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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Bianchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Bianchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Roberts!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Roberts.
Roberts misses the jab.
Bianchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid body kick from Roberts.
Roberts lands a jab to Bianchi's midsection.
Bianchi closes the distance but Roberts moves to the side
and Roberts counters with an outside leg kick.
Bianchi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Roberts.
That kick from Roberts tenderised Bianchi's leg. Bianchi is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts's corner calls for a 1-2. Roberts obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A head kick by Bianchi misses
and Roberts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roberts paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bianchi.
Roberts has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bianchi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Roberts does it's job there.
Bianchi avoids the head kick by Roberts.
Roberts throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bianchi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick from Roberts lands but Bianchi takes it in his stride.
Roberts throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roberts drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Roberts looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bianchi rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Roberts's guard! Nice work there by Bianchi!
Bianchi wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts has his hands on Bianchi's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts wants to stand and escape but Bianchi is having none of it.
Roberts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Roberts tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bianchi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Roberts passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bianchi!
Bianchi regains half guard.
Bianchi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi won't allow Roberts to pass to mount.
Roberts is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bianchi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Roberts.
Bianchi wants to control but Roberts is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Roberts lands a nice short elbow.
Roberts scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bianchi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Roberts is looking to pass Bianchi's guard but actually Bianchi recovers to full guard.
Roberts lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Roberts dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Roberts.
Roberts throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bianchi's head.
Roberts clinches with his opponent.
Roberts lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bianchi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Roberts avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Roberts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bianchi tries to stall but Roberts uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roberts misses with the head strike.
A short left from Roberts.
Roberts has a couple of punches blocked by Bianchi.
Roberts breaks the clinch.
Roberts throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bianchi fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bianchi's guard.
Roberts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bianchi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roberts pushing down on Bianchi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bianchi missing with punches from the bottom.
Roberts seems to be looking for submissions.
Roberts seems to be looking for submissions.
Bianchi is looking to control Roberts's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bianchi avoid being mounted?
Roberts is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bianchi is trying to get back to full guard.
Bob Roberts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Roberts works his way into full mount!
BOOM! Roberts connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Roberts working for a guillotine from mount but Bianchi is in no mood to give up.
Roberts wants to control but Bianchi has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Roberts lands strikes from half guard.
Roberts wants to pass the guard but Bianchi is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bianchi wants to hold on but Roberts pushes him away.
Roberts fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bianchi is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bianchi is controlling an arm, preventing Roberts from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Oh Bianchi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bianchi is just holding on here. Roberts manages to take his back.
Roberts is persistently looking for the submission but Bianchi is defending it well.
Bianchi seems to have got his legs back now.
Bianchi is trying to defend against the choke here but Roberts has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Roberts Tightens the hold and Bianchi taps out furiously! Roberts displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bob Roberts!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eksem Von Ketler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lincoln Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eksem Von Ketler's chin.
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lincoln Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eksem Von Ketler!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Von Ketler is predictable there
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones checks the leg kick.
Von Ketler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
Von Ketler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Ketler.
Von Ketler throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones checks a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Von Ketler.
Von Ketler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Von Ketler closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jones did well to prevent Von Ketler getting side control.
Von Ketler is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Von Ketler is controlling him
Jones is trying to control but can't.
Von Ketler perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Ketler moves nicely into side control.
Jones tries to bench press Von Ketler off him but Von Ketler keeps the position.
Jones wants to control but Von Ketler postures up.
Von Ketler trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Von Ketler takes a little break here. Jones wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Von Ketler is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Von Ketler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones is being controlled here.
Jones is trying to control Von Ketler's posture but Von Ketler avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jones trying to control from Von Ketler's half guard. Von Ketler has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Von Ketler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Von Ketler looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jones is defending well. Von Ketler quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jones has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Von Ketler celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eksem Von Ketler! Eksem Von Ketler retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Pugh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Pugh!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pugh sprawls well. Pugh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morris gets slowly back to his feet.
Pugh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pugh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morris is trying to maintain the position but Pugh is very close to passing his half guard.
Morris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pugh on the ground.
Morris is pressing down on Pugh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pugh lands a couple of digs.
Pugh scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pugh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pugh is working Morris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pugh is working Morris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pugh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pugh thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pugh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pugh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pugh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pugh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pugh lands a couple of digs.
Pugh advances to half guard.
Pugh scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pugh prevents Morris from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. Pugh connects with a nice short shot to Morris's temple.
Pugh lands with a punch from half guard.
Morris looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morris is breathing heavily.
Pugh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Morris on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pugh trying to control the pace.
Pugh lands strikes from half guard.
Pugh winds up and cracks Morris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pugh scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morris on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Morris has hold of Pugh's hands but Pugh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pugh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Morris with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Morris could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pugh lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Morris on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Morris has hold of Pugh's hands but Pugh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pugh working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pugh working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Pugh.
Pugh working the head and body with strikes.
Pugh working Morris over with strikes.
Pugh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morris is rocked!
Pugh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pugh lands strikes from half guard.
Oh Morris is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morris has hold of Pugh's hands but Pugh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pugh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pugh is working for a kimura but Morris is defending it quite comfortably.
Morris taking some punishment here, with Pugh in his half guard.
Pugh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morris seems to have got his legs back now.
Pugh drops an elbow to the side of Morris's head.
Pugh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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. Pugh connects with a nice short shot to Morris's temple.
Morris on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pugh is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Pugh dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pugh as he jumps to the side.
Pugh shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morris is trying to defend but Pugh finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pugh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pugh sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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. Pugh connects with a nice short shot to Morris's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pugh working the head and body with strikes.
Pugh slips a nice elbow through Morris's hands, connecting with Morris's forehead.
Morris is trying to maintain the position but Pugh is very close to passing his half guard.
Paul Pugh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pugh is nestled in close to Morris, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pugh slips a nice elbow through Morris's hands, connecting with Morris's forehead.
Ground and pound from Pugh.
Pugh lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pugh is trying to work for a kimura but Morris is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pugh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pugh lands with a punch from half guard.
Morris wants to improve his position but Pugh is controlling well.
Pugh drops an elbow to the side of Morris's head.
Pugh scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Pugh.
Pugh scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pugh lands strikes from half guard.
Pugh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pugh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morris is looking for a sweep. Pugh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pugh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Pugh there.
Pugh lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Morris quite badly. Morris pulls Pugh in close trying to recover. Pugh postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Morris on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Morris doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Pugh!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Paul Pugh made sure he mentioned KaotiK, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Janusz Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Janusz Nowak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak wants to clinch
and Rogers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nowak is looking to control Rogers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nowak avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers controlling the action here.
Rogers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowak avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rogers.
Rogers slows the pace down in half guard.
Rogers is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nowak sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak is trying to get back to full guard.
Nowak is working hard here to advance position.
Rogers is controlling the pace.
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.
Nowak is trying to maintain the position but Rogers is very close to passing his half guard.
Rogers is looking for a kimura but Nowak is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rogers to get the leverage.
Rogers content to control rather than advance.
Rogers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers 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.
Rogers has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Nowak defend it? Rogers steps over the head and cranks it - Nowak is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Rogers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sam Rogers!
A relieved looking Sam Rogers thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mosi Amadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Rodriquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Amadi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DR Congo National Anthem. Rodriquez has chosen Pistol Grip Pump-Rage Against The Machine as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 lbs
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mosi Amadi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Rodriquez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amadi circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Rodriquez drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Amadi follows Rodriquez to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mosi Amadi!
A very excited looking Mosi Amadi rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Al Rodriquez spoke after the fight, saying '"Wonder how much he paid the ref."'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Varona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsumoto comes to the cage accompanied by Pink Spider. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryu Matsumoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Varona!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Varona throws out a counter right but Matsumoto avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot lands for Varona.
Varona drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Varona tries for a kimura but Matsumoto is defending well.
Varona looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Varona looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Varona trying to control the action but Matsumoto is working from the bottom.
Varona tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varona is trying to get an arm triangle but Matsumoto is defending well.
Varona tries for a kimura but Matsumoto is defending well.
Varona working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Varona is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Matsumoto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Varona goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Matsumoto rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Varona's guard! Nice work there by Matsumoto!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varona has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Matsumoto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Varona pushes Matsumoto off and scrambles back to his feet.
Varona scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsumoto ducks right into an uppercut from Varona.
Varona moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Varona walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matsumoto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matsumoto drops down looking for a counter takedown but Varona sprawls and moves away.
Varona's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matsumoto under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varona connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Matsumoto gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Varona to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Matsumoto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Matsumoto tries to get out of the position.
Varona trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Varona wants to control from the top but Matsumoto keeps moving.
Varona tries to free his leg and advance position but Matsumoto is retaining full guard.
Varona trying to control but Matsumoto is working from the bottom.
Matsumoto looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Varona advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varona is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Matsumoto sees it coming and defends easily.
Matsumoto wants to improve his position but Varona is controlling well.
Varona not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Varona is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Matsumoto has managed to free his arm - good work.
Matsumoto is defending against the submission attempts here by Varona.
Varona is working for a submission of some sort.
Varona seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Matsumoto is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Carlos Varona!
Carlos Varona is the new middleweight champion!
Carlos Varona thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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