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UnderGround FC 42 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Black (ranked 6243 p4p, 435 weight class) and Azar Weinstein (ranked 6621 p4p, 448 weight class). Azar Weinstein has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azar Weinstein!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Weinstein changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Weinstein misses with a double jab
and Black counters with a two punch combo.
Black throws a series of punches but Weinstein avoids them all with ease.
Weinstein throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Black counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Weinstein lands with a hook. Black tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Weinstein fails to land with a series of punches.
Black swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Weinstein misses with a combination
and Black counters with a series of strikes. Weinstein will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black lands an overhand right.
No joy there for Weinstein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weinstein misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Black was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Weinstein shoots for a takedown but Black saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As Weinstein tries to get set, Black tries to push him back and clinch up but Weinstein manages to avoid the attempt.
Black has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Kegerator - 550$ in the buildup to the fight.
Weinstein blocks a leg kick.
Weinstein shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Black wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Black tries to bum rush Weinstein with a series of wild strikes but Weinstein uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Weinstein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Weinstein fails to land with a series of punches.
Weinstein looks winded!
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Weinstein.
Black drops Weinstein with a beautiful combination! Weinstein stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Black is looking for the KO!
Weinstein is rocked!
It looks like Azar Weinstein has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Weinstein out cold! Weinstein is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jimmy Black!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baxter Garrison (ranked 6748 p4p, 429 weight class) and Brian Gall (ranked 5012 p4p, 371 weight class). Garrison comes to the cage accompanied by Ireland!. Baxter Garrison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Baxter Garrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Gall!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gall feints and then cracks Garrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garrison down.
Garrison throws a sloppy head kick and Gall moves out of range easily.
Gall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gall connects with an inside leg kick.
Garrison really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Garrison feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrison gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garrison.
Garrison appears to be looking for a big counter.
Garrison looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrison trying to control but Gall is working from the bottom.
Garrison sitting in guard here, content to control.
Garrison wants to control from the top but Gall keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garrison got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garrison has managed to get both his arms back between Gall's legs - danger averted.
Garrison is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gall is trying to control the position but Garrison postures up.
Garrison wants to stand but Gall has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gall controls Garrison momentarily but Garrison frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gall looking for a sweep. Not yet Gall, not yet.
Gall is trying to control the position but Garrison postures up.
Gall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gall working a defensive guard here.
Gall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrison forces his way into half guard.
Gall is trying to maintain the position but Garrison is very close to passing his half guard.
Garrison stands up out of the half guard.
Gall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Gall finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Garrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Gall throws a fast counter high kick but Garrison manages to duck under it in time.
Gall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garrison.
Good work by Garrison as he checks the leg kick.
Brian Gall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gall throws a head kick that half lands.
Garrison sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Garrison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garrison is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gall's half guard.
Garrison is breathing heavily.
Gall wants to control but Garrison is keeping busy.
Gall works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gall controls Garrison momentarily but Garrison frees himself.
Gall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gall looking to control.
Garrison has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Garrison gets to his feet. Gall looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garrison's sensitive parts.
Garrison feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gall's calf.
Gall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
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 Baxter Garrison will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gall tries to work over Garrison's front leg with a kick but Garrison checks it.
Garrison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garrison gets a double leg takedown into Gall's guard.
Gall keeping moving, preventing Garrison from controlling successfully.
Baxter Garrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garrison manages to get himself to full guard.
Garrison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garrison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gall on the ground.
Garrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gall wants to control from the top but Garrison keeps moving.
Gall is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garrison is keeping the position for now.
Garrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gall is one step ahead there.
Gall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garrison keeping moving, preventing Gall from controlling successfully.
Gall wants to pass the guard but Garrison is keeping the position.
Gall slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Garrison.
Garrison wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gall in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Garrison tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gall!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brian Gall!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Sins (ranked 6542 p4p, 566 weight class) and Don Vigo (ranked 3833 p4p, 431 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Sins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Vigo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vigo punishes Sins's body with a nice straight punch.
Sins shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vigo is trying to defend but Sins finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vigo wants to improve his position but Sins is controlling well.
Vigo is trying to maintain the position but Sins is very close to passing his half guard.
Sins thows a huge punch but Vigo dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vigo wants to get back to full guard.
Sins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sins is just content to waste time from the top position. Vigo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vigo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sins is one step ahead there.
Vigo has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sins doesn't defend quickly enough and Vigo has managed to lock this one up! Can Sins escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Vigo on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Don Vigo!
A victorious Don Vigo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Jonny Sins had this to say: 'Turns out I suck'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Jones (ranked 4060 p4p, 208 weight class) and Mark Callus (ranked 6020 p4p, 251 weight class). Mark Callus acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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130 lbs
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140 lbs
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Basic striking
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Callus!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callus has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Callus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Callus.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Callus trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Callus into the cage.
Callus presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jones is working Callus over against the cage.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Callus is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones presses Callus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Callus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones has Callus pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bobby Jones.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Callus manages to avoid it.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Callus throws a counter combo.
Callus doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Callus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Callus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Callus moved out of range.
Callus gets caught napping as Jones dives in and scores a takedown. Callus manages to retain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Callus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Callus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Callus is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jones dives into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Callus is trying to get back to his feet.
Jones landing strikes.
Callus wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Callus is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jones connects with a decent elbow.
Jones landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Callus taking a bit of punishment here - Jones scoring with strikes.
Jones has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Callus is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Callus's face.
Jones raining down shots from the mount!
Callus is rocked!
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Callus is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Jones raining down shots from the mount!
Callus is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Callus takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jones working for a guillotine from mount but Callus is in no mood to give up.
Jones controlling his opponent.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones lands a big shot to the head and Callus winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bobby Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Jackson (ranked 3345 p4p, 184 weight class) and Odell Bronson (ranked 5171 p4p, 240 weight class). Jackson's entrance music is Bobby Shmurda - Hot N*gga. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curtis Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Odell Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Bronson.
A combination from Bronson does no damage.
Donk. Bronson catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bronson finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
Jackson throws a hook but Bronson blocks it.
Bronson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bronson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bronson connects with a nice looking jab.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Bronson.
Bronson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bronson dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Bronson avoids a punch combination nicely.
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!
Bronson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jackson backs up against the cage.
Bronson misses with a double jab.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bronson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bronson throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bronson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Bronson moved out of range.
A big right from Bronson misses.
Bronson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice uppercut lands for Bronson. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Bronson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bronson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bronson.
Bronson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jackson instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Bronson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bronson cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Bronson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Bronson avoids them all with ease.
Bronson scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Bronson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jackson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bronson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've been told by Jackson's head coaches at DRAGON MMA - 13 Elite & 2 Double Elite Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Odell Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bronson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bronson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jackson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bronson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bronson lands with a nice combination. Jackson backs away looking to recover.
Bronson cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bronson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bronson works over Jackson's head and body with a nice combination.
Bronson scores with a jab.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bronson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bronson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jackson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bronson connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Bronson misses the target.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Bronson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bronson moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Bronson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Bronson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bronson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson tries a low kick but Bronson avoids it.
It seemed like Bronson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've been informed that Bronson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bronson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bronson connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land a leg kick but Bronson saw it coming and moves away.
Bronson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Bronson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jackson on the side of the head.
Bronson throws a one two combo.
Bronson throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Jackson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bronson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A punch combination from Bronson misses.
Bronson throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Bronson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A left and a right from Bronson both land. Nice combination.
Bronson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bronson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Bronson misses.
Bronson throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Bronson misses its intended target.
Jackson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bronson checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odell Bronson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bronson clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bronson looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson throws a right hand that Bronson ducks under and follows up with a left that Bronson also avoids with ease.
Jackson slips under a jab from Bronson.
Jackson has managed to clinch.
Bronson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jackson walks away with a smile on his face. Bronson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Bronson moved out of range nicely.
Jackson throws a combination. Bronson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bronson misses with a double jab.
Jackson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bronson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jackson scrambles back to his feet.
Jackson rushes Bronson and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Bronson is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Jackson piles on the pressure and Bronson crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Curtis Jackson!
Curtis Jackson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xyryx Ignacio (ranked 5755 p4p, 543 weight class) and Petah Miller (ranked 3690 p4p, 423 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Petah Miller enters the cage!
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169 lbs
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27
180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xyryx Ignacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petah Miller!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ignacio throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller tries to counter by closing the distance.
Miller slips a straight right by Ignacio.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Xyryx Ignacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petah Miller.
Ignacio misses with a straight right.
Ignacio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ignacio breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignacio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ignacio is fending him off so far but Miller persists. Nope, Ignacio circles away and we're back to standing.
Ignacio looks to land a body kick but Miller moved away.
Ignacio tries to land a front kick but Miller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Ignacio backs off Miller throws a huge counter combo but Ignacio manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Miller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ignacio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A head kick by Ignacio misses
and Miller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt - Ignacio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Ignacio was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ignacio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the cage.
Miller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ignacio or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miller.
Ignacio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ignacio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miller works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ignacio breaks from the clinch.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Ignacio. No joy for Miller on that attempt.
Ignacio looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ignacio throws a lazy head kick
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ignacio stuffs the takedown attempt from Miller. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Xyryx Ignacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller moves out of range as Ignacio strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio misses with an uppercut. Miller saw that one coming.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Ignacio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Miller staying out of range there.
Ignacio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ignacio's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Ignacio manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Miller lands a hook that snaps the head of Ignacio backwards.
A shot in the inside from Miller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller pushes Ignacio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ignacio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ignacio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Miller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Ignacio lands.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown. Ignacio tries to sprawl out of it but Miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ignacio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ignacio misses with a body kick.
Miller dives in and grabs Ignacio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ignacio pushes down on Miller's head and hops out.
Ignacio throws a right hand that misses
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ignacio throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Miller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xyryx Ignacio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Ignacio.
Miller blocks a head kick by Ignacio.
Ignacio has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Miller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ignacio tries to avoid it but Miller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ignacio to the ground. Ignacio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ignacio throws a sloppy head kick
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
Ignacio throws a head kick that misses.
Miller tries to counter with a clinch but Ignacio shakes him off and moves away.
Miller is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ignacio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Miller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Petah Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignacio stuffs the takedown.
Xyryx Ignacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petah Miller.
Miller avoids a kick to the body.
Ignacio moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller works on Ignacio's body with a couple of short punches.
Ignacio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Ignacio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Miller pushes Ignacio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Miller scores with a shoulder strike.
Miller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Miller pushes Ignacio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Ignacio, against the cage.
Ignacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A body shot lands from Miller.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller slowing the pace effectively.
Miller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miller lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ignacio.
Ignacio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
Ignacio taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
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!
Ignacio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miller leaning against his opponent.
Miller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller lands a hook that snaps the head of Ignacio backwards.
Miller stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ignacio tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Miller cracks Ignacio with a nice body shot.
Miller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
Miller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Miller lands a left hand.
Miller lands a right hand.
Miller pushes Ignacio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Miller gets through Ignacio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ignacio backwards.
A body shot lands from Miller.
A shot in the inside from Miller.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miller.
Miller lands a left hand.
Miller prevents Ignacio from breaking the clinch.
Miller is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Miller lands a body punch in the clinch.
Miller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Miller displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ignacio up against the cage.
Miller keeps control of Ignacio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ignacio takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Miller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Ignacio's head.
Miller is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Petah Miller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Miller displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ignacio up against the cage.
A short left from Miller.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller presses Ignacio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Ignacio's head.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
Miller lands an uppercut.
Miller lands with a short shot to the head.
Miller leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petah Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Miller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt - Ignacio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ignacio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ignacio looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Ignacio slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Xyryx Ignacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petah Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignacio throws a right hand that misses
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ignacio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miller at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignacio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ignacio clinches.
Ignacio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ignacio has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Ignacio is trying to push Miller away but Miller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Ignacio.
Miller lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller digs a right hand underneath Ignacio's ribcage. Ignacio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Miller will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ignacio up against the cage.
Ignacio is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Ignacio's head.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ignacio backwards.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ignacio backwards.
Miller makes some space for himself and 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!
Miller lands with a right to the head.
Ignacio is rocked!
Miller lands an uppercut.
Oh Ignacio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miller lands with a right to the head.
Miller lands a shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Miller.
Miller lands a left hand.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ignacio's efforts to push away.
Miller lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ignacio to his knees! Miller keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petah Miller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Mohammed (ranked 6282 p4p, 437 weight class) and Aaron Stone (ranked 2285 p4p, 252 weight class). Mohammed comes to the cage accompanied by Who Let The Dogs Out?!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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240 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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19
255 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyson Mohammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Stone!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Mohammed moves away and avoids it.
Stone misses with an uppercut. Mohammed saw that one coming.
Stone connects with a looping right hand.
Mohammed gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stone.
Stone looks to throw the jab but Mohammed is out of range.
Mohammed attempts a counter takedown but Stone avoids it well and moves away.
Stone drops Mohammed with a straight right hand, right on the button! Stone follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Stone!
Our winner, Aaron Stone, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Tyson Mohammed had this to say: 'I'M NOT CRYING!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gomez Addams (ranked 2328 p4p, 280 weight class) and Raiam Dos Santos (ranked 1733 p4p, 227 weight class). Addams's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Family Vales. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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195 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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28
195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gomez Addams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raiam Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Dos Santos misses.
A good leg kick by Addams.
A big right from Dos Santos misses.
It looked like Addams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Addams clinches up against the cage.
Dos Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Addams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dos Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Addams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Addams pushes off an throws an elbow but Dos Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Addams pushes off an throws an elbow but Dos Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Addams is working for takedown but Dos Santos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dos Santos blocks the elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dos Santos is leaning against Addams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Addams scores a nice knee to the body.
Dos Santos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Addams backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Addams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dos Santos's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Addams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Addams looking to throw knees to the head but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from Dos Santos.
Addams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dos Santos is defending well for now.
Addams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dos Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dos Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Addams's elbow.
Dos Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dos Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dos Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dos Santos slows down the pace here.
Addams misses with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Addams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Dos Santos.
Addams lands a nice elbow.
Dos Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Addams uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Addams.
It looks like Raiam Dos Santos has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Addams tries to circle away but Dos Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Addams blocks a body shot from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Addams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Addams.
Dos Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Addams controls the action.
Dos Santos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dos Santos avoiding damage as Addams throws knees to the body.
Addams wants to get back to striking at distance but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Addams tries to break the clinch but Dos Santos is controlling the position.
Dos Santos is working Addams over against the cage.
Dos Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Addams or not.
Addams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dos Santos is keeping busy.
Addams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Addams is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands with a nice body punch.
Dos Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Addams appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Addams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Addams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Addams misses with a leg kick
letting Dos Santos counter with a right hand.
Dos Santos connects with a body shot that sends Addams's belly button to the back.
Addams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dos Santos.
Addams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
Addams throwing a counter right hand but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
Addams slips a straight right by Dos Santos.
Addams slips a straight right by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Addams tried to counter with a leg kick but Dos Santos avoided it.
Addams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Addams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Addams is looking to counter the offense by Dos Santos and move into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raiam Dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raiam Dos Santos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Addams.
Dos Santos wants to counter the offense by Addams and move into the clinch position.
Dos Santos looks to throw the jab but Addams is out of range.
Addams lands a leg kick that knocks Dos Santos off balance momentarily.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Addams has time to react.
Addams avoids the body shot from Dos Santos.
Addams tries to counter by clinching up but Dos Santos breaks away and moves out of range.
Dos Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Addams misses with a leg kick.
Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Dos Santos misses its intended target.
Addams fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dos Santos just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Addams wants to clinch.
Addams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
Addams appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raiam Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Addams doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that misses
and Addams makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dos Santos lands the left hand.
Dos Santos blocks a leg kick.
Addams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Addams swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jab from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a body punch
and Addams counters with a low kick, right behind Dos Santos 's knee.
Dos Santos lands with a right hand.
Addams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Addams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
Addams looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut.
Dos Santos throws a shot from downtown. Addams moves away and avoids it.
As Dos Santos tries to get set, Addams tries to push him back and clinch up but Dos Santos manages to avoid the attempt.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut
and Addams counters with a thumping low kick.
Addams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Addams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Addams.
Addams slips a jab from Dos Santos.
Addams darts in trying to clinch
and Dos Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Addams!
Addams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Addams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Addams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Addams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Addams moves away.
Addams fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dos Santos just manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Addams half committed to a counter leg kick.
Addams throws a push kick but Dos Santos slaps the foot to one side.
A slow jab from Dos Santos misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raiam Dos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raiam Dos Santos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Addams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
As Dos Santos tries to get set, Addams tries to push him back and clinch up but Dos Santos manages to avoid the attempt.
Addams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Addams tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dos Santos throws a poor cross that misses
and Addams makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice jab there from Dos Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Addams moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Addams tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Dos Santos counter with a right hand.
Dos Santos misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dos Santos looks to throw the jab but Addams is out of range.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Addams's head back.
Dos Santos throws out a loose jab but Addams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Addams tries to clinch but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Addams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Addams avoids the body shot from Dos Santos.
Addams quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dos Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomez Addams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Addams throws a low kick but Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Addams moves away from the strike by Dos Santos.
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Addams throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dos Santos avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Addams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Addams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos scores with a decent looking hook.
Addams takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Addams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Addams manages to avoid it.
Addams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Addams doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.
A little jabbing left from Dos Santos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Addams's ribcage but misses.
Addams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dos Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Addams is looking to counter the offense by Dos Santos and move into the clinch.
Addams throws a leg kick
and Addams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Addams fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Dos Santos blocks the leg kick.
Dos Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Addams takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dos Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Addams.
Dos Santos throws a hook but Addams blocks it.
Addams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raiam Dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dos Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raiam Dos Santos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aapo Jukola (ranked 2157 p4p, 275 weight class) and Robert Harper (ranked 833 p4p, 126 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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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aapo Jukola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Harper!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jukola wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Jukola as he connects with a hook.
Harper throws a lazy uppercut
and Jukola counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jukola has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jukola there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harper throws a right hand that misses
and Jukola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Robert Harper has been cut.
Jukola stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jukola wants it to stay on the feet.
Harper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jukola connects with a right hand. Harper shakes it off.
Jukola connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Jukola finds it's way through Harper's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper throws a hook but Jukola avoids it easily.
Jukola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harper throws a poor cross that misses
and Jukola makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Harper really felt that one!
Jukola displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
Harper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jukola.
Harper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harper is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Harper shoots for a double leg takedown but Jukola sprawls well. He's pushed Harper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jukola throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harper drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Harper drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harper jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola wants to stand and escape but Harper is having none of it.
Harper drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jukola looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jukola looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jukola!
Harper manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jukola in particular looking to stall.
Harper tries to get to full guard but Jukola has control of the leg.
Harper looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jukola in particular looking to stall.
Harper moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jukola uses it to pass to side control.
Jukola works to advance to full mount. Harper defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Jukola controlling his opponent.
Harper is desperately trying to improve his position but Jukola has a good base and remains in mount.
Jukola looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harper 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.
Harper is squirming around, avoiding Jukola's attempts to control the action.
Harper is trying desperately to improve position.
Jukola looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper regains half guard.
Harper wants to get back to full guard.
Harper is pressing down on Jukola's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harper wants to sweep here but Jukola controlling him for the moment.
Jukola trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.
Harper working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jukola has passed into half guard!
Jukola is keen to just control but Harper is a slippery customer.
Harper wants to get back to full guard.
Harper looking for submissions off his back.
Jukola not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harper manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Harper has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jukola is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Harper.
Harper manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jukola sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jukola is keen to just control but Harper is a slippery customer.
Jukola looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Harper works his way to full guard. Good work.
Harper looking for a sweep. Not yet Harper, not yet.
Harper lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aapo Jukola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Harper's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jukola feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harpers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jukola jabs Harper right on the nose. Harper blinks but takes it well.
Harper catches Jukola with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Harper misses with a lunging right hand
and Harper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been told by Jukola's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jukola leaves Harper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jukola lands a really nice looking cross but Harper seems unphased.
Jukola thuds a left hand into Harper's body.
Jukola swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jukola counters with a low kick, right behind Harper 's knee.
Harper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jukola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harper.
Jukola lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harper might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola moves out of range as Harper strikes.
Jukola drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harper walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jukola.
Aapo Jukola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harper is breathing heavily.
Harper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jukola as he avoids it easily.
Jukola throws a big counter combination but Harper scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aapo Jukola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Harper.
Jukola just misses with a punch to the body.
Jukola moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Harper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jukola circles away.
Jukola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jukola scores with a kick to the body.
Jukola closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jukola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harper can do to turn this around?
Jukola lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jukola stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jukola lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jukola works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jukola to keep the fight standing.
Jukola scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jukola lands a hook that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukola pushes Harper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Jukola as the two fighters clinch.
Jukola lands a hook that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Jukola digs a right hand underneath Harper's ribcage. Harper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jukola lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper is rocked!
A body shot lands from Jukola.
Harper is still on wobbly legs! Can Jukola finish him?
A short left from Jukola.
Jukola is working Harper over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Jukola.
Nice elbow from Jukola.
Jukola digs a right hand into Harper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harper's gas tank.
Jukola lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Robert Harper's cut even more.
Clinched against the cage, Jukola lands a big elbow that drops Harper! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Harper is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aapo Jukola!
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