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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nacho Vidal (ranked 6228 p4p, 5891 weight class) and Macuhica Perlain (ranked 634 p4p, 608 weight class). Perlain is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Final Countdown. Macuhica Perlain has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nacho Vidal's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nacho Vidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Macuhica Perlain!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perlain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vidal's sensitive parts.
Perlain throws a combination that misses
and Vidal counters with a one-two to the body.
Perlain gets tackled into the cage by Vidal. Vidal maintains the clinch.
Vidal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vidal moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Perlain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vidal takes the fight into the clinch.
Perlain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vidal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vidal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perlain thows a leg kick but Vidal checks it
and Vidal counters with a crisp one two that drops Perlain! Vidal thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Perlain to his feet! Perlain is in big trouble!
 Perlain is rocked!
Vidal instigates a clinch.
Perlain is still on wobbly legs! Can Vidal finish him?
Vidal jumps guard.
Vidal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vidal lands a big elbow - Perlain is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Vidal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nacho Vidal!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pierce Freeman (ranked 6034 p4p, 25297 weight class) and Charles Mouse (ranked 529 p4p, 578 weight class). Freeman comes to the cage accompanied by Hammerhead Entrance Song. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierce Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Mouse!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mouse is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mouse forces Freeman back against the cage and clinches.
Mouse wants a takedown but no success here.
Mouse has hold of one of Freeman's legs. Freeman is fighting the takedown attempt but Mouse gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Freeman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mouse throws an elbow that misses. Freeman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mouse's guard. Nice move by Freeman!
Freeman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mouse's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mouse looking for a guillotine here but Freeman defends easily.
Mouse keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mouse pulls Freeman in to control the position.
Mouse really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Freeman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Freeman trying to control but Mouse is working from the bottom.
Mouse wants to reverse the position here. Freeman has hold of a leg though and he's dropped back looking for a kneebar! The fighters roll across the mat but Mouse is forced to tap! Mouse looks devastated but at least his leg points in the right direction.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Pierce Freeman!
Pierce Freeman took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bondi MMA 🏝️ for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Incons (ranked 3867 p4p, 6108 weight class) and Buster Gloves (ranked 476 p4p, 628 weight class). Buster Gloves 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mitch Incons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buster Gloves!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Incons tries to clinch there but Gloves circles away.
Incons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gloves.
Gloves ducks under a wild hook from Incons.
Incons tries to close the distance and clinch but Gloves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Incons is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
 It looks like Mitch Incons has been cut.
Gloves throws a hook but Incons blocks it.
Gloves dances in with a quick combination. Incons is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Gloves snaps Incons's head back. Incons stumbles backwards against the cage. Gloves steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Incons's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Incons just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Buster Gloves!
Buster Gloves 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 Maycon Jardim (ranked 3712 p4p, 25363 weight class) and Aguila Blanco (ranked 360 p4p, 505 weight class). Maycon Jardim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maycon Jardim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aguila Blanco!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanco fails to land the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Jardim as Blanco shoots in.
Jardim feinted with a counter takedown.
Good work by Blanco as he checks the leg kick.
Blanco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jardim as he jumps to the side.
Maycon Jardim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aguila Blanco.
Blanco closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jardim counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jardim scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jardim takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jardim working over Blanco with some ground and pound. Blanco looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jardim working Blanco over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Jardim.
Jardim is controlling the pace.
Jardim landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jardim sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jardim is trying to control the action in half guard but Blanco is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jardim content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jardim landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Blanco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Blanco has hold of Jardim's hands but Jardim slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jardim seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jardim is nestled in close to Blanco, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Blanco looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jardim scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Blanco is rocked!
Blanco has hold of Jardim's hands but Jardim slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Blanco is still in real trouble! Can Jardim finish him?
Nice strikes from Jardim there.
Jardim landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jardim lands a big elbow - Blanco is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Jardim!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maycon Jardim!
Maycon Jardim made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Big shout out to DJ Parko for picking me up from the Free Agents and giving me a second chance. The guys at The Facility are legends!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maiken Peese (ranked 3917 p4p, 5613 weight class) and Marcus Bloomer (ranked 476 p4p, 584 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maiken Peese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Bloomer!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloomer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Peese looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Peese takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bloomer throws a hook but Peese blocks it.
A shot to the body from Bloomer misses
and Peese counters with a two punch combo.
Peese has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA London in the buildup to the fight.
Maiken Peese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peese looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A combination from Peese does no damage.
Bloomer misses with a right hand
and Peese counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bloomer blocks a low kick nicely.
Peese misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Peese does no damage.
Bloomer scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Bloomer scores with a sloppy right hand. Peese should have avoided that one.
Peese looks for a takedown but Bloomer sprawls well.
Peese is breathing heavily.
Peese darts in and clinches Bloomer up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bloomer.
Bloomer stalls.
Peese lands with a light punch inside.
Bloomer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Peese up against the cage.
Bloomer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Peese up against the cage.
Bloomer's coach down at Hells Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bloomer's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Peese pulls guard effortlessly.
Peese keeping moving, preventing Bloomer from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peese is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Peese managing to control the position.
Bloomer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bloomer lands a nice shot that snaps Peese's head back.
Peese misses with a wild combination.
Peese throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bloomer counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloomer digs a right hand into Peese's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peese's gas tank.
Bloomer tries to throw a body punch but Peese avoids it by throwing Bloomer back against the cage.
Peese is trying to push Bloomer away but Bloomer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Peese is looking to break free of the clinch but Bloomer has double underhooks.
Bloomer lands an elbow inside.
Bloomer'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.
Peese is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bloomer is keeping busy.
Peese pushes Bloomer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Peese.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloomer misses with an elbow strike.
Peese fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peese breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Bloomer. That snapped Peese's head back.
Peese slips under a jab.
Peese throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marcus Bloomer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bloomer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peese was well out of range. Poor timing from Bloomer.
Peese appears to be looking for a big counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Bloomer misses the target.
Peese throws a series of punches but Bloomer moves out of range.
Peese takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bloomer takes a swing at Peese's ribcage but misses.
Peese has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bloomer finds it's way round the side to connect with Peese's head.
Peese gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcus Bloomer 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.
Peese moves into the clinch.
Peese is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Peese's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bloomer throws a big shot that misses.
Peese misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bloomer misses with a double jab.
Peese slips a straight right by Bloomer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloomer looks to land a left hand but Peese moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peese throws a body shot but no joy.
Marcus Bloomer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peese fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice cross by Peese.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bloomer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peese misses with a double jab.
Peese walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bloomer clinches up with Peese and pushes him back against the cage.
Peese scores with a shoulder strike.
Peese lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bloomer slows down the pace here.
Bloomer lands an elbow inside that Peese shrugs off.
Bloomer blocks the elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Peese tries to circle away but Bloomer has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peese breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peese rushes Bloomer and presses him up against the cage.
Bloomer stalling in the clinch.
Peese is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bloomer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maiken Peese. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bloomer lands an elbow that stopped Peese in his tracks for a moment.
Bloomer keeps control of Peese as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Peese misses with some punches.
Peese can't break the clinch.
Peese throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Bloomer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peese breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peese with a poor takedown
and Bloomer counters with a left and a right that stings Peese.
Peese takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peese feints a jab promting Bloomer to slip. Peese then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bloomer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Peese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bloomer manages to avoid it.
Bloomer moves into the clinch.
Peese blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Bloomer.
Peese wants to break free but Bloomer has control.
Come on Peese - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bloomer keeps control of Peese as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bloomer.
Bloomer lands a nice shot to the body.
Bloomer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peese backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bloomer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Peese breaks the clinch.
Peese swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bloomer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bloomer just misses with a punch to the body.
Peese clinches.
Bloomer effectively controlling the action here.
Peese wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcus Bloomer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bloomer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Peese fails to land with a series of punches.
Bloomer connects with the punch.
Peese clinches up against the cage.
Bloomer is struggling to control the position.
Bloomer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Peese throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bloomer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peese throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bloomers head.
Bloomer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bloomer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bloomer continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peese wants a takedown but no success here.
Peese throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bloomers head.
Peese wants to get back to striking at distance but Bloomer won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bloomer blocks a body shot from Peese.
Bloomer effectively controlling the action here.
Peese is trying to break the clinch but Bloomer has him pressed against the cage.
Bloomer has Peese pressed against the cage, preventing Peese from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bloomer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bloomer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bloomer misses with an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bloomer slowing the pace effectively.
Peese is pushing Bloomer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Peese looking for a takedown.
Peese tries to pull guard but Bloomer won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maiken Peese. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peese tries a body shot but Bloomer blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloomer blocks an elbow strike.
Bloomer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Peese fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Bloomer.
Bloomer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Peese being controlled against the cage.
Peese's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloomer misses with an uppercut.
Peese moves into the clinch.
Bloomer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Peese is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bloomer to keep the fight standing.
Peese is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bloomer stalling against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bloomer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marcus Bloomer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Peese tries for a takedown. No joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bloomer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maiken Peese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bloomer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Bloomer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bloomer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marcus Bloomer!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Riggs (ranked 3579 p4p, 5827 weight class) and Keto Kara (ranked 353 p4p, 465 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Clayton Riggs has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Clayton Riggs seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clayton Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keto Kara!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Riggs. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Kara misses its intended target.
Riggs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riggs.
Kara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Kara.
It looked like Riggs was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kara throws a series of strikes that have Riggs backpedaling.
Kara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riggs moves away.
Keto Kara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Riggs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Riggs is looking to counter punch.
Riggs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kara looks to land a combination. Riggs sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kara. That's going to slow Riggs down.
Kara misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kara throws a sloppy body shot
and Riggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kara lands with a cross.
Riggs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kara misses with a leg kick.
Riggs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Kara. Beautiful body shot.
Riggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kara.
Riggs connects with a body shot that sends Kara's belly button to the back.
Kara cracks a nice hook into Riggs's ribs.
Riggs blocks a leg kick.
Riggs moves into the clinch.
Riggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riggs misses with a two punch combination.
Kara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Riggs rather than just go for the knockout.
Riggs closes the distance and pushes Kara back into the cage.
Riggs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs landing knees to the body.
Kara looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riggs lands a nice knee to the body.
Riggs misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Riggs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Riggs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Riggs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Riggs tries to land knees in the clinch but Kara avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Riggs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karas head.
Riggs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riggs gets through Kara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riggs lands a left hand.
Riggs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kara avoids it.
Riggs digs a right hand into Kara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kara's gas tank.
Riggs leaning against his opponent.
Kara managing to block the knees to the body from Riggs.
Riggs digs a right hand underneath Kara's ribcage. Kara let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Riggs with a knee to the head.
Come on Riggs - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kara backwards.
Riggs scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Riggs lands a knee to the body.
Kara avoiding damage as Riggs throws knees to the body.
Riggs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Riggs lands a knee to the body.
Kara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riggs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Riggs looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Riggs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kara or not.
Riggs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riggs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Riggs 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.
Riggs throws a series of punches but Kara moves out of range.
Kara is looking for the big counter here.
Kara does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Riggs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Riggs closes the distance and pushes Kara back into the cage.
Riggs lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Riggs on the inside.
Riggs stalling against the cage.
Riggs tries a knee to the head but Kara blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Riggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kara can do to turn this around?
Riggs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kara avoids it.
Kara is trying to force a seperation but Riggs has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Riggs.
Kara wants to break free but Riggs has control.
Riggs avoiding damage.
Riggs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kara's face.
 It looks like Keto Kara has been cut.
Kara is looking to control Riggs's arms but Riggs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kara has his back to the cage.
Riggs scores with a knee to the head.
Kara is breathing heavily.
Kara tries to break free but Riggs pushes him back against the cage.
Clayton Riggs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Riggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Riggs landing knees to the body.
Riggs misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Riggs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Riggs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riggs lands a body shot.
Riggs trying to land knees to the body.
Riggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riggs pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riggs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Riggs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kara.
Riggs stalling in the clinch.
Riggs is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Riggs for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Kara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Riggs keeps control of Kara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Riggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riggs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kara.
Kara is trying to break free.
Kara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Riggs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Riggs stalling in the clinch.
Riggs scores a nice knee to the body.
Riggs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riggs presses Kara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riggs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs slows down the pace here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Riggs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keto Kara's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Riggs connects with a nice looking jab.
Riggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kara tries to keep at a distance but Riggs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kara prevents a body shot from Riggs.
Kara avoiding damage as Riggs throws knees to the body.
Kara managing to block the knees to the body from Riggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kara.
Riggs has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Riggs trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Riggs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs works on Kara's body with a couple of short punches.
Kara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kara is trying to break free.
Riggs effectively controlling the action here.
Kara takes a knee right on the jaw!
Riggs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Riggs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Riggs slowing the pace effectively.
Riggs scores with a shoulder strike.
Riggs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kara avoids it.
Riggs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kara avoids it.
Riggs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kara's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs looking to throw knees to the head but Kara is blocking nicely.
Riggs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Riggs tries to land knees in the clinch but Kara avoids the damage to the body.
Riggs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Riggs leaning against his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Riggs.
A short left from Riggs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Riggs.
Riggs lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs scores a nice knee to the body.
Riggs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kara takes a shot to the head.
Riggs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kara's face.
Riggs with a knee to the head.
Riggs lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Riggs.
Riggs missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Riggs as the two fighters clinch.
Riggs breaks from the clinch.
Riggs checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Riggs.
Clayton Riggs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riggs jabs Kara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kara misses with a head kick.
Riggs lands a nice hook to Kara's body. Kara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Riggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kara circles away quickly and effectively.
Riggs clinches.
Keto Kara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riggs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kara's face.
Kara tries to circle away but Riggs has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Riggs - that landed with a thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clayton Riggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Riggs, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clayton Riggs!
An out of breath and clearly excited Clayton Riggs thanked Bondi MMA 🏝️ for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zimmer Zubov (ranked 3803 p4p, 23703 weight class) and Lex Durst (ranked 470 p4p, 672 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zimmer Zubov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lex Durst!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durst rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zubov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Durst lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zubov throws the left hand but Durst avoids the punch easily.
Durst lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Durst will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Durst misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zubov takes the fight into the clinch.
Zubov jumps guard and drags Durst to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Durst prevents Zubov from getting back to his feet.
Zubov looking for a sweep. Not yet Zubov, not yet.
Durst really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zubov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zubov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Durst's guard.
Durst is looking to stand up but Zubov isn't so interested in that idea.
Zubov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Durst looking for a sweep. Not yet Durst, not yet.
Zubov trying to control the position from guard on top but Durst is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zubov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zubov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Durst works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zubov stops Durst from standing up.
Durst will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Zubov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Durst keeping moving, preventing Zubov from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zubov won't allow Durst to sweep him here.
Zubov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zubov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's 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.
Zubov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zubov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zubov won't allow Durst to sweep him here.
Zubov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Durst is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Zubov landing with the ground and pound.
Durst controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zubov scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zubov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Durst preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Durst trying to control the position.
Zubov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Durst works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Durst can do anything to dispel that myth.
Durst is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zubov wants to stand but Durst has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Zubov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zubov wants to stand but Durst is controlling his posture from full guard.
Durst controlling the position.
Durst wants to stand up but Zubov is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Zubov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four 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.
Durst throws a series of punches but Zubov avoids them all with ease.
Zubov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durst throws a series of punches but Zubov avoids them all with ease.
Zubov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durst swinging wildly here.
Durst looks winded!
The fight stays on the outside here - Zubov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Durst lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zubov backs up against the cage.
Zubov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zubov lands in his opponent's guard.
Zubov trying to control the position from guard on top but Durst is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zubov postures up and lands a big shot to Durst's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zimmer Zubov 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.
Zubov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Durst sprawls well initially but Zubov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Zubov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zubov is thwarting Durst's attempts to control the position.
Durst is refusing to be controlled, as Zubov sits in half guard.
Zubov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Durst!
Zubov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zubov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Durst tries to lock up and control but Zubov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zubov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Durst?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durst is looking to improve his position but Zubov isn't that keen on the idea.
Zubov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zubov with the ground and pound from mount.
Durst is rocked!
Zubov looking for a guillotine from mount but Durst is having none of it.
Durst is still in real trouble! Can Zubov finish him?
Zubov 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.
Durst is trying to stand up.
Durst is breathing heavily.
Durst takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Zubov's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zimmer Zubov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iwin Alot (ranked 3604 p4p, 5423 weight class) and Sean OMalley (ranked 355 p4p, 448 weight class). Sean OMalley 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iwin Alot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean OMalley!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alot shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OMalley has momentary wrist control but Alot slips an elbow through the middle.
OMalley wants to stand and escape but Alot is having none of it.
Alot 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.
Alot sitting in guard here, content to control.
OMalley is trying to control the position but Alot postures up.
Alot slips nicely into half guard.
Alot not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alot is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. OMalley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alot.
Alot lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alot winds up and cracks OMalley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alot performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Alot seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. OMalley is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Iwin Alot!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trappy Trapperson (ranked 2515 p4p, 3945 weight class) and Cobra Jones (ranked 318 p4p, 479 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trappy Trapperson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cobra Jones!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Jones connects with a jab.
Jones tests Trapperson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trapperson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Trapperson seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Trapperson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Trapperson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trapperson is trying for a kimura here. Jones looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Trapperson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Trappy Trapperson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego De Varant (ranked 2565 p4p, 3076 weight class) and Nick Knight (ranked 299 p4p, 348 weight class). Knight has chosen I Don't Like Cricket as his entrance music. 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego De Varant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Knight!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Varant shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Knight is concentrating on defense, preventing De Varant from advancing position.
De Varant seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Knight does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Knight looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Knight looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Knight is trying to control but De Varant manages to pass to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight tries to hold on but De Varant postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight is squirming around, avoiding De Varant's attempts to control the action.
De Varant prevents Knight from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Varant tries to control but Knight wriggling away.
De Varant takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Knight is just holding on here. De Varant manages to take his back.
Knight is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Knight trying to control the hands but De Varant breaks the grip.
Knight looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Varant is trying to stick to Knight's back but Knight is turning into De Varant. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in De Varant's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Knight.
De Varant is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Knight has his hands clasped together but De Varant extends and breaks Knight's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by De Varant.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Diego De Varant!
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