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WFC 15: Dias vs Rogers PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Price (ranked 5676 p4p, 5021 weight class) and Magnus Thorgard (ranked 543 p4p, 515 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pete Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Magnus Thorgard!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorgard is just out of range.
Price lands a glancing blow to the side of Thorgard's head.
Price misses the shot to the body.
Thorgard misses with a takedown attempt - Price sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Price throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Thorgard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Price looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Thorgard has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Combat Wombat Burrow. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Thorgard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorgard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Price looking for a triangle here. Thorgard is fighting it but it looks tight! Price pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Thorgard is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Pete Price!
A very excited looking Pete Price made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Williston (ranked 5694 p4p, 4991 weight class) and Jurgen Muller (ranked 503 p4p, 480 weight class). Antonio Williston 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Williston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jurgen Muller!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller lands a jab to the nose.
 It looks like Antonio Williston has been cut.
Muller lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Williston walks into a left hand.
Williston takes one on the button.
Muller is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Muller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Williston under the eye.
Jurgen Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williston throws a hook but Muller blocks it.
Williston misses with a low kick as Muller jumps back.
Muller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
 Williston is rocked!
Williston misses with a few strikes there.
Oh Williston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williston scores with a jab. Muller acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BAM! Muller delivers a spinning backfist that drops Williston like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Jurgen Muller!
An out of breath Jurgen Muller thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hayden Allen (ranked 24799 p4p, 3760 weight class) and Dylan Smith (ranked 228 p4p, 196 weight class). Smith has chosen The Only Thing They Fear is You- DOOM Eternal OST as his entrance music. Dylan Smith will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hayden Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Allen misses with a takedown attempt
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Allen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Allen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Smith is defending well.
Allen trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Allen into the cage.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Allen's head.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Allen.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
A short uppercut from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Allen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Smith.
Smith avoiding damage as Allen throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith works on Allen's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Allen is rocked!
Allen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Allen wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith lands a left hand.
Oh Allen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith blocking some punches.
Allen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
Allen seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hayden Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Smith.
Smith instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Allen's ribcage. Allen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith keeps control of Allen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Allen tries to tie him up.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Allen is breathing heavily.
Allen trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Allen into the cage.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Smith.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Allen tries to pull guard but Smith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Allen or not.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith gets underhooks to prevent Allen's takedown attempt.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith pushes Allen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith works on Allen's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith presses Allen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Allen tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Allen tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Smith cracks Allen with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Allen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Allen or not.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Allen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hayden Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Allen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith throws a monster overhand right that drops Allen! Smith follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Smith!
Dylan Smith thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Mullen (ranked 4902 p4p, 3904 weight class) and Adriel Nayati (ranked 436 p4p, 413 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nayati's choice of entrance music: Indian Calling - At War. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Mullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adriel Nayati!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nayati fails with the takedown
and Mullen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mullen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nayati looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mullen trying to mount his opponent but Nayati defends it.
Mullen winds up and cracks Nayati with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mullen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mullen wants to take a breather but Nayati is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mullen lands a nice short elbow.
Mullen winds up and cracks Nayati with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen lands strikes from half guard.
Nayati is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mullen jumps into side control!
Mullen controls the position.
Nayati tries to buck Mullen off but Mullen is having none of it.
Mullen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nayati keeps working.
Nayati is trying to improve his position.
Nayati manages to get back to half guard.
Nayati tries to roll over but Mullen keeps him under control.
Nayati moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayati wants to sweep here but Mullen controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nayati looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mullen landing with the ground and pound.
Mullen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nayati is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nayati is looking for a triangle but Mullen pushes his legs off easily.
Mullen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayati is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mullen is aware though and is defending well.
Nayati escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mullen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mullen lands a couple of elbows.
Nayati is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mullen defends well.
Mullen trying to control but Nayati is working from the bottom.
Mullen is working Nayati over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mullen looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nayati throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mullen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mullen wants to pass the guard but Nayati is keeping the position.
Nayati manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mullen manages to get himself to full guard.
Nayati is working Mullen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mullen controlling the position.
Mullen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nayati cracks Mullen with a solid left hand.
Mullen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mullen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Nayati looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Mullen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Mullen wants to clinch.
Mullen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nayati fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mullen avoids it really well and circles away.
Mullen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nayati sprawls and moves away.
Mullen dives in for a single leg takedown but Nayati sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nayati working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nayati.
Nayati is pressed up against the cage. Mullen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nayati down to the mat. Nayati avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nayati dives in for a single leg takedown but Mullen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nick Mullen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adriel Nayati.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mullen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nayati swivels and escapes.
Nayati feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mullen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nayati landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayati lands a couple of digs.
Adriel Nayati has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nayati is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mullen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mullen has escaped and now he's on top!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nayati is on top in guard.
Mullen looking for a guillotine here but Nayati defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mullen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mullen is working hard here to advance position.
Nayati working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mullen's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayati trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mullen has momentary wrist control but Nayati slips an elbow through the middle.
Nayati throws an elbow that misses. Mullen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nayati's guard. Nice move by Mullen!
Nayati tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mullen trying to control but Nayati is working from the bottom.
Nayati bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mullen's guard.
Mullen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mullen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nayati connects with a couple of short punches.
Nayati lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nayati stands up over Mullen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mullen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nayati.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nayati connects with a couple of short punches.
Mullen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nayati connects with a couple of short punches.
Nayati keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mullen's head.
Nayati has gone for a leg lock! Mullen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nayati's guard.
Mullen landing with the ground and pound.
Mullen trying to control but Nayati is working from the bottom.
Nayati is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mullen is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nayati is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mullen wants to control from the top but Nayati keeps moving.
Nayati wants to sweep but no luck.
Nayati bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mullen's guard.
Mullen controls Nayati momentarily but Nayati frees himself.
Nayati lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adriel Nayati showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Nayati shoots in but Mullen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mullen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nayati tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mullen is in Nayati's guard.
Nayati is looking for a triangle but Mullen pushes his legs off easily.
Mullen stopping the sweep attempt from Nayati.
Mullen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mullen trying to control the position from guard on top but Nayati is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mullen stopping the sweep attempt from Nayati.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mullen wants to control from the top but Nayati keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen wants to pass the guard but Nayati is keeping the position.
Mullen content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Nayati has locked up a guillotine! Nayati's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Mullen is holding on here and Nayati must be using up a lot of energy. Mullen has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Nayati gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Adriel Nayati!
Our winner, Adriel Nayati, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Campbell (ranked 3309 p4p, 5037 weight class) and Pierre Moreau (ranked 415 p4p, 482 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Don Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pierre Moreau!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moreau closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Moreau lands in his opponent's guard.
Campbell seems keen to control Moreau's posture.
Moreau trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Campbell holds on and takes a little breather.
Moreau stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Campbell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moreau looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Moreau trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreau is fighting to break Campbell's control of his arms but Campbell is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Campbell looking for a sweep. Not yet Campbell, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreau is fighting to break Campbell's control of his arms but Campbell is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moreau pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Campbell is keeping the position for now.
Campbell has momentary wrist control but Moreau slips an elbow through the middle.
Campbell has Moreau pulled in close to control his posture.
Moreau passes Campbell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Campbell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moreau on the ground.
Moreau prevents Campbell from improving his position.
Moreau looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Campbell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreau lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Campbell wants to control but Moreau is keeping busy.
Moreau moves nicely into side control.
Moreau passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Campbell!
Moreau with good strikes from the mount here!
Moreau looking to control and managing it successfully.
Campbell wants to control but Moreau is having none of it.
Campbell really wants to buck Moreau off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moreau putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
Campbell just holding on.
Campbell is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreau landing strikes from the mount and Campbell is in trouble!
It looks like Don Campbell has been cut.
Moreau looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Campbell covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Moreau!
A victorious Pierre Moreau 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lacasa (ranked 2850 p4p, 5352 weight class) and Carlos Pereira (ranked 159 p4p, 219 weight class). Lacasa comes to the cage accompanied by Hooligang - Joey Valence & Brae. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Lacasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Lacasa misses.
Lacasa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pereira needs to keep his hands up - Lacasa had a free shot at his head there.
A bone on bone clash there as Lacasa blocks the leg kick.
Lacasa cracks Pereira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pereira lands a nice looking body shot.
Lacasa misses with an uppercut. Pereira saw that one coming.
Pereira misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pereira plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pereira throws the left hand but Lacasa avoids the punch easily.
Lacasa works the jab nicely.
Diego Lacasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lacasa lands a right hook to the body.
Lacasa cracks a nice hook into Pereira's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira tries to bum rush Lacasa with a series of wild strikes but Lacasa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left and a right from Lacasa both land. Nice combination.
Nice defenses there by Lacasa.
Pereira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pereira tries to move into range but Lacasa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Lacasa as he connects with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pereira. That's going to slow Lacasa down.
Pereira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lacasa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lacasa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacasa scores with a jab.
Lacasa looks to land a right hand but Pereira moved out of range.
Lacasa moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPereira.
Pereira throws a leg kick but Lacasa moved away.
Pereira moves out of range as Lacasa strikes.
Lacasa lands a nice shot to the body.
Lacasa moves out of range of the body kick.
Lacasa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pereira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lacasa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pereira.
Pereira takes one to the chin there.
Lacasa cracks a nice hook into Pereira's ribs.
Pereira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pereira there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lacasa lands a nice shot that snaps Pereira's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Lacasa misses.
Lacasa scores with a jab to the body.
Pereira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lacasa.
Lacasa moves out of range as Pereira strikes.
Pereira is looking to land body kicks.
Lacasa cracks Pereira with an open hand slap.
Pereira is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pereira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lacasa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lacasa blocks a low kick nicely.
Pereira scores with a one two! Lacasa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pereira slips a straight right by Lacasa.
A little jabbing left from Pereira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lacasa scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Lacasa as he connects with a hook.
Lacasa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pereira's head backwards.
Pereira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lacasa.
Pereira misses with a straight right.
Good standup being displayed there by Pereira as he connects with a hook.
Pereira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lacasa.
Lacasa stalks Pereira and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pereira's face. Pereira staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice defenses there by Pereira.
Lacasa lands with a good body shot.
Lacasa blocks a jab.
It looked like Lacasa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lacasa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Pereira misses.
Pereira takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lacasa misses with a looping left.
Pereira flicks out a counter leg kick but Lacasa steps away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pereira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lacasa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pereira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pereira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lacasa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lacasa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pereira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lacasa manages to avoid it.
Pereira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pereira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lacasa.
Lacasa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pereira doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira loads up on a big right hand but Lacasa slips the punch.
Lacasa lands with a straight right. Pereira didn't see that one coming.
Lacasa connects with a body shot.
Pereira slips a jab and a cross from Lacasa.
Pereira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pereira bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lacasa's head backwards.
Pereira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Lacasa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lacasa.
Lacasa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa lands a slapping body shot.
Pereira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pereira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Pereira.
Lacasa scores with a decent looking hook.
Lacasa connects with a body shot that sends Pereira's belly button to the back.
Sloppy strikes from Pereira. Those never looked like landing.
Pereira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A lazy left from Lacasa finds it's target.
Pereira scores with a shot to the body.
Lacasa ducks under a wild hook from Pereira.
Lacasa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pereira takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lacasa cracks Pereira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
 Pereira is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lacasa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pereira is still on wobbly legs! Can Lacasa finish him?
Pereira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lacasa circles away quickly and effectively.
Pereira throws an overhand right that lands on Lacasa's shoulder, as Lacasa tries to avoid the shot.
Pereira seems to have recovered his senses.
Lacasa lands a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lacasa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lacasa scores with a nice right hand.
Pereira throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lacasa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A combination from Lacasa does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Pereira misses the target.
Lacasa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
A left and a right from Lacasa both land. Nice combination.
Lacasa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pereira! But no joy.
We've been informed that Pereira has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lacasa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pereira on the side of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Pereira might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lacasa has got the better of the exchanges.
A cross from Lacasa lands.
Lacasa throws a hook to the side of Pereira's head but Pereira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lacasa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pereira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Pereira looks to move away, Lacasa throws a big counter combo but Pereira just gets out of the way.
Lacasa lands a jab to the head.
Lacasa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pereira's head backwards.
Jab, jab by Lacasa - just one landing.
Lacasa lunges at Pereira with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pereira's hand.
Pereira's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lacasa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pereira scrambles back to his feet.
Pereira misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacasa avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Lacasa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Good shot there by Lacasa.
A cross from Lacasa lands.
A shot to the liver by Lacasa. Beautiful body shot.
Lacasa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pereira ducks under a wild hook from Lacasa.
Pereira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pereira misses with the combination.
Lacasa jabs at Pereira's body.
Lacasa looks to land a left hand but Pereira moved out of range nicely.
A nice combination there by Lacasa.
Lacasa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira misses with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Pereira misses.
Lacasa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pereira's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lacasa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pereira scrambles back to his feet.
Lacasa cracks Pereira with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa lands a jab.
Pereira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lacasa lands a body shot.
Lacasa lands with an uppercut that bounces Pereira off the cage and back into range.
A jab lands there for Lacasa.
Lacasa misses with a hook. Pereira ducked under it nicely.
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Lacasa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lacasa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pereira.
Lacasa digs a good hook to Pereira's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lacasa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lacasa connects with a single shot there.
Lacasa throws a jab but it's blocked by Pereira.
Pereira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pereira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lacasa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lacasa scores with a body shot.
Lacasa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lacasa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Lacasa.
Pereira scores with a head kick. Lacasa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A big left from Pereira misses.
Lacasa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A left lands for Lacasa.
Danga de danga de dang - Lacasa scores with a four punch combination!
Diego Lacasa is winning the standup battle so far.
Lacasa cracks a nice hook into Pereira's ribs.
Pereira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lacasa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lacasa is looking to counter punch.
Pereira is breathing heavily.
Pereira swings for the body but Lacasa moves out of range.
Pereira misses with a wild body shot.
Lacasa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacasa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lacasa tests Pereira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pereira throws a hook to the side of Lacasa's head but Lacasa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pereira takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lacasa connects with the punch.
Lacasa lands a glancing blow to the side of Pereira's head.
Lacasa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pereira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheers as Lacasa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pereira doesn't seem phased though.
Lacasa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pereira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pereira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lacasa lands with a cross.
Pereira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lacasa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lacasa throws an overhand right that drops Pereira like a sack of potatoes! Lacasa dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Lacasa!
During a confident post fight interview, Diego Lacasa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blonde Brunson (ranked 3038 p4p, 3230 weight class) and Rikz Moon (ranked 170 p4p, 180 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blonde Brunson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rikz Moon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunson shoots in looking for a takedown but Moon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brunson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Moon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brunson in his tracks.
Moon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brunson darts in looking for a takedown but Moon gets double underhooks and turns Brunson into the cage.
Moon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brunson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Moon regains guard.
Moon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brunson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Brunson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brunson postures up.
Moon keeping moving, preventing Brunson from controlling successfully.
Moon pulls Brunson in to control the position.
Moon keeping moving, preventing Brunson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brunson throwing strikes from guard but Moon blocks nicely.
Brunson drops back looking for a leg! Moon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Moon manages to kick Brunson off! Brunson jumps back into Moon's guard.
Brunson works over Moon with some ground and pound from guard.
Moon looking for a guillotine here but Brunson defends easily.
Brunson scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunson is looking to work some ground and pound but Moon has wrist control.
Moon looking to control but Brunson passes into half guard.
Moon taking some punishment here, with Brunson in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brunson lands a nice short elbow.
Moon has hold of Brunson's hands but Brunson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brunson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Moon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brunson.
Brunson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Moon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brunson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Moon?
Moon is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunson working for a submission but Moon is keeping him at bay.
Moon is trying desperately to improve position.
Brunson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Moon is rocked!
Brunson landing strikes from the mount and Moon is in trouble!
Moon is still in real trouble! Can Brunson finish him?
Brunson swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blonde Brunson!
Blonde Brunson retains his bantamweight title!
Blonde Brunson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Shark (ranked 3795 p4p, 2910 weight class) and Alexei Thorgard (ranked 409 p4p, 335 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Shark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexei Thorgard!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shark. Thorgard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shark cracks Thorgard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
 It looks like Alexei Thorgard has been cut.
Shark drops his shoulder and cracks Thorgard with a huge uppercut! Thorgard goes down! Can Shark finish him?
Thorgard is rocked!
Shark wants to get up but he can't break Thorgard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Thorgard controlling the position.
Shark wants to control from the top but Thorgard keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorgard controlling the position.
Shark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorgard is keeping the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shark throws a strike but Thorgard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shark holds on and takes a little breather.
Shark keeping moving, preventing Thorgard from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorgard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thorgard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shark's head.
Thorgard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shark on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shark tries to get out of the position.
Thorgard stands up over Shark, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thorgard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thorgard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thorgard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shark utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thorgard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thorgard.
Thorgard trying to control but Shark is working from the bottom.
Thorgard looking to pass the guard.
Thorgard is in close to Shark's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shark controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thorgard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shark trying to control the position here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thorgard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shark will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shark is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thorgard throws a big right hand that misses.
Thorgard distracts Shark with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thorgard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shark bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thorgard's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorgard 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.
Shark wants to stand and escape but instead Thorgard has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Thorgard stands up over Shark, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shark is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shark preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thorgard trying to control the position from guard on top but Shark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shark is looking to stand up but Thorgard isn't so interested in that idea.
Thorgard distracts Shark with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shark is rocked!
It looks like Franklin Shark has been cut.
Thorgard postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Shark's head off the mat! Shark is out! He's out! Thorgard jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexei Thorgard!
Alexei Thorgard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Lardy (ranked 1634 p4p, 2663 weight class) and Jesse Kruger (ranked 223 p4p, 355 weight class). Jeff Lardy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Lardy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesse Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lardy.
Jeff Lardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lardy ducks under a wild hook from Kruger.
Kruger throws a lazy uppercut
and Lardy counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kruger! Lardy lets Kruger back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kruger is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lardy grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Kruger takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Lardy cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jeff Lardy!
Jeff Lardy retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Dias (ranked 1644 p4p, 2046 weight class) and Pookie Rogers (ranked 213 p4p, 262 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinny Dias!
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, Pookie Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dias is defended easily by Rogers.
Dias misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rogers misses with a looping left.
Rogers lands a glancing blow to the side of Dias's head.
It looks like Vinny Dias has been cut.
Rogers manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dias on his heels. He'll look to pass Dias's guard now, I'm sure.
Dias is trying to keep Rogers in close.
Rogers wants to get up but he can't break Dias's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rogers looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rogers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Dias is tightening it up a little... Rogers has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Rogers reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Rogers taps out! Nice BJJ there by Dias!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Vinny Dias!
Vinny Dias retains his welterweight title!
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