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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Collin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter has chosen "Evil Ways" (Instrumental) by Blues Sorrensio as his entrance music. George Michaels 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Collin Carter!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like George Michaels has been cut.
Michaels drives through with a takedown into Carter's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Michaels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Michaels wants to pass the guard but Carter is keeping the position.
Michaels throwing strikes but missing.
Michaels throwing strikes from guard but Carter blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Michaels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Michaels.
Michaels wants to pass the guard but Carter is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Michaels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Michaels has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Michaels with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Michaels throws a big elbow that misses.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Michaels is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carter wants to get back to his feet but Michaels is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Michaels distracts Carter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Michaels trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
Michaels will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Michaels throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Michaels works over Carter with some ground and pound from guard.
Michaels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Michaels throwing strikes from guard but Carter blocks nicely.
Michaels throws a big right hand that misses.
Michaels slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Michaels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michaels throwing strikes from guard but Carter blocks nicely.
Michaels is working Carter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Michaels throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels working some strikes from top position.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Michaels.
Michaels scoring with punches to the head and body.
Carter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Michaels showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Michaels.
Michaels postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Michaels.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Michaels drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Carter manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Michaels has Carter in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter working some strikes from top position.
Michaels on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Michaels tries to get out of the position.
Carter throws an elbow that misses. Michaels uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Carter's guard. Nice move by Michaels!
Michaels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Michaels scoring with punches to the head and body.
Michaels lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Michaels is looking to pass into half guard but Carter pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Carter is in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michaels is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but Michaels leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carter throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Michaels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Michaels's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carter connects with a nice looking jab.
Carter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Michaels's head but Michaels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carter cracks Michaels with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Michaels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carter throws out the jab.
Michaels looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Michaels lands a nice short elbow.
Michaels landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Carter has hold of Michaels's hands but Michaels slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Michaels scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michaels with the ground and pound but Carter uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Michaels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Michaels is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
Michaels keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carter's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carter's head.
Michaels with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
George Michaels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Michaels postures up in Carter's guard and throws a big left but Carter blocks it.
Michaels lands a couple of digs.
Michaels loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carter has momentary wrist control but Michaels slips an elbow through the middle.
Michaels throwing strikes from guard but Carter blocks nicely.
Michaels lands a couple of digs.
Michaels works over Carter with some ground and pound from guard.
Michaels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Michaels is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
Michaels prevents Carter from getting back to his feet.
Michaels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Michaels is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
Michaels prevents Carter from getting back to his feet.
Michaels scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Michaels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Michaels is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
Michaels working some strikes from top position.
Carter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Michaels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Michaels trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Michaels works over Carter with some ground and pound from guard.
Michaels keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carter's head.
Carter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Michaels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Michaels loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Michaels content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Carter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Michaels with a nice head shot there.
Michaels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Michaels keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carter's head.
Carter is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michaels works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nice strikes from Michaels there.
Carter has hold of Michaels's hands but Michaels slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Michaels scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Carter is still in real trouble! Can Michaels finish him?
Michaels controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Carter is out! Michaels gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). George Michaels!
George Michaels tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Collin Carter spoke after the fight, saying 'Every time I stand here in front of you amazing fans, I try as hard as I can to give you the best show possible.. -- Unfortunately, I couldn't pull it off tonight, but it's definitely not the end for Collin Carter. Thank you guys!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ghee Buttersnaps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lay Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ghee Buttersnaps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lay Pray!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pray is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Lay Pray has been cut.
Buttersnaps steps into range and cracks Pray with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Pray flops backwards and Buttersnaps dives into his guard looking to finish!
Pray is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pray is still in real trouble! Can Buttersnaps finish him?
Pray seems to have recovered his senses.
Pray has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Buttersnaps has passed into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pray is looking to regain half guard here but Buttersnaps keeps moving and retains side control.
Pray prevents Buttersnaps from improving position.
Sloppy strikes there by Buttersnaps.
Buttersnaps decides to stand back up. Buttersnaps steps back and let's Pray get back to his feet.
Pray shoots in looking for a takedown. Buttersnaps tries to sprawl out of it but Pray keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Buttersnaps manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buttersnaps lands a high kick to the side of Pray's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Buttersnaps dives into guard, looking to finish.
Pray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pray throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Buttersnaps works over Pray with some ground and pound from guard.
Buttersnaps preventing the sweep.
Pray looking to control.
Buttersnaps preventing the sweep.
Buttersnaps in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pray being controlled here, momentarily.
Buttersnaps throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buttersnaps trying to control the position from guard on top but Pray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buttersnaps wants to pass the guard but Pray is keeping the position.
Pray bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Buttersnaps's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pray accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pray working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Buttersnaps wants to get back to his feet but Pray is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Buttersnaps preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pray throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pray throwing strikes from guard but Buttersnaps blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray throws a big right hand that misses.
Buttersnaps wants to get back to his feet but Pray is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pray stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Buttersnaps swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pray in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Buttersnaps utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pray throws a big elbow that misses.
Buttersnaps keeping full guard, as Pray tries to pass.
Pray throwing strikes from guard but Buttersnaps blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pray's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pray works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pray working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pray is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Buttersnaps is trying to stand up here but Pray is controlling him well.
Pray throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pray is keen to just control but Buttersnaps is a slippery customer.
Buttersnaps wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pray lands a nice short elbow.
Pray is trying to control. Buttersnaps wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pray prevents Buttersnaps from standing back up.
Pray has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pray seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Buttersnaps does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pray with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pray thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Buttersnaps's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghee Buttersnaps dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lay Pray's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pray is trying hard to land a takedown here. Buttersnaps sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Buttersnaps keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pray shoots for a double leg takedown but Buttersnaps sprawls well. He's pushed Pray's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ghee Buttersnaps has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lay Pray.
Buttersnaps works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pray closes the distance and clinches up with Buttersnaps, looking for a takedown. Pray pushes Buttersnaps against the cage but Buttersnaps circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Buttersnaps keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Buttersnaps, right into the meat.
Buttersnaps throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pray's head.
That has opened up Lay Pray's cut even more.
Pray throws a wild hook but Buttersnaps just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Pray gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Buttersnaps raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ghee Buttersnaps!
A less than humble Ghee Buttersnaps misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Estaban Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Squanchy Squanch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Squanchy Squanch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Estaban Chavez's chin.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Estaban Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Squanchy Squanch!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Squanch counters with a stiff right hand.
Estaban Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Squanch manages to avoid it.
Squanch follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Squanch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chavez.
Squanch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Squanch staying out of range there.
Squanch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chavez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Squanch.
Squanch throws out a counter right but Chavez avoids it with no problem.
Chavez misses with a low kick as Squanch jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Chavez.
Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Squanch counters with a solid body kick.
Chavez misses with a straight right.
Squanch was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Squanch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Squanch steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chavez.
An inside leg kick lands from Chavez.
Chavez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Squanch steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chavez.
Chavez misses with a straight right.
Squanch is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chavez with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squanch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Squanch moves out of range of the strikes.
Chavez throws a shot to the body.
Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Chavez lands a jab.
Chavez throws a low kick, looking for Squanch's leg but Squanch calmly moves out of range.
Squanch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chavez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavez throws a leg kick
and Squanch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Squanch now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chavez misses with an uppercut.
Chavez lands a leg kick that knocks Squanch off balance momentarily.
Squanch moves out of range of the strikes.
Chavez throws a jab when Squanch was well out of range.
As Chavez backs off Squanch throws a huge counter combo but Chavez manages to avoid it all.
Chavez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Squanch. That did some damage!
Chavez throws a big shot that misses.
Squanch is looking for the big counter here.
Chavez misses with a low kick.
Squanch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Squanch appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chavez throws a shot from downtown. Squanch moves away and avoids it.
Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Squanch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Squanch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters circling - Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chavez swings widly with a right hand
and Squanch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chavez throws a poor cross that misses
and Squanch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Estaban Chavez dominated that round.
That's time! Chavez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice uppercut there from Chavez.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Squanch might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chavez has got the better of the exchanges.
Chavez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chavez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Squanch lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Chavez misses with an uppercut. Squanch saw that one coming.
Estaban Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
Chavez throws a jab but it's blocked by Squanch.
Squanch is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chavez with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chavez. That's going to slow Squanch down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Squanch moves away.
Chavez backing away here, and Squanch unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chavez lands with an uppercut that bounces Squanch off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez 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.
Squanch throws a counter combo.
A slow jab from Chavez misses its intended target.
Chavez misses with a low kick.
Despite the aggression on Squanch's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Chavez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Chavez misses.
Nice defenses there by Squanch.
Squanch throws a counter combo.
Chavez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Chavez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Squanch can do to turn this around?
Chavez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with an uppercut.
Squanch checks a leg kick.
Squanch tries to counter by closing the distance.
Chavez misses with a lunging right hand
and Squanch counters with a nice body shot.
Chavez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Squanch now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chavez wants to land a leg kick but Squanch is out of range.
Squanch is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chavez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Squanch's head backwards.
Chavez throws a lazy right hand but Squanch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squanch avoids the head kick by Chavez.
Squanch tries to counter with a clinch but Chavez shakes him off and moves away.
Chavez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Squanch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chavez missing with a left hand there. Squanch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chavez swings widly with a right hand
and Squanch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Squanch moves out of range of the body kick from Chavez.
A countering left hand to the body from Squanch misses.
Squanch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez tries a low kick but Squanch avoids it.
Squanch wants to counter with a clinch but Chavez pushes him away.
Chavez lunges at Squanch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Squanch's hand.
Squanch 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.
A cross from Chavez lands.
Chavez cracks a nice hook into Squanch's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavez throws a low kick but Squanch avoids it.
Squanch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chavez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Squanch backs up against the cage.
A big right from Chavez misses.
Squanch is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chavez with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Estaban Chavez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Squanch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Squanch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Squanch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chavez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chavez feints and then cracks Squanch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Squanch down.
Jab from Chavez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Squanch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Squanch is rocked!
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Chavez.
Squanch is still on wobbly legs! Can Chavez finish him?
Chavez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Squanch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chavez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Squanch seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavez. Squanch does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Squanch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Squanch walks into a straight right hand from Chavez.
Chavez misses with a looping left.
Chavez sets himself, and Squanch steps forward looking for the clinch! Chavez avoids it this time.
Chavez misses with an uppercut. Squanch saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez swings widly with a right hand
letting Squanch counter with a right hand.
Chavez takes a swing at Squanch's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Chavez.
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Squanch manages to avoid it.
Squanch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chavez lands with an uppercut that bounces Squanch off the cage and back into range.
A big right from Chavez misses.
Chavez scores with a sloppy right hand. Squanch should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
And Squanch responds with a good body kick, but Chavez manages to step out the way in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Chavez there.
Chavez misses with a lunging right hand
and Squanch counters by moving into the clinch.
Squanch pushes Chavez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by Squanch.
Chavez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chavez misses with a hook
and Squanch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Squanch slips a straight right by Chavez.
Chavez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Squanch.
Squanch slips under a jab from Chavez.
Squanch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Squanch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chavez tries to score with a low kick but Squanch moves his leg out of the way.
Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Squanch's shoulder, as Squanch tries to avoid the shot.
Chavez misses with a low kick as Squanch jumps back.
Chavez misses with a looping left.
Squanch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chavez lands a nice looking body shot.
Squanchy Squanch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chavez misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Estaban Chavez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chavez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:26
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Estaban Chavez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sixten Sason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sason 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Parkway Drive - Wild Eyes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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261 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sixten Sason !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sason drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Sason can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith successfully pulls guard.
Sason landing with the ground and pound.
Smith thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sason trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith pushes a forearm under Sason 's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Sason is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Smith!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jack Smith waved his t-shirt featuring //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
Sixten Sason was interviewed post fight and said 'I love winning. I can take losing. But most of all I love to fight. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arjan Bhullar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksey Sokolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bhullar comes into the arena with Lords of the Underground - Chief Rocka blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sokolov's choice of entrance music: Stelio Kontos. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arjan Bhullar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksey Sokolov!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhullar misses with an uppercut
and Sokolov counters with a shoot takedown. Bhullar fights it but they end up in guard.
Bhullar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sokolov manages to get himself to full guard.
Sokolov wants to stand but Bhullar is controlling the position.
Bhullar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sokolov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bhullar throwing strikes from guard but Sokolov blocks nicely.
Bhullar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sokolov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhullar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bhullar wants to control from the top but Sokolov keeps moving.
Bhullar 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.
Bhullar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar postures up in Sokolov's guard and throws a big left but Sokolov blocks it.
Bhullar tries to free his leg and advance position but Sokolov is retaining full guard.
Bhullar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bhullar trying to control but Sokolov is working from the bottom.
Bhullar won't allow Sokolov to get back to his feet.
Bhullar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sokolov's head.
Bhullar postures up in Sokolov's guard and throws a big left but Sokolov blocks it.
Bhullar is standing up over Sokolov. Sokolov looks to escape but Bhullar dives into side control.
Bhullar is looking to take a break and control but Sokolov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sokolov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bhullar.
Bhullar landing strikes.
It looks like Aleksey Sokolov has been cut.
Sloppy strikes there by Bhullar.
Bhullar trying to control the action but Sokolov is working from the bottom.
Bhullar throws an elbow but Sokolov slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Bhullar seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
An elbow from Bhullar crashes against the mat.
An elbow from Bhullar crashes against the mat.
Bhullar is putting a hurting on Sokolov here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bhullar throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sokolov works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sokolov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bhullar.
Bhullar trying to mount his opponent but Sokolov defends it.
Ground and pound from Bhullar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov is looking to escape.
Nice strikes from Bhullar there.
That has opened up Aleksey Sokolov's cut even more.
Sokolov wants to get back to his feet.
Bhullar is keen to just control but Sokolov is a slippery customer.
Bhullar with the ground and pound but Sokolov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sokolov wants to stand but Bhullar is controlling the position.
Bhullar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bhullar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sokolov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bhullar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bhullar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Aleksey Sokolov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aleksey Sokolov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arjan Bhullar!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Arjan Bhullar made sure he mentioned Amped Performance, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumble Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maurice Jenkins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rumble Lee's chin.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maurice Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rumble Lee!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Jenkins's head and hops out.
Lee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jenkins has one foot on Lee's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Lee drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jenkins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Jenkins has wrist control.
Jenkins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lee looking to sit in guard and control but Jenkins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jenkins lands a couple of elbows.
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.
Jenkins stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jenkins is pushing down on Lee's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lee is fighting to maintain full guard but Jenkins has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jenkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jenkins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jenkins is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.
Jenkins working over Lee with some ground and pound. Lee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Lee trying to hold on to Jenkins's head to control him but Jenkins postures up.
Jenkins has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Lee defend it? Jenkins steps over the head and cranks it - Lee is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Jenkins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Maurice Jenkins!
Maurice Jenkins very nearly forgot to thank Fatty's amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Holm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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215 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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Holm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov missing with a left hand there. Holm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Holm misses the target.
Holm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kozlov.
A little feinted left hand from Holm on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kozlov's coach down at Russian Bears Elite Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kozlov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kozlov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holm counters with a stiff right hand.
Kozlov jabs Holm right on the nose. Holm blinks but takes it well.
Kozlov misses with a left hand
and Holm counters with a straight right hand.
Kozlov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kozlov throws a series of strikes that have Holm backpedaling.
It looks like Martin Holm has been cut.
Kozlov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Holm under the eye.
A clash of legs there as Holm blocks the low kick.
It looked like Holm was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kozlov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kozlov throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Holm colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Kozlov as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Holm is left battered and dazed whilst Kozlov and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Kozlov!
Ivan Kozlov took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Snot Slurper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stryker Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stryker Payne has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Snot Slurper's chin.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snot Slurper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stryker Payne!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Payne.
Slurper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Payne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slurper.
Slurper takes one to the side of the head.
Slurper rushes Payne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Slurper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slurper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Payne tries to circle away but Slurper has him pinned against the cage.
Payne blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slurper.
Slurper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Payne.
Slurper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paynes head.
Payne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slurper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slurper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Slurper prevents a body shot from Payne.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slurper.
Payne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Payne fails to land.
Payne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slurper cracks Payne with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Stryker Payne has been cut.
Slurper throws a predictable looking body shot
and Payne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slurper throws a shot to the body.
Payne tests Slurper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slurper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slurper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slurper misses with a looping right.
Slurper ducks under a wild hook from Payne.
Slurper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payne. Slurper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Payne looks to land a right hand but Slurper moved out of range.
Payne avoids the body shot from Slurper.
Payne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slurper throws a looping overhand right but Payne ducks down to avoid it.
Payne let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slurper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payne was well out of range. Poor timing from Slurper.
Payne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slurper throws a body shot but no joy.
Payne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Slurper.
Payne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slurper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slurper clinches with his opponent.
Slurper struggles to land a body shot inside as Payne controls his hands.
Payne is trying to break free.
Slurper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slurper throws a punch but it's blocked by Payne.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slurper.
Slurper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Payne's elbow.
Slurper lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Slurper.
Nice body punch from Slurper - that landed with a thud.
Payne looks winded!
Slurper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Slurper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Payne manages to break the clinch.
Payne throws a hook but Slurper avoids it easily.
Slurper throws the left hand but Payne avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Slurper coming out on top.
Slurper is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Payne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Payne throws a right hand that misses
and Slurper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slurper connects with a body shot that sends Payne's belly button to the back.
Payne misses with a wild body shot.
Slurper appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Slurper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Slurper sends Payne crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Slurper is motioning to the referee to let Payne up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Payne is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slurper lands a jab to Payne's midsection.
Nice body punch from Slurper.
Nice body punch from Slurper.
A shot to the liver by Slurper. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slurper. Payne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Payne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Slurper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Payne swings for the body but Slurper moves out of range.
Slurper throws a hook to the side of Payne's head but Payne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Slurper misses the target.
Slurper throws a shot to the body.
Slurper connects with a looping right hand.
Payne slips a jab from Slurper.
Slurper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slurper misses with a hook. Payne ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Payne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Slurper throws a predictable looking body shot
and Payne counters with a nice uppercut.
Payne looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Slurper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Payne has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Slurper seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Payne can turn it around.
Slurper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Payne digs a right hand into Slurper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slurper's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Payne.
Slurper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Payne is still on wobbly legs! Can Slurper finish him?
Payne tries to work over Slurper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Payne seems to have recovered his senses.
Payne misses with some punches.
Payne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snot Slurper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stryker Payne's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Slurper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payne.
Payne looks to throw the jab but Slurper is out of range.
Slurper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payne moves away.
Payne slips under a jab from Slurper.
Slurper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payne moves away.
Slurper throws a jab but it's blocked by Payne.
Snot Slurper is winning the standup battle so far.
Slurper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Payne.
A counter left hand to the body from Slurper misses its target.
Payne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne lands an overhand right.
Payne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slurper misses with a lunging right hand
letting Payne counter with a right hand.
Slurper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Payne.
Payne misses with a hook. Slurper ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Payne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Slurper takes a swing at Payne's ribcage but misses.
Payne takes one on the button.
A big left from Slurper misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Payne! But no joy.
Slurper tests Payne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Payne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slurper lands a nice hook to Payne's body. Payne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Payne is breathing heavily.
Slurper just misses with a punch to the body.
Slurper throws a monster overhand right that drops Payne! Slurper follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Snot Slurper!
Snot Slurper gave a mention to Nuggetori's Nutritionals in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Haislan Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Derks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derks has chosen The Reckless And The Brave as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Nate Derks enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haislan Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Derks!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Derks swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Derks ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Derks.
Derks shoots for a takedown but Garcia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Garcia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Derks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Derks works the jab nicely.
Derks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia cracks a nice hook into Derks's ribs.
Garcia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Garcia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Derks.
Garcia takes a swing at Derks's ribcage but misses.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Derks.
Derks slips under a jab from Garcia.
And Derks tries to counter it with a takedown but Garcia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Derks manages to avoid it.
And Derks tries to counter it with a takedown but Garcia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Derks misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Derks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Derks moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Derks.
Derks throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Derks scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Garcia.
Derks misses with an uppercut.
Derks throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia is looking to counter punch.
Garcia 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.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Derks is out of range.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Derks was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Derks wants to slow Garcia down by chopping away at his legs.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Derks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcia doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia catches Derks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Derks throws a right hand that misses
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Derks throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia lands with a nice body punch.
Derks 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.
Garcia punishes Derks's body with a nice straight punch.
Garcia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Garcia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garcia lands the left hand.
Derks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garcia finds it's way round the side to connect with Derks's head.
Derks misses the shot to the body.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Derks looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Haislan Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Derks misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Derks misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Garcia finds it's way through Derks's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Derks.
Garcia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Derks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Derks swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia lands a jab to Derks's midsection.
Garcia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A cross from Garcia lands.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Derks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Derks scores with a sloppy right hand. Garcia should have avoided that one.
Derks misses with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a nice body shot.
Derks throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Derks's shoulder, as Derks tries to avoid the shot.
Derks throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia moves out of range as Derks strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Derks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garcia swings for the body but Derks moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Garcia. Those never looked like landing.
Derks tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Garcia stuffs the takedown.
Garcia scores with a shot to the body.
Garcia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Derks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Derks swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Derks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Garcia walks into a stiff left hand from Derks.
Derks lands a jab to the head.
Garcia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Derks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garcia throws the left hand but Derks avoids the punch easily.
Garcia throws the left hand but Derks avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Derks. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia 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.
Derks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia throws a hook but Derks blocks it.
Derks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Derks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Derks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia throws a good cross that connects.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Derks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Derks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Derks throws a body shot but no joy.
Derks misses with a straight right.
Haislan Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Derks throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia is looking to counter punch.
Derks walks into a straight right hand from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Derks.
Derks misses with a hook
and Garcia counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Derks moved out of range nicely.
Derks misses with a hook.
Garcia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garcia goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Derks throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Garcia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Derks.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Derks feints the counter takedown.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Derks does it's job there.
Derks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Derks is just out of range.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Derks.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Derks.
Garcia takes a swing at Derks's ribcage but misses.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Garcia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Derks as he connects with a hook.
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Derks might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Garcia has got the better of the exchanges.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Derks throws out the jab.
Garcia throws the left hand but Derks avoids the punch easily.
Garcia scores with a jab. Derks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Derks takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Derks.
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Derks.
Derks looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a shot to the body.
Nate Derks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Derks was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Derks throws a low kick, looking for Garcia's leg but Garcia calmly moves out of range.
Garcia lands with an overhand left.
Derks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Garcia duly obliges.
Garcia lands a glancing blow to the side of Derks's head.
The fighters circling - Derks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Derks checks the leg kick.
Garcia misses the jab.
Derks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Derks throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia throws a hook but Derks blocks it.
Derks connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derks takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Derks just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia drops his hands momentarily and Derks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Derks avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia lands with an uppercut that bounces Derks off the cage and back into range.
Derks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Derks cracks Garcia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Derks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Derks drops his hands momentarily and Garcia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Derks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Derks was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Derks defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia scores with a nice right hand.
Derks takes one on the button.
Garcia misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia dominated that second round.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Derks misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Derks misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Derks misses.
Derks missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Derks.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Derks.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derks throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Derks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Derks staying out of range there.
Derks cracks a nice hook into Garcia's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Derks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Derks.
Derks swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garcia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Derks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Derks moves away.
Garcia walks into a jab.
Derks cracks the inside of Garcia's front leg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Derks does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Derks.
Garcia's corner calls for a 1-2. Garcia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Derks throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Derks was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Derks cracks Garcia with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Derks misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Derks throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia jabs Derks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garcia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Derks finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia's head.
Derks throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Derks just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Garcia keeps Derks at a distance using the push kick.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Derks throws a body shot but no joy.
Derks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Derks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Derks.
Derks slips a jab from Garcia.
And Derks tries to counter it with a takedown but Garcia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jab, jab by Derks - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a nice hook to Derks's body. Derks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Derks blocks a jab.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Derks.
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
Garcia lands with an overhand left.
Garcia slips under a jab from Derks.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Derks manages to avoid it.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Derks can do to turn this around?
Garcia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Derks.
Garcia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Derks throws a series of strikes that have Garcia backpedaling.
Derks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
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!
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Derks fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia cracks Derks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Derks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Derks manages to avoid it.
Derks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Derks scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Derkss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Derks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Derks throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Derks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
It looked like Garcia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Derks.
Garcia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Derks slips under a jab.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Derks misses with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Derks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Derks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Derks throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Derks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Derks tries to counter it with a takedown but Garcia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Derks.
Garcia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Derks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derks throws a sloppy body shot
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Derks throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Derks connects with a nice looking jab.
Garcia thuds his right hand into Derks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Garcia throws a hook but Derks avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia clobbers Derks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Derks moves away.
Garcia connects with the punch.
Garcia with a nice cross.
Derks defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Derks thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Derks scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Garcia bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia scores with a leg kick.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Derks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Derks finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Derks is out of range.
Garcia dips to his left and cracks Derks with an uppercut!
Derks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garcia. Garcia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Garcia takes a swing at Derks's ribcage but misses.
Derks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Derks throws a poor cross that misses
and Garcia counters with a thumping low kick.
Garcia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Derks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Derks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Derks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Derks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Derks misses with a hook.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Derks manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garcia takes a swing at Derks's ribcage but misses.
Derks looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Derks moved out of range nicely.
Derks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good exchange - Derks coming out on top.
Derks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Derks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Derks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice shot lands for Garcia.
A cross from Derks lands.
Derks throws a right hand that misses
and Garcia counters with a thumping low kick.
Derks drops his hands momentarily and Garcia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Derks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Derks misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a swing at Derks's ribcage but misses.
Garcia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Garcia does it's job there.
Garcia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garcia lands with a straight right. Derks didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Derks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcia doesn't seem phased though.
Derks looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Garcia has his feet on Derks's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Derks is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Derks misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Derks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Derks shoots in for a double leg but Garcia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia had his way with Nate Derks in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Derks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Derks moved out of range.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
Garcia stuns Derks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Derks ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Derks moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Derks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Derks was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia tried to score with a low kick but Derks checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derks throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Derks misses.
Derks looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Derks lands with a right hand.
Derks misses the shot to the body.
Garcia is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derks scores with a nice head shot.
Derks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Garcia jabs Derks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Derks looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Derks takes one to the side of the head.
Derks drives through with a takedown into guard.
Haislan Garcia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Derks is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Garcia managing to control the position.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Derks's guard.
Garcia won't allow Derks to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Derks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nate Derks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derks keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Derks is looking for a triangle but Garcia pushes his legs off easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Derks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
Derks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garcia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garcia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Garcia wants to stand but Derks has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garcia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garcia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Derks looking for a guillotine here but Garcia defends easily.
Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garcia sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four 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.
Derks looking for subs off his back but Garcia has passed one foot through into half guard.
Garcia stands up out of the half guard.
Derks drops his hands momentarily and Garcia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garcia cracks a nice hook into Derks's ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Derks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Derks looks to move away, Garcia throws a big counter combo but Derks just gets out of the way.
Garcia scores with a hook.
Garcia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haislan Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garcia 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 50:45
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haislan Garcia!
Haislan Garcia retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Knutsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stadin Kingi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingi has chosen Kahvimaito as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Knutsson !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stadin Kingi!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingi scores with a kick to the body.
Kingi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Knutsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kingi.
Knutsson slips under a jab from Kingi.
Kingi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knutsson looks to land a left hand but Kingi moved out of range nicely.
Knutsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kingi lands with a cross.
Knutsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knutsson throws out a loose jab but Kingi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kingi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kingi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice cross by Kingi.
Kingi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knutsson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
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!
Knutsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kingi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knutsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Kingi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingi misses with a wild combination.
Kingi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Donk. Kingi catches Knutsson right on the button with a cross.
Knutsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Knutsson defending well as Kingi loads up on a big left hand.
Kingi lands a lovely overhand right.
Kingi lands with a good body shot.
Knutsson swings for the body but Kingi moves out of range.
Knutsson lands with a good body shot.
Kingi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kingi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Knutsson checks a low kick from Kingi.
Knutsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kingi scores with a push kick.
Knutsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Kingi misses.
Kingi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knutsson throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingi tries a head kick but it misses.
A left lands for Knutsson .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Knutsson takes a swing at Kingi's ribcage but misses.
Kingi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knutsson at a distance.
Kingi throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Knutsson misses.
Knutsson slips under a jab.
Kingi misses with a lunging right hand
and Knutsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Kingi misses.
Kingi thuds a left hand into Knutsson 's body.
Good leg kick by Kingi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Knutsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kingi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knutsson throws out the jab.
Knutsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kingi is just out of range.
Stadin Kingi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knutsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kingi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Kingi misses its intended target.
Kingi takes a swing at Knutsson 's ribcage but misses.
Kingi scores with a nice body kick.
Knutsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kingi looks for the body kick but Knutsson saw that one coming.
Kingi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knutsson . That did some damage!
Kingi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Knutsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kingi avoids the body shot from Knutsson .
Knutsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good work by Knutsson as he checks the leg kick.
A big right from Kingi misses.
Kingi misses with a low kick.
Kingi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kingi lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingi throws a hook to the side of Knutsson 's head but Knutsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knutsson throws a looping overhand right but Kingi ducks down to avoid it.
Kingi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Knutsson misses with a hook
and Kingi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knutsson thinking.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kingi!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Kingi catches Knutsson right on the button with a cross.
Knutsson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kingi's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kingi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kingi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knutsson counters with a left and a right that stings Kingi.
Good shot there by Kingi.
Kingi works the jab nicely.
Kingi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knutsson on the side of the head.
Knutsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kingi throws a sloppy head kick and Knutsson moves out of range easily.
Knutsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kingi.
Knutsson drops his hands momentarily and Kingi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stadin Kingi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Knutsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kingi slips a straight right by Knutsson .
Knutsson ducks under a wild hook from Kingi.
Kingi blocks a jab.
Knutsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kingi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knutsson avoids the head kick by Kingi.
Kingi tries a low kick but Knutsson avoids it.
Knutsson blocks a jab.
Knutsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Knutsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingi punishes Knutsson 's body with a nice straight punch.
Knutsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stadin Kingi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kingi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knutsson momentarily.
Knutsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Kingi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Knutsson doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice shot by Knutsson .
Kingi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kingi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knutsson has time to react.
Knutsson misses with a hook.
Kingi throws a body punch but Knutsson moves out of range.
Knutsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kingi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knutsson .
A looping hook to the body misses from Kingi. Knutsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kingi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kingi throws a chopping leg kick but Knutsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kingi misses with a double jab.
Knutsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kingi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kingi loads up on a big right hand but Knutsson slips the punch.
Kingi avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knutsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kingi throws a push kick but Knutsson slaps the foot to one side.
Knutsson misses with a hook.
Kingi takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knutsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kingi.
A bone on bone clash there as Knutsson blocks the leg kick.
Kingi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knutsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kingi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kingi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knutsson misses with an uppercut. Kingi saw that one coming.
Knutsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kingi.
Kingi misses with a low kick.
Kingi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knutsson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kingi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kingi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knutsson .
Kingi throws a series of punches but Knutsson avoids them all with ease.
Kingi slips a straight right by Knutsson .
Kingi avoids the body shot from Knutsson .
Kingi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Knutsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kingi lands a two punch combo.
Knutsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kingi manages to avoid it.
Kingi takes one to the chin there.
Kingi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Knutsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Knutsson blocks a head kick by Kingi.
Kingi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kingi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left and a right from Knutsson both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kingi is rocked!
Knutsson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Kingi to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Kingi looks to clinch but Knutsson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Kingi taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bjorn Knutsson !
Bjorn Knutsson retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Bjorn Knutsson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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