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WCF 74: Bader vs Chaize PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clay Hayden (ranked 3057 p4p, 1566 weight class) and Joakim Johansson (ranked 379 p4p, 212 weight class). Johansson has chosen Scarlet - Hail the apocalypse as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Clay Hayden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joakim Johansson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayden misses with a takedown
enabling Johansson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johansson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johansson misses with a left hand
and Hayden counters with a low kick, right behind Johansson 's knee.
Hayden definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johansson throws a good cross that connects.
Johansson throws a hook but Hayden blocks it.
Hayden appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hayden misses the shot to the body.
Johansson throws a counter combo.
Hayden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayden misses with an uppercut
and Johansson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hayden thinking.
Hayden misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johansson counters with a nice right hand that sends Hayden toppling to the canvas! Hayden scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Johansson finish him?!
 Hayden is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johansson. That did some damage!
Oh Hayden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body kick from Hayden.
Hayden misses with a straight left.
Johansson punishes Hayden's body with a nice straight punch.
Johansson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Hayden drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Johansson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Hayden's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joakim Johansson!
Joakim Johansson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Dylan (ranked 2509 p4p, 24025 weight class) and Akello McGee (ranked 345 p4p, 708 weight class). Dylan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Darci - On My Own. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathan Dylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akello McGee!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dylan's jab looks to have found its range, popping McGee under the eye.
Dylan throws a looping overhand right but McGee ducks down to avoid it.
Dylan misses with a looping right.
McGee wants to clinch up but Dylan keeps it at a distance.
McGee is looking to clinch.
McGee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch but Dylan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dylan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McGee is looking to clinch.
Dylan throws a lazy right hand but McGee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dylan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dylan is looking to counter punch.
McGee checks a low kick from Dylan.
McGee doesn't manage to clinch there - Dylan circles away.
McGee thumps Dylan with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dylan was well out of range. Poor timing from McGee.
A jab from Dylan misses.
Dylan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dylan misses with a looping right.
McGee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dylan misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Dylan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dylan throws out the jab.
McGee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dylan loads up on a big right hand but McGee slips the punch.
McGee gets a clinch.
Dylan is trying to break free.
Dylan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dylan breaks from the clinch.
McGee ducks under a wild hook from Dylan.
Dylan misses with an uppercut
and McGee counters with a body kick.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch but Dylan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dylan thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dylan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGee moves in looking to clinch but Dylan pushes him off.
McGee cracks a nice hook into Dylan's ribs.
McGee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dylan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Dylan.
McGee misses the shot to the body.
Dylan scores with a hook to the body. McGee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGee tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Dylan to counter with a crisp jab.
Dylan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dylan loads up on a big right hand but McGee slips the punch.
Dylan throws an overhand right that lands on McGee's shoulder, as McGee tries to avoid the shot.
McGee replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dylan blocks it well.
McGee tries to clinch up.
Dylan swats away the attempt to clinch by McGee.
Dylan lands a glancing blow to the side of McGee's head.
McGee blocks a jab.
Despite the aggression on McGee's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dylan lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens McGee up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Dylan from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw McGee's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nathan Dylan!
Nathan Dylan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liger Justin (ranked 2132 p4p, 4583 weight class) and Taka Cruise (ranked 294 p4p, 563 weight class). Liger Justin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Liger Justin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taka Cruise!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruise loads up on a big right hand but Justin slips the punch.
Cruise tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Justin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Justin misses with a takedown attempt - Cruise sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cruise fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Justin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cruise fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Justin.
Cruise defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Justin.
Justin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cruise quickly recovers to half guard.
Cruise pushes Justin off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justin dodges the punch combination from Cruise.
Cruise showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Justin.
Justin misses the jab.
Justin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cruise defending well though.
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. Justin connects with a nice short shot to Cruise's temple.
Justin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Justin wants to take a breather but Cruise is having none of it.
Justin winds up and cracks Cruise with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cruise is trying to stand up here but Justin is controlling him well.
Justin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Justin slows the pace down in half guard.
Justin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cruise can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cruise is looking to get back to is feet but Justin passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justin in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruise is working to avoid the ground and pound but Justin connects with a decent elbow.
Justin 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.
Justin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cruise is avoiding damage well.
Cruise is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
A lull in the action here as Justin stalls from top position.
Justin is trying to get an arm triangle but Cruise is defending well.
Cruise pushes Justin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Justin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Justin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Justin working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justin prevents Cruise from escaping the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Justin.
Cruise wants to get back to his feet.
Justin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cruise is avoiding damage well.
Justin is chipping away with strikes.
Cruise taking punishment in the form of punches.
Justin throwing strikes but Cruise manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruise wants to stand but Justin is controlling his arm.
Justin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cruise's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Justin is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cruise tries to stand but Justin is controlling from the bottom.
Justin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Justin won't allow Cruise to get back to his feet.
Justin landing with the ground and pound.
Justin wants to control from the top but Cruise keeps moving.
Cruise can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Justin controls the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liger Justin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Justin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cruise sprawls well initially but Justin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Justin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Justin lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Justin there.
Cruise is trying to stand up here but Justin is controlling him well.
Liger Justin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruise is in trouble now - Justin has advanced to mount!
Justin dominating with strikes here.
Justin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cruise hang on?
Justin with shots to the head and body - Cruise looks very uncomfortable down there.
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!
Cruise's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Justin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Justin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cruise?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Justin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cruise hang on?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Justin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Cruise that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Justin controlling from mount.
Justin landing strikes from the mount and Cruise is in trouble!
Cruise takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cruise is bucking up trying to escape but Justin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Justin with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justin dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justin dominating with strikes here.
 Cruise is rocked!
Justin landing strikes from the mount.
Cruise is still in real trouble! Can Justin finish him?
Justin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruise can do to turn this around?
Justin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Justin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Justin cracks Cruise with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liger Justin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pate Hunt (ranked 2780 p4p, 3576 weight class) and Leo Bosanac (ranked 417 p4p, 513 weight class). Leo Bosanac 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pate Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Bosanac!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosanac misses the shot to the body.
Hunt tries to counter with a takedown but Bosanac is quick to defend against it.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Bosanac moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bosanac! But no joy.
Hunt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Bosanac moved out of range nicely.
Leo Bosanac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bosanac goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hunt appears to be looking for a big counter.
A low kick lands for Bosanac.
Bosanac throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hunt.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bosanac lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hunt is rocked!
Bosanac lands an uppercut, right on the button! Hunt tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leo Bosanac!
Leo Bosanac made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Enough with these fools, gimme a few contenders to trash on my way to the title. Stop wasting my time. I will fight anybody!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rammsie Hartmann (ranked 3545 p4p, 1977 weight class) and Jeffery Berwick (ranked 471 p4p, 275 weight class). Rammsie Hartmann has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rammsie Hartmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffery Berwick!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartmann shoots for a double leg takedown but Berwick sprawls well. He's pushed Hartmann's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Berwick gets underhooks to prevent Hartmann's takedown attempt.
Berwick is trying to drag Hartmann to the mat but Hartmann just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Berwick has clasped his hands together around Hartmann's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartmann is trying to buck Berwick off.
Hartmann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hartmann is trying to improve his position.
Sloppy strikes there by Berwick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berwick working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Berwick misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Berwick creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hartmann on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hartmann tries to get out of the position.
Berwick throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hartmann on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hartmann is rocked!
Berwick scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Hartmann is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Berwick can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffery Berwick!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeffery Berwick thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bolo Yueng (ranked 1259 p4p, 1604 weight class) and Yadeep Singh (ranked 190 p4p, 247 weight class). Yueng comes to the cage accompanied by Stranglehold by Ted Nugent . Yadeep Singh will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bolo Yueng !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yadeep Singh!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yueng gets the takedown into side control.
Singh takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Yueng is trying to get an arm triangle but Singh is defending well.
Singh trying to remain calm as Yueng controls from the top position.
Singh parries the strikes from Yueng easily there. Yueng is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Singh to escape.
Yueng tries for a kimura but Singh is defending well.
Yueng tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yueng wants to control but Singh is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yueng thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Singh 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.
Yueng just content to control the position.
Yueng throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
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.
Yueng trying to control the action but Singh is working from the bottom.
Yueng is trying to get an arm triangle but Singh is defending well.
Yueng tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yueng has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yueng is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Singh knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Yueng is trying to get an arm triangle but Singh is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yueng is working Singh over with some ground and pound from side control.
Singh tries to escape but Yueng is in control.
Yueng working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yueng wants to lay and pray for a moment but Singh keeps working.
Yueng taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yueng looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Singh is avoiding damage well.
Singh avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Yueng .
Yueng is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Singh will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Yueng is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Singh has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yueng misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bolo Yueng dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yueng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yueng fails with the takedown.
Yueng is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Singh can do to turn this around?
Yueng shoots in and drives through. Singh sprawls well.
Singh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Singh fails to land with a series of punches.
Yueng changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Singh throws a nice looking combination but Yueng bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Singh throws a combination that misses
and Yueng decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Singh's guard.
Yueng trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
Singh wants to stand but Yueng is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh keeping moving, preventing Yueng from controlling successfully.
Yueng slips nicely into half guard.
Yueng is looking for a kimura but Singh is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yueng to get the leverage.
Yueng tries to pass the half guard into mount. Singh knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yueng is looking for a kimura but Singh is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yueng to get the leverage.
Yueng throwing shots but Singh is blocking nicely.
Yueng definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Singh looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yueng missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Singh is trying to stand up here but Yueng is controlling him well.
Yueng is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Singh is trying to stand back up but Yueng is controlling him
Yueng is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yueng is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Singh is just riding it out for now. Yueng eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yueng is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yueng is trying to work for a kimura but Singh is defending well.
Bolo Yueng overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yueng is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Singh has managed to free his arm - good work.
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.
Yueng is looking for a kimura but Singh is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yueng to get the leverage.
Yueng lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yueng connects with a nice short shot to Singh's temple.
Yueng prevents Singh from improving his position.
Yueng is looking for a kimura here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Singh can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Singh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bolo Yueng 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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Singh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Singh swinging wildly here.
Singh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yueng will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yueng slips under a jab from Singh.
Singh throws a combination that misses
and Yueng decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Singh's guard.
Yueng trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
Yueng prevents Singh from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yueng slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yueng pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Singh is keeping the position for now.
Yueng is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Yueng trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yueng pushes down on Singh's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yueng seems to be looking for submissions.
Yueng throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yueng controlling the action here.
Singh is looking to escape.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Singh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yueng tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Singh just stands there and leans against the cage.
Singh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Singh lands a head shot.
Singh swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yueng attempts a counter takedown but Singh avoids it well and moves away.
Yueng takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bolo Yueng is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Singh throws a right hand that Yueng ducks under and follows up with a left that Yueng also avoids with ease.
Singh walks into a left hand.
Singh's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Singh duly obliges.
Yadeep Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yadeep Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yueng shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Singh as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bolo Yueng . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yueng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Singh moves away.
Yadeep Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yueng is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Singh's half guard.
Singh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yueng . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh has hold of Yueng 's hands but Yueng slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Singh wants to get back to his feet.
Yueng wants to pass to mount but Singh is defending the position.
Yueng sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Singh defending well though.
Yueng is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yueng looking for a submission but Singh manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yadeep Singh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yueng 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bolo Yueng !
A very excited looking Bolo Yueng rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malik El Shabazz (ranked 2034 p4p, 2001 weight class) and Viktor Reznov (ranked 284 p4p, 279 weight class). Malik El Shabazz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Malik El Shabazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viktor Reznov!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reznov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reznov.
El Shabazz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reznov in his tracks.
Reznov throws a lazy right hand but El Shabazz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
El Shabazz is looking to counter punch.
Reznov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reznov has a takedown stuffed.
El Shabazz throws a low kick, looking for Reznov's leg but Reznov calmly moves out of range.
Reznov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Reznov closes the distance and clinches up with El Shabazz, looking for a takedown. Reznov pushes El Shabazz against the cage but El Shabazz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from El Shabazz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Malik El Shabazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Reznov.
El Shabazz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reznov manages to avoid it.
Reznov shoots in for a takedown but El Shabazz shows good takedown defense.
Reznov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Reznov trying to control the position from guard on top but El Shabazz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
El Shabazz 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.
Reznov looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but El Shabazz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Reznov has El Shabazz in his guard.
El Shabazz controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reznov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reznov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
El Shabazz wants to pass the guard but Reznov is keeping the position.
El Shabazz preventing the sweep.
El Shabazz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz won't allow Reznov to sweep him here.
Reznov controlling El Shabazz's posture.
El Shabazz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reznov wants to sweep but no luck.
Reznov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reznov seems to be looking for submissions.
Reznov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznov is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reznov is working for a submission of some sort.
Reznov wants to work for an arm triangle but El Shabazz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Reznov is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Reznov seems to be looking for submissions.
Reznov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, El Shabazz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Reznov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but El Shabazz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
El Shabazz wants to improve his position but Reznov is controlling well.
Reznov seems to be working for a kimura but El Shabazz defends the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reznov tries to pass to full mount but El Shabazz defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Reznov dominated that round.
That's time! El Shabazz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Reznov misses with an uppercut.
El Shabazz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
El Shabazz walks into a straight right hand from Reznov.
El Shabazz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
El Shabazz lands with a cross.
El Shabazz scores with a hook to the body. Reznov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
El Shabazz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reznov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. El Shabazz was covering up waiting for the punch and Reznov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
El Shabazz keeping moving, preventing Reznov from controlling successfully.
Reznov wants to pass the guard but El Shabazz is keeping the position.
Reznov wants to control from the top but El Shabazz keeps moving.
Reznov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Reznov trying to control the position from guard on top but El Shabazz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reznov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and El Shabazz dives on top into guard.
El Shabazz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reznov working a defensive guard here.
Reznov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reznov moves nicely into side control.
Reznov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznov is trying to get an arm triangle but El Shabazz is defending well.
El Shabazz is not content to let Reznov control the position.
Reznov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. El Shabazz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Reznov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, El Shabazz rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Reznov's guard! Nice work there by El Shabazz!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Our spies down at at Punch Out Gym inform us that Reznov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Reznov is trying to keep El Shabazz in close.
Viktor Reznov has got the better of the ground game so far.
El Shabazz looking to pass the guard.
Reznov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reznov is pulling down on El Shabazz's head. It's preventing any offense from El Shabazz, at least for the moment.
El Shabazz trying to control but Reznov is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Reznov trying to keep a closed guard but El Shabazz is proving a slippery customer.
Reznov looking to hit a scissor sweep but El Shabazz is one step ahead there.
El Shabazz wants to pass the guard but Reznov is keeping the position.
Reznov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
El Shabazz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reznov looking to control but El Shabazz passes into half guard.
Reznov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. El Shabazz is working away from the top position though.
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 Malik El Shabazz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
El Shabazz looks to land a left hand but Reznov moved out of range nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reznov.
El Shabazz lands a nice shot to the body.
El Shabazz lands a nice shot that snaps Reznov's head back.
Reznov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches El Shabazz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Reznov trying to control the action but El Shabazz is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reznov is trying to get an arm triangle but El Shabazz is defending well.
Reznov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, El Shabazz has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by El Shabazz, who protects the arm well.
El Shabazz is trying to get back to half guard.
Reznov trying to control the action but El Shabazz is working from the bottom.
Reznov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, El Shabazz has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Reznov but great work by El Shabazz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznov wants to control but El Shabazz postures up.
Reznov manages to get back to half guard.
El Shabazz wants to pass to mount but Reznov is defending the position.
El Shabazz controlling the action here.
Reznov is refusing to be controlled, as El Shabazz sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with El Shabazz in particular looking to stall.
El Shabazz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reznov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
El Shabazz is thwarting Reznov's attempts to control the position.
El Shabazz trying to mount his opponent but Reznov defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Reznov holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
El Shabazz trying to control the pace.
El Shabazz trying to mount his opponent but Reznov defends it.
Reznov is trying to get back to full guard.
El Shabazz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Reznov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
El Shabazz trying to pass the guard but Reznov defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Reznov tries to get to full guard but El Shabazz has control of the leg.
Reznov keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some bone on bone action there as Reznov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
El Shabazz misses the shot to the body.
Reznov staying out of range there.
Reznov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
El Shabazz throws a body shot but no joy.
Reznov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
El Shabazz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
El Shabazz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reznov closes the distance and clinches up with El Shabazz, looking for a takedown. Reznov pushes El Shabazz against the cage but El Shabazz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Good exchange - El Shabazz coming out on top.
El Shabazz lands with a straight right. Reznov didn't see that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malik El Shabazz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think El Shabazz 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malik El Shabazz!
In his post fight interview, Malik El Shabazz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Claus Haba (ranked 993 p4p, 2123 weight class) and Bernie Sanders (ranked 61 p4p, 130 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanders's choice of entrance music: Shooter Gang. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Claus Haba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bernie Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Haba is looking to improve his position.
Sanders thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haba's head.
Sanders lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sanders not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Haba definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Haba is trying to stand.
Sanders lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Haba pushes Sanders off looking to stand but Sanders dives back in and keeps control.
Haba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanders.
Sanders not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haba tries to roll over but Sanders keeps him under control.
Sanders not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sanders drops an elbow to the side of Haba's head.
Ground and pound from Sanders.
Sanders not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanders is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanders not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Haba looking for submissions off his back.
Sanders seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sanders has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanders takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Haba is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanders takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sanders is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Sanders there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haba is trying to stand up here but Sanders is controlling him well.
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. Sanders connects with a nice short shot to Haba's temple.
Sanders seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Haba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanders pulls his head out easily.
Sanders slips a nice elbow through Haba's hands, connecting with Haba's forehead.
Haba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanders.
Nice strikes from Sanders there.
Sanders throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haba actively working from the bottom here.
My spies in My Yard™️ Resurrect inform me that Sanders has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Sanders is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanders 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.
Sanders lands with a punch from half guard.
Haba on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Haba is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanders scores with a couple of nice shots.
Haba is rocked!
Sanders lands strikes from half guard.
Oh Haba is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Haba is hurt! He's hurt bad - Sanders fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Haba from any more punishment! Congratulations to Sanders! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernie Sanders!
Bernie Sanders very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Barbosa (ranked 699 p4p, 900 weight class) and Anni Skystalker (ranked 74 p4p, 102 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anni Skystalker!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skystalker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Skystalker clinches up with Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage.
Skystalker manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Skystalker working for submissions but it's allowed Barbosa to get to half guard.
Barbosa is controlling the pace.
Skystalker tries to roll over but Barbosa keeps him under control.
Skystalker wants to control but Barbosa is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa is looking for a kimura here.
Skystalker trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skystalker moves into full guard.
Skystalker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Skystalker keeping full guard, as Barbosa tries to pass.
Barbosa preventing the sweep.
Barbosa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Skystalker's head.
Skystalker has his foot on Barbosa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barbosa works his way back into a safe position though.
Skystalker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Skystalker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barbosa's guard.
Skystalker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skystalker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Skystalker throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skystalker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Skystalker drops back, looking for a kneebar! Barbosa looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Barbosa looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Barbosa!
Barbosa lands an elbow.
Skystalker wants to control but Barbosa postures up.
Skystalker manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Skystalker desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Barbosa trying to control the action but Skystalker is working from the bottom.
Barbosa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skystalker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Barbosa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Barbosa's back!
Barbosa has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Skystalker.
Skystalker is hanging on to Barbosa's back as he tries to escape.
Skystalker is looking to control Barbosa but Barbosa is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Barbosa fending off the submission attempt from Skystalker.
Skystalker is looking for the choke from the back position but Barbosa is controlling his hands well.
Skystalker is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Barbosa taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Skystalker.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anni Skystalker!
A determined Anni Skystalker didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
The defeated Daniel Barbosa had this to say: 'shoutout to my sponsor, Urban Fighter and my team. They've been with me through the tough times. They helped me a lot and I will be back better. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timo Bader (ranked 902 p4p, 560 weight class) and Jacques Chaize (ranked 111 p4p, 69 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Timo Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques Chaize!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaize avoids the body shot from Bader.
Bader moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been informed that Chaize has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A big left from Bader misses.
Chaize throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bader on the side of the head.
Bader works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chaize closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bader missing with a left hand there. Chaize was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bader digs a good hook to Chaize's body.
Bader misses the body punch
and Chaize counters with a straight right hand.
Bader throws a combination. Chaize tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bader shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chaize eats them both and turns towards Bader to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Chaize is rocked!
Bader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chaize moves away.
Bader scores with a decent looking hook.
Chaize is still on wobbly legs! Can Bader finish him?
Some wild striking there from Bader.
Chaize seems to have recovered his senses.
Bader throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chaize counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bader misses with a jab to the body
and Chaize counters with a right hand to the body.
Bader motions for Chaize to come forward. Bader throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Chaize.
Bader throws a shot from downtown. Chaize moves away and avoids it.
We've been told by Bader's head coaches at LET Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bader darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chaize scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Timo Bader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaize throws a jab but it's blocked by Bader.
Bader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Bader. Those never looked like landing.
Chaize swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bader defending well as Chaize loads up on a big left hand.
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!
Bader scores with a punch to the head.
Chaize checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bader is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chaize.
Chaize scores with a sloppy right hand. Bader should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bader jabs Chaize right on the nose. Chaize blinks but takes it well.
Bader walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chaize checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bader misses with a jab to the body
and Chaize counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bader is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Bader.
Oh Bader is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bader throws a right hand that Chaize ducks under and follows up with a left that Chaize also avoids with ease.
Bader seems to have got his legs back now.
Bader slips under a jab.
Bader tests Chaize's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chaize takes one on the button.
Bader misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chaize! But no joy.
Bader scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chaize slips a straight right by Bader.
Chaize appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bader misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chaize! But no joy.
Bader looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chaize might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bader loads up on a big right hand but Chaize slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader looks to throw the jab but Chaize is out of range.
Bader misses with a straight left.
Bader throws a body shot but no joy.
Bader throws a right hand that misses
and Chaize counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bader misses with a straight left.
Bader avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Chaize misses its intended target.
Bader lands a left and a right that send Chaize crashing to the mat, dazed. Bader thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaize takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chaize ducks under a wild hook from Bader.
Chaize drives through and clinches with Bader against the cage.
Bader manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Bader. Beautiful body shot.
Chaize walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaize was well out of range. Poor timing from Bader.
Chaize is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bader looks to land a right hand but Chaize moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bader misses with a looping right.
Chaize slips under a jab.
Chaize uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bader.
Chaize walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Bader misses its intended target.
Chaize looks to land a left hand but Bader moved out of range nicely.
Bader is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chaize gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bader.
Bader throws a right hand that Chaize ducks under and follows up with a left that Chaize also avoids with ease.
Chaize connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bader throws an overhand right that lands on Chaize's shoulder, as Chaize tries to avoid the shot.
Chaize works the jab nicely.
Chaize steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bader.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chaize! But no joy.
Chaize throws a hook but Bader avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Bader dominated that round.
That's time! Bader's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chaize moves away from the strike by Bader.
Chaize wants to counter with a clinch but Bader pushes him away.
Bader lands a glancing blow to the side of Chaize's head.
Bader is looking to score with low kicks.
Chaize steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bader.
Chaize moves away from the strike by Bader.
Bader misses with a hook
and Chaize connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bader. Chaize does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chaize is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bader with a body shot.
Chaize wants to clinch up but Bader keeps it at a distance.
Jacques Chaize is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Bader.
Bader is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chaize can do to turn this around?
Bader misses with a looping left.
Chaize lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Chaize displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bader throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bader scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chaize displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bader throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Chaize on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bader works the jab nicely.
Bader swings widly with a right hand
and Chaize counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bader thinking.
Chaize connects with a right hand. Bader shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaize avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Chaize on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chaize walks into a left hand.
Chaize walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bader takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chaize has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bader swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bader. Chaize does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chaize steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bader.
Chaize just misses with a punch to the body.
Bader lands a body shot.
Bader missing with a left hand there. Chaize was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bader misses with a hook to the body
and Chaize counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Bader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Bader misses its intended target.
Bader throws a shot from downtown. Chaize moves away and avoids it.
Chaize blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bader misses with a series of wild punches.
Bader uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chaize.
Chaize is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chaize uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bader.
Chaize throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bader.
Chaize lands with a hook. Bader tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chaize defending well as Bader loads up on a big left hand.
Bader misses with a shot to the body
and Chaize counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bader swings widly with a right hand
enabling Chaize to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chaize looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader throws out a loose jab but Chaize uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bader misses with a body punch
and Chaize counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bader lands with a cross.
Bader misses with a left hand
and Chaize counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Bader! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques Chaize!
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