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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chino Machida (ranked 5120 p4p, 232 weight class) and Sammy Whitlock (ranked 4833 p4p, 228 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chino Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Whitlock!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Whitlock there.
Whitlock jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sammy Whitlock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitlock slaps away a takedown attempt from Machida, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Whitlock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Machida shoots and misses
and Whitlock counters with a left and a right that stings Machida.
Machida wants to clinch.
Machida shoots in for a takedown but Whitlock shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chino Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machida shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Whitlock as he avoids it easily.
Whitlock blocks a head kick by Machida.
Whitlock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Whitlock lunges at Machida with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Machida's hand.
Machida will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitlock pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Machida back to the cage. Whitlock follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Machida avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Whitlock finds it's way round the side to connect with Machida's head.
Machida gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Whitlock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Whitlock is working Machida over against the cage.
Whitlock breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Machida.
It seemed like Whitlock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Whitlock as he connects with a hook.
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitlock.
Machida misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitlock cracks a nice hook into Machida's ribs.
Machida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whitlock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Machida or perhaps it was just good defense by Whitlock, which made it look bad.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Whitlock scores with a hook.
Whitlock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitlock keeps the fight on the outside.
Whitlock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Machida counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice cross by Whitlock.
Whitlock is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Machida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Whitlock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Whitlock has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Whitlock misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Machida misses.
Whitlock is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Machida had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Whitlock cracks Machida with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Whitlock's corner calls for a 1-2. Whitlock obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Whitlock with a nice cross.
Whitlock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Whitlock coming out on top.
Machida looks for a takedown but Whitlock sprawls well.
Whitlock connects with a body shot that sends Machida's belly button to the back.
Machida shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Whitlock as he jumps to the side.
Machida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whitlock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitlock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Whitlock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Machida misses with the combination.
Machida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Whitlock looks to land a combination but Machida avoids it well.
Machida wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Whitlock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A jab from Whitlock finds it's way through Machida's defenses.
Machida slips a jab and a cross from Whitlock.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whitlock misses with the combination.
Machida is looking to counter with head kicks.
Whitlock connects with a right hand. Machida shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Whitlock dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Whitlock uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Machida.
Whitlock works over Machida's head and body with a nice combination.
Machida misses with a takedown
and Whitlock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Whitlock.
Machida darts in trying to clinch
and Whitlock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitlock lands a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Whitlock.
Machida tries to clinch but Whitlock is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitlock moves out of range of the leg kick from Machida.
Whitlock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Whitlock swinging wildly here.
Machida is looking to chop away at Whitlock's legs.
Sammy Whitlock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whitlock lands with an uppercut that bounces Machida off the cage and back into range.
Machida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whitlock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machida moves away.
Machida misses with a takedown attempt
and Whitlock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chino Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whitlock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machida.
Machida walks into a straight right hand from Whitlock.
Machida's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Whitlock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Machida scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitlock lands with a right hand.
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!
Whitlock connects with a looping right hand.
Machida moves forwards but Whitlock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Machida shoots for a takedown but Whitlock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Whitlock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Machida on the side of the head.
Good shot there by Whitlock.
Whitlock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whitlock stuns Machida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Whitlock throws a combination. Machida tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chino Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machida walks into a jab.
The crowd cheers as Whitlock lands an impressive looking overhand right. Machida doesn't seem phased though.
Whitlock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Machida at a distance.
Whitlock lands with a nice combination. Machida backs away looking to recover.
Whitlock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whitlock scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitlock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Machida's hands.
Machida gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Whitlock is trying to break free.
Whitlock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sammy Whitlock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Machida looks to land a combination but Whitlock avoids it well.
Whitlock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Machida has time to react.
Whitlock cracks Machida with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Whitlock scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Whitlock lands a nice hook to Machida's body. Machida takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Machida tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Whitlock defends well and Machida ends up having to push Whitlock into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Whitlock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida throws a head kick that misses.
Machida is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whitlock.
Whitlock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whitlock darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Whitlock cracks Machida with an open hand slap.
Machida takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice sprawl there from Whitlock as Machida shoots in.
Whitlock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Machida walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whitlock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Machida misses the target.
Whitlock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitlock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Machida on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Whitlock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Whitlock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Machida does no damage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Machida. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Whitlock.
Whitlock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whitlock's jab looks to have found its range, popping Machida under the eye.
Whitlock looks to land a combination. Machida sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Machida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whitlock with a nice cross.
Whitlock with a jab.
Whitlock lunges at Machida with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Machida's hand.
Machida is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Whitlock misses the target.
Whitlock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida fails with the takedown.
Whitlock lands a nice looking body shot.
Machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Machida fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Whitlock scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Machida misses.
Whitlock throws a right and a left that Machida avoids nicely.
Whitlock scores with a jab to the body.
Whitlock misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Whitlock. No joy for Machida on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chino Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whitlock throws out a powerful jab.
Whitlock lunges at Machida with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Machida's hand.
Whitlock displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machida takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Machida doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Whitlock scores with a nice strike.
Machida tries for a takedown but Whitlock sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Whitlock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Machida on the side of the head.
Whitlock clobbers Machida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Whitlock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Machida. Machida circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oh Machida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitlock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Whitlock scores with a nice right hand.
Machida dodges the punch combination from Whitlock.
Whitlock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Whitlock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machida seems to have got his legs back now.
Machida has a takedown stuffed.
Whitlock misses with a few strikes there.
Whitlock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Whitlock lunges at Machida with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Machida's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitlock shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Machida eats them both and turns towards Whitlock to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Machida looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whitlock leaves Machida with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Machida gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Whitlock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Machida has time to react.
Machida ducks right into an uppercut from Whitlock.
Whitlock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Whitlock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Whitlock displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chino Machida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sammy Whitlock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Machida throws a chopping leg kick but Whitlock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Whitlock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whitlock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Whitlock!
Sammy Whitlock seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Henrik (ranked 4811 p4p, 455 weight class) and Darko Mihajlovic (ranked 6150 p4p, 491 weight class). Roy Henrik has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Henrik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darko Mihajlovic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihajlovic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Henrik to the mat! Henrik manages to get full guard.
Henrik pulls Mihajlovic in to control the position.
Mihajlovic advances position into side control!
Mihajlovic is trying to move to mount but Henrik reverses beautifully and ends up in Mihajlovic's guard.
Mihajlovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henrik's guard.
Henrik pulls Mihajlovic in close to prevent any damage.
Mihajlovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henrik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henrik managing to control the position.
Henrik looking for a sweep. Not yet Henrik, not yet.
Henrik keeping moving, preventing Mihajlovic from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Henrik seems keen to control Mihajlovic's posture.
Henrik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mihajlovic's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Henrik trying to control but Mihajlovic is working from the bottom.
Mihajlovic 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.
Henrik tries to free his leg and advance position but Mihajlovic is retaining full guard.
Henrik passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mihajlovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henrik. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Henrik tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Henrik has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrik misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Henrik passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mihajlovic!
Henrik looking to control but Mihajlovic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mihajlovic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Henrik moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mihajlovic has worked his arm free - good work by Mihajlovic!
Henrik tries to stand but Mihajlovic is controlling his head.
Henrik thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henrik lands some shots froms side control.
Henrik has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mihajlovic!
Henrik trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Henrik jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mihajlovic is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mihajlovic and Henrik has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henrik working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Henrik dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mihajlovic fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Henrik to the ground. Mihajlovic is now in Henrik's guard.
Henrik is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Mihajlovic frees his head nicely. Oh but Henrik has switched to an armbar! Mihajlovic is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Roy Henrik!
Roy Henrik decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devin Alvis Iii (ranked 7203 p4p, 534 weight class) and Dennis Davids (ranked 4129 p4p, 436 weight class). Dennis Davids is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Alvis Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dennis Davids!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvis Iii misses with a takedown
and Davids counters with a crisp one two that drops Alvis Iii! Davids thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Alvis Iii to his feet! Alvis Iii is in big trouble!
Alvis Iii is rocked!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oh Alvis Iii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davids successfully pulls guard.
Davids manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Davids goes for a takedown attempt but Alvis Iii pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Davids shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Davids slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Davids lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Dennis Davids!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dennis Davids thanked VanDam Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felix Thompson (ranked 6836 p4p, 515 weight class) and Louis Edwards (ranked 5582 p4p, 476 weight class). Louis Edwards is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felix Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Louis Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Edwards pinned against the cage. Edwards gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Edwards keeps the fight on the outside.
Thompson clinches up with Edwards and pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson jumps into guard, dragging Edwards to the mat.
Thompson trying to keep a closed guard but Edwards is proving a slippery customer.
Edwards trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thompson's guard.
Edwards really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thompson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Edwards preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards is looking to stand up but Thompson won't let him.
Thompson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson working for a triangle but Edwards defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thompson is on top in guard.
Edwards wants to sweep but no luck.
Thompson tries to stand but Edwards is controlling from the bottom.
Thompson advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thompson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control the action but Edwards is working from the bottom.
Edwards tries to improve position but can't.
Edwards avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Thompson.
An elbow from Thompson crashes against the mat.
Edwards is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Thompson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Edwards prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Thompson swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Felix Thompson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Landon Cannon (ranked 3594 p4p, 194 weight class) and Terrance Jackson (ranked 6473 p4p, 250 weight class). Cannon comes to the cage accompanied by Freebird. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Landon Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terrance Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jackson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cannon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cannon blocks a jab.
Cannon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Cannon counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jackson!
Cannon is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jackson is trying to escape and Cannon transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jackson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Cannon! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Landon Cannon!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Talon Orion (ranked 2409 p4p, 239 weight class) and Tray Young (ranked 4779 p4p, 391 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Talon Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tray Young!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Orion's hands.
Orion doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Orion connects with a right hand. Young shakes it off.
It looks like Tray Young has been cut.
Orion cracks Young with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Orion has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Young to stand back up!
Young is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orion finds Young's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Young flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Orion lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Young will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Talon Orion!
A relieved looking Talon Orion thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Tray Young spoke after the fight, saying 'I feel disappointed, but i will come back better. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jmm Nidargo (ranked 5248 p4p, 530 weight class) and Nikolay Lobachevskiy (ranked 5124 p4p, 528 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jmm Nidargo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Lobachevskiy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobachevskiy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nidargo.
Lobachevskiy scores with a takedown into Nidargo's guard.
Nidargo is wriggling around but Lobachevskiy manages to pass to half guard.
Lobachevskiy is working for a kimura but Nidargo is defending it quite comfortably.
Lobachevskiy is working for a kimura but Nidargo is defending it quite comfortably.
Lobachevskiy is looking to advance position but Nidargo won't allow it.
Nidargo is looking for a sweep. Lobachevskiy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lobachevskiy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lobachevskiy maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Nidargo could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Lobachevskiy has cracked it and Nidargo is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Lobachevskiy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nikolay Lobachevskiy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sea Level Cain (ranked 2553 p4p, 310 weight class) and Moonlight Maze (ranked 1758 p4p, 229 weight class). Maze has chosen Sabine Kors feat. Timaro - Dagestan as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sea Level Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Moonlight Maze!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maze drives through with a takedown into Cain's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Maze works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Maze seems to be working for a kimura but Cain defends the submission attempt.
Maze is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cain doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Maze.
Maze thows a huge punch but Cain dodges it nicely.
Cain is trying to maintain the position but Maze is very close to passing his half guard.
Maze wants to work for an arm triangle but Cain is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cain is trying is best to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cain wants to control but Maze is keeping busy.
Maze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cain defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maze working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cain wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cain manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cain is trying to control the position but Maze postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cain has his foot on Maze's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maze works his way back into a safe position though.
Maze connects with a couple of short punches.
Maze throws an elbow that misses. Cain uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maze's guard. Nice move by Cain!
Cain content to stall in guard here.
Maze will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cain is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Maze wants to stand up but Cain is controlling him.
Maze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cain content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain won't allow Maze to sweep him here.
Cain wants to control from the top but Maze keeps moving.
Maze working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cain doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cain manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Maze looking for a triangle here. Cain is fighting it but it looks tight! Maze pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Cain is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Moonlight Maze!
After the fight, Moonlight Maze was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuhsuck Mi (ranked 2596 p4p, 265 weight class) and Truck Jones (ranked 4732 p4p, 387 weight class). Jones has chosen ScHoolboy Q - Groovy Tony as his entrance music. Yuhsuck Mi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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240 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuhsuck Mi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Truck Jones!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mi throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Mi tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yuhsuck Mi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Mi's shoulder, as Mi tries to avoid the shot.
Mi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mi throws a sloppy body shot
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Mi misses with a low kick.
Mi wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones wants to counter with a clinch but Mi pushes him away.
Mi darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Mi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mi takes a shot to the head.
Jones should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
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!
Jones wants to break free but Mi has control.
Mi has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones prevents a body shot from Mi.
Mi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones blocking some punches.
Mi misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones blocks a body shot from Mi.
Jones stalling the fight.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones is working Mi over against the cage.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones prevents a body shot from Mi.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Mi has double underhooks.
Jones is pushing Mi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
I was talking to Mi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jones presses Mi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mi lands a right hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Mi is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones lands a right hand.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Mi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Mi has double underhooks.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mi misses with the head strike.
Jones prevents a body shot from Mi.
Mi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mi misses with some punches.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mi scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
It looks like Truck Jones has been cut.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Mi tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Mi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones looks winded!
Mi tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones wants to counter the offense by Mi and move into the clinch position.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Mi.
Mi staying out of range there.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Mi has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones wants to break free but Mi has control.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones blocking some punches.
Mi digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
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!
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mi backwards.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mi backwards.
Mi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones works on Mi's body with a couple of short punches.
Mi tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mi tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
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 Yuhsuck Mi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Truck Jones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
Jones tests Mi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Jones slips under a jab from Mi.
Mi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Mi.
A head kick misses from Mi.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Mi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mi throws a leg kick that misses.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mi.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mi's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mi slips a jab from Jones.
Mi fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Mi does no damage.
Mi tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones throws a right hand that Mi ducks under and follows up with a left that Mi also avoids with ease.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Mi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Yuhsuck Mi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mi moves out of range of the strikes.
Mi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jones just manages to avoid it.
Mi moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Mi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yuhsuck Mi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones is trying to push Mi away but Mi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mi tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mi has him pressed against the cage.
Mi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mi has him pressed against the cage.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Mi has him pressed against the cage.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Mi.
Mi has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mi misses with some punches.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mi tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Mi has the dominant position.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Mi won't allow it.
Mi prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones tries to break free but Mi pushes him back against the cage.
Mi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Mi misses with a punch on the inside.
Mi has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones avoiding damage.
Mi throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mi backwards.
Mi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mi has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones wants to break free but Mi has control.
Mi tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mi missing with knees to the body.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mi tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones prevents a body shot from Mi.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mi trying to land knees to the body.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mi backwards.
Mi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones stalling against the cage.
Mi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mi throws a head punch that misses.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Jones tries to break the clinch but Mi is controlling the position.
Mi throws a head punch that misses.
Mi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones trying to stall but Mi improves his position.
Mi lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yuhsuck Mi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Truck Jones'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.
Mi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mi.
Mi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mi misses with a low kick.
Jones digs a good body shot into Mi's ribs.
Nice body punch from Mi.
Mi cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mi was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mi moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Mi throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Mi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Jones catches Mi right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mi throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Mi. Those never looked like landing.
Despite the aggression on Jones's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mi is looking to counter the offense by Jones and move into the clinch.
Mi is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mi.
As Mi backs off Jones throws a huge counter combo but Mi manages to avoid it all.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Mi does it's job there.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Mi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Mi's head back.
Mi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mi throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mi tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones unleashes a big counter combination but Mi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jones avoids the body shot from Mi.
Mi gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mi misses with some punches.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mi misses with the head strike.
Jones is trying to push Mi away but Mi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Mi avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Mi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mi has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mi backwards.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mi up against the cage.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mi misses with a body punch.
Mi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Mi is controlling him.
Mi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mi's elbow.
Mi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mi's elbow.
Mi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Mi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to break free but Mi has control.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mi trying to land knees to the body.
Mi tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones tries to break free but Mi pushes him back against the cage.
Mi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones wants to break free but Mi has control.
Jones tries to circle away but Mi has him pinned against the cage.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Mi has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones wants to break free but Mi has control.
Mi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Mi has him pressed against the cage.
Mi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Yuhsuck Mi did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Truck Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mi clinches.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mi letting Jones take a breather here.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Mi has double underhooks.
Mi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones prevents a body shot from Mi.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Mi's head.
Mi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Mi wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Jones is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jones throws a series of punches but Mi moves out of range.
Mi throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Mi thinks about countering with a head kick.
Mi throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Mi misses with a kick to the body.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A left hand lands to the body for Mi.
Mi lands a nice uppercut.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Mi has the dominant position.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Mi has double underhooks.
Mi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mi.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Mi.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mi tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones throws a body punch but Mi moves out of range.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mi catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mi lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Mi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jones.
Mi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones throws a jab when Mi was well out of range.
Mi lands a two punch combo.
That has opened up Truck Jones's cut even more.
Mi takes the fight into the clinch.
Mi prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mi.
Mi has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Mi.
A short right from Mi.
Mi working aggressively here.
Mi working aggressively here.
Mi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Mi.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones avoiding damage as Mi throws knees to the body.
Jones tries to break free but Mi pushes him back against the cage.
Mi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Mi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mi misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Mi keeps him there for the moment.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mi throws a head punch that misses.
Mi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mi throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Mi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Mi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mi throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Mi throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones wants to break free but Mi has control.
Mi misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuhsuck Mi had his way with Truck Jones in that round.
The cut man is working on Truck Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Mi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Mi.
Jones is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mi fails to land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Mi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mi moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Mi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mi looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mi throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones sizes up Mi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Mi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mi moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mi is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones 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.
Mi moves out of range of the strikes.
Mi throws a lazy head kick
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mi thinking.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones looks to land a combination. Mi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mi looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Mi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones lands a nice hook to Mi's body. Mi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Mi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a hook.
Mi tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Mi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mi circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Mi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jones manages to circle out of the way.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Mi takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Mi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones jabs Mi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mi on the side of the head.
Mi blocks a jab.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Mi connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Mi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mi.
Mi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Jones cracks Mi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Mi moves away and avoids it.
Mi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mi.
Mi jabs at Jones's body.
Mi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mi drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Mi seems unphased.
Mi blocks a jab.
Mi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones misses with a hook. Mi ducked under it nicely.
Mi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mi cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab by Jones.
Mi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Truck Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones throws a series of punches but Mi moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Truck Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yuhsuck Mi!
Yuhsuck Mi is the new heavyweight champion!
In defeat, Truck Jones stepped up to the mic, saying 'Not the results me and my team wanted, but we will regroup and be back.'.
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