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Bellicose 108 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hornby (ranked 24441 p4p, 3075 weight class) and Jackson Davis (ranked 285 p4p, 172 weight class). Ben Hornby could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jackson Davis's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Hornby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Davis!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Davis misses.
Davis cracks Hornby with an open hand slap.
Davis avoids a kick to the body.
Hornby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hornby has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hornby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hornby looks for a takedown but Davis sprawls well.
Hornby throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hornby slips a straight right by Davis.
Hornby appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hornby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis tries to score with a low kick but Hornby moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick by Hornby misses
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Hornby does no damage.
Davis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Hornby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hornby is looking for a counter combo.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hornby moves away.
A punch combination from Hornby misses.
Davis avoids the head kick by Hornby.
Hornby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hornby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hornby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hornby checks a leg kick.
Davis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hornby connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Davis scrambles back to his feet.
Hornby misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Davis! But no joy.
Hornby moves away from the strike by Davis.
Hornby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hornby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hornby wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hornby moves into the clinch.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Hornby controls his hands.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Hornby.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Hornby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hornby is looking to control Davis's arms but Davis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hornby has his back to the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Davis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A body shot lands from Hornby.
Davis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis prevents Hornby from breaking the clinch.
Hornby tries to break free but Davis pushes him back against the cage.
Davis stops a takedown attempt from Hornby.
Davis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hornby backwards.
Hornby wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is pushing Hornby up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
Hornby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hornby tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the cage.
Davis leaning against his opponent.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Hornby avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
Hornby is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Davis to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hornby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hornby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Hornby closes the distance and pushes Davis back into the cage.
Hornby wants to break free but Davis has control.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.
Davis prevents Hornby from breaking the clinch.
Davis misses with some punches.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hornby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hornby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hornby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hornby tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Hornby uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Hornby misses the target.
Hornby works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hornby moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Hornby scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hornby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hornby scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Hornby moved out of range.
Davis scores with a jab. Hornby acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Hornby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Davis as Hornby shoots in.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Hornby saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jackson Davis will probably get the nod.
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.
Davis sizes up Hornby with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hornby.
Hornby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Hornby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hornby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hornby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Hornby shoots in but no luck this time.
Hornby tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hornby dives in for a single leg takedown but Davis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Come on Davis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hornby tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the cage.
Hornby working hard to break the clinch.
Davis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Come on Davis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hornby breaks from the clinch.
Ben Hornby is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hornby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis misses with a straight right.
Hornby throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Davis misses with a hook
and Hornby counters with a series of strikes. Davis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hornby clinches up against the cage.
Hornby tries to pull guard but Davis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hornby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis is trying to trip Hornby. He has hold of a leg but Hornby is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Davis persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis throwing strikes but missing.
Davis wants to stand but Hornby has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Davis wants to control from the top but Hornby keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hornby throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hornby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hornby works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hornby seems keen to control Davis's posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hornby looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hornby keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Davis misses.
Davis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hornby slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hornby tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hornby looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hornby clinches.
Hornby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Hornby throws a combination. Davis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hornby slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hornby tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hornby tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hornby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davis misses with a hook.
Hornby fails to land the takedown.
Davis throws out a counter right but Hornby avoids it with no problem.
Davis throws a hook but Hornby blocks it.
Hornby swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hornby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
As Davis looks to move away, Hornby throws a big counter combo but Davis just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davis.
Davis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hornby throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Davis on the side of the head.
A big left from Davis misses.
Hornby wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Davis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davis wants it to stay on the feet.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis throws out a counter right but Hornby avoids it with no problem.
Ben Hornby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hornby moves away.
Davis throws a jab when Hornby was well out of range.
Hornby throws a counter high kick but Davis was just alert enough to avoid it.
Hornby moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hornby shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hornby ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hornby.
Hornby throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hornby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jackson Davis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hornby blocks a jab.
Hornby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Davis 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.
Hornby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Davis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Davis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hornbys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis scores with a jab. Hornby acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Hornby.
Davis tries a body shot but Hornby blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hornby working hard to break the clinch.
Davis working aggressively here.
Hornby is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Davis prevents Hornby from breaking the clinch.
Jackson Davis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Davis misses with some punches.
Hornby fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Hornby jumps guard but Davis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hornby wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
Davis digs a right hand underneath Hornby's ribcage. Hornby let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hornby has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Davis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hornby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Hornby fails to land.
Hornby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hornby is trying to force a seperation but Davis has the dominant position.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hornby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hornby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis with a nice cross.
A punch combination from Hornby misses.
Hornby throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hornby wants to clinch.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Hornby slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Hornby slips the punch.
Hornby lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Davis slips under a jab.
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hornby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hornby defends it nicely.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hornby throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Hornby throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Davis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Davis throws the left hand but Hornby avoids the punch easily.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Davis coming out on top.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Davis trying to control the position but instead, Hornby has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davis into the cage.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hornby tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the cage.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Hornby controls his hands.
Davis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Davis works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hornby throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hornby can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Davis controls the pace.
Hornby wants to sweep here but Davis controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hornby is keeping the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davis 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Davis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Wizard (ranked 3538 p4p, 24241 weight class) and Bob Killer (ranked 193 p4p, 275 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Wizard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Killer!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wizard.
Wizard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Killer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wizard defends it well.
Wizard scores with a sloppy right hand. Killer should have avoided that one.
Wizard gets the takedown into side control.
Wizard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wizard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Killer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Killer is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wizard has just dragged him back down to the mat.
You can see the frustration on Killer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wizard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Killer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wizard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Killer struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wizard is working to tighten his grip on Killer's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Killer has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Wizard is really squeezing tight and eventually Killer passes out! Wizard breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ryan Wizard!
After winning the bout, Ryan Wizard thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liam Mcgregor (ranked 4042 p4p, 3945 weight class) and Bohnomme SeptHeures (ranked 440 p4p, 428 weight class). Bohnomme SeptHeures struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Liam Mcgregor has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Liam Mcgregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bohnomme SeptHeures!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgregor shoots in but SeptHeures avoids the takedown attempt easily.
SeptHeures keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcgregor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mcgregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but SeptHeures circles away quickly and effectively.
Mcgregor scores with a three punch combo!
Mcgregor slips under a jab from SeptHeures.
Mcgregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
SeptHeures wants to counter with a clinch but Mcgregor pushes him away.
Mcgregor tries to keep at a distance but SeptHeures has taken the fight into the clinch.
SeptHeures is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mcgregor is breathing heavily.
SeptHeures landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
SeptHeures lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcgregor won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
SeptHeures lands a hook that snaps the head of Mcgregor backwards.
SeptHeures unloads a knee to the mid-section.
SeptHeures scores a nice knee to the body.
SeptHeures lands a shot to the body.
SeptHeures stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
SeptHeures landing knees to the body.
SeptHeures landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
SeptHeures utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
SeptHeures lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
SeptHeures crunches a lovely knee into Mcgregor's ribcage.
SeptHeures escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
SeptHeures fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mcgregor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
SeptHeures throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mcgregor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've been told by Mcgregor's head coaches at Irish Collar & Elbow Academy (ICE) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Liam Mcgregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by SeptHeures.
Mcgregor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
SeptHeures clinches with his opponent.
SeptHeures unloads a knee to the mid-section.
SeptHeures lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
SeptHeures's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
SeptHeures pushes Mcgregor up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcgregor takes a knee right on the jaw!
SeptHeures utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
SeptHeures breaks the clinch.
SeptHeures pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mcgregor appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SeptHeures has closed the distance and engaged Mcgregor in a clinch.
Mcgregor takes a shot to the head.
SeptHeures lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mcgregor.
Mcgregor manages to break the clinch.
SeptHeures drops his hands momentarily and Mcgregor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mcgregor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mcgregor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and SeptHeures moves into the clinch.
SeptHeures breaks the clinch.
Mcgregor moves out of range of the leg kick from SeptHeures.
Mcgregor is looking for a counter combo.
SeptHeures throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
SeptHeures fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
SeptHeures throws a wild body kick that Mcgregor sees coming a mile off.
SeptHeures scores with a push kick.
SeptHeures keeps Mcgregor at a distance using the push kick.
SeptHeures looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mcgregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
SeptHeures tries to counter by closing the distance.
SeptHeures throws out a leg kick but Mcgregor moves out of range and SeptHeures only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SeptHeures forces Mcgregor back against the cage and clinches.
SeptHeures lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by SeptHeures.
SeptHeures breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcgregor blocks the body kick.
SeptHeures misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor throws a combination. SeptHeures tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mcgregor throws a combination that misses
and SeptHeures counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by SeptHeures.
SeptHeures working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
SeptHeures working Mcgregor over with knees to the body.
SeptHeures lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcgregor won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
SeptHeures unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcgregor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
SeptHeures lands a nice uppercut.
SeptHeures crunches a lovely knee into Mcgregor's ribcage.
SeptHeures breaks from the clinch.
SeptHeures throws the kick towards the body but Mcgregor avoids it.
It looked like Mcgregor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mcgregor doesn't manage to clinch there - SeptHeures circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SeptHeures throws a body shot but no joy.
Mcgregor lands with an uppercut that bounces SeptHeures off the cage and back into range.
Mcgregor doesn't manage to clinch there - SeptHeures circles away.
Mcgregor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
SeptHeures goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
SeptHeures swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcgregor.
SeptHeures avoids a punch combination nicely.
SeptHeures swings and misses with a hook to the body.
SeptHeures misses with a kick to the body.
A left and a right from Mcgregor both land. Nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcgregor tries to close the distance and clinch but SeptHeures swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
SeptHeures clinches up with Mcgregor and pushes him back against the cage.
SeptHeures scores with a knee to the head.
SeptHeures lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
SeptHeures unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bohnomme SeptHeures dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
SeptHeures closes the distance and clinches.
Mcgregor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
SeptHeures unloads a knee to the mid-section.
SeptHeures landing some nice looking knees to the body.
SeptHeures connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mcgregor's face.
SeptHeures crunches a lovely knee into Mcgregor's ribcage.
SeptHeures lands a nice knee to the body.
Bohnomme SeptHeures seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
SeptHeures utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
SeptHeures scores a nice knee to the body.
SeptHeures putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcgregor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees 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!
SeptHeures landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
SeptHeures presses Mcgregor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mcgregor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from SeptHeures as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, SeptHeures creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
SeptHeures lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
SeptHeures lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SeptHeures unloads a knee to the mid-section.
SeptHeures connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from SeptHeures.
SeptHeures scores with a hook to the body.
SeptHeures has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
SeptHeures connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mcgregor's face.
SeptHeures unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcgregor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
SeptHeures's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
SeptHeures closes the distance and clinches.
SeptHeures crunches a lovely knee into Mcgregor's ribcage.
Mcgregor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and SeptHeures avoids it.
SeptHeures unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by SeptHeures.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcgregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
SeptHeures takes the fight into the clinch.
SeptHeures landing knees to the head.
SeptHeures scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for SeptHeures.
Mcgregor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but SeptHeures gets the underhooks and prevents it.
SeptHeures landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
SeptHeures tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mcgregor avoids it.
SeptHeures gets underhooks to prevent Mcgregor's takedown attempt.
SeptHeures working Mcgregor over with knees to the body.
SeptHeures connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mcgregor's face.
Mcgregor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
SeptHeures tries to land a knee to the head but Mcgregor blocks with his arms.
A short right from Mcgregor.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. SeptHeures obliges.
SeptHeures looking to throw knees to the head but Mcgregor is blocking nicely.
Mcgregor has a couple of punches blocked by SeptHeures.
Mcgregor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SeptHeures with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mcgregor looking to slow down the pace here.
SeptHeures tries to land knees in the clinch but Mcgregor avoids the damage to the body.
Mcgregor slows down the pace here.
SeptHeures breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
SeptHeures circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from SeptHeures.
A nice combination there by Mcgregor.
Mcgregor wants to clinch.
Mcgregor throws a nice looking combination but SeptHeures bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
SeptHeures flicks out a counter leg kick but Mcgregor steps away.
Mcgregor misses with the combination.
SeptHeures wants to counter the offense by Mcgregor and move into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SeptHeures misses with an uppercut. Mcgregor saw that one coming.
Mcgregor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mcgregor.
Bohnomme SeptHeures seems to be getting the better of the standup.
SeptHeures forces Mcgregor back against the cage and clinches.
SeptHeures putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcgregor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
SeptHeures unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcgregor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by SeptHeures.
SeptHeures with a knee to the head.
SeptHeures lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mcgregor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
SeptHeures clinches with his opponent.
SeptHeures pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcgregor swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcgregor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before SeptHeures can pounce on him.
SeptHeures closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for SeptHeures.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bohnomme SeptHeures showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
SeptHeures throws the kick towards the body but Mcgregor avoids it.
SeptHeures walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mcgregor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mcgregor misses with the combination.
SeptHeures counters with a body kick.
Liam Mcgregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcgregor doesn't manage to clinch there - SeptHeures circles away.
Mcgregor shoots in looking for a takedown but SeptHeures manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mcgregor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
SeptHeures misses with a low kick.
Mcgregor tries to clinch up.
Mcgregor tries to close the distance and clinch but SeptHeures swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Mcgregor misses.
Mcgregor tries to clinch there but SeptHeures circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgregor doesn't manage to clinch there - SeptHeures circles away.
Mcgregor is looking to clinch.
Mcgregor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mcgregor or perhaps it was just good defense by SeptHeures, which made it look bad.
SeptHeures tried to score with a low kick but Mcgregor checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from SeptHeures.
Mcgregor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mcgregor misses with a combination
and SeptHeures counters with a low kick, right behind Mcgregor 's knee.
SeptHeures drives through and clinches with Mcgregor against the cage.
SeptHeures lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
SeptHeures lands a nice knee to the body.
SeptHeures utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
SeptHeures utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
SeptHeures lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcgregor won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
SeptHeures is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
SeptHeures lands a knee to the head.
Mcgregor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mcgregor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
SeptHeures clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
SeptHeures landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for SeptHeures.
Mcgregor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mcgregor tries to land knees in the clinch but SeptHeures avoids the damage to the body.
SeptHeures is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mcgregor taking a breather.
SeptHeures landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mcgregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mcgregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
SeptHeures wants to counter with a clinch but Mcgregor pushes him away.
Mcgregor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from SeptHeures.
Mcgregor tries to keep at a distance but SeptHeures has taken the fight into the clinch.
SeptHeures tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
SeptHeures dodges an elbow strike from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor looking to slow down the pace here.
Mcgregor missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SeptHeures scores with a knee to the head.
Mcgregor avoiding damage as SeptHeures throws knees to the body.
SeptHeures misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning SeptHeures up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by SeptHeures as Mcgregor tries to tie him up.
Mcgregor swings wildly with an uppercut but SeptHeures uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcgregor managing to block the knees to the body from SeptHeures.
Mcgregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
SeptHeures is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
SeptHeures slips a jab and a cross from Mcgregor.
SeptHeures is trying to counter with his kicks.
Mcgregor misses with the combination.
Mcgregor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and SeptHeures counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SeptHeures misses with a body shot.
Mcgregor cracks SeptHeures with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
SeptHeures has taken the fight to the clinch.
SeptHeures unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mcgregor manages to break the clinch.
SeptHeures misses with a body kick.
SeptHeures throws the kick towards the body but Mcgregor avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
SeptHeures lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mcgregor at a distance.
Mcgregor closes the distance looking to clinch
and SeptHeures counters with a body kick that stops Mcgregor in his tracks momentarily.
Liam Mcgregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
SeptHeures scores with a kick to the body.
SeptHeures showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor sets himself, and SeptHeures steps forward looking for the clinch! Mcgregor avoids it this time.
Mcgregor throws a hook but SeptHeures avoids it easily.
Bohnomme SeptHeures is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mcgregor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
SeptHeures circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bohnomme SeptHeures comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well SeptHeures 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bohnomme SeptHeures!
A very excited looking Bohnomme SeptHeures made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Petr Vrabec (ranked 2931 p4p, 24415 weight class) and Joao Perez (ranked 303 p4p, 531 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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petr Vrabec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Perez!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vrabec lands a head shot.
Perez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vrabec connects with the punch.
Vrabec scores with a head kick.
 Perez is rocked!
Vrabec seems to be stalking Perez here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Perez drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Petr Vrabec!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fardoche Fermier (ranked 2386 p4p, 4849 weight class) and Dechlan Tomsett (ranked 145 p4p, 233 weight class). Dechlan Tomsett will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fardoche Fermier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dechlan Tomsett!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomsett cracks Fermier with a right hand to the side of the head.
A combination from Tomsett does no damage.
Fermier half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tomsett tests Fermier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fermier pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
I was talking to Fermier's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tomsett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fermier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tomsett.
Tomsett gets underhooks to prevent Fermier's takedown attempt.
Fermier has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tomsett uses from the top position.
Tomsett trying to control but Fermier is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomsett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fermier has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tomsett has managed to get both his arms back between Fermier's legs - danger averted.
Fermier looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fermier is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tomsett is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomsett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fermier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tomsett is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Fermier has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Tomsett is looking to defend but Fermier has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Tomsett! Fermier pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Tomsett taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Fardoche Fermier!
Our winner, Fardoche Fermier, 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Van Driesen (ranked 3863 p4p, 3358 weight class) and Charles Sobhraj (ranked 210 p4p, 183 weight class). Sobhraj has chosen hurragutt as his entrance music. Van Driesen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Charles Sobhraj's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Van Driesen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Sobhraj!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driesen walks into a left hand.
Sobhraj throws out a loose jab but Driesen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Driesen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sobhraj manages to circle out of the way.
Driesen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sobhraj.
Driesen dodges the punch combination from Sobhraj.
Sobhraj throws a right and a left that both miss.
Driesen scores with a shot to the body.
Driesen just misses with a punch to the body.
Driesen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sobhraj counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Charles Sobhraj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobhraj darts in looking for a takedown but Driesen gets double underhooks and turns Sobhraj into the cage.
Driesen wants to slow Sobhraj down by chopping away at his legs.
Sobhraj looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Driesen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobhraj throws a lazy right hand but Driesen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Driesen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sobhraj.
Sobhraj doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Driesen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Driesen.
Driesen lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driesen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sobhraj jumps guard but Driesen stands there with Sobhraj around his waist. Sobhraj gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van Driesen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Sobhraj.
Driesen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Driesen swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobhraj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Driesen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sobhraj up against the cage.
Sobhraj misses with a hook from the clinch.
Driesen controlling the action here for a moment.
Driesen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sobhraj's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Driesen is pushing Sobhraj up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sobhraj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sobhraj lands an uppercut.
Sobhraj told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Driesen takes a shot to the head.
Sobhraj misses with a short punch on the inside.
Driesen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Driesen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sobhraj is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sobhraj has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Driesen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Driesen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sobhraj up against the cage.
Driesen has Sobhraj pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobhraj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sobhraj has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Driesen is trying to keep an underhook but Sobhraj manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sobhraj wants to pass the guard but Driesen is defending well.
Driesen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sobhraj trying to control but Driesen is working from the bottom.
Driesen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sobhraj's guard.
Driesen advances position into side control!
Sobhraj is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Driesen off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Driesen's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Sobhraj has got one arm under Driesen's chin. This could be trouble... Driesen trying to control the other hand but Sobhraj gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Driesen has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Charles Sobhraj!
Charles Sobhraj 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Temujin Atkiray (ranked 2375 p4p, 3073 weight class) and Bethania Valverde (ranked 143 p4p, 171 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Valverde's choice of entrance music: LLAMAME YA. Temujin Atkiray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Temujin Atkiray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bethania Valverde!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atkiray throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valverde counters with a good low kick that Atkiray was not able to check.
Valverde takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Valverde throws a sloppy body shot
and Atkiray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Atkiray there.
Atkiray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Atkiray misses with a takedown attempt - Valverde sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fighters circling - Atkiray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valverde feints and then cracks Atkiray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Atkiray down.
A swing and a miss from Atkiray.
Atkiray takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valverde looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A counter left hand to the body from Atkiray misses its target.
Atkiray is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Valverde's half guard.
Valverde pushes Atkiray off looking to stand but Atkiray dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valverde keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Atkiray missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Atkiray throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Atkiray seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Valverde does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Valverde avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Atkiray.
Atkiray has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Valverde avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Atkiray.
Atkiray not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atkiray throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Valverde pushes Atkiray off looking to stand but Atkiray dives back in and keeps control.
Atkiray takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Atkiray throws a strike but Valverde avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Atkiray accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkiray looking to sit in guard and control but Valverde gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Atkiray controls Valverde momentarily but Valverde frees himself.
Valverde preventing the sweep.
Atkiray keeping full guard, as Valverde tries to pass.
Valverde engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Valverde has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Atkiray is proving hard to escape from.
Atkiray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Valverde engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valverde trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Valverde stands up from Atkiray's guard - Valverde perhaps looking for a knockout.
Valverde misses the body punch
and Atkiray counters with a stiff right hand.
Valverde throws a hook to the side of Atkiray's head but Atkiray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valverde looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Atkiray connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Atkiray walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Atkiray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valverde.
Atkiray sizes up Valverde with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Valverde takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Valverde looks to land a right hand but Atkiray moved out of range.
Atkiray throwing a counter right hand but Valverde manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Valverde misses its intended target.
Bethania Valverde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valverde lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valverde throws a hook but Atkiray blocks it.
A combination from Atkiray does no damage.
The crowd cheers as Valverde lands an impressive looking overhand right. Atkiray doesn't seem phased though.
Valverde keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Valverde connects with a nice looking jab.
Atkiray misses with an uppercut.
Atkiray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valverde connects with a leg kick.
Atkiray is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Atkiray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atkiray slips under a jab.
Atkiray walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bethania Valverde will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Valverde blocks a jab.
Valverde throws a low kick but Atkiray moves out of range easily.
Valverde misses with a hook
and Atkiray counters with a stiff right hand.
Valverde connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Valverde connects with a crisp jab.
Valverde lands a nice looking body shot.
Valverde throws a shot from downtown. Atkiray moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valverde.
Atkiray keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valverde connects with the punch.
Atkiray on the wrong end of a nice hook.
 Atkiray is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atkiray rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valverde counters with a leg kick.
Valverde throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Atkiray throws a lazy uppercut
and Atkiray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Atkiray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valverde swings for the body but Atkiray moves out of range.
Atkiray seems to have got his legs back now.
Bethania Valverde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valverde dips to his left and cracks Atkiray with an uppercut!
Atkiray throws an off balance right hand
enabling Valverde to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Valverde.
Atkiray throws a big shot that misses.
Valverde flicks out a counter leg kick but Atkiray steps away.
Valverde keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Valverde swings widly with a right hand
and Atkiray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valverde pushes Atkiray away with a front kick.
Valverde steps in with a hook that catches Atkiray right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Valverde follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Atkiray looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bethania Valverde!
Bethania Valverde thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Barella (ranked 3911 p4p, 1979 weight class) and Kotaro Asakura (ranked 213 p4p, 118 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sonny Barella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kotaro Asakura!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barella dives in and grabs Asakura's left leg, looking for a takedown. Asakura pushes down on Barella's head and hops out.
A solid leg kick lands there for Asakura.
Asakura has Barella up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Asakura.
Barella tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Asakura smiles and moves away.
Barella sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asakura lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Asakura, as that shot connected.
That kick from Asakura tenderised Barella's leg. Barella is trying to keep his angry face on.
Asakura clinches up with Barella and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barella jumps guard but Asakura stands there with Barella around his waist. Barella gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Barella. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barella is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Asakura lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barella takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Asakura.
Asakura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barella's defenses.
Asakura lands an elbow just above Barella 's eye.
Asakura throws an elbow but it misses.
Asakura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Asakura.
Asakura creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good body shot from Asakura.
Asakura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barellas head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barella tries to pull guard but Asakura forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Asakura.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asakura comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Asakura looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Asakura scores with a shot to the side of Barella's head.
Asakura lands a damaging elbow.
Barella tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Asakura manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barella avoids a wild elbow strike from Asakura.
Asakura lands an elbow that stopped Barella in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Asakura.
Asakura lands an elbow just above Barella 's eye.
Barella fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Asakura.
A nice right hand lands inside from Asakura.
Nice elbow from Asakura.
Barella blocks an elbow strike from Asakura.
Asakura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Asakura lands a body punch.
Barella jumps guard but Asakura stands there with Barella around his waist. Barella gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Asakura as the two fighters clinch.
Asakura tries a body shot but Barella blocks it.
Asakura lands a nice elbow.
Barella tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Asakura just stands there and leans against the cage.
Barella tries to pull guard but Asakura forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Asakura lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura lands an elbow that stopped Barella in his tracks for a moment.
Asakura throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barella jumps guard but Asakura stands there with Barella around his waist. Barella gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asakura lands with a left to the head.
Asakura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Asakura taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Asakura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barella backwards.
Asakura is working Barella over against the cage.
Asakura lands an elbow inside that Barella shrugs off.
Asakura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barella's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kotaro Asakura dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barella closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Asakura throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Barella is rocked!
Barella fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oh Barella is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barella shoots and misses
and Asakura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Asakura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Asakura leaning his opponent against the cage.
Asakura has Barella pressed against the cage. He pushes Barella back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Asakura throws a beautiful elbow that sends Barella crashing to the floor! Asakura piles on the pressure with more strikes! Barella is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kotaro Asakura!
After winning the bout, Kotaro Asakura thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reinaldo Gracie (ranked 910 p4p, 1835 weight class) and Clin Cartwright (ranked 109 p4p, 206 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Apaga Mas NĂŁo Bate. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cartwright's choice of entrance music: Cirice. 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Reinaldo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clin Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cartwright!
Cartwright is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gracie controls the position.
Gracie throws an elbow but Cartwright slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gracie tries to move into full mount but can't pass Cartwright's legs.
Cartwright seems a little lost for a moment, as Gracie dominates the positioning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie trying to control the action but Cartwright is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright trying to remain calm as Gracie controls from the top position.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but Cartwright denies him.
Gracie advances to full mount.
Gracie looking to finish Cartwright with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cartwright!
Gracie landing punches.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cartwright wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gracie.
Cartwright is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've been hearing that Gracie has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gracie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Cartwright blocking the ground and pound.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cartwright is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cartwright is in a horrible position here. Gracie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gracie controlling the pace for now.
Gracie won't let Cartwright get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie scoring with strikes but Cartwright is staying in there.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reinaldo Gracie 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.
Cartwright doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Cartwright has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cartwright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cartwright has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Cartwright is trying to push Gracie away but Gracie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gracie tries to stall but Cartwright uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie is trying to drag Cartwright to the mat but Cartwright just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cartwright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Cartwright is trying to break the clinch but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Cartwright wants to get back to striking at distance but Gracie won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Gracie - that landed with a thud.
Cartwright has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to stall.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Cartwright lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Cartwright manages to break the clinch.
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Cartwright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright can't break the clinch.
Cartwright wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gracie is working for takedown but Cartwright is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cartwright prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reinaldo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartwright misses with the head strike.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Cartwright looking to slow down the pace here.
Cartwright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cartwright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clin Cartwright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cartwright wants to clinch.
Cartwright tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie scores with a nice head shot.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Cartwright does no damage.
Cartwright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright misses the body punch
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cartwright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cartwright can do to turn this around?
Cartwright keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Cartwright is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartwright is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie is stalling in the full guard.
Gracie won't allow Cartwright to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cartwright clinches up against the cage.
Cartwright tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Cartwright back against the cage.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cartwright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cartwright throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Cartwright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cartwright missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Cartwright sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cartwright doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Cartwright misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cartwright misses with a lunging right hand
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stops Cartwright from standing up.
Cartwright being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cartwright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cartwright wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
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 Reinaldo Gracie will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Cartwright misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie scores with a jab to the head.
Cartwright is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cartwright moves to clinch but Gracie breaks away
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Cartwright didn't expect that.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Cartwright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reinaldo Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cartwright pushes Gracie away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gracie gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The strikes coming from Gracie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gracie trying to control the position but Cartwright is working away.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cartwright is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gracie tries to move to full mount but Cartwright actually manages to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Cartwright is defending well.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gracie is controlling the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Clin Cartwright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cartwright looks to clinch
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cartwright's guard.
Gracie with a nice head shot there.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cartwright for as long as he can get away with.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Cartwright is retaining full guard.
Clin Cartwright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracie continues to stall.
Cartwright keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Cartwright working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Cartwright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reinaldo Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracie, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reinaldo Gracie!
Reinaldo Gracie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Pendragon (ranked 477 p4p, 954 weight class) and Boris Bors (ranked 61 p4p, 116 weight class). Lewis Pendragon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Boris Bors's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lewis Pendragon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boris Bors!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bors throws a body shot but no joy.
Pendragon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pendragon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bors. Bors obviously looking to wear him down.
Pendragon throws a shot from downtown. Bors moves away and avoids it.
Bors looks to land a combination but Pendragon avoids it well.
Pendragon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pendragon blocks a leg kick.
Pendragon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bors momentarily.
Bors moves out of range as Pendragon strikes.
Nice defenses there by Pendragon.
A bone on bone clash there as Pendragon blocks the leg kick.
Pendragon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bors connects with a solid leg kick.
Bors connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pendragon. Pendragon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pendragon slips under a jab.
Pendragon moves away from the strike by Bors.
Pendragon tests Bors's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bors moves out of range of the strikes.
Pendragon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Pendragon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bors slips a jab from Pendragon.
Pendragon throws the kick towards the body but Bors avoids it.
Bors scores with a sloppy right hand. Pendragon should have avoided that one.
Boris Bors seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Bors - just one landing.
Bors lands with a slapping head kick.
The fighters circling - Bors throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pendragon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bors moves out of range as Pendragon strikes.
Nice shot lands for Bors.
Pendragon moves out of range of the leg kick from Bors.
Bors swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pendragon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bors is rocked!
Some bone on bone action there as Pendragon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pendragon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bors is still on wobbly legs! Can Pendragon finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pendragon throws a hook to the side of Bors's head but Bors sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bors misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bors.
Bors seems to have recovered his senses.
Bors avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pendragon lands a nice hook to Bors's body. Bors takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bors loads up on a big right hand but Pendragon slips the punch.
Pendragon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A slow jab from Pendragon misses its intended target.
Bors looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bors throws a looping overhand right but Pendragon ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Bors is predictable there
and Pendragon counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Bors! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Pendragon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lewis Pendragon!
Lewis Pendragon retains his featherweight title!
Boris Bors spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the gym.'.
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