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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Muswell Hill (ranked 4620 p4p, 437 weight class) and Pedro Chang (ranked 5883 p4p, 496 weight class). Hill comes to the cage accompanied by A bloke from Brazil. Pedro Chang will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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167 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muswell Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pedro Chang!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Watson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chang tries to clinch up
letting Hill counter with a right hand.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Chang.
Chang misses with a body shot.
Hill moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hill misses with a body kick.
Chang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Pedro Chang has been cut.
Chang throws a body shot but no joy.
Chang avoids the head kick by Hill.
Hill defending well as Chang loads up on a big left hand.
We've been told by Hill's head coaches at Super Awesome Ninja McDojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hill looks for the body kick but Chang saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chang! But no joy.
Hill misses with a head kick.
Chang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hill in his tracks.
Chang throws a shot from downtown. Hill moves away and avoids it.
Chang swings widly with a right hand
and Hill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chang throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chang throws a body shot but no joy.
Chang lands a jab to the nose.
Pedro Chang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chang misses with a right hand
and Hill counters with a straight right hand.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Hill slips under a jab.
Chang misses with a straight right.
Chang jabs Hill to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hill looks to land a body kick but Chang moved away.
It seemed like Chang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Chang.
Hill slips under a jab from Chang.
Chang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Hill does it's job there.
Chang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chang misses with a right hand
and Chang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chang. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill lands with a kick to the temple. Chang shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hill throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hill counters with a crisp one two that drops Chang! Hill thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Chang to his feet! Chang is in big trouble!
Chang is rocked!
A left lands for Chang.
Chang is still on wobbly legs! Can Hill finish him?
Hill on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chang seems to have recovered his senses.
Hill walks into a jab.
Chang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hill.
Chang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hill content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chang misses with the head strike.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hill.
Chang takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hill successfully pulls guard.
Hill pulls Chang in close to prevent any damage.
Chang stopping the sweep attempt from Hill.
Chang wants to stand and escape but instead Hill has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Chang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill landing with the ground and pound.
Hill postures up in Chang's guard and throws a big left but Chang blocks it.
Hill with a nice head shot there.
Hill postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chang wants to stand but Hill is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pedro Chang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pedro Chang's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice straight punches there by Hill. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hill.
Chang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hill scores with a shot to the body.
Chang misses the shot to the body.
Chang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hill.
Hill connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chang momentarily.
Chang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chang manages to avoid it.
Chang misses with a straight left.
Hill scores with a jab to the body.
Hill has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hill there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hill cracks Chang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill has closed the distance and engaged Chang in a clinch.
Hill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chang looks to score with a jab to the body but Hill is just out of range.
A slow jab from Chang misses its intended target.
Hill throwing a counter right hand but Chang manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Chang.
Chang misses with a left hand
and Hill counters with a body kick that stops Chang in his tracks momentarily.
Chang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hill circles away quickly and effectively.
Hill lands a body shot.
Hill thuds his shin into the meat of Chang's side.
Chang is breathing heavily.
Chang ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
Chang throws a lazy right hand but Hill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hill moves into the clinch.
Hill pushes Chang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chang.
Hill throws a body shot but no joy.
Chang connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hill. Hill circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Chang misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Hill on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chang thuds a left hand into Hill's body.
Hill tries to clinch up
and Chang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chang avoids the head kick by Hill.
Hill slips a jab from Chang.
Hill shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hill was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chang trying to remain calm as Hill controls from the top position.
Chang stops Hill from passing to mount.
Hill sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chang is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hill jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Chang is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Chang and Hill has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hill tries for a kimura but Chang is defending well.
Hill trying to control the position but Chang is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chang pushes Hill away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hill gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chang keeps working.
Muswell Hill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Chang is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hill asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pedro Chang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muswell Hill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Chang's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A big right from Chang misses.
Hill slips a straight right by Chang.
Hill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Hill misses.
Chang throws a hook but Hill blocks it.
Chang just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHill.
Hill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chang throws out a counter right but Hill avoids it with no problem.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hill.
Hill misses with a body kick.
Hill avoids the body shot from Chang.
Hill scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hill swings for the body but Chang moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill moves out of range as Chang strikes.
Hill went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Pedro Chang's cut even more.
Hill looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hill tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hill somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill misses with a series of wild punches.
Chang misses with a hook.
Chang looks to land a left hand but Hill moved out of range nicely.
Hill tries to counter with a takedown but Chang is quick to defend against it.
Hill slips a straight right by Chang.
A jab lands there for Hill.
Chang lands a two punch combo.
Chang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hill is looking to counter punch.
Hill needs to keep his hands up - Chang had a free shot at his head there.
Chang throws a right hand that misses
and Chang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chang throws out the jab.
Hill fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice shot lands for Hill.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill slips a jab from Chang.
A quick step to the side and Hill tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Chang misses.
Chang blocks a jab.
Chang misses with a right hand
and Hill makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Chang really felt that one!
Chang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pedro Chang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chang swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hill counters with a stiff right hand.
Chang lands with a cross.
Chang throws out a loose jab but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chang throws a right hand that misses
and Hill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hill or perhaps it was just good defense by Chang, which made it look bad.
Chang is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hill with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muswell Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by Chang. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Chang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang cracks a nice hook into Hill's ribs.
Hill slips under a jab from Chang.
Hill staying out of range there.
Hill pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chang throws a shot from downtown. Hill moves away and avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hill.
Chang throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
Hill throws a leg kick
and Chang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hill wants to clinch.
Chang walks into a stiff left hand from Hill.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill throws a leg kick which misses Chang's front leg but catches the back leg as Chang tries to avoid it.
Hill fails with a takedown attempt.
Chang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Hill throws a leg kick but Chang checks it.
Chang throws out a counter right but Hill avoids it with no problem.
Chang throws a body shot but no joy.
Hill feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hill pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chang throws a big shot that misses.
Hill slips a jab from Chang.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chang. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Muswell Hill.
I think Hill has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Disi (ranked 4721 p4p, 207 weight class) and Sun Ming (ranked 5621 p4p, 242 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
3 - 3 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emilio Disi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sun Ming!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ming works the jab nicely.
Ming throws a big shot that misses.
Ming misses with a hook. Disi ducked under it nicely.
Ming looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Disi!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ming in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ming wants to take a breather but Disi manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Ming.
Disi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ming throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ming accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ming postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ming wants to control from the top but Disi keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming throws a big right hand that misses.
Ming is looking to work some ground and pound but Disi has wrist control.
Ming throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ming loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ming working some strikes from top position.
Ming trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Disi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ming pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Disi back to the cage. Ming follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ming ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Disi moves away.
Ming tries to score a power double leg takedown but Disi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ming somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ming was well out of range. Poor timing from Disi.
Disi tries to bum rush Ming with a series of wild strikes but Ming uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Disi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ming.
Disi lands a left and a right that send Ming crashing to the mat, dazed. Disi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ming is rocked!
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!
Ming lands with a nice combination. Disi backs away looking to recover.
Ming is still on wobbly legs! Can Disi finish him?
Disi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Disi manages to break the clinch.
Ming shoots in but Disi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A shot to the liver by Disi. Beautiful body shot.
Ming checks the leg kick.
Ming seems to have recovered his senses.
Disi lands a big right hand that sends Ming crashing to the mat! Disi stays standing though and waves Ming back to his feet!
Ming throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ming misses the shot to the body.
Disi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disi throws a lazy right hand but Ming sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Disi throws a right and a left that Ming avoids nicely.
Disi lands a jab.
Disi Throws a clean left jab. Disi Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Ming's chin! Ming crumbles to the ground and Disi follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Disi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Emilio Disi!
A victorious Emilio Disi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Wall (ranked 3128 p4p, 331 weight class) and Antonio Padilla (ranked 3178 p4p, 334 weight class). Wall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Metallica - Enter Sandman. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Wall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Padilla!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Wall tenderised Padilla's leg. Padilla is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wall looks to land a left hand but Padilla moved out of range nicely.
Wall slips under a jab from Padilla.
Wall just misses with a punch to the body.
Padilla is looking to slow Wall down with leg kicks.
Wall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wall misses with a wild combination.
Padilla feints a counter leg kick.
Padilla looks to land a body kick but Wall moved away.
Wall tries to counter by clinching up but Padilla breaks away and moves out of range.
Padilla lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wall at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Padilla looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padilla throws a front kick aimed at Wall's knee but Wall avoids it well.
Padilla misses with a head kick.
Wall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Padilla is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wall seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Padilla slips a jab and a cross from Wall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wall lands with a straight right. Padilla didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Wall.
Wall throws a head kick that misses.
Padilla misses with a looping left.
Wall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Padilla lands a leg kick that knocks Wall off balance momentarily.
A nice combination there by Wall.
Wall lands a jab-cross combination.
Wall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Padilla.
Wall swats away the attempt to clinch by Padilla.
Wall tries to counter by clinching up but Padilla breaks away and moves out of range.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Padilla fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fight stays on the outside here - Padilla looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Padilla tries to clinch there but Wall circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wall.
Good exchange - Wall coming out on top.
Padilla lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wall ducks under a wild hook from Padilla.
Wall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wall blocks a head kick by Padilla.
As Padilla tries to get set, Wall tries to push him back and clinch up but Padilla manages to avoid the attempt.
Wall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wall moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Padilla - that will leave a mark!
Wall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wall throws a head kick but Padilla moves out of range.
Wall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Padilla.
Padilla tries to score with a low kick but Wall moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla misses the shot to the body.
Padilla blocks a head kick by Wall.
Padilla wants to counter the offense by Wall and move into the clinch position.
Padilla walks into a jab.
Wall is working the combinations to good effect here.
Padilla looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Padilla is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wall.
Wall avoids a kick to the body.
Wall misses with an uppercut.
Padilla fails in his attempt to clinch.
Padilla scoring well with a low kick there.
Wall avoids a kick to the body.
Padilla throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Padilla scores with a hook to the body. Wall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Padilla looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Padilla misses with a head kick.
Wall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wall dives in for a single leg takedown but Padilla sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Padilla.
Wall misses with a jab to the body
and Padilla counters with a leg kick.
Padilla feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wall's calf.
Wall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wall lands a lovely overhand right.
Wall scores with the left hand. Padilla knows he should have avoided that one.
Wall throws a head kick but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Padilla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wall.
Wall connects with a right hand. Padilla shakes it off.
Wall blocks a head kick by Padilla.
Wall throws a head kick that misses.
Wall is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wall throws a shot from downtown. Padilla moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Padilla! But no joy.
Padilla tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Padilla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wall.
Wall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Padilla misses.
Padilla is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wall rather than just go for the knockout.
Padilla takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Wall dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Padilla throws a head kick that misses
and Wall counters by moving into the clinch.
Padilla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Padilla can do to turn this around?
Padilla lands with a light punch inside.
Padilla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wall is defending well for now.
Padilla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wall avoids a wild elbow strike from Padilla.
Wall stalling the fight.
Wall prevents a body shot from Padilla.
Padilla tries a knee to the head but Wall blocks it.
Padilla tries to land knees in the clinch but Wall avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Padilla.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wall cracks Padilla with a nice body shot.
Wall stalling in the clinch.
Wall breaks from the clinch.
Wall avoids the head kick by Padilla.
Padilla tries to work over Wall's front leg with a kick but Wall checks it.
Wall wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Padilla misses the shot to the body.
Wall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Padilla works the jab nicely.
Padilla misses with a head kick.
Wall throws a lazy head kick
and Padilla counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A looping hook to the body misses from Padilla. Wall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Padilla manages to circle out of the way.
Wall defending well as Padilla loads up on a big left hand.
Padilla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John Wall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Padilla moves out of range as Wall throws a body kick.
Wall is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Padilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wall sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Padilla tries to clinch but Wall is having none of it.
Wall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wall misses with a few strikes there.
Wall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Padilla.
Wall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Padilla throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla scores with the left hand. Wall knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Padilla.
Wall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Padilla throws a nice inside leg kick.
Padilla throws a leg kick but Wall moved away.
Wall moves out of range as Padilla throws a body kick.
Padilla tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Wall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Wall misses.
Padilla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wall.
Padilla misses with a left hand
and Wall counters by clinching up.
Padilla tries to land knees in the clinch but Wall avoids the damage to the body.
Padilla pushes off an throws an elbow but Wall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wall manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wall.
Padilla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wall was well out of range. Poor timing from Padilla.
Wall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Padilla moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wall misses with a few strikes there.
Padilla appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wall misses the shot to the body.
Padilla tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Padilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Padilla digs a good body shot into Wall's ribs.
Wall cracks the inside of Padilla's front leg.
Wall swings for the body but Padilla moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Padilla.
Wall blocks the body kick.
Padilla lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Padilla throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wall throws a body punch but Padilla moves out of range.
Wall swinging wildly here.
Padilla scores with the left hand. Wall knows he should have avoided that one.
John Wall is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Wall throws a right hand that Padilla ducks under and follows up with a left that Padilla also avoids with ease.
Wall goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Padilla counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Wall misses.
Wall is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Padilla.
Padilla misses with a shot to the body
and Wall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Padilla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Padilla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wall effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Padilla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Padilla lands a head kick!
Padilla throws the kick towards the body but Wall avoids it.
Padilla throws a head kick but Wall moves out of range.
Wall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Padilla throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wall scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Padilla looks to land a left hand but Wall moved out of range nicely.
Wall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Padilla.
Wall takes a swing at Padilla's ribcage but misses.
Padilla on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wall bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Padilla's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Wall darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Padilla lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Padilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Padilla manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla scores with a head kick.
Padilla tries a head kick but it misses.
Padilla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wall plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wall sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wall lands a lovely overhand right.
Padilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wall.
Wall misses with a series of wild punches.
Wall moves out of range of the body kick.
Wall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Padilla keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Padilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wall tries to bum rush Padilla with a series of wild strikes but Padilla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Padilla pushes Wall away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Padilla throws a lazy right hand but Wall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wall moves out of range of the strikes.
Padilla misses with a lunging right hand
and Wall moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wall - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Padilla can't find room to land a body shot as Wall controls the action.
Wall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Padilla changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Padilla misses with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Padilla.
Wall jabs Padilla to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Padilla moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Padilla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Padilla tries a head kick but it misses.
Wall throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Padilla.
Padilla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses.
Wall will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wall throws a sloppy head kick and Padilla moves out of range easily.
Padilla is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A looping hook to the body misses from Padilla. Wall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Padilla.
Padilla finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Padilla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wall manages to avoid it.
Wall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wall checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses
and Wall counters by clinching up.
Padilla has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wall - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Padilla lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Padilla slows down the pace here.
Wall takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Padilla just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wall's brow.
Wall has a couple of punches blocked by Padilla.
Wall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wall.
Padilla misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Wall.
I think Wall has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wall!
After the fight, John Wall was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Bebe (ranked 2523 p4p, 122 weight class) and Trai Prugsanapan (ranked 3790 p4p, 172 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Prugsanapan's choice of entrance music: Sarama. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Trai Prugsanapan enters the cage!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Bebe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trai Prugsanapan!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bebe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bebe goes for a double leg but Prugsanapan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Prugsanapan continues to drive forward.
Prugsanapan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bebe on the side of the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bebe or perhaps it was just good defense by Prugsanapan, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Bebe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Prugsanapan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bebe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Prugsanapan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bebe scrambles back to his feet.
Bebe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prugsanapan.
Bebe attempts a counter takedown but Prugsanapan avoids it well and moves away.
Bebe throws a leg kick
and Prugsanapan counters with a straight right hand.
Bebe goes for a double leg but Prugsanapan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Prugsanapan continues to drive forward.
Bebe has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prugsanapan moves into the clinch successfully.
Prugsanapan looking to throw knees to the head but Bebe is blocking nicely.
Bebe tries to pull guard but Prugsanapan holds him up against the cage and eventually Bebe drops back down to his feet.
Bebe can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bebe tries to work over Prugsanapan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've been informed that Prugsanapan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Prugsanapan lands a shoulder strike.
Prugsanapan with a knee to the head.
Prugsanapan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bebe.
Bebe has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Prugsanapan uses from the top position.
Prugsanapan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Prugsanapan has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Bebe to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Prugsanapan is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Bebe pulls down on the head and he's put Prugsanapan to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Robert Bebe!
In his post fight interview, Robert Bebe started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henry Bickle (ranked 2143 p4p, 205 weight class) and Swagga Beats (ranked 2778 p4p, 243 weight class). The key to victory for Henry Bickle has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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147 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Bickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Swagga Beats!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Bickle misses.
Henry Bickle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Bickle. No joy for Beats on that attempt.
Bickle connects with a body shot.
Beats drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Beats wants to control but Bickle is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beats has hold of Bickle's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Bickle seems comfortable defending it but Beats has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Bickle is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Bickle is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Beats couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Swagga Beats!
Swagga Beats seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrian Lanaster (ranked 2835 p4p, 248 weight class) and Edson Bidon Barbosa (ranked 2679 p4p, 234 weight class). Edson Bidon Barbosa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyrian Lanaster'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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrian Lanaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edson Bidon Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lanaster slips a jab from Barbosa.
Lanaster takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lanaster seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Lanaster half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lanaster moves forwards but Barbosa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barbosa fails to land with a series of punches.
Lanaster half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lanaster 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lanaster ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Lanaster shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Barbosa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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.
Lanaster 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa wants to stand and escape but Lanaster is having none of it.
Lanaster trying to move into half guard but instead Barbosa has managed to sweep!
Lanaster is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Barbosa rolls with it to try and escape but Lanaster cranks on the arm and Barbosa is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyrian Lanaster!
Tyrian Lanaster decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nazim Bardakci (ranked 1663 p4p, 202 weight class) and Philip Moore (ranked 1386 p4p, 166 weight class). Bardakci's entrance music is Edis - Çok Çok. A fine choice. Philip Moore struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Philip Moore will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nazim Bardakci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philip Moore!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Hemmingworth and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bardakci is defended easily by Moore.
Moore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bardakci counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bardakci.
Bardakci trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bardakci advances position into side control!
Bardakci looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bardakci is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Moore is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bardakci is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Moore is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bardakci is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Moore is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bardakci working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bardakci looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Moore tries to bench press Bardakci off him but Bardakci keeps the position.
Bardakci thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bardakci in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Moore is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nazim Bardakci!
Nazim Bardakci decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dieselnoi Por Pramuk (ranked 993 p4p, 37 weight class) and Wayne Williams (ranked 1438 p4p, 64 weight class). Por Pramuk comes to the cage accompanied by Muay Thai Music - Wai Khru Ram Muay. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dieselnoi Por Pramuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Williams!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Por Pramuk slips the punch.
Por Pramuk seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Por Pramuk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Por Pramuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Por Pramuk closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
Por Pramuk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Por Pramuk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams lands a body shot.
Por Pramuk is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Por Pramuk moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Por Pramuk fails to pull guard.
Por Pramuk fails to pull guard.
Por Pramuk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dieselnoi Por Pramuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams tries to break free but Por Pramuk pushes him back against the cage.
Por Pramuk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Por Pramuk tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Por Pramuk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Por Pramuk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Por Pramuk slips under a jab from Williams.
Por Pramuk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Por Pramuk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Por Pramuk is looking to clinch.
Por Pramuk tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Por Pramuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams throws a right hand that Por Pramuk ducks under and follows up with a left that Por Pramuk also avoids with ease.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Por Pramuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Por Pramuk tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Williams manages to circle out of the way.
Wayne Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Williams duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Por Pramuk seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Por Pramuk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams throws out a counter right but Por Pramuk avoids it with no problem.
Por Pramuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Por Pramuk clinches with his opponent.
Por Pramuk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Por Pramuk successfully pulls guard.
Williams postures up.
Por Pramuk looking for a guillotine here but Williams defends easily.
Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Por Pramuk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between Por Pramuk's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Por Pramuk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Williams manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Williams wants to stand but Por Pramuk is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Por Pramuk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Williams defends well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Williams is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Williams has closed the distance and engaged Por Pramuk in a clinch.
Por Pramuk ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Por Pramuk no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Por Pramuk throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Williams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Por Pramuk is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Por Pramuk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Por Pramuk.
Williams throws out a counter right but Por Pramuk avoids it with no problem.
Williams lands a nice hook to Por Pramuk's body. Por Pramuk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Por Pramuk tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Por Pramuk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Por Pramuk is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Williams to keep the fight standing.
Williams manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Williams looking for a guillotine here but Por Pramuk defends easily.
Williams looking for a guillotine here but Por Pramuk defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Por Pramuk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Por Pramuk scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Por Pramuk is pushing down on Williams's leg trying to pass to half guard. Williams is fighting to maintain full guard but Por Pramuk has managed to sneak the leg through.
Por Pramuk controlling the action here.
Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
Por Pramuk is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Por Pramuk to get the leverage.
Williams looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Por Pramuk pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Williams taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Williams that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Williams is looking to improve his position but Por Pramuk isn't that keen on the idea.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Por Pramuk looking to control but Williams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Por Pramuk landing strikes, looking to finish!
Por Pramuk working for a submission but Williams is keeping him at bay.
Williams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Por Pramuk has control of the leg.
Por Pramuk moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams taking punishment in the form of punches.
Por Pramuk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Por Pramuk wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Williams, who protects the arm well.
Williams sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Por Pramuk throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
Por Pramuk moves nicely into side control.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Por Pramuk thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk works to advance to full mount. Williams defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Por Pramuk trying to control but Williams is having none of it.
Williams working to try and regain half guard.
Por Pramuk postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Williams looks a forlorn figure.
Por Pramuk really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Williams looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Por Pramuk.
Wayne Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Por Pramuk wants to clinch.
Por Pramuk feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Por Pramuk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams keeping full guard, as Por Pramuk tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams is looking for a triangle but Por Pramuk pushes his legs off easily.
Por Pramuk trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Por Pramuk defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Por Pramuk wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williams can do anything to dispel that myth.
Williams looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Por Pramuk has picked Williams up and slammed him! Williams can't keep hold of the triangle and Por Pramuk manages to pass to side control!
Williams defending against the ground and pound.
Williams tries to improve position but can't.
Williams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Por Pramuk lands an elbow.
Por Pramuk controlling the position from side mount.
Por Pramuk lands a nice forearm strike.
Por Pramuk is putting a hurting on Williams here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to buck Por Pramuk off but Por Pramuk is having none of it.
Williams is not content to let Por Pramuk control the position.
Williams tries to improve position but can't.
Por Pramuk is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Williams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Williams tries to improve position but can't.
Williams is still trying to improve position.
Williams is not content to let Por Pramuk control the position.
Por Pramuk tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Por Pramuk has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
Por Pramuk is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams tries to buck Por Pramuk off but Por Pramuk is having none of it.
Por Pramuk lands an elbow.
Por Pramuk is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Williams is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Williams manages to get back to half guard.
Por Pramuk is looking for a kimura here.
Williams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Por Pramuk pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams actively working from the bottom here.
Por Pramuk wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it.
Por Pramuk moves nicely into side control.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Por Pramuk thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Por Pramuk wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Por Pramuk is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Williams is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Por Pramuk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dieselnoi Por Pramuk!
In his post fight interview, Dieselnoi Por Pramuk gave a big smile as he said 'I am back! Thank you, my fans! '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Benning (ranked 400 p4p, 58 weight class) and Iso Paa (ranked 543 p4p, 71 weight class). Iso Paa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Benning!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Paa!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benning.
Benning lands a nice shot that snaps Paa's head back.
Benning looks to throw the jab but Paa is out of range.
Paa lands a jab.
Benning misses with a body shot.
Wayne Benning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benning moves away.
Paa throws a big shot that misses.
Paa jabs Benning to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benning throws a hook but Paa avoids it easily.
Paa follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Paa is looking to clinch.
Paa scores with a hook.
Benning drops his hands momentarily and Paa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Paa cracks Benning with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Benning keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paa.
Benning takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benning darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab by Benning.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paa.
Paa lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benning tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paa was well out of range. Poor timing from Benning.
Paa needs to keep his hands up - Benning had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Benning.
Benning throws an overhand right that lands on Paa's shoulder, as Paa tries to avoid the shot.
Benning looks to score with a jab to the body but Paa is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Paa.
Benning ducks right into an uppercut from Paa.
Benning uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paa.
Paa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benning throws a hook but Paa blocks it.
Paa takes one on the button.
Benning throws a jab but it's blocked by Paa.
Paa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Paa scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Paa misses the target.
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!
Benning takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Benning gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Benning scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benning blocks a jab.
Benning avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Paa misses the target.
Benning throws a right hand that Paa ducks under and follows up with a left that Paa also avoids with ease.
A jab from Paa misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Benning misses its target.
Paa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benning is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paa.
Paa connects with a right hand. Benning shakes it off.
Paa misses with a wild body shot.
Benning uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paa.
Paa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Benning throws a hook but Paa blocks it.
A lazy left from Paa finds it's target.
Benning is rocked!
A jab from Paa finds it's way through Benning's defenses.
Oh Benning is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benning takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Paa thuds his shin into the meat of Benning's side.
Paa sends Benning crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Paa is motioning to the referee to let Benning up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Paa moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa takes a swing at Benning's ribcage but misses.
Paa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benning looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Paa closes the distance and pushes Benning back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Benning fails to land.
Benning seems to have got his legs back now.
Paa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Paa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennings head.
A short right from Paa.
Paa tries to work over Benning's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benning wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paa.
Benning swings wildly with an uppercut but Paa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benning misses with a body punch.
Paa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benning misses with a punch on the inside.
Benning is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Paa.
Paa swings wildly with an uppercut but Benning uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paa.
Paa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benning swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paa lands a body shot.
Benning misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paa is leaning against Benning and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Paa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benning has had enough of the clinch but Paa keeps him there for the moment.
Benning lands a body punch.
Benning scores with a shot to the side of Paa's head.
Benning swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paa blocking some punches.
Benning blocks an uppercut.
Paa misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benning throws a head punch that misses.
Paa lands a hook that snaps the head of Benning backwards.
Paa has a couple of punches blocked by Benning.
Benning blocks an uppercut.
Benning fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Paa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Paa lands with an overhand left.
Nice shot lands for Benning.
Paa avoids the body shot from Benning.
Benning bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Benning.
Benning thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paa tries to score with a low kick but Benning moves his leg out of the way.
Paa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Benning misses the target.
Paa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Benning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benning throws a body punch but Paa moves out of range.
Benning fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paa manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Paa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Benning scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benning throws a shot from downtown. Paa moves away and avoids it.
Paa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Benning throws a hook but Paa avoids it easily.
Paa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benning connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa slips a straight right by Benning.
Benning has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Paa with a nice cross.
Paa moves out of range of the strikes.
Benning with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Paa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benning's hands.
Paa darts in and clinches Benning up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Paa.
Paa misses with a body punch.
Benning throws a punch but it's blocked by Paa.
Paa has a couple of punches blocked by Benning.
Benning blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Paa.
Benning pushes Paa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benning.
Paa blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Benning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa lands a left hand.
Benning blocks an uppercut.
Benning lands with a right to the head.
Paa is trying to stall.
Benning lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benning's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Paa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paa working aggressively here.
Paa has a couple of punches blocked by Benning.
Paa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paa gets through Benning's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benning throws a punch but it's blocked by Paa.
A short right from Benning.
Benning blocking some punches.
Benning misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Iso Paa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benning misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benning blocking some punches.
Paa trying to stall but Benning improves his position.
Benning scores with a shot to the side of Paa's head.
Paa struggles to land a body shot inside as Benning controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Benning fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benning.
Paa lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Paa.
Paa misses with a body punch.
Paa blocks an uppercut.
Paa pushes Benning back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Paa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benning backwards.
Still in the clinch, Paa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benning wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from Paa.
Benning misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paa misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paa lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benning misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paa lands an uppercut.
Paa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benning swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paa.
Benning prevents a body shot from Paa.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benning scores with a shot to the side of Paa's head.
Paa lands with a light punch inside.
Paa gets through Benning's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paa lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Benning to his knees! Paa keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iso Paa!
Iso Paa is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo De Barros (ranked 421 p4p, 50 weight class) and Xavier Merlin (ranked 542 p4p, 62 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bernardo De Barros!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Merlin!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Barros drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
De Barros passes Merlin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Merlin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Barros sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Merlin defending well though.
Merlin is defending against the submission attempts here by De Barros.
De Barros looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
De Barros wants to lay and pray for a moment but Merlin keeps working.
Merlin controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Barros seems to be working for a kimura but Merlin defends the submission attempt.
De Barros seems to be working for a kimura but Merlin defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Barros tries to pass to full mount but Merlin defends it.
Merlin tries to roll over but De Barros keeps him under control.
Merlin is holding on to half guard well.
De Barros is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Merlin tries to get to full guard but De Barros has control of the leg.
De Barros is looking to advance position but Merlin won't allow it.
Merlin gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Merlin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
De Barros stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Merlin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Barros is pushing down on Merlin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Merlin is fighting to maintain full guard but De Barros has managed to sneak the leg through.
Merlin wants to get back to full guard.
De Barros is thwarting Merlin's attempts to control the position.
Merlin is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but De Barros is staying active.
Merlin tries to get to full guard but De Barros has control of the leg.
De Barros seems to be looking for submissions.
Merlin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Merlin trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Barros stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Merlin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Barros wants to control from the top but Merlin keeps moving.
Merlin pulls De Barros in close to his closed guard and prevents De Barros from doing any damage or advancing position.
Merlin keeping full guard, as De Barros tries to pass.
Merlin seems keen to control De Barros's posture.
Merlin trying to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
De Barros is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Merlin keeping full guard, as De Barros tries to pass.
De Barros wants to control from the top but Merlin keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De Barros tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Merlin swivels and escapes.
De Barros darts in looking for a takedown but Merlin gets double underhooks and turns De Barros into the cage.
Merlin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Merlin lands a really nice looking cross but De Barros seems unphased.
Nice straight punches there by Merlin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Merlin.
Merlin stuffs the takedown attempt from De Barros. De Barros gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernardo De Barros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A cross from Merlin lands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Barros tries to move into range but Merlin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Merlin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Barros goes for a double leg but Merlin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Merlin continues to drive forward.
De Barros takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Merlin connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Merlin 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.
De Barros shoots in but Merlin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
De Barros shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Merlin throws a wild body kick that De Barros sees coming a mile off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Merlin lands with a nice body punch.
Merlin leaves De Barros with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Merlin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernardo De Barros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Barros fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Barros slips under a jab.
Merlin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Barros looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Merlin lands a nice shot that snaps De Barros's head back.
De Barros ducks under a wild hook from Merlin.
De Barros shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Merlin as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Barros fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Merlin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Barros.
Merlin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Merlin wants it to stay on the feet.
A jab lands there for Merlin.
De Barros walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Barros.
Merlin scores with a jab. De Barros acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Merlin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
De Barros takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice takedown defense from Merlin. No joy for De Barros on that attempt.
Merlin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Merlin just misses with a punch to the body.
De Barros changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Merlin throws a leg kick which misses De Barros's front leg but catches the back leg as De Barros tries to avoid it.
Xavier Merlin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Barros shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Merlin counter with a right hand.
Merlin throws a jab when De Barros was well out of range.
Merlin with a hook.
Merlin stuffs the takedown attempt from De Barros. De Barros gets slowly back to his feet.
De Barros fails to land the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Merlin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Barros drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Barros stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Merlin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Merlin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Merlin is adopting a defensive guard.
De Barros is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
De Barros trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Barros missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Merlin pulls De Barros in close to prevent any damage.
De Barros stopping the sweep attempt from Merlin.
De Barros being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Barros tries to free his leg and advance position but Merlin is retaining full guard.
Merlin pulls De Barros in close to prevent any damage.
De Barros wants to control from the top but Merlin keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Barros passes into half guard.
Bernardo De Barros overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Merlin is holding on to half guard well.
Merlin is looking to improve his position.
Merlin felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
De Barros is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
De Barros wants to lay and pray for a moment but Merlin keeps working.
Merlin trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Merlin is doing well to control the position and prevent De Barros from advancing to side control.
Merlin tries to roll over but De Barros keeps him under control.
Merlin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Merlin being controlled here, momentarily.
De Barros throwing strikes but missing.
De Barros slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
De Barros is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Merlin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Merlin is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Merlin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Merlin scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Barros in his tracks.
Merlin throws a right and a left that De Barros avoids nicely.
De Barros dives in for a single leg takedown but Merlin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
De Barros closes this distance looking for a takedown but Merlin circles away.
Merlin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Barros shoots in and drives through. Merlin sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernardo De Barros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Barros doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Merlin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Barros with a poor takedown
and Merlin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Merlin pushes De Barros away with a front kick.
Merlin lands with an overhand left.
De Barros with a lazy takedown attempt
and Merlin counters with a nice body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Merlin, as that shot connected.
De Barros shoots and misses
and Merlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Barros takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Good exchange - Merlin coming out on top.
Merlin lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Merlin misses with a head kick.
Merlin throws the kick towards the body but De Barros avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Barros has a takedown stuffed.
De Barros tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Merlin swivels and escapes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Merlin! But no joy.
De Barros walks into a left hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Merlin!
Nice takedown defense from Merlin. No joy for De Barros on that attempt.
De Barros has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Merlin finds it's way round the side to connect with De Barros's head.
De Barros tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Barros ducks right into an uppercut from Merlin.
De Barros shoots for a takedown but Merlin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Merlin tries to sprawl but De Barros drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Merlin keeping control of the position.
Merlin is pressing down on De Barros's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Merlin has control of De Barros's left arm, preventing De Barros from doing any damage.
Merlin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Barros tries to get to full guard but Merlin has control of the leg.
Merlin tries to pass to full mount but De Barros defends it.
Merlin prevents De Barros from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Merlin controlling the action here.
De Barros looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
De Barros trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merlin controlling the action here.
Merlin wants to free his trapped foot but De Barros is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Merlin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
De Barros is looking for a sweep. Merlin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Merlin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
De Barros looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Merlin content to control rather than advance.
De Barros is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
Merlin controlling the action here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
De Barros shoots in for a takedown but Merlin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Merlin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Merlin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Merlin throws a body punch but De Barros moves out of range.
Merlin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Barros looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Barros scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Merlin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but De Barros wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Merlin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on De Barros's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Merlin is trying to control but can't.
Merlin tries to get to full guard but De Barros has control of the leg.
De Barros thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Merlin really dominated that round.
That's time! De Barros's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Barros misses with a takedown attempt
and Merlin counters with a straight right hand.
De Barros shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Merlin as he avoids it easily.
Merlin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Merlin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Barros stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Merlin moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Barros fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernardo De Barros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Merlin lands a two punch combo.
De Barros fails to land the takedown.
Merlin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Barros with a body shot.
De Barros avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Merlin lands a head kick. De Barros smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Merlin lands a really nice looking cross but De Barros seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De Barros is defended easily by Merlin.
De Barros looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Merlin lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Merlin.
De Barros shoots in but no luck this time.
De Barros shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Merlin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Merlin is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Merlin's face as De Barros controls the position.
De Barros tries for a kimura but Merlin is defending well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Merlin stops De Barros from passing to mount.
De Barros wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Merlin, who protects the arm well.
Merlin is looking to regain half guard here but De Barros keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merlin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked De Barros off and has taken his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Merlin working for a choke but De Barros is defending well.
Merlin struggling to keep hold of the position.
De Barros breaks Merlin's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
De Barros stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Merlin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Barros trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Merlin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Merlin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merlin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De Barros looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Merlin has picked De Barros up and slammed him! De Barros can't keep hold of the triangle and Merlin manages to pass to side control!
Merlin controls the position from side control.
De Barros is looking for a sweep.
Merlin trying to control the position but De Barros is working away.
De Barros tries to bench press Merlin off him but Merlin keeps the position.
De Barros can't do much from the bottom here.
Merlin is looking to take a break and control but De Barros is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
De Barros is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Merlin controlling from side mount.
Merlin wants to control but De Barros is keeping him busy.
De Barros manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Merlin dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Merlin there.
Merlin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Xavier Merlin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Merlin scores with a shot to the body.
De Barros goes for a double leg but Merlin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Merlin continues to drive forward.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Merlin! But no joy.
Merlin looks to land a right hand but De Barros moved out of range.
Merlin throws a jab when De Barros was well out of range.
Merlin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
De Barros shoots in looking for a takedown but Merlin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Barros's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Merlin throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Barros 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.
Merlin leaves De Barros with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernardo De Barros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Barros drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Barros trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Merlin pulls De Barros in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Barros won't allow Merlin to sweep him here.
Merlin managing to control the position.
De Barros wants to control from the top but Merlin keeps moving.
Merlin pulls De Barros in close to his closed guard and prevents De Barros from doing any damage or advancing position.
Merlin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Barros missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Merlin looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Barros avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Barros darts in looking for a takedown but Merlin gets double underhooks and turns De Barros into the cage.
Nice defenses there by De Barros.
De Barros misses with a takedown attempt - Merlin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Merlin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
De Barros shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Merlin counters with a series of strikes. De Barros will be more careful next time no doubt.
De Barros defending well as Merlin loads up on a big left hand.
Merlin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Barros's head backwards.
Merlin tries to sprawl but De Barros drives through with a takedown into half guard.
De Barros is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Merlin is just riding it out for now. De Barros eventually gives up the hold.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Merlin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merlin keeping hold of De Barros's head, controlling as best he can.
De Barros is pressing down on Merlin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Merlin is holding on for now.
Merlin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Merlin.
De Barros stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Merlin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Merlin seems keen to control De Barros's posture.
De Barros throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Merlin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Merlin looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Barros is one step ahead there.
Merlin controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Merlin keeping full guard, as De Barros tries to pass.
Merlin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Barros's guard.
De Barros working for a triangle but Merlin defends it easily.
Merlin trying to control the position from guard on top but De Barros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Barros has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Merlin should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, De Barros has tightened it up now! Merlin should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bernardo De Barros!
Bernardo De Barros retains his lightweight title!
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