva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dasilva is trying to control but can't.
Dasilva is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Graves jumps into side control!
Graves is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dasilva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dasilva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Graves thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dasilva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernest Graves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Graves 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernest Graves!
An out of breath Ernest Graves thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lighty LightHeavyweight (ranked 1238 p4p, 191 weight class) and Chief Shadow (ranked 1604 p4p, 244 weight class). Chief Shadow is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Lighty LightHeavyweight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Shadow!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by LightHeavyweight there.
It looks like Chief Shadow has been cut.
LightHeavyweight scores with a shot to the body.
LightHeavyweight closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
LightHeavyweight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
LightHeavyweight presses Shadow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
LightHeavyweight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
LightHeavyweight lands a right hand.
LightHeavyweight is leaning against Shadow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
LightHeavyweight gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shadow.
A nice right hand lands inside from LightHeavyweight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LightHeavyweight lands a left hand.
LightHeavyweight lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shadow.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Shadow has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
LightHeavyweight scores with a shot to the side of Shadow's head.
LightHeavyweight lands with a light punch inside.
LightHeavyweight cracks Shadow with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for LightHeavyweight.
Shadow is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but LightHeavyweight is defending well.
A short right from LightHeavyweight.
A left hand lands to the body for LightHeavyweight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LightHeavyweight gets through Shadow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
LightHeavyweight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
LightHeavyweight scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LightHeavyweight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
LightHeavyweight lands with a right to the head.
LightHeavyweight lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, LightHeavyweight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
LightHeavyweight cracks Shadow with a nice body shot.
Shadow takes a shot to the head.
LightHeavyweight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shadow is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow wants to take the fight to the mat but LightHeavyweight manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lighty LightHeavyweight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Shadow.
LightHeavyweight lands with a right to the head.
Shadow takes a shot to the head.
Shadow is still on wobbly legs! Can LightHeavyweight finish him?
Shadow wants a takedown.
Shadow seems to have recovered his senses.
A short body shot lands from LightHeavyweight as the two fighters clinch.
Shadow looks winded!
Shadow is looking for a takedown up against the cage. LightHeavyweight gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by LightHeavyweight.
Nice body punch from LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
LightHeavyweight unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Shadow! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but LightHeavyweight is unloading with more strikes now! Shadow drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lighty LightHeavyweight!
A victorious Lighty LightHeavyweight thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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