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C39: Steve vs. Jako PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khaba Dagestanskiy (ranked 1302 p4p, 1156 weight class) and Zenzo Rai (ranked 193 p4p, 171 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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5 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khaba Dagestanskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zenzo Rai!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rai.
Rai moves out of range as Dagestanskiy strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Dagestanskiy blocks the leg kick.
Dagestanskiy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dagestanskiy scores with a one two! Rai had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rai throws a hook to the side of Dagestanskiy's head but Dagestanskiy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rai stuffs the takedown.
Rai throws a head kick but Dagestanskiy moves out of range.
Rai throws a hook to the side of Dagestanskiy's head but Dagestanskiy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dagestanskiy tries to clinch there but Rai circles away.
Dagestanskiy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rai sprawls well. Rai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dagestanskiy gets slowly back to his feet.
Rai does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rai thows a leg kick but Dagestanskiy checks it
and Dagestanskiy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dagestanskiy moves into range and clinches up with Rai.
A left hand lands to the body for Rai.
A short left from Rai.
Dagestanskiy prevents Rai from breaking the clinch.
Rai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
I was talking to Dagestanskiy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai throws a head punch that misses.
Rai lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dagestanskiy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rai pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khaba Dagestanskiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dagestanskiy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rai gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rai misses with a body punch.
Rai lands with a right to the head.
Dagestanskiy blocking some punches.
Rai has a couple of punches blocked by Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy just leaning against Rai, taking a breather.
Dagestanskiy has hold of one of Rai's legs. Rai is fighting the takedown attempt but Dagestanskiy gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rai wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dagestanskiy preventing the sweep.
Dagestanskiy throwing strikes from guard but Rai blocks nicely.
Rai has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dagestanskiy stopping the sweep attempt from Rai.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dagestanskiy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rai holds on and takes a little breather.
Dagestanskiy works over Rai with some ground and pound from guard.
Dagestanskiy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dagestanskiy throwing strikes from guard but Rai blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dagestanskiy throwing strikes from guard but Rai blocks nicely.
Rai is pulling down on Dagestanskiy's head. It's preventing any offense from Dagestanskiy, at least for the moment.
Dagestanskiy looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rai controls Dagestanskiy momentarily but Dagestanskiy frees himself.
Rai pulls Dagestanskiy in to control the position.
Rai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dagestanskiy is one step ahead there.
Dagestanskiy controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dagestanskiy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
Dagestanskiy stopping the sweep attempt from Rai.
Dagestanskiy trying to control but Rai is working from the bottom.
Rai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dagestanskiy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rai seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dagestanskiy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rai must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rai controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zenzo Rai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dagestanskiy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dagestanskiy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rai.
Dagestanskiy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rai on the side of the head.
Dagestanskiy misses with a series of wild punches.
Dagestanskiy misses the jab.
Rai lands a slapping body shot.
Dagestanskiy looks to land a combination but Rai avoids it well.
Rai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rai stuns Dagestanskiy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rai digs a good body shot into Dagestanskiy's ribs.
Rai lands with a right hand.
Dagestanskiy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dagestanskiy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
An elbow from Dagestanskiy crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rai parries the strikes from Dagestanskiy easily there. Dagestanskiy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rai to escape.
Dagestanskiy working away.
Dagestanskiy scoring with punches and elbows.
Khaba Dagestanskiy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dagestanskiy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dagestanskiy working the ground and pound from side control.
Rai struggling a bit here.
Rai is letting Dagestanskiy control him for a moment.
Rai sneaks back into half guard.
Dagestanskiy prevents Rai from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rai keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rai is trying to control but can't.
Dagestanskiy content to control rather than advance.
Dagestanskiy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rai defends it well.
Rai wants to improve his position but Dagestanskiy is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai is concentrating on defense, preventing Dagestanskiy from advancing position.
Dagestanskiy throwing shots but Rai is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rai is defending against the submission attempts here by Dagestanskiy.
Rai is looking for a sweep. Dagestanskiy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rai is controlling Dagestanskiy's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rai is trying to control but can't.
Dagestanskiy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy prevents Rai from improving his position.
Dagestanskiy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dagestanskiy wants to control but Rai is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rai is trying to control but can't.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rai has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dagestanskiy is working away from the top position though.
Dagestanskiy working the head and body with strikes.
Rai is defending against the submission attempts here by Dagestanskiy.
Rai is looking to improve his position.
Rai works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dagestanskiy scoring with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khaba Dagestanskiy dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Rai throws a head kick but Dagestanskiy moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy misses with a hook.
Dagestanskiy moves out of range as Rai strikes.
Khaba Dagestanskiy is winning the standup battle so far.
Rai swings for the body but Dagestanskiy moves out of range.
Dagestanskiy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dagestanskiy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rai throws a low kick, looking for Dagestanskiy's leg but Dagestanskiy calmly moves out of range.
Dagestanskiy throws a series of punches but Rai moves out of range.
Rai throws out a leg kick but Dagestanskiy moves out of range and Rai only half commits.
Dagestanskiy blocks a head kick by Rai.
Dagestanskiy avoids the head kick by Rai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dagestanskiy. That did some damage!
Rai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dagestanskiy throws a big counter combination but Rai scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dagestanskiy doesn't seem bothered though.
Dagestanskiy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dagestanskiy shoots in looking for a takedown but Rai manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dagestanskiy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dagestanskiy cracks Rai with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai misses with a head kick.
Rai misses with a low kick as Dagestanskiy jumps back.
Rai is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dagestanskiy rather than just go for the knockout.
Dagestanskiy throws a series of strikes that have Rai backpedaling.
Rai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dagestanskiy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rai manages to avoid it.
Rai misses with a straight right.
Rai throws a head kick that Dagestanskiy semi-blocks.
Rai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dagestanskiy rushes Rai and presses him up against the cage.
Rai tries to throw a body punch but Dagestanskiy avoids it by throwing Rai back against the cage.
Dagestanskiy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rai fails to land.
Dagestanskiy taking a breather.
Dagestanskiy breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Dagestanskiy does no damage.
Rai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dagestanskiy is out of range and Rai settles back down.
Dagestanskiy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some bone on bone action there as Dagestanskiy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dagestanskiy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dagestanskiy gets a double leg takedown into Rai's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rai holds on and takes a little breather.
Dagestanskiy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rai controlling the position.
Rai is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dagestanskiy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dagestanskiy is looking to work some ground and pound but Rai has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rai has momentary wrist control but Dagestanskiy slips an elbow through the middle.
Rai wants to sweep here but Dagestanskiy controlling him for the moment.
Dagestanskiy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dagestanskiy is looking to work some ground and pound but Rai has wrist control.
Dagestanskiy is in close to Rai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dagestanskiy being controlled here momentarily.
Dagestanskiy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rai pulls Dagestanskiy in close to his closed guard and prevents Dagestanskiy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dagestanskiy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dagestanskiy won't allow Rai to sweep him here.
Rai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dagestanskiy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dagestanskiy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rai has control of Dagestanskiy's left arm, preventing Dagestanskiy from doing any damage.
Dagestanskiy is working Rai over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dagestanskiy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rai is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dagestanskiy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khaba Dagestanskiy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dagestanskiy 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khaba Dagestanskiy!
During a confident post fight interview, Khaba Dagestanskiy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spanky Loco (ranked 1807 p4p, 1632 weight class) and Derek Trucks (ranked 282 p4p, 256 weight class). Loco comes to the cage accompanied by Barrie - My everything . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spanky Loco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Derek Trucks!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trucks is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Loco is aware though and is defending well.
Our spies down at at AREA 51 inform us that Trucks has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Loco controls from within his opponent's guard.
Trucks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Loco controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trucks pulls Loco in close to his closed guard and prevents Loco from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trucks working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Loco has passed into half guard!
Loco is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Trucks is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Loco pulls his head out easily.
Loco is taking a breather. Trucks says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Trucks looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Trucks gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Loco content to stall in guard here.
Trucks working for a triangle but Loco defends it easily.
Loco stays in close to Trucks's body and controls the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trucks working for a triangle but Loco defends it easily.
Loco wants to pass the guard but Trucks is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trucks being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Loco shoots in looking for a takedown but Trucks manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Loco's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Trucks falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Loco counter with a right hand.
Loco dodges the punch combination from Trucks.
Loco blocks a jab.
Derek Trucks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trucks lands with a kick to the temple. Loco shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Loco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Trucks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Loco somewhat.
Trucks lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trucks throws a head kick that half lands.
Trucks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trucks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Loco changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Loco dives in for a single leg takedown but Trucks sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spanky Loco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Trucks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trucks lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trucks misses with a body kick.
Loco fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Loco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Trucks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loco fails with the takedown
and Trucks counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Trucks dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Trucks lands a high kick!
 It looks like Spanky Loco has been cut.
Loco takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Trucks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Loco.
Spanky Loco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trucks throws a series of punches but Loco avoids them all with ease.
Loco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Trucks is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Trucks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Loco gets tackled into the cage by Trucks. Trucks maintains the clinch.
Loco working aggressively here.
Loco swings wildly with an uppercut but Trucks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trucks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trucks throws a head kick that misses.
Loco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Loco looks to clinch
and Trucks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loco rushes Trucks and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trucks's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco is trying to pull guard but Trucks turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spanky Loco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loco changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Trucks fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Loco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Trucks tries to avoid it but Loco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Trucks to the ground. Trucks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Loco fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Trucks thows a body kick. Loco tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trucks looks to land a right hand but Loco moved out of range.
Derek Trucks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Loco shoots in for a takedown but Trucks shows good takedown defense.
Trucks connects with the punch.
Trucks swings for the body but Loco moves out of range.
Trucks gets a clinch.
Trucks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trucks looks to land a right hand but Loco moved out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Trucks. No joy for Loco on that attempt.
A head kick misses from Trucks.
Loco is looking for a counter combo.
Trucks scores with a one two! Loco had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loco misses with a takedown attempt
and Trucks counters with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Loco is defended easily by Trucks.
Trucks lands a body shot.
Trucks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Loco.
Trucks lands a high kick!
Loco doesn't manage to clinch there - Trucks circles away.
Trucks misses with a head kick.
Trucks slaps away a takedown attempt from Loco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Trucks throws a right and a left that Loco avoids nicely.
Loco with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Trucks to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Loco with that takedown attempt.
Trucks cracks Loco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Loco closes the distance and clinches up with Trucks, looking for a takedown. Loco pushes Trucks against the cage but Trucks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Loco shoots in but Trucks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Trucks throws a head kick that Loco semi-blocks.
Trucks dips to his left and cracks Loco with an uppercut!
Loco misses with a leg kick.
Trucks misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Trucks.
Trucks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trucks connects with a body shot that sends Loco's belly button to the back.
Loco takes a kick to the side of the head.
Trucks misses with a head kick.
It looked like Loco was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Trucks tries to avoid it but Loco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Trucks to the ground. Trucks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Trucks throws a big counter head kick but Loco avoids it with no problem.
Trucks throws a head kick that misses.
Loco closes the distance and clinches up with Trucks, looking for a takedown. Loco pushes Trucks against the cage but Trucks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Trucks throws a head kick that half lands.
Loco avoids the body shot from Trucks.
Loco appears to be looking for a big counter.
Trucks throws a head kick that misses.
Loco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Loco misses with a takedown attempt - Trucks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Trucks throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Trucks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Spanky Loco's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Trucks scores with a jab to the body.
Trucks pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Loco back to the cage. Trucks follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Trucks lands with a right hand.
Loco slips a straight right by Trucks.
Loco fails with the takedown
and Trucks counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Trucks.
Trucks leaves Loco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Loco is defended easily by Trucks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spanky Loco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trucks misses with the body kick
and Loco counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trucks keeps Loco at a distance using the push kick.
Trucks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Loco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trucks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Trucks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Loco will feel that in the morning.
Loco dives in and grabs Trucks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Trucks pushes down on Loco's head and hops out.
Trucks throws a head kick that Loco semi-blocks.
Trucks scores with a head kick. Loco tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Loco has been working on his balance at Fight Club Gym 600pw, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Trucks.
Loco closes the distance and clinches up with Trucks, looking for a takedown. Loco pushes Trucks against the cage but Trucks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Trucks.
Trucks dips to his left and cracks Loco with an uppercut!
Loco fails with a takedown attempt.
Loco shoots in looking for a takedown. Trucks tries to sprawl out of it but Loco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Trucks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trucks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Trucks explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
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!
Loco has his takedown stuffed
and Trucks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Loco thinking.
Trucks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trucks cracks Loco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Loco throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trucks's waist but Trucks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Loco off to one side.
Loco takes a jab right on the kisser.
Loco throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Trucks lands a jab-cross combination.
Trucks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loco.
Spanky Loco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco shoots in but Trucks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Trucks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Trucks wants it to stay on the feet.
Trucks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Loco momentarily.
Trucks throws a sloppy head kick and Loco moves out of range easily.
Trucks throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy left from Trucks finds it's target.
Nice body kick there by Trucks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Loco.
Trucks throws a counter combo.
Loco misses with a takedown
and Trucks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Loco blocks a head kick by Trucks.
Loco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trucks.
Trucks cracks a nice hook into Loco's ribs.
Trucks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Loco.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trucks scores with a head kick.
Trucks throws a sloppy head kick and Loco moves out of range easily.
Loco misses with a takedown
and Trucks counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Trucks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trucks lands with a slapping head kick.
Trucks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trucks lunges at Loco with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Loco's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Trucks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trucks winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 25:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Trucks!
Derek Trucks 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Alika Hakekia (ranked 925 p4p, 654 weight class) and Darry Curtis (ranked 118 p4p, 81 weight class). Hakekia comes into the arena with Nation Of Violence blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alika Hakekia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Darry Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Curtis loads up on a big right hand but Hakekia slips the punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Curtis has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hakekia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Curtis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hakekia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Curtis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hakekia moves away.
Hakekia lands with a right hand.
Curtis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hakekia throwing a counter right hand but Curtis manages to avoid it.
Hakekia throws a front kick that sends Curtis stumbling back into the cage.
Hakekia throws a leg kick
and Curtis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Alika Hakekia has been cut.
Hakekia lands with a nice body kick.
Curtis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hakekia tried to counter with a leg kick but Curtis avoided it.
Curtis tries to land a leg kick but Hakekia saw it coming and moves away.
Hakekia defending well as Curtis loads up on a big left hand.
Curtis misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curtis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Curtis unleashes a big counter combination but Hakekia bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hakekia slips under a jab.
Hakekia appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hakekia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Curtis throws out a counter right but Hakekia avoids it with no problem.
Curtis tries to land a leg kick but Hakekia saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circling - Hakekia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakekia misses with a few strikes there.
Curtis misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Hakekia coming out on top.
Hakekia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hakekia checks a leg kick.
Curtis lands a head shot.
Hakekia scores with a push kick.
Hakekia slips under a jab.
Hakekia lands with an overhand left.
Hakekia blocks a jab.
Hakekia throws a leg kick which misses Curtis's front leg but catches the back leg as Curtis tries to avoid it.
Curtis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hakekia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hakekia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hakekia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Curtis.
Hakekia lands a leg kick that knocks Curtis off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curtis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hakekia moves out of range of the body kick from Curtis.
Curtis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Curtis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hakekia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hakekia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hakekia scores with a nice head shot.
Hakekia throws an overhand right that lands on Curtis's shoulder, as Curtis tries to avoid the shot.
Hakekia lands with an uppercut that bounces Curtis off the cage and back into range.
Curtis takes a swing at Hakekia's ribcage but misses.
Curtis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hakekia.
Hakekia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Curtis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sloppy strikes from Curtis. Those never looked like landing.
Hakekia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Curtis misses the jab.
Curtis throws out a loose jab but Hakekia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curtis walks into a left hand.
Hakekia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis catches Hakekia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hakekia lands with an overhand left.
Curtis misses with a low kick.
Hakekia looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good leg kick by Curtis.
Hakekia looks for the body kick but Curtis saw that one coming.
Hakekia with the inside leg kick.
Curtis checks the leg kick nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Curtis.
Hakekia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hakekia throws a chopping leg kick but Curtis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hakekia connects with a crisp jab.
Hakekia moves out of range of the strikes.
Curtis throws a low kick, looking for Hakekia's leg but Hakekia calmly moves out of range.
Hakekia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Curtis throws a jab but it's blocked by Hakekia.
Hakekia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis moves out of range as Hakekia throws a body kick.
Curtis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curtis moves out of range as Hakekia throws a body kick.
Curtis moves into the clinch successfully.
Hakekia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curtis misses with an uppercut. Hakekia saw that one coming.
Curtis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hakekia.
Hakekia connects with a right hand. Curtis shakes it off.
Hakekia defending well as Curtis loads up on a big left hand.
Curtis tries to bum rush Hakekia with a series of wild strikes but Hakekia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An inside leg kick lands from Hakekia.
Hakekia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Curtis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curtis throws a body kick that misses.
Hakekia throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hakekia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Curtis cracks Hakekia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alika Hakekia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alika Hakekia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slow jab from Hakekia misses its intended target.
Curtis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curtis misses with a looping left.
Curtis blocks the body kick.
Hakekia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Curtis's sensitive parts.
Hakekia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Curtis is able to avoid easily.
Curtis walks into a stiff left hand from Hakekia.
Curtis connects with a nice looking jab.
Curtis closes the distance and clinches.
Hakekia gets through Curtis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hakekia scores with a hook to the body.
Hakekia scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curtis.
Curtis throws a punch but it's blocked by Hakekia.
Curtis has a couple of punches blocked by Hakekia.
Curtis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hakekia backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curtis breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Hakekia misses.
Curtis blocks a head kick by Hakekia.
Curtis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakekia lands a right hook to the body.
Hakekia walks into a straight right hand from Curtis.
Curtis throws a hook to the side of Hakekia's head but Hakekia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hakekia throws a lazy right hand but Curtis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Curtis tenderised Hakekia's leg. Hakekia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alika Hakekia is winning the standup battle so far.
Hakekia lands a jab to Curtis's midsection.
Curtis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hakekia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Hakekia tenderised Curtis's leg. Curtis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Curtis throws a body punch but Hakekia moves out of range.
Curtis lands a nice shot to the body.
Curtis scores with a hook to the body. Hakekia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hakekia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curtis.
Hakekia scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curtis scores with a punch to the head.
Hakekia scoring well with a low kick there.
Hakekia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia throws a leg kick
and Curtis counters with a three punch combo that has Hakekia backing up. Hakekia nods at Curtis to acknowledge the strikes.
Hakekia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hakekia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hakekia. Curtis shrugs it off though.
Curtis misses with a wild combination.
Curtis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Curtis misses with a hook
and Hakekia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hakekia tries to land a front kick but Curtis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hakekia scores with the left hand. Curtis knows he should have avoided that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Curtis blocks the leg kick.
Curtis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hakekia on the side of the head.
Curtis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hakekia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Curtis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hakekia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hakekia connects with a right hand. Curtis shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hakekia.
Curtis misses with a double jab
and Hakekia counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hakekia lands a leg kick that knocks Curtis off balance momentarily.
Hakekia throws a hook but Curtis avoids it easily.
Curtis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hakekia throws out a leg kick but Curtis moves out of range and Hakekia only half commits.
Hakekia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curtis.
Nice uppercut there from Hakekia.
Curtis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hakekia's sensitive parts.
Hakekia scores with a punch to the head.
Curtis throws a leg kick but Hakekia sees it coming and moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hakekia!
Curtis moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curtis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hakekia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hakekia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis avoiding damage as Hakekia throws knees to the body.
Hakekia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Curtis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hakekia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curtis tries to throw a body punch but Hakekia avoids it by throwing Curtis back against the cage.
Curtis misses with a punch on the inside.
Hakekia managing to block the knees to the body from Curtis.
Hakekia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Curtis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hakekia connects with an inside leg kick.
Curtis's corner calls for a 1-2. Curtis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Curtis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hakekia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Curtis scrambles back to his feet.
Hakekia throws a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curtis misses with a body kick.
Hakekia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Curtis's head backwards.
Hakekia staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Hakekia misses the target.
Hakekia throws a poor cross that misses
and Curtis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alika Hakekia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alika Hakekia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hakekia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hakekia misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Curtis misses.
Curtis misses with a lunging right hand
and Hakekia counters with an inside leg kick.
Curtis misses with a straight right.
Curtis throws a combination that misses
and Hakekia counters with an outside leg kick.
Curtis checks a low kick from Hakekia.
A shot to the body from Curtis misses
and Curtis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Curtis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hakekia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Curtis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Curtis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Curtis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Curtis scores with a body shot.
Curtis is looking to clinch.
Curtis misses with an uppercut. Hakekia saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis misses with a right hand
and Hakekia counters with a leg kick.
Curtis throws a right hand that misses
and Hakekia counters with a straight right hand.
Hakekia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Curtis catches Hakekia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Curtis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hakekia.
Hakekia went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Curtis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hakekia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Curtis misses with a hook to the body
and Hakekia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hakekia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Curtis misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Hakekia.
Curtis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hakekia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hakekia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Curtis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hakekia.
Hakekia dips to his left and cracks Curtis with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curtis walks into a left hand.
Curtis lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Curtis.
Hakekia swats away the attempt to clinch by Curtis.
Curtis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hakekia can pounce on him.
Hakekia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hakekia dips to his left and cracks Curtis with an uppercut!
Hakekia misses with a body kick.
Curtis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hakekia counters with a stiff right hand.
Curtis throws a sloppy head kick and Hakekia moves out of range easily.
Hakekia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Curtis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hakekia.
Hakekia misses with a low kick as Curtis jumps back.
Curtis throws an off balance right hand
and Hakekia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Curtis throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia misses with a low kick.
Hakekia dodges the punch combination from Curtis.
Curtis lands with an overhand left.
Hakekia moves away from the strike by Curtis.
Hakekia throws a body shot but no joy.
Curtis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hakekia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hakekia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Curtis throws a looping overhand right but Hakekia ducks down to avoid it.
Curtis lands a lovely overhand right.
Hakekia lands with a nice body kick.
Curtis throws a hook to the side of Hakekia's head but Hakekia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hakekia feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That kick from Hakekia tenderised Curtis's leg. Curtis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hakekia throws the kick towards the body but Curtis avoids it.
Curtis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Curtis moves out of range as Hakekia throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Curtis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hakekia misses with a low kick as Curtis jumps back.
A little jabbing left from Curtis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hakekia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Curtis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hakekia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Curtis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Curtis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Curtis misses with a straight right.
Darry Curtis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curtis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Curtis swinging wildly here.
Hakekia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Curtis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hakekia scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Curtis.
Curtis throws a lazy right hand but Hakekia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alika Hakekia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hakekia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alika Hakekia!
Post fight, Alika Hakekia stared into the camera and said 'I Want A Top 5 Opponent, Then A Title Shot'.
The defeated Darry Curtis had this to say: 'Thank you to the fans who came out to watch me. I will come back stronger. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Action Bastard (ranked 692 p4p, 739 weight class) and Chester Drawers (ranked 73 p4p, 81 weight class). Bastard comes to the cage accompanied by Japanese And Lovely - Jucifer. Action Bastard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Action Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chester Drawers!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard misses with a body shot.
Bastard takes a swing at Drawers's ribcage but misses.
Drawers changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bastard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drawers moves away.
Bastard throws a hook to the side of Drawers's head but Drawers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drawers drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bastard defends it well.
Bastard throws a body shot but no joy.
Bastard lands a jab.
Drawers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bastard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bastard. Drawers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drawers changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bastard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drawers manages to avoid it.
And Drawers tries to counter it with a takedown but Bastard pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastard shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Drawers manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Drawers has his foot on Bastard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bastard works his way back into a safe position though.
Bastard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bastard wants to pass the guard but Drawers is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Drawers keeping moving, preventing Bastard from controlling successfully.
Bastard connects with a couple of short punches.
Drawers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bastard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bastard wants to control from the top but Drawers keeps moving.
Bastard slips nicely into half guard.
Drawers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bastard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard is trying to control the action in half guard but Drawers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Drawers wants to improve his position but Bastard is controlling well.
Bastard has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Bastard slips a nice elbow through Drawers's hands, connecting with Drawers's forehead.
Bastard wants to free his trapped foot but Drawers is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bastard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Drawers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bastard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bastard with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Drawers actively working from the bottom here.
Drawers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Drawers looking for submissions off his back.
Drawers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drawers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bastard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Drawers taking some punishment here, with Bastard in his half guard.
Drawers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bastard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Drawers knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bastard connects with a nice short shot to Drawers's temple.
Nice strikes from Bastard there.
Bastard wants to pass the guard but Drawers is defending well.
Bastard is keen to just control but Drawers is a slippery customer.
Ground and pound from Bastard.
Bastard working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Drawers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard slips a nice elbow through Drawers's hands, connecting with Drawers's forehead.
Drawers looking for submissions off his back.
Drawers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bastard pulls his head out easily.
Bastard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Drawers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Bastard seems content to control.
Drawers looking for submissions off his back.
Drawers looking for submissions off his back.
Bastard moves into full mount! Drawers won't be happy about that!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drawers working to try and regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Action Bastard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bastard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Drawers tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bastard throws a looping overhand right but Drawers ducks down to avoid it.
Drawers with the counter takedown but Bastard avoids it easily.
Bastard throws a lazy right hand but Drawers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bastard lands with a hook. Drawers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Action Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Bastard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bastard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bastard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drawers.
And Drawers tries to counter it with a takedown but Bastard pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bastard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drawers with the counter takedown but Bastard avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastard lands with a nice body punch.
Bastard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drawers.
Bastard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Drawers tries to counter it with a takedown but Bastard pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drawers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bastard.
Drawers drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bastard defends it well.
Drawers slips a straight right by Bastard.
Bastard looks to score with a jab to the body but Drawers is just out of range.
Drawers with the counter takedown but Bastard avoids it easily.
Drawers slips a jab from Bastard.
Bastard loads up on a big right hand but Drawers slips the punch.
Bastard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drawers ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
And Drawers tries to counter it with a takedown but Bastard pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bastard throws an overhand right that lands on Drawers's shoulder, as Drawers tries to avoid the shot.
Drawers feints the counter takedown.
Drawers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bastard throws out the jab.
And Drawers tries to counter it with a takedown but Bastard pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Drawers enables Bastard to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Drawers manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bastard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bastard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drawers can do to turn this around?
Drawers is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bastard defends well.
Bastard chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drawers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bastard defends it easily.
Bastard trying to control but Drawers is working from the bottom.
Bastard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drawers is keeping the position for now.
Drawers is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bastard defends well.
Drawers is looking for a triangle but Bastard pushes his legs off easily.
Bastard trying to control but Drawers is working from the bottom.
Drawers keeping full guard, as Bastard tries to pass.
Drawers is looking for a triangle but Bastard pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drawers keeping moving, preventing Bastard from controlling successfully.
Drawers working for a triangle but Bastard defends it easily.
Drawers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bastard is aware though and is defending well.
Bastard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bastard passes Drawers's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Drawers on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Drawers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Drawers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Drawers looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bastard trying to control the action but Drawers is working from the bottom.
Drawers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bastard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bastard is working for a kimura but Drawers is defending it quite comfortably.
Bastard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bastard prevents Drawers from improving his position.
Drawers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bastard pulls his head out easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drawers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bastard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Action Bastard dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bastard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drawers.
Bastard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drawers is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bastard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Bastard.
Bastard throws a shot from downtown. Drawers moves away and avoids it.
Drawers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bastard.
Drawers drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bastard defends it well.
Bastard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drawers.
Bastard just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drawers slips under a jab from Bastard.
Drawers feints the counter takedown.
Drawers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bastard misses with a body shot.
And Drawers tries to counter it with a takedown but Bastard pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bastard takes a swing at Drawers's ribcage but misses.
Drawers is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drawers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drawers changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bastard misses with a looping right.
Bastard throws a shot to the body.
Drawers avoids the body shot from Bastard.
Bastard with a nice cross.
Bastard throws a jab but it's blocked by Drawers.
Drawers with the counter takedown but Bastard avoids it easily.
Drawers slips a jab from Bastard.
Drawers with the counter takedown but Bastard avoids it easily.
Bastard misses with a takedown attempt
and Drawers counters with a single leg into guard. Bastard didn't expect that.
Drawers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drawers passes into half guard.
Drawers is working for a kimura but Bastard is defending it quite comfortably.
Drawers wants to free his trapped foot but Bastard is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chester Drawers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Action Bastard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drawers is looking for a kimura but Bastard is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Drawers to get the leverage.
Drawers is working for a kimura but Bastard is defending it quite comfortably.
Bastard trying to control from the bottom.
Bastard is looking for a sweep. Drawers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drawers is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Bastard still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Bastard has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drawers manages to get back to half guard.
Drawers has hold of Bastard's hands but Bastard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Drawers is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bastard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bastard moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Drawers.
Bastard working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Drawers is looking to reverse the position.
Drawers is not content to let Bastard control the position.
Bastard is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bastard in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard tries to advance to mount but Drawers denies him.
Drawers gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Drawers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Drawers is pressing down on Bastard's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Drawers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Drawers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bastard chips away with some ground and pound.
Drawers keeping moving, preventing Bastard from controlling successfully.
Bastard stands and throws Drawers's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Drawers tries to buck Bastard off but Bastard is having none of it.
Bastard trying to control the action but Drawers is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Action Bastard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bastard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Action Bastard!
After winning the bout, Action Bastard thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier Delisle (ranked 459 p4p, 1250 weight class) and Fanta Coco (ranked 78 p4p, 190 weight class). Fanta Coco will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gauthier Delisle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 28 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fanta Coco!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delisle shoots in and gets a takedown into Coco's guard.
Coco wriggles free and stands up.
Fanta Coco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coco doesn't manage to clinch there - Delisle circles away.
Coco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Delisle drops down looking for a counter takedown but Coco sprawls and moves away.
Delisle closes the distance and clinches.
Coco tries to land knees in the clinch but Delisle avoids the damage to the body.
Delisle tightens his grip and picks Coco up, before dumping him to the ground. Coco manages to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coco is looking to stand up but Delisle isn't so interested in that idea.
Coco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Delisle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Delisle pushes down on Coco's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Coco has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at St Petersburg MMA Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Coco kicks Delisle off and gets back to his feet.
Delisle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coco misses with the combination.
Delisle throws a right and a left that Coco avoids nicely.
Coco tries a quick counter leg kick but Delisle is wise to it.
Delisle throws a good cross that connects.
Coco looks for the body kick but Delisle saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delisle gets a clinch.
Delisle is looking for a takedown.
Nice body punch from Coco.
Coco tries a body shot but Delisle blocks it.
Coco tries to work over Delisle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delisle works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Coco wants to get back to his feet but Delisle passes into half guard.
Delisle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Coco does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Delisle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Coco does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Delisle is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Coco doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Delisle.
Coco kicks Delisle off and gets back to his feet.
Delisle sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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!
Coco thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Delisle if he has to take too many more of those.
Coco thows a body kick. Delisle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Delisle is breathing heavily.
Coco thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Delisle if he has to take too many more of those.
Coco clinches.
Coco tries to land knees in the clinch but Delisle avoids the damage to the body.
Coco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Coco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delisle lands a glancing blow to the side of Coco's head.
Coco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coco attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Coco tries a head kick but it misses.
Delisle tries to counter with a takedown but Coco is quick to defend against it.
Coco gets caught napping as Delisle dives in and scores a takedown. Coco manages to retain guard.
Coco has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Delisle has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Delisle has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Coco is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coco tries to work over Delisle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delisle wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gauthier Delisle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delisle wants a takedown but no success here.
Coco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Delisle wants the takedown. Coco is fighting it off but Delisle persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Coco's guard against the cage.
Delisle won't allow Coco to get back to his feet.
Delisle landing some decent shots from guard.
Delisle's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Coco is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Delisle is controlling him.
Delisle slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delisle looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Delisle is looking to take a break and control but Coco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Delisle prevents Coco from standing back up.
We've been hearing that Delisle has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Coco kicks Delisle off and gets back to his feet.
Delisle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Coco defending well as Delisle loads up on a big left hand.
Delisle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delisle scores with a jab. Coco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Coco stuffs the takedown.
Coco moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Coco.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fanta Coco dominated that round.
That's time! Delisle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Coco moves into the clinch.
Delisle has Coco pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Coco manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short left from Coco.
Delisle is trying to drag Coco to the mat but Coco just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Coco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Coco landing knees to the body.
Coco stops a takedown attempt from Delisle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gauthier Delisle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delisle has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Coco is trying to keep an underhook but Delisle manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Delisle prevents Coco from standing back up.
Delisle throwing shots but Coco is blocking nicely.
Fanta Coco has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coco won't allow Delisle to pass to mount.
Coco is trying to stand up here but Delisle is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coco kicks off Delisle and gets to his feet.
Coco connects with a body shot that sends Delisle's belly button to the back.
Coco scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coco throws a sloppy head kick and Delisle moves out of range easily.
Fanta Coco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Delisle.
Coco works Delisle's body with a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Coco.
It looks like Gauthier Delisle has been cut.
Fanta Coco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coco tries to clinch up but Delisle circles away and keeps his distance.
Coco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Delisles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch combination from Coco misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delisle closes the distance and clinches up with Coco, looking for a takedown. Delisle pushes Coco against the cage but Coco circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Delisle shoots in for a double leg but Coco sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Coco lands with an uppercut that bounces Delisle off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coco connects with a body shot.
Gauthier Delisle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delisle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coco takes a jab right on the kisser.
Coco tries to clinch but Delisle is having none of it.
Coco gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Delisle to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Coco wants to stand but Delisle is controlling the position.
Delisle advances position into side control!
Coco tries to escape but Delisle is in control.
Delisle cracks Coco with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coco wants to get back to his feet.
Coco takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Delisle lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Delisle has an Americana. Coco didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Delisle is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Delisle hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gauthier Delisle!
A very excited looking Gauthier Delisle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fiyero Lermontov (ranked 321 p4p, 530 weight class) and Hugh Honey (ranked 42 p4p, 66 weight class). Honey has chosen Higher Love as his entrance music. Hugh Honey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fiyero Lermontov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugh Honey!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lermontov works Honey's body with a nice hook.
Lermontov throws a hook but Honey blocks it.
Honey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Honey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Lermontov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Honey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lermontov was well out of range. Poor timing from Honey.
Honey staying out of range there.
Honey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lermontov.
Honey slips a jab from Lermontov.
Lermontov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Honey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Honey lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lermontov misses with an uppercut.
Honey jabs at Lermontov's body.
Lermontov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Honey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Honey lands a lovely overhand right.
Fiyero Lermontov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honey misses with a wild combination.
Honey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lermontov.
Honey is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Honey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lermontov.
Lermontov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Honey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Honey ducks under a wild hook from Lermontov.
Honey has closed the distance and engaged Lermontov in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lermontov throws a punch but it's blocked by Honey.
Lermontov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Honey uses from the top position.
Honey told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Lermontov is looking for a triangle but Honey pushes his legs off easily.
Honey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lermontov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Honey controlling from the top position.
Lermontov is looking for a triangle but Honey pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Honey defends it easily.
Lermontov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lermontov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Honey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lermontov wants to control but Honey passes easily into half guard.
Lermontov looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov wants to control but Honey is keeping busy.
Lermontov wants to get back to full guard.
Lermontov is not content to let Honey control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lermontov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Honey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lermontov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Honey has managed to get both his arms back between Lermontov's legs - danger averted.
Lermontov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Honey controls the pace.
Honey is pushing down on Lermontov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lermontov is fighting to maintain full guard but Honey has managed to sneak the leg through.
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.
Lermontov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lermontov.
Lermontov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lermontov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Honey defends it easily.
Lermontov looking for a guillotine here but Honey defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lermontov looking for subs off his back but Honey has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fiyero Lermontov dominated that round.
That's time! Lermontov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Honey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fiyero Lermontov is winning the standup battle so far.
Lermontov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Honey's head backwards.
Honey misses with a hook.
Lermontov staying out of range there.
Honey just misses with a punch to the body.
Lermontov cracks Honey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Honey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lermontov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Honey in his tracks.
Lermontov takes the fight into the clinch.
Lermontov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lermontov tries to pull guard but Honey holds him up against the cage and eventually Lermontov drops back down to his feet.
Lermontov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fiyero Lermontov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lermontov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lermontov 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.
Lermontov throws a punch but it's blocked by Honey.
Lermontov pulls guard.
Lermontov working for a triangle but Honey defends it easily.
Honey preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lermontov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Honey gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lermontov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Honey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Honey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lermontov momentarily.
 Lermontov is rocked!
Honey tries to clinch but Lermontov moves out of range.
Oh Lermontov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Honey misses with a hook
enabling Lermontov to counter with a crisp jab.
Honey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Honey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Honey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Lermontov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Honey looks to land a right hand but Lermontov moved out of range.
Honey drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Lermontov right on the button. Lermontov goes down! Honey follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Honey gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugh Honey!
Hugh Honey was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tan Zan (ranked 125 p4p, 919 weight class) and Ricky Conway (ranked 19 p4p, 144 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tan Zan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Conway!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zan misses with a body shot.
Conway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Zan misses.
Zan throws an overhand right that lands on Conway's shoulder, as Conway tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Conway misses.
Conway moves out of range as Zan strikes.
Conway looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Zan misses the target.
Conway doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zan misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Conway releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Conway is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Conway lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Conway throws the left hand but Zan avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Zan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conway moves away.
Zan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zan misses with a looping left.
Zan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Conway's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Conway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Conway cracks Zan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zan throws a body punch but Conway moves out of range.
Zan missing with a left hand there. Conway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tan Zan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zan misses the jab.
Zan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conway.
Zan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Conway.
Zan scores with a hook to the body. Conway takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Conway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zan.
Zan swings for the body but Conway moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Conway misses.
Zan throws an off balance right hand
and Conway counters with a nice uppercut.
Conway rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Zan counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway defending well as Zan loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Zan misses the target.
Zan throws a big shot that misses.
Zan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zan throws a shot from downtown. Conway moves away and avoids it.
Zan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Conway.
Zan looks to land a right hand but Conway moved out of range.
Conway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Zan misses.
Zan loads up on a big right hand but Conway slips the punch.
Conway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conway throws out a counter right but Zan avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zan throws out the jab.
Conway scores with a nice strike.
Zan misses with a left hand
and Conway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Conway connects with a right hand. Zan shakes it off.
Zan lands with a good body shot.
A lazy left from Zan finds it's target.
Conway misses with a wild body shot.
Conway thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zan throwing a counter right hand but Conway manages to avoid it.
Conway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zan.
Conway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zan.
Conway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zan. Conway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conway let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zan throws a hook to the side of Conway's head but Conway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zan scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zan misses with a looping right.
We've been told by Zan's head coaches at Alpha Brasil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zan swings widly with a right hand
and Conway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zan throws a hook to the side of Conway's head but Conway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab by Zan.
Conway takes one to the chin there.
Zan scores with a nice head shot.
Conway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zan.
Conway thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conway.
Zan stuns Conway with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zan misses with a right hand
and Conway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zan lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tan Zan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zan throws a lazy uppercut
and Conway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conway.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Conway might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Zan has got the better of the exchanges.
Conway slips a straight right by Zan.
Zan throws a lazy uppercut
and Conway counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Conway has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Conway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Conway misses with a hook. Zan ducked under it nicely.
Zan misses with an uppercut.
Conway takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zan lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zan lands a slapping body shot.
Zan misses with a looping right.
Zan slips under a jab.
Zan throws a looping overhand right but Conway ducks down to avoid it.
Conway throws out a counter right but Zan avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zan throws an overhand right that lands on Conway's shoulder, as Conway tries to avoid the shot.
Zan lands a nice looking body shot.
Zan misses with a hook
and Conway counters with a nice body shot.
Conway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zan.
We've been informed that Conway has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Zan throws an overhand right that lands on Conway's shoulder, as Conway tries to avoid the shot.
Zan thuds a left hand into Conway's body.
Conway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conway was well out of range. Poor timing from Zan.
Zan misses with a body shot
enabling Conway to counter with a crisp jab.
Zan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from Zan misses its target.
Conway misses with a hook.
Conway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zan tries to clinch
enabling Conway to counter with a crisp jab.
Conway lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zan slips a jab from Conway.
Zan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conway can do to turn this around?
Conway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conway looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zan cracks Conway with a good jab.
Zan throws a looping overhand right but Conway ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Zan misses.
Conway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zan throws out the jab.
Zan throws a jab but it's blocked by Conway.
Tan Zan is winning the standup battle so far.
Zan slips under a jab from Conway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zan defending well as Conway loads up on a big left hand.
Zan jabs Conway right on the nose. Conway blinks but takes it well.
Zan throws the left hand but Conway avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Zan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Conway! But no joy.
Conway avoids the body shot from Zan.
Zan throws a hook to the side of Conway's head but Conway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Decent striking displayed by Conway there.
A lazy left from Conway finds it's target.
Conway gets tackled into the cage by Zan. Zan maintains the clinch.
Zan tries to work over Conway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zan works on Conway's body with a couple of short punches.
Conway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conway throws a punch but it's blocked by Zan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Conway.
Good body shot from Zan.
Conway is breathing heavily.
Conway lands a hook that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Zan.
Conway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Zan.
A short body shot lands from Zan as the two fighters clinch.
Conway misses with some punches.
A short right from Zan on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Zan.
Zan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zan misses with a body punch.
Zan scores with a shoulder strike.
 Conway is rocked!
Zan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Conway is still on wobbly legs! Can Zan finish him?
Zan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zan pushes Conway back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Zan fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tan Zan dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Zan clinches up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Zan.
Zan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Conways head.
Zan unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Conway! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Zan is unloading with more strikes now! Conway drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tan Zan!
Tan Zan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dom Severini (ranked 187 p4p, 571 weight class) and Harold Nicolas (ranked 36 p4p, 92 weight class). Harold Nicolas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dom Severini's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Severini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harold Nicolas!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicolas slips a jab from Severini.
Nicolas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nicolas.
Nice jab there from Severini.
 It looks like Harold Nicolas has been cut.
Severini throws an overhand right that lands on Nicolas's shoulder, as Nicolas tries to avoid the shot.
Nicolas flicks out a counter leg kick but Severini steps away.
Severini misses with a hook. Nicolas ducked under it nicely.
Nicolas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Severini.
Severini on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Severini shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nicolas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nicolas is looking to chop away at Severini's legs.
A quick step to the side and Severini tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Severini throws a looping overhand right but Nicolas ducks down to avoid it.
Severini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Severini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nicolas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicolas throws a hook but Severini avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Nicolas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severini misses with a straight left.
Nice shot by Nicolas.
A head kick misses from Nicolas.
Nicolas avoids the body shot from Severini.
Nicolas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Severini.
Nicolas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Horrible takedown attempt by Severini or perhaps it was just good defense by Nicolas, which made it look bad.
Severini is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nicolas's half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Severini's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Severini throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nicolas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Severini trying to control from half guard but Nicolas is working away.
Nicolas is in trouble now - Severini has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Severini misses with a head shot.
Severini misses with a head shot.
Severini lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Severini unloading with bombs!
Severini throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Severini throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nicolas because Severini loaded up on that one.
Nicolas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Severini trying to control but Nicolas is having none of it.
Severini throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severini misses with a head shot.
Severini throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Nicolas is looking to get to half guard.
Severini throwing strikes here but Nicolas is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Severini misses with a head shot.
Severini thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
A nice elbow there by Severini.
Severini misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Severini misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Severini throws a sloppy strike and Nicolas uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Nicolas has ended up in Severini's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severini is looking to sweep but instead, Nicolas has passed into half guard.
Nicolas prevents Severini from improving his position.
Severini tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicolas uses his free foot to push down on Severini's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Severini.
Severini tries to reverse the position but Nicolas maintains control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nicolas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Severini is looking to escape.
Severini gets back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Severini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Nicolas's cut.
That's time! Severini's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nicolas misses the shot to the body.
Severini shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Severini is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Severini connects with a nice short shot to Nicolas's temple.
Severini is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Severini has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Severini thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicolas is pressing down on Severini's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Severini loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nicolas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Severini stays in close to Nicolas's body and controls the position.
Severini cracks Nicolas with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severini cracks Nicolas with a solid left hand.
Nicolas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Severini. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nicolas is trying to keep Severini in close.
Severini wants to control from the top but Nicolas keeps moving.
Severini trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Severini throws a big right hand that misses.
Severini loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Severini in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nicolas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Severini trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Severini throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severini trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Severini loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Severini cracks Nicolas with a solid left hand.
Severini is looking to work some ground and pound but Nicolas has wrist control.
Severini in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Severini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nicolas can do to turn this around?
Severini throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nicolas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Severini postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Severini wants to control from the top but Nicolas keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Severini throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nicolas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nicolas is trying to control the position but Severini postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nicolas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Severini is out of range.
Severini throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Severini.
Severini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harold Nicolas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Severini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nicolas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Severini throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nicolas counters with a stiff right hand.
Nicolas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Severini misses with a hook
and Nicolas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nicolas tries to land a front kick but Severini steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Severini throws a poor cross that misses
and Nicolas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Severini throws a shot from downtown. Nicolas moves away and avoids it.
Severini throws a jab when Nicolas was well out of range.
Nicolas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nicolas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nicolas manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Severini. That snapped Nicolas's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Severini lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nicolas backs up against the cage.
Severini misses the shot to the body.
Nicolas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Severini throws a right hand that misses
and Nicolas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Severini ducks under a wild hook from Nicolas.
Nicolas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Severini.
Nicolas avoids the body shot from Severini.
Severini lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nicolas backs up against the cage.
Severini scores with a sloppy right hand. Nicolas should have avoided that one.
Severini throws a series of strikes that have Nicolas backpedaling.
Nicolas is rocked!
Severini moves away from the strike by Nicolas.
A swing and a miss from Severini.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Severini dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harold Nicolas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Severini swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nicolas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Severini connects with a crisp jab.
Severini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nicolas misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Severini on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nicolas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Severini.
Severini swinging wildly here.
Nicolas slips a jab from Severini.
Nicolas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nicolas lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Severini throws a sloppy body shot
and Severini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Severini scores with a four punch combination!
Nicolas slips under a jab.
A big right from Severini misses.
Nicolas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severini takes a swing at Nicolas's ribcage but misses.
Nicolas throws out a counter right but Severini avoids it with no problem.
Nicolas misses with a wild combination.
Severini appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice combo by Severini! Oh, that's hurt him - Nicolas falls to the canvas and Severini follows him into side control.
Severini throwing strikes but Nicolas manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Severini is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Severini is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Severini's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dom Severini is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Severini is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Severini struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severini is trying to improve his position.
Nicolas slows the pace down.
Severini is looking for a sweep.
Severini keeping his opponent close.
Severini is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Severini struggling a bit here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Severini tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nicolas defends well and Severini ends up having to push Nicolas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Harold Nicolas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Severini trying to land knees to the body.
Nicolas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nicolas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nicolas struggles to land a body shot inside as Severini controls his hands.
Nicolas throws a punch but it's blocked by Severini.
Nicolas can't find room to land a body shot as Severini controls the action.
A short uppercut from Nicolas.
Severini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Severini showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Severini, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Severini!
Dom Severini really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conviction logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lydon (ranked 128 p4p, 276 weight class) and Kazuma Kuwabara (ranked 24 p4p, 47 weight class). Lydon comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - Don't Stop Me Now . Kuwabara has chosen Kazuma Kuwabara Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Lydon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kazuma Kuwabara!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuwabara needs to keep his hands up - Lydon had a free shot at his head there.
Lydon lands with a good body shot.
We've been told by Lydon's head coaches at Hell Warriors Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lydon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kuwabara lands a nice shot that snaps Lydon's head back.
Kuwabara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lydon as he jumps to the side.
Lydon missing with a left hand there. Kuwabara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuwabara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lydon.
Lydon looks to land a body kick but Kuwabara moved away.
Kuwabara goes for a double leg but Lydon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lydon continues to drive forward.
Kuwabara throws a sloppy body shot
and Lydon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lydon moves out of range as Kuwabara strikes.
Kuwabara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kuwabara with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuwabara misses with a hook to the body
and Lydon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lydon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuwabara manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydon misses with a left hand
and Kuwabara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuwabara lands a jab to the head.
Lydon scores with a sloppy right hand. Kuwabara should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Kuwabara.
Lydon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Kuwabara.
Lydon misses with a right hand
and Kuwabara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuwabara defending well as Lydon loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Kuwabara was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kuwabara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuwabara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lydon.
Lydon throws a head kick that misses
and Kuwabara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuwabara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lydon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kuwabara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuwabara has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuwabara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kuwabara cracks a nice hook into Lydon's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara throws a hook but Lydon avoids it easily.
Kuwabara lands a body shot.
Kuwabara slips under a jab from Lydon.
Kuwabara throws a big shot that misses.
Lydon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lydon throws out a leg kick but Kuwabara moves out of range and Lydon only half commits.
Lydon throws a hook but Kuwabara blocks it.
Kuwabara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kuwabara jabs Lydon right on the nose. Lydon blinks but takes it well.
Lydon throws the left hand but Kuwabara avoids the punch easily.
Lydon misses with a straight left.
Lydon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kuwabara in his tracks.
Kuwabara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara misses with a straight right.
Kuwabara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Lydon misses.
Kuwabara digs a good body shot into Lydon's ribs.
A slow jab from Lydon misses its intended target.
Lydon misses the body punch
letting Kuwabara counter with a right hand.
Lydon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuwabara.
Kuwabara loads up on a big right hand but Lydon slips the punch.
Decent striking displayed by Kuwabara there.
Kuwabara throws a hook but Lydon avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Kuwabara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuwabara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lydon.
Kuwabara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Lydon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lydon looks to land a left hand but Kuwabara moved out of range nicely.
Kuwabara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lydon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuwabara cracks Lydon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kuwabara misses with the combination.
Lydon looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuwabara is just out of range.
Kuwabara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lydon under the eye.
Kuwabara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lydon was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuwabara.
Kuwabara checks a leg kick.
Lydon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lydon. Kuwabara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lydon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kuwabara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Kuwabara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Lydon misses the target.
Kuwabara shoots in looking for a takedown but Lydon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kuwabara's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kazuma Kuwabara will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lydon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuwabara.
Lydon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lydon throws a shot from downtown. Kuwabara moves away and avoids it.
Kazuma Kuwabara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lydon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuwabara.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lydon.
Kuwabara swings for the body but Lydon moves out of range.
Lydon looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Kuwabara.
Kuwabara throws a body punch but Lydon moves out of range.
Kuwabara misses with a looping left.
Lydon misses with a wild body shot.
Kuwabara lands a really nice looking cross but Lydon seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lydon misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuwabara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lydon throws a low kick, looking for Kuwabara's leg but Kuwabara calmly moves out of range.
Kuwabara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lydon throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuwabara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydon moves out of range as Kuwabara strikes.
Lydon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lydon throws a hook to the side of Kuwabara's head but Kuwabara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lydon works Kuwabara's body with a nice hook.
Lydon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kuwabara misses with the combination.
Lydon misses with an uppercut
and Kuwabara counters with a nice body shot.
Kuwabara takes a swing at Lydon's ribcage but misses.
Lydon lands a head kick!
Kuwabara misses with a looping left.
Lydon throws an off balance right hand
and Kuwabara counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuwabara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lydon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lydon tries to land a leg kick but Kuwabara saw it coming and moves away.
Kuwabara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuwabara misses with a wild combination.
Nice body punch from Lydon.
Kuwabara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donk. Kuwabara catches Lydon right on the button with a cross.
Lydon avoids the body shot from Kuwabara.
Kuwabara lands a nice looking body shot.
Kuwabara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kuwabara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lydon tests Kuwabara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lydon lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big right from Lydon misses.
Lydon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kuwabara moves out of range as Lydon throws a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Kuwabara misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lydon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kuwabara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lydon on the side of the head.
Lydon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kuwabara misses the shot to the body.
Lydon loads up on a big right hand but Kuwabara slips the punch.
Kuwabara staying out of range there.
Kuwabara tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lydon with a nice calf kick.
Kuwabara fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lydon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lydon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuwabara swings widly with a right hand
and Lydon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuwabara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kuwabara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lydon throws a body shot but no joy.
Lydon misses with a left hand
and Kuwabara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuwabara moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Kuwabara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lydon doesn't seem phased though.
Lydon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lydon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lydon misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kazuma Kuwabara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kuwabara throws a poor cross that misses
and Lydon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lydon swings widly with a right hand
and Kuwabara counters with a one-two to the body.
Lydon throws a push kick but Kuwabara slaps the foot to one side.
Kuwabara misses with a body punch
and Lydon counters with a straight right hand.
Lydon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuwabara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuwabara. Lydon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lydon misses with a hook. Kuwabara ducked under it nicely.
Kuwabara tries to clinch up but Lydon circles away and keeps his distance.
And Lydon counters with a quick kick to the body but Kuwabara blocks it.
Kuwabara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lydon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lydon lunges at Kuwabara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kuwabara's hand.
Kuwabara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kuwabara throws a body shot but no joy.
Lydon lands a body shot.
Johnny Lydon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Kuwabara blocks the low kick.
Lydon misses with a left hand
enabling Kuwabara to counter with a crisp jab.
Lydon throws a right hand that misses
and Kuwabara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuwabara throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Kuwabara misses
and Lydon counters with a straight right hand.
Kuwabara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lydon moves away.
Lydon is looking to counter punch.
Kuwabara throws the left hand but Lydon avoids the punch easily.
Kuwabara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lydon.
Lydon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuwabara's corner calls for a 1-2. Kuwabara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kuwabara moves away from the strike by Lydon.
Kuwabara scores with a three punch combo!
Kuwabara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lydon takes a swing at Kuwabara's ribcage but misses.
Lydon moves out of range of the strikes.
Lydon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Lydon.
Kuwabara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lydon.
Lydon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A jab from Kuwabara finds it's way through Lydon's defenses.
Kuwabara misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuwabara throws the left hand but Lydon avoids the punch easily.
Lydon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kuwabara's head backwards.
Lydon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuwabara.
Lydon tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lydon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara throws a body shot but no joy.
Lydon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lydon misses with a hook
and Kuwabara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuwabara looks to land a right hand but Lydon moved out of range.
Lydon throwing a counter right hand but Kuwabara manages to avoid it.
Lydon throws a head kick but Kuwabara moves out of range.
Lydon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kuwabara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lydon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lydon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lydon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuwabara wants to clinch up but Lydon keeps it at a distance.
Lydon throwing a counter right hand but Kuwabara manages to avoid it.
Lydon jabs at Kuwabara's body.
Kuwabara misses with a straight right.
Kuwabara swings for the body but Lydon moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuwabara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuwabara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuwabara takes a swing at Lydon's ribcage but misses.
Kuwabara misses with an uppercut
and Lydon counters with a straight right hand.
Lydon missing with a left hand there. Kuwabara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kazuma Kuwabara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lydon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lydon scores with a body shot.
Lydon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuwabara.
Lydon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kuwabara misses with a jab, cross combination.
A quick step to the side and Lydon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Lydon misses.
Johnny Lydon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lydon with the inside leg kick.
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 Johnny Lydon.
Well Kuwabara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kazuma Kuwabara!
A relieved looking Kazuma Kuwabara thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Steve (ranked 76 p4p, 83 weight class) and Khru Jako (ranked 15 p4p, 16 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jako's choice of entrance music: Catch a Fire. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 44 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Steve!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Khru Jako!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve stuns Jako with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steve tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jako throws the kick towards the body but Steve avoids it.
Steve tries to keep at a distance but Jako has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Steve.
Jako throws a head punch that misses.
Steve prevents a body shot from Jako.
Jako goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jako working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Jako controls his hands.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Steve.
Steve throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve lands an uppercut.
Steve on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jako lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Jako throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
Steve lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Steve lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Jako controls the action.
Jako blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jako swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jako has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Steve seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jako can turn it around.
Jako blocks the elbow strike.
Steve lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Jako as the two fighters clinch.
Steve working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Steve - that landed with a thud.
Steve works on Jako's body with a couple of short punches.
Jako tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Jako back against the cage.
Jako takes a shot to the head.
Steve throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jako misses with an elbow over the top.
Jako gets through Steve's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jako pushes off an throws an elbow but Steve leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Steve comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jako misses with an elbow strike.
Jako misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a nice uppercut.
Jako creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jako landing knees to the head.
Jako is working Steve over against the cage.
Jako softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jako blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Steve comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Khru Jako has been cut.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Jako avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Steve lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jako backwards.
Steve lands an elbow inside.
Jako creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Steve's defenses.
It looks like Chris Steve has been cut.
Steve lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jako backwards.
Jako tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Jako blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steve.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jako working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steve creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Jako controls his hands.
Jako blocks an elbow strike from Steve.
Steve pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Steve is working Jako over against the cage.
Jako avoids the elbow strike from Steve, against the cage.
Jako throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jako misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Steve.
Jako misses with an elbow strike.
Jako misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jako misses with a body punch.
Jako pushes Steve back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Jako.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jako swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jako tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
Steve lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jako has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Steve lands a nice uppercut.
Jako lands a nice shot to the body.
Jako lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jako working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steve misses with an elbow over the top.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Jako lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Steve.
Steve throws an elbow that misses.
Jako blocks an uppercut.
Jako misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jako with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jako misses with a punch to the body.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jako lands a hook that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Steve lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Steve dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Steve connects with an inside leg kick.
Steve throws a sloppy head kick and Jako moves out of range easily.
Steve on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Steve throws a low kick but Jako avoids it.
Jako lands a front kick.
Jako cracks Steve with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jako tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Jako.
Jako throws a low kick but Steve moves out of range easily.
Steve quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jako throws a push kick but Steve slaps the foot to one side.
Steve is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Jako misses the target.
Steve throws the left hand but Jako avoids the punch easily.
Jako ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jako swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jako swings widly with a right hand
and Steve counters with a left to the body.
Steve throws a body punch but Jako moves out of range.
A big left from Steve misses.
A nice side step and Jako releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Steve missing with a left hand there. Jako was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steve lands a nice shot to the body.
Jako throws a leg kick
and Steve counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jako throws out a powerful jab.
Jako connects with an inside leg kick.
Jako loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
Steve steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jako. That one must have hurt.
Jako tests Steve's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Jako 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jako throws a right hand that misses
and Steve counters with a stiff right hand.
Jako paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Steve throws a leg kick but Jako checks it.
Jako takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A good leg kick by Steve.
Jako misses with a hook
and Steve counters with a nice uppercut.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jako moves away.
Steve slips a straight right by Jako.
Steve takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jako moves into the clinch.
Jako looking to throw knees to the head but Steve is blocking nicely.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jako makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jako swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jako pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Jako.
A short right from Steve on the inside.
Chris Steve has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jako lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jako takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jako fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve throws a head punch that misses.
Steve misses with some punches.
Jako throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steve blocks it with crossed arms.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Jako controls his hands.
Jako throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Jako misses with some punches.
That's four 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!
Steve comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jako misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steve throws an elbow but misses.
Steve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steve lands an elbow inside that Jako shrugs off.
Steve pushes Jako back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jako is breathing heavily.
Steve presses Jako against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jako pushes off an throws an elbow but Steve leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Steve creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Steve.
Steve misses with the head strike.
Jako takes a shot to the head.
Steve gets through Jako's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jako with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Jako.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Steve dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Steve goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jako pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jako misses with the body kick
and Steve counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jako's knee momentarily.
Steve moves out of range of the body kick from Jako.
Jako scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jako looks to throw a body kick
and Steve counters with a right hand to the body.
Steve tries to clinch there but Jako circles away.
Steve lunges at Jako with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jako's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jako.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steve.
Jako swings widly with a right hand
and Steve counters with a straight right hand.
Steve drops Jako with a big left hand! Jako is injured, injured bad! Steve jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Steve!
Chris Steve retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Chris Steve thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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