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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaz Yago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Grand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grand has chosen Baha Men - Who Let The Dogs Out as his entrance music. Frank Grand has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaz Yago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Grand!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grand shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yago eats them both and turns towards Grand to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Yago misses with a wild body shot.
Grand slips a jab from Yago.
Grand clinches up against the cage.
Yago tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grand breaks the clinch.
A combination from Grand does no damage.
Grand works over Yago's head and body with a nice combination.
Grand ducks under a wild hook from Yago.
Yago misses with a body shot.
Yago missing with a left hand there. Grand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yago lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Frank Grand has been cut.
Yago swings for the body but Grand moves out of range.
Yago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yago lands a body shot.
Grand throws a shot from downtown. Yago moves away and avoids it.
Yago swings for the body but Grand moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grand misses with a two punch combination.
Yago scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Grand connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kaz Yago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yago throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grand counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yago throws a right hand that Grand ducks under and follows up with a left that Grand also avoids with ease.
Yago connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yago. Grand does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grand looks to land a left hand but Yago moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Grand.
Yago misses with a right hand
and Grand counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grand misses with a series of wild punches.
Yago swings widly with a right hand
and Grand counters by clinching up.
Grand breaks the clinch.
Grand misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grand fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yago dodges the punch combination from Grand.
A big right from Yago misses.
Yago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grand moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yago throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grand has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grand there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grand ducks straight into an uppercut from Yago and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Grand manages to regain guard straight away.
Grand is rocked!
Yago is pushing down on Grand's leg trying to pass to half guard. Grand is fighting to maintain full guard but Yago has managed to sneak the leg through.
Grand is still in real trouble! Can Yago finish him?
Yago in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Grand tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Yago!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kaz Yago!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nic Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahavir Ramanujam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramanujam has chosen Shiva in Exile - Ha'nadi as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nic Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mahavir Ramanujam!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryan doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramanujam circles away.
Ryan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ryan defending well as Ramanujam loads up on a big left hand.
Ramanujam scoring well with a low kick there.
Ryan throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramanujam finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ramanujam lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ramanujam scores with a nice head shot.
Ryan misses with a straight left.
Ryan defending well as Ramanujam loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan tries to clinch up.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramanujam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ryan doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramanujam circles away.
Ryan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nic Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan darts in trying to clinch
and Ramanujam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryan closes the distance but Ramanujam moves to the side
and Ramanujam counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ramanujam.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Ramanujam shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ramanujam showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramanujam passes to full mount!
Ramanujam cracks Ryan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ryan has given up his back here.
Ryan has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Ramanujam lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Ramanujam scores with strikes from the back.
Ramanujam has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramanujam is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Ryan taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Ramanujam.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mahavir Ramanujam!
Mahavir Ramanujam took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Steel Penn's Laundry 93% for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ubin Yakinoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Zerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakinoff kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jump Around. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ubin Yakinoff !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Zerra!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zerra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yakinoff fails with a takedown attempt.
Yakinoff tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zerra swivels and escapes.
Yakinoff shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Zerra tries to roll over but Yakinoff keeps him under control.
Yakinoff blocks the strikes from Zerra.
Ground and pound from Yakinoff .
Zerra blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yakinoff .
Zerra wants to get back to full guard but Yakinoff has passed into side control.
Zerra is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Yakinoff keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Zerra looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakinoff looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zerra with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yakinoff moves nicely into side control.
Yakinoff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zerra keeps working.
Yakinoff lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Yakinoff working the head with strikes.
Zerra striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Zerra is trying to control Yakinoff 's posture but Yakinoff avoids it.
Yakinoff in side control lands a decent elbow.
Yakinoff blocks the strikes from Zerra.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yakinoff creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakinoff scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zerra to see if he's OK.
Yakinoff lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Zerra down.
Zerra takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Yakinoff in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Zerra manages to work his way to half guard, despite Yakinoff 's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yakinoff works his way into side control.
Zerra tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zerra struggling a bit here.
Yakinoff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zerra on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Yakinoff happy to just control the position for now.
Yakinoff is working Zerra over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakinoff looks up at the clock and then as Zerra takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yakinoff smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Zerra taking a bit of punishment here - Yakinoff scoring with strikes.
Yakinoff working the ground and pound.
Zerra is rocked!
Check out the look on Yakinoff 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Zerra is still in real trouble! Can Yakinoff finish him?
Yakinoff cracks Zerra with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Yakinoff immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Zerra is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Yakinoff !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ubin Yakinoff !
Ubin Yakinoff 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Hightower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilles Le Gars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor Hightower has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thor Hightower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gilles Le Gars!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Gars tries to sprawl but Hightower drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hightower 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.
Hightower takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hightower wants to lay and pray for a moment but Le Gars keeps working.
Le Gars is trying to get back to full guard.
Le Gars really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hightower. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hightower sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hightower is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Le Gars sees it coming and defends easily.
Hightower is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hightower takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hightower wants to pass to mount but Le Gars is defending the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hightower in particular looking to stall.
Hightower has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Le Gars defend it? Hightower steps over the head and cranks it - Le Gars is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hightower!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thor Hightower!
Thor Hightower bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Konovalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Blaam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konovalov comes to the cage accompanied by CJClip - No reason to live but we do it. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrey Konovalov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Blaam!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaam misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Konovalov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blaam will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blaam shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Konovalov as he avoids it easily.
Andrey Konovalov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Blaam.
Blaam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blaam fails with the takedown
and Konovalov counters with a nice uppercut.
Konovalov bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Blaam! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Blaam is rocked!
It looks like Tommy Blaam has been cut.
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!
Konovalov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Blaam is still in real trouble! Can Konovalov finish him?
Konovalov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Konovalov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Konovalov forces his way into half guard.
Konovalov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Konovalov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Konovalov is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Blaam is hurt! He's hurt bad - Konovalov fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Blaam from any more punishment! Congratulations to Konovalov! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrey Konovalov!
Andrey Konovalov retains his lightweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Andrey Konovalov waved his t-shirt featuring Steel Penn's Laundry 93%'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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160 lbs
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bradley Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andr De Fran!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by De Fran there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
De Fran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Fran.
De Fran moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Fran.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab lands there for De Fran.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson slips under a jab from De Fran.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Fran has time to react.
Johnson throws a series of punches but De Fran moves out of range.
De Fran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body kick from De Fran.
De Fran displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
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!
Johnson throws a right and a left that De Fran avoids nicely.
De Fran works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but De Fran has him pressed against the cage.
De Fran misses with a knee strike.
De Fran is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Fran obliges.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
De Fran scores with a shoulder strike.
De Fran with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Fran is struggling to control the position.
De Fran tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Fran unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Fran.
De Fran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson is trying to push De Fran away but De Fran has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Fran utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Fran takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
De Fran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Fran misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from De Fran.
De Fran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but De Fran is controlling him.
De Fran comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Fran with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Fran throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Fran missing with knees to the body.
De Fran looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
De Fran is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Johnson is working for takedown but De Fran is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradley Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
De Fran taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
De Fran misses with a knee strike.
De Fran scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Fran unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Fran leaning his opponent against the cage.
De Fran with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Fran lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andr De Fran dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Fran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice shot by Johnson.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
De Fran throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and De Fran makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bradley Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De Fran backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Fran throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Fran doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Crunch! De Fran slams his shin into Johnson's torso.
Johnson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Fran.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps De Fran's head back.
De Fran cracks Johnson with a good jab.
De Fran cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Johnson misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to bum rush De Fran with a series of wild strikes but De Fran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Fran throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Fran buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
De Fran fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Fran slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Fran.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but De Fran ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but De Fran slips the punch.
De Fran pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
Johnson tries to bum rush De Fran with a series of wild strikes but De Fran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Fran turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Fran connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
De Fran drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
De Fran lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran misses with a body punch.
De Fran scores a nice knee to the body.
De Fran lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from De Fran on the inside.
De Fran scores with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Fran takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johnson working aggressively here.
De Fran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
De Fran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Fran lands a damaging elbow.
De Fran is struggling to control the position.
De Fran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Fran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Fran leaning against his opponent.
De Fran is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Fran down to the mat. De Fran avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
De Fran throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
De Fran throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but De Fran moved out of range nicely.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran fakes the leg kick and cracks Johnson in the body.
De Fran lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
De Fran throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Fran.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Fran.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Fran. That's going to slow Johnson down.
De Fran throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
De Fran has managed to clinch.
De Fran with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson tries for a takedown but De Fran manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andr De Fran showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Fran finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Fran turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bradley Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A thudding body kick lands there by De Fran!
De Fran rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De Fran landing knees to the head.
De Fran lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
De Fran lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Fran with a knee to the head.
De Fran using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
De Fran lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
De Fran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from De Fran.
Johnson is rocked!
De Fran lands a knee to the body.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Fran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
De Fran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Fran.
A short uppercut from De Fran.
De Fran dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
De Fran receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
De Fran lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Fran.
De Fran using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson is pressed against the cage. De Fran pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Johnson! Two more big strikes from De Fran and Johnson crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Andr De Fran!
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