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C120: Kenobi vs. Skystalker PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Mercer (ranked 1472 p4p, 1922 weight class) and Yamaoka Yukinobu (ranked 167 p4p, 211 weight class). Mercer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Why Can't We Be Friends by WAR. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yamaoka Yukinobu!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yukinobu takes one to the side of the head.
 It looks like Yamaoka Yukinobu has been cut.
Mercer doesn't manage to clinch there - Yukinobu circles away.
Yukinobu throws a series of punches but Mercer avoids them all with ease.
Yukinobu misses with a few strikes there.
Yukinobu lands a head kick!
 It looks like Bobby Mercer has been cut.
Mercer is looking to clinch.
Yukinobu misses with a head kick.
Yukinobu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yukinobu lands the left hand.
Yukinobu connects with a crisp jab.
Mercer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yukinobu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercer clobbers Yukinobu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yukinobu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mercer closes the distance and pushes Yukinobu back into the cage.
Mercer can't find room to land a body shot as Yukinobu controls the action.
Mercer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yukinobu's elbow.
Mercer misses with a body punch.
Mercer can't find room to land a body shot as Yukinobu controls the action.
Mercer is struggling to control the position.
Mercer blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yukinobu turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Mercer sneaks out the side door and pushes Yukinobu away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Mercer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yukinobu's sensitive parts.
Mercer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yukinobu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yukinobu misses with a two punch combination.
Mercer feints and then cracks Yukinobu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yukinobu down.
Nice sprawl there from Mercer as Yukinobu shoots in.
Mercer tries to clinch there but Yukinobu circles away.
Yukinobu moves out of range of the body kick from Mercer.
Mercer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Yukinobu finds it's way through Mercer's defenses.
Yukinobu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mercer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mercer tries to clinch up.
Mercer throws a sloppy head kick and Yukinobu moves out of range easily.
Yukinobu with the counter takedown but Mercer avoids it easily.
Bobby Mercer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yukinobu checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu blocks the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yukinobu.
Yukinobu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yukinobu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mercer takes a swing at Yukinobu's ribcage but misses.
Mercer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yukinobu slips a straight right by Mercer.
Yukinobu misses with a body kick.
Yukinobu checks a leg kick nicely.
Mercer misses with a series of wild punches.
Mercer moves into the clinch successfully.
Mercer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yukinobu prevents a body shot from Mercer.
Mercer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yukinobu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mercer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu misses with a two punch combination.
Mercer ducks under a wild hook from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu keeps the fight on the outside.
Mercer swings for the body but Yukinobu moves out of range.
Yukinobu throws a looping overhand right but Mercer ducks down to avoid it.
Mercer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mercer tries to clinch up.
Yukinobu jabs Mercer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yukinobu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yukinobu connects with the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercer.
Mercer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yukinobu looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercer is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Yukinobu.
An attempted straight right counter from Mercer misses the target.
Mercer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yukinobu jabs Mercer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mercer misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu blocks a head kick by Mercer.
Mercer throws the kick towards the body but Yukinobu avoids it.
And Yukinobu tries to counter it with a takedown but Mercer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yukinobu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mercer throws a head kick but Yukinobu moves out of range.
Yukinobu throws a wild body kick that Mercer sees coming a mile off.
Mercer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mercer tries to clinch there but Yukinobu circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A lazy body kick from Yukinobu
and Mercer counters with an outside leg kick.
Yukinobu throws a hook to the side of Mercer's head but Mercer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yukinobu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mercer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yukinobu checks it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercer tries to close the distance and clinch but Yukinobu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And Yukinobu tries to counter it with a takedown but Mercer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Good leg kick by Mercer.
Yukinobu lands with an uppercut that bounces Mercer off the cage and back into range.
Yukinobu misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yamaoka Yukinobu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from Mercer misses
and Yukinobu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yukinobu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yukinobu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yukinobu throwing strikes from guard but Mercer blocks nicely.
Mercer manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Mercer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yukinobu prevents a body shot from Mercer.
Mercer is looking to control Yukinobu's arms but Yukinobu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mercer has his back to the cage.
Mercer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yukinobus head.
Yukinobu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercer misses with the head strike.
Yukinobu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mercer prevents the takedown attempt.
Mercer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yukinobu's efforts to push away.
Mercer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yukinobu's elbow.
Mercer can't find room to land a body shot as Yukinobu controls the action.
Yukinobu blocks a body shot from Mercer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer misses with a punch to the body.
Mercer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yukinobu is trying to break the clinch but Mercer is controlling him.
Yukinobu prevents a body shot from Mercer.
A body shot lands from Mercer.
Nice body punch from Mercer.
Yukinobu is breathing heavily.
Mercer misses with a punch to the body.
Mercer struggles to land a body shot inside as Yukinobu controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Yukinobu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yukinobu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yukinobu wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Mercer as the two fighters clinch.
Mercer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yukinobu or not.
Mercer is looking to control Yukinobu's arms but Yukinobu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mercer has his back to the cage.
Mercer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yukinobu backwards.
Mercer works on Yukinobu's body with a couple of short punches.
Mercer tries to work over Yukinobu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mercer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mercer has Yukinobu pressed against the cage, preventing Yukinobu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer misses with a punch to the body.
Mercer just leaning against Yukinobu, taking a breather.
Mercer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mercer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Mercer.
Yukinobu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mercer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mercer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yukinobu. That did some damage!
Mercer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yukinobu, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercer struggles to land a body shot inside as Yukinobu controls his hands.
Mercer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yukinobu's elbow.
Yukinobu breaks from the clinch.
Yukinobu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mercer.
Yukinobu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mercer circles away quickly and effectively.
Yukinobu misses with a head kick.
A left lands for Mercer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu lands a jab to the nose.
Yukinobu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mercer doesn't manage to clinch there - Yukinobu circles away.
Mercer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yukinobu swings for the body but Mercer moves out of range.
Yukinobu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mercer is looking to clinch but Yukinobu is avoiding it.
Mercer swings for the body but Yukinobu moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercer.
Mercer throws a body shot but no joy.
Yukinobu throws a push kick but Mercer slaps the foot to one side.
Mercer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mercer throws a body punch but Yukinobu moves out of range.
Yukinobu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yukinobu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mercer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yukinobu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mercer tries to clinch there but Yukinobu circles away.
Yukinobu pushes Mercer away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mercer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yamaoka Yukinobu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yukinobu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yukinobu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mercer wants to clinch up but Yukinobu keeps it at a distance.
Yukinobu throws the kick towards the body but Mercer avoids it.
Yukinobu throws a series of punches but Mercer moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercer. Yukinobu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yukinobu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bobby Mercer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mercer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yukinobu with the counter takedown but Mercer avoids it easily.
Mercer misses with the combination.
Mercer cracks a nice hook into Yukinobu's ribs.
Mercer connects with a leg kick.
Yukinobu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Mercer dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mercer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yukinobu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yukinobu cracks Mercer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yukinobu.
Mercer has closed the distance and engaged Yukinobu in a clinch.
Mercer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mercer scores with a shot to the side of Yukinobu's head.
Yukinobu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yukinobu goes for a takedown attempt but Mercer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yukinobu takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer pushes Yukinobu away with a front kick.
Yukinobu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mercer scores with the left hand. Yukinobu knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercer jabs at Yukinobu's body.
Mercer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mercer tries to clinch there but Yukinobu circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yukinobu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yukinobu cracks Mercer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice cross by Yukinobu.
Mercer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yukinobu. That did some damage!
Mercer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
 Yukinobu is rocked!
Good standup being displayed there by Mercer as he connects with a hook.
Yukinobu is still on wobbly legs! Can Mercer finish him?
Mercer lands a leg kick that knocks Yukinobu off balance momentarily.
Mercer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mercer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yukinobu seems to have recovered his senses.
Yukinobu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yukinobu avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Yukinobu misses.
Yukinobu blocks a head kick by Mercer.
Mercer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yukinobu misses with a right hand
and Mercer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer avoids a kick to the body.
Yukinobu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yukinobu misses with an uppercut. Mercer saw that one coming.
Yukinobu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mercer moves away from the strike by Yukinobu.
Yukinobu throws a push kick but Mercer slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yukinobu. Mercer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yukinobu lands with a hook. Mercer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yukinobu throws a poor cross that misses
and Mercer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That kick from Mercer tenderised Yukinobu's leg. Yukinobu is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick lands for Mercer.
Yukinobu throws a body kick that misses.
Mercer tries to close the distance and clinch but Yukinobu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yukinobu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws a leg kick that misses.
Mercer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yukinobu with the counter takedown but Mercer avoids it easily.
Mercer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yukinobu. That did some damage!
Mercer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yukinobu is able to avoid easily.
Mercer misses with a hook. Yukinobu ducked under it nicely.
Mercer walks into a left hand.
You can see that Yukinobu has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Yukinobu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mercer is looking to land body kicks.
Mercer scores with a spinning back kick!
Yukinobu throws a body kick that misses
and Mercer counters with a three punch combo that has Yukinobu backing up. Yukinobu nods at Mercer to acknowledge the strikes.
Yukinobu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mercer counters with a two punch combo.
A leg kick checked by Yukinobu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercer. Yukinobu does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yukinobu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Yukinobu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mercer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mercer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mercer rushes Yukinobu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yukinobu tries to circle away but Mercer has him pinned against the cage.
Mercer misses with a body punch.
Yukinobu wants a takedown.
Mercer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mercer misses with a punch to the body.
Yukinobu tries to circle away but Mercer has him pinned against the cage.
Yukinobu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bobby Mercer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Yukinobu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yukinobu breaks from the clinch.
Mercer tries to clinch but Yukinobu moves out of range.
Mercer lands a head kick!
Yukinobu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Mercer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mercer 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Mercer!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bobby Mercer thanked Bondi MMA ðŸï¸ for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Calixto Cardona (ranked 1052 p4p, 1072 weight class) and Bert River (ranked 120 p4p, 122 weight class). River has chosen Five Finger Death Punch- Bad Company 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Calixto Cardona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bert River!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardona looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
River appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cardona looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
River sizes up Cardona with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cardona swings for the body but River moves out of range.
Cardona misses the shot to the body.
Cardona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Cardona.
River throws out a counter right but Cardona avoids it with no problem.
Cardona bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps River's head backwards.
Cardona misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
River scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cardona in his tracks.
Cardona lands a really nice looking cross but River seems unphased.
River fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cardona checks it well.
Cardona blocks the body kick.
Cardona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Cardona.
River now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
River jabs at Cardona's body.
River throws a right and a left that Cardona avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cardona connects with the punch.
A slow jab from Cardona misses its intended target.
River tests Cardona's chin there with a solid looking shot.
River tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River needs to keep his hands up - Cardona had a free shot at his head there.
River gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cardona lands a nice uppercut.
River blocks an uppercut.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Cardona controls his hands.
Cardona blocks a body shot from River.
River jumps guard and drags Cardona to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
River has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cardona can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cardona wants to control from the top but River keeps moving.
River has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
River trying to keep a closed guard but Cardona is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cardona is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
River has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cardona can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cardona accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardona wants to stand but River has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
River looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cardona controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cardona moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
River throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cardona sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Cardona wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
River with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cardona to score with a decent uppercut.
River scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cardona ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from Cardona misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cardona. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardona bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of River's head.
Cardona throws a hook but River blocks it.
Cardona throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
River misses with a few strikes there.
Crunch! River slams his shin into Cardona's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cardona slips a jab from River.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from River is defended easily by Cardona.
Cardona connects with an inside leg kick.
Cardona misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cardona scores with a crisp jab that stopped River in his tracks.
River moves out of range as Cardona strikes.
Cardona slips a straight right by River.
Cardona tries to close the distance and clinch but River swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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 Calixto Cardona will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cardona tries to clinch there but River circles away.
Cardona keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River.
Cardona loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
A slow jab from Cardona misses its intended target.
Cardona's hands are dropping dangerously low here and River connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cardona scrambles back to his feet.
Cardona connects with a solid leg kick.
River misses with a hook.
A slow jab from River misses its intended target.
Cardona throwing a counter right hand but River manages to avoid it.
Cardona bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cardona throws out a loose jab but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cardona lands with a hook. River tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cardona fakes the leg kick and cracks River in the body.
Cardona works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cardona lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River keeps the fight on the outside.
Cardona bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps River's head backwards.
Cardona gets tackled into the cage by River. River maintains the clinch.
Cardona breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cardona throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
River moves out of range of the body kick from Cardona.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by River - just one landing.
Cardona throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
River thows a body kick. Cardona tries to catch it but that hurt him.
River throws a low kick, looking for Cardona's leg but Cardona calmly moves out of range.
River throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cardona stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Cardona is just out of range.
Cardona throws a quick counter kick to the body but River avoids it.
Cardona bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps River's head backwards.
Cardona gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows River to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cardona is looking to stand back up but River counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Cardona.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River is trying to control the action in half guard but Cardona is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardona wants to get back to his feet.
River thows a huge punch but Cardona dodges it nicely.
Cardona has hold of River's hands but River slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cardona has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but River is on him like a limpet, forcing Cardona back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cardona.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cardona.
River has a couple of punches blocked by Cardona.
A short body shot lands from River as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cardona.
River misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Cardona.
Cardona has a couple of punches blocked by River.
Cardona working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cardona breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardona ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
Calixto Cardona is winning the standup battle so far.
Cardona bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cardona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by River.
Cardona's jab looks to have found its range, popping River under the eye.
Cardona is looking to clinch but River is avoiding it.
Cardona swings for the body but River moves out of range.
Cardona is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that River can do to turn this around?
Cardona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but River paws at him with a jab and circles away.
River scoring well with a low kick there.
Calixto Cardona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cardona finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cardona throws a hook to the side of River's head but River sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cardona.
Cardona is looking to clinch but River is avoiding it.
River wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cardona turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
River looks to land a left hand but Cardona moved out of range nicely.
River thuds his shin into the meat of Cardona's side.
River throws a low kick but Cardona avoids it.
River scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cardona checks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Cardona tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
River blocks a jab.
River was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cardona throws a hook but River blocks it.
Cardona chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circling - River throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
River gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
River throws a body punch but Cardona moves out of range.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cardona throws out the jab.
River throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cardona gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cardona tries to work over River's front leg with a kick but River checks it.
River throws a chopping leg kick but Cardona manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cardona misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Cardona misses the target.
Cardona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cardona ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
River tries to move into range but Cardona moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cardona lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Calixto Cardona dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cardona's jab looks to have found its range, popping River under the eye.
Cardona connects with a nice looking jab.
Cardona avoids the body shot from River.
Cardona looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Cardona moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice body punch from River.
River throws a lazy right hand but Cardona sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cardona looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cardona jabs River to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cardona takes one on the button.
River on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cardona lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but River circles away quickly and effectively.
Cardona backing away here, and River unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
River tries to clinch but Cardona is having none of it.
It looked like Cardona wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
River slips a straight right by Cardona.
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!
River throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
River throws a body punch but Cardona moves out of range.
River throws a head kick that half lands.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cardona was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
A counter left hand to the body from Cardona misses its target.
River goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cardona.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by River there.
River checks a low kick from Cardona.
Cardona thows a left - swing and a miss!
River connects with a body shot that sends Cardona's belly button to the back.
River pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cardona is out of range and River settles back down.
River ducks under a wild hook from Cardona.
Cardona tests River's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cardona ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cardona throws out the jab.
River takes one on the button.
Cardona paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cardona throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cardona throws a head kick but River moves out of range.
Cardona throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River throws a leg kick but Cardona sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River throws a push kick but Cardona slaps the foot to one side.
Cardona blocks a jab.
River lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cardona lands a glancing blow to the side of River's head.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cardona.
River has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
A big left from River misses.
Cardona fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. River looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cardona moves out of range of the body kick from River.
River takes a jab right on the kisser.
River throws a front kick aimed at Cardona's knee but Cardona avoids it well.
River tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cardona swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
River is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cardona throws a big shot that misses.
River throws a wild body kick that Cardona sees coming a mile off.
Cardona looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
River fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That kick from River tenderised Cardona's leg. Cardona is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bert River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calixto Cardona is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River throws a leg kick but Cardona checks it.
River throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by River - just one landing.
River misses with a kick to the body.
Cardona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Cardona.
Cardona fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with River, pushing him back against the cage.
Cardona takes a shot to the head.
River blocking some punches.
River jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cardona walks away with a smile on his face. River gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cardona checks a leg kick.
Cardona swings for the body but River moves out of range.
River throws an overhand right that lands on Cardona's shoulder, as Cardona tries to avoid the shot.
Cardona was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cardona just misses with a punch to the body.
Cardona scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cardona stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cardona wants it to stay on the feet.
River throws the left hand but Cardona avoids the punch easily.
Cardona scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River shoots in looking for a takedown. Cardona tries to sprawl out of it but River keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cardona manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Calixto Cardona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bert River.
River takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River walks into a stiff left hand from Cardona.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cardona.
Cardona tries to close the distance and clinch but River swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cardona fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cardona lands with a nice body kick.
River shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cardona as he avoids it easily.
River doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cardona counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of River 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cardona checks a leg kick.
Cardona was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cardona scores with a body shot.
River throws a looping overhand right but Cardona ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calixto Cardona showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cardona, 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calixto Cardona!
Calixto Cardona decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 822 p4p, 797 weight class) and Action Bastard (ranked 99 p4p, 96 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bastard's choice of entrance music: Japanese And Lovely - Jucifer. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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150
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World class boxer
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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 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 20 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, Action Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bastard.
Bastard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bastard cracks Gavin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
Action Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bastard takes one on the button.
Bastard moves out of range as Gavin throws a body kick.
Bastard throws a body punch but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bastard throws out the jab.
Bastard clobbers Gavin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bastard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gavin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gavin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gavin tries to work over Bastard's front leg with a kick but Bastard checks it.
A big right from Bastard misses.
Gavin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gavin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bastard on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Gavin tenderised Bastard's leg. Bastard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gavin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gavin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bastard misses with a leg kick
and Gavin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gavin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin misses with a wild body shot.
Bastard's corner calls for a 1-2. Bastard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bastard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gavin.
Gavin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gavin lands a right hook to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gavin.
Gavin throws a looping overhand right but Bastard ducks down to avoid it.
Bastard lands a head shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bastard.
Gavin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bastard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gavin misses with a hook. Bastard ducked under it nicely.
Bastard throws an overhand right that lands on Gavin's shoulder, as Gavin tries to avoid the shot.
Bastard lands a nice shot to the body.
Bastard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bastard throws a lazy uppercut
and Gavin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bastard's knee momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastard misses with a hook.
Gavin throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bastard avoids it.
Gavin misses with a body shot.
Bastard slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bastard.
We've been informed that Bastard 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.
Bastard slips under a jab from Gavin.
Bastard misses the shot to the body.
Bastard loads up on a big right hand but Gavin slips the punch.
Bastard throws a head kick that misses.
Bastard misses the jab.
Bastard moves away from the strike by Gavin.
Gavin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bastard.
Bastard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bastard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gavin drops his hands momentarily and Bastard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big right from Bastard misses.
Bastard is looking to chop away at Gavin's legs.
Gavin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bastard looks to land a right hand but Gavin moved out of range.
Gavin looks to land a body kick but Bastard moved away.
Bastard misses the jab.
Gavin thuds his right hand into Bastard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bastard looks to throw the jab but Gavin is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard throws an off balance right hand
and Gavin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bastard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gavin moves out of range of the body kick from Bastard.
Gavin connects with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gavin, as that shot connected.
Gavin throws a body shot but no joy.
Bastard throws the left hand but Gavin avoids the punch easily.
Bastard slips a jab from Gavin.
Bastard scores with the left hand. Gavin knows he should have avoided that one.
Gavin connects with an inside leg kick.
Gavin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bastard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bastard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bastard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gavin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bastard slips a jab from Gavin.
Bastard throws a chopping leg kick but Gavin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like Gavin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bastard moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gavin throws an overhand right that lands on Bastard's shoulder, as Bastard tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin blocks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Gavin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gavin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bastard.
Bastard throws a hook to the side of Gavin's head but Gavin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gavin scores with a punch to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bastard.
Gavin blocks a jab.
Bastard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gavin misses with a wild body shot.
Gavin checks a leg kick nicely.
Gavin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bastard just manages to avoid it.
Gavin misses with a straight left.
Gavin's corner calls for a 1-2. Gavin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gavin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bastard.
Bastard looks to land a right hand but Gavin moved out of range.
Gavin moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavin misses with a straight left.
Gavin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
Bastard misses with a looping right.
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 Tommy Gavin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bastard scores with a hook.
Gavin misses the jab.
Bastard avoids the body shot from Gavin.
Bastard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bastard ducks under a wild hook from Gavin.
The crowd cheers as Bastard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gavin doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from Gavin misses its intended target.
Bastard staying out of range there.
Gavin slips a jab from Bastard.
Gavin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bastard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gavin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Gavin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bastard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Gavin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bastard.
Action Bastard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bastard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gavin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gavin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gavin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bastard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastard throws a shot from downtown. Gavin moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bastard.
Gavin throws a low kick but Bastard moves out of range easily.
Bastard throws a big shot that misses.
Bastard throws a front kick aimed at Gavin's knee but Gavin avoids it well.
Bastard thows a leg kick but Gavin checks it
and Gavin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bastard tries to work over Gavin's front leg with a kick but Gavin checks it.
Bastard looks to land a left hand but Gavin moved out of range nicely.
Gavin swings widly with a right hand
and Bastard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gavin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Gavin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bastard.
Gavin misses with a lunging right hand
and Bastard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bastard throws a lazy right hand but Gavin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bastard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bastard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gavin.
Bastard cracks Gavin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bastard walks into a jab.
Nice cross by Bastard.
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!
Bastard slips a jab from Gavin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bastard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bastard throws an overhand right that lands on Gavin's shoulder, as Gavin tries to avoid the shot.
Gavin throws a jab but it's blocked by Bastard.
Gavin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bastard doesn't seem bothered though.
Gavin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bastard moves away.
A swing and a miss from Bastard.
Jab by Bastard.
Bastard throws a lazy right hand but Gavin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gavin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bastard on the side of the head.
Gavin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bastard throws out the jab.
Bastard missing with a left hand there. Gavin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gavin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bastard misses with a straight left.
It looked like Gavin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bastard.
Bastard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gavin moves away.
Gavin throws a combination. Bastard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gavin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bastard.
Gavin misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard avoids the head kick by Gavin.
Bastard throws a hook but Gavin blocks it.
Bastard misses with a looping right.
Bastard swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gavin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gavin swings for the body but Bastard moves out of range.
Gavin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gavin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gavin misses with a straight right.
Gavin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bastard takes a swing at Gavin's ribcage but misses.
Gavin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gavin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Bastard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gavin punishes Bastard's body with a nice straight punch.
Gavin swings for the body but Bastard moves out of range.
Bastard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bastard throws an overhand right that lands on Gavin's shoulder, as Gavin tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard misses with a left hand
and Gavin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastard throws the left hand but Gavin avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Bastard misses.
Gavin moves out of range of the strikes.
Bastard misses with a straight right.
Bastard swings widly with a right hand
and Gavin counters with a stiff right hand.
Bastard throws a lazy right hand but Gavin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bastard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gavin is able to avoid easily.
Good leg kick by Gavin.
Gavin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bastard misses with an uppercut. Gavin saw that one coming.
Bastard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gavin will feel that in the morning.
Bastard swings widly with a right hand
and Gavin counters with a straight right hand.
Gavin scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavin defending well as Bastard loads up on a big left hand.
Bastard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bastard. That's going to slow Gavin down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Action Bastard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Bastard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gavin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bastard throws a sloppy body shot
and Gavin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gavin throws the left hand but Bastard avoids the punch easily.
Bastard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bastard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gavin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bastard throws a sloppy body shot
and Gavin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bastard looks to land a body kick but Gavin moved away.
Good standup being displayed there by Gavin as he connects with a hook.
Bastard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bastard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gavin throws a leg kick but Bastard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bastard appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bastard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bastard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
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!
Gavin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gavin takes a swing at Bastard's ribcage but misses.
Bastard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gavin. Gavin obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard misses the shot to the body.
Gavin connects with a nice looking jab.
Bastard throws a lazy right hand but Gavin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bastard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gavin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bastard moves out of range of the strikes.
Bastard throws a leg kick but Gavin checks it.
Bastard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bastard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gavin with a nice cross.
Bastard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gavin throws a jab when Bastard was well out of range.
Bastard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gavin throws a hook to the side of Bastard's head but Bastard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bastard misses with a looping left.
Gavin looks to score with a jab to the body but Bastard is just out of range.
Bastard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard misses the jab.
A lazy left from Gavin finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gavin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gavin.
Gavin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bastard.
Gavin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gavin moves out of range of the strikes.
Gavin throws a hook to the side of Bastard's head but Bastard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bastard!
Gavin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gavin misses the jab.
Gavin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bastard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gavin.
Bastard misses with a body kick.
Bastard throws a shot from downtown. Gavin moves away and avoids it.
Gavin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bastard moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin slips a jab from Bastard.
Gavin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bastard throws out the jab.
Gavin throws a right hand that Bastard ducks under and follows up with a left that Bastard also avoids with ease.
Bastard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gavin on the side of the head.
Bastard misses with a jab to the body
and Gavin counters with a straight right hand.
Bastard throws a body punch but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bastard doesn't seem bothered though.
Bastard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gavin misses with a straight right.
Gavin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gavin misses with a body shot
and Bastard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bastard throws out a loose jab but Gavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bastard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bastard connects with a solid leg kick.
Bastard misses with a straight left.
Bastard throws a lazy right hand but Gavin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bastard staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bastard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gavin.
Bastard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
Bastard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bastard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gavin.
Bastard throws a shot from downtown. Gavin moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from Bastard.
Bastard throws a hook to the side of Gavin's head but Gavin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gavin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bastard.
Bastard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gavin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bastard manages to avoid it.
That kick from Gavin tenderised Bastard's leg. Bastard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bastard throws a poor cross that misses
and Gavin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bastard's knee momentarily.
Bastard blocks a low kick nicely.
Bastard missing with a left hand there. Gavin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 Tommy Gavin.
Well Gavin 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tommy Gavin!
A less than humble Tommy Gavin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between My Time (ranked 1156 p4p, 1221 weight class) and Emiliano Blackburn (ranked 135 p4p, 140 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 29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, My Time!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emiliano Blackburn!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackburn swings for the body but Time moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Blackburn.
Blackburn cracks Time with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blackburn lands a slapping body shot.
Time gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blackburn closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Time's guard.
Time wants to get back to his feet but Blackburn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Time is wriggling around but Blackburn manages to pass to half guard.
Time is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Time kicks Blackburn off and gets back to his feet.
Blackburn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Time counters with a stiff right hand.
Blackburn ducks under a wild hook from Time.
Time looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackburn is just out of range.
Time ducks under a wild hook from Blackburn.
Time thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blackburn changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Blackburn lunges at Time with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Time's hand.
Blackburn just misses with a punch to the body.
Time lands with a slapping head kick.
Blackburn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Time sprawls well. Time wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blackburn gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Blackburn misses.
Time pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Time.
Donk. Time catches Blackburn right on the button with a cross.
Blackburn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blackburn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Time has time to react.
Time throws a jab when Blackburn was well out of range.
Blackburn is looking to clinch.
Blackburn dips to his left and cracks Time with an uppercut!
Blackburn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Time misses with a looping left.
Good exchange - Time coming out on top.
My Time is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blackburn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blackburn cracks a nice hook into Time's ribs.
Blackburn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Time throws a nice outside leg kick.
Time staying out of range there.
Blackburn lands with a nice combination. Time backs away looking to recover.
Blackburn connects with an inside leg kick.
Blackburn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Time.
Time misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blackburn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Time doesn't seem bothered though.
No luck for Blackburn with that takedown attempt.
The crowd cheers as Time lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blackburn doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Blackburn tries to clinch up but Time circles away and keeps his distance.
As Blackburn backs away, Time returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Emiliano Blackburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blackburn checks a leg kick.
Blackburn throws a right and a left that Time avoids nicely.
Time tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Time throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Time displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackburn throws out the jab.
A cross from Time lands.
Blackburn defending well as Time loads up on a big left hand.
Blackburn changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Time is looking to slow Blackburn down with leg kicks.
Blackburn ducks under a wild hook from Time.
Blackburn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Time's hands.
A big left from Blackburn misses.
Blackburn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Time.
Blackburn rushes Time and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Emiliano Blackburn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blackburn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooh!!! Time has knocked Blackburn down with a huge combo! Time steps away and waves a wobbly Blackburn back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Blackburn is rocked!
Blackburn looks for a takedown but Time sprawls well.
Blackburn is still on wobbly legs! Can Time finish him?
My Time is winning the standup battle so far.
Blackburn checks the leg kick.
Blackburn with the counter takedown but Time avoids it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Time - that will leave a mark!
Time connects with a looping right hand.
Blackburn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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!
Both fighters circling a little - Time finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Blackburn seems to have recovered his senses.
A big left from Time misses.
Blackburn has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sloppy strikes from Blackburn. Those never looked like landing.
Time tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blackburn pushes Time up against the cage in a clinch.
Time blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blackburn misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn throws a punch but it's blocked by Time.
Blackburn swings wildly with an uppercut but Time uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackburn tries to break free but Time pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Time.
Blackburn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Time lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blackburn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blackburn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Time backwards.
Time scores with a shot to the side of Blackburn's head.
Blackburn is trying to maintain a safe position but Time gets an underhook and turns Blackburn into the cage.
Blackburn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Time's efforts to push away.
Time pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blackburn misses with a body kick.
Time avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Blackburn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn misses with a hook to the body
and Time counters with a stiff right hand.
Time throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blackburn throws a leg kick which misses Time's front leg but catches the back leg as Time tries to avoid it.
Blackburn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackburn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Time misses the jab.
Blackburn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blackburn ducks under a wild hook from Time.
Time throws a looping overhand right but Blackburn ducks down to avoid it.
Time swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Time slips under a jab from Blackburn.
Blackburn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Time!
Time is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn decides to stand back up. Blackburn steps back and let's Time get back to his feet.
Time defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blackburn.
Time's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blackburn under the eye.
Blackburn throws a shot to the body.
Time lands a nice shot that snaps Blackburn's head back.
Nice defenses there by Blackburn.
And Blackburn tries to counter it with a takedown but Time pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Blackburn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blackburn missing with a left hand there. Time was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Time moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Time tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blackburn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Time's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Time duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Time avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blackburn staying out of range there.
Time fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blackburn.
Blackburn lands a glancing blow to the side of Time's head.
Time throws the left hand but Blackburn avoids the punch easily.
And Blackburn tries to counter it with a takedown but Time pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Time scores with a jab. Blackburn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Time connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blackburn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Time.
Blackburn with the counter takedown but Time avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
My Time 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Blackburn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blackburn clobbers Time with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blackburn throws a head kick but Time moves out of range.
Time connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Time keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Time throws a quick counter head kick but Blackburn was just out of range.
Blackburn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Time on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blackburn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Time takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Time throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Time lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blackburn throws a series of punches but Time avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Time slips a straight right by Blackburn.
Blackburn throws a jab when Time was well out of range.
Blackburn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circling - Time throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blackburn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looked like Time was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blackburn.
Blackburn throws out a loose jab but Time uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackburn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Time's sensitive parts.
Time throws a sloppy head kick
and Blackburn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blackburn.
Time lands with a right to the head.
Time blocks a body shot from Blackburn.
Blackburn lands a shoulder strike.
Blackburn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blackburn is working Time over against the cage.
Time lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Time working aggressively here.
Time is trying to break the clinch but Blackburn has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Time.
Blackburn throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Time.
Time wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Time lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackburn tries to throw a body punch but Time avoids it by throwing Blackburn back against the cage.
Time breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Time takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blackburn clinches up with Time and pushes him back against the cage.
Time pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blackburn checks a leg kick.
Blackburn misses with a series of wild punches.
Blackburn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time is looking to improve his position.
Time tries to kick Blackburn off but Blackburn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Blackburn stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Time to get to his feet.
Time throws a sloppy head kick and Blackburn moves out of range easily.
Blackburn changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Blackburn lands a lovely overhand right.
Blackburn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Time paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Time plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blackburn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blackburn misses with a straight right.
Time looks to land a left hand but Blackburn moved out of range nicely.
Blackburn feints the counter takedown.
Blackburn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Time ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Time tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blackburn changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Time connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Blackburn.
Blackburn tests Time's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blackburn wants to clinch up but Time keeps it at a distance.
Blackburn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Time at a distance.
Time slips a straight right by Blackburn.
Good exchange - Time coming out on top.
Time lands a big uppercut and Blackburn crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Blackburn looks OK. Time waves Blackburn back to his feet!
Blackburn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Time misses.
Time lands a big head kick that sends Blackburn to the canvas! Time follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). My Time!
After the fight, My Time was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Crush Bandicoot (ranked 498 p4p, 449 weight class) and Lorenzo Benedetti (ranked 62 p4p, 55 weight class). Benedetti has chosen Gloom, Doom, Heartache & Whiskey - Viking Skull as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crush Bandicoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandicoot misses with a right hand
and Benedetti counters with a nice body shot.
Bandicoot throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the head.
Benedetti with a nice calf kick.
Benedetti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bandicoot slips a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands a nice shot to the body.
Bandicoot swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Bandicoot misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bandicoot.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Bandicoot.
Benedetti only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Benedetti. Beautiful body shot.
Bandicoot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benedetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandicoot takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benedetti lands the left hand.
Benedetti's corner calls for a 1-2. Benedetti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bandicoot drops his hands momentarily and Benedetti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benedetti throws a low kick but Bandicoot avoids it.
Benedetti scores with a nice head shot.
Benedetti moves out of range as Bandicoot strikes.
Benedetti now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bandicoot throws out a loose jab but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandicoot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bandicoot takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bandicoot takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bandicoot lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Bandicoot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab lands there for Benedetti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti scores with a shot to the body.
Benedetti scores with a punch to the head.
Lorenzo Benedetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benedetti throws a front kick that sends Bandicoot stumbling back into the cage.
Benedetti with a hook.
Bandicoot fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benedetti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bandicoot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benedetti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bandicoot on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Benedetti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benedetti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bandicoot throws out the jab.
Benedetti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Benedetti is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bandicoot had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Good standup being displayed there by Bandicoot as he connects with a hook.
Bandicoot throws a right hand that misses
and Benedetti counters with a straight right hand.
Benedetti throws a sloppy head kick and Bandicoot moves out of range easily.
Bandicoot throws out a loose jab but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bandicoot throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benedetti on the side of the head.
Benedetti throws a front kick that sends Bandicoot stumbling back into the cage.
Benedetti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bandicoot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benedetti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bandicoot throws an off balance right hand
and Benedetti counters with a low kick, right behind Bandicoot 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benedetti thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bandicoot if he has to take too many more of those.
Benedetti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bandicoot misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a good cross that connects.
Bandicoot scores with a nice right hand.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bandicoot throws out the jab.
Benedetti lands a front kick.
Bandicoot cracks Benedetti with a good jab.
Jab, jab by Benedetti - just one landing.
Benedetti defending well as Bandicoot loads up on a big left hand.
Bandicoot digs a good hook to Benedetti's body.
Benedetti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bandicoot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Bandicoot misses its intended target.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Bandicoot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Benedetti looks to move away, Bandicoot throws a big counter combo but Benedetti just gets out of the way.
Nice straight punches there by Benedetti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benedetti.
Bandicoot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benedetti is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bandicoot with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Benedetti dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bandicoot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benedetti can pounce on him.
Benedetti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandicoot swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Bandicoot moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Benedetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Bandicoot misses its target.
Bandicoot lands a right hook to the body.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot throws a right hand that misses
and Benedetti counters with an inside leg kick.
Bandicoot throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bandicoot. Bandicoot circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandicoot misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti lands with a shot to the body.
Benedetti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot lands for Benedetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandicoot throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bandicoot takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti leaves Bandicoot with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Benedetti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benedetti cracks a nice hook into Bandicoot's ribs.
Benedetti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bandicoot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benedetti can pounce on him.
Bandicoot is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bandicoot drops his hands momentarily and Benedetti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bandicoot throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Benedetti.
Bandicoot throws a poor cross that misses
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bandicoot checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bandicoot takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benedetti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bandicoot's hands.
Benedetti throws a jab when Bandicoot was well out of range.
Bandicoot appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Bandicoot is out of range.
Benedetti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bandicoot on the side of the head.
Bandicoot lands a nice shot to the body.
Benedetti lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Bandicoot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bandicoot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bandicoot might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot swings away with a body shot that misses
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Benedetti. That one must have hurt.
Benedetti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benedetti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bandicoot in his tracks.
A right-left combo lands from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot slips under a jab.
A solid body kick from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Bandicoot throws an overhand right that lands on Benedetti's shoulder, as Benedetti tries to avoid the shot.
Benedetti lands a nice shot that snaps Bandicoot's head back.
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!
Benedetti throws a poor cross that misses
and Bandicoot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benedetti thinking.
Bandicoot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benedetti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Benedetti - just one landing.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bandicoot lands a jab to Benedetti's midsection.
Benedetti lands with a nice body kick.
Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benedetti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bandicoot throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bandicoot misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bandicoot will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Benedetti connects with a solid leg kick.
Benedetti lands a leg kick that knocks Bandicoot off balance momentarily.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the body.
Bandicoot misses with a low kick.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Benedetti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Benedetti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bandicoot.
Nice jab there from Benedetti.
That kick from Benedetti tenderised Bandicoot's leg. Bandicoot is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benedetti slips a jab from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot misses the body punch
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bandicoot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
A punch lands to the side of Bandicoot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Bandicoot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandicoot misses with a head kick.
Bandicoot looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab lands there for Benedetti.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bandicoot throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bandicoot connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti's corner calls for a 1-2. Benedetti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benedetti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bandicoot drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bandicoot trying to control but Benedetti is working from the bottom.
Bandicoot tries to free his leg and advance position but Benedetti is retaining full guard.
Benedetti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Benedetti has control of Bandicoot's left arm, preventing Bandicoot from doing any damage.
Bandicoot throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benedetti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Benedetti keeping moving, preventing Bandicoot from controlling successfully.
Lorenzo Benedetti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot throws an elbow that misses. Benedetti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bandicoot's guard. Nice move by Benedetti!
Bandicoot is looking for a triangle but Benedetti pushes his legs off easily.
Benedetti wants to stand but Bandicoot is controlling his posture from full guard.
Crush Bandicoot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bandicoot looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Benedetti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bandicoot wants to sweep here but Benedetti controlling him for the moment.
Bandicoot has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Benedetti is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bandicoot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bandicoot is trying to improve his position.
Bandicoot throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Bandicoot is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benedetti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bandicoot keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benedetti tries to stand but Bandicoot is controlling his head.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Benedetti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benedetti 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 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Benedetti!
Lorenzo Benedetti decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gervais Lavigne (ranked 499 p4p, 637 weight class) and Braynas Hlervu (ranked 63 p4p, 78 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Braynas Hlervu was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gervais Lavigne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Braynas Hlervu!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavigne slips a straight right by Hlervu.
Lavigne slips a jab from Hlervu.
An attempted straight right counter from Lavigne misses the target.
Lavigne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lavigne swings for the body but Hlervu moves out of range.
Hlervu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hlervu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice cross by Hlervu.
Hlervu scores with a nice right hand.
Lavigne slips under a jab.
Lavigne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Lavigne misses the target.
Hlervu with a hook.
Hlervu cracks Lavigne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
 Lavigne is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hlervu cracks Lavigne with a hook to the temple - Lavigne is on wobbly legs here! Hlervu swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Lavigne falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Hlervu wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Braynas Hlervu!
Braynas Hlervu spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tan Zan (ranked 1311 p4p, 1129 weight class) and Valtteri Badass (ranked 173 p4p, 158 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 14 - 1, 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 19 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Valtteri Badass!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Badass.
Badass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badass's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Badass.
Zan misses with a body punch.
Zan takes a shot to the head.
Badass is trying to stall.
Badass lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Badass.
Zan misses with the head strike.
Zan takes a shot to the head.
Zan has a couple of punches blocked by Badass.
Badass manages to break the clinch.
Badass closes the distance and clinches.
Badass blocking some punches.
Badass scores with a shot to the side of Zan's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badass pushes Zan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Badass blocking some punches.
Badass lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
Badass digs a right hand into Zan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zan's gas tank.
Zan is breathing heavily.
Badass scores with a shoulder strike.
Badass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Badass.
Zan working aggressively here.
Zan pushes Badass back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Badass lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Badass manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zan as Badass tries to tie him up.
Badass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Badass working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Badass.
Badass breaks from the clinch.
Zan swats away the attempt to clinch by Badass.
Zan swings widly with a right hand
and Badass counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badass moves into range and clinches up with Zan.
Badass lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zan throws a head punch that misses.
Zan misses with the head strike.
Zan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Badass.
Badass lands an uppercut.
Zan misses with some punches.
Zan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Badass taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zan misses with the head strike.
Zan throws a punch but it's blocked by Badass.
Badass lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
Badass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Badass at a distance.
Badass closes the distance and pushes Zan back into the cage.
Zan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badass's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Badass.
Badass lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zan scores with a shot to the side of Badass's head.
Badass breaks from the clinch.
Badass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Badass throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zan throws a looping overhand right but Badass ducks down to avoid it.
Badass moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zan swings widly with a right hand
and Badass counters with a straight right hand.
Zan throws a looping overhand right but Badass ducks down to avoid it.
Badass closes the distance and pushes Zan back into the cage.
Badass pushes Zan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Badass manages to break the clinch.
Zan swats away the attempt to clinch by Badass.
Zan misses with a hook to the body
and Badass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Zan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zan throws a shot from downtown. Badass moves away and avoids it.
Badass connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zan ducks right into an uppercut from Badass.
Zan is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badass moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Badass scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zan misses with some punches.
Zan prevents a body shot from Badass.
Badass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zan tests Badass's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Badass drives through and clinches with Zan against the cage.
Zan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Badass lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
Zan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Badass lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Badass.
Badass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Badass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badass rushes Zan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Badass pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Badass closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zan tries to throw a body punch but Badass avoids it by throwing Zan back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valtteri Badass dominated that 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.
Badass moves out of range as Zan strikes.
Valtteri Badass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Badass misses with a jab, cross combination.
Badass tries to clinch up but Zan circles away and keeps his distance.
Valtteri Badass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Badass gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Zan.
Badass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Badass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Badass manages to break the clinch.
Zan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Badass gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zan throws a lazy uppercut
and Badass counters with a nice uppercut.
Zan misses with a straight left.
Badass works the jab nicely.
Zan misses with a jab to the body
and Badass counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zan misses with an uppercut. Badass saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass tries to clinch up but Zan circles away and keeps his distance.
Zan swats away the attempt to clinch by Badass.
It looked like Zan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Badass.
Badass walks into a jab.
Badass connects with a nice looking jab.
Zan is looking to clinch.
Zan looks to score with a jab to the body but Badass is just out of range.
Badass fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Badass works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Badass scores with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Badass. That snapped Zan's head back.
Badass wants to clinch.
Badass has Zan up against the cage in a clinch.
Valtteri Badass seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zan working aggressively here.
Zan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Badass has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Badass can turn it around.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badass gets through Zan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Badass manages to break the clinch.
Badass closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zan throws a punch but it's blocked by Badass.
Zan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Badass is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Badass has a couple of punches blocked by Zan.
Badass has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Badass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zan gets through Badass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zan throws a punch but it's blocked by Badass.
Badass lands a nice shot to the body.
Zan misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zan misses with a punch on the inside.
Badass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zan.
Badass breaks from the clinch.
Badass tries to clinch but Zan moves out of range.
Badass keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zan.
Badass looks to score with a jab to the body but Zan is just out of range.
Tan Zan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badass lands a nice hook to Zan's body. Zan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zan takes one to the side of the head.
Badass listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zan throws a shot from downtown. Badass moves away and avoids it.
Zan takes one to the side of the head.
Oh Zan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zan misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badass scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zan in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass tries to clinch but Zan moves out of range.
Badass tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Badass thumps Zan with a low kick.
Zan seems to have got his legs back now.
Badass connects with a jab.
Badass tries to clinch up but Zan circles away and keeps his distance.
Badass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zan.
Badass slips under a jab.
Badass closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Badass.
Zan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Badass tries to stall but Zan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zan letting Badass take a breather here.
Zan misses with a body punch.
Badass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valtteri Badass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Badass looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zan with a jab.
Zan misses with a hook. Badass ducked under it nicely.
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 for the body but Badass moves out of range.
Zan misses with a straight right.
Badass has closed the distance and engaged Zan in a clinch.
Come on Badass - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Badass lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass breaks from the clinch.
Badass walks into a straight right hand from Zan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Badass wants to clinch.
Zan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Zan keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zan walks into a jab.
Zan misses with a right hand
and Badass counters with a crisp one two that drops Zan! Badass thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Zan to his feet! Zan is in big trouble!
Zan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Badass is looking to clinch.
Badass clinches.
Badass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Badass has taken the fight to the clinch.
Badass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zan misses with some punches.
Badass lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badass scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zan throws a punch but it's blocked by Badass.
Badass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Badass manages to break the clinch.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Badass makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass moves out of range of the strikes.
Badass clinches up against the cage.
Badass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Badass stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Badass taking a breather.
Badass stalls.
Zan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Badass lands a nice uppercut.
Badass stalling in the clinch but Zan improves position.
Zan tries a body shot but Badass blocks it.
Badass lands with a right to the head.
Badass prevents a body shot from Zan.
Badass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zan working aggressively here.
Zan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Badass lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Badass.
Badass lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Badass breaks from the clinch.
Badass connects with an inside leg kick.
Zan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Badass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Badass drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Zan right on the button. Zan goes down! Badass follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Badass gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valtteri Badass!
Our winner, Valtteri Badass, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caio Victor (ranked 351 p4p, 316 weight class) and Soviet Remnant (ranked 45 p4p, 42 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Excellent MT
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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 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Victor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Soviet Remnant!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remnant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Victor manages to avoid it.
Victor misses with a hook. Remnant ducked under it nicely.
Remnant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Victor scores with a jab. Remnant acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Soviet Remnant has been cut.
A low kick lands for Remnant.
Remnant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Victor missing with a left hand there. Remnant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Remnant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Victor was well out of range. Poor timing from Remnant.
Remnant throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Remnant.
Remnant throws a nice looking combination but Victor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Remnant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Victor misses with a straight left.
Victor moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRemnant.
Victor throws a shot from downtown. Remnant moves away and avoids it.
Victor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Remnant.
Victor attempts a counter takedown but Remnant avoids it well and moves away.
Remnant slaps away a takedown attempt from Victor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor blocks a jab.
Soviet Remnant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Remnant throws the left hand but Victor avoids the punch easily.
Victor attempts a counter takedown but Remnant avoids it well and moves away.
Remnant bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Victor's head backwards.
Victor checks a leg kick nicely.
Remnant stuffs the takedown attempt from Victor. Victor gets slowly back to his feet.
Remnant cracks a nice hook into Victor's ribs.
That kick from Remnant tenderised Victor's leg. Victor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Remnant lands with a good body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Victor or perhaps it was just good defense by Remnant, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Victor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Victor lands a glancing blow to the side of Remnant's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remnant connects with a solid leg kick.
Remnant throws a leg kick that is checked
and Victor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Remnant makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Soviet Remnant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We've been informed that Remnant 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.
Remnant connects with a crisp jab.
Remnant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Victor manages to avoid it.
Victor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Remnant.
Victor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Remnant sprawls and moves away.
Donk. Remnant catches Victor right on the button with a cross.
Remnant misses with a low kick.
Remnant swings for the body but Victor moves out of range.
Victor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Remnant moves away.
Remnant tests Victor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Remnant misses with a two punch combination.
Victor attempts a counter takedown but Remnant avoids it well and moves away.
Remnant digs a good body shot into Victor's ribs.
Remnant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Victor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Remnant is predictable there
and Victor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Victor.
Remnant manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Remnant can't find room to land a body shot as Victor controls the action.
A short left from Remnant.
Victor has Remnant pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Remnant manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Victor is trying to pull guard but Remnant turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Victor prevents a body shot from Remnant.
Remnant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Victor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Remnant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Victor walks into a left hand.
A punch combination from Remnant misses.
Victor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Remnant sprawls and moves away.
Remnant displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Victor.
Remnant has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Victor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Remnant is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remnant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Victor.
Victor slips a jab and a cross from Remnant.
Victor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Remnant kicks off Victor and gets to his feet.
Remnant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Victor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Remnant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Victor half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Victor throws a big shot that misses.
Remnant lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remnant throws a leg kick
and Victor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Remnant pushes Victor off looking to stand but Victor dives back in and keeps control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Soviet Remnant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Soviet Remnant's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Victor misses with a wild body shot.
Remnant tests Victor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Remnant cracks Victor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Victor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Victor lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Remnant is looking to stand back up but Victor counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Remnant.
Remnant pushes Victor off looking to stand but Victor dives back in and keeps control.
Remnant is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victor is pressing down on Remnant's thigh, looking to free his foot. Remnant is holding on for now.
Remnant is trying to stand up here but Victor is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Victor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Victor prevents Remnant from standing back up.
Victor is pressing down on Remnant's thigh, looking to free his foot. Remnant is holding on for now.
Remnant is trying to stand back up but Victor is controlling him
Victor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Victor is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Remnant sees it coming and defends easily.
Victor is working for a submission of some sort.
Victor prevents Remnant from standing back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Remnant slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Remnant misses with a jab to the body
and Victor counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Remnant!
Remnant bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Soviet Remnant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Victor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Remnant counters with an outside leg kick.
Victor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Victor throws a hook but Remnant blocks it.
Remnant lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Remnant throws a leg kick
and Victor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Remnant is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Remnant keeping full guard, as Victor tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remnant has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Victor is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Remnant manages to break the clinch.
A low kick lands for Remnant.
Remnant throws a body shot but no joy.
Victor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Remnant connects with the punch.
Remnant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Victor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Victor feinted with a counter takedown.
Remnant misses with a body kick.
Remnant moves out of range of the strikes.
Remnant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Remnant throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Remnant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Victor blocks a jab.
Victor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remnant throws a leg kick
and Victor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Victor.
Remnant is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Victor dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Remnant is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Victor asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Remnant throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Remnant lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Victor missing with a left hand there. Remnant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Remnant misses.
Victor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Victor lands a nice shot to the body.
Remnant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Victor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Victor connects with a body shot that sends Remnant's belly button to the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Soviet Remnant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Soviet Remnant'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. And we move into the final round!
Victor scores with a takedown into Remnant's guard.
Soviet Remnant has got the better of the ground game so far.
Remnant pushes Victor off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Remnant lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Victor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Victor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Remnant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Victor.
Victor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Remnant lands with a slapping head kick.
Remnant slips under a jab from Victor.
Victor feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Victor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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!
Victor looking to pass the guard.
Remnant is looking to stand up but Victor isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor wants to pass the guard but Remnant is keeping the position.
Victor advances to half guard.
Remnant pushes Victor off and gets back to his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Remnant.
Remnant misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Remnant finds it's target.
Remnant lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Remnant misses with a looping right.
Victor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Remnant.
Victor has a takedown stuffed.
Remnant looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor shoots in and drives through. Remnant sprawls well.
Remnant scores with a leg kick.
Remnant lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Remnant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Remnant misses with a two punch combination.
Victor moves forwards but Remnant connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Victor takes one to the chin there.
Victor closes the distance and clinches up with Remnant, looking for a takedown. Victor pushes Remnant against the cage but Remnant circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Victor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Remnant!
Sloppy strikes from Remnant. Those never looked like landing.
Remnant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Remnant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remnant misses with a low kick as Victor jumps back.
Victor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Remnant.
Victor fails with the takedown.
A good leg kick by Remnant.
Remnant connects with a single shot there.
Remnant throws out a loose jab but Victor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Victor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Remnant sprawls and moves away.
Victor shoots in for a double leg but Remnant sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Remnant throws a hook but Victor avoids it easily.
Remnant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Victor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Victor shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remnant slips a jab from Victor.
Remnant throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Remnant.
Victor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Remnant lands with an uppercut that bounces Victor off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Remnant.
Victor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice side step and Remnant releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Remnant with a nice calf kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Remnant finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Victor slips a jab and a cross from Remnant.
A shot to the body from Victor misses
and Remnant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caio Victor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A decent looking cross lands there for Remnant.
And that's the end of the fight!
Soviet Remnant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Remnant 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soviet Remnant!
Soviet Remnant decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Corassa (ranked 173 p4p, 395 weight class) and Biabas Kitjakarn (ranked 23 p4p, 49 weight class). Kitjakarn has chosen Dancing Drums as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 27 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Corassa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Biabas Kitjakarn!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitjakarn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corassa.
Kitjakarn moves out of range of the body kick.
Kitjakarn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Corassa.
Kitjakarn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Corassa in his tracks.
Corassa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kitjakarn misses with a hook. Corassa ducked under it nicely.
Corassa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Corassa scoring well with a low kick there.
Corassa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kitjakarn's head.
Kitjakarn throws an overhand right that lands on Corassa's shoulder, as Corassa tries to avoid the shot.
Corassa misses the shot to the body.
Corassa misses with a looping left.
Corassa lands an overhand right.
Kitjakarn cracks Corassa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Corassa finds it's way through Kitjakarn's defenses.
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!
Corassa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Corassa.
Corassa checks a leg kick nicely.
Kitjakarn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kitjakarn. That did some damage!
Kitjakarn has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kitjakarn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corassa throws a nice looking combination but Kitjakarn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Corassa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kitjakarn moves out of range as Corassa strikes.
Kitjakarn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Corassa with a body shot.
Corassa throws a hook to the side of Kitjakarn's head but Kitjakarn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kitjakarn throws out a counter right but Corassa avoids it with no problem.
Kitjakarn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kitjakarn throws a leg kick but Corassa checks it.
Kitjakarn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kitjakarn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Corassa looks to throw the jab but Kitjakarn is out of range.
Corassa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kitjakarn.
Corassa moves out of range as Kitjakarn strikes.
Corassa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kitjakarn moves away.
A low kick from Kitjakarn misses
and Corassa counters with a nice leg kick.
Corassa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kitjakarn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Corassa. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kitjakarn tries a quick counter leg kick but Corassa is wise to it.
Corassa throws a shot from downtown. Kitjakarn moves away and avoids it.
Corassa looks to throw the jab but Kitjakarn is out of range.
Corassa misses with a hook. Kitjakarn ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Corassa.
Corassa misses with a jab to the body
and Kitjakarn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Corassa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Corassa moves away from the strike by Kitjakarn.
Some bone on bone action there as Kitjakarn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Corassa looks to land a left hand but Kitjakarn moved out of range nicely.
Corassa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kitjakarn circles away quickly and effectively.
Kitjakarn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Corassa with a body shot.
Corassa connects with a body shot that sends Kitjakarn's belly button to the back.
Kitjakarn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corassa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kitjakarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corassa.
Kitjakarn throws a body shot but no joy.
Corassa is looking to counter punch.
Corassa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kitjakarn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Kitjakarn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corassa throws a quick counter head kick but Kitjakarn was just out of range.
Good shot there by Corassa.
Kitjakarn slips a jab and a cross from Corassa.
Kitjakarn blocks a head kick by Corassa.
Corassa misses with an uppercut. Kitjakarn saw that one coming.
Corassa blocks the body kick.
Corassa tried to counter with a leg kick but Kitjakarn avoided it.
Corassa catches Kitjakarn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Corassa misses with an uppercut. Kitjakarn saw that one coming.
Corassa throws an off balance right hand
letting Kitjakarn counter with a right hand.
Kitjakarn misses with a body shot.
Kitjakarn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Corassa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kitjakarn manages to avoid it.
Corassa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corassa looks to land a left hand but Kitjakarn moved out of range nicely.
Corassa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kitjakarn doesn't seem bothered though.
Kitjakarn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitjakarn misses the shot to the body.
Corassa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kitjakarn throws out the jab.
Corassa tried to counter with a leg kick but Kitjakarn avoided it.
Corassa scores with a leg kick.
Corassa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kitjakarn.
Corassa feints and then cracks Kitjakarn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kitjakarn down.
Kitjakarn loads up on a big right hand but Corassa slips the punch.
Kitjakarn scores with a leg kick.
Corassa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kitjakarn's hands.
Corassa swings for the body but Kitjakarn moves out of range.
Kitjakarn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kitjakarn misses with a looping left.
Corassa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kitjakarn misses with a hook
enabling Corassa to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kitjakarn.
A slow jab from Corassa misses its intended target.
Corassa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kitjakarn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Corassa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kitjakarn looks to land a left hand but Corassa moved out of range nicely.
Corassa lands a jab to the nose.
No joy there for Kitjakarn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Corassa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kitjakarn.
Both fighters circling a little - Kitjakarn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kitjakarn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corassa was well out of range. Poor timing from Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCorassa.
Corassa tried to score with a low kick but Kitjakarn checks it.
Kitjakarn with a nice calf kick.
Kitjakarn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corassa slips under a jab from Kitjakarn.
Corassa throws the left hand but Kitjakarn avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Kitjakarn.
Corassa slips under a jab.
Kitjakarn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Corassa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kitjakarn misses with a hook.
Corassa looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitjakarn loads up on a big right hand but Corassa slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Corassa misses the target.
Corassa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kitjakarn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Corassa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kitjakarn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Corassa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kitjakarn follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kitjakarn slips a straight right by Corassa.
A jab from Corassa misses.
Kitjakarn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Corassa feints and then cracks Kitjakarn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kitjakarn down.
Corassa takes one to the side of the head.
Corassa walks into a stiff left hand from Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn misses with a looping right.
Kitjakarn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Corassa slips a straight right by Kitjakarn.
A left lands for Kitjakarn.
A nice leg kick lands there from Corassa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kitjakarn lunges at Corassa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Corassa's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa with a nice cross.
Kitjakarn wants to clinch up but Corassa keeps it at a distance.
Kitjakarn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kitjakarn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corassa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kitjakarn misses the shot to the body.
Kitjakarn moves away from the strike by Corassa.
Kitjakarn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corassa.
Good standup being displayed there by Corassa as he connects with a hook.
Corassa misses with a straight right.
A cross from Kitjakarn lands.
Corassa lands a slapping body shot.
Kitjakarn looks to land a body kick but Corassa moved away.
Kitjakarn misses with an uppercut. Corassa saw that one coming.
Corassa lands a glancing blow to the side of Kitjakarn's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitjakarn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corassa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kitjakarn. Kitjakarn obviously looking to wear him down.
Kitjakarn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Corassa can pounce on him.
Kitjakarn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kitjakarn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Corassa looks to throw the jab but Kitjakarn is out of range.
Kitjakarn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Corassa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Corassa just misses with a punch to the body.
Corassa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Eduardo Corassa is winning the standup battle so far.
Kitjakarn lands a slapping body shot.
Kitjakarn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corassa. That did some damage!
Corassa connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kitjakarn. Corassa does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Corassa misses the target.
Kitjakarn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Corassa throws a jab but it's blocked by Kitjakarn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa throws an overhand right that lands on Kitjakarn's shoulder, as Kitjakarn tries to avoid the shot.
Corassa misses with an uppercut.
Kitjakarn throws a counter combo.
A punch combination from Corassa misses.
Kitjakarn steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Corassa misses.
Kitjakarn throws out a loose jab but Corassa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kitjakarn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kitjakarn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Corassas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kitjakarn misses with a kick to the body.
Kitjakarn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Corassa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kitjakarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corassa.
Corassa swings for the body but Kitjakarn moves out of range.
Kitjakarn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kitjakarn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Corassa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kitjakarn misses with a straight right.
Corassa throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kitjakarn avoids it.
Kitjakarn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Kitjakarn misses.
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 Eduardo Corassa will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Corassa tests Kitjakarn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Corassa cracks a nice hook into Kitjakarn's ribs.
Corassa throws the left hand but Kitjakarn avoids the punch easily.
Kitjakarn misses with a body shot.
Corassa throws a low kick, looking for Kitjakarn's leg but Kitjakarn calmly moves out of range.
Corassa misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Kitjakarn misses.
Kitjakarn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Corassa moves out of range of the strikes.
Corassa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Kitjakarn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot by Kitjakarn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Corassa. Kitjakarn shrugs it off though.
Corassa with the inside leg kick.
Corassa throws a body punch but Kitjakarn moves out of range.
Corassa lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corassa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitjakarn wants to slow Corassa down by chopping away at his legs.
Kitjakarn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Corassa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kitjakarn.
Corassa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kitjakarn tries to land a front kick but Corassa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Corassa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kitjakarn. That did some damage!
Corassa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Corassa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Corassa misses with a wild body shot.
Corassa throws a shot from downtown. Kitjakarn moves away and avoids it.
Corassa missing with a left hand there. Kitjakarn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kitjakarn digs a good body shot into Corassa's ribs.
Kitjakarn throws the kick towards the body but Corassa avoids it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Corassa!
Good standup being displayed there by Corassa as he connects with a hook.
Eduardo Corassa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick from Corassa, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kitjakarn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Corassa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kitjakarn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Biabas Kitjakarn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corassa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kitjakarn.
It looked like Corassa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Corassa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kitjakarn throws the kick towards the body but Corassa avoids it.
Kitjakarn misses with a wild body shot.
Kitjakarn misses the body punch
and Corassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kitjakarn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kitjakarn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from Corassa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Corassa misses the shot to the body.
Kitjakarn throws a hook to the side of Corassa's head but Corassa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corassa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kitjakarn swings widly with a right hand
and Corassa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Corassa moves out of range of the body kick from Kitjakarn.
Corassa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kitjakarn manages to avoid it.
Corassa misses with a jab to the body
and Kitjakarn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corassa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kitjakarn loads up on a big right hand but Corassa slips the punch.
Corassa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kitjakarn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corassa.
Kitjakarn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corassa lands a nice looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Corassa as he connects with a hook.
Corassa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kitjakarn misses with a kick to the body.
Corassa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kitjakarn.
Corassa scores with a sloppy right hand. Kitjakarn should have avoided that one.
Corassa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kitjakarn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Corassas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitjakarn digs a good hook to Corassa's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corassa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kitjakarn.
Corassa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Corassa thuds his shin into the meat of Kitjakarn's side.
Corassa looks to land a left hand but Kitjakarn moved out of range nicely.
Kitjakarn steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Corassa lands a glancing blow to the side of Kitjakarn's head.
Kitjakarn misses with an uppercut
and Corassa counters with a right hand to the body.
Corassa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Corassa lands a head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Corassa as he connects with a hook.
Kitjakarn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kitjakarn scores with a nice head shot.
Corassa is rocked!
Kitjakarn misses with a looping right.
Oh Corassa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corassa avoids a kick to the body.
Corassa seems to have got his legs back now.
Kitjakarn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Corassa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Corassa 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Corassa!
Eduardo Corassa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Obi Wan Kenobi (ranked 160 p4p, 175 weight class) and Anni Skystalker (ranked 22 p4p, 24 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 5, fighting out of Sydney, Obi Wan Kenobi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Anni Skystalker!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skystalker tries to clinch there but Kenobi circles away.
Skystalker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kenobi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kenobi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut there from Kenobi.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Skystalker 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Skystalker. That's going to slow Kenobi down.
A slow jab from Kenobi misses its intended target.
Skystalker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kenobi is fending him off so far but Skystalker persists. Nope, Kenobi circles away and we're back to standing.
Skystalker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kenobi.
Skystalker loads up on a big right hand but Kenobi slips the punch.
Kenobi throws a shot from downtown. Skystalker moves away and avoids it.
Skystalker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Skystalker throws a hook but Kenobi avoids it easily.
Kenobi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Kenobi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kenobi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenobi connects with a body shot that sends Skystalker's belly button to the back.
Skystalker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Kenobi does it's job there.
Kenobi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skystalker.
Kenobi throws a chopping leg kick but Skystalker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kenobi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skystalker missing with a left hand there. Kenobi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skystalker motions for Kenobi to come forward. Skystalker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kenobi connects with a looping right hand.
Skystalker cracks Kenobi with an open hand slap.
Obi Wan Kenobi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenobi throws an overhand right that lands on Skystalker's shoulder, as Skystalker tries to avoid the shot.
Kenobi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenobi tried to counter with a leg kick but Skystalker avoided it.
Kenobi misses with a straight left.
Skystalker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kenobi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Skystalker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kenobi misses with an uppercut.
Kenobi checks a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Skystalker.
Kenobi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skystalker.
Skystalker scores with a jab to the body.
Skystalker misses with a low kick.
Skystalker throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenobi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Skystalker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've been told by Kenobi's head coaches at Räkälä that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kenobi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Skystalker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kenobi tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Kenobi tries to lock up and control but Skystalker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Skystalker cracks Kenobi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Skystalker looking to finish Kenobi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kenobi!
Kenobi prevents Skystalker from taking his back.
Skystalker avoids the attempt from Kenobi to control.
Skystalker is working for a guillotine from mount but Kenobi frees his head quite easily.
Skystalker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kenobi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Skystalker unloads with some shots from mount but Kenobi bucks and avoids them well.
Kenobi tries to hold on but Skystalker postures up.
Skystalker throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Skystalker throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kenobi because Skystalker loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skystalker throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kenobi has given up his back. Will we see Skystalker going for some submissions?
Skystalker tightening his grip on Kenobi, looking for the choke.
Kenobi trying to get back to his feet but Skystalker is in full control for now.
Skystalker trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi wants to get back to his feet.
Skystalker has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kenobi has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Kenobi preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Skystalker.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kenobi is in bad spot here.
Kenobi wants to get back to his feet.
Skystalker is persistently looking for the submission but Kenobi is defending it well.
Kenobi trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Kenobi looking to control the position.
Kenobi avoids the strikes from Skystalker.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anni Skystalker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kenobi looks to land a right hand but Skystalker moved out of range.
Skystalker misses with a hook. Kenobi ducked under it nicely.
Skystalker lands an overhand right.
Skystalker slips a straight right by Kenobi.
Skystalker scores with a jab to the body.
Skystalker blocks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Kenobi.
Skystalker slips a straight right by Kenobi.
Kenobi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Skystalker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kenobi is fending him off so far but Skystalker persists. Nope, Kenobi circles away and we're back to standing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Skystalker closes the distance and clinches up with Kenobi, looking for a takedown. Skystalker pushes Kenobi against the cage but Kenobi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A jab lands there for Kenobi.
Skystalker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenobi.
Skystalker misses with a body kick.
Kenobi misses the jab.
Skystalker motions for Kenobi to come forward. Skystalker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kenobi throws a leg kick
and Skystalker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kenobi misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenobi misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Kenobi. That snapped Skystalker's head back.
Skystalker tried to score with a low kick but Kenobi checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi throws a looping overhand right but Skystalker ducks down to avoid it.
Obi Wan Kenobi is winning the standup battle so far.
Skystalker throws a hook to the side of Kenobi's head but Kenobi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenobi misses with a wild body shot.
Skystalker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kenobi with a body shot.
Kenobi just misses with a punch to the body.
Skystalker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kenobi.
Skystalker moves out of range as Kenobi strikes.
Kenobi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skystalker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kenobi with a body shot.
Kenobi is looking to slow Skystalker down with leg kicks.
Kenobi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skystalker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skystalker tries to clinch but Kenobi is having none of it.
Kenobi throws a combination that misses
and Skystalker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skystalker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenobi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Skystalker moves away from the strike by Kenobi.
Skystalker cracks a nice hook into Kenobi's ribs.
Skystalker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Skystalker lands a leg kick that knocks Kenobi off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenobi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kenobi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Skystalker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kenobi finds it's way round the side to connect with Skystalker's head.
Kenobi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skystalker shoots in and drives through. Kenobi sprawls well.
Obi Wan Kenobi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anni Skystalker.
Kenobi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Skystalker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Skystalker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kenobi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Obi Wan Kenobi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skystalker closes the distance and clinches.
Kenobi blocks a body shot from Skystalker.
Kenobi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Skystalker misses with a body punch.
Kenobi trying to control the position but instead, Skystalker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kenobi into the cage.
Kenobi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skystalker closes the distance and clinches.
Kenobi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenobi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kenobi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Skystalker's brow.
Kenobi breaks from the clinch.
Skystalker throws a sloppy head kick and Kenobi moves out of range easily.
Kenobi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi throws a hook but Skystalker blocks it.
A nice side step and Skystalker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Skystalker throws a lazy right hand but Kenobi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kenobi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice jab there from Skystalker.
Kenobi lands with a nice body punch.
Skystalker works Kenobi's body with a nice hook.
Skystalker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kenobi misses with an uppercut.
Skystalker throws out a leg kick but Kenobi moves out of range and Skystalker only half commits.
Skystalker throws a big shot that misses.
Kenobi throws a low kick but Skystalker moves out of range easily.
Kenobi clobbers Skystalker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Skystalker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kenobi lands with a cross.
Skystalker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Skystalker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kenobi sneaks out the side door and pushes Skystalker away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenobi defending well as Skystalker loads up on a big left hand.
Skystalker shoots for a takedown but Kenobi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kenobi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi avoids the body shot from Skystalker.
Skystalker throws a leg kick which misses Kenobi's front leg but catches the back leg as Kenobi tries to avoid it.
Kenobi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kenobi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kenobi looks to land a right hand but Skystalker moved out of range.
Kenobi throws a push kick but Skystalker slaps the foot to one side.
A nice leg kick from Kenobi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kenobi throws the left hand but Skystalker avoids the punch easily.
Kenobi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skystalker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kenobi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kenobi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kenobi duly obliges.
Skystalker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Skystalker takes a swing at Kenobi's ribcage but misses.
Skystalker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Skystalker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skystalker trying to control but Kenobi is working from the bottom.
Kenobi manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Skystalker drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Obi Wan Kenobi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Skystalker clinches up with Kenobi and pushes him back against the cage.
Skystalker scores with a shoulder strike.
Kenobi tries to throw a body punch but Skystalker avoids it by throwing Kenobi back against the cage.
Kenobi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Skystalker.
Nice elbow from Kenobi.
Skystalker misses with some punches.
Skystalker tries to throw a body punch but Kenobi avoids it by throwing Skystalker back against the cage.
Kenobi swings wildly with an uppercut but Skystalker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skystalker working aggressively here.
Skystalker stalls.
Skystalker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skystalker is trying to pull guard but Kenobi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Skystalker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kenobi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kenobi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skystalker manages to avoid it.
Skystalker throws a lazy right hand but Kenobi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skystalker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kenobi counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skystalker throws a body punch but Kenobi moves out of range.
Skystalker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kenobi.
Kenobi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Skystalker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kenobi missing with a left hand there. Skystalker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kenobi throws a wild body kick that Skystalker sees coming a mile off.
Kenobi throws a head kick that Skystalker semi-blocks.
Kenobi throws out a loose jab but Skystalker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skystalker with a nice cross.
Skystalker looks to land a right hand but Kenobi moved out of range.
A jab from Kenobi misses.
Kenobi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Skystalker has closed the distance and engaged Kenobi in a clinch.
Skystalker trying to stall but Kenobi improves his position.
Skystalker is leaning against Kenobi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kenobi throws a head punch that misses.
Skystalker breaks the clinch.
Skystalker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenobi throws a solid leg kick but Skystalker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kenobi.
Skystalker manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kenobi on his heels. He'll look to pass Kenobi's guard now, I'm sure.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skystalker preventing the sweep.
Skystalker postures up.
Skystalker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenobi is keeping the position for now.
Kenobi pulls Skystalker in close to his closed guard and prevents Skystalker from doing any damage or advancing position.
Skystalker advances position into side control!
Skystalker scoring with punches from side control.
Skystalker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Skystalker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kenobi is trying to get back to his feet.
Skystalker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kenobi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skystalker wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kenobi, who protects the arm well.
Kenobi tries to bench press Skystalker off him but Skystalker keeps the position.
Kenobi manages to get back to half guard.
Kenobi pushes Skystalker off looking to stand but Skystalker dives back in and keeps control.
Skystalker looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kenobi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kenobi.
Anni Skystalker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Skystalker stopping the sweep attempt from Kenobi.
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.
Skystalker trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenobi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skystalker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Skystalker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kenobi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kenobi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Skystalker is controlling him.
Skystalker wants to control from the top but Kenobi keeps moving.
Skystalker prevents Kenobi from getting back to his feet.
Skystalker trying to control but Kenobi is working from the bottom.
Kenobi is pulling down on Skystalker's head. It's preventing any offense from Skystalker, at least for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kenobi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kenobi throws a jab but it's blocked by Skystalker.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anni Skystalker.
I think Skystalker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anni Skystalker!
A very excited looking Anni Skystalker 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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