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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tye Ruotolo (ranked 5560 p4p, 25172 weight class) and Frankie Rodriguez (ranked 553 p4p, 633 weight class). Frankie Rodriguez 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tye Ruotolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frankie Rodriguez !
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruotolo circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodriguez moves into the clinch successfully.
Rodriguez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ruotolo is keeping busy.
Ruotolo stalling in the clinch but Rodriguez improves position.
Rodriguez is looking to control Ruotolo's arms but Ruotolo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rodriguez has his back to the cage.
Ruotolo has Rodriguez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ruotolo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rodriguez tumbling to the mat - Ruotolo dives into Rodriguez 's guard.
Ruotolo passes Rodriguez 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ruotolo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez is trying to stand up here but Ruotolo is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruotolo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ruotolo is trying to control. Rodriguez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ruotolo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rodriguez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ruotolo is trying to control the action in half guard but Rodriguez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rodriguez won't allow Ruotolo to pass to mount.
Ruotolo works his way into full mount!
Ruotolo content just to control the position here.
Rodriguez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruotolo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ruotolo moves into full mount! Rodriguez won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruotolo controlling the pace for now.
Ruotolo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rodriguez is now in Ruotolo's guard. A big mistake from Ruotolo there, giving up the dominant position!
Ruotolo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rodriguez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rodriguez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ruotolo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ruotolo tries to get out of the position.
Ruotolo wants to control but Rodriguez passes easily into half guard.
Rodriguez is stalling here. Ruotolo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rodriguez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ruotolo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruotolo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rodriguez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruotolo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ruotolo fails to move to back control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruotolo controlling from mount.
Ruotolo is trying to take his opponent's back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tye Ruotolo dominated that round.
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.
Ruotolo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ruotolo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rodriguez was covering up waiting for the punch and Ruotolo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rodriguez wants to stand and escape but Ruotolo is having none of it.
Ruotolo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodriguez is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruotolo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ruotolo wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ruotolo pushing down on Rodriguez 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rodriguez wants to control but Ruotolo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ruotolo wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping him busy.
Ruotolo is looking to advance position but Rodriguez won't allow it.
Rodriguez is staying active underneath Ruotolo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ruotolo controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Frankie Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rodriguez has closed the distance and engaged Ruotolo in a clinch.
Ruotolo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruotolo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rodriguez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Ruotolo is having none of it.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Rodriguez moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Rodriguez .
Ruotolo stalling in the clinch but Rodriguez improves position.
Rodriguez gets underhooks to prevent Ruotolo's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tye Ruotolo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruotolo takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rodriguez landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ruotolo looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodriguez prevents the takedown attempt.
Rodriguez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rodriguez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ruotolo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rodriguez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tye Ruotolo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ruotolo attempts a counter takedown but Rodriguez avoids it well and moves away.
Ruotolo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Rodriguez as Ruotolo shoots in.
A left lands for Rodriguez .
Nice takedown defense from Rodriguez . No joy for Ruotolo on that attempt.
Ruotolo moves out of range as Rodriguez throws a body kick.
Ruotolo staying out of range there.
Ruotolo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruotolo avoids the body shot from Rodriguez .
Frankie Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
 Ruotolo is rocked!
Rodriguez moves into the clinch.
Oh Ruotolo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodriguez is stalling here.
Rodriguez works on Ruotolo's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice elbow from Rodriguez .
I was talking to Ruotolo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A knee to the head by Rodriguez .
Ruotolo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rodriguez is defending well.
Rodriguez has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Ruotolo - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Rodriguez , and another! Ruotolo is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Frankie Rodriguez !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rusev (ranked 6042 p4p, 5955 weight class) and Kade Ruotolo (ranked 567 p4p, 566 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Basic striking
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Rusev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kade Ruotolo!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruotolo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rusev to the mat! Rusev manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rusev wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruotolo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ruotolo won't allow Rusev to sweep him here.
Ruotolo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ruotolo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rusev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruotolo wants to pass the guard but Rusev is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruotolo trying to control the position from guard on top but Rusev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruotolo controlling from the top position.
Rusev keeping full guard, as Ruotolo tries to pass.
Rusev looking for a sweep. Not yet Rusev, not yet.
Rusev trying to control the position here.
Ruotolo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rusev is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ruotolo keeps trying to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rusev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rusev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ruotolo as he jumps to the side.
Ruotolo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ruotolo is controlling the pace.
Ruotolo is looking to pass Rusev's guard but actually Rusev recovers to full guard.
Ruotolo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rusev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusev has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Ruotolo should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Rusev has tightened it up now! Ruotolo should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alexander Rusev!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doric Dienekes (ranked 3354 p4p, 4133 weight class) and Niles Standish (ranked 403 p4p, 457 weight class). Standish has chosen Black Caulk as his entrance music. Niles Standish has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Doric Dienekes's chin.
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Counter fighter
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doric Dienekes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Niles Standish!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Standish looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dienekes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Standish shoots in but no luck this time.
Standish shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dienekes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dienekes can't do much from the bottom here.
Dienekes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Standish wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dienekes keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dienekes is looking for a sweep.
Standish lands a few punches from side control.
Standish really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dienekes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dienekes looking for a sweep but Standish has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Dienekes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dienekes is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at ZuccoTraining Ground, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Standish putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dienekes is trying to escape the mount.
Standish controlling the position easily from mount.
Standish raining down shots from the mount!
Dienekes is working to get back to half guard.
Dienekes sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes tries to get to full guard but Standish has control of the leg.
Standish working over Dienekes with some ground and pound. Dienekes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dienekes gets back to full guard.
Dienekes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dienekes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Standish wants to control but Dienekes is keeping busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Standish can do anything to dispel that myth.
Standish blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dienekes.
Standish moves into full guard.
Dienekes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes looking to pass the guard.
Standish controls Dienekes momentarily but Dienekes frees himself.
Dienekes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Standish is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Standish is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Standish working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dienekes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dienekes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dienekes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Standish's head.
Dienekes is looking to work some ground and pound but Standish has wrist control.
Standish is trying to control the position but Dienekes postures up.
Dienekes looking to sit in guard and control but Standish gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dienekes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standish wants to control from the top but Dienekes keeps moving.
Standish controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Standish won't allow Dienekes to sweep him here.
Standish looking to sit in guard and control but Dienekes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Standish is looking for a triangle but Dienekes pushes his legs off easily.
Standish is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
We've been informed that Standish has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dienekes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Standish works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Niles Standish dominated that round.
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.
Standish gets caught napping as Dienekes dives in and scores a takedown. Standish manages to retain guard.
Dienekes trying to control but Standish is working from the bottom.
Standish throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dienekes landing some decent shots from guard.
Standish utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Standish avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dienekes working some strikes from top position.
Standish tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dienekes is pushing down on Standish's leg trying to pass to half guard. Standish is fighting to maintain full guard but Dienekes has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dienekes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Standish defending well though.
Standish tries to get to full guard but Dienekes has control of the leg.
Dienekes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Standish is looking for a sweep. Dienekes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dienekes is looking to advance position but Standish won't allow it.
Dienekes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Standish is pressing down on Dienekes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dienekes trying to control the position from guard on top but Standish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dienekes stopping the sweep attempt from Standish.
Dienekes lands a couple of elbows.
Dienekes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dienekes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Standish looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Standish not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Standish looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dienekes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dienekes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes postures up and lands a big shot to Standish's brow.
Dienekes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dienekes looks up at the clock and then as Standish takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dienekes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dienekes wants to control but Standish is keeping him busy.
Standish is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dienekes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Standish takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Doric Dienekes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dienekes looks up at the clock and then as Standish takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dienekes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Standish tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dienekes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dienekes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Standish knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dienekes fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standish managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dienekes.
Dienekes in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Standish is looking to reverse the position.
Dienekes fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dienekes lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Standish is looking for a sweep.
Standish managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dienekes.
Standish manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dienekes's best efforts.
Standish blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dienekes.
Dienekes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dienekes throwing shots but Standish is blocking nicely.
Standish is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Standish works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dienekes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dienekes 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.
Dienekes is looking to work some ground and pound but Standish has wrist control.
Dienekes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Standish can do to turn this around?
Dienekes throws a big elbow that misses.
Standish trying to keep a closed guard but Dienekes is proving a slippery customer.
Dienekes connects with a couple of short punches.
Dienekes wants to control from the top but Standish keeps moving.
Dienekes passes Standish's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dienekes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dienekes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Standish doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dienekes.
Dienekes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Doric Dienekes dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Standish looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dienekes is fending him off so far but Standish persists. Nope, Dienekes circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Standish.
Standish closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dienekes to the mat! Dienekes manages to get full guard.
Standish throws a big right hand that misses.
Dienekes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dienekes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dienekes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Standish doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dienekes.
Dienekes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dienekes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dienekes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dienekes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dienekes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Standish tries to roll over but Dienekes keeps him under control.
Standish has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dienekes is working away from the top position though.
Dienekes wants to control but Standish is keeping him busy.
Standish is doing well to control the position and prevent Dienekes from advancing to side control.
Dienekes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Standish blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dienekes.
Dienekes working Standish over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes is working for a submission of some sort.
Standish wants to control but Dienekes is keeping busy.
Dienekes is trying to control the action in half guard but Standish is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dienekes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
 It looks like Niles Standish has been cut.
Standish tries to roll over but Dienekes keeps him under control.
Dienekes is looking to take a break and control but Standish is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Standish is looking to control Dienekes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Standish avoid being mounted?
Standish avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dienekes.
Dienekes is nestled in close to Standish, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dienekes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes slips a nice elbow through Standish's hands, connecting with Standish's forehead.
Dienekes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Standish with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dienekes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Standish's head.
Standish blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dienekes.
Dienekes lands strikes from half guard.
 Standish is rocked!
Dienekes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Standish defending well though.
Standish has hold of Dienekes's hands but Dienekes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Standish is still in real trouble! Can Dienekes finish him?
Dienekes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Standish keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dienekes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dienekes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dienekes unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Standish wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Dienekes celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doric Dienekes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ardahan Battuga (ranked 2877 p4p, 3797 weight class) and Ifan Hawkins (ranked 371 p4p, 466 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ardahan Battuga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ifan Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battuga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawkins moves away.
Hawkins shoots in and drives through. Battuga sprawls well.
Battuga stuns Hawkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Battuga fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hawkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hawkins tries for a takedown but Battuga circles away easily
and Battuga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Battuga moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Battuga lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battuga drops Hawkins with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hawkins! Battuga dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ardahan Battuga!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cottoneye Joe (ranked 3546 p4p, 3972 weight class) and Anthony Prilla (ranked 374 p4p, 412 weight class). Anthony Prilla is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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265
2 - 1 - 0 |
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252
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Good knees
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cottoneye Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Prilla!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prilla wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Prilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Prilla with the inside leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Joe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Prilla's coach down at Raptors Den MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Prilla's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Joe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Prilla scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joe doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prilla.
Joe seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Prilla misses with a double jab
and Joe counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prilla drops down looking for an ankle pick but Joe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Joe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Prilla tries a head kick but it misses.
Joe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Prilla just manages to avoid it.
Joe avoids the head kick by Prilla.
Joe feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Joe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Prilla's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prilla looks to score with a jab to the body but Joe is just out of range.
Joe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Prilla - just one landing.
Prilla throws a sloppy head kick
and Joe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Prilla scores with a nice body kick.
Joe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Prilla counters with a right hand to the body.
Prilla lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Joe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Prilla throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Prilla moves out of range as Joe throws a body kick.
Joe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Prilla makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Joe really felt that one!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prilla fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anthony Prilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prilla. Joe does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Prilla.
Prilla is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Joe rather than just go for the knockout.
Prilla scores with a nice body kick.
Prilla scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prilla connects with a single shot there.
Joe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Prilla dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Prilla misses with a wild body shot.
Joe tries to counter by clinching up but Prilla breaks away and moves out of range.
Joe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Prilla, pushing him back against the cage.
Prilla has Joe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Joe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Prilla is trying to pull guard but Joe has him pressed against the cage.
Prilla tries for a takedown but Joe manages to get underhooks.
Cottoneye Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Prilla.
Prilla tries to pull guard but Joe won't allow it.
Joe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Prilla is trying to pull guard but Joe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but Prilla blocks with his arms.
Prilla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Joe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prilla managing to block the knees to the body from Joe.
Prilla tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Prilla jumps guard but Joe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Joe missing with knees to the body.
Joe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Prilla jumps guard but Joe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joe.
Joe looking to throw knees to the head but Prilla is blocking nicely.
Prilla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Prilla is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Joe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Prilla tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Joe just stands there and leans against the cage.
Prilla is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Prilla is breathing heavily.
Joe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Prilla is looking for a takedown.
Prilla can't break the clinch.
Joe misses with a knee strike.
Prilla fails to pull guard.
Prilla has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Joe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Prilla can't get the takedown.
Prilla goes for a takedown in the clinch but Joe prevents it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joe.
Joe landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Prilla's face.
Joe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Joe connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Anthony Prilla has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe tries a knee to the head but Prilla blocks it.
Joe crunches a lovely knee into Prilla's ribcage.
Prilla jumps guard but Joe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Joe landing knees to the body.
Joe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Joe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Prilla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Prilla tries to break free but Joe pushes him back against the cage.
Joe scores with a knee to the head.
Prilla can't find room to land a body shot as Joe controls the action.
Joe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Prilla's face.
Joe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joe trying to land knees to the body.
Joe tries to land knees in the clinch but Prilla avoids the damage to the body.
Prilla tries to pull guard but Joe forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Prilla.
Joe lands a nice knee to the body.
Joe tries a knee to the head but Prilla blocks it.
Prilla stalling in the clinch but Joe improves position.
Prilla drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Joe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Joe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Joe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Joe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Prilla in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Joe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Joe lands a knee to the body.
Joe scores with a knee to the head.
Joe misses with a knee strike.
Prilla avoiding damage as Joe throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prilla fails to pull guard.
Joe lands a good knee to the midsection. Prilla won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joe.
Joe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cottoneye Joe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Joe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Joe tries to land knees in the clinch but Prilla avoids the damage to the body.
Joe lands a knee to the head.
Prilla has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Joe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Prilla is trying to drag Joe to the mat but Joe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A knee to the head by Joe.
Knees to the body from Joe.
Prilla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Prilla lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Joe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Joe throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cottoneye Joe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Prilla's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Joe closes the distance and clinches.
Prilla is looking to take this one to the mat.
Joe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Prilla blocks it with crossed arms.
Joe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Prilla is defending well for now.
Prilla has had enough of the clinch but Joe keeps him there for the moment.
Joe prevents the takedown attempt.
Joe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Prilla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Prilla is trying to pull guard but Joe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cottoneye Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Prilla.
Joe misses with a knee to the head.
Prilla fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Prilla avoiding damage as Joe throws knees to the body.
Prilla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Prilla fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Joe drops Prilla with a big knee straight up the middle! Prilla is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Prilla is rocked!
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!
Joe thuds his shin into the meat of Prilla's side.
Prilla is still on wobbly legs! Can Joe finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Joe throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Prilla is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cottoneye Joe!
Cottoneye Joe 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Menezes (ranked 1718 p4p, 2876 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 254 p4p, 397 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Menezes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menezes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Sole.
Menezes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sole turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Menezes. Sole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Menezes lands a head shot.
It looks like Jacks Sole has been cut.
Menezes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sole manages to avoid it.
Menezes throws a looping overhand right but Sole ducks down to avoid it.
Sole looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sole buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Menezes lands a jab-cross combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sole. That's going to slow Menezes down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Menezes swings widly with a right hand
and Sole counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Menezes throws a lazy uppercut
and Sole counters with a good low kick that Menezes was not able to check.
Nice body kick from Sole.
Sole has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sole comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sole lands an elbow inside that Menezes shrugs off.
 It looks like Fabricio Menezes has been cut.
Sole trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Menezes fails to land.
Menezes can't break the clinch.
Menezes can't break the clinch.
Sole landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Menezes is breathing heavily.
Menezes takes an elbow to the temple.
Menezes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sole lands an elbow just above Menezes 's eye.
Sole lands an elbow just above Menezes 's eye.
Sole lands an elbow inside that Menezes shrugs off.
Menezes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sole lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sole lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sole.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sole lands a nice elbow.
Sole lands a damaging elbow.
Sole lands an elbow that stopped Menezes in his tracks for a moment.
Menezes looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole lands an elbow inside that Menezes shrugs off.
Sole creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Menezes's defenses.
Sole lands an elbow just above Menezes 's eye.
Sole gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sole lands an elbow inside.
Menezes is trying to push Sole away but Sole has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sole lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sole pushes off an throws an elbow but Menezes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sole throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Menezes can't break the clinch.
Sole lands a damaging elbow.
Sole lands an elbow that stopped Menezes in his tracks for a moment.
Sole misses with a knee to the head.
Sole lands an elbow just above Menezes 's eye.
Menezes takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes trying to control the position but instead, Sole has worked for underhooks and has pushed Menezes into the cage.
Sole gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sole lands an elbow that stopped Menezes in his tracks for a moment.
Fabricio Menezes's cut is getting worse.
Menezes is looking to break free of the clinch but Sole has double underhooks.
Sole lands a nice elbow.
Sole comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sole lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sole lands a vicious elbow to the side of Menezes's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Sole tries to finish him with strikes but Menezes still seems able to defend himself so Sole steps back and lets Menezes get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Menezes is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sole is looking to slow Menezes down with leg kicks.
Oh Menezes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sole scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sole.
Sole moves into the clinch successfully.
Menezes seems to have got his legs back now.
Sole lands a vicious elbow to the side of Menezes's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Sole tries to finish him with strikes but Menezes still seems able to defend himself so Sole steps back and lets Menezes get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Sole lands a leg kick that knocks Menezes off balance momentarily.
Menezes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole clinches up against the cage.
Menezes takes an elbow to the temple.
Sole blocks a body shot from Menezes.
Menezes is looking to control Sole's arms but Sole gets an underhook and turns him. Now Menezes has his back to the cage.
Menezes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sole has him pressed against the cage.
Sole lands a damaging elbow.
Fabricio Menezes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sole lands an elbow inside.
Sole lands an elbow just above Menezes 's eye.
Menezes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sole up against the cage.
Sole lands an elbow inside that Menezes shrugs off.
Jeez, Fabricio Menezes's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clinched against the cage, Sole lands a big elbow that drops Menezes! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Menezes is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacks Sole!
After winning the bout, Jacks Sole 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rulon Gardner (ranked 1893 p4p, 1714 weight class) and Akamaru Jackson (ranked 208 p4p, 191 weight class). Gardner comes to the cage accompanied by Stay Fly- The Imortal, Three 6 Mafia. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rulon Gardner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akamaru Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardner throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses. Gardner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Gardner!
Gardner won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardner trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Gardner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gardner landing with the ground and pound.
Jackson has control of Gardner's left arm, preventing Gardner from doing any damage.
Gardner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gardner is looking to stand up but Jackson won't let him.
Jackson has Gardner pulled in close to control his posture.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gardner's guard.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gardner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Gardner wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jackson trying to control but Gardner is working from the bottom.
Jackson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson passes Gardner's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jackson content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jackson trying to control the action but Gardner is working from the bottom.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gardner wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Akamaru Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Gardner circles away easily
and Gardner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gardner quickly recovers to half guard.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Jackson.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Gardner dodges it nicely.
Jackson throwing shots but Gardner is blocking nicely.
Jackson lands strikes from half guard.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gardner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Gardner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gardner is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jackson is trying to control. Gardner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akamaru Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Gardner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gardner tried to counter with a leg kick but Jackson avoided it.
Jackson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gardner napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gardner wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gardner will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gardner dodges the ground and pound from Jackson.
We've been informed that Jackson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson in side control, throwing shots but Gardner defends.
Jackson slows the pace down.
Gardner managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jackson.
Jackson taking a breather here.
Gardner wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is dominant here and he's now got Gardner's back!
Jackson somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Jackson is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Jackson gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Jackson gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Jackson apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Gardner connects with a body shot.
Jackson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gardner's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gardner is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jackson dives into side control.
Check out the look on Jackson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Jackson grinds an elbow into Gardner's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner defending against the ground and pound.
The referee asks Jackson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jackson prefers to stall for the moment though.
The strikes coming from Jackson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jackson working the head with strikes.
Gardner prevents Jackson from improving position.
Jackson working the body and head with strikes.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working the body and head with strikes.
Jackson takes a little break here. Gardner wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Jackson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jackson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jackson cracks Gardner with a big elbow.
Gardner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gardner tries to get out of the position.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
Jackson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gardner is rocked!
Jackson trying to control the position but Gardner is working away.
Oh Gardner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gardner is avoiding damage well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akamaru Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gardner as he jumps to the side.
Gardner seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson shoots in but Gardner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Gardner, which made it look bad.
Gardner throws a big counter combination but Jackson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rulon Gardner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akamaru Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson dives in and grabs Gardner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gardner pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Gardner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner lands a jab to the head.
Gardner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gardner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gardner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Gardner seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jackson shoots in but Gardner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gardner uses the cage to get back to his feet.
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!
Gardner throws a poor cross that misses
so Jackson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gardner is looking to stand back up but Jackson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gardner.
Jackson is trying to control. Gardner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner is looking to escape.
Jackson slips a nice elbow through Gardner's hands, connecting with Gardner's forehead.
Jackson is nestled in close to Gardner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jackson prevents Gardner from standing back up.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gardner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jackson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gardner tries to kick Jackson off but Jackson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing shots but Gardner is blocking nicely.
Gardner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Jackson there.
Jackson controlling the action here.
Jackson trying to control the action but Gardner is working from the bottom.
Jackson lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gardner is trying to stand back up but Jackson is controlling him
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Rulon Gardner did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Gardner as Jackson shoots in.
Gardner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gardner.
And Jackson tries to counter it with a takedown but Gardner pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jackson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gardner wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Gardner's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gardner wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Gardner keeps moving.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackson lands a couple of digs.
Jackson content to stall in guard here.
Gardner keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jackson postures up in Gardner's guard and throws a big left but Gardner blocks it.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gardner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gardner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Gardner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rulon Gardner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akamaru Jackson.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gardner swivels and escapes.
A little feinted left hand from Gardner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gardner looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jackson slips a straight right by Gardner.
Jackson darts in looking for a takedown but Gardner gets double underhooks and turns Jackson into the cage.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Gardner tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gardner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gardner misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardner lunges at Jackson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jackson's hand.
Gardner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gardner as he avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Gardner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rulon Gardner had his way with Akamaru Jackson in 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. This is the final round!
Gardner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gardner misses with a straight left.
And Jackson tries to counter it with a takedown but Gardner pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gardner swivels and escapes.
Gardner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Gardner, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardner loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Gardner tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gardner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
An attempted straight right counter from Gardner misses the target.
Rulon Gardner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akamaru Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Gardner counters with a left and a right that stings Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gardner looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gardner is trying to get back to his feet.
The referee asks Jackson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jackson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jackson prevents Gardner from escaping the position.
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!
Gardner takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gardner parries the strikes from Jackson easily there. Jackson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gardner to escape.
Akamaru Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to score with some ground and pound. Gardner controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gardner pushes Jackson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jackson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jackson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gardner stops Jackson from passing to mount.
Jackson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jackson prevents Gardner from escaping the position.
Gardner bucks up and tries to throw Jackson off but instead Jackson has got his back!
Jackson is punishing Gardner with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson punches Gardner on the ear.
Jackson lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Gardner.
Gardner is rocked!
Jackson is raining down hard shots and and Gardner has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Akamaru Jackson!
Akamaru Jackson is the new heavyweight champion!
Rulon Gardner was interviewed post fight and said 'Keith Peterson was at some dive bar with a $5 floozy right before this fight. I call kangaroo court.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mario Yamasaki (ranked 1179 p4p, 2746 weight class) and Freaky Fred (ranked 102 p4p, 247 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Yamasaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Freaky Fred!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fred closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yamasaki did well to prevent Fred getting side control.
Fred seems to be looking for submissions.
Yamasaki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yamasaki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fred trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fred tries to free his leg and advance position but Yamasaki is retaining full guard.
Fred thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fred has gone for a leg lock! Yamasaki slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fred's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fred trying to keep a closed guard but Yamasaki is proving a slippery customer.
Fred might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Yamasaki haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fred tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fred is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fred looking for a guillotine here but Yamasaki defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fred had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yamasaki defends it easily.
Fred wants to sweep here but Yamasaki controlling him for the moment.
Yamasaki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fred not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yamasaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fred drives through and clinches with Yamasaki against the cage.
Fred swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fred misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fred's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fred misses with a punch on the inside.
Fred swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamasaki being controlled against the cage.
Fred looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fred stalls.
The crowd are getting on Fred's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Freaky Fred dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yamasaki lands a left and a right that send Fred crashing to the mat, dazed. Yamasaki thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Freaky Fred has been cut.
Yamasaki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yamasaki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fred on the side of the head.
Fred is rocked!
Yamasaki slips a jab from Fred.
Yamasaki steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Fred is out on his feet! Yamasaki sets himself and nearly takes Fred's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mario Yamasaki!
Mario Yamasaki retains his featherweight title!
Mario Yamasaki decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leepo Greepo (ranked 2338 p4p, 2283 weight class) and Travis Dillinger (ranked 341 p4p, 337 weight class). Travis Dillinger will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leepo Greepo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Dillinger !
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greepo shoots in and bounces Dillinger off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greepo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dillinger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Greepo slips nicely into half guard.
Dillinger is looking to improve his position.
Greepo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dillinger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dillinger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greepo is taking a breather. Dillinger 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.
Greepo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dillinger for as long as he can get away with.
Dillinger is looking to improve his position.
Dillinger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Greepo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greepo stalling.
Dillinger is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greepo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dillinger wants to improve his position but Greepo is controlling well.
Greepo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dillinger tries to get to full guard but Greepo has control of the leg.
Dillinger is in trouble now - Greepo has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dillinger wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Greepo is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Dillinger has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Greepo sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Dillinger taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Leepo Greepo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Seto (ranked 963 p4p, 2570 weight class) and Tony Pacucci (ranked 139 p4p, 345 weight class). Seto's entrance music is The Doors - Roadhouse Blues. A fine choice. Tony Pacucci acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior Seto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Pacucci!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Seto throwing strikes from guard but Pacucci blocks nicely.
Seto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Seto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Seto controlling from the top position.
Seto is pushing down on Pacucci's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pacucci is fighting to maintain full guard but Seto has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pacucci trying to control from the bottom.
Pacucci is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seto is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pacucci has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pacucci moves into full guard.
Seto's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pacucci is keeping the position for now.
Seto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Seto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Seto wants to pass the guard but Pacucci is keeping the position.
Seto passes Pacucci's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Seto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pacucci keeps working.
Seto is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pacucci is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pacucci looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Seto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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.
Pacucci regains full guard. Nicely done.
Seto trying to control but Pacucci is working from the bottom.
Pacucci is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Seto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Seto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pacucci is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seto wants to improve his position but Pacucci is controlling well.
Seto manages to get to full guard.
Seto looking for a sweep. Not yet Seto, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pacucci preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Seto is on top in guard.
Pacucci tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pacucci avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pacucci can't keep his opponent in guard - Seto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Seto looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Seto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pacucci's head.
Pacucci tries to get to full guard but Seto has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seto is looking for a kimura here.
Seto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pacucci for as long as he can get away with.
Pacucci is not content to let Seto control the position.
Seto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Seto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pacucci is not content to let Seto control the position.
Seto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pacucci tries to roll over but Seto keeps him under control.
Seto slows the pace down in half guard.
Pacucci is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Seto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Seto's back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Seto 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.
Pacucci darts in and clinches Seto up against the cage.
Pacucci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pacucci misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seto has Pacucci pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Seto pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pacucci tumbling to the mat - Seto dives into Pacucci's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pacucci is on top in guard.
Seto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pacucci pushes down on Seto's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Seto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pacucci is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pacucci's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pacucci's back!
Seto has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Pacucci has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Seto is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Pacucci has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seto struggling to land strikes to the head as Pacucci covers up.
A lull in the action here.
Seto 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.
Seto is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Pacucci breaks Seto's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Pacucci loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Seto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pacucci is one step ahead there.
Seto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pacucci is in close to Seto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacucci working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Seto holds on and takes a little breather.
Seto has his feet on Pacucci's thighs here. He's pushed Pacucci 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! Pacucci screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Junior Seto!
Junior Seto retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Junior Seto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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