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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petrus Nekongo (ranked 24363 p4p, 5656 weight class) and Al Bundy (ranked 562 p4p, 522 weight class). 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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petrus Nekongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Nekongo.
Bundy looks to land a left hand but Nekongo moved out of range nicely.
Bundy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nekongo momentarily.
Bundy misses with a left hand
and Bundy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nekongo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Bundy misses with a left hand
and Nekongo counters with a low kick, right behind Bundy 's knee.
Bundy swings widly with a right hand
and Nekongo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Al Bundy has been cut.
Bundy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bundy throws a sloppy body shot
and Nekongo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nekongo throws a leg kick which misses Bundy's front leg but catches the back leg as Bundy tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bundy misses with a left hand
and Nekongo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bundy misses with a lunging right hand
and Nekongo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nekongo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bundy misses the target.
Nekongo swings for the body but Bundy moves out of range.
Bundy ducks under a wild hook from Nekongo.
Bundy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nekongo pushes Bundy off looking to stand but Bundy dives back in and keeps control.
Bundy has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nekongo has left one of his arms exposed and Bundy doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Nekongo screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Al Bundy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Galli (ranked 4467 p4p, 3773 weight class) and Luke Jackson (ranked 421 p4p, 382 weight class). Desmond Galli has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Desmond Galli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luke Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galli throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Galli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Galli.
Galli slips a straight right by Jackson.
Galli misses the jab.
Galli misses with a looping right.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Galli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Galli.
Galli fails to land with a series of punches.
Galli staying out of range there.
Galli throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Galli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Galli moves away and avoids it.
Galli throws a shot to the body.
Galli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Galli appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Galli counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to break free but Galli pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Galli has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Galli scores with a hook to the body.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson tries to break free but Galli pushes him back against the cage.
Galli stalling the fight.
Jackson is trying to push Galli away but Galli has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
I was talking to Galli's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Galli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Galli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Galli manages to avoid it.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Galli's head but Galli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Galli's shoulder, as Galli tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Galli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Galli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Galli takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jackson misses with a hook. Galli ducked under it nicely.
Galli takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Galli.
Galli throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Galli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Galli to counter with a crisp jab.
Galli throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice combination there by Jackson.
Jackson slips under a jab from Galli.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Galli avoids nicely.
Jackson scores with a body shot.
Galli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Galli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Galli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Galli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Galli swings widly with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Jackson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Galli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Galli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Galli stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Galli's ribs.
Galli throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Desmond Galli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Galli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A jab from Galli misses.
Galli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Galli throws a sloppy body shot
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Galli slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Jackson 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.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Galli counters with a left to the body.
A combination from Galli does no damage.
Jackson misses with a hook. Galli ducked under it nicely.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Galli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Galli counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson connects with a right hand. Galli shakes it off.
Galli ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Galli moves out of range of the strikes.
Galli swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Galli counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Galli moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Galli misses.
Jackson 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.
Galli throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Galli misses with a lunging right hand
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Galli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Galli throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jackson! But no joy.
Jab from Jackson.
Jackson with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Galli misses the target.
Galli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.
Galli misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
 Galli is rocked!
Galli throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a crisp right that sends Galli to the canvas! Jackson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Jackson!
A very excited looking Luke Jackson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luis Palhares (ranked 2126 p4p, 2306 weight class) and Andrew Kelvin (ranked 259 p4p, 278 weight class). Palhares comes into the arena with My Name Is Human blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Kelvin!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares swats away the attempt to clinch by Kelvin.
Palhares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Palhares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelvin.
Kelvin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kelvin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kelvin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kelvin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Palhares scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Palhares with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kelvin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Palhares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelvin.
It seemed like Kelvin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Palhares connects with a crisp jab.
Palhares throws a lazy right hand but Kelvin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Palhares missing with a left hand there. Kelvin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Palhares slams his shin into Kelvin's torso.
Palhares tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelvin needs to keep his hands up - Palhares had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Palhares tenderised Kelvin's leg. Kelvin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Palhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelvin moves away.
Kelvin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Palhares feints and then cracks Kelvin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kelvin down.
Palhares throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Palhares throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kelvin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Palhares looks to land a combination. Kelvin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kelvin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palhares.
Palhares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palhares lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kelvin moves out of range as Palhares strikes.
Palhares takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping body kick lands there for Palhares.
Palhares keeps Kelvin at a distance using the push kick.
Kelvin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palhares moves away.
Kelvin has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kelvin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Palhares tries to counter by clinching up but Kelvin breaks away and moves out of range.
Palhares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelvin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palhares lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheers as Palhares lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kelvin doesn't seem phased though.
Kelvin throws a looping overhand right but Palhares ducks down to avoid it.
Palhares avoids the body shot from Kelvin.
Kelvin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
No joy there for Palhares, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kelvin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Palhares looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And Kelvin tries to counter it with a takedown but Palhares pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Palhares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelvin blocks a low kick nicely.
Palhares throws the left hand but Kelvin avoids the punch easily.
Palhares misses with a shot to the body
and Kelvin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice straight punches there by Palhares. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Palhares.
Nice uppercut there from Palhares.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelvin cracks Palhares with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Palhares fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kelvin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kelvin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Palhares with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kelvin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palhares swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Palhares scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Palhares is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Palhares scores with a body shot.
Palhares connects with a body shot that sends Kelvin's belly button to the back.
Palhares throws the kick towards the body but Kelvin avoids it.
Kelvin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Palhares looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palhares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palhares connects with a single shot there.
Palhares misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Kelvin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kelvin tries to clinch but Palhares moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares connects with a single shot there.
Kelvin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A cross from Kelvin lands.
Palhares scores with a leg kick.
Kelvin closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Palhares.
Palhares turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Palhares manages to end up in side control.
A lull in the action here.
Kelvin tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palhares working the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.
Palhares wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kelvin keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Palhares dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Crunch! Palhares slams his shin into Kelvin's torso.
Kelvin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelvin cracks Palhares with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kelvin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Palhares looks to land a left hand but Kelvin moved out of range nicely.
Kelvin swings for the body but Palhares moves out of range.
Palhares misses with a leg kick
and Kelvin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Palhares misses with a jab to the body
and Palhares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelvin looks to score with a jab to the body but Palhares is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelvin throws a shot to the body.
Palhares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelvin can do to turn this around?
Palhares misses with a hook
and Kelvin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelvin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kelvin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Palhares - the referee stops the clock and Kelvin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Palhares. Kelvin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Palhares throws a leg kick that misses.
Kelvin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares throws a good cross that connects.
Nice uppercut lands for Palhares. That snapped Kelvin's head back.
A lazy left from Palhares finds it's target.
Palhares throws a quick inside leg kick.
Palhares misses with a body shot.
Luis Palhares is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelvin ducks under a wild hook from Palhares.
Nice body kick there by Palhares.
Kelvin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kelvin tries to clinch but Palhares is having none of it.
Kelvin checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Palhares is predictable there
and Kelvin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palhares misses with a body shot.
Palhares looks to land a right hand but Kelvin moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Palhares.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares lands with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Palhares.
A low kick lands for Palhares.
Kelvin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Palhares.
Kelvin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Palhares misses with a hook. Kelvin ducked under it nicely.
Palhares throws a push kick but Kelvin slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Palhares misses.
Kelvin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Palhares tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelvin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A lazy left from Palhares finds it's target.
Palhares drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kelvin tries to clinch but Palhares moves out of range.
Palhares throwing a counter right hand but Kelvin manages to avoid it.
Kelvin moves forwards but Palhares connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelvin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelvin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelvin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palhares throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kelvin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Palhares with a body shot.
Palhares throws a leg kick but Kelvin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Palhares stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kelvin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big right from Palhares misses.
Kelvin looks to land a right hand but Palhares moved out of range.
Kelvin tries to clinch up.
Palhares lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Palhares connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kelvin's hands.
Kelvin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Palhares.
Kelvin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Palhares throws a hook to the side of Kelvin's head but Kelvin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Palhares lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelvin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kelvin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kelvin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Palhares.
Kelvin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
 Kelvin is rocked!
Palhares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelvin throws out the jab.
Kelvin is still on wobbly legs! Can Palhares finish him?
Kelvin blocks a head kick by Palhares.
A slow jab from Palhares misses its intended target.
Kelvin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Palhares throws out the jab.
Kelvin seems to have recovered his senses.
Palhares throws a body kick that misses
and Kelvin counters with a straight right hand.
Kelvin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Palhares.
Kelvin throws out a powerful jab.
Palhares is rocked!
Palhares keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oh Palhares is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelvin tries to clinch but Palhares is having none of it.
Palhares seems to have got his legs back now.
Palhares listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Palhares misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kelvin to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Palhares dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kelvin missing with a left hand there. Palhares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palhares lands a hook that stumbles Kelvin back into the cage. Palhares follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Kelvin to the canvas! Palhares pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Kelvin has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Luis Palhares!
An out of breath and clearly excited Luis Palhares thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kobra Jay (ranked 2497 p4p, 1780 weight class) and Tiff Sanford (ranked 292 p4p, 215 weight class). Sanford is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Body Count - Body Count's in the House. Tiff Sanford has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kobra Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiff Sanford!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanford lands a nice looking body kick.
Kobra Jay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanford connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
 It looks like Kobra Jay has been cut.
Jay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good exchange - Jay coming out on top.
It looks like Tiff Sanford has been cut.
Sanford lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanford looks to land a left hand but Jay moved out of range nicely.
Jay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanford now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jay takes a swing at Sanford's ribcage but misses.
Sanford blocks a jab.
Jay scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanford in his tracks.
A swing and a miss from Jay.
Sanford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jay.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jay throws a jab when Sanford was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford throws a jab but it's blocked by Jay.
A little feinted left hand from Jay on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jay misses with a right hand
and Sanford counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jay thinking.
Jay uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanford has time to react.
Jay takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sanford avoids the body shot from Jay.
Jay avoids the body shot from Sanford.
Sanford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanford raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jay closes the distance and pushes Sanford back into the cage.
Sanford misses with a body punch.
Sanford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jay.
Jay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanford.
Sanford looking to throw knees to the head but Jay is blocking nicely.
Jay misses with a punch on the inside.
Jay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jay lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanford lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanford blocking some punches.
Jay blocking some punches.
Jay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanford manages to break the clinch.
Jay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jay tries to bum rush Sanford with a series of wild strikes but Sanford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanford throws out a counter right but Jay avoids it with no problem.
Sanford slips a jab from Jay.
Sanford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sanford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jay throws out the jab.
Sanford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jay was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanford.
A big right from Jay misses.
Sanford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jay scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanford throws out a loose jab but Jay uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Jay.
Jay is looking to clinch but Sanford is avoiding it.
It seemed like Sanford was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Sanford misses.
Jay throws a hook but Sanford blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanford on the side of the head.
Jay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanford.
Sanford let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jay tests Sanford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jay scores with a decent looking hook.
Sanford jabs Jay to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanford moves away.
Sanford defending well as Jay loads up on a big left hand.
Sanford throws a big counter head kick but Jay avoids it with no problem.
Jay misses with an uppercut.
Sanford scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanford defending well as Jay loads up on a big left hand.
Jay throws a hook to the side of Sanford's head but Sanford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kobra Jay will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Jay connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanford. Sanford circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sanford has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jay scores with a body shot.
Jay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanford moves away.
Sanford digs a good hook to Jay's body.
Sanford swings for the body but Jay moves out of range.
Jay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanford counters with a body kick.
Jay moves to clinch but Sanford breaks away
and Sanford counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford walks into a stiff left hand from Jay.
Sanford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jay scores with the left hand. Sanford knows he should have avoided that one.
Jay throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jay lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay cracks Sanford with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sanford throws a hook but Jay blocks it.
Jay is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jay throws an overhand right that lands on Sanford's shoulder, as Sanford tries to avoid the shot.
Sanford is looking to land body kicks.
Jay has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jay there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jay lands a slapping body shot.
Sanford scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sanford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jay throws out the jab.
Sanford appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sanford throws the left hand but Jay avoids the punch easily.
Jay misses with a right hand
and Sanford counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jay thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay moves out of range of the body kick from Sanford.
Jay fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Jay misses the target.
Nice body punch from Sanford.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanford.
Jay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanford manages to avoid it.
Jay takes a swing at Sanford's ribcage but misses.
Sanford looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanford closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanford moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jay misses with a shot to the body
and Sanford counters with a right hand to the body.
Jay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanford was well out of range. Poor timing from Jay.
Sanford tries to keep at a distance but Jay has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanford is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sanford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jay backwards.
Sanford lands a hook that snaps the head of Jay backwards.
Sanford lands a good knee to the midsection. Jay won't want to take too many of those.
Jay prevents a body shot from Sanford.
Sanford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanford bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford misses the shot to the body.
Sanford lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jay will feel that in the morning.
Sanford fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jay on the side of the head.
Sanford cracks Jay with an open hand slap.
Sanford looks to score with a jab to the body but Jay is just out of range.
Sanford lands a nice hook to Jay's body. Jay takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanford misses with a body shot.
Sanford keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanford was well out of range. Poor timing from Jay.
Sanford now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sanford cracks Jay with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sanford has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jay to stand back up!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tiff Sanford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sanford lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Jay falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tiff Sanford!
Tiff Sanford thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tinashe Chukwuma (ranked 2265 p4p, 2582 weight class) and Leopold Shaw (ranked 270 p4p, 309 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tinashe Chukwuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leopold Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chukwuma displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shaw.
Shaw closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chukwuma to the mat! Chukwuma manages to get full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shaw's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shaw cracks Chukwuma with a solid left hand.
Chukwuma wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Shaw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shaw landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chukwuma trying to control the position.
Shaw throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shaw drops back looking for a leg! Chukwuma is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chukwuma manages to kick Shaw off! Shaw jumps back into Chukwuma's guard.
Chukwuma definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chukwuma trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw won't allow Chukwuma to sweep him here.
Shaw arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Chukwuma's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leopold Shaw!
After winning the bout, Leopold Shaw 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 Cottoneye Joe (ranked 2824 p4p, 1829 weight class) and Tommy Draconis (ranked 336 p4p, 219 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 6 - 4 - 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Draconis!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draconis closes the distance but Joe moves to the side
enabling Joe to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Tommy Draconis has been cut.
Draconis tries to close the distance and clinch but Joe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Joe was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Draconis.
Draconis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Draconis has a couple of punches blocked by Joe.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Draconis has a couple of punches blocked by Joe.
Still in the clinch, Draconis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joe blocking some punches.
Draconis throws a punch but it's blocked by Joe.
Joe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Draconis tries to clinch up.
Draconis darts in trying to clinch
and Joe counters with a thumping low kick.
Draconis moves to clinch but Joe breaks away
and Joe counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draconis clinches.
Draconis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draconis swings wildly with an uppercut but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Draconis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Draconis has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Joe can't find room to land a body shot as Draconis controls the action.
Joe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Joe lands a knee to the body.
Draconis looks winded!
Joe lands a nice uppercut.
Joe misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joe.
A head punch on the inside from Draconis fails to land.
Joe breaks from the clinch.
Draconis closes the distance and clinches.
Draconis misses with the head strike.
Joe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draconis swings wildly with an uppercut but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe crunches a lovely knee into Draconis's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe breaks the clinch.
Joe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Joe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Draconis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Joe counters with a nice uppercut.
Draconis tries to clinch but Joe moves away
and as Draconis loses concentration momentarily, Joe counters with a picture perfect head kick! Draconis goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cottoneye Joe!
A relieved looking Cottoneye Joe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Tommy Draconis stepped up to the mic, saying 'This fight was really short notice, only a few days. My manager screwed the pooch here. It's no wonder I lost. It has to be someone else's fault! I'm the shit!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Gracie (ranked 1870 p4p, 1330 weight class) and Phil Sprintin (ranked 167 p4p, 129 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sprintin's choice of entrance music: Disturbed - Bad Man. Robert Gracie 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Sprintin!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sprintin looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sprintin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sprintin throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie dives in for a single leg takedown but Sprintin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie taking a breather.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Sprintin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie decides to pull guard.
Sprintin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Sprintin pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sprintin controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie has his foot on Sprintin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sprintin works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sprintin stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sprintin tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Sprintin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sprintin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sprintin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Sprintin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Sprintin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sprintin tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.
Sprintin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Sprintin sits in half guard.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Sprintin is very close to passing his half guard.
Sprintin is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sprintin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sprintin. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phil Sprintin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie darts in and clinches Sprintin up against the cage.
Sprintin tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sprintin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sprintin misses the jab.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Sprintin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheers as Sprintin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sprintin throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sprintin.
Sprintin looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Sprintin.
Sprintin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sprintin just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Sprintin dominated that round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sprintin loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sprintin misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie defending well as Sprintin loads up on a big left hand.
Sprintin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but Sprintin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
Sprintin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sprintin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sprintin throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Sprintin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sprintin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Sprintin misses with a hook.
Sprintin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprintin scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sprintin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Sprintin.
Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sprintin's half guard.
Sprintin wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sprintin is controlling Gracie's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Sprintin is looking to improve his position.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Sprintin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie passes to side control.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sprintin is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
Sprintin is looking for a sweep.
Robert Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Sprintin is defending well.
Sprintin is trying to improve his position.
Sprintin keeps trying to improve his position.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Sprintin is defending well.
Sprintin is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sprintin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sprintin gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sprintin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Sprintin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sprintin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sprintin controlling the position.
Gracie won't allow Sprintin to sweep him here.
Gracie passes Sprintin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sprintin tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Phil Sprintin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sprintin misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sprintin throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Sprintin holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sprintin smiles and moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sprintin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Sprintin misses.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sprintin sprawls and moves away.
Sprintin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprintin blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Sprintin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sprintin throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sprintin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sprintin blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Sprintin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sprintin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sprintin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sprintin misses with a looping right.
Gracie wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sprintin punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Sprintin.
Sprintin throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Sprintin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robert Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Sprintin counters with a straight right hand.
Sprintin throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Sprintin felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sprintin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gracie prevents Sprintin from improving his position.
Sprintin gets full guard.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sprintin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sprintin keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin controlling Gracie's posture.
Let's hope that Sprintin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sprintin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sprintin defends well.
Sprintin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sprintin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sprintin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sprintin is aware though and is defending well.
Sprintin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sprintin is continuing to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sprintin trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Sprintin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sprintin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Sprintin!
A relieved looking Phil Sprintin 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jai Patel (ranked 2316 p4p, 442 weight class) and Slim Perkins (ranked 273 p4p, 57 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jai Patel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slim Perkins!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Perkins.
Patel tried to counter with a leg kick but Perkins avoided it.
Perkins darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Perkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Patel's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Patel's head.
Perkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Perkins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perkins working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perkins.
Perkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Perkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Patel defending well though.
Perkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Patel's head.
Perkins trying to control the action but Patel is working from the bottom.
Well, if Perkins is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Perkins is trying to control the action in half guard but Patel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Perkins there.
Perkins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Patel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perkins.
Patel tries to roll over but Perkins keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Perkins in particular looking to stall.
Patel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Patel tries to get out of the position.
Perkins throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Patel to regain full guard.
Perkins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Perkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Perkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins postures up in Patel's guard and throws a big left but Patel blocks it.
Perkins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Perkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Patel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Perkins chips away with some ground and pound.
Perkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Perkins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Perkins advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Patel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Perkins controlling from side mount.
Perkins scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Patel looks to move to half guard but instead Perkins has passed into mount! Damn!
Perkins landing strikes from the mount and Patel is in trouble!
BOOM! Perkins connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Perkins lands a big shot to the head and Patel winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Slim Perkins! Slim Perkins retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Slim Perkins made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Akamu (ranked 2256 p4p, 1338 weight class) and Doppo Orochi (ranked 268 p4p, 155 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Akamu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Be Yourself - Audioslave. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Doppo Orochi enters the cage!
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, John Akamu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doppo Orochi!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orochi throws a head kick that misses.
Orochi takes one on the button.
Orochi looks to clinch
and Akamu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orochi instigates a clinch.
Orochi is trying to drag Akamu to the mat but Akamu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Orochi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Akamu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Orochi tries a knee to the head but Akamu blocks it.
Akamu lands a right hand.
Akamu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akamu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akamu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Akamu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akamu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orochi tries a knee to the head but Akamu blocks it.
Akamu scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Akamu on the inside.
Akamu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orochi misses with a knee to the head.
Akamu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orochi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Orochi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Akamu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Akamu lands an uppercut.
Akamu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orochi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Orochi misses with a knee strike.
Akamu lands a nice uppercut.
Akamu lands an uppercut.
Akamu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orochi backwards.
Akamu misses with the head strike.
Akamu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Akamu.
Orochi misses with a knee strike.
Akamu gets through Orochi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Orochi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Akamu blocks it with crossed arms.
Akamu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Orochi backwards.
A short left from Akamu.
A right hook to the body lands for Akamu.
Orochi looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akamu lands with a short shot to the head.
Akamu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Orochi backwards.
Orochi looking to throw knees to the head but Akamu is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Orochi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akamu throws an elbow but it misses.
Orochi misses with a knee to the head.
Akamu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akamu lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Akamu throws an elbow but misses.
Akamu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Akamu.
Orochi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Orochi's coach down at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Orochi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Akamu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Orochi backwards.
Orochi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akamu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Akamu lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akamu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Orochis head.
Orochi is rocked!
Akamu lands with a left to the head.
Orochi is still on wobbly legs! Can Akamu finish him?
Orochi scores with a knee to the head.
Akamu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akamu pushes Orochi against the cage. Akamu is working some dirty boxing. Akamu pushes off with a quick right hook! Orochi goes down! Orochi tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Akamu moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Akamu!
Our winner, John Akamu, 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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