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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deangelo Strickland (ranked 1071 p4p, 2315 weight class) and John Geghan (ranked 132 p4p, 256 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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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deangelo Strickland!
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, John Geghan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Strickland. Geghan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strickland dodges the punch combination from Geghan.
Strickland lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've been told by Strickland's head coaches at Banzai Combat Academy LA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Strickland thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strickland throws a big shot that misses.
Geghan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Strickland gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Strickland scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Geghan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Geghan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strickland misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strickland misses with a kick to the body.
Geghan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strickland.
Geghan with the counter takedown but Strickland avoids it easily.
Strickland thuds his right hand into Geghan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strickland drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Geghan throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Strickland counter with a right hand.
Strickland misses with a hook to the body
letting Geghan counter with a right hand.
Geghan misses with a takedown attempt - Strickland sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Geghan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Strickland doesn't seem bothered though.
Strickland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Geghan.
Geghan lands a nice shot that snaps Strickland's head back.
Strickland looks to throw the jab but Geghan is out of range.
Geghan misses with a body punch
and Strickland counters with a nice uppercut.
Strickland misses with a hook. Geghan ducked under it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Strickland, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strickland dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Geghan. That did some damage!
Strickland jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Geghan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Strickland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Geghan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strickland with a nice cross.
Strickland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Geghan moves away.
Strickland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Geghan throws out the jab.
Strickland lands a lovely overhand right.
Geghan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Strickland tries to get to full guard but Geghan has control of the leg.
Geghan is looking to take a break and control but Strickland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Geghan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Strickland wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strickland is controlling Geghan's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Strickland is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Strickland avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Geghan.
Geghan thows a huge punch but Strickland dodges it nicely.
Geghan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Strickland's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Geghan connects with a nice short shot to Strickland's temple.
Geghan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Geghan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Geghan is looking to take a break and control but Strickland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Strickland desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Geghan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Strickland defending well though.
Geghan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Geghan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Geghan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strickland.
Geghan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Strickland with a body shot.
Strickland throws a jab but it's blocked by Geghan.
Geghan misses with an uppercut. Strickland saw that one coming.
Geghan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Strickland sprawls well initially but Geghan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Geghan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Geghan is trying to control. Strickland wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Geghan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Geghan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Strickland looks a forlorn figure.
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 Deangelo Strickland will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Strickland scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Strickland moves out of range of the strikes.
Strickland fails to land with a series of punches.
Strickland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strickland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strickland fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Strickland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Geghan.
A slow jab from Geghan misses its intended target.
Strickland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Geghan.
Strickland lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Geghan circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strickland turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Strickland throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strickland gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Geghan checks a leg kick nicely.
Geghan swinging wildly here.
It looked like Strickland wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strickland staying out of range there.
Strickland tries a head kick but it misses.
Strickland misses with a low kick.
Geghan shoots for a takedown but Strickland saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Strickland is looking to counter punch.
Strickland throws a sloppy head kick and Geghan moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Geghan or perhaps it was just good defense by Strickland, which made it look bad.
Geghan throws a jab but it's blocked by Strickland.
Deangelo Strickland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strickland will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Geghan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Geghan defending well as Strickland loads up on a big left hand.
Geghan feints the counter takedown.
Strickland throws a series of punches but Geghan moves out of range.
Geghan moves away from the strike by Strickland.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Strickland misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Geghan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Strickland throws a looping overhand right but Geghan ducks down to avoid it.
Geghan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strickland.
Geghan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Geghan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Strickland.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Geghan moves out of range of the leg kick from Strickland.
Geghan misses with a wild body shot.
Strickland throws a nice outside leg kick.
Deangelo Strickland is winning the standup battle so far.
Geghan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Deangelo Strickland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Geghan.
Strickland cracks a nice hook into Geghan's ribs.
Strickland dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Geghan blocks a leg kick.
Geghan lands a nice shot that snaps Strickland's head back.
Strickland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strickland throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Geghan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strickland scores with a spinning back kick!
Geghan cracks a nice hook into Strickland's ribs.
Strickland misses with a head kick.
Geghan throws a body shot but no joy.
Geghan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strickland manages to avoid it.
Strickland tries to land a leg kick but Geghan saw it coming and moves away.
Strickland swinging wildly here.
Strickland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Geghan throws a jab when Strickland was well out of range.
Geghan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strickland circles away quickly and effectively.
Strickland misses with a body shot.
Geghan throws a shot from downtown. Strickland moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Geghan finds it's way through Strickland's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Strickland misses.
Strickland tries to bum rush Geghan with a series of wild strikes but Geghan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strickland misses with a wild body shot.
Strickland uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Geghan.
Geghan misses with the combination.
Geghan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Strickland's waist but Strickland gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Geghan off to one side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strickland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Geghan was well out of range. Poor timing from Strickland.
Deangelo Strickland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Geghan tries to bum rush Strickland with a series of wild strikes but Strickland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Geghan misses with a shot to the body
and Strickland counters with a nice low kick that buckles Geghan's knee momentarily.
Strickland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geghan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Strickland connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Geghan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Geghan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Geghan shoots and misses
and Strickland counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deangelo Strickland dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Strickland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Geghan was well out of range. Poor timing from Strickland.
Geghan looks to land a left hand but Strickland moved out of range nicely.
Strickland throws out a loose jab but Geghan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strickland scores with a nice strike.
Geghan gets the takedown into side control.
Geghan lands a few punches from side control.
Strickland is looking to reverse the position.
Geghan throws a strike aimed at the side of Strickland's head but Strickland avoids it well.
Geghan trying to control the action but Strickland is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geghan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Strickland haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Strickland manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geghan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Geghan prevents Strickland from improving his position.
Geghan is looking to stall here but Strickland recovers full guard.
Geghan throwing strikes from guard but Strickland blocks nicely.
Geghan being controlled here momentarily.
Geghan wants to control from the top but Strickland keeps moving.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Geghan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Geghan looking to pass the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Geghan lands a slapping body shot.
Geghan jabs Strickland right on the nose. Strickland blinks but takes it well.
Geghan moves out of range as Strickland strikes.
Geghan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Geghan slips under a jab from Strickland.
Geghan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Geghan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Geghan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Strickland.
Strickland misses the body punch
and Geghan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strickland throws out a loose jab but Geghan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geghan takes a swing at Strickland's ribcage but misses.
Geghan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Geghan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strickland.
Strickland throws a jab when Geghan was well out of range.
Geghan throws a sloppy body shot
and Strickland counters with a straight right hand.
Geghan throws a right hand that Strickland ducks under and follows up with a left that Strickland also avoids with ease.
Geghan slips under a jab from Strickland.
Geghan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strickland manages to avoid it.
Strickland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strickland looks to throw the jab but Geghan is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Geghan! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Strickland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strickland throws the left hand but Geghan avoids the punch easily.
Strickland punishes Geghan's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strickland needs to keep his hands up - Geghan had a free shot at his head there.
Geghan misses with a wild combination.
A little feinted left hand from Strickland on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Geghan misses with a wild body shot.
Geghan misses with a wild combination.
John Geghan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Geghan throws a hook but Strickland avoids it easily.
No luck for Geghan with that takedown attempt.
Nice cross by Geghan.
A swing and a miss from Strickland.
Strickland wants to land a leg kick but Geghan is out of range.
Deangelo Strickland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Strickland throws a jab but it's blocked by Geghan.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Geghan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Strickland has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deangelo Strickland!
Deangelo Strickland was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niall Ferguson (ranked 459 p4p, 639 weight class) and Mitch Kingston (ranked 68 p4p, 89 weight class). Mitch Kingston is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Niall Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mitch Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson throws a nice looking combination but Kingston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kingston misses with a few strikes there.
Kingston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferguson manages to avoid it.
Kingston scores with a shot to the body.
Ferguson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
 It looks like Niall Ferguson has been cut.
Ferguson takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson ducks under a wild hook from Kingston.
Ferguson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kingston displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kingston throws a leg kick that misses.
Ferguson throwing a counter right hand but Kingston manages to avoid it.
Kingston has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mitch Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kingston.
Kingston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferguson is looking for a counter combo.
A good leg kick by Kingston.
Kingston looks to throw the jab but Ferguson is out of range.
Ferguson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kingston drops Ferguson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ferguson looks back up at him and smiles so Kingston waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Niall Ferguson's cut is getting worse.
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!
Kingston throws a hook but Ferguson blocks it.
Ferguson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ferguson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston cracks Ferguson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kingston has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ferguson to stand back up!
 Ferguson is rocked!
Niall Ferguson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kingston misses with an uppercut. Ferguson saw that one coming.
Ferguson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kingston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ferguson circles away quickly and effectively.
Ferguson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kingston lands a big uppercut and Ferguson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ferguson looks OK. Kingston waves Ferguson back to his feet!
Ferguson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kingston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kingston has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head kick by Kingston misses
and Ferguson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kingston throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Ferguson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferguson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kingston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson checks a leg kick.
Kingston misses with the combination.
Kingston misses with the combination.
Kingston lands with a nice body punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Kingston as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throws an off balance right hand
and Ferguson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kingston thinking.
Kingston misses with a combination
and Ferguson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kingston looks winded!
Kingston looks to land a combination but Ferguson avoids it well.
Kingston misses with a shot to the body
and Ferguson counters with a nice right hand that sends Kingston toppling to the canvas! Kingston scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ferguson finish him?!
 It looks like Mitch Kingston has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kingston throws out a counter right but Ferguson avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kingston looks to land a left hand but Ferguson moved out of range nicely.
Ferguson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kingston misses with a double jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Kingston dominated that round.
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!
Ferguson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kingston missing with a left hand there. Ferguson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Ferguson misses the target.
Kingston misses with a body shot.
It looked like Ferguson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kingston.
Kingston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferguson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kingston connects with a looping right hand.
Kingston misses with a hook. Ferguson ducked under it nicely.
Ferguson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kingston moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jeez, Niall Ferguson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kingston lands a big right hand that sends Ferguson crashing to the mat! Kingston stays standing though and waves Ferguson back to his feet!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Niall Ferguson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mitch Kingston!
A victorious Mitch Kingston thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Blades (ranked 761 p4p, 1030 weight class) and Daniel Burton (ranked 84 p4p, 111 weight class). Blades comes to the cage accompanied by Three 6 Mafia - It's a fight. Daniel Burton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Blades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Burton!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blades cracks Burton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blades plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blades ducks under a wild hook from Burton.
Blades throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blades scores with a nice body kick.
Burton loads up on a big right hand but Blades slips the punch.
Burton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blades sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burton throws a right and a left that Blades avoids nicely.
Burton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Blades quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Burton is pressing down on Blades's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blades is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Blades!
Burton pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Burton wants to control the pace but Blades is squirming around nicely.
Burton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Blades wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton trying to control but Blades is having none of it.
Burton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Blades wants to try and get back to his feet.
Burton fails to move to back control.
Burton controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blades wants to try and get back to his feet.
Burton controlling the position easily from mount.
Blades is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Burton content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burton trying to control but Blades is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Burton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Blades haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Burton controlling from the full mount.
Burton looking to control but Blades is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burton won't let Blades get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Burton 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.
Burton scores with a jab. Blades acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Burton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blades.
Burton swings for the body but Blades moves out of range.
Blades throws a body punch but Burton moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burton! But no joy.
Blades takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blades connects with a solid leg kick.
Burton throws a shot to the body.
Burton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blades jabs at Burton's body.
Blades lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blades fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burton scores with a one two! Blades had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Pablo Blades has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blades avoids the body shot from Burton.
Burton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blades.
Blades feints and then cracks Burton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burton down.
Burton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blades connects with an inside leg kick.
Pablo Blades is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blades lands a leg kick that knocks Burton off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Blades misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burton.
Burton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blades rather than just go for the knockout.
A combination from Burton does no damage.
Blades tries a low kick but Burton avoids it.
Burton misses with a straight left.
Blades tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burton. Blades does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Burton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blades punishes Burton's body with a nice straight punch.
Burton throws a right and a left that Blades avoids nicely.
Burton's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Burton duly obliges.
Blades scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blades.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blades.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton takes one to the side of the head.
Burton misses with a double jab.
Burton connects with a single shot there.
Burton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blades tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burton is able to avoid easily.
Burton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blades walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blades throws a leg kick but Burton sees it coming and moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Burton.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blades.
Burton takes a swing at Blades's ribcage but misses.
Burton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Burton scores with a shot to the body.
Pablo Blades is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burton tries to bum rush Blades with a series of wild strikes but Blades uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Burton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blades lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burton's sensitive parts.
Blades misses with a wild body shot.
Burton looks to land a combination but Blades avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blades throws a leg kick but Burton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A good leg kick by Blades.
Blades ducks under a wild hook from Burton.
Blades throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Burton misses with the combination.
Blades stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blades moves out of range as Burton strikes.
Burton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blades lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blades.
Burton misses with the combination.
Burton looks to land a combination but Blades avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Blades has one foot on Burton's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton just misses with a punch to the body.
Blades pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Burton back to the cage. Blades follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Burton lands a jab to the head.
Burton throws a right hand that Blades ducks under and follows up with a left that Blades also avoids with ease.
Pablo Blades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blades.
Burton slips under a jab.
Burton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A low kick lands for Blades.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Burton misses with a body shot.
Burton misses with the combination.
As Burton backs away, Blades returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pablo Blades will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Blades's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Blades moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blades keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burton.
We've been told by Blades's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Burton throws a series of punches but Blades moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Burton.
Blades is looking for a counter combo.
Burton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blades connects with a nice looking jab.
Blades goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Burton slips under a jab from Blades.
Burton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blades tries to work over Burton's front leg with a kick but Burton checks it.
Burton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blades.
Blades connects with a jab.
Blades throws a sloppy head kick and Burton moves out of range easily.
Burton is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Burton misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blades is looking for a counter combo.
Pablo Blades is winning the standup battle so far.
Blades walks into a jab.
Burton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blades counters with a nice kick to the body.
Blades throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Burton's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Burton's corner calls for a 1-2. Burton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blades throws a nice looking combination but Burton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burton loads up on a big right hand but Blades slips the punch.
Blades is looking to slow Burton down with leg kicks.
Burton misses with a double jab.
Burton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blades misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!
Burton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blades throws a leg kick which misses Burton's front leg but catches the back leg as Burton tries to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Burton. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Burton does no damage.
Burton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Burton throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Burton misses the target.
Blades misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Blades.
Blades throws a leg kick but Burton moved away.
Blades lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blades scores with a leg kick.
Burton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blades back to the cage. Burton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Blades scores with a head kick. Burton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Burton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blades counters with a nice body kick.
Burton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blades throws a head kick that half lands.
Blades cracks Burton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Blades.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Blades uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burton.
Danga de danga de dang - Burton scores with a four punch combination!
A punch combination from Burton misses.
Burton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blades dodges the punch combination from Burton.
Blades throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Blades.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burton. Blades does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blades lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Burton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blades.
Blades throwing a counter right hand but Burton manages to avoid it.
Burton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blades throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blades slips under a jab from Burton.
An attempted straight right counter from Blades misses the target.
Blades throws a push kick but Burton slaps the foot to one side.
A clash of legs there as Burton blocks the low kick.
Blades takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blades loads up on a big right hand but Burton slips the punch.
Burton throws a shot to the body.
Blades connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body punch from Burton.
Blades throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burton looks to score with a jab to the body but Blades is just out of range.
Blades appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Burton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Burton tries to move into full mount but can't pass Blades's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pablo Blades.
I think Blades has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nakagome Kakuzo (ranked 977 p4p, 925 weight class) and Stevie Janowski (ranked 131 p4p, 127 weight class). Janowski has chosen Going Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Stevie Janowski was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakagome Kakuzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Janowski!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakuzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Janowski.
Kakuzo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Janowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kakuzo moves away.
Janowski misses with the body kick
and Kakuzo counters with an inside leg kick.
Kakuzo moves out of range as Janowski strikes.
We've been informed that Janowski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A solid leg kick lands there for Janowski.
Kakuzo throws a leg kick but Janowski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kakuzo misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Janowski! But no joy.
Kakuzo misses with a body kick.
Kakuzo looks to land a left hand but Janowski moved out of range nicely.
Kakuzo connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janowski misses the jab.
Kakuzo throws a shot from downtown. Janowski moves away and avoids it.
Janowski moves out of range as Kakuzo throws a body kick.
Janowski stuffs the takedown.
Kakuzo tries to clinch up.
Good shot there by Janowski.
Nakagome Kakuzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janowski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Janowski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Janowski misses its intended target.
Janowski misses with a looping left.
Janowski is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Janowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kakuzo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Janowski misses with an uppercut
and Kakuzo counters with a straight right hand.
Kakuzo's corner calls for a 1-2. Kakuzo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Janowski throws a hook to the side of Kakuzo's head but Kakuzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Janowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Kakuzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Janowski.
Janowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kakuzo misses with the head strike.
Janowski blocks a body shot from Kakuzo.
A short body shot lands from Kakuzo as the two fighters clinch.
Kakuzo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kakuzo can't find room to land a body shot as Janowski controls the action.
Kakuzo wants a takedown.
Kakuzo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Janowski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nakagome Kakuzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Janowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kakuzo lands a nice shot that snaps Janowski's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Kakuzo.
Kakuzo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Janowski.
Kakuzo lands a slapping body shot.
Janowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kakuzo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Janowski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kakuzo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kakuzo misses with a shot to the body
and Janowski counters with a solid body kick.
Janowski walks into a stiff left hand from Kakuzo.
Janowski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kakuzo swinging wildly here.
Janowski works Kakuzo's body with a nice hook.
Kakuzo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Janowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kakuzo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo has a takedown stuffed.
Janowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Janowski scores with a hook to the body.
Janowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kakuzo.
Kakuzo is breathing heavily.
Kakuzo avoids the elbow strike from Janowski, against the cage.
Janowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Kakuzo controls his hands.
Kakuzo is looking to take this one to the mat.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kakuzo.
Janowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kakuzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kakuzo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Janowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Janowski blocks an uppercut.
Kakuzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kakuzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Janowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Janowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kakuzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Janowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kakuzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kakuzo turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Kakuzo is working Janowski over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kakuzo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Janowski to see if he's OK.
Janowski is trying to get back to half guard.
Janowski manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kakuzo's best efforts.
Kakuzo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kakuzo throwing shots but Janowski is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kakuzo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Janowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kakuzo is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Janowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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 Nakagome Kakuzo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Janowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kakuzo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kakuzo is looking to clinch.
Janowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kakuzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Janowski's sensitive parts.
Janowski leaves Kakuzo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kakuzo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Janowski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Janowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kakuzo throwing a counter right hand but Janowski manages to avoid it.
Kakuzo blocks a leg kick.
Nakagome Kakuzo is winning the standup battle so far.
Kakuzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Janowski blocks a head kick by Kakuzo.
Janowski steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kakuzo slips under a jab from Janowski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakuzo misses with a straight left.
Janowski works the jab nicely.
Janowski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kakuzo.
Kakuzo thows a body kick. Janowski tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kakuzo throws out a leg kick but Janowski moves out of range and Kakuzo only half commits.
Janowski scores with a hook to the body. Kakuzo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuzo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Janowski swings widly with a right hand
and Kakuzo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice defenses there by Kakuzo.
Stevie Janowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kakuzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kakuzo lands a jab-cross combination.
Janowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kakuzo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Janowski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kakuzo checks it well.
Janowski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kakuzo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Janowski.
Kakuzo misses with a straight left.
Kakuzo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Janowski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kakuzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Janowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kakuzo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Janowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kakuzo motions for Janowski to come forward. Kakuzo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kakuzo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kakuzo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Janowski is looking to regain half guard here but Kakuzo keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janowski regains half guard, as Kakuzo was trying to land strikes.
Kakuzo slips a nice elbow through Janowski's hands, connecting with Janowski's forehead.
Janowski is refusing to be controlled, as Kakuzo sits in half guard.
Kakuzo content to control rather than advance.
Kakuzo wants to work for an arm triangle but Janowski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kakuzo 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.
Janowski trying to control but Kakuzo postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kakuzo slips a nice elbow through Janowski's hands, connecting with Janowski's forehead.
Janowski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kakuzo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kakuzo drops an elbow to the side of Janowski's head.
Kakuzo is trying to control. Janowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kakuzo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Janowski moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo won't allow Janowski to sweep him here.
Janowski pulls Kakuzo in close to prevent any damage.
Kakuzo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Janowski is keeping the position for now.
Kakuzo connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kakuzo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kakuzo lands a couple of elbows.
Kakuzo is looking to work some ground and pound but Janowski has wrist control.
Kakuzo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Janowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kakuzo throwing strikes from guard but Janowski blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nakagome Kakuzo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A left lands for Kakuzo.
A head kick misses from Kakuzo.
Kakuzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Janowski is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kakuzo with a body shot.
Janowski throws a body punch but Kakuzo moves out of range.
Kakuzo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Janowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kakuzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Janowski.
Kakuzo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Janowski takes a step back to recover.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kakuzo or perhaps it was just good defense by Janowski, which made it look bad.
Kakuzo tries to clinch there but Janowski circles away.
Janowski misses with a hook. Kakuzo ducked under it nicely.
Kakuzo is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakuzo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Kakuzo does no damage.
Kakuzo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Janowski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kakuzo somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nakagome Kakuzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Janowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kakuzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Janowski.
Janowski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kakuzo throws a low kick but Janowski moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Janowski misses.
Kakuzo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kakuzo shoots for a takedown but Janowski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kakuzo connects with a leg kick.
Janowski throws a right hand that Kakuzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Kakuzo also avoids with ease.
Janowski lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Janowski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A cross from Kakuzo lands.
Janowski throws a front kick that sends Kakuzo stumbling back into the cage.
Janowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Kakuzo coming out on top.
Janowski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kakuzo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Janowski can pounce on him.
Janowski tries to clinch but Kakuzo is having none of it.
A clash of legs there as Kakuzo blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Janowski counters with a nice body kick.
Kakuzo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kakuzo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Janowski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kakuzo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Janowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kakuzo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Janowski sprawls well. Janowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kakuzo gets slowly back to his feet.
Kakuzo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Janowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Janowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kakuzo.
Janowski motions for Kakuzo to come forward. Janowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kakuzo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kakuzo throws a body punch but Janowski moves out of range.
Kakuzo connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kakuzo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Janowski checks it well.
Jab from Janowski.
Kakuzo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kakuzo shoots in and gets a takedown into Janowski's guard.
Kakuzo won't allow Janowski to sweep him here.
Kakuzo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Janowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Janowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Janowski, not yet.
Janowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kakuzo throwing strikes but missing.
Janowski pulls Kakuzo in close to his closed guard and prevents Kakuzo from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo lands a couple of digs.
Kakuzo won't allow Janowski to get back to his feet.
Kakuzo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Janowski looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Janowski is on top in guard.
Kakuzo is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Janowski frees his head nicely. Oh but Kakuzo has switched to an armbar! Janowski is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Nakagome Kakuzo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Pancho Garcia (ranked 625 p4p, 1535 weight class) and Jeffrey Tucker (ranked 85 p4p, 195 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Garcia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Thors Hammer - Mexico. Leonardo Pancho Garcia 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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonardo Pancho Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeffrey Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Tucker.
Tucker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Leonardo Pancho Garcia has been cut.
Garcia connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Tucker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tucker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tucker tried to score with a low kick but Garcia checks it.
A jab from Garcia finds it's way through Tucker's defenses.
Tucker throws a poor cross that misses
and Tucker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia works Tucker's body with a nice hook.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Tucker.
Garcia takes a swing at Tucker's ribcage but misses.
Garcia moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTucker.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
It looked like Garcia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a hook. Tucker ducked under it nicely.
Tucker counters with a body kick.
Tucker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tucker throws an off balance right hand
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Tucker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Tucker saw that one coming.
Tucker misses with a straight left.
Tucker cracks Garcia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tucker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tucker.
Garcia lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Garcia has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Tucker avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia looks to land a combination but Tucker avoids it well.
Tucker throws a sloppy body shot
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Tucker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tucker moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Tucker looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Tucker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Tucker.
A jab from Tucker misses.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tucker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garcia.
Tucker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Garcia throws a good cross that connects.
 Tucker is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Garcia! Tucker is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonardo Pancho Garcia!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Bird (ranked 249 p4p, 1394 weight class) and Fredrik White (ranked 40 p4p, 173 weight class). Bird comes to the cage accompanied by Dragula - Rob Zombie. White is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fredrik White!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bird avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
White connects with a knee to the head.
Bird is trying to work for a single leg takedown but White pulls him back up using the underhooks.
White landing knees to the body.
Bird has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
White missing with knees to the body.
White scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tim Bird has been cut.
Bird changes levels and goes for a takedown here. White fights it off and pushes away nicely.
White thuds his right hand into Bird's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bird is rocked!
Bird will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White missing with a left hand there. Bird was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Bird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bird on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Bird lands a slapping body shot.
Bird connects with the punch.
It looks like Fredrik White has been cut.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bird.
Bird staying out of range there.
Fredrik White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White throws a body punch but Bird moves out of range.
Bird tries to clinch up.
White walks into a left hand.
White lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Bird falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fredrik White!
A relieved looking Fredrik White 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, Tim Bird stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thankyou to my opponent for the scrap. Respect!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Saragih (ranked 293 p4p, 381 weight class) and Breno Belmiro (ranked 31 p4p, 36 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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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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Saragih!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Breno Belmiro!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Belmiro.
Belmiro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Saragih stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saragih throws a sloppy body shot
and Belmiro counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Saragih preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saragih is trying to keep Belmiro in close.
Saragih trying to strike off his back.
Belmiro advances to half guard.
Belmiro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Saragih punching from the bottom.
Belmiro prevents Saragih from standing back up.
Saragih's coaches at Champion Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Saragih flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Saragih is looking to improve his position.
Belmiro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saragih pushes Belmiro off looking to stand but Belmiro dives back in and keeps control.
Belmiro lands with a punch from half guard.
Saragih is trying to stand back up but Belmiro is controlling him
Saragih trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Belmiro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
It looks like Jack Saragih has been cut.
Belmiro looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Saragih pushes Belmiro off but Belmiro dives into side control.
Belmiro trying to control the action but Saragih is working from the bottom.
Belmiro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Belmiro working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro taking a breather here.
Belmiro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Belmiro prevents Saragih from escaping the position.
Belmiro lands some shots froms side control.
Saragih is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Belmiro asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Saragih tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Belmiro tries for a kimura but Saragih is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saragih is trying to control Belmiro's posture but Belmiro avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Belmiro avoids the strikes from the bottom by Saragih.
Saragih is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Belmiro cracks Saragih with a big right hand but Saragih just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Saragih is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Saragih bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Belmiro misses with a body shot.
Saragih looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saragih throws a body shot but no joy.
Belmiro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Belmiro lands with a good body shot.
Belmiro gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saragih makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Belmiro lunges at Saragih with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saragih's hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saragih.
Saragih is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belmiro.
Saragih pivots, looking for a leg kick but Belmiro is out of range and Saragih settles back down.
Saragih steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belmiro.
Saragih throwing a counter right hand but Belmiro manages to avoid it.
Saragih with the inside leg kick.
Belmiro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belmiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belmiro ducks right into an uppercut from Saragih.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Breno Belmiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Saragih's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Belmiro misses with a jab to the body
and Saragih connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belmiro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saragih throws a hook but Belmiro blocks it.
Saragih takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saragih looks to land a right hand but Belmiro moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Saragih throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saragih blocks a jab.
Saragih throws a front kick aimed at Belmiro's knee but Belmiro avoids it well.
Saragih misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saragih lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Belmiro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Belmiro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saragih keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saragih fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That kick from Saragih tenderised Belmiro's leg. Belmiro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Belmiro moves out of range as Saragih strikes.
Saragih throws a jab when Belmiro was well out of range.
Belmiro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Saragih missing with a left hand there. Belmiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saragih misses with a wild body shot.
Saragih ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Saragih. That snapped Belmiro's head back.
Saragih moves forwards but Belmiro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saragih just misses with a punch to the body.
Belmiro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Belmiro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Saragih scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Belmiro avoids the body shot from Saragih.
Belmiro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Saragih. Belmiro shrugs it off though.
A telegraphed right hand from Saragih misses the target.
Belmiro lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belmiro avoids the body shot from Saragih.
Saragih lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saragih throws a head kick but Belmiro moves out of range.
Saragih defending well as Belmiro loads up on a big left hand.
Belmiro closes the distance and clinches up with Saragih, looking for a takedown. Belmiro pushes Saragih against the cage but Saragih circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Saragih misses the target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Belmiro is defended easily by Saragih.
Jack Saragih has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Breno Belmiro.
Saragih keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belmiro.
Saragih fails to land with a series of punches.
Saragih misses with a hook.
Belmiro shoots for a takedown but Saragih saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Saragih lands a nice looking body shot.
Saragih throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Breno Belmiro has been cut.
Saragih ducks under a wild hook from Belmiro.
Belmiro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Saragih.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saragih jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from Saragih.
Saragih lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Saragih connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Saragih throws a chopping leg kick but Belmiro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saragih misses with a wild body shot.
Belmiro loads up on a big right hand but Saragih slips the punch.
Saragih displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belmiro throws out the jab.
Belmiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saragih sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Belmiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Saragih is just out of range.
Belmiro misses with a wild body shot.
Saragih swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Belmiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saragih moves away.
Saragih looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saragih scores with a jab. Belmiro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saragih thows a leg kick but Belmiro checks it
and Belmiro counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Saragih has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Belmiro off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
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!
Saragih throws a body punch but Belmiro moves out of range.
Saragih tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Belmiro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saragih thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saragih throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belmiro counters with a straight right hand.
Saragih wants to slow Belmiro down by chopping away at his legs.
Belmiro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Saragih finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Saragih feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Belmiros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Belmiro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belmiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Belmiro looks to land a right hand but Saragih moved out of range.
Saragih slips under a jab from Belmiro.
Saragih was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick by Saragih misses
and Belmiro counters with a takedown into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Saragih dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Belmiro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Saragih walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saragih scores with a leg kick.
Jack Saragih is winning the standup battle so far.
Belmiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Belmiro digs a good body shot into Saragih's ribs.
Saragih throws a poor cross that misses
and Belmiro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Belmiro.
Saragih has his feet on Belmiro's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saragih lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Saragih throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saragih fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saragih swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belmiro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Belmiro is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Belmiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saragih throws out the jab.
Belmiro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saragih as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saragih.
Saragih displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belmiro throws out the jab.
Belmiro lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice sprawl there from Saragih as Belmiro shoots in.
A counter left hand to the body from Saragih misses its target.
A swing and a miss from Belmiro.
Saragih lands a slapping body shot.
Belmiro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Saragih throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saragih blocks a jab.
Saragih misses with a wild body shot.
Saragih thuds his right hand into Belmiro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Belmiro works the jab nicely.
Saragih slips under a jab from Belmiro.
Belmiro avoids the head kick by Saragih.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saragih tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belmiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Saragih.
Belmiro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saragih on the side of the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Saragih here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belmiro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saragih to score with a decent uppercut.
Saragih scoring well with a low kick there.
Belmiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That kick from Saragih tenderised Belmiro's leg. Belmiro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saragih lands a leg kick that knocks Belmiro off balance momentarily.
Belmiro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Belmiro takes a swing at Saragih's ribcage but misses.
Belmiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belmiro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Belmiro showed some decent athleticism there.
Saragih has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Belmiro is on him like a limpet, forcing Saragih back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saragih is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Belmiro is keeping busy.
Saragih misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belmiro controlling the action here for a moment.
Saragih misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Saragih fails to land.
Saragih tries to stall but Belmiro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Belmiro trying to control the position but instead, Saragih has worked for underhooks and has pushed Belmiro into the cage.
Saragih is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Belmiro pulls guard effortlessly.
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.
Belmiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Belmiro 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.
Belmiro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Saragih defends it easily.
Belmiro working for a triangle but Saragih defends it easily.
Saragih working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Saragih showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Saragih has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Saragih!
Jack Saragih seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Dandrakulo (ranked 371 p4p, 480 weight class) and Danny Chase (ranked 53 p4p, 67 weight class). Chase is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ambitionz Az a Ridah. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samson Dandrakulo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Chase!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dandrakulo throws a sloppy head kick and Chase moves out of range easily.
Chase throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dandrakulo tried to counter with a leg kick but Chase avoided it.
We've been told by Dandrakulo's head coaches at Tran MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chase throws a sloppy head kick and Dandrakulo moves out of range easily.
Chase throws a jab when Dandrakulo was well out of range.
Dandrakulo lands a head kick. Chase smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chase steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dandrakulo.
Chase tries a head kick but it misses.
Dandrakulo blocks a head kick by Chase.
Chase misses with an uppercut. Dandrakulo saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chase throws a sloppy head kick and Dandrakulo moves out of range easily.
Dandrakulo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chase.
Dandrakulo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chase throws the left hand but Dandrakulo avoids the punch easily.
Chase misses the jab.
Dandrakulo thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circle momentarily. Chase darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dandrakulo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dandrakulo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dandrakulo slips under a jab from Chase.
Chase on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dandrakulo scores with a body shot.
Chase waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dandrakulo.
Chase has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dandrakulo throws a lazy right hand but Chase sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase loads up on a big right hand but Dandrakulo slips the punch.
Chase lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chase tries a head kick but it misses.
Dandrakulo cracks Chase with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Samson Dandrakulo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Chase.
Dandrakulo tried to counter with a leg kick but Chase avoided it.
Chase throws the left hand but Dandrakulo avoids the punch easily.
Dandrakulo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Chase keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Dandrakulo.
Nice defenses there by Dandrakulo.
A head kick by Chase misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chase dodges the punch combination from Dandrakulo.
Chase moves out of range of the leg kick from Dandrakulo.
Chase throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Dandrakulo misses its intended target.
Chase has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dandrakulo.
Chase works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dandrakulo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chase.
Chase looks to throw the jab but Dandrakulo is out of range.
Chase on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chase 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dandrakulo fails to land with a series of punches.
Chase misses with a hook.
Danny Chase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chase misses with a hook
and Dandrakulo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dandrakulo needs to keep his hands up - Chase had a free shot at his head there.
Dandrakulo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dandrakulo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chases jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chase lands a jab to the nose.
Chase misses with a body shot.
Dandrakulo slips under a jab.
Chase scores with a body shot.
Dandrakulo misses with a two punch combination.
Chase stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo missing with a left hand there. Chase was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chase blocks a low kick nicely.
Dandrakulo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chase.
Dandrakulo thinks about countering with a head kick.
Chase takes a swing at Dandrakulo's ribcage but misses.
Dandrakulo takes one to the chin there.
A big left from Dandrakulo misses.
It seemed like Chase was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chase defending well as Dandrakulo loads up on a big left hand.
Chase slips a straight right by Dandrakulo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dandrakulo moves out of range as Chase strikes.
Chase closes the distance and clinches up with Dandrakulo, looking for a takedown. Chase pushes Dandrakulo against the cage but Dandrakulo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dandrakulo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dandrakulo scores with a hook to the body. Chase takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dandrakulo tests Chase's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dandrakulo lands with a cross.
A low kick from Dandrakulo misses
and Chase counters with a straight right hand.
Dandrakulo tried to score with a low kick but Chase checks it.
Dandrakulo tries to land a leg kick but Chase saw it coming and moves away.
Chase misses with a left hand
enabling Dandrakulo to counter with a crisp jab.
Dandrakulo throws a body punch but Chase moves out of range.
Chase scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chase thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dandrakulo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Dandrakulo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chase is trying to control the action in half guard but Dandrakulo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chase missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dandrakulo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dandrakulo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chase trying to control but Dandrakulo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dandrakulo has control of Chase's left arm, preventing Chase from doing any damage.
Chase preventing the sweep.
Chase throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dandrakulo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dandrakulo looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chase stops Dandrakulo from standing up.
Dandrakulo is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Chase dives into side control.
Chase looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dandrakulo is avoiding damage well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny Chase will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dandrakulo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chase throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dandrakulo counters with a thumping low kick.
Chase throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dandrakulo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dandrakulo throws a chopping leg kick but Chase manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dandrakulo throws an overhand right that lands on Chase's shoulder, as Chase tries to avoid the shot.
Dandrakulo avoids the head kick by Chase.
Chase throws a sloppy head kick and Dandrakulo moves out of range easily.
Dandrakulo lunges at Chase with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chase's hand.
Dandrakulo tries to land a leg kick but Chase saw it coming and moves away.
Dandrakulo misses the jab.
Chase throws out a loose jab but Dandrakulo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chase keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dandrakulo moves out of range of the strikes.
Dandrakulo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chase misses with a looping right.
Chase throws a hook but Dandrakulo blocks it.
Dandrakulo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chase. That did some damage!
Chase manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dandrakulo on his heels. He'll look to pass Dandrakulo's guard now, I'm sure.
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!
Dandrakulo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chase lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dandrakulo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chase working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dandrakulo's head.
Chase throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dandrakulo has control of Chase's left arm, preventing Chase from doing any damage.
Dandrakulo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dandrakulo is on top in guard.
Dandrakulo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chase gets back to full guard.
Chase can't keep his opponent in guard - Dandrakulo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dandrakulo not doing much here.
Dandrakulo trying to control the action but Chase is working from the bottom.
Chase manages to get to full guard.
Dandrakulo stands and throws Chase's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dandrakulo seems to be working for a kimura but Chase defends the submission attempt.
Chase won't allow Dandrakulo to pass to mount.
Dandrakulo seems to be working for a kimura but Chase defends the submission attempt.
Dandrakulo is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chase trying to control but Dandrakulo postures up.
Dandrakulo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chase keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dandrakulo is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Chase reverses the position - he's now on top in Dandrakulo's guard.
Chase is in close to Dandrakulo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Chase will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Dandrakulo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dandrakulo swinging wildly here.
Dandrakulo misses with a hook. Chase ducked under it nicely.
Dandrakulo takes a swing at Chase's ribcage but misses.
Dandrakulo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromChase.
A solid body kick from Dandrakulo.
That kick from Dandrakulo tenderised Chase's leg. Chase is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dandrakulo scores with a hook.
Dandrakulo fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick from Chase lands but Dandrakulo takes it in his stride.
Dandrakulo misses with a low kick as Chase jumps back.
Dandrakulo tries to bum rush Chase with a series of wild strikes but Chase uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chase misses with a jab to the body
and Dandrakulo counters with a series of strikes. Chase will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chase takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chase misses with a straight right.
Chase throws a hook but Dandrakulo avoids it easily.
Dandrakulo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dandrakulo missing with a left hand there. Chase was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chase shoots in but Dandrakulo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chase's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dandrakulo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chase scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dandrakulo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dandrakulo lands with a slapping head kick.
Chase lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dandrakulo at a distance.
Dandrakulo avoids the head kick by Chase.
Samson Dandrakulo is winning the standup battle so far.
Chase fails with the takedown.
Dandrakulo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chase checks a leg kick.
Dandrakulo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dandrakulo moves out of range as Chase strikes.
Chase shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Samson Dandrakulo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Chase.
Dandrakulo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chase momentarily.
Dandrakulo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chase misses with a takedown attempt - Dandrakulo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And Dandrakulo counters with a quick kick to the body but Chase blocks it.
Dandrakulo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chase.
Dandrakulo misses with a wild body shot.
Chase tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dandrakulo. That's going to slow Chase down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chase throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Chase.
Dandrakulo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chase was well out of range. Poor timing from Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo lands a nice hook to Chase's body. Chase takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dandrakulo slips under a jab from Chase.
Dandrakulo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chase on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Samson Dandrakulo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dandrakulo lands a jab to Chase's midsection.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dandrakulo!
Danny Chase is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chase looks to land a right hand but Dandrakulo moved out of range.
Chase pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chase looks to land a right hand but Dandrakulo moved out of range.
Chase loads up on a big right hand but Dandrakulo slips the punch.
Dandrakulo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chase throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chase lands a right hook to the body.
Dandrakulo digs a good body shot into Chase's ribs.
Chase takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chase avoids the body shot from Dandrakulo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase misses the jab.
Dandrakulo punishes Chase's body with a nice straight punch.
Dandrakulo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chase changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dandrakulo tries to avoid it but Chase manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dandrakulo to the ground. Dandrakulo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dandrakulo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chase was well out of range. Poor timing from Dandrakulo.
Nice defenses there by Dandrakulo.
Chase keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dandrakulo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chase was well out of range. Poor timing from Dandrakulo.
Chase throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dandrakulo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chase was well out of range. Poor timing from Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chase looks to score with a jab to the body but Dandrakulo is just out of range.
Dandrakulo misses with a hook.
Chase checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dandrakulo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dandrakulo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chase's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chase misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chase dives in and scores a takedown into Dandrakulo's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dandrakulo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dandrakulo looking for a sweep. Not yet Dandrakulo, not yet.
Dandrakulo keeping moving, preventing Chase from controlling successfully.
Chase is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dandrakulo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chase doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chase manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chase is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samson Dandrakulo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chase has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Samson Dandrakulo!
A very excited looking Samson Dandrakulo 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Van Kerckhoven (ranked 92 p4p, 272 weight class) and Chaos Kemppainen (ranked 14 p4p, 36 weight class). Van Kerckhoven comes to the cage accompanied by Neo Cortex - Elements (Daniel Cain Remix). 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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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Van Kerckhoven!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chaos Kemppainen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Kemppainen misses
and Van Kerckhoven finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Van Kerckhoven takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kemppainen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kemppainen looks to land a body kick but Van Kerckhoven moved away.
Van Kerckhoven appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Van Kerckhoven throws the kick towards the body but Kemppainen avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Kerckhoven feints and then cracks Kemppainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kemppainen down.
Van Kerckhoven has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kemppainen.
Kemppainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Kerckhoven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kerckhoven misses with a hook
and Kemppainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kemppainen misses with a straight right.
Van Kerckhoven is looking to counter punch.
Jab from Kemppainen.
Kemppainen throws a looping overhand right but Van Kerckhoven ducks down to avoid it.
Kemppainen scores with a jab to the head.
Kemppainen drops Van Kerckhoven with a beautiful combination! Van Kerckhoven stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kemppainen is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kemppainen lands a big head kick that sends Van Kerckhoven to the canvas! Kemppainen follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chaos Kemppainen!
Chaos Kemppainen is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Chaos Kemppainen 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Greggory Silalahi (ranked 63 p4p, 828 weight class) and Addy Edison (ranked 7 p4p, 82 weight class). Edison has chosen Entry of the gladiators as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Addy Edison was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greggory Silalahi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Addy Edison!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Edison.
Edison ducks right into an uppercut from Silalahi.
Silalahi misses with a body shot.
And Edison tries to counter it with a takedown but Silalahi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Edison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Edison ducks under a wild hook from Silalahi.
Edison wants to counter with a clinch but Silalahi pushes him away.
Silalahi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Edison's head.
Danga de danga de dang - Edison scores with a four punch combination!
Greggory Silalahi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silalahi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edison moves away.
Silalahi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Edison counters with a takedown into side control.
Silalahi throws Edison to one side and escapes!
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!
Edison throws an off balance right hand
and Silalahi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silalahi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Edison fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silalahi, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silalahi.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Edison lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silalahi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Edison tries to work over Silalahi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silalahi smiles and moves away.
Silalahi with a nice calf kick.
Silalahi misses with a looping right.
And Edison tries to counter it with a takedown but Silalahi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Edison darts in and clinches Silalahi up against the cage.
Silalahi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Edison has Silalahi pressed against the cage, preventing Silalahi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silalahi stalls.
Edison lands with a short shot to the head.
Silalahi throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silalahi.
Edison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Silalahi.
Edison is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silalahi to keep the fight standing.
Silalahi has a couple of punches blocked by Edison.
Edison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi working aggressively here.
Silalahi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silalahi misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edison avoiding damage as Silalahi throws knees to the body.
Edison tries to work over Silalahi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Silalahi as the two fighters clinch.
Silalahi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silalahi staying out of range there.
Silalahi misses with a wild body shot.
Edison tries to counter with a clinch but Silalahi shakes him off and moves away.
Edison takes one to the chin there.
Silalahi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silalahi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silalahi misses with a straight left.
Edison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Edison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silalahi lands a jab to Edison's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silalahi is looking to slow Edison down with leg kicks.
Edison shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silalahi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silalahi explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Silalahi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silalahi misses with a leg kick
and Edison counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silalahi keeping full guard, as Edison tries to pass.
Edison stops Silalahi from standing up.
Silalahi pushes Edison off and gets back to his feet.
Good shot there by Silalahi.
Greggory Silalahi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silalahi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edison moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silalahi.
Silalahi with the inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Edison catches Silalahi right on the button with a cross.
Silalahi punishes Edison's body with a nice straight punch.
Edison with a nice cross.
Edison connects with a right hand. Silalahi shakes it off.
Silalahi slips under a jab from Edison.
Edison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silalahi connects with a solid leg kick.
Silalahi takes a swing at Edison's ribcage but misses.
Silalahi lands with an overhand left.
Silalahi tries to land a front kick but Edison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Edison avoids the head kick by Silalahi.
Nice defenses there by Edison.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silalahi cracks Edison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Edison throws a hook but Silalahi avoids it easily.
Edison is looking to clinch but Silalahi is avoiding it.
Edison checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greggory Silalahi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silalahi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Edison 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.
Silalahi defending well as Edison loads up on a big left hand.
Silalahi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Edison walks into a left hand.
Edison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silalahi connects with a body shot.
Edison listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silalahi throws a hook but Edison avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silalahi.
Edison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silalahi to score with a decent uppercut.
Silalahi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edison moves away.
Edison looks to score with a jab to the body but Silalahi is just out of range.
Silalahi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Silalahi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edison moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silalahi missing with a left hand there. Edison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edison takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silalahi scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edison blocks a jab.
Edison changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Silalahi throws a shot from downtown. Edison moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edison. Silalahi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Edison misses with a takedown attempt - Silalahi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silalahi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Edison sprawls and moves away.
Silalahi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edison manages to avoid it.
Edison fails to land the takedown.
Silalahi misses with a looping left.
Silalahi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edison can do to turn this around?
Silalahi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Edison.
Edison slips a straight right by Silalahi.
A slow jab from Silalahi misses its intended target.
Silalahi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Edison blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi throws a low kick but Edison avoids it.
Edison doesn't manage to clinch there - Silalahi circles away.
A quick step to the side and Silalahi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silalahi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Greggory Silalahi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Addy Edison.
Edison looks to throw the jab but Silalahi is out of range.
Silalahi looks to throw the jab but Edison is out of range.
Edison with the counter takedown but Silalahi avoids it easily.
Edison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edison drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silalahi misses with a strike from the bottom.
Silalahi prevents Edison from improving position.
Silalahi tries to improve position but can't.
Edison tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Edison tries to move to mount but Silalahi blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edison passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Silalahi!
Silalahi trying desperately to get to his feet.
Silalahi swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Edison goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Silalahi is on top in guard.
Silalahi stands up from Edison's guard - Silalahi perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silalahi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Silalahi misses.
Silalahi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edison misses with an uppercut.
Edison tries to clinch but Silalahi moves out of range.
Silalahi feinted with a counter takedown.
Edison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silalahi defends it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Silalahi misses the target.
Edison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Edison takes a swing at Silalahi's ribcage but misses.
Silalahi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silalahi looks to throw the jab but Edison is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silalahi. Edison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edison's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silalahi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Edison scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silalahi misses with a body kick.
Edison tries to counter by closing the distance.
Silalahi throws a shot from downtown. Edison moves away and avoids it.
Silalahi cracks Edison with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greggory Silalahi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silalahi throws a low kick but Edison moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Edison.
Silalahi thuds his right hand into Edison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silalahi misses with a head kick.
Edison misses with a lunging right hand
and Silalahi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Edison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silalahi scores with a sloppy right hand. Edison should have avoided that one.
Nice sprawl there from Silalahi as Edison shoots in.
Edison avoids the head kick by Silalahi.
Edison checks a low kick from Silalahi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silalahi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Edison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silalahi. Silalahi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab lands there for Silalahi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silalahi blocks a jab.
Edison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edison misses with a straight right.
Edison ducks under a wild hook from Silalahi.
Silalahi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silalahi. Edison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silalahi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silalahi throws out a leg kick but Edison moves out of range and Silalahi only half commits.
Silalahi throws a hook but Edison blocks it.
Edison has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silalahi finds it's way round the side to connect with Edison's head.
Edison tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silalahi defends well and Edison ends up having to push Silalahi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edison. Silalahi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silalahi throws the left hand but Edison avoids the punch easily.
Edison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silalahi.
Silalahi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silalahi throws out a leg kick but Edison moves out of range and Silalahi only half commits.
Edison cracks Silalahi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silalahi tries to work over Edison's front leg with a kick but Edison checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silalahi. That's going to slow Edison down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edison just misses with a punch to the body.
Silalahi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edison tries to counter with a clinch but Silalahi shakes him off and moves away.
Edison lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Edison.
Edison drives through and clinches with Silalahi against the cage.
Silalahi tries to land knees in the clinch but Edison avoids the damage to the body.
Edison struggles to land a body shot inside as Silalahi controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silalahi.
Edison misses with some punches.
Edison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silalahi backwards.
Silalahi is trying to stall.
Silalahi lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edison pushes Silalahi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silalahi missing with knees to the body.
Silalahi misses with some punches.
Edison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silalahi working aggressively here.
Silalahi missing with knees to the body.
Edison is trying to pull guard but Silalahi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Greggory Silalahi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Addy Edison.
Edison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silalahi smiles and moves away.
Edison's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silalahi under the eye.
Silalahi just misses with a punch to the body.
Silalahi looks to land a left hand but Edison moved out of range nicely.
And Edison tries to counter it with a takedown but Silalahi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Silalahi swings for the body but Edison moves out of range.
Silalahi lands a jab to the head.
Edison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silalahi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Edison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edison.
A jab from Edison misses.
Edison ducks under a wild hook from Silalahi.
Silalahi wants to land a leg kick but Edison is out of range.
Edison lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Silalahi misses its intended target.
Silalahi just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silalahi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Edison has time to react.
Silalahi lands a right hook to the body.
Edison throws the left hand but Silalahi avoids the punch easily.
Silalahi feinted with a counter takedown.
Silalahi scores with a leg kick.
Edison moves in looking to clinch but Silalahi pushes him off.
Silalahi throws an off balance right hand
and Edison counters with a shoot takedown. Silalahi fights it but they end up in guard.
Silalahi has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Edison has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greggory Silalahi clearly takes 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.
Edison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silalahi.
Silalahi with a nice cross.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Edison.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Edison.
Edison looks to land a left hand but Silalahi moved out of range nicely.
Silalahi throws a quick counter head kick but Edison was just out of range.
Silalahi avoids the body shot from Edison.
Silalahi feinted with a counter takedown.
Silalahi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Edison lands with an uppercut that bounces Silalahi off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silalahi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silalahi, as that shot connected.
Edison throws a shot from downtown. Silalahi moves away and avoids it.
Silalahi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silalahi looks to score with a jab to the body but Edison is just out of range.
Edison tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silalahi. Edison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silalahi tries a low kick but Edison avoids it.
Silalahi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edison.
Silalahi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Edison doesn't seem bothered though.
Edison uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silalahi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silalahi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Edison finds it's way round the side to connect with Silalahi's head.
Edison shoots in and bounces Silalahi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Silalahi manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silalahi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Edison lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Edison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Edison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi'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.
Silalahi throws a head punch that misses.
Edison tries to throw a body punch but Silalahi avoids it by throwing Edison back against the cage.
Edison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edison fails to pull guard.
Greggory Silalahi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Addy Edison.
Silalahi scores with a shot to the side of Edison's head.
Silalahi scores with a shot to the side of Edison's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silalahi.
Edison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silalahi has Edison pushed against the cage.
Edison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Edison tightens his grip and picks Silalahi up, before dumping him to the ground. Silalahi manages to land in guard.
Silalahi pushes Edison off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edison swings for the body but Silalahi moves out of range.
Silalahi defending well as Edison loads up on a big left hand.
Edison misses with a hook.
Silalahi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silalahi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edison throws out the jab.
Silalahi feints and then cracks Edison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Edison down.
Silalahi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Edison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silalahi.
Silalahi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Edison.
It looked like Silalahi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silalahi misses with an uppercut. Edison saw that one coming.
Silalahi misses with a straight right.
Edison wants to counter the offense by Silalahi and move into the clinch position.
Silalahi just misses with a punch to the body.
Edison misses the jab.
Silalahi cracks a nice hook into Edison's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silalahi.
Silalahi tries a head kick but it misses.
Silalahi misses with a hook.
Edison misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edison staying out of range there.
Edison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Silalahi.
Silalahi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Edison checks it well.
Silalahi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edison tries to counter with a clinch but Silalahi shakes him off and moves away.
Silalahi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edison defending well as Silalahi loads up on a big left hand.
Edison takes a jab right on the kisser.
Edison jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot by Edison.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greggory Silalahi had his way with Addy Edison in that round.
That's time! Silalahi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silalahi connects with a body shot that sends Edison's belly button to the back.
Silalahi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good shot there by Edison.
Silalahi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silalahi missing with a left hand there. Edison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edison takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silalahi throws a head kick that misses.
Silalahi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silalahi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Edison's hands.
Edison closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silalahi's guard.
Greggory Silalahi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edison passes into half guard.
Edison is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Edison works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edison is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Silalahi has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Silalahi!
Silalahi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Edison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Edison is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silalahi is aware though and is defending well.
Edison is working an open guard so Silalahi takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Edison throws a shot from downtown. Silalahi moves away and avoids it.
Edison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silalahi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Silalahi.
Addy Edison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silalahi scores with a punch to the head.
A swing and a miss from Silalahi.
Silalahi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silalahi scoring well with a low kick there.
Silalahi lands a jab to the head.
Silalahi moves forwards but Edison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silalahi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silalahi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silalahi scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Silalahi.
Edison wants to counter with a clinch but Silalahi pushes him away.
Silalahi misses with a straight left.
Edison fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silalahi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Edison throws a poor cross that misses
and Silalahi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silalahi pushes Edison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edison jumps guard but Silalahi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Edison throws a punch but it's blocked by Silalahi.
Greggory Silalahi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Edison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Edison has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silalahi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Greggory Silalahi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Addy Edison.
Edison misses with the head strike.
Silalahi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Edison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silalahi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Edison is trying to drag Silalahi to the mat but Silalahi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Edison lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silalahi backwards.
Edison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silalahi.
Silalahi gets through Edison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silalahi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silalahi has Edison pushed against the cage.
Edison working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greggory Silalahi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silalahi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greggory Silalahi!
Greggory Silalahi retains his featherweight title!
Greggory Silalahi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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