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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Badau Aguiar (ranked 6448 p4p, 434 weight class) and Marcello Sosa (ranked 5436 p4p, 399 weight class). Marcello Sosa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Badau Aguiar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcello Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguiar shoots in for a takedown but Sosa shows good takedown defense.
Horrible takedown attempt by Aguiar or perhaps it was just good defense by Sosa, which made it look bad.
Sosa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aguiar at a distance.
Aguiar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sosa is fending him off so far but Aguiar persists. Nope, Sosa circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice side step and Sosa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Badau Aguiar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aguiar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sosa defends it nicely.
Sosa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aguiar has time to react.
Sosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguiar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sosa defends it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sosa! But no joy.
Sosa has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Sosa lunges at Aguiar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aguiar's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa scores with a jab. Aguiar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sosa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sosa forces Aguiar back against the cage and clinches.
Sosa lands a right hand.
Sosa scores with a hook to the body.
Sosa lands an uppercut.
Sosa lands a good knee to the midsection. Aguiar won't want to take too many of those.
Sosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aguiar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Aguiar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sosa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Aguiar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sosa is defending well.
Sosa throws an elbow that misses.
Aguiar avoids a wild elbow strike from Sosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aguiar backwards.
Sosa presses Aguiar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aguiar tries to score a body lock takedown but Sosa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sosa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aguiar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aguiar or not.
Sosa throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sosa.
Aguiar looking to slow down the pace here.
Sosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Sosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sosa throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Sosa.
Aguiar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sosa lands a right hand.
Sosa lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sosa.
Sosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aguiar backwards.
Sosa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aguiar is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sosa.
A short right from Sosa.
A right hand to the body from Sosa.
Aguiar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sosa to keep the fight standing.
Sosa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aguiar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aguiar takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Badau Aguiar has been cut.
Sosa lands an elbow inside.
Sosa lands a body punch.
Sosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sosa.
Sosa lands an elbow inside that Aguiar shrugs off.
Aguiar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sosa scores with a shot to the side of Aguiar's head.
Sosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sosa throws an elbow but misses.
Sosa lands a left hand.
Aguiar avoids the elbow strike from Sosa, against the cage.
Sosa lands a nice elbow.
Sosa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sosa scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Sosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Badau Aguiar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sosa scores with a jab to the head.
Sosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sosa scores with a shot to the body.
Aguiar misses the shot to the body.
Sosa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Aguiar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Aguiar is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Sosa is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Badau Aguiar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Fox (ranked 5543 p4p, 420 weight class) and Lord Sebastian Mountbatten Dillinger (ranked 24449 p4p, 508 weight class). Fox's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ice Ice Baby, Vanilla Ice. Lord Sebastian Mountbatten Dillinger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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227 lbs
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273 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lord Sebastian Mountbatten Dillinger!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox clinches with his opponent.
Mountbatten Dillinger looking to slow down the pace here.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
Mountbatten Dillinger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fox just leaning against Mountbatten Dillinger, taking a breather.
Mountbatten Dillinger is trying to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mountbatten Dillinger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Fox.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fox.
Fox works on Mountbatten Dillinger's body with a couple of short punches.
Mountbatten Dillinger blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Fox.
Mountbatten Dillinger looks winded!
Fox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fox slowing the pace effectively.
Fox tries to throw a body punch but Mountbatten Dillinger avoids it by throwing Fox back against the cage.
Fox tries to throw a body punch but Mountbatten Dillinger avoids it by throwing Fox back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountbatten Dillinger tries to circle away but Fox has him pinned against the cage.
Fox lands a nice uppercut.
Fox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mountbatten Dillinger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fox closes the distance and pushes Mountbatten Dillinger back into the cage.
Fox creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mountbatten Dillinger's defenses.
Fox tries a body shot but Mountbatten Dillinger blocks it.
Our sources have told us that Fox has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Fox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fox lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fox connects with a knee to the head.
Mountbatten Dillinger takes an elbow to the temple.
Mountbatten Dillinger is trying to stall.
Fox with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mountbatten Dillinger up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Mountbatten Dillinger's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fox using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mountbatten Dillinger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fox is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mountbatten Dillinger is defending well for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fox.
Fox stalling against the cage.
Fox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fox.
Fox misses with a knee to the head.
Fox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fox clinches with his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mountbatten Dillinger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox manages to pull guard.
Fox pulls Mountbatten Dillinger in close to his closed guard and prevents Mountbatten Dillinger from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fox working for a triangle but Mountbatten Dillinger defends it easily.
Fox pulls Mountbatten Dillinger in close to his closed guard and prevents Mountbatten Dillinger from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fox bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mountbatten Dillinger's guard.
Fox's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountbatten Dillinger keeping full guard, as Fox tries to pass.
Fox sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fox tries to free his leg and advance position but Mountbatten Dillinger is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fox stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fox moves into the clinch.
Fox jumps into guard, dragging Mountbatten Dillinger to the mat.
Fox throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Fox dominated that round.
That's time! Fox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fox clinches with his opponent.
Mountbatten Dillinger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mountbatten Dillinger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fox is keeping busy.
A frustrated look appears on Mountbatten Dillinger's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jim Fox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mountbatten Dillinger wants to break free but Fox has control.
Fox missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mountbatten Dillinger stalling in the clinch but Fox improves position.
Fox has Mountbatten Dillinger pushed against the cage.
Fox crunches a lovely knee into Mountbatten Dillinger's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mountbatten Dillinger can do to turn this around?
Mountbatten Dillinger is looking to control Fox's arms but Fox gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mountbatten Dillinger has his back to the cage.
Fox is stalling here.
Mountbatten Dillinger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mountbatten Dillinger is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox throws an elbow but it misses.
Fox tries to land knees in the clinch but Mountbatten Dillinger avoids the damage to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Fox here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Fox using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fox lands a nice uppercut.
Fox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mountbatten Dillinger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fox.
As Fox backs off Mountbatten Dillinger throws a huge counter combo but Fox manages to avoid it all.
Jim Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fox shoots for a takedown but Mountbatten Dillinger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mountbatten Dillinger throws out a counter right but Fox avoids it with no problem.
Fox has closed the distance and engaged Mountbatten Dillinger in a clinch.
Fox has Mountbatten Dillinger pressed against the cage.
Fox with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mountbatten Dillinger looking to stall.
Mountbatten Dillinger is looking to control Fox's arms but Fox gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mountbatten Dillinger has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mountbatten Dillinger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fox throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mountbatten Dillinger tries to stall but Fox uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fox.
Mountbatten Dillinger tries to circle away but Fox has him pinned against the cage.
Fox lands with a short shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mountbatten Dillinger can't break the clinch.
Mountbatten Dillinger struggles to land a body shot inside as Fox controls his hands.
Come on Fox - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mountbatten Dillinger blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fox comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fox lands a takedown into guard.
Mountbatten Dillinger has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Fox is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Come on Fox - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fox pulls guard effortlessly.
Mountbatten Dillinger trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Fox manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
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!
Fox is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mountbatten Dillinger being controlled for a moment.
Fox is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mountbatten Dillinger has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Fox dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fox slips under a jab.
Fox fails to land the takedown.
Mountbatten Dillinger tries to keep at a distance but Fox has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountbatten Dillinger misses with a punch to the body.
Mountbatten Dillinger is stalling here.
Mountbatten Dillinger is trying to break the clinch but Fox has him pressed against the cage.
Mountbatten Dillinger stalling in the clinch but Fox improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountbatten Dillinger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fox lands an elbow just above Mountbatten Dillinger 's eye.
Mountbatten Dillinger tries to stall but Fox uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mountbatten Dillinger tries to break free but Fox pushes him back against the cage.
Mountbatten Dillinger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fox misses with a takedown
and Mountbatten Dillinger counters with a left and a right that stings Fox.
Fox moves into the clinch successfully.
Mountbatten Dillinger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fox has Mountbatten Dillinger pressed against the cage, preventing Mountbatten Dillinger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fox pushes off an throws an elbow but Mountbatten Dillinger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fox tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mountbatten Dillinger is trying to break the clinch but Fox is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountbatten Dillinger is looking to break free of the clinch but Fox has double underhooks.
Mountbatten Dillinger tries to stall but Fox uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mountbatten Dillinger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mountbatten Dillinger.
Mountbatten Dillinger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mountbatten Dillinger tries to circle away but Fox has him pinned against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mountbatten Dillinger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fox stalls.
Mountbatten Dillinger is trying to break free.
Fox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fox lands a nice elbow.
Fox just leaning against Mountbatten Dillinger, taking a breather.
Mountbatten Dillinger tries to circle away but Fox has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Fox.
Mountbatten Dillinger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fox misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mountbatten Dillinger.
Fox tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mountbatten Dillinger avoids it.
Fox misses with an elbow strike.
Lord Sebastian Mountbatten Dillinger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mountbatten Dillinger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fox looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fox jumps guard and drags Mountbatten Dillinger to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jim Fox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fox throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mountbatten Dillinger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fox is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fox is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox trying to pass the guard but Mountbatten Dillinger defending well.
Fox passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fox dominating with strikes here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fox controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Fox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fox, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Fox!
In his post fight interview, Jim Fox gave a big smile as he said 'Pick yourself up and dust yourself off old chap!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Evol (ranked 4836 p4p, 371 weight class) and Greg Marshall (ranked 6216 p4p, 424 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 Las Vegas, Mike Evol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Greg Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Marshall showed some decent athleticism there.
Marshall is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Marshall winds up and cracks Evol with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Evol is trying to get back to full guard.
Evol on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Evol tries to get out of the position.
Evol makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Evol.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marshall's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Evol's head.
Marshall is pushing down on Evol's leg trying to pass to half guard. Evol is fighting to maintain full guard but Marshall has managed to sneak the leg through.
Marshall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Evol is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Marshall pulls his head out easily.
Marshall wants to get back to his feet.
Marshall seems to be working for a kimura but Evol defends the submission attempt.
Marshall is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Evol defends it well.
Marshall wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Evol wants to get back to full guard but Marshall has passed into side control.
Evol gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Evol keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Evol wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Evol fending off the submission attempt from Marshall.
Marshall is cranking Evol's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Evol! He's tightened the choke and Evol is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Greg Marshall!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Travis (ranked 4199 p4p, 468 weight class) and Canipleaserolla Jonjones (ranked 3887 p4p, 439 weight class). Travis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Chris Travis - Crunch Time. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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207 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Travis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Canipleaserolla Jonjones!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonjones looks to land a left hand but Travis moved out of range nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Travis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Travis.
Nice shot lands for Travis.
Travis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jonjones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jonjones 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.
Jonjones swings widly with a right hand
letting Travis counter with a right hand.
Travis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Travis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Travis manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Travis keeping moving, preventing Jonjones from controlling successfully.
Travis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jonjones is aware though and is defending well.
Jonjones trying to control but Travis is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonjones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jonjones is trying to get an arm triangle but Travis is defending well.
Jonjones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Travis, who protects the arm well.
Jonjones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Travis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jonjones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Travis struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis tries to improve position but can't.
Travis wants to control but Jonjones postures up.
Jonjones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Travis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jonjones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Travis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jonjones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Travis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jonjones is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Travis's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jonjones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Travis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Travis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jonjones's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonjones moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Travis.
Jonjones controls the position.
Travis is trying to improve his position.
Travis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jonjones trying to control from the bottom.
Jonjones keeping hold of Travis's head, controlling as best he can.
Jonjones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonjones looking for submissions off his back.
Jonjones has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Travis escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Travis!
Travis is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jonjones's shoulder. That is not cool.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jonjones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Travis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Travis dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Travis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jonjones.
Travis throwing a counter right hand but Jonjones manages to avoid it.
Travis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jonjones.
It looked like Travis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Travis throws a shot to the body.
Travis blocks a jab.
Jonjones takes one on the button.
Jonjones misses with an uppercut. Travis saw that one coming.
Chris Travis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Travis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jonjones.
Jonjones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Travis blocks an uppercut.
Travis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Travis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jonjones backwards.
Jonjones is breathing heavily.
Travis pushes Jonjones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Travis.
Travis lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Travis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Travis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Travis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Travis.
A head punch on the inside from Travis fails to land.
Travis lands a shot to the body.
Travis blocking some punches.
Travis scores with a hook to the body.
Travis jumps guard and drags Jonjones to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jonjones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jonjones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Travis has his foot on Jonjones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jonjones works his way back into a safe position though.
Travis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jonjones can do to turn this around?
Travis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jonjones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jonjones is stalling in the full guard.
Jonjones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Travis has his foot on Jonjones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jonjones works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonjones trying to control the position from guard on top but Travis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jonjones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Travis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Travis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jonjones is stalling in the full guard.
Jonjones trying to control the position from guard on top but Travis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jonjones sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jonjones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Travis looking for subs off his back but Jonjones has passed one foot through into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jonjones in particular looking to stall.
Travis is defending against the submission attempts here by Jonjones.
Jonjones is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four 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.
Travis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Travis actively working from the bottom here.
Jonjones looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Travis trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Travis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jonjones pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Travis 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Travis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jonjones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Travis misses the jab.
Travis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jonjones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jonjones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chris Travis is winning the standup battle so far.
Travis misses with a right hand
and Jonjones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jonjones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jonjones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jonjones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jonjones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Travis.
Jonjones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Travis.
Jonjones throws a poor cross that misses
and Travis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Travis lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonjones closes the distance but Travis moves to the side
letting Travis counter with a right hand.
Travis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jonjones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jonjones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jonjones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Travis lands a jab-cross combination.
Travis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Travis misses with a body shot
and Jonjones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Travis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jonjones.
A telegraphed right hand from Jonjones misses the target.
Travis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jonjones throws out the jab.
Travis throws a poor cross that misses
and Travis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A combination from Travis does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Travis misses with a left hand
and Jonjones moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonjones tries to pull guard but Travis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jonjones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jonjones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Travis lands with a left to the head.
Jonjones working aggressively here.
Travis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jonjones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jonjones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Travis tries to pull guard but Jonjones won't allow it.
Travis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jonjones tries to pull guard but Travis holds him up against the cage and eventually Jonjones drops back down to his feet.
Chris Travis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Canipleaserolla Jonjones.
Jonjones pulls Travis into guard.
Travis trying to control the position from guard on top but Jonjones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Canipleaserolla Jonjones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jonjones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Travis trying to control but Jonjones is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonjones is looking for a triangle but Travis pushes his legs off easily.
Travis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Travis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jonjones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Travis has managed to get both his arms back between Jonjones's legs - danger averted.
Travis wants to control from the top but Jonjones keeps moving.
Jonjones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jonjones keeping moving, preventing Travis from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Canipleaserolla Jonjones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jonjones slips a straight right by Travis.
A countering left hand to the body from Jonjones misses.
Travis looks to score with a jab to the body but Jonjones is just out of range.
Travis misses with a hook. Jonjones ducked under it nicely.
Jonjones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jonjones ducks right into an uppercut from Travis.
Travis lands a two punch combo.
A cross from Travis lands.
Jonjones is rocked!
Travis lands a body shot.
Jonjones forces Travis back against the cage and clinches.
Jonjones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Travis lands with a short shot to the head.
Jonjones lands with a short shot to the head.
Travis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Travis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Travis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Travis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Travis!
An out of breath and clearly excited Chris Travis thanked Sportivité for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Good (ranked 2357 p4p, 310 weight class) and Lukas Chomsli (ranked 3286 p4p, 392 weight class). 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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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lukas Chomsli!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chomsli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chomsli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chomsli throws a hook but Good avoids it easily.
Chomsli shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Good defends it nicely.
Good misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chomsli tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Good defends well and Chomsli ends up having to push Good into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A left and a right from Chomsli both land. Nice combination.
Chomsli shoots for a double leg takedown but Good sprawls well. He's pushed Chomsli's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jamal Good has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukas Chomsli.
Good uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chomsli.
Good rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chomsli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chomsli missing with a left hand there. Good was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chomsli shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Good as he jumps to the side.
A little feinted left hand from Good on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chomsli with a poor takedown
and Good counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chomsli fails to land the takedown.
Chomsli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsli tries to clinch
and Good counters with a stiff right hand.
Good rushes Chomsli and presses him up against the cage.
Good is looking to control Chomsli's arms but Chomsli gets an underhook and turns him. Now Good has his back to the cage.
Good lands with a left to the head.
Good holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chomsli goes for a takedown attempt but Good pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Good. No joy for Chomsli on that attempt.
Chomsli fails with the takedown.
Good tries to clinch there but Chomsli circles away.
Chomsli closes the distance and clinches up with Good, looking for a takedown. Chomsli pushes Good against the cage but Good circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice combination there by Good.
It looks like Lukas Chomsli has been cut.
Good forces Chomsli back against the cage and clinches.
Chomsli is looking to take this one to the mat.
Chomsli tries to score a body lock takedown but Good shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomsli letting Good take a breather here.
Chomsli tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chomsli looks winded!
Chomsli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good prevents a takedown attempt there.
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!
Chomsli jumps guard but Good turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Chomsli drops down looking for an ankle pick but Good pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Good, right into the meat.
Good gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chomsli tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chomsli as Good tries to tie him up.
Good prevents a takedown attempt there.
Good is looking to control Chomsli's arms but Chomsli gets an underhook and turns him. Now Good has his back to the cage.
Good is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good gets underhooks to prevent Chomsli's takedown attempt.
Chomsli is trying to pull guard but Good turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Good stalling the fight.
Good is looking to control Chomsli's arms but Chomsli gets an underhook and turns him. Now Good has his back to the cage.
Chomsli is trying to drag Good to the mat but Good just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chomsli drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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.
Chomsli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good slows down the pace here.
Chomsli fails to pull guard.
Chomsli goes for a takedown attempt but Good pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chomsli does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Good tries to clinch up.
Chomsli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chomsli just misses with a punch to the body.
Lukas Chomsli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good moves into the clinch.
Good stalling the fight.
Good escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good tries to clinch there but Chomsli circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Good dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lukas Chomsli's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chomsli.
Chomsli throws a right and a left that both miss.
It appears Good was looking to counter with a kick there.
Chomsli has closed the distance and engaged Good in a clinch.
Chomsli looking for a takedown.
Chomsli is working for takedown but Good is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chomsli is working for takedown but Good is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jamal Good has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukas Chomsli.
Chomsli is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Good to keep the fight standing.
Good escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chomsli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good pushes Chomsli up against the cage in a clinch.
Good tries to land a knee to the head but Chomsli blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good breaks the clinch.
Chomsli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Good counters with a good low kick that Chomsli was not able to check.
Chomsli shoots for a double leg takedown but Good sprawls well. He's pushed Chomsli's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chomsli tries to score a power double leg takedown but Good sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chomsli somewhat.
Chomsli is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good tries to clinch up but Chomsli circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chomsli is defended easily by Good.
Good rushes Chomsli and presses him up against the cage.
Good with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chomsli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Good working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chomsli pulls guard effortlessly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomsli thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Good is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Good postures up.
Chomsli looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chomsli's head.
Good postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Good pushing down on Chomsli's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Good connects with a nice short shot to Chomsli's temple.
Good sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chomsli defending well though.
Good seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chomsli does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chomsli wants to get back to full guard.
Good lands with a punch from half guard.
Good is thwarting Chomsli's attempts to control the position.
Good is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsli is pressing down on Good's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Chomsli looking for a sweep. Not yet Chomsli, not yet.
Good stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chomsli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chomsli is trying to keep Good in close.
Good lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Good landing with the ground and pound.
Chomsli is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Good working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chomsli's head.
Good working some strikes from top position.
Good trying to control the position from guard on top but Chomsli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Good is working Chomsli over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chomsli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chomsli keeping full guard, as Good tries to pass.
Good lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good lands a couple of elbows.
Good trying to control but Chomsli is working from the bottom.
Chomsli manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Good manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Good dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lukas Chomsli's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Good closes the distance and clinches.
Chomsli tries to pull guard but Good holds him up against the cage and eventually Chomsli drops back down to his feet.
Good stalling the fight.
Chomsli tries for a takedown. No joy.
Good is pressed up against the cage. Chomsli has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Good down to the mat. Good avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jamal Good has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukas Chomsli.
Good gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good stalls.
Chomsli changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Good fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good throws a one two combo.
Good is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chomsli can do to turn this around?
Chomsli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chomsli checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chomsli throws an off balance right hand
and Chomsli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chomsli is trying hard to land a takedown here. Good sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good throws a leg kick but Chomsli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chomsli now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chomsli misses with a takedown attempt - Good sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chomsli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chomsli misses with a body punch
and Good counters with a stiff right hand.
Good wants to clinch.
Good stuffs the takedown.
Good moves in looking to clinch but Chomsli pushes him off.
Good is looking to clinch but Chomsli is avoiding it.
Jamal Good is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Good.
Good throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chomsli tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Good defends well and Chomsli ends up having to push Good into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomsli takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Chomsli gets tackled into the cage by Good. Good maintains the clinch.
Good lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chomsli backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Good.
Good prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chomsli jumps guard but Good turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Good breaks the clinch.
Chomsli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good thuds a left hand into Chomsli's body.
Chomsli tries to clinch but Good moves out of range.
Good tries to close the distance and clinch but Chomsli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good tries to clinch there but Chomsli circles away.
Chomsli tries to clinch but Good is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good connects with a single shot there.
Chomsli shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Good as he avoids it easily.
Good lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chomsli tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Good defends well and Chomsli ends up having to push Good into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A combination from Chomsli does no damage.
Nice uppercut lands for Good. That snapped Chomsli's head back.
Chomsli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good wants to clinch up but Chomsli keeps it at a distance.
Chomsli shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Good pinned against the cage. Good gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chomsli keeps the fight on the outside.
Good tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chomsli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good doesn't manage to clinch there - Chomsli circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chomsli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good wants to clinch up but Chomsli keeps it at a distance.
Chomsli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chomsli misses with a takedown attempt - Good sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chomsli shoots for a takedown but Good saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good throws a right and a left that Chomsli avoids nicely.
Lukas Chomsli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good takes the fight into the clinch.
Jamal Good is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good is looking to control Chomsli's arms but Chomsli gets an underhook and turns him. Now Good has his back to the cage.
Jamal Good has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chomsli decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Good's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Good is looking for a sweep. Chomsli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chomsli is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Good showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Good has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Good!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kev McKill (ranked 1966 p4p, 257 weight class) and Saif Karama (ranked 3789 p4p, 428 weight class). McKill 's entrance music is Welcome to the jungle, Guns n Roses.. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Saif Karama enters the cage!
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kev McKill !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saif Karama!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karama lands the left hand.
Karama throws a body shot but no joy.
McKill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karama.
McKill avoids the body shot from Karama.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karama, as that shot connected.
Karama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saif Karama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karama uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Karama throws a hook but McKill avoids it easily.
McKill appears to be looking for a big counter.
Karama throws a body shot but no joy.
McKill is looking for a counter combo.
McKill misses with a wild body shot.
Karama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McKill .
McKill has closed the distance and engaged Karama in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKill gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Saif Karama has been cut.
McKill keeps control of Karama as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karama wants to break free but McKill has control.
McKill scores with a shot to the side of Karama's head.
Karama tries to break free but McKill pushes him back against the cage.
Karama tries to circle away but McKill has him pinned against the cage.
A right hand to the body from McKill .
McKill lands a nice elbow.
McKill using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McKill .
Karama takes an elbow to the forehead.
McKill breaks the clinch.
Karama throws a sloppy body shot
and McKill counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McKill clinches up against the cage.
McKill stalls.
McKill digs a right hand into Karama's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karama's gas tank.
McKill 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karama, as that shot connected.
McKill has taken the fight to the clinch.
McKill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karama wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McKill breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karama misses with a wild body shot.
Karama misses with a shot to the body
and McKill counters with a nice uppercut.
McKill has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karama is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKill breaks the clinch.
McKill scores with a kick to the body.
McKill takes the fight into the clinch.
McKill looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Karama wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karama wants to break the clinch but can't.
McKill cracks Karama with a nice body shot.
McKill lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karama is looking to break free of the clinch but McKill has double underhooks.
McKill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karama backwards.
McKill manages to break the clinch.
Karama throws a jab when McKill was well out of range.
McKill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karama.
McKill is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Karama throws a hook to the side of McKill 's head but McKill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McKill dodges the punch combination from Karama.
Karama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McKill instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karama is trying to break the clinch but McKill is controlling him.
Karama tries to break the clinch but McKill is controlling the position.
Karama tries to circle away but McKill has him pinned against the cage.
McKill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McKill instigates a clinch.
McKill cracks Karama with a nice body shot.
Karama has had enough of the clinch but McKill keeps him there for the moment.
Karama wants to get back to striking at distance but McKill won't allow it.
McKill scores with a shot to the side of Karama's head.
Karama tries to break the clinch but McKill is controlling the position.
Karama is trying to break free.
McKill lands a body shot.
McKill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karama misses with a lunging right hand
and McKill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karama tries to keep at a distance but McKill has taken the fight into the clinch.
Karama looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McKill manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Karama is looking to stand up but McKill won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKill wants to get back to his feet but Karama is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McKill pulls Karama in close to prevent any damage.
McKill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McKill looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McKill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kev McKill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saif Karama's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Karama sizes up McKill with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Karama misses with a jab, cross combination.
McKill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McKill has Karama up against the cage in a clinch.
Karama is trying to break free.
McKill keeps control of Karama as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McKill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karama misses with a two punch combination.
McKill was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Karama throws the left hand but McKill avoids the punch easily.
Karama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McKill clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from McKill .
McKill 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karama throws a lazy right hand but McKill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karama looks to land a combination but McKill avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by McKill .
McKill lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karama throws a body punch but McKill moves out of range.
McKill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karama.
Karama throws a combination that misses
and McKill counters with a low kick, right behind Karama 's knee.
Karama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McKill .
Karama has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Saif Karama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKill moves away.
Karama is breathing heavily.
McKill lands a right hook to the body.
McKill gets a clinch.
McKill wants the takedown. Karama is fighting it off but McKill persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Karama's guard against the cage.
McKill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karama can do to turn this around?
McKill not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McKill 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karama wants to stand up but McKill is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKill is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McKill wants to pass the guard but Karama is keeping the position.
McKill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McKill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karama is keeping the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McKill slips a straight right by Karama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karama cracks a nice hook into McKill 's ribs.
A punch combination from Karama misses.
Karama misses with a combination
and McKill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McKill moves into range and clinches up with Karama.
Karama takes an elbow to the temple.
Karama tries to break the clinch but McKill is controlling the position.
Karama looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McKill is working Karama over against the cage.
McKill turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
McKill in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Karama is being controlled here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKill is trying to get an arm triangle but Karama is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karama takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McKill controlling the position from side mount.
McKill advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kev McKill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Saif Karama's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Karama misses its intended target.
Karama throws a hook but McKill blocks it.
Karama throws a poor cross that misses
and McKill counters with a series of strikes. Karama will be more careful next time no doubt.
Karama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McKill was well out of range. Poor timing from Karama.
A shot to the liver by Karama. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Karama darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karama fails to land with a series of punches.
McKill moves into the clinch successfully.
McKill effectively controlling the action here.
McKill lands a body punch in the clinch.
McKill lands a good knee to the midsection. Karama won't want to take too many of those.
McKill keeps control of Karama as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McKill is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Karama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from McKill .
McKill lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Karama.
McKill pulls guard.
McKill is pulling down on Karama's head. It's preventing any offense from Karama, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karama must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McKill looking for a guillotine here but Karama defends easily.
McKill manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Karama manages to get himself to full guard.
McKill slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two 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.
McKill is looking to work some ground and pound but Karama has wrist control.
McKill is stalling in the full guard.
McKill throwing strikes but missing.
Karama is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karama is working an open guard so McKill takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kev McKill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kev McKill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McKill slips a jab from Karama.
McKill jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Karama's corner calls for a 1-2. Karama obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karama is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karama tries to circle away but McKill has him pinned against the cage.
McKill keeps control of Karama as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karama looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McKill keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karama's efforts to push away.
McKill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karama is trying to break the clinch but McKill has him pressed against the cage.
McKill presses Karama against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McKill jumps guard and drags Karama to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
McKill wants to sweep here but Karama controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKill seems keen to control Karama's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kev McKill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McKill , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kev McKill !
A victorious Kev McKill 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Orion Durara (ranked 2567 p4p, 329 weight class) and Conor Bradley (ranked 3006 p4p, 366 weight class). The key to victory for Orion Durara has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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167 lbs
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172 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Orion Durara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Durara on his heels. He'll look to pass Durara's guard now, I'm sure.
Bradley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bradley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bradley stands and steps away. Durara gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Durara ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
Durara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bradley throws out the jab.
Bradley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Durara manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bradley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradley is sitting in close to Durara's body. Durara has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Bradley is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Bradley is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Durara.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Orion Durara!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jhan Jansen (ranked 1751 p4p, 229 weight class) and Teddy Taylor (ranked 4063 p4p, 452 weight class). Teddy Taylor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jhan Jansen's chin.
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jhan Jansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Teddy Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taylor shoots in for a double leg but Jansen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jansen. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor is looking to land body kicks.
Jansen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Taylor shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jansen is trying to defend but Taylor finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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.
Taylor seems to be working for a kimura but Jansen defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jansen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Taylor tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to control but Jansen wriggling away.
Taylor swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jansen is now in Taylor's guard. A big mistake from Taylor there, giving up the dominant position!
Jansen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Taylor working a defensive guard here.
Jansen with a nice head shot there.
Jansen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jansen content to stall in guard here.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jansen is stalling in the full guard.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jansen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansen working some strikes from top position.
Jansen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Taylor's head.
Jansen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jansen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Jansen from controlling successfully.
Taylor is trying to keep Jansen in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jansen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jansen leaves Taylor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jansen throws a head kick that misses.
Jansen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taylor. Taylor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Teddy Taylor has been cut.
Taylor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Taylor showed some decent athleticism there.
Taylor wants to control but Jansen is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jansen wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jhan Jansen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teddy Taylor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jansen throws a leg kick but Taylor sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Jansen misses.
Taylor shoots in and drives through. Jansen sprawls well.
Jansen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Taylor avoids it.
Jansen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taylor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jansen defends it well.
Jansen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taylor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jansen looking to score a takedown here. Taylor is defending well but Jansen drives through and ends up in Taylor's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to control the position but Jansen postures up.
Taylor 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.
Taylor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jansen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jansen trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jansen manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Taylor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taylor works over Jansen with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taylor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jansen is pulling down on Taylor's head. It's preventing any offense from Taylor, at least for the moment.
Taylor trying to control but Jansen is working from the bottom.
Jansen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jansen tries to get out of the position.
Taylor throws a strike but Jansen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jansen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taylor trying to control the position.
Jansen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jansen with a nice head shot there.
Jansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four 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.
Jansen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jansen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jansen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jansen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taylor tries to counter by closing the distance.
Taylor avoids the head kick by Jansen.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jansen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jhan Jansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy Taylor.
Jansen lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jhan Jansen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Teddy Taylor's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Jansen avoids nicely.
It looked like Jansen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jansen scores with a body shot.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Jansen.
Jansen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Jansen misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Jansen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Taylor closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jansen quickly recovers to half guard.
Jansen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is looking for a kimura here.
Taylor tries to pass to full mount but Jansen defends it.
Taylor seems to be working for a kimura but Jansen defends the submission attempt.
Taylor is trying to control the action in half guard but Jansen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jansen is looking to improve his position.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jansen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Taylor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Taylor's back!
I really don't envy Taylor right now.
Jansen is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Taylor rolls, trying to escape but Jansen keeps control of the position.
Jansen is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansen lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Jansen controls the action.
Taylor looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Jansen controls the position.
Jansen is hanging on to Taylor's back as he tries to escape.
That's four 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.
Taylor covers up after that shot from Jansen.
Jansen loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Taylor hold on?
Taylor tries to roll but Jansen sticks to his back.
Taylor trying to control the action but Jansen just sinks the hooks in.
Jansen loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Taylor hold on?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jansen loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Taylor hold on?
Jansen is not going to allow Taylor to sit and survive in this position.
Teddy Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jhan Jansen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Jansen controlling the positon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jhan Jansen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jansen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jhan Jansen!
Jhan Jansen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sportivité, into his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Altair Brain (ranked 975 p4p, 114 weight class) and Segey Taranin (ranked 2236 p4p, 236 weight class). Brain comes to the cage accompanied by 300 Violin. Altair Brain has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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154 lbs
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159 lbs
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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
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Altair Brain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Segey Taranin!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taranin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brain scores with a leg kick.
Brain tries to clinch up but Taranin circles away and keeps his distance.
Brain clinches up with Taranin and pushes him back against the cage.
Taranin gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brain keeping control of the position.
Taranin lands strikes from half guard.
Brain avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taranin.
Taranin seems to be working for a kimura but Brain defends the submission attempt.
Brain makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taranin looking to sit in guard and control but Brain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Taranin looking for a sweep. Not yet Taranin, not yet.
Brain got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taranin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brain has managed to get both his arms back between Taranin's legs - danger averted.
Brain controlling from the top position.
Brain tries to free his leg and advance position but Taranin is retaining full guard.
Taranin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taranin keeping full guard, as Brain tries to pass.
Brain trying to control but Taranin is working from the bottom.
Brain slips nicely into half guard.
Taranin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brain sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brain wants to control from the top but Taranin keeps moving.
Taranin has a closed guard, preventing Brain from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taranin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brain's guard.
Brain is trying to control the position but Taranin postures up.
Taranin controlling from the top position.
Taranin postures up in Brain's guard and throws a big left but Brain blocks it.
Brain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taranin throwing strikes from guard but Brain blocks nicely.
Taranin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brain's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taranin looking to sit in guard and control but Brain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Taranin is trying to keep Brain in close.
Brain content to stall in guard here.
Brain wants to stand but Taranin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Taranin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taranin is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taranin wants to sweep but no luck.
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 Altair Brain will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Taranin has his takedown stuffed
and Brain counters with a straight right hand.
Brain throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Altair Brain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brain fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Taranin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brain lands with an overhand left.
Brain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brain missing with a left hand there. Taranin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taranin with the counter takedown but Brain avoids it easily.
Brain scoring well with a low kick there.
Brain cracks Taranin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Brain as he connects with a hook.
Brain closes the distance looking to clinch
and Taranin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brain has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Taranin is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Taranin wants a takedown but no success here.
Taranin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brain tries to break free but Taranin pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taranin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taranin keeps control of Brain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brain throws a head punch that misses.
Taranin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Brain wants to stand and escape but Taranin is having none of it.
Taranin trying to move into half guard but instead Brain has managed to sweep!
Brain stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Taranin scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Altair Brain has been cut.
A big right from Taranin misses.
A slow jab from Brain misses its intended target.
It seemed like Taranin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Taranin throws a jab but it's blocked by Brain.
Taranin throws out a loose jab but Brain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brain forces Taranin back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brain gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Taranin.
Altair Brain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Segey Taranin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taranin.
Taranin goes for a takedown attempt but Brain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brain pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Taranin back to the cage. Brain follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Altair Brain is winning the standup battle so far.
Taranin throws a nice looking combination but Brain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taranin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brain misses with a looping right.
Taranin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taranin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fighters circling - Taranin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taranin just misses with a punch to the body.
Brain cracks Taranin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brain misses with a wild combination.
Taranin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taranin can do to turn this around?
Taranin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brain scores with a nice right hand.
Brain misses with a looping right.
Taranin misses the jab.
Brain throws a series of punches but Taranin avoids them all with ease.
Taranin misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut lands for Brain. That snapped Taranin's head back.
Brain lands with a nice combination. Taranin backs away looking to recover.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taranin misses with a few strikes there.
Brain wants to land a leg kick but Taranin is out of range.
Taranin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brain misses with a double jab.
Taranin circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taranin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taranin.
The crowd cheers as Taranin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brain doesn't seem phased though.
Taranin gets tackled into the cage by Brain. Brain maintains the clinch.
Brain throws a punch but it's blocked by Taranin.
Taranin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Taranin looking for a takedown.
Brain throws a punch but it's blocked by Taranin.
Taranin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taranin or not.
Taranin is working for takedown but Brain is calmly controlling the position for now.
Taranin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brain pulls him back up using the underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Taranin throws an overhand right that lands on Brain's shoulder, as Brain tries to avoid the shot.
Brain throwing a counter right hand but Taranin manages to avoid it.
Taranin misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Altair Brain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Altair Brain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Brain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brain pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Taranin back to the cage. Brain follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Brain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Taranin misses with a series of wild punches.
Brain connects with a looping right hand.
Brain moves into the clinch.
Taranin blocking some punches.
Brain scores with a shot to the side of Taranin's head.
Brain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taranin backwards.
Taranin misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Taranin.
Brain breaks from the clinch.
Altair Brain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taranin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taranin avoids the body shot from Brain.
Taranin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taranin.
Brain lands with an overhand left.
Taranin is rocked!
Brain lands a glancing blow to the side of Taranin's head.
Taranin is still on wobbly legs! Can Brain finish him?
Taranin looks to land a combination but Brain avoids it well.
Brain drops Taranin with a straight right hand, right on the button! Brain 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 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Altair Brain!
Altair Brain decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zhan Dhelan (ranked 1582 p4p, 91 weight class) and Henry The Crab (ranked 1477 p4p, 86 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhan Dhelan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry The Crab!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Crab misses with a hook. Dhelan ducked under it nicely.
Dhelan fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Crab only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dhelan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Crab sprawls well. The Crab wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dhelan gets slowly back to his feet.
The Crab scores with a hook.
Dhelan shoots in but no luck this time.
The Crab misses with an uppercut
and Dhelan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Crab gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Crab misses with a punch on the inside.
The Crab digs a right hand into Dhelan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dhelan's gas tank.
The Crab ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. The Crab no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The Crab is trying to keep Dhelan in close.
Dhelan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhelan postures up.
The Crab has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Dhelan doesn't defend quickly enough and The Crab has managed to lock this one up! Can Dhelan escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to The Crab on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Henry The Crab!
Henry The Crab thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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