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Big Wave XIX PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Gomi (ranked 21194 p4p, 21758 weight class) and Detritus Rubble (ranked 261 p4p, 277 weight class). Gomi comes to the cage accompanied by The Only Thing The Fear is You- DOOM Eternal OST. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiroshi Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Detritus Rubble!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubble staying out of range there.
Gomi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rubble.
Rubble looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gomi misses with a looping left.
Gomi throws a shot from downtown. Rubble moves away and avoids it.
Rubble fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rubble stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gomi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rubble throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gomi on the side of the head.
Gomi throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Rubble avoids them all with ease.
Gomi takes one to the chin there.
Rubble clobbers Gomi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomi tries to move into range but Rubble moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rubble scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gomi in his tracks.
Gomi lands a jab-cross combination.
Rubble swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gomi.
Good standup being displayed there by Gomi as he connects with a hook.
Gomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rubble connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gomi momentarily.
Rubble lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gomi needs to keep his hands up - Rubble had a free shot at his head there.
 Gomi is rocked!
Rubble steps into range and cracks Gomi with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Gomi flops backwards and Rubble dives into his guard looking to finish!
Oh Gomi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble stops Gomi from standing up.
Rubble is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Rubble has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gomi seems to have got his legs back now.
Gomi wants to get back to his feet but Rubble is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rubble works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gomi wants to get back to his feet.
Gomi kicks Rubble off and gets back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rubble uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gomi has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Gomi misses.
Gomi throws a hook but Rubble avoids it easily.
Rubble moves out of range of the strikes.
Rubble throws a series of punches but Gomi moves out of range.
Rubble lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gomi at a distance.
A slow jab from Gomi misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Gomi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gomi misses with a double jab.
Gomi throws the left hand but Rubble avoids the punch easily.
Gomi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rubble throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gomi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rubble.
Gomi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rubble scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gomi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rubble lands with a straight right. Gomi didn't see that one coming.
Gomi just misses with a punch to the body.
Rubble looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gomi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gomi fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rubble lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gomi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rubble sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gomi takes a swing at Rubble's ribcage but misses.
Gomi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A combination from Gomi does no damage.
A combination from Gomi does no damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gomi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rubble digs a right hand underneath Gomi's ribcage. Gomi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rubble lands a shot to the body.
Gomi is breathing heavily.
Rubble lands an uppercut.
Rubble digs a right hand into Gomi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gomi's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rubble lands a body shot.
Rubble cracks Gomi with a nice body shot.
Rubble works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rubble has Gomi pressed against the cage, preventing Gomi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rubble lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomi or not.
Rubble lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gomi.
Rubble lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Rubble.
Nice body punch from Rubble - that landed with a thud.
Rubble keeps control of Gomi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rubble lands a body punch.
Rubble lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Rubble lands with a light punch inside.
Gomi is looking to break free of the clinch but Rubble has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Rubble - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rubble.
Gomi is trying to force a seperation but Rubble has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rubble creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rubble lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Rubble.
Rubble working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rubble stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rubble gets through Gomi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rubble scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rubble.
Rubble works on Gomi's body with a couple of short punches.
Rubble lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rubble.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Detritus Rubble dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rubble connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Detritus Rubble seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rubble cracks Gomi with an uppercut from hell and Gomi crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Rubble's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Gomi wants to get back to his feet but Rubble is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rubble has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gomi keeping full guard, as Rubble tries to pass.
Rubble slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rubble in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gomi being controlled here, momentarily.
Rubble won't allow Gomi to get back to his feet.
Rubble is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gomi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rubble appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rubble punishes Gomi's body with a nice straight punch.
Rubble cracks Gomi with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big left from Gomi misses.
Rubble clinches up with Gomi and pushes him back against the cage.
Gomi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rubble misses with a body punch.
Rubble lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rubble tries to throw a body punch but Gomi avoids it by throwing Rubble back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Rubble.
Rubble lands a left hand.
Gomi has had enough of the clinch but Rubble keeps him there for the moment.
Gomi is trying to break free.
Rubble is leaning against Gomi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rubble.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubble lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Rubble.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rubble.
A nice left hand lands by Rubble.
Rubble lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Rubble scores with a shot to the side of Gomi's head.
Rubble lands with a short shot to the head.
Rubble lands a nice uppercut.
Rubble lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomi or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Rubble.
Detritus Rubble seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rubble lands a body shot.
Rubble scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rubble lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rubble lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rubble lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gomi.
Gomi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rubble.
Rubble lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rubble lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Rubble lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomi or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rubble.
Rubble softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gomi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rubble pulls Gomi into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gomi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rubble controlling the position.
Rubble looking for a sweep. Not yet Rubble, not yet.
Rubble is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gomi wants to stand but Rubble has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rubble has control of Gomi's left arm, preventing Gomi from doing any damage.
Gomi won't allow Rubble to sweep him here.
Rubble is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gomi won't allow Rubble to sweep him here.
Rubble pulls Gomi in close to his closed guard and prevents Gomi from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rubble can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rubble is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rubble is controlling Gomi's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gomi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gomi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gomi missing with a left hand there. Rubble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Detritus Rubble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubble with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rubble dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rubble displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomi throws out the jab.
Gomi looks to land a combination but Rubble avoids it well.
Rubble slips a jab from Gomi.
Gomi misses with a straight right.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Rubble moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Gomi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rubble scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gomi in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rubble lands the left hand.
Nice jab there from Rubble.
Gomi misses with a few strikes there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Detritus Rubble showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rubble lands a slapping body shot.
Gomi throws out a loose jab but Rubble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rubble.
Rubble takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rubble cracks Gomi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rubble staying out of range there.
Gomi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rubble walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rubble scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gomi throws a body punch but Rubble moves out of range.
Gomi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rubble moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rubble scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rubble cracks Gomi with a hook to the temple - Gomi is on wobbly legs here! Rubble swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Gomi falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Rubble wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Detritus Rubble!
Detritus Rubble decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Kuruvila (ranked 3404 p4p, 3380 weight class) and Abasi Njagi (ranked 187 p4p, 186 weight class). Njagi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Game - Name Me King (Feat. Pusha T). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joseph Kuruvila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abasi Njagi!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Njagi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kuruvila counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Njagi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kuruvila misses the target.
Njagi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've been told by Kuruvila's head coaches at Anytime Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Joseph Kuruvila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abasi Njagi.
Njagi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kuruvila but Kuruvila pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kuruvila is looking to counter punch.
Njagi shoots in looking for a takedown. Kuruvila tries to sprawl out of it but Njagi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kuruvila manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kuruvila throwing a counter right hand but Njagi manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Njagi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kuruvila's waist but Kuruvila gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Njagi off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Njagi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kuruvila quickly recovers to half guard.
Njagi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Njagi prevents Kuruvila from standing back up.
Njagi seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kuruvila is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Abasi Njagi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Basicly Brucelee (ranked 3500 p4p, 5385 weight class) and Teyo Cage (ranked 334 p4p, 419 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Basicly Brucelee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Teyo Cage!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brucelee misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Cage misses its intended target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Brucelee tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Brucelee.
Cage looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cage throws a hook to the side of Brucelee's head but Brucelee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brucelee is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brucelee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cage looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brucelee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cage's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brucelee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brucelee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cage scores with a hook to the body. Brucelee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Basicly Brucelee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brucelee scores with a push kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Brucelee misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brucelee slips a jab from Cage.
Cage looks to score with a jab to the body but Brucelee is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cage.
Brucelee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brucelee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cage on the side of the head.
Cage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Cage on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brucelee lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brucelee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cage's head.
Brucelee moves forwards but Cage connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Brucelee misses the target.
Cage throws a right and a left that Brucelee avoids nicely.
Brucelee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brucelee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.
Brucelee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brucelee blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Brucelee misses the target.
Brucelee misses with a left hand
and Cage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brucelee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cage throws out a counter right but Brucelee avoids it with no problem.
Cage slips a jab from Brucelee.
Cage swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brucelee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage throws a body shot but no joy.
Brucelee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Basicly Brucelee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cage lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brucelee lands with an uppercut that bounces Cage off the cage and back into range.
Brucelee misses the jab.
Cage throws an off balance right hand
enabling Brucelee to counter with a crisp jab.
Brucelee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brucelee sizes up Cage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brucelee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cage backs up against the cage.
Brucelee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cage can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage throws a poor cross that misses
and Brucelee counters with a nice uppercut.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
Brucelee appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cage moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brucelee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brucelee throws a shot from downtown. Cage moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brucelee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cage has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Brucelee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
Cage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brucelee.
Cage now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Basicly Brucelee is winning the standup battle so far.
Brucelee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brucelee misses with a shot to the body
and Brucelee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brucelee moves away.
Brucelee lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brucelee was well out of range. Poor timing from Cage.
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brucelee throws a hook but Cage blocks it.
Cage throws out a counter right but Brucelee avoids it with no problem.
Brucelee throws a right and a left that Cage avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Brucelee misses.
Brucelee misses with a combination
and Cage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brucelee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
It seemed like Cage was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Decent striking displayed by Brucelee there.
Cage scores with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Basicly Brucelee dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brucelee.
A swing and a miss from Brucelee.
Brucelee throws a head kick but Cage moves out of range.
A nice side step and Cage releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cage lands a nice shot to the body.
Brucelee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brucelee misses with an uppercut. Cage saw that one coming.
Cage moves out of range of the body kick from Brucelee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage lands a jab to the nose.
Brucelee swings widly with a right hand
and Cage counters with a straight right hand.
Brucelee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cage thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking cross lands there for Brucelee.
Brucelee scores with a shot to the body.
Teyo Cage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Basicly Brucelee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brucelee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brucelee misses with a kick to the body.
Brucelee looks to throw the jab but Cage is out of range.
Brucelee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cage on the side of the head.
Brucelee looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
Brucelee connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brucelee manages to avoid it.
Brucelee is looking to counter with head kicks.
Nice jab there from Cage.
Brucelee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brucelee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cage looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brucelee tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Cage was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brucelee throws a sloppy head kick and Cage moves out of range easily.
Cage throws out a counter right but Brucelee avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brucelee.
Brucelee catches Cage with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cage has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brucelee.
Brucelee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brucelee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cage on the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brucelee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cage throws out a counter right but Brucelee avoids it with no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Basicly Brucelee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brucelee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Basicly Brucelee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mason St Jaques (ranked 3626 p4p, 4254 weight class) and Ryan Steinbeck (ranked 198 p4p, 226 weight class). Steinbeck has chosen Avalanche - Bring Me The Horizon as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mason St Jaques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Steinbeck!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steinbeck has managed to clinch.
St Jaques is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Steinbeck pulls him back up using the underhooks.
St Jaques definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
St Jaques doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Jaques ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. St Jaques no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
St Jaques looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Jaques looking to control.
Steinbeck is posturing up here but St Jaques has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Steinbeck tries to roll out but it's too tight and Steinbeck has to tap! Slick submission there by St Jaques!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mason St Jaques!
Ryan Steinbeck was interviewed post fight and said 'Aww man, this sucks. I didn't implement my game plan, and I can only apologise for my performance.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Won Yong Jung (ranked 5196 p4p, 2532 weight class) and Diogo Martins (ranked 411 p4p, 256 weight class). Martins has chosen Monte Tiene Garabato 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Won Yong Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diogo Martins!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martins blocks a jab.
Despite the aggression on Martins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Martins throws a head kick but Jung moves out of range.
Martins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jung tries to clinch there but Martins circles away.
As Jung backs off Martins throws a huge counter combo but Jung manages to avoid it all.
Martins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martins's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Martins's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A head kick by Martins misses
and Martins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jung moves in looking to clinch but Martins pushes him off.
Martins rushes Jung and presses him up against the cage.
Jung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martins just leaning against Jung, taking a breather.
Martins leaning his opponent against the cage.
Martins lands an elbow just above Jung 's eye.
 It looks like Won Yong Jung has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Martins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Martins throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jung fails to land.
Jung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martins taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung misses with some punches.
Martins tries to work over Jung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jung tries a body shot but Martins blocks it.
Martins looking to throw knees to the head but Jung is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Jung fails to land.
A short right from Martins.
Martins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jung swings wildly with an uppercut but Martins uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Jung.
A left hand lands to the body for Jung.
Jung throws a punch but it's blocked by Martins.
Jung controlling the action here for a moment.
Martins throws an elbow but it misses.
Jung working aggressively here.
Jung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jungs head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martins throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jung.
Jung has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jung.
Martins blocks an uppercut.
Martins effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martins.
Jung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martins lands a nice elbow.
Martins looking to stall.
Martins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jung avoids the elbow strike from Martins, against the cage.
Martins stalling in the clinch but Jung improves position.
Jung tries to throw a body punch but Martins avoids it by throwing Jung back against the cage.
Martins is pushing Jung up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jung blocks an elbow strike from Martins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung misses with the head strike.
Martins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martins prevents a body shot from Jung.
Jung digs a right hand underneath Martins's ribcage. Martins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martins leaning against his opponent.
Martins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martins lands a nice elbow.
Martins takes a shot to the head.
Martins is looking to control Jung's arms but Jung gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martins has his back to the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jung's brow.
Martins is trying to maintain a safe position but Jung gets an underhook and turns Martins into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martins misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martins.
Martins controlling the action here for a moment.
Martins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jung swings wildly with an uppercut but Martins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jung blocks an elbow strike from Martins.
Jung misses with a body punch.
Jung blocks an elbow strike.
Jung has a couple of punches blocked by Martins.
Jung lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martins blocking some punches.
Martins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martins lands a left hand.
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 Won Yong Jung will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Won Yong Jung's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Martins clinches.
Nice body punch from Jung - that landed with a thud.
Jung 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.
Jung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martins throws an elbow that misses.
Jung lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martins blocks an uppercut.
Jung throws a punch but it's blocked by Martins.
Martins blocks an uppercut.
Jung misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jung can't find room to land a body shot as Martins controls the action.
Jung gets through Martins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jung dodges an elbow strike from Martins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martins landing knees to the body.
Martins tries to stall but Jung uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jung takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short uppercut from Jung.
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!
Jung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martins's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins stalls.
Jung tries a body shot but Martins blocks it.
Martins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jung takes an elbow to the temple.
Jung presses Martins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martins blocking some punches.
Jung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martins's elbow.
Jung lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jung blocks the elbow strike.
Jung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jung's defenses.
Jung misses with some punches.
Jung swings wildly with an uppercut but Martins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jung misses with some punches.
Jung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martins blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung has a couple of punches blocked by Martins.
Jung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jung misses with a punch on the inside.
Jung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martins tries a knee to the head but Jung blocks it.
Jung misses with a punch to the body.
Jung working aggressively here.
Martins blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martins misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A shot in the inside from Jung.
Jung misses with the head strike.
Jung misses with a punch to the body.
Martins misses with a knee strike.
Martins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jung tries a body shot but Martins blocks it.
Jung struggles to land a body shot inside as Martins controls his hands.
Jung takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung throws a head punch that misses.
Jung tries to work over Martins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martins throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Jung on the inside.
Martins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jung's defenses.
Jung doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jung misses with a body punch.
Jung throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martins.
The referee calls for Martins to work.
Jung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martins taking a breather.
Jung swings wildly with an uppercut but Martins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jung trying to control the position but instead, Martins has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jung into the cage.
Martins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Martins lands an elbow inside that Jung shrugs off.
Martins lands a damaging elbow.
Won Yong Jung's cut is getting worse.
Martins blocks an uppercut.
Jung tries to work over Martins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jung blocks an elbow strike from Martins.
A head punch on the inside from Jung fails to land.
A short left from Jung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jung takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martins blocks an uppercut.
Jung lands a right hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jung as Martins tries to tie him up.
Jung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jung cracks Martins with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Won Yong Jung dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Won Yong Jung's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Martins has Jung up against the cage in a clinch.
Jung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Jung.
Still in the clinch, Martins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Martins blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Martins.
A short uppercut from Jung.
Martins misses with an elbow over the top.
Martins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jung is keeping busy.
Martins lands an elbow inside.
Jung misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martins lands an elbow inside that Jung shrugs off.
Martins misses with an elbow strike.
Martins is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jung working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Jung.
Jung has a couple of punches blocked by Martins.
Martins misses with a knee strike.
Jung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jung throws a punch but it's blocked by Martins.
Jung misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Jung.
Martins misses with an elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Martins.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martins throws an elbow but misses.
Jung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martins's elbow.
Won Yong Jung has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martins lands an elbow inside that Jung shrugs off.
Won Yong Jung's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jung lands a shoulder strike.
Jung lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jung avoids a wild elbow strike from Martins.
Jung swings wildly with an uppercut but Martins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jung tries to throw a body punch but Martins avoids it by throwing Jung back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jung misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jung has a couple of punches blocked by Martins.
Jung has a couple of punches blocked by Martins.
Martins blocking some punches.
Martins throws an elbow but it misses.
Jung lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martins backwards.
Martins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jung misses with a punch on the inside.
Martins lands a nice knee to the body.
Jung on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jung has a couple of punches blocked by Martins.
Jung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Martins.
Nice body punch from Jung - that landed with a thud.
Jung misses with the head strike.
Won Yong Jung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins is struggling to control the position.
Martins taking a breather.
Jung can't find room to land a body shot as Martins controls the action.
Martins taking a breather.
Martins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martins stalling.
Jung lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martins backwards.
Jung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martins throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins misses with an elbow over the top.
Jung blocks the elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Martins.
Jung tries to work over Martins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martins throws an elbow but it misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jung's brow.
Martins tries a body shot but Jung blocks it.
Jung dodges an elbow strike from Martins.
Martins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diogo Martins.
Well Jung has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Won Yong Jung!
A less than humble Won Yong Jung misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Hernandez (ranked 3049 p4p, 3447 weight class) and Thomas Dawson (ranked 296 p4p, 330 weight class). Hernandez comes into the arena with Journey - Only The Young blaring out of the sound system. Dawson has chosen Runaway as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hernandez has hold of Dawson's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Dawson seems comfortable defending it but Hernandez has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Dawson is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Dawson is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Hernandez couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Hernandez!
A victorious Frank Hernandez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kakashi Hataki (ranked 1074 p4p, 2384 weight class) and Liber Lambart (ranked 146 p4p, 297 weight class). Kakashi Hataki has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kakashi Hataki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liber Lambart!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Lambart misses the target.
Lambart looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hataki doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Lambart to counter with a crisp jab.
Hataki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hataki misses the shot to the body.
Lambart looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lambart missing with a left hand there. Hataki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lambart avoids the body shot from Hataki.
Hataki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hataki is looking to clinch but Lambart is avoiding it.
A jab lands there for Lambart.
Lambart slips under a jab from Hataki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lambart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hataki tries for a takedown but Lambart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hataki throws a hook to the side of Lambart's head but Lambart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lambart gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hataki to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hataki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambart keeping moving, preventing Hataki from controlling successfully.
Hataki is fighting to break Lambart's control of his arms but Lambart is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hataki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hataki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hataki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lambart is keeping the position for now.
Hataki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hataki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lambart's head.
Hataki wants to pass the guard but Lambart is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hataki trying to control but Lambart is working from the bottom.
Lambart has control of Hataki's left arm, preventing Hataki from doing any damage.
Hataki postures up in Lambart's guard and throws a big left but Lambart blocks it.
Hataki is looking to work some ground and pound but Lambart has wrist control.
Hataki tries to free his leg and advance position but Lambart is retaining full guard.
Lambart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lambart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hataki.
Hataki tries to free his leg and advance position but Lambart is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Liber Lambart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hataki misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Hataki misses.
Hataki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hataki shoots in and drives through. Lambart sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kakashi Hataki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lambart throws an off balance right hand
and Hataki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Lambart misses.
Hataki throws a big counter combination but Lambart scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hataki misses with a wild body shot.
Hataki slips under a jab from Lambart.
Hataki throwing a counter right hand but Lambart manages to avoid it.
Hataki takes a swing at Lambart's ribcage but misses.
Hataki misses the shot to the body.
Hataki slips under a jab from Lambart.
Lambart explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hataki rushes Lambart and presses him up against the cage.
Lambart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hataki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lambart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Lambart misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambart works the jab nicely.
Hataki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lambart tries to avoid it but Hataki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lambart to the ground. Lambart escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kakashi Hataki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hataki lands a lovely overhand right.
Hataki takes a swing at Lambart's ribcage but misses.
A left and a right from Lambart both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Kakashi Hataki has been cut.
Lambart throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lambart cracks Hataki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Lambart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lambart scores with a body shot.
Hataki walks into a stiff left hand from Lambart.
Nice sprawl there from Lambart as Hataki shoots in.
Lambart misses with a wild body shot.
Hataki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot lands for Hataki.
Lambart with the inside leg kick.
Lambart moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liber Lambart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kakashi Hataki's cut.
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.
Hataki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lambart.
Hataki has his takedown stuffed
and Lambart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lambart lands a leg kick that knocks Hataki off balance momentarily.
Hataki shoots in and drives through. Lambart sprawls well.
Hataki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hataki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lambart loads up on a big right hand but Hataki slips the punch.
Lambart slips under a jab.
Lambart ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hataki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lambart swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kakashi Hataki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hataki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lambart quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lambart taking some punishment here, with Hataki in his half guard.
Hataki throws a strike but Lambart avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lambart working a defensive guard here.
Hataki is pushing down on Lambart's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lambart is fighting to maintain full guard but Hataki has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hataki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lambart defending well though.
Hataki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lambart trying to control from the bottom.
Hataki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hataki content to control rather than advance.
Hataki 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.
Hataki drops an elbow to the side of Lambart's head.
Hataki content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hataki is looking to pass Lambart's guard but actually Lambart recovers to full guard.
Lambart trying to control the position.
Hataki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hataki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kakashi Hataki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hataki working the head with strikes.
Lambart seems a little lost for a moment, as Hataki dominates the positioning.
Hataki scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hataki decides to stand back up. Hataki steps back and let's Lambart get back to his feet.
Lambart misses with a straight left.
Good standup being displayed there by Lambart as he connects with a hook.
Hataki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lambart sprawls well. Lambart wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hataki gets slowly back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Lambart.
Lambart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hataki.
Hataki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hataki slips under a jab.
Lambart needs to keep his hands up - Hataki had a free shot at his head there.
Lambart throws a leg kick but Hataki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lambart misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hataki misses with a two punch combination.
Lambart cracks Hataki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hataki tries to clinch there but Lambart circles away.
Hataki clobbers Lambart with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lambart misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Hataki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hataki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hataki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lambart.
Lambart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lambart looks to throw the jab but Hataki is out of range.
Lambart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liber Lambart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hataki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lambart misses with an uppercut. Hataki saw that one coming.
Lambart missing with a left hand there. Hataki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hataki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lambart.
Lambart takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kakashi Hataki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kakashi Hataki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lambart throws a big shot that misses.
That kick from Lambart tenderised Hataki's leg. Hataki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hataki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lambart lands a jab.
Lambart doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lambart lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hataki takes a step back to recover.
Hataki walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hataki drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hataki postures up in Lambart's guard and throws a big left but Lambart blocks it.
Hataki connects with a couple of short punches.
Hataki looking to pass the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lambart is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hataki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hataki is working Lambart over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hataki swings around for an armbar but Lambart sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hataki's guard.
Hataki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hataki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lambart controls the pace.
Lambart scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lambart decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hataki, up you get!
Hataki fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hataki misses the body punch
and Lambart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hataki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lambart is fending him off so far but Hataki persists. Nope, Lambart circles away and we're back to standing.
Hataki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lambart looks to score with a jab to the body but Hataki is just out of range.
Hataki misses with a series of wild punches.
Hataki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lambart as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kakashi Hataki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lambart catches Hataki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lambart connects with a leg kick.
Lambart throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hataki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lambart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hataki.
Hataki slips a jab from Lambart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambart slips a jab from Hataki.
Lambart misses with a straight right.
Hataki looks to score with a jab to the body but Lambart is just out of range.
Hataki takes one to the chin there.
Hataki is rocked!
Lambart misses with a body shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lambart enables Hataki to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lambart manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lambart is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hataki presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
A head punch on the inside from Lambart fails to land.
Lambart lands a hook that snaps the head of Hataki backwards.
Lambart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hataki misses with a straight left.
Lambart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hataki.
Lambart stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lambart wants it to stay on the feet.
A low kick lands for Lambart.
Lambart misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hataki looks to score with a jab to the body but Lambart is just out of range.
Hataki slips a jab and a cross from Lambart.
Hataki misses with a straight left.
Lambart blocks a jab.
Lambart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Lambart misses.
Hataki shoots in for a takedown but Lambart shows good takedown defense.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lambart!
Hataki throws a hook but Lambart blocks it.
Lambart lands with a cross.
Hataki throws a looping overhand right but Lambart ducks down to avoid it.
Hataki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hataki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lambart ducks under a wild hook from Hataki.
The fighters circling - Lambart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hataki jabs at Lambart's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liber Lambart really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kakashi Hataki'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.
Hataki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lambart sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hataki is keen to just control but Lambart is a slippery customer.
Hataki passes to side control.
Hataki is trying to ground and pound but Lambart uses the momentary lack of control by Hataki to regain half guard.
Lambart pushes Hataki off and gets back to his feet.
Lambart missing with a left hand there. Hataki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lambart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hataki.
The fighters circling - Hataki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hataki checks a low kick from Lambart.
Hataki seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lambart. Hataki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hataki blocks a jab.
Lambart checks a low kick from Hataki.
Lambart throws a looping overhand right but Hataki ducks down to avoid it.
Hataki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lambart keeping full guard, as Hataki tries to pass.
Hataki is pushing down on Lambart's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lambart is fighting to maintain full guard but Hataki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lambart is staying active underneath Hataki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lambart is looking to control Hataki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lambart avoid being mounted?
Hataki prevents Lambart from improving his position.
Lambart is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hataki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hataki is trying to work for a kimura but Lambart is defending well.
Hataki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Hataki there.
Lambart avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hataki.
Hataki tries to pass to full mount but Lambart defends it.
Hataki is looking to pass Lambart's guard but actually Lambart recovers to full guard.
Hataki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hataki wants to pass the guard but Lambart is keeping the position.
Hataki controlling from the top position.
Hataki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hataki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hataki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hataki wants to free his trapped foot but Lambart is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hataki throwing shots but Lambart is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lambart keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hataki thows a huge punch but Lambart dodges it nicely.
Lambart taking some punishment here, with Hataki in his half guard.
Hataki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hataki passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lambart regains half guard.
Hataki prevents Lambart from standing back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lambart is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hataki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hataki wants to take a breather but Lambart is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kakashi Hataki had his way with Liber Lambart in that round.
The cut man is working on Kakashi Hataki'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lambart misses with a body kick.
Hataki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lambart scores with a spinning back kick!
Lambart misses with a two punch combination.
Hataki shoots in but no luck this time.
Hataki throws a body shot but no joy.
Hataki connects with a jab.
Hataki fails with the takedown
and Lambart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lambart scores with a spinning back kick!
Hataki cracks Lambart with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lambart tests Hataki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hataki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hataki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lambart takes a swing at Hataki's ribcage but misses.
Hataki tries to clinch there but Lambart circles away.
Lambart unleashes a big counter combination but Hataki bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambart throws the left hand but Hataki avoids the punch easily.
Hataki will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hataki fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kakashi Hataki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hataki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lambart.
Lambart takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hataki throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Lambart to counter with a crisp jab.
Lambart throws a jab when Hataki was well out of range.
Lambart misses with a looping left.
A big right from Hataki misses.
Lambart dodges the punch combination from Hataki.
Lambart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Lambart on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hataki tries to bum rush Lambart with a series of wild strikes but Lambart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lambart jabs Hataki right on the nose. Hataki blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambart scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lambart misses the shot to the body.
Hataki shoots in but no luck this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Lambart misses.
Lambart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hataki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hataki throws an off balance right hand
letting Lambart counter with a right hand.
Lambart slips a jab from Hataki.
Lambart has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Hataki misses the target.
Hataki looks to score with a jab to the body but Lambart is just out of range.
Lambart darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hataki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lambart.
Lambart takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That kick from Lambart tenderised Hataki's leg. Hataki is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hataki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lambart lands with an overhand left.
Hataki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lambart looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Hataki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lambart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hataki looks for a takedown but Lambart sprawls well.
Lambart throws a nice looking combination but Hataki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hataki dives in and grabs Lambart's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lambart pushes down on Hataki's head and hops out.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lambart wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lambart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hataki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lambart scores with a kick to the body.
Hataki tries to clinch up but Lambart circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hataki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Hataki misses the target.
Lambart uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hataki has time to react.
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!
Hataki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lambart.
Lambart throws a looping overhand right but Hataki ducks down to avoid it.
Hataki jabs Lambart right on the nose. Lambart blinks but takes it well.
A big left from Lambart misses.
Hataki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lambart misses with a two punch combination.
Hataki dives in for a single leg takedown but Lambart sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lambart was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hataki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lambart pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lambart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lambart. That's going to slow Hataki down.
Hataki avoids a punch combination nicely.
A solid body kick from Lambart.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liber Lambart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lambart 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 47:48
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liber Lambart!
Liber Lambart is the new lightweight champion!
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