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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sairanix Jr Lokren (ranked 4285 p4p, 225 weight class) and John Silver (ranked 21870 p4p, 302 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sairanix Jr Lokren !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Silver!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Silver.
A punch combination from Silver misses.
Lokren throws a counter high kick but Silver was just alert enough to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lokren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver misses with an uppercut. Lokren saw that one coming.
John Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Silver.
Lokren dives in for a single leg takedown but Silver sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lokren ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
A big left from Silver misses.
Lokren swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silver throws out a loose jab but Lokren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lokren needs to keep his hands up - Silver had a free shot at his head there.
Lokren closes the distance and clinches up with Silver, looking for a takedown. Lokren pushes Silver against the cage but Silver circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lokren closes the distance and clinches up with Silver, looking for a takedown. Lokren pushes Silver against the cage but Silver circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sairanix Jr Lokren . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lokren fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silver avoids it really well and circles away.
Silver moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver throws a hook but Lokren blocks it.
Silver lands a jab to the head.
Lokren takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lokren takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lokren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lokren moves away.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
Lokren fails to land the takedown.
Lokren has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick by Silver misses
and Lokren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silver thinking.
Silver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lokren has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lokren there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lokren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lokren feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lokren postures up in Silver's guard and throws a big left but Silver blocks it.
Lokren throws an elbow that misses. Silver uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lokren 's guard. Nice move by Silver!
Silver slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Lokren .
Lokren punching from the bottom.
Silver wants to control but Lokren is keeping him busy.
Silver blocks the strikes from Lokren .
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lokren landing a few short strikes.
Lokren misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silver is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lokren doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silver.
Silver is trying to control. Lokren wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lokren trying to control but Silver postures up.
Lokren wants to improve his position but Silver is controlling well.
My spies in Death Valley Training Facility inform me that Silver has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Silver blocks the strikes from Lokren .
Silver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lokren 's head.
Lokren tries to roll over but Silver keeps him under control.
Lokren trying to control but Silver postures up.
Lokren wants to get back to full guard.
Silver is looking to take a break and control but Lokren is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lokren misses with some strikes from the bottom.
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.
Silver thows a huge punch but Lokren dodges it nicely.
Lokren lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Lokren flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Silver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lokren 's head.
Silver wants to take a breather but Lokren is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lokren manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silver stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lokren shoots for a takedown but Silver saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lokren moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lokren takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silver connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lokren . Lokren circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lokren with a poor takedown
and Silver counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silver scores with a nice strike.
Silver connects with an inside leg kick.
Silver stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silver wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Silver dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lokren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.
Lokren will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silver 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.
Lokren takes one to the side of the head.
Lokren shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lokren not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lokren throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silver avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lokren .
Silver on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver is trying is best to control the position here.
Lokren throwing shots but Silver is blocking nicely.
Sairanix Jr Lokren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lokren not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lokren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silver's head.
Silver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silver is pressing down on Lokren 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokren throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silver pulls Lokren in close to his closed guard and prevents Lokren from doing any damage or advancing position.
Silver not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lokren cracks Silver with a solid left hand.
Silver working a defensive guard here.
Lokren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lokren is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silver has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lokren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver pulls Lokren in close to prevent any damage.
Lokren landing some decent shots from guard.
Silver wants to stand up but Lokren is controlling him.
Lokren lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lokren working some strikes from top position.
Silver managing to control the position.
Lokren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lokren stands up over Silver, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lokren is working Silver over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren working some strikes from top position.
Lokren lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lokren is working Silver over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silver trying to keep a closed guard but Lokren is proving a slippery customer.
Lokren throws an elbow that misses. Silver uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lokren 's guard. Nice move by Silver!
Silver throwing strikes from guard but Lokren blocks nicely.
Lokren striking off his back but it's not causing Silver any problems.
Silver trying to control the position from guard on top but Lokren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lokren looking for a sweep. Not yet Lokren , not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver stands and steps away. Lokren gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lokren moves out of range of the strikes.
Silver loads up on a big right hand but Lokren slips the punch.
Lokren fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Silver coming out on top.
John Silver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lokren looks for a takedown but Silver sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sairanix Jr Lokren . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver wants to land a leg kick but Lokren is out of range.
Lokren shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silver as he avoids it easily.
Lokren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silver.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lokren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver misses with a kick to the body.
Silver drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lokren is working to avoid the ground and pound but Silver connects with a decent elbow.
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 Sairanix Jr Lokren will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lokren shoots for a double leg takedown but Silver sprawls well. He's pushed Lokren 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lokren half committed to a counter leg kick.
Silver lands with a slapping head kick.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver misses with a few strikes there.
John Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lokren gets a double leg takedown into Silver's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lokren accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lokren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lokren postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silver is on top in guard.
Lokren throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lokren is striking from the bottom but Silver uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lokren defending well though.
Silver prevents Lokren from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silver scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lokren manages to get to full guard.
Lokren throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lokren throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Silver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lokren wants to improve his position but instead Silver has moved into half guard.
Silver with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silver not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lokren is trying to maintain the position but Silver is very close to passing his half guard.
Lokren landing a few short strikes.
Sairanix Jr Lokren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lokren tries to get to full guard but Silver has control of the leg.
Silver throwing shots but Lokren is blocking nicely.
Silver slips a nice elbow through Lokren 's hands, connecting with Lokren 's forehead.
Silver not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lokren landing small, sideways elbows.
Silver is keen to just control but Lokren is a slippery customer.
Lokren flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Silver wants to take a breather but Lokren is having none of it.
Lokren taking some punishment here, with Silver in his half guard.
Lokren is looking for a sweep. Silver is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silver not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silver is looking for a kimura but Lokren is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silver to get the leverage.
Silver escapes and gets back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Silver. No joy for Lokren on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silver.
Lokren is not content to let Silver control the position.
Lokren is trying to get back to half guard.
Silver taking a breather here.
Silver is looking to take a break and control but Lokren is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lokren parries the strikes from Silver easily there. Silver is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lokren to escape.
Silver throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lokren tries to strike but it doesn't land.
John Silver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lokren is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lokren tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Silver throws an elbow but Lokren slips to the side and avoids it well.
Silver is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lokren knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silver just content to control the position.
Lokren is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Silver asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lokren dodges the ground and pound from Silver.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lokren wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Lokren is looking to reverse the position.
Silver wants to control but Lokren is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Silver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silver 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for John Silver!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for John Silver!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for John Silver!
John Silver wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, John Silver, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deez Nuts (ranked 2707 p4p, 291 weight class) and Hatori Hanzo (ranked 2146 p4p, 241 weight class). Nuts comes into the arena with Come Down blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Deez Nuts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hatori Hanzo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanzo looks to land a right hand but Nuts moved out of range.
Hanzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nuts appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hanzo stuffs the takedown attempt from Nuts. Nuts gets slowly back to his feet.
Nuts darts in looking for a takedown but Hanzo gets double underhooks and turns Nuts into the cage.
Hanzo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nuts.
We've been hearing reports that Nuts has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanzo ducks right into an uppercut from Nuts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanzo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuts tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hanzo defends well and Nuts ends up having to push Hanzo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deez Nuts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanzo throws a leg kick
and Nuts counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nuts is standing up over Hanzo. Hanzo looks to escape but Nuts dives into side control.
Nuts tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hanzo is looking for a sweep.
Hanzo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuts goes for an armbar but Hanzo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hanzo.
Nuts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nuts has Hanzo pulled in close to control his posture.
Nuts looking for a guillotine here but Hanzo defends easily.
Nuts looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hanzo has picked Nuts up and slammed him! Nuts can't keep hold of the triangle and Hanzo manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuts wants to control but Hanzo postures up.
Nuts is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Nuts tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hanzo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nuts is trying to control Hanzo's posture but Hanzo avoids it.
Hanzo trying to control the position but Nuts is working away.
Nuts is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hanzo off and has taken his back!
Hanzo trying to control the action but Nuts just sinks the hooks in.
Hanzo is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Nuts off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo won't enjoy being in this position. Nuts looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Hanzo is tapping - it's over boys! Nuts picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Deez Nuts!
Deez Nuts was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Hatori Hanzo had this to say: 'I got a white belt what'd yall expect'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Madik MBaku (ranked 1014 p4p, 117 weight class) and Fionn Mulligan (ranked 3578 p4p, 330 weight class). Fionn Mulligan 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Madik MBaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Fionn Mulligan!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MBaku thuds a left hand into Mulligan's body.
MBaku looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mulligan drives through and clinches with MBaku against the cage.
MBaku stops a takedown attempt from Mulligan.
MBaku scores with a shot to the side of Mulligan's head.
Mulligan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MBaku works the jab nicely.
MBaku drops Mulligan with a big left hand! Mulligan is injured, injured bad! MBaku jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Madik MBaku!
Madik MBaku 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aydan The Wandering Spirit (ranked 1232 p4p, 167 weight class) and Kento Kawamata (ranked 687 p4p, 100 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think The Wandering Spirit might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wichita Lineman. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aydan The Wandering Spirit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kento Kawamata!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawamata closes the distance but The Wandering Spirit moves to the side
and Kawamata takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Wandering Spirit drops Kawamata with a right and a left! The Wandering Spirit comes rushing in but Kawamata regains his composure and manages to keep The Wandering Spirit in guard.
It looks like Kento Kawamata has been cut.
Kawamata looking for a sweep. Not yet Kawamata, not yet.
Kawamata is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kawamata is looking for a triangle but The Wandering Spirit pushes his legs off easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawamata is trying to control the position but The Wandering Spirit postures up.
The Wandering Spirit stands and throws Kawamata's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kawamata manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawamata prevents The Wandering Spirit from improving his position.
Kawamata is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for The Wandering Spirit!
The Wandering Spirit defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kawamata.
The Wandering Spirit is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kawamata mounts The Wandering Spirit! Really nice guard pass there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Wandering Spirit really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kawamata fails to move to back control.
Kawamata trying to control but The Wandering Spirit is having none of it.
Kawamata jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but The Wandering Spirit manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Wandering Spirit holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
The Wandering Spirit prevents Kawamata from moving into mount.
Kawamata is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, The Wandering Spirit has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kawamata tries to advance to mount but The Wandering Spirit denies him.
The Wandering Spirit is looking for a sweep.
Kawamata is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. The Wandering Spirit looks calm but he's in trouble here. Kawamata gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. The Wandering Spirit is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Kawamata lets go of the hold and The Wandering Spirit can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kento Kawamata!
A victorious Kento Kawamata thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Joseph Watson (ranked 950 p4p, 137 weight class) and Eric Whitaker (ranked 1361 p4p, 178 weight class). Watson comes to the cage accompanied by Anarchy in the UK. This should be fireworks!
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World class MT
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Joseph Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Whitaker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson dips to his left and cracks Whitaker with an uppercut!
Whitaker misses with a body punch
and Watson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Whitaker thinking.
Watson slips a jab from Whitaker.
Watson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Whitaker sprawls and moves away.
Watson connects with the punch.
Watson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Whitaker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Watson is looking for a sweep. Whitaker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Whitaker is taking a breather. Watson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Watson wants to improve his position but Whitaker is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitaker 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Whitaker trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
Watson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Whitaker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watson is keeping the position for now.
Whitaker postures up in Watson's guard and throws a big left but Watson blocks it.
Watson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whitaker is one step ahead there.
Watson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Watson working for a triangle but Whitaker defends it easily.
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.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Whitaker from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson looking to control.
Watson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whitaker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Watson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Whitaker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Watson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Whitaker defends it easily.
Whitaker wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Watson is on top in guard.
Watson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Whitaker wants to sweep here but Watson controlling him for the moment.
Watson pushing down on Whitaker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Watson is looking to pass Whitaker's guard but actually Whitaker recovers to full guard.
Whitaker keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson tries to free his leg and advance position but Whitaker is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Watson won't allow Whitaker to sweep him here.
Whitaker working a defensive guard here.
Whitaker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Whitaker wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Watson is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Whitaker rolls with it to try and escape but Watson cranks on the arm and Whitaker is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Joseph Watson!
After the fight, Paul Joseph Watson 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Corona Virus (ranked 700 p4p, 85 weight class) and Jason Arlington (ranked 694 p4p, 83 weight class). Arlington has chosen Unchained Melody as his entrance music. Jason Arlington is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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26
155 lbs
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24
150 lbs
8 - 2 - 2 |
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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
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corona Virus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Arlington!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arlington just misses with a punch to the body.
Arlington misses with a hook.
Arlington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Virus manages to avoid it.
Arlington lands a nice shot to the body.
Virus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Virus moves into the clinch.
Arlington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Arlington jumps guard and drags Virus to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Virus wants to control from the top but Arlington keeps moving.
Virus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Virus controlling the position.
Arlington can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virus tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Arlington tries to improve position but can't.
Virus trying to control the position but Arlington is working away.
Virus has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Arlington!
Arlington is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Virus wants to take Arlington's back but he can't do it this time.
Virus goes for an armbar but Arlington turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Arlington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlington looking to pass the guard.
Arlington is still trying to improve position.
Virus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Arlington doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Arlington manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Arlington passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlington is looking for a kimura but Virus is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Arlington to get the leverage.
Arlington is looking to take a break and control but Virus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arlington works his way into side control.
Arlington working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Virus struggling a bit here.
That's four 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.
Virus gets back to half guard.
Virus tries to get to full guard but Arlington has control of the leg.
Arlington trying to control from half guard but Virus is working away.
Virus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Arlington's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Arlington's back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Virus.
Arlington wants to control his opponent's hands but Virus gets his hands free.
Arlington tries to escape but Virus has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jason Arlington will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Virus avoids the body shot from Arlington.
Virus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arlington is fending him off so far but Virus persists. Nope, Arlington circles away and we're back to standing.
Virus tries to clinch but Arlington moves out of range.
Virus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Virus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arlington.
An inside leg kick from Virus misses.
Virus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Arlington counters with a stiff right hand.
Virus looks to score with a jab to the body but Arlington is just out of range.
Arlington misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Virus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arlington but Arlington pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corona Virus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arlington swings widly with a right hand
and Virus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Arlington is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlington is not content to let Virus control the position.
Arlington wants to control but Virus is keeping busy.
Corona Virus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Virus wants to pass the guard but Arlington is defending well.
Arlington makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Arlington.
Virus wants to control from the top but Arlington keeps moving.
Arlington has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Virus is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Arlington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Arlington is trying to improve his position.
Virus is looking to take a break and control but Arlington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Virus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Arlington knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Virus throws an elbow but Arlington slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlington looking for a sweep but Virus has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Arlington wants to hold on but Virus pushes him away.
Arlington is squirming around, avoiding Virus's attempts to control the action.
Virus moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Arlington has worked his arm free - good work by Arlington!
Virus wants to control but Arlington is keeping him busy.
Arlington tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlington tries to lock up and control but Virus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Virus fails to advance to Arlington's back.
Virus wants to control the pace but Arlington is squirming around nicely.
Virus unloading with bombs!
Virus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arlington can do to turn this around?
Virus moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Arlington has worked his arm free - good work by Arlington!
Virus tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Virus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Arlington has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corona Virus dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Arlington checks the leg kick nicely there.
Virus throws a body punch but Arlington moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Arlington on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arlington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Virus tries to counter with a takedown but Arlington is quick to defend against it.
A low kick from Arlington is predictable there
and Virus counters with a shoot takedown. Arlington fights it but they end up in guard.
Arlington looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Arlington has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Virus is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Arlington.
Virus working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Virus tries to advance to mount but Arlington denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virus working away.
Arlington tries to bench press Virus off him but Virus keeps the position.
Virus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Arlington stops Virus from passing to mount.
Virus thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Arlington is trying to control Virus's posture but Virus avoids it.
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.
Virus tries for a kimura but Arlington is defending well.
Arlington regains half guard.
Arlington is pressing down on Virus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Arlington can't keep his opponent in guard - Virus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virus is looking for a kimura but Arlington is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Virus to get the leverage.
Virus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Virus is looking to take a break and control but Arlington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Virus is controlling the pace.
Virus is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Virus works his way into full mount!
That's four 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.
Arlington tries to hold on but Virus pushes him away.
Arlington is wriggling around trying to escape.
Virus wants to control but Arlington has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Arlington is trying to maintain the position but Virus is very close to passing his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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. Virus connects with a nice short shot to Arlington's temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corona Virus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Virus 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Corona Virus!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Corona Virus!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Corona Virus!
Corona Virus wins by unanimous decision!
Corona Virus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Quinteros (ranked 647 p4p, 94 weight class) and Elvis Presley (ranked 1653 p4p, 214 weight class). Elvis Presley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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177 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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nelson Quinteros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis Presley!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presley tries to clinch there but Quinteros circles away.
A combination from Quinteros does no damage.
Quinteros tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Quinteros tries to bum rush Presley with a series of wild strikes but Presley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quinteros cracks a nice hook into Presley's ribs.
Quinteros gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Quinteros closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Presley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quinteros.
Quinteros misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Elvis Presley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Presley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Presley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Presley throws a nice looking combination but Quinteros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Presley works Quinteros's body with a nice hook.
Presley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quinteros.
Presley wants to clinch up but Quinteros keeps it at a distance.
Quinteros throws a right and a left that both miss.
Presley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quinteros's calf.
Quinteros throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Presley.
Presley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Quinteros throws a right and a left that Presley avoids nicely.
Presley jabs Quinteros right on the nose. Quinteros blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quinteros.
Presley lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've been hearing reports that Quinteros has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Quinteros swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quinteros throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Presley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quinteros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Presley manages to avoid it.
Quinteros checks a low kick from Presley.
Quinteros checks a low kick from Presley.
Nice uppercut there from Presley.
Presley dodges the punch combination from Quinteros.
Quinteros throws a jab but it's blocked by Presley.
Quinteros takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Presley takes the fight into the clinch.
Presley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quinteros backwards.
Presley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quinteros blocks a body shot from Presley.
Quinteros's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quinteros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Presley.
Quinteros misses with a hook.
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!
Presley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Quinteros.
Quinteros on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Presley. Presley obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinteros digs a good hook to Presley's body.
Presley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quinteros.
Quinteros throws an off balance right hand
and Presley counters with a right hand to the body.
Presley ducks under a wild hook from Quinteros.
Quinteros lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Presley circles away quickly and effectively.
Presley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Quinteros with a body shot.
Presley throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Quinteros was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Quinteros swinging wildly here.
Quinteros misses with a double jab
and Presley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quinteros throws a series of punches but Presley avoids them all with ease.
Quinteros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Presley throws out a counter right but Quinteros avoids it with no problem.
Quinteros gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Quinteros throws a lazy uppercut
and Presley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Presley tries to land a leg kick but Quinteros saw it coming and moves away.
Presley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Quinteros had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Quinteros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Presley manages to avoid it.
Presley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quinteros looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Quinteros takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Quinteros misses with a two punch combination.
Quinteros takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinteros shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Both fighters circling a little - Presley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Presley connects with a body shot.
Quinteros throws a nice looking combination but Presley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Presley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Quinteros checks it well.
Presley slips under a jab.
Presley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quinteros. That did some damage!
Presley lands a leg kick that knocks Quinteros off balance momentarily.
Quinteros moves forwards but Presley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Presley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Quinteros swinging wildly here.
Quinteros lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Presley circles away quickly and effectively.
Quinteros will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And Presley responds with a good body kick, but Quinteros manages to step out the way in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinteros checks the leg kick nicely there.
Presley tries a low kick but Quinteros avoids it.
Presley scores with a jab.
Presley throws a leg kick which misses Quinteros's front leg but catches the back leg as Quinteros tries to avoid it.
Quinteros takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Presley, right into the meat.
Presley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Quinteros takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Presley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quinteros drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch combination from Quinteros misses.
Quinteros misses with an uppercut.
Presley avoids the body shot from Quinteros.
Quinteros stuns Presley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Presley misses with a kick to the body.
Presley avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Presley! But no joy.
Quinteros walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quinteros lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Presley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Quinteros.
Quinteros's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Presley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Quinteros scrambles back to his feet.
A left and a right from Quinteros both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Presley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Presley moves out of range as Quinteros strikes.
Quinteros takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Quinteros takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Elvis Presley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Quinteros as he checks the leg kick.
Presley scores with a nice head shot.
Quinteros lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Presley circles away quickly and effectively.
Presley misses with a straight right.
Quinteros swats away the attempt to clinch by Presley.
Presley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Quinteros looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Quinteros walks into a stiff left hand from Presley.
Quinteros misses with a wild body shot.
Presley tries a quick counter leg kick but Quinteros is wise to it.
Presley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Quinteros on the side of the head.
Quinteros is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Presley.
Presley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Presley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Quinteros misses the target.
Presley tries to land a leg kick but Quinteros saw it coming and moves away.
Presley connects with a looping right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Presley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Quinteros has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Quinteros and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Quinteros misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinteros just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson Quinteros is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quinteros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quinteros takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Presley throws a head kick but Quinteros moves out of range.
A jab from Quinteros misses.
Quinteros stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Presley.
Quinteros shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Quinteros tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Presley was well out of range. Poor timing from Quinteros.
Quinteros takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Presley is looking to land body kicks.
Presley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Quinteros manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quinteros doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Presley connects with a body shot that sends Quinteros's belly button to the back.
Presley motions for Quinteros to come forward. Presley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Presley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Quinteros throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Presley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quinteros throws a combination. Presley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Presley cracks Quinteros with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinteros misses with a straight right.
Quinteros takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Quinteros throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Presley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Presley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Quinteros.
Presley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Quinteros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quinteros moves into range and connects with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Presley.
Presley has closed the distance and engaged Quinteros in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Presley.
Presley tries to work over Quinteros's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quinteros is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Presley fails to land.
Presley has a couple of punches blocked by Quinteros.
Quinteros pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Quinteros 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Quinteros digs a good body shot into Presley's ribs.
Presley avoids the body shot from Quinteros.
Quinteros swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinteros fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good standup being displayed there by Presley as he connects with a hook.
Quinteros takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A combination from Quinteros does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Presley. That's going to slow Quinteros down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Presley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Quinteros has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Quinteros and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Quinteros throws a shot from downtown. Presley moves away and avoids it.
Quinteros walks into a stiff left hand from Presley.
Quinteros fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Quinteros blocks a leg kick.
Quinteros is looking for a counter combo.
Quinteros chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Presley can pounce on him.
Presley motions for Quinteros to come forward. Presley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Presley - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Quinteros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quinteros tries to bum rush Presley with a series of wild strikes but Presley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quinteros takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Presley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Quinteros waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Presley.
Quinteros throws a right and a left that Presley avoids nicely.
Presley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Presley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Quinteros on the side of the head.
Presley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Quinteros on the side of the head.
Presley scores with a push kick.
Presley connects with a nice looking jab.
Quinteros looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quinteros loads up on a big right hand but Presley slips the punch.
Presley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd cheers as Presley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Quinteros doesn't seem phased though.
Presley has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Quinteros avoids a kick to the body.
Presley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Presley throws a good cross that connects.
Presley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Presley jabs at Quinteros's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Presley. That snapped Quinteros's head back.
Presley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quinteros. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Quinteros. Those never looked like landing.
Quinteros tries to bum rush Presley with a series of wild strikes but Presley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quinteros takes a swing at Presley's ribcage but misses.
Presley lands a jab to Quinteros's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Presley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jab from Presley.
Presley cracks a nice hook into Quinteros's ribs.
Quinteros connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice leg kick lands there from Presley.
Presley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Presley is looking to clinch.
Quinteros is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Presley scores with a leg kick.
Quinteros rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Presley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Presley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Presley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Quinteros has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters circling a little - Presley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Presley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Presley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quinteros misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quinteros walks into a straight right hand from Presley.
Presley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quinteros. That did some damage!
Presley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley looks to land a body kick but Quinteros moved away.
Quinteros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Presley is looking to slow Quinteros down with leg kicks.
Quinteros misses with a wild body shot.
Presley drives through and clinches with Quinteros against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Presley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Presley.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Presley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Presley tries a body shot but Quinteros blocks it.
Quinteros tries to break the clinch but Presley is controlling the position.
Presley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Quinteros is trying to break free.
Presley tries a body shot but Quinteros blocks it.
Presley misses with a body punch.
Quinteros blocks a body shot from Presley.
Quinteros tries to work over Presley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Presley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quinteross head.
Presley misses with a punch to the body.
Presley tries to work over Quinteros's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinteros lands a shot to the body.
Quinteros fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quinteros tries to break free but Presley pushes him back against the cage.
Presley scores with a shot to the side of Quinteros's head.
Elvis Presley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Presley takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Presley lands a body shot.
Presley scores with a shoulder strike.
Quinteros wants to get back to striking at distance but Presley won't allow it.
Presley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Quinteros is rocked!
Well,Quinteros is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Presley gets through Quinteros's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Quinteros is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Presley.
A short uppercut from Presley.
Presley pushes Quinteros against the cage. Presley is working some dirty boxing. Presley pushes off with a quick right hook! Quinteros goes down! Quinteros tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Presley moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elvis Presley!
A very excited looking Elvis Presley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Gianni (ranked 1374 p4p, 172 weight class) and John Lawrence (ranked 411 p4p, 52 weight class). Lawrence is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: No Surrender. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Gianni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence catches Gianni with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gianni avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence scores with a body shot.
Lawrence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gianni was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawrence.
Gianni was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gianni thumps Lawrence with a low kick.
Gianni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawrence.
Gianni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lawrence checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lawrence checks a leg kick.
Lawrence lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lawrence scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lawrence looks to throw the jab but Gianni is out of range.
Lawrence is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gianni rather than just go for the knockout.
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gianni manages to avoid it.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Lawrence catches Gianni right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gianni misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lawrence fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gianni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gianni throws out a leg kick but Lawrence moves out of range and Gianni only half commits.
Lawrence gets a takedown into half guard.
Lawrence looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lawrence is looking to take a break and control but Gianni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gianni trying to control from the bottom.
Lawrence throwing shots but Gianni is blocking nicely.
Lawrence trying to control the action but Gianni is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawrence is looking for a kimura here.
Gianni is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lawrence is looking for a kimura but Gianni is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lawrence to get the leverage.
Gianni taking some punishment here, with Lawrence in his half guard.
Lawrence is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gianni sees it coming and defends easily.
Lawrence missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lawrence landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gianni is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lawrence pulls his head out easily.
Gianni gets back to full guard.
Lawrence trying to control the position from guard on top but Gianni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawrence tries to free his leg and advance position but Gianni is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence postures up.
Gianni wants to sweep here but Lawrence controlling him for the moment.
Lawrence trying to control the position from guard on top but Gianni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawrence is looking to advance position but Gianni has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Lawrence manages to control the position for a moment.
Lawrence bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lawrence is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lawrence has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gianni manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lawrence manages to get himself to full guard.
Gianni advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gianni is trying to get an arm triangle but Lawrence is defending well.
Lawrence is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gianni wants to pass the guard but Lawrence is defending well.
Lawrence gets full guard.
Lawrence escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gianni gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lawrence keeping full guard, as Gianni tries to pass.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gianni trying to control but Lawrence is working from the bottom.
Lawrence escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gianni gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Lawrence dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lawrence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawrence throws a right and a left that Gianni avoids nicely.
John Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence lands with a hook. Gianni tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
John Lawrence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lawrence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawrence throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lawrence lands a jab to Gianni's midsection.
Lawrence with a poor takedown
and Gianni counters with a left to the body.
Lawrence misses with a looping right.
Lawrence lands a nice hook to Gianni's body. Gianni takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Lawrence misses
and Gianni counters with a straight right hand.
Lawrence scores with a nice right hand.
Lawrence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gianni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gianni misses with a low kick.
Lawrence throws a leg kick
and Gianni counters with a head kick. That will keep Lawrence thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lawrence fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gianni was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gianni just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrence throws out a counter right but Gianni avoids it with no problem.
Gianni blocks a leg kick.
Gianni tried to counter with a leg kick but Lawrence avoided it.
Lawrence looks to score with a jab to the body but Gianni is just out of range.
Gianni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gianni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lawrence's sensitive parts.
A telegraphed right hand from Gianni misses the target.
Lawrence scores with a takedown into Gianni's guard.
Lawrence trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lawrence passes Gianni's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gianni moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gianni working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lawrence doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lawrence manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lawrence forces his way into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawrence passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lawrence lands a big elbow.
Lawrence is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gianni to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gianni shrugs it off.
Lawrence wants to control the pace but Gianni is squirming around nicely.
Gianni is in a horrible position here. Lawrence smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lawrence working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Gianni tries to hold on but Lawrence postures up.
Gianni can't escape the position.
Lawrence goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gianni is on top in guard.
Lawrence has his foot on Gianni's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gianni works his way back into a safe position though.
Lawrence has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lawrence is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gianni trying to control but Lawrence is working from the bottom.
Lawrence being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gianni can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gianni trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lawrence wants to sweep but no luck.
Gianni trying to control but Lawrence is working from the bottom.
Lawrence not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gianni is pushing down on Lawrence's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lawrence is fighting to maintain full guard but Gianni has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gianni trying to control the action but Lawrence is working from the bottom.
Gianni is trying to work for a kimura but Lawrence is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Lawrence showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gianni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lawrence closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lawrence lands in his opponent's guard.
Lawrence pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gianni is keeping the position for now.
Gianni controls Lawrence momentarily but Lawrence frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gianni is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lawrence defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence is pushing down on Gianni's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gianni is fighting to maintain full guard but Lawrence has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lawrence trying to control the action but Gianni is working from the bottom.
Lawrence seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gianni defends it well.
Lawrence trying to mount his opponent but Gianni defends it.
Lawrence scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gianni is looking to improve his position.
Gianni is working hard here to advance position.
Lawrence is trying to control the action in half guard but Gianni is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lawrence is thwarting Gianni's attempts to control the position.
John Lawrence has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gianni is looking for a sweep. Lawrence is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lawrence is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lawrence seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gianni does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ramon Gianni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gianni is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lawrence not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lawrence wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gianni keeps working.
Gianni wants to control but Lawrence is keeping busy.
Lawrence prevents Gianni from improving his position.
Lawrence tries to pass to full mount but Gianni defends it.
Lawrence wants to control but Gianni is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence moves nicely into side control.
Lawrence is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gianni is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gianni is looking to reverse the position.
Lawrence lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gianni down.
Lawrence trying to control the position but Gianni is working away.
Gianni is looking to reverse the position.
Lawrence trying to control the position but Gianni is working away.
Lawrence tries to advance to mount but Gianni denies him.
Lawrence wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gianni, who protects the arm well.
Gianni tries to bench press Lawrence off him but Lawrence keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is putting a hurting on Gianni here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gianni tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Lawrence is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gianni has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lawrence is staying tight to Gianni's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Gianni sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
John Lawrence is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gianni punching from the bottom.
Gianni is in trouble now - Lawrence has advanced to mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lawrence cracks Gianni with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gianni flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Lawrence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lawrence 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for John Lawrence!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for John Lawrence!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for John Lawrence!
John Lawrence wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, John Lawrence made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Professor Xe (ranked 500 p4p, 64 weight class) and Galtero El Toro (ranked 520 p4p, 66 weight class). El Toro has chosen Ballad of Bodacious as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Professor Xe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galtero El Toro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Toro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
El Toro throws a looping overhand right but Xe ducks down to avoid it.
El Toro throws the left hand but Xe avoids the punch easily.
El Toro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
El Toro avoids the body shot from Xe.
Xe throws a body shot but no joy.
Xe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Toro was well out of range. Poor timing from Xe.
El Toro scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Xe is trying to get back to full guard.
Xe is not content to let El Toro control the position.
El Toro is looking to advance position but Xe won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xe tries to get to full guard but El Toro has control of the leg.
Xe actively working from the bottom here.
El Toro is trying to work for a kimura but Xe is defending well.
Xe tries to get to full guard but El Toro has control of the leg.
El Toro throwing shots but Xe is blocking nicely.
El Toro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
El Toro throws a strike but Xe avoids it easily and moves to full 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.
El Toro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El Toro wants to pass the guard but Xe is keeping the position.
Xe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Xe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. El Toro is aware though and is defending well.
El Toro postures up in Xe's guard and throws a big left but Xe blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells El Toro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Xe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. El Toro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. El Toro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
El Toro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Xe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro wants to pass the guard but Xe is keeping the position.
Xe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
El Toro working some strikes from top position.
El Toro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Xe is keeping the position for now.
Xe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but El Toro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
El Toro works over Xe with some ground and pound from guard.
El Toro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
El Toro stopping the sweep attempt from Xe.
El Toro advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro tries to pass to full mount but Xe defends it.
El Toro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
El Toro winds up and cracks Xe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Xe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Xe manages to get to full guard.
El Toro stands up over Xe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells El Toro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
El Toro wants to pass the guard but Xe is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galtero El Toro dominated that round.
That's time! Xe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
El Toro misses with an uppercut.
Xe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Toro was well out of range. Poor timing from Xe.
El Toro throws a hook but Xe blocks it.
Xe feinted with a counter takedown.
Xe blocks a jab.
It looked like Xe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Xe lands a jab to El Toro's midsection.
El Toro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
El Toro misses with a looping left.
El Toro ducks under a wild hook from Xe.
Xe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Xe throws out a loose jab but El Toro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xe closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro blocking some punches.
El Toro blocking some punches.
El Toro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
El Toro works on Xe's body with a couple of short punches.
El Toro scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro goes for a takedown attempt but Xe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Xe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
El Toro throws a big shot that misses.
Xe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping El Toro at a distance.
El Toro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Xe's hands.
El Toro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xe.
Xe slips under a jab from El Toro.
A decent looking cross lands there for El Toro.
El Toro slips a jab from Xe.
Xe looks to score with a jab to the body but El Toro is just out of range.
Xe scores with a jab. El Toro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Xe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Professor Xe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Toro avoids the body shot from Xe.
El Toro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Xe.
El Toro shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Xe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
El Toro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Xe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Galtero El Toro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Xe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
El Toro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Xe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Xe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but El Toro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
El Toro trying to control but Xe is working from the bottom.
El Toro is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
El Toro working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xe wants to sweep here but El Toro controlling him for the moment.
El Toro landing with the ground and pound.
El Toro wants to control from the top but Xe keeps moving.
El Toro tries to free his leg and advance position but Xe is retaining full guard.
El Toro landing some decent shots from guard.
Xe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but El Toro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
El Toro is working Xe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro is looking to pass into half guard but Xe pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Xe is in guard.
El Toro lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
El Toro trying to control but Xe is working from the bottom.
El Toro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
El Toro content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Xe has locked up a guillotine! Xe's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? El Toro is holding on here and Xe must be using up a lot of energy. El Toro has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Xe gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Professor Xe!
A victorious Professor Xe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Point (ranked 117 p4p, 12 weight class) and James Cole (ranked 175 p4p, 20 weight class). Point comes to the cage accompanied by Roots Reggae Music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brayden Point!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Cole!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole walks into a straight right hand from Point.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Point was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
Cole drives through and clinches with Point against the cage.
Point lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Point using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cole tries to work over Point's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cole working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Point.
Point tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cole avoids it.
Cole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Point's elbow.
Nice body punch from Point.
Point lands a nice uppercut.
Cole lands a left hand.
Point lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Point throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Cole.
Cole takes a shot to the head.
Point looking to throw knees to the head but Cole is blocking nicely.
A short right from Cole.
Cole takes a knee to the side of the body.
Point lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Point - that landed with a thud.
Cole looks winded!
Point has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cole uses from the top position.
Point has his feet on Cole's thighs here. He's pushed Cole off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Cole screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brayden Point!
Brayden Point retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Brayden Point thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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