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HFC 27: Justice vs Burt PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Methodios McIntyre (ranked 5485 p4p, 6027 weight class) and Paul Hogan (ranked 496 p4p, 528 weight class). McIntyre comes to the cage accompanied by Gallantry. 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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BJJ White Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Methodios McIntyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McIntyre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McIntyre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McIntyre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hogan misses with a straight right.
McIntyre takes one to the chin there.
McIntyre drops his hands momentarily and Hogan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McIntyre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hogan lands a really nice looking cross but McIntyre seems unphased.
McIntyre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hogan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hogan moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McIntyre lands a lovely overhand right.
McIntyre misses with a straight left.
Hogan jabs McIntyre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from McIntyre misses.
McIntyre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hogan checks it well.
Hogan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McIntyre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McIntyre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hogan.
Hogan lands a glancing blow to the side of McIntyre's head.
A jab from Hogan finds it's way through McIntyre's defenses.
Hogan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
 It looks like Methodios McIntyre has been cut.
Hogan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McIntyre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre throws out a leg kick but Hogan moves out of range and McIntyre only half commits.
Hogan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hogan connects with the punch.
Hogan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McIntyre circles away quickly and effectively.
Hogan tries to work over McIntyre's front leg with a kick but McIntyre checks it.
McIntyre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hogan.
McIntyre throws a hook but Hogan avoids it easily.
Hogan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hogan's corner calls for a 1-2. Hogan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hogan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McIntyre had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
McIntyre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McIntyre misses with a straight right.
McIntyre looks to land a body kick but Hogan moved away.
McIntyre looks to throw the jab but Hogan is out of range.
Hogan scores with a head kick. McIntyre tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hogan throws a series of punches but McIntyre avoids them all with ease.
A jab lands there for Hogan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hogan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McIntyre throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McIntyre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McIntyre stuffs the takedown attempt from Hogan. Hogan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Hogan lands.
McIntyre takes one on the button.
McIntyre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McIntyre misses with a hook.
Hogan slips under a jab.
McIntyre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hogan.
The crowd cheers as Hogan lands an impressive looking overhand right. McIntyre doesn't seem phased though.
McIntyre drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab by Hogan.
Hogan shoots for a double leg takedown but McIntyre sprawls well. He's pushed Hogan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hogan scores with a crisp jab that stopped McIntyre in his tracks.
McIntyre throws a low kick, looking for Hogan's leg but Hogan calmly moves out of range.
McIntyre lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McIntyre.
McIntyre drops his hands momentarily and Hogan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McIntyre scores with a nice strike.
McIntyre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McIntyre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McIntyre throws a low kick but Hogan avoids it.
McIntyre looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre lands a leg kick that knocks Hogan off balance momentarily.
Hogan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Hogan misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for McIntyre.
Hogan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McIntyre throws a looping overhand right but Hogan ducks down to avoid it.
McIntyre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hogan fails to land with a series of punches.
McIntyre throws a body kick that misses.
Hogan checks a low kick from McIntyre.
Hogan thuds his right hand into McIntyre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hogan scores with a decent looking hook.
Hogan cracks McIntyre with an open hand slap.
McIntyre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hogan cracks McIntyre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
McIntyre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hogan feints a jab promting McIntyre to slip. Hogan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McIntyre slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hogan misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McIntyre avoids it really well and circles away.
Methodios McIntyre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Hogan.
McIntyre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hogan to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Hogan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hogan.
McIntyre just misses with a punch to the body.
Hogan looks to land a combination but McIntyre avoids it well.
McIntyre avoids the head kick by Hogan.
McIntyre lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hogan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hogan staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McIntyre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McIntyre connects with a nice looking jab.
Hogan scores with a jab. McIntyre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McIntyre misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Hogan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Methodios McIntyre's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hogan checks the leg kick.
McIntyre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hogan throws a head kick that misses.
Paul Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hogan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McIntyre's head.
Hogan misses with a body shot.
Hogan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McIntyre.
McIntyre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hogan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McIntyre moves out of range as Hogan strikes.
McIntyre tried to counter with a leg kick but Hogan avoided it.
Hogan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McIntyre staying out of range there.
A combination from McIntyre does no damage.
Hogan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McIntyre backs up against the cage.
McIntyre tries to clinch up but Hogan circles away and keeps his distance.
A left and a right from McIntyre both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McIntyre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McIntyre throws a push kick but Hogan slaps the foot to one side.
McIntyre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hogan's sensitive parts.
McIntyre slips a straight right by Hogan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan cracks McIntyre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hogan lands a glancing blow to the side of McIntyre's head.
Hogan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McIntyre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Some bone on bone action there as Hogan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McIntyre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hogan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McIntyre.
Hogan slips under a jab.
Hogan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McIntyre.
Hogan sizes up McIntyre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hogan throws a series of punches but McIntyre avoids them all with ease.
Hogan lands with a hook. McIntyre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hogan sizes up McIntyre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hogan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hogan jabs McIntyre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Paul Hogan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McIntyre misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut lands for Hogan. That snapped McIntyre's head back.
Hogan scores with a nice right hand.
Hogan misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McIntyre misses the jab.
Hogan cracks McIntyre with an open hand slap.
Hogan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McIntyre's head.
Hogan lands with an overhand left.
McIntyre checks a leg kick nicely.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether McIntyre might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hogan.
Hogan takes one on the button.
Hogan throws a leg kick but McIntyre checks it.
Hogan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McIntyre at a distance.
Methodios McIntyre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hogan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McIntyre has Hogan up against the cage in a clinch.
McIntyre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hogan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hogan is breathing heavily.
Hogan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McIntyre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hogan's efforts to push away.
Hogan is trying to force a seperation but McIntyre has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McIntyre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McIntyre has a couple of punches blocked by Hogan.
McIntyre scores with a shoulder strike.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hogan is trying to push McIntyre away but McIntyre has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hogan breaks from the clinch.
McIntyre scores with a nice right hand.
Jab, jab by McIntyre - just one landing.
No joy there for Hogan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hogan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hogan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Hogan. Those never looked like landing.
McIntyre with a nice calf kick.
McIntyre connects with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McIntyre throws a solid leg kick but Hogan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McIntyre.
McIntyre connects with an inside leg kick.
McIntyre closes the distance and pushes Hogan back into the cage.
McIntyre struggles to land a body shot inside as Hogan controls his hands.
Hogan managing to block the knees to the body from McIntyre.
McIntyre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hogan breaks the clinch.
McIntyre throws a leg kick but Hogan moved away.
McIntyre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hogan.
Hogan throws a hook but McIntyre blocks it.
McIntyre closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A knee to the head by McIntyre.
Hogan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McIntyre misses with a punch on the inside.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Hogan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Methodios McIntyre's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McIntyre misses with a body shot.
McIntyre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hogan checks a leg kick.
Hogan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hogan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McIntyre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McIntyre lands a body shot.
Hogan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McIntyre slips under a jab.
McIntyre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McIntyre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hogan to score with a decent uppercut.
Hogan misses with the combination.
McIntyre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McIntyre throws a body kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McIntyre scoring well with a low kick there.
McIntyre tries to clinch up.
Hogan checks a low kick from McIntyre.
Hogan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McIntyre.
Methodios McIntyre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hogan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McIntyre.
It seemed like Hogan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hogan throws a solid leg kick but McIntyre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hogan.
McIntyre walks into a left hand.
McIntyre blocks a leg kick.
Hogan lunges at McIntyre with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McIntyre's hand.
Hogan throws out a powerful jab.
McIntyre moves into range and clinches up with Hogan.
Hogan is trying to push McIntyre away but McIntyre has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hogan is trying to break the clinch but McIntyre is controlling him.
Hogan breaks from the clinch.
McIntyre misses with a double jab.
McIntyre feints and then cracks Hogan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hogan down.
McIntyre drops his hands momentarily and Hogan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hogan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hogan throws a right hand that misses
and McIntyre counters with a right hand to the body.
Hogan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hogan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hogan throws an overhand right that lands on McIntyre's shoulder, as McIntyre tries to avoid the shot.
McIntyre defending well as Hogan loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Hogan blocks the leg kick.
Hogan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McIntyre misses with a low kick.
Hogan lands a glancing blow to the side of McIntyre's head.
McIntyre misses with a low kick.
McIntyre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hogan blocks a leg kick.
Hogan scores with a nice right hand.
McIntyre throws a big shot that misses.
McIntyre ducks under a wild hook from Hogan.
McIntyre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McIntyre tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hogan is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan scores with a jab.
McIntyre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hogan's sensitive parts.
McIntyre pushes Hogan up against the cage in a clinch.
Hogan can't break the clinch.
McIntyre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hogan avoids it.
Hogan takes a knee to the side of the body.
McIntyre is trying to maintain a safe position but Hogan gets an underhook and turns McIntyre into the cage.
Hogan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McIntyre lands a jab to Hogan's midsection.
Nice shot lands for Hogan.
McIntyre tries to clinch but Hogan moves out of range.
McIntyre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hogan on the side of the head.
McIntyre throws a leg kick but Hogan moved away.
McIntyre throws a chopping leg kick but Hogan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hogan misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from McIntyre misses the target.
McIntyre slips a jab from Hogan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Hogan. Those never looked like landing.
Hogan misses with a straight left.
McIntyre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hogan. Those never looked like landing.
McIntyre misses with a low kick.
Hogan takes a swing at McIntyre's ribcage but misses.
McIntyre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hogan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hogan throws a right hand that McIntyre ducks under and follows up with a left that McIntyre also avoids with ease.
McIntyre scores with a leg kick.
Hogan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McIntyre. McIntyre obviously looking to wear him down.
Paul Hogan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McIntyre moves into range and clinches up with Hogan.
McIntyre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hogan prevents a body shot from McIntyre.
Hogan wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Methodios McIntyre.
I think Hogan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Paul Hogan!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Paul Hogan!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Paul Hogan!
Paul Hogan wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Paul Hogan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Berkut (ranked 4412 p4p, 4235 weight class) and Stan Hartwell (ranked 382 p4p, 374 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Berkut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Hartwell!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartwell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Berkut shoots for a takedown but Hartwell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hartwell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hartwell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Berkut sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Berkut shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hartwell sprawls well. Hartwell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Berkut gets slowly back to his feet.
Hartwell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Berkut counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Berkut.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Berkut's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartwell has momentary wrist control but Berkut slips an elbow through the middle.
 Hartwell is rocked!
Berkut chips away with some ground and pound.
Hartwell is still in real trouble! Can Berkut finish him?
Hartwell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Berkut 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.
Berkut controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartwell prevents Berkut from improving his position.
Hartwell seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are battling for position here. Berkut manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Berkut pushes a forearm under Hartwell's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Hartwell is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kirill Berkut!
A very excited looking Kirill Berkut rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takedown Mcgee Jr (ranked 2895 p4p, 2595 weight class) and Gordon Ramsay (ranked 355 p4p, 323 weight class). Ramsay has chosen God Save The Queen as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takedown Mcgee Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gordon Ramsay!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramsay misses with a body kick.
Mcgee Jr clinches with his opponent.
Mcgee Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mcgee Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mcgee Jr'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.
Mcgee Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramsay controls his hands.
Mcgee Jr has Ramsay pressed against the cage.
Ramsay avoids a wild elbow strike from Mcgee Jr.
Ramsay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgee Jr tries a body shot but Ramsay blocks it.
Mcgee Jr misses with a knee strike.
Mcgee Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramsay leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mcgee Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Ramsay is trying to break the clinch but Mcgee Jr is controlling him.
Ramsay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee Jr keeps control of Ramsay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mcgee Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramsay.
I was talking to Mcgee Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mcgee Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mcgee Jr tries a body shot but Ramsay blocks it.
Ramsay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mcgee Jr is defending well for now.
Ramsay tries to throw a body punch but Mcgee Jr avoids it by throwing Ramsay back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mcgee Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Ramsay has had enough of the clinch but Mcgee Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mcgee Jr.
Mcgee Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramsay avoids it.
Ramsay takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mcgee Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ramsay is looking to break free of the clinch but Mcgee Jr has double underhooks.
Mcgee Jr landing knees to the body.
Ramsay takes an elbow to the temple.
Mcgee Jr tries to work over Ramsay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mcgee Jr landing knees to the body.
Mcgee Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ramsay up against the cage.
Ramsay takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee Jr leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mcgee Jr is working Ramsay over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramsay tries to break the clinch but Mcgee Jr is controlling the position.
Ramsay prevents a body shot from Mcgee Jr.
Ramsay blocks an elbow strike.
Ramsay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramsay working hard to break the clinch.
Mcgee Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramsay's efforts to push away.
Mcgee Jr keeps control of Ramsay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mcgee Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Ramsay blocks with his arms.
Mcgee Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramsay is defending well for now.
Mcgee Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramsay avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee Jr stalling in the clinch.
Mcgee Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mcgee Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Mcgee Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramsay's efforts to push away.
Ramsay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mcgee Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mcgee Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramsay's efforts to push away.
Mcgee Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mcgee Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramsay leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mcgee Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've been informed that Ramsay has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mcgee Jr tries to throw a body punch but Ramsay avoids it by throwing Mcgee Jr back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ramsay takes an elbow to the temple.
Mcgee Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Ramsay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ramsay blocks an elbow strike from Mcgee Jr.
Mcgee Jr prevents Ramsay from breaking the clinch.
Ramsay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Mcgee Jr - that landed with a thud.
Ramsay takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mcgee Jr tries a knee to the head but Ramsay blocks it.
Ramsay is trying to break the clinch but Mcgee Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Ramsay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramsay throws the kick towards the body but Mcgee Jr avoids it.
Ramsay throws a lazy body kick
and Mcgee Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mcgee Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mcgee Jr missing with knees to the body.
Mcgee Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mcgee Jr lands a damaging elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takedown Mcgee Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Mcgee Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mcgee Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramsay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramsay thinks about the counter body kick.
Ramsay misses with an uppercut
and Mcgee Jr moves into the clinch.
Ramsay is trying to break the clinch but Mcgee Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Ramsay misses with an elbow strike.
Mcgee Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Ramsay won't want to take too many of those.
Mcgee Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ramsay's defenses.
Mcgee Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramsay's efforts to push away.
Takedown Mcgee Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mcgee Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramsay's elbow.
Mcgee Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramsay is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ramsay is trying to break the clinch but Mcgee Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Mcgee Jr has Ramsay pushed against the cage.
Mcgee Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsay tries to circle away but Mcgee Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Mcgee Jr lands a knee to the body.
Mcgee Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Ramsay taking a breather.
Ramsay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcgee Jr tries to work over Ramsay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mcgee Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ramsay is breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mcgee Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramsay is defending well for now.
Mcgee Jr is working Ramsay over against the cage.
Mcgee Jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mcgee Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
Mcgee Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ramsay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mcgee Jr'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mcgee Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ramsay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mcgee Jr has Ramsay pressed against the cage, preventing Ramsay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mcgee Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramsay can do to turn this around?
Ramsay blocks a body shot from Mcgee Jr.
Mcgee Jr misses with a body punch.
Mcgee Jr stalling.
Mcgee Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramsay takes an elbow to the temple.
Mcgee Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramsay avoids it.
Mcgee Jr lands an elbow that stopped Ramsay in his tracks for a moment.
Ramsay takes an elbow to the temple.
Ramsay letting Mcgee Jr take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee Jr dodges an elbow strike from Ramsay.
Ramsay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mcgee Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
Ramsay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcgee Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramsay is just out of range.
Mcgee Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramsay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ramsay lands with a slapping head kick.
Mcgee Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ramsay misses with a looping right.
Ramsay misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee Jr is looking to clinch but Ramsay is avoiding it.
Mcgee Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mcgee Jr misses with a body shot.
Ramsay pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mcgee Jr is out of range and Ramsay settles back down.
Ramsay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ramsay.
Mcgee Jr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ramsay.
Ramsay throws a leg kick
and Mcgee Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takedown Mcgee Jr dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ramsay throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mcgee Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mcgee Jr.
Mcgee Jr lands an elbow that stopped Ramsay in his tracks for a moment.
Ramsay is trying to break the clinch but Mcgee Jr is controlling him.
Mcgee Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Mcgee Jr.
Mcgee Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mcgee Jr.
Mcgee Jr lands a shot to the body.
Mcgee Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mcgee Jr.
Mcgee Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mcgee Jr prevents Ramsay from breaking the clinch.
Mcgee Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Ramsay won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ramsay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mcgee Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ramsay in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mcgee Jr with a knee to the head.
Mcgee Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mcgee Jr leaning against his opponent.
Mcgee Jr crunches a lovely knee into Ramsay's ribcage.
Ramsay takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mcgee Jr lands an elbow just above Ramsay 's eye.
Ramsay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mcgee Jr has Ramsay pressed against the cage, preventing Ramsay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mcgee Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mcgee Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ramsay in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mcgee Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcgee Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramsay prevents a body shot from Mcgee Jr.
Mcgee Jr lands an elbow inside.
Mcgee Jr lands an elbow inside.
Mcgee Jr crunches a lovely knee into Ramsay's ribcage.
Mcgee Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mcgee Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Ramsay blocks with his arms.
Ramsay has had enough of the clinch but Mcgee Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Mcgee Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Mcgee Jr stalling.
Ramsay wants to stall.
Mcgee Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Ramsay controls the action.
Mcgee Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mcgee Jr stalling in the clinch but Ramsay improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee Jr has Ramsay pressed against the cage, preventing Ramsay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ramsay manages to break the clinch.
Ramsay keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcgee Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramsay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gordon Ramsay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramsay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ramsay motions for Mcgee Jr to come forward. Ramsay throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramsay throws a low kick but Mcgee Jr avoids it.
Mcgee Jr wants to clinch up but Ramsay keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Ramsay misses.
Gordon Ramsay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Ramsay.
Ramsay throws a jab when Mcgee Jr was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Ramsay.
Mcgee Jr is looking to counter punch.
Ramsay throws a wild body kick that Mcgee Jr sees coming a mile off.
Ramsay throws a sloppy head kick and Mcgee Jr moves out of range easily.
Ramsay misses with a leg kick.
Ramsay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramsay raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takedown Mcgee Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mcgee Jr, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight for Takedown Mcgee Jr!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Takedown Mcgee Jr!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Takedown Mcgee Jr!
Takedown Mcgee Jr wins by unanimous decision!
Gordon Ramsay spoke after the fight, saying 'Right you, you, you, you, fuck off, fuck off, fuck off, fuck off'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Armando (ranked 2591 p4p, 2031 weight class) and Jerome Tucker (ranked 302 p4p, 249 weight class). Tucker has chosen Ave Maria as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Armando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerome Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Armando lands a really nice looking cross but Tucker seems unphased.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Armando!
 It looks like Jerome Tucker has been cut.
Tucker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tucker staying out of range there.
Armando lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tucker at a distance.
Armando misses with a looping left.
Tucker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Armando defends it well.
Armando takes a swing at Tucker's ribcage but misses.
Tucker walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Armando throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Armando loads up on a big right hand but Tucker slips the punch.
Armando misses with a body shot.
Tucker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tucker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Armando throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tucker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Armando catches Tucker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Armando misses with a body shot.
Tucker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Armando defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker slips a jab from Armando.
Tucker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tucker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tucker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Armando ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tucker moves away.
Tucker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Armando cracks Tucker with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diego Armando is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Armando scores with a hook to the body. Tucker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Armando pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tucker feints the counter takedown.
Armando misses with an uppercut.
Tucker with the counter takedown but Armando avoids it easily.
Tucker slips under a jab from Armando.
Nice defenses there by Tucker.
And Tucker tries to counter it with a takedown but Armando pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Armando misses with a lunging right hand
so Tucker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Armando pushes Tucker off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armando loads up on a big right hand but Tucker slips the punch.
Armando connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tucker slips under a jab.
Tucker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Armando defends it well.
We've been told by Armando's head coaches at 3Band MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tucker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armando.
Tucker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Armando defends it well.
Armando misses with a body shot.
Tucker feints the counter takedown.
Jab from Armando.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Armando dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerome Tucker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Armando lands with a right hand.
Diego Armando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armando connects with a body shot that sends Tucker's belly button to the back.
Tucker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tucker avoids the body shot from Armando.
Tucker feints the counter takedown.
Armando scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tucker in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker slips a straight right by Armando.
Tucker feints the counter takedown.
Tucker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Armando jabs Tucker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Armando.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Armando!
Armando misses with a double jab.
Tucker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Armando defends it well.
Armando misses with a shot to the body
and Tucker counters with a single leg into guard. Armando didn't expect that.
Tucker stops Armando from standing up.
Tucker throws a big right hand that misses.
Tucker is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tucker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tucker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armando keeping full guard, as Tucker tries to pass.
Tucker throws a big right hand that misses.
Tucker wants to pass the guard but Armando is keeping the position.
Armando is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tucker can do to turn this around?
Tucker is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Armando is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Armando has escaped and now he's on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tucker wants to sweep but no luck.
Armando has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Tucker to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Armando is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Tucker pulls down on the head and he's put Armando to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jerome Tucker!
A less than humble Jerome Tucker misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khamzat Chimaev (ranked 2662 p4p, 2508 weight class) and Gerwazy Babula (ranked 363 p4p, 342 weight class). Chimaev comes to the cage accompanied by Katioucha. Babula has chosen Hey Buddy as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khamzat Chimaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gerwazy Babula!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babula closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babula.
Babula fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Babula throws a punch but it's blocked by Chimaev.
Chimaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Babula makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chimaev drops down looking for an ankle pick but Babula pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babula.
Babula misses with a punch on the inside.
Babula makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimaev jumps guard but Babula turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Babula on the inside.
Chimaev goes for a takedown attempt but Babula pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khamzat Chimaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Babula clinches up against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Chimaev has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Stalling in the clinch from Chimaev.
The referee calls for Babula to work.
Chimaev content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Babula blocks a body shot from Chimaev.
Babula gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chimaev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babula looking to throw knees to the head but Chimaev is blocking nicely.
Chimaev drops down looking for an ankle pick but Babula pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gerwazy Babula is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chimaev shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Chimaev was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Babula is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Babula takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babula wants to get back to his feet.
Chimaev is putting a hurting on Babula here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babula is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Chimaev is controlling him well.
The ground and pound from Chimaev seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Babula on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Chimaev working the ground and pound.
Chimaev in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Babula pushes Chimaev away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chimaev gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Chimaev postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Chimaev working away.
Babula pushes Chimaev away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chimaev gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Chimaev is looking to take a break and control but Babula is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Chimaev are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chimaev trying to control the action but Babula is working from the bottom.
Chimaev lands a decent elbow from side control.
Babula is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chimaev connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babula is pushing Chimaev's head away, looking to escape. Chimaev manages to hold on to the position though.
Babula is trying to control Chimaev's posture but Chimaev avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babula defending against the ground and pound.
Babula is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Khamzat Chimaev will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Babula scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Babula lands with a right hand.
Babula tests Chimaev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chimaev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chimaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babula manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Babula lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chimaev doesn't seem phased though.
Babula connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chimaev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
 Chimaev is rocked!
Chimaev has Babula up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Chimaev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Babula.
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!
Babula throws an elbow that misses.
Babula lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Babula has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Babula has a couple of punches blocked by Chimaev.
Babula lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chimaev backwards.
Babula scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimaev is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Babula stalling in the clinch.
Babula tries to land a knee to the head but Chimaev blocks with his arms.
Chimaev seems to have got his legs back now.
Babula misses with some punches.
Babula misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chimaev.
Babula has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chimaev seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Babula can turn it around.
Babula breaks the clinch.
Babula scores with a nice right hand.
Chimaev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice takedown defense from Babula. No joy for Chimaev on that attempt.
Chimaev looks to throw the jab but Babula is out of range.
Babula gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chimaev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Babula smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khamzat Chimaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babula lands with an uppercut that bounces Chimaev off the cage and back into range.
Chimaev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chimaev throws a big shot that misses.
Babula throws out a counter right but Chimaev avoids it with no problem.
Babula scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chimaev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chimaev throws a hook but Babula blocks it.
Babula throws an overhand right that drops Chimaev like a sack of potatoes! Babula dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerwazy Babula!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carson Justice (ranked 1151 p4p, 2484 weight class) and Branson Burt (ranked 164 p4p, 293 weight class). Burt has chosen Got the Life as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carson Justice!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Branson Burt!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Burt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Justice tries to pull guard but Burt won't allow it.
Justice is trying to pull guard but Burt has him pressed against the cage.
Burt tries a knee to the head but Justice blocks it.
Burt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Justice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Justice pulls guard effortlessly.
Burt wants to get up but he can't break Justice's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Burt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Burt wants to stand but Justice has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Justice looking for subs off his back but Burt has passed one foot through into half guard.
Justice actively working from the bottom here.
Justice has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burt is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Justice manages to get to full guard.
Burt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Burt wants to stand but Justice has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Justice might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burt wants to stand and escape but instead Justice has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Burt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Justice passes Burt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Justice is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Burt looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice is working for a submission of some sort.
Justice stops Burt from getting back to his feet.
Justice seems to be working for a kimura but Burt defends the submission attempt.
Burt is defending against the submission attempts here by Justice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice is looking for a kimura here.
Justice is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Burt is just riding it out for now. Justice eventually gives up the hold.
Justice wants to work for an arm triangle but Burt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Burt is looking to escape.
Justice is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Burt is trying to stand back up but Justice is controlling him
Justice is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Burt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Justice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Justice is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's six 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.
Burt is trying to stand up here but Justice is controlling him well.
Justice is working for a kimura but Burt is defending it quite comfortably.
Burt is looking to get back to is feet but Justice passes into side control.
Burt wants to get back to his feet but Justice drags him back down.
Justice working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Burt wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Justice tries for a kimura but Burt is defending well.
Justice swings around for an armbar but Burt sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Justice's guard.
Justice throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Justice is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Burt wants to get back to his feet.
Justice seems to be looking for submissions.
Justice is looking for a kimura here.
Justice is working for a kimura but Burt is defending it quite comfortably.
Justice is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Burt is looking to escape.
Justice is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Justice is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Justice is looking for a kimura here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Justice prevents Burt from standing back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carson Justice dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Burt darts in and clinches Justice up against the cage.
Justice manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Justice has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Burt is looking to stand up but Justice won't let him.
Justice working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Burt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burt would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Burt escapes and throws Justice's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Justice can't do much from the bottom here.
Burt stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Burt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Justice tries to pull guard but Burt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Burt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burt tries a knee to the head but Justice blocks it.
Justice tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Justice tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burt smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carson Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justice tries to clinch but Burt is having none of it.
Justice tries to clinch up.
Justice tries to clinch there but Burt circles away.
Burt closes the distance and clinches.
Burt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Justice fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Burt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Justice jumps into guard, dragging Burt to the mat.
Burt is looking to stand up but Justice won't let him.
Justice looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Justice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burt can do to turn this around?
Burt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Justice has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Burt has managed to get both his arms back between Justice's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justice looking for a guillotine here but Burt defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice looking for a guillotine here but Burt defends easily.
Burt wants to stand but Justice is controlling his posture from full guard.
Carson Justice overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Justice is looking for a triangle here but Burt uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Burt wants to stand but Justice is controlling his arm.
Burt stands up and beckons Justice to his feet.
Burt has closed the distance and engaged Justice in a clinch.
Justice being controlled against the cage.
Burt misses with a knee strike.
Justice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burt tries to land a knee to the head but Justice blocks with his arms.
Burt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Burt tries to stall but Justice uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Burt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burt connects with a knee to the head.
Justice is trying to pull guard but Burt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Justice tries to pull guard but Burt won't allow it.
Branson Burt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Justice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Justice jumps guard but Burt turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Justice tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Justice fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Justice tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burt smiles and moves away.
Burt moves into the clinch successfully.
Burt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Justice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Justice tries to pull guard but Burt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Burt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Justice's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Burt lands a knee to the head.
Justice fails to pull guard.
Burt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Justice successfully pulls guard.
Burt wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Justice's closed guard. He's half up but Justice has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Justice pivots and extends the arm, Burt falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Justice! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carson Justice!
Carson Justice retains his lightweight title!
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