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RISE X1: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Laurenz Thibodeaux (ranked 5857 p4p, 24577 weight class) and Yadiel Brown (ranked 599 p4p, 644 weight class). Yadiel Brown 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Laurenz Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Yadiel Brown!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thibodeaux cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
 It looks like Laurenz Thibodeaux has been cut.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thibodeaux throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown is positioning himself well to prevent Thibodeaux advancing to mount.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thibodeaux has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux tries to pass to full mount but Brown defends it.
Thibodeaux not doing much here.
Brown keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Thibodeaux has control of the leg.
Thibodeaux is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Brown!
Thibodeaux content just to control the position here.
Brown holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Thibodeaux tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux looking to ground and pound but Brown is blocking nicely.
Thibodeaux throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Brown can't escape the position.
Thibodeaux sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Brown is working to get back to half guard.
Thibodeaux trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brown tries to lock up and control but Thibodeaux gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thibodeaux throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Brown is now in Thibodeaux's guard. A big mistake from Thibodeaux there, giving up the dominant position!
Brown sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brown is continuing to stall.
Thibodeaux is looking to sweep but instead, Brown has passed into half guard.
Thibodeaux wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Brown has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Thibodeaux is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thibodeaux wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thibodeaux is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.
Brown content just to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Laurenz Thibodeaux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Laurenz Thibodeaux's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Thibodeaux needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thibodeaux throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thibodeaux showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Thibodeaux throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux advances to half guard.
Thibodeaux looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brown trying to control from the bottom.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Thibodeaux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Thibodeaux takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thibodeaux throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
Thibodeaux throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thibodeaux.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brown can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thibodeaux missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.
Thibodeaux sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Thibodeaux throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
Thibodeaux is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thibodeaux needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
Thibodeaux throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown throws a body punch but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brown works the jab nicely.
Thibodeaux shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thibodeaux gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yadiel Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown lands with an overhand left.
Donk. Brown catches Thibodeaux right on the button with a cross.
Thibodeaux shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thibodeaux gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown scores with a hook.
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux moves away from the strike by Brown.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown scores with the left hand. Thibodeaux knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Yadiel Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Thibodeaux changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Thibodeaux misses.
Brown looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown 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.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Thibodeaux changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice jab there from Brown.
Thibodeaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Thibodeaux dives in and grabs Brown's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes down on Thibodeaux's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laurenz Thibodeaux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Brown smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brown clobbers Thibodeaux with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yadiel Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Laurenz Thibodeaux's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thibodeaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Thibodeaux changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thibodeaux staying out of range there.
Thibodeaux moves out of range of the strikes.
Thibodeaux attempts a counter takedown but Brown avoids it well and moves away.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Thibodeaux saw that one coming.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Thibodeaux misses.
Thibodeaux closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown tries a body shot but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Good body shot from Brown.
Thibodeaux tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually Thibodeaux drops back down to his feet.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown gets through Thibodeaux's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thibodeaux jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brown walks away with a smile on his face. Thibodeaux gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laurenz Thibodeaux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thibodeaux.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeaux manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux connects with a crisp jab.
Thibodeaux looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thibodeaux attempts a counter takedown but Brown avoids it well and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thibodeaux.
Yadiel Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brown lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thibodeaux takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown throws the left hand but Thibodeaux avoids the punch easily.
Thibodeaux uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
 Thibodeaux is rocked!
Brown jabs Thibodeaux to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oh Thibodeaux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Are you kidding me?! Brown ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Thibodeaux clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yadiel Brown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tarrell Newsome (ranked 3481 p4p, 4692 weight class) and Joey Crash (ranked 384 p4p, 466 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tarrell Newsome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Crash!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Newsome.
Crash fails to land with a series of punches.
Newsome keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crash jabs Newsome to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crash misses with a jab, cross combination.
Newsome cracks Crash with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crash throws a hook but Newsome blocks it.
Crash misses with a double jab
and Newsome counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Crash is rocked!
Newsome moves in close and cracks Crash with a massive right hand! Crash, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Newsome!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tarrell Newsome!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mental Midget (ranked 3857 p4p, 3092 weight class) and Mikail Spartakov (ranked 472 p4p, 377 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mental Midget!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mikail Spartakov!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Midget connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spartakov. Spartakov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spartakov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Midget.
The crowd cheers as Spartakov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Midget doesn't seem phased though.
Midget throws a hook but Spartakov avoids it easily.
Spartakov just misses with a punch to the body.
Midget ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Spartakov throws a low kick, looking for Midget's leg but Midget calmly moves out of range.
Midget was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spartakov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Midget connects with a right hand. Spartakov shakes it off.
 It looks like Mikail Spartakov has been cut.
Midget ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spartakov moves away.
Mental Midget seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spartakov sizes up Midget with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slow jab from Spartakov misses its intended target.
Midget misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Midget changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Midget's head coaches at Jeffery Epstein Suicide Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Midget throws an overhand right that lands on Spartakov's shoulder, as Spartakov tries to avoid the shot.
Midget on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midget connects with the punch.
Midget ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spartakov moves away.
Midget connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Midget takes a swing at Spartakov's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Midget.
Midget just misses with a punch to the body.
Spartakov shapes to counter with a head kick.
Midget's jab looks to have found its range, popping Spartakov under the eye.
Spartakov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Midget is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Spartakov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spartakov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Spartakov misses with a wild body shot.
As Spartakov looks to move away, Midget throws a big counter combo but Spartakov just gets out of the way.
Spartakov clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Spartakov fails to land.
Spartakov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Midget.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Midget.
Midget wants to get back to striking at distance but Spartakov won't allow it.
Spartakov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Midget's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartakov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spartakov landing knees to the body.
Midget is breathing heavily.
Spartakov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Midget's face.
Spartakov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spartakov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Midget lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Midget goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Midget swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Midget wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right handed body shot lands from Spartakov.
Midget pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Midget misses with a shot to the body
and Spartakov counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Spartakov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Spartakov misses with a body kick.
Spartakov digs a good hook to Midget's body.
Spartakov lands a nice shot that snaps Midget's head back.
Spartakov sends Midget crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Spartakov is motioning to the referee to let Midget up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Midget is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartakov gets a clinch.
Spartakov looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Midget fails to land.
Spartakov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Midget can't break the clinch.
Spartakov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Spartakov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Midget's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Midget lands with an uppercut that bounces Spartakov off the cage and back into range.
Spartakov sends Midget crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Spartakov is motioning to the referee to let Midget up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Midget is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Midget misses with a hook
and Spartakov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Midget takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Midget ducks into an uppercut from Spartakov and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikail Spartakov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Burdon (ranked 2928 p4p, 3162 weight class) and Pacome Thibodeaux (ranked 331 p4p, 353 weight class). Pacome Thibodeaux acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Burdon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pacome Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burdon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thibodeaux throws a jab when Burdon was well out of range.
Burdon connects with a body shot that sends Thibodeaux's belly button to the back.
Thibodeaux walks into a left hand.
Burdon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burdon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thibodeaux tries to counter with a clinch but Burdon shakes him off and moves away.
Burdon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thibodeaux.
Burdon is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thibodeaux.
We've been told by Burdon's head coaches at Memento Mori that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thibodeaux takes the fight into the clinch.
Burdon lands with a right to the head.
Thibodeaux jumps guard but Burdon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Burdon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burdon is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thibodeaux with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A body shot lands from Burdon.
Thibodeaux is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Burdon to keep the fight standing.
Thibodeaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burdon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thibodeaux is trying to force a seperation but Burdon has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by Burdon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burdon backwards.
Thibodeaux tries to circle away but Burdon has him pinned against the cage.
Burdon lands with a short shot to the head.
Burdon digs a right hand underneath Thibodeaux's ribcage. Thibodeaux let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thibodeaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thibodeaux is trying to break the clinch but Burdon is controlling him.
Thibodeaux is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burdon.
Thibodeaux looking to slow down the pace here.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Burdon.
Burdon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Burdon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux jumps guard but Burdon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
John Burdon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pacome Thibodeaux.
Burdon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Thibodeaux trying to control the position but instead, Burdon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thibodeaux into the cage.
Burdon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thibodeauxs head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burdon lands a right hand.
Burdon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burdon lands a nice shot to the body.
Thibodeaux prevents a body shot from Burdon.
Burdon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thibodeaux tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burdon just stands there and leans against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Burdon.
Thibodeaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Burdon as he connects with a hook.
Burdon rushes Thibodeaux and presses him up against the cage.
Burdon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burdon pushes Thibodeaux back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thibodeaux wants to get back to striking at distance but Burdon won't allow it.
Thibodeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux tries to land a knee to the head but Burdon blocks with his arms.
Thibodeaux tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burdon smiles and moves away.
Burdon swings for the body but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thibodeaux clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burdon.
Burdon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thibodeaux tries to work over Burdon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thibodeaux is trying to pull guard but Burdon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Thibodeaux's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burdon scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Burdon.
Burdon gets through Thibodeaux's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burdon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burdon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burdon has Thibodeaux pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Burdon.
Thibodeaux tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burdon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Burdon lands a right hand.
Burdon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Burdon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thibodeaux looking to slow down the pace here.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burdon is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burdon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burdon stalls.
Thibodeaux throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burdon blocks it with crossed arms.
Burdon tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeaux avoids it by throwing Burdon back against the cage.
Burdon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thibodeaux fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burdon.
Burdon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burdon lands with a left to the head.
Burdon throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burdon lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Burdon.
Burdon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thibodeaux tries to circle away but Burdon has him pinned against the cage.
Burdon lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Burdon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thibodeaux looks to throw the jab but Burdon is out of range.
Thibodeaux avoids the body shot from Burdon.
A jab from Burdon finds it's way through Thibodeaux's defenses.
Thibodeaux swings widly with a right hand
and Burdon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burdon scores with a jab.
Burdon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thibodeaux can do to turn this around?
Burdon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thibodeaux.
Burdon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thibodeaux, pushing him back against the cage.
Thibodeaux tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burdon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux tries to pull guard but Burdon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux is trying to break the clinch but Burdon is controlling him.
Burdon presses Thibodeaux against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burdon pushes Thibodeaux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
John Burdon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thibodeaux is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Burdon to keep the fight standing.
John Burdon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pacome Thibodeaux.
Burdon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thibodeauxs head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Burdon.
Thibodeaux is trying to maintain a safe position but Burdon gets an underhook and turns Thibodeaux into the cage.
Burdon lands a shoulder strike.
Thibodeaux is trying to break free.
Burdon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Thibodeaux is rocked!
Thibodeaux looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burdon tries to work over Thibodeaux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burdon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Burdon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burdon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burdon lands a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burdon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burdon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Burdon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burdon scores with a shot to the side of Thibodeaux's head.
Thibodeaux tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thibodeaux misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux missing with knees to the body.
Burdon lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Burdon.
Burdon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burdon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thibodeaux working hard to break the clinch.
Burdon gets through Thibodeaux's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Burdon.
Thibodeaux is breathing heavily.
Burdon lands with a short shot to the head.
Burdon tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeaux avoids it by throwing Burdon back against the cage.
Thibodeaux wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burdon has him pressed against the cage.
Thibodeaux tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burdon smiles and moves away.
Thibodeaux closes the distance and clinches.
Thibodeaux blocks an uppercut.
Burdon can't find room to land a body shot as Thibodeaux controls the action.
A short left from Burdon.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burdon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burdon avoiding damage as Thibodeaux throws knees to the body.
Thibodeaux is trying to break the clinch but Burdon is controlling him.
Burdon misses with a body punch.
Burdon digs a right hand underneath Thibodeaux's ribcage. Thibodeaux let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Burdon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Burdon.
Burdon digs a right hand underneath Thibodeaux's ribcage. Thibodeaux let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Burdon.
Thibodeaux is trying to break free.
Thibodeaux blocks a body shot from Burdon.
A short left from Burdon.
Burdon gets through Thibodeaux's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burdon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burdon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burdon scores with a shot to the side of Thibodeaux's head.
Burdon is working Thibodeaux over against the cage.
Burdon pushes Thibodeaux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux is still on wobbly legs! Can Burdon finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burdon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burdon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Burdon.
A right hook to the body lands for Burdon.
Burdon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burdon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burdon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thibodeaux or not.
Burdon unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Thibodeaux! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Burdon is unloading with more strikes now! Thibodeaux drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Burdon!
Our winner, John Burdon, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kush Cake (ranked 2917 p4p, 4123 weight class) and Oba Umar (ranked 360 p4p, 494 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kush Cake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oba Umar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umar missing with a left hand there. Cake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Umar doesn't seem bothered though.
Cake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cake lands a nice hook to Umar's body. Umar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Umar looks winded!
Cake lands with a good body shot.
Cake punishes Umar's body with a nice straight punch.
Umar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sprawl & Brawl in the buildup to the fight.
Cake digs a good body shot into Umar's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Umar was well out of range. Poor timing from Cake.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cake. Umar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Umar at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cake digs a good hook to Umar's body.
Cake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cake.
Cake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Umar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cake lands with a good body shot.
Cake clinches up with Umar and pushes him back against the cage.
Cake scores with a shot to the side of Umar's head.
It looks like Oba Umar has been cut.
Umar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cake stalls.
Cake breaks the clinch.
Cake closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Umar as the two fighters clinch.
Umar takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Cake.
Cake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cake lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umar wants to get back to striking at distance but Cake won't allow it.
Cake has Umar pressed against the cage.
Cake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Umar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cake instigates a clinch.
Cake blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Cake.
Cake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cake misses with a body shot.
Cake lands a jab to Umar's midsection.
Cake stuns Umar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Umar moves away.
Cake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umar.
Umar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cake misses the shot to the body.
Cake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Umar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Umar avoids the body shot from Cake.
Cake lands with a nice body punch.
Cake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cake throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cake. Umar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umar.
Umar throws out a counter right but Cake avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick from Umar misses.
Cake stuns Umar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cake takes a swing at Umar's ribcage but misses.
Cake connects with a body shot that sends Umar's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cake lands a body shot.
Cake looks to score with a jab to the body but Umar is just out of range.
Cake just misses with a punch to the body.
Umar throws a big shot that misses.
Cake is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cake misses with a wild body shot.
Cake scores with a body shot.
Cake misses with a body shot.
Cake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cake misses with a body shot.
Cake lands a slapping body shot.
Cake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cake takes a swing at Umar's ribcage but misses.
Umar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cake.
Cake moves out of range of the leg kick from Umar.
Cake misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kush Cake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oba Umar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Cake jabs at Umar's body.
Umar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Umar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cake just misses with a punch to the body.
Cake jabs at Umar's body.
Cake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Umar throws a head punch that misses.
Umar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cake blocks a body shot from Umar.
Cake manages to break the clinch.
Cake takes a swing at Umar's ribcage but misses.
Umar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cake tries a head kick but it misses.
Cake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Umar is breathing heavily.
Cake throws a body punch but Umar moves out of range.
Umar avoids the body shot from Cake.
Kush Cake is winning the standup battle so far.
Cake swings for the body but Umar moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cake is looking to wear down Umar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Umar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cake misses the body punch
and Umar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Umar avoids the body shot from Cake.
Cake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Umar was well out of range. Poor timing from Cake.
Cake moves out of range of the leg kick from Umar.
Cake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Umar moves away.
Cake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Umar can do to turn this around?
Cake lands with a shot to the body.
Cake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Umar manages to avoid it.
Kush Cake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umar avoids the body shot from Cake.
Cake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cake stuns Umar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cake misses with a body shot.
Cake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Umar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cake.
Cake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umar.
Cake scores with a head kick. Umar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Umar throws a looping overhand right but Cake ducks down to avoid it.
Umar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Umar manages to avoid it.
Cake punishes Umar's body with a nice straight punch.
Cake lands with a shot to the body.
Cake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Umar avoids the body shot from Cake.
Cake lands a right hook to the body.
Cake gets a clinch.
Umar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cake is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cake pushes Umar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cake lands a nice looking body shot.
Cake clinches up against the cage.
Cake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Umar throws a body shot but no joy.
Cake misses with a wild body shot.
Cake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Umar avoids the body shot from Cake.
Cake digs a good body shot into Umar's ribs.
Cake misses with a body shot.
Umar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cake looks to score with a jab to the body but Umar is just out of range.
Cake throws a body shot but no joy.
Cake swings for the body but Umar moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Umar manages to avoid it.
Cake lands with a shot to the body.
Cake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Umar.
Cake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Umar manages to avoid it.
Cake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Umar.
Cake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Umar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Umar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cake lands a jab to Umar's midsection.
Cake lands a head kick!
Umar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Umar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cake tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Umar! But no joy.
Cake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cake misses with a wild body shot.
Umar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kush Cake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oba Umar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Umar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cake jabs Umar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Umar manages to avoid it.
Cake swings for the body but Umar moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Umar misses.
Cake throws a head kick that misses.
Cake lands a right hook to the body.
Cake lands a right hook to the body.
Cake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cake scores with a shot to the side of Umar's head.
Cake dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Umar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Umar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cake. Umar does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cake throws a body punch but Umar moves out of range.
Cake scores with a shot to the body.
Cake closes the distance and pushes Umar back into the cage.
Umar can't find room to land a body shot as Cake controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cake.
Kush Cake has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cake stalls.
Cake gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Cake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Umar at a distance.
Cake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cake tries to close the distance and clinch but Umar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Umar avoids the body shot from Cake.
Umar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cake comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cake.
Umar avoids the body shot from Cake.
Cake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Umar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Umar.
Cake tries a head kick but it misses.
Umar throws a body shot but no joy.
Cake works Umar's body with a nice hook.
Umar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Umar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cake appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Umar looks to land a right hand but Cake moved out of range.
It looked like Cake was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Umar.
Cake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Umar manages to avoid it.
Umar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cake throws a body punch but Umar moves out of range.
Umar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cake with a body shot.
Cake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Umar misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cake. Umar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Umar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Umar misses the shot to the body.
Umar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cake's head backwards.
Umar throws an off balance right hand
and Cake counters with a right hand to the body.
Cake works Umar's body with a nice hook.
Cake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umar.
Umar misses with a wild body shot.
Umar gets tackled into the cage by Cake. Cake maintains the clinch.
Umar misses with a punch on the inside.
Umar takes a shot to the head.
Umar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cake lands with a right to the head.
Cake lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cake scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cake lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oba Umar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kush Cake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Umar working aggressively here.
Cake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the liver by Cake. Beautiful body shot.
Cake digs a good hook to Umar's body.
Cake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cake jabs Umar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cake lands a right hook to the body.
Cake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Umar tries to work over Cake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cake content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cake slows down the pace here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kush Cake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:25
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kush Cake!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Griffin (ranked 2565 p4p, 3003 weight class) and Joao Oliveira (ranked 297 p4p, 343 weight class). Griffin comes to the cage accompanied by Ordinary Man (Ozzy Osbourne ft. Elton John). Benjamin Griffin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joao Oliveira's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benjamin Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joao Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira misses with a double jab
and Griffin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oliveira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffin swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Oliveira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oliveira missing with a left hand there. Griffin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oliveira connects with a body shot.
Oliveira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oliveira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Griffin moves out of range of the strikes.
Griffin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Griffin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Griffin's corner calls for a 1-2. Griffin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a right hand that misses
and Griffin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oliveira thinking.
Oliveira scores with the left hand. Griffin knows he should have avoided that one.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliveira 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.
Oliveira drops back looking for a leg! Griffin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Griffin manages to kick Oliveira off! Oliveira jumps back into Griffin's guard.
Oliveira drops back looking for a leg! Griffin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Griffin manages to kick Oliveira off! Oliveira jumps back into Griffin's guard.
Oliveira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oliveira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Griffin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oliveira on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Oliveira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oliveira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oliveira drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Griffin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Oliveira has Griffin in his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Griffin has his hands clasped together but Oliveira extends and breaks Griffin's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Oliveira.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joao Oliveira!
A victorious Joao Oliveira thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Benjamin Griffin stepped up to the mic, saying 'Nobody retires undefeated. I told the world that I was better than Sage but he was the better man tonight.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sauvage Thibodeaux (ranked 2314 p4p, 2191 weight class) and Anthony Ruiz (ranked 312 p4p, 300 weight class). Ruiz has chosen DB7 - Squid Game Drill as his entrance music. Anthony Ruiz has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sauvage Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Ruiz.
We've been hearing reports that Thibodeaux has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Thibodeaux takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ruiz throws a head kick but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ruiz throws a push kick but Thibodeaux slaps the foot to one side.
Thibodeaux shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ruiz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Thibodeaux prevents Ruiz from escaping the position.
Ruiz wants to control but Thibodeaux postures up.
Thibodeaux tries for a kimura but Ruiz is defending well.
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The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruiz seems a little lost for a moment, as Thibodeaux dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ruiz being controlled for a moment.
Ruiz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Thibodeaux is controlling him well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Ruiz misses with a head kick.
Thibodeaux tries to counter with a takedown but Ruiz is quick to defend against it.
Ruiz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thibodeaux half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ruiz looks to land a body kick but Thibodeaux moved away.
Thibodeaux moves into range and clinches up with Ruiz.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ruiz obliges.
Ruiz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ruiz working hard to break the clinch.
Ruiz tries to circle away but Thibodeaux has him pinned against the cage.
Ruiz trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux is trying to pull guard but Ruiz has him pressed against the cage.
Ruiz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thibodeaux managing to block the knees to the body from Ruiz.
Ruiz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thibodeaux avoids it.
Ruiz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thibodeaux blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruiz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thibodeaux avoids it.
Thibodeaux is trying to trip Ruiz. He has hold of a leg but Ruiz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Thibodeaux persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz is pulling down on Thibodeaux's head. It's preventing any offense from Thibodeaux, at least for the moment.
Ruiz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Thibodeaux controls the pace.
Thibodeaux prevents Ruiz from getting back to his feet.
Ruiz wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Thibodeaux manages to pass to side control.
Thibodeaux not doing much here.
That's four 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.
Ruiz is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thibodeaux in particular looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No luck for Thibodeaux with that takedown attempt.
Ruiz throws a head kick but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Ruiz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ruiz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thibodeaux defending well as Ruiz loads up on a big left hand.
Ruiz lands a jab-cross combination.
Thibodeaux shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ruiz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ruiz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thibodeaux is controlling him.
Thibodeaux loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ruiz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thibodeaux's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Ruiz doesn't defend quickly enough and Thibodeaux has managed to lock this one up! Can Ruiz escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Thibodeaux on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sauvage Thibodeaux!
A relieved looking Sauvage Thibodeaux thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Cummings (ranked 1276 p4p, 2484 weight class) and Mafula Kape (ranked 149 p4p, 265 weight class). Mafula Kape has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Cummings!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mafula Kape!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Kape.
It looked like Cummings was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cummings uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kape.
Cummings is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kape.
Kape misses the jab.
Kape moves into the clinch.
Cummings tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kape smiles and moves away.
Mafula Kape seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cummings takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kape throws a hook to the side of Cummings's head but Cummings sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Cummings was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cummings walks into a straight right hand from Kape.
Kape lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cummings is rocked!
Cummings gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cummings is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kape is just riding it out for now. Cummings eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummings is trying to control the action in half guard but Kape is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kape won't allow Cummings to pass to mount.
Cummings is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kape can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kape really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cummings has control of Kape's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kape regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cummings has hold of Kape's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kape manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cummings looking for a guillotine from mount but Kape is having none of it.
Cummings content just to control the position here.
Cummings looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kape stops Cummings from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cummings is working for a guillotine from mount but Kape frees his head quite easily.
Cummings can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kape is looking to escape.
Cummings working for a submission but Kape is keeping him at bay.
Cummings working for a guillotine from mount but Kape is in no mood to give up.
Cummings looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kape defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cummings.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cummings tries to control but Kape wriggling away.
Cummings is working for a guillotine from mount but Kape frees his head quite easily.
Cummings has control of Kape's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kape regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cummings wants to control the pace but Kape is squirming around nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Cummings dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kape waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cummings.
Cummings throws a big counter combination but Kape scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kape misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cummings.
Kape takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cummings slips under a jab.
Cummings moves out of range of the strikes.
Kape pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kape clobbers Cummings with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
David Cummings is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cummings defending well as Kape loads up on a big left hand.
Kape scores with the left hand. Cummings knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kape connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cummings's hands.
Oh Cummings is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kape throws a shot from downtown. Cummings moves away and avoids it.
Kape swings for the body but Cummings moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Cummings tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cummings seems to have got his legs back now.
Cummings takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Kape misses.
It looked like Cummings was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cummings keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kape.
Kape throws a jab but it's blocked by Cummings.
Cummings keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kape.
An attempted straight right counter from Cummings misses the target.
Cummings wants to clinch.
Kape moves into the clinch.
Kape working aggressively here.
Kape swings wildly with an uppercut but Cummings uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kape slows down the pace here.
Kape has a couple of punches blocked by Cummings.
Cummings prevents a body shot from Kape.
Kape has Cummings pushed against the cage.
Kape lands with a right to the head.
Kape lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kape lands a shoulder strike.
Kape misses with a punch on the inside.
Kape lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cummings blocking some punches.
Cummings blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cummings.
Kape lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Kape scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kape lands with a short shot to the head.
Kape lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cummings backwards.
Kape has a couple of punches blocked by Cummings.
Mafula Kape seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cummings pulls guard effortlessly.
Kape wants to control from the top but Cummings keeps moving.
Kape loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cummings working a defensive guard here.
Kape has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cummings looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Kape is defending well. Cummings quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Kape has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Cummings celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Cummings!
David Cummings retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, David Cummings thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zombie Lee (ranked 1094 p4p, 1855 weight class) and Deacon Fries (ranked 55 p4p, 97 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Zombie Lee has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Zombie Lee seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zombie Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deacon Fries!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fries throws out the jab.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Fries slips the punch.
Fries throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
We've been told by Lee's head coaches at Finch Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fries tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Deacon Fries has been cut.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fries closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lee quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fries missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fries is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Lee reverses the position - he's now on top in Fries's guard.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fries on the ground.
Lee sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fries tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fries not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fries keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Fries manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lee manages to get himself to full guard.
Fries trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
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.
Fries is fighting to break Lee's control of his arms but Lee is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fries is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
Fries is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lee managing to control the position.
Lee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Fries from controlling successfully.
Lee has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Fries has passed into side control.
Fries working the ground and pound.
Fries happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fries looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fries tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lee's legs.
Fries fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fries trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deacon Fries dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Deacon Fries's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Fries.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fries.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fries displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Fries looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Fries ducks down to avoid it.
Fries takes one to the chin there.
Fries misses with a few strikes there.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Fries was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fries wants to clinch
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Fries. That snapped Lee's head back.
Fries wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Lee drops Fries with a beautiful combination! Fries stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lee is looking for the KO!
Fries is rocked!
Zombie Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Fries switches off momentarily and Lee cracks him with a monster right hand! Fries topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Lee dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Lee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zombie Lee!
Zombie Lee retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Alvarez (ranked 1194 p4p, 2816 weight class) and Charles Mesquita (ranked 136 p4p, 303 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Juan Luis Guerra - Soldado. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita drives through and clinches with Alvarez against the cage.
Alvarez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alvarez is trying to break free.
Mesquita manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Alvarez wants to get up but he can't break Mesquita's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mesquita is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita working for a triangle but Alvarez defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alvarez defends well.
Alvarez is looking to stand up but Mesquita won't let him.
Mesquita throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez tries to stand but Mesquita is controlling from the bottom.
Alvarez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mesquita has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alvarez has managed to get both his arms back between Mesquita's legs - danger averted.
Mesquita working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alvarez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Mesquita is tightening it up a little... Alvarez has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Alvarez reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Alvarez taps out! Nice BJJ there by Mesquita!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Charles Mesquita!
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