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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herminos Lugnunum (ranked 4819 p4p, 4933 weight class) and Kyle Nelson (ranked 486 p4p, 489 weight class). Herminos Lugnunum has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Herminos Lugnunum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lugnunum fails with a takedown attempt.
Lugnunum shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nelson as he avoids it easily.
A lazy body kick from Nelson
and Lugnunum decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nelson's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nelson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lugnunum.
Lugnunum throws a big right hand that misses.
Nelson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lugnunum can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lugnunum keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nelson's head.
Lugnunum trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lugnunum looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lugnunum pushing down on Nelson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson taking some punishment here, with Lugnunum in his half guard.
Lugnunum lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lugnunum wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nelson keeps working.
Nelson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lugnunum.
Lugnunum is nestled in close to Nelson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lugnunum thows a huge punch but Nelson dodges it nicely.
Lugnunum perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lugnunum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nelson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lugnunum is keen to just control but Nelson is a slippery customer.
Still in half guard, Lugnunum seems content to control.
Lugnunum working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lugnunum scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lugnunum 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson looks winded!
Nelson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lugnunum not doing much here.
Lugnunum looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nelson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lugnunum lands a big elbow - Nelson is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Lugnunum!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herminos Lugnunum!
A very excited looking Herminos Lugnunum 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scooter Ham (ranked 2462 p4p, 2667 weight class) and Omar Raharu (ranked 310 p4p, 327 weight class). Scooter Ham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scooter Ham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Raharu!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raharu clinches with his opponent.
Ham tries a body shot but Raharu blocks it.
Raharu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ham stalls.
Ham lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Raharu on the inside.
Raharu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raharu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raharu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raharu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raharu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ham blocking some punches.
Raharu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raharu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ham pushes Raharu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ham blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Ham.
A short uppercut from Ham.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Raharu lands a shot to the body.
Ham manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raharu digs a good body shot into Ham's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raharu. Ham does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been told by Ham's head coaches at GWad's Playpen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Raharu misses with a shot to the body
and Ham counters with a body kick that stops Raharu in his tracks momentarily.
Ham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raharu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ham lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ham.
Raharu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Raharu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ham misses the jab.
Donk. Ham catches Raharu right on the button with a cross.
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!
Raharu digs a good body shot into Ham's ribs.
Raharu just misses with a punch to the body.
Ham tries to keep at a distance but Raharu has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ham fails to land.
Raharu pushes Ham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ham scores with a shot to the side of Raharu's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raharu.
A head punch on the inside from Raharu fails to land.
Raharu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raharu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ham scores with a hook.
Raharu misses with an uppercut.
Ham looks to land a left hand but Raharu moved out of range nicely.
Raharu throws a counter combo.
Raharu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ham rather than just go for the knockout.
Ham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raharu misses with a looping right.
Omar Raharu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ham slips under a jab from Raharu.
Ham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raharu.
Ham gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharu looks to land a right hand but Ham moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ham.
Raharu avoids the head kick by Ham.
Raharu misses with an uppercut. Ham saw that one coming.
Ham takes a swing at Raharu's ribcage but misses.
Raharu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Raharu misses.
Raharu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ham misses with a leg kick.
Raharu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raharu scores with a jab to the body.
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 Scooter Ham will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Raharu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ham.
Raharu just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Ham on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raharu scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Ham.
Ham throws a hook but Raharu blocks it.
Raharu throws out a counter right but Ham avoids it with no problem.
Raharu throws a body punch but Ham moves out of range.
Ham appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raharu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ham moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharu ducks right into an uppercut from Ham.
Raharu throws a right and a left that Ham avoids nicely.
Raharu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ham.
Ham throws the left hand but Raharu avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharu lands a nice looking body shot.
Ham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ham ducks under a wild hook from Raharu.
Raharu checks a low kick from Ham.
Raharu looks to throw the jab but Ham is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Ham misses the target.
Raharu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ham can pounce on him.
Raharu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ham. Ham obviously looking to wear him down.
Ham misses with a wild body shot.
Scooter Ham is winning the standup battle so far.
Ham looks to land a left hand but Raharu moved out of range nicely.
Raharu throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ham lands with a straight right. Raharu didn't see that one coming.
Raharu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Ham.
Raharu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ham throws a lazy right hand but Raharu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raharu throws out the jab.
Ham connects with a jab.
Ham throws a half hearted mid kick.
Raharu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ham fires out a quick counter leg kick but Raharu just manages to avoid it.
Ham throws a lazy right hand but Raharu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raharu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ham moves away.
Raharu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ham moves away.
Raharu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ham lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Raharu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Raharu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ham leaves Raharu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ham looks for the body kick but Raharu saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharu misses with a series of wild punches.
Ham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raharu misses with a body shot.
Raharu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raharu swings for the body but Ham moves out of range.
Ham throws a leg kick but Raharu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Raharu misses the jab.
Ham fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raharu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Raharu missing with a left hand there. Ham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Omar Raharu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Raharu misses.
As Raharu backs away, Ham returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raharu.
Ham appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ham defending well as Raharu loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ham.
The fighters circle momentarily. Raharu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ham looks to land a right hand but Raharu moved out of range.
Raharu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ham throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ham listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ham throws a body punch but Raharu moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham tries to land a leg kick but Raharu saw it coming and moves away.
Raharu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ham looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Raharu checks a low kick from Ham.
Ham misses with a body kick.
A cross from Raharu lands.
Ham misses with a head kick.
Ham moves out of range as Raharu strikes.
Raharu 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.
Raharu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ham.
A good leg kick by Ham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raharu.
Ham takes a swing at Raharu's ribcage but misses.
Raharu lands a glancing blow to the side of Ham's head.
Raharu misses with a straight left.
Ham looks to land a body kick but Raharu moved away.
Raharu looks to land a left hand but Ham moved out of range nicely.
Ham wants to slow Raharu down by chopping away at his legs.
Raharu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ham with the inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ham moves away.
Raharu misses the body punch
and Ham counters with a slapping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ham.
Raharu lands a nice shot to the body.
Raharu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ham tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Raharu is able to avoid easily.
Raharu throws a body punch but Ham moves out of range.
Ham moves away from the strike by Raharu.
Raharu throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Ham on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ham takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharu lands an overhand right.
Raharu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raharu throws a lazy right hand but Ham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ham is looking to counter punch.
Raharu throws out a loose jab but Ham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raharu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ham dodges the punch combination from Raharu.
It looked like Ham wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ham takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Raharu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raharu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Raharu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hamish Farquharson (ranked 2358 p4p, 2102 weight class) and Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith (ranked 296 p4p, 264 weight class). Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hamish Farquharson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whoyoumessingwith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Farquharson, pushing him back against the cage.
Whoyoumessingwith prevents a takedown attempt there.
Whoyoumessingwith is pressed up against the cage. Farquharson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Whoyoumessingwith down to the mat. Whoyoumessingwith avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Whoyoumessingwith tries to clinch but Farquharson moves out of range.
Farquharson feinted with a counter takedown.
Whoyoumessingwith wants to clinch up but Farquharson keeps it at a distance.
Farquharson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hamish Farquharson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whoyoumessingwith rushes Farquharson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Whoyoumessingwith tries to stall but Farquharson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Whoyoumessingwith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Farquharson is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whoyoumessingwith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Farquharson is keeping busy.
Farquharson is trying to drag Whoyoumessingwith to the mat but Whoyoumessingwith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Whoyoumessingwith lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson wants to take the fight to the mat but Whoyoumessingwith manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Farquharson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Whoyoumessingwith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Whoyoumessingwith has Farquharson pushed against the cage.
Whoyoumessingwith has had enough of the clinch but Farquharson keeps him there for the moment.
Farquharson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Whoyoumessingwith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Whoyoumessingwith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Farquharson.
Farquharson wants to take the fight to the mat but Whoyoumessingwith manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Farquharson can't get the takedown.
Whoyoumessingwith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whoyoumessingwith lands with a kick to the ribs.
Whoyoumessingwith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Whoyoumessingwith has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoyoumessingwith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Farquharson.
Farquharson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Whoyoumessingwith gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Farquharson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Whoyoumessingwith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Whoyoumessingwith stops a takedown attempt from Farquharson.
Farquharson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Whoyoumessingwith pulls his leg out and moves away.
Whoyoumessingwith lands with a nice body punch.
Farquharson is breathing heavily.
Whoyoumessingwith gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farquharson wants to take the fight to the mat but Whoyoumessingwith manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Whoyoumessingwith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Whoyoumessingwith is trying to maintain a safe position but Farquharson gets an underhook and turns Whoyoumessingwith into the cage.
Whoyoumessingwith prevents the takedown attempt.
Farquharson tries for a takedown but Whoyoumessingwith manages to get underhooks.
Whoyoumessingwith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Farquharson up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Whoyoumessingwith kicks off Farquharson and gets to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Farquharson or perhaps it was just good defense by Whoyoumessingwith, which made it look bad.
Whoyoumessingwith is looking to clinch.
Farquharson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Whoyoumessingwith wants to clinch up but Farquharson keeps it at a distance.
Farquharson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Whoyoumessingwith sprawls and moves away.
Farquharson moves forwards but Whoyoumessingwith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Whoyoumessingwith lands with a kick to the temple. Farquharson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farquharson tries for a takedown but Whoyoumessingwith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Whoyoumessingwith moves into the clinch successfully.
Whoyoumessingwith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Farquharson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Whoyoumessingwith prevents it.
Whoyoumessingwith looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whoyoumessingwith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Whoyoumessingwith prevents the takedown attempt.
Whoyoumessingwith is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Whoyoumessingwith is pressed up against the cage. Farquharson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Whoyoumessingwith down to the mat. Whoyoumessingwith avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Whoyoumessingwith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Farquharson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Whoyoumessingwith clinches up against the cage.
Whoyoumessingwith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whoyoumessingwith lands a nice shot to the body.
Farquharson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Whoyoumessingwith scores with a push kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Whoyoumessingwith misses with a head kick.
Whoyoumessingwith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Farquharson circles away quickly and effectively.
Farquharson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whoyoumessingwith.
Nice shot lands for Whoyoumessingwith.
Farquharson closes the distance and clinches up with Whoyoumessingwith, looking for a takedown. Farquharson pushes Whoyoumessingwith against the cage but Whoyoumessingwith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Farquharson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whoyoumessingwith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Whoyoumessingwith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whoyoumessingwith tries to stand and escape but Farquharson is controlling the position.
Farquharson wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Farquharson is staying active underneath Whoyoumessingwith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Farquharson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Whoyoumessingwith is trying to control the action in half guard but Farquharson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson gets back to full guard.
Whoyoumessingwith content to stall in guard here.
Farquharson trying to control the position here.
Farquharson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Whoyoumessingwith controls the pace.
Whoyoumessingwith won't allow Farquharson to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Farquharson pulls Whoyoumessingwith in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whoyoumessingwith stuffs the takedown attempt from Farquharson. Farquharson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hamish Farquharson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whoyoumessingwith thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Farquharson if he has to take too many more of those.
Whoyoumessingwith throws a head kick that Farquharson semi-blocks.
Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whoyoumessingwith lands an overhand right.
Whoyoumessingwith stuns Farquharson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Whoyoumessingwith.
Whoyoumessingwith clinches up with Farquharson and pushes him back against the cage.
Whoyoumessingwith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farquharson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Whoyoumessingwith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Farquharson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Whoyoumessingwith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Whoyoumessingwith moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Whoyoumessingwith.
Farquharson blocks a head kick by Whoyoumessingwith.
Whoyoumessingwith scores with a head kick.
Farquharson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Whoyoumessingwith closes the distance and clinches.
Whoyoumessingwith gets through Farquharson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farquharson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Whoyoumessingwith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Whoyoumessingwith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Whoyoumessingwith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farquharson has a takedown stuffed.
Farquharson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Whoyoumessingwith.
Farquharson goes for a double leg but Whoyoumessingwith avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Whoyoumessingwith continues to drive forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whoyoumessingwith stops a takedown attempt from Farquharson.
Whoyoumessingwith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Whoyoumessingwith effectively controlling the action here.
Whoyoumessingwith continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Farquharson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Farquharson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Farquharson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Whoyoumessingwith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Whoyoumessingwith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Whoyoumessingwith pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whoyoumessingwith leaning against his opponent.
Whoyoumessingwith prevents the takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Whoyoumessingwith stuffs the takedown attempt from Farquharson. Farquharson gets slowly back to his feet.
Farquharson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Whoyoumessingwith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Farquharson somewhat.
Farquharson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hamish Farquharson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Whoyoumessingwith - that will leave a mark!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Farquharson.
Whoyoumessingwith is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hamish Farquharson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whoyoumessingwith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Whoyoumessingwith scores with a leg kick.
Whoyoumessingwith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A solid body kick from Whoyoumessingwith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Farquharson or perhaps it was just good defense by Whoyoumessingwith, which made it look bad.
Whoyoumessingwith is looking to clinch.
Donk. Whoyoumessingwith catches Farquharson right on the button with a cross.
Whoyoumessingwith thows a body kick. Farquharson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Farquharson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Farquharson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Whoyoumessingwith avoids it really well and circles away.
Whoyoumessingwith with the counter takedown but Farquharson avoids it easily.
Whoyoumessingwith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Whoyoumessingwith clinches up with Farquharson and pushes him back against the cage.
Whoyoumessingwith is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Farquharson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Whoyoumessingwith regains guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whoyoumessingwith controls Farquharson momentarily but Farquharson frees himself.
Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Whoyoumessingwith has his hands on Farquharson's head, controlling the position.
Farquharson advances to half guard.
Farquharson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Whoyoumessingwith defends it well.
Farquharson passes to side control.
Whoyoumessingwith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Whoyoumessingwith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whoyoumessingwith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Farquharson tries to advance to mount but Whoyoumessingwith denies him.
Whoyoumessingwith is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Farquharson working away.
Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Farquharson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Whoyoumessingwith is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Farquharson yanks on the arm and Whoyoumessingwith is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Farquharson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hamish Farquharson!
Hamish Farquharson 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ferenc Fazekas (ranked 1216 p4p, 5575 weight class) and Ansgar Thorsen (ranked 148 p4p, 508 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ansgar Thorsen enters the cage!
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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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ferenc Fazekas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ansgar Thorsen!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fazekas throws a lazy uppercut
and Thorsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fazekas throws an off balance right hand
and Thorsen counters with a nice leg kick.
Fazekas scores with a decent looking hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thorsen - that will leave a mark!
Thorsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fazekas throws a body shot but no joy.
Thorsen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thorsen throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Fazekas.
Thorsen takes one on the button.
Thorsen throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thorsen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A nice combination there by Thorsen.
 It looks like Ferenc Fazekas has been cut.
Fazekas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sloppy strikes from Thorsen. Those never looked like landing.
Fazekas throwing a counter right hand but Thorsen manages to avoid it.
Fazekas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fazekas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thorsen. That one must have hurt.
Thorsen tries to bum rush Fazekas with a series of wild strikes but Fazekas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Fazekas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorsen tries to clinch but Fazekas moves out of range.
Fazekas throws a jab but it's blocked by Thorsen.
Thorsen jabs Fazekas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thorsen misses with a kick to the body.
Thorsen lands a left and a right that send Fazekas crashing to the mat, dazed. Thorsen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Thorsen looks to land a body kick but Fazekas moved away.
A jab from Thorsen misses.
Fazekas misses with a straight right.
Thorsen takes a swing at Fazekas's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Fazekas was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thorsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazekas misses with a straight left.
Fazekas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thorsen misses with a few strikes there.
Fazekas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fazekas throws a hook but Thorsen avoids it easily.
Fazekas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thorsen to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorsen. Fazekas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thorsen fails to land with a series of punches.
Fazekas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thorsens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thorsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thorsen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Fazekas counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazekas lands a big uppercut and Thorsen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Thorsen looks OK. Fazekas waves Thorsen back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fazekas defending well as Thorsen loads up on a big left hand.
Fazekas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fazekas throws a shot to the body.
Thorsen's corner calls for a 1-2. Thorsen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ferenc Fazekas's cut is getting worse.
Some wild striking there from Fazekas.
A nice side step and Thorsen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thorsen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ansgar Thorsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ferenc Fazekas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thorsen lands a two punch combo.
Fazekas throws a hook but Thorsen avoids it easily.
Thorsen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fazekas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fazekas throws an off balance right hand
and Thorsen counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Thorsen looks at the referee who does nothing so Thorsen lands a crushing right that sends Fazekas to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ansgar Thorsen!
A very excited looking Ansgar Thorsen 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregoire Aebersold (ranked 2191 p4p, 3159 weight class) and Moses Sanders (ranked 351 p4p, 470 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanders's choice of entrance music: The Entertainer. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregoire Aebersold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moses Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aebersold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanders.
Aebersold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aebersold.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sanders!
It looks like Gregoire Aebersold has been cut.
Aebersold looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanders keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanders slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aebersold darts in and clinches Sanders up against the cage.
Aebersold gets control of Sanders's arms and successfully pulls guard. Aebersold will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Aebersold looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanders is one step ahead there.
Aebersold controls Sanders momentarily but Sanders frees himself.
Sanders won't allow Aebersold to sweep him here.
Sanders has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Aebersold is proving hard to escape from.
Aebersold looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders stopping the sweep attempt from Aebersold.
Aebersold looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sanders stopping the sweep attempt from Aebersold.
Aebersold looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Aebersold has a closed guard, preventing Sanders from standing up.
Sanders preventing the sweep.
Aebersold is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders preventing the sweep.
Aebersold escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sanders gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aebersold trying to control the position.
Aebersold wants to sweep but no luck.
Aebersold is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aebersold is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanders is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aebersold looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aebersold has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sanders can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aebersold is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Aebersold is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sanders is just riding it out for now. Aebersold eventually gives up the hold.
Sanders is trying is best to control the position here.
Aebersold prevents Sanders from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aebersold looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Aebersold landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Aebersold lands strikes from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanders can do anything to dispel that myth.
Aebersold is looking for a kimura here.
Aebersold is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gregoire Aebersold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregoire Aebersold'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.
Aebersold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanders thuds a left hand into Aebersold's body.
Sanders has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Aebersold shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanders tries to sprawl out of it but Aebersold keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanders manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aebersold shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aebersold shoots in looking for a takedown but Sanders manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aebersold's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregoire Aebersold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aebersold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanders manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aebersold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanders scores with a hook to the body. Aebersold takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moses Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders tests Aebersold's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanders with a hook.
Sanders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BOOM! Sanders lands a beautiful left hook that drops Aebersold. Aebersold tries to recover but Sanders is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Aebersold lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moses Sanders!
Our winner, Moses Sanders, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesse-James Hopson (ranked 1182 p4p, 2236 weight class) and Phil Sprintin (ranked 83 p4p, 139 weight class). Hopson comes to the cage accompanied by Home among the gumtrees.. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sprintin's choice of entrance music: Disturbed - Bad Man. 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 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesse-James Hopson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Sprintin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sprintin lands a body shot.
Sprintin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hopson shoots in for a takedown but Sprintin shows good takedown defense.
Jab, jab by Sprintin - just one landing.
Sprintin misses with a hook. Hopson ducked under it nicely.
Hopson takes one to the side of the head.
Sprintin works the jab nicely.
Hopson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sprintin.
Hopson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sprintin.
Hopson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hopson dives in and scores a takedown into Sprintin's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sprintin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hopson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hopson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sprintin has Hopson pulled in close to control his posture.
Hopson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sprintin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sprintin is controlling Hopson's posture.
Sprintin looking for a sweep. Not yet Sprintin, not yet.
Hopson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hopson stopping the sweep attempt from Sprintin.
Sprintin looking to control.
Sprintin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hopson moves away from the strike by Sprintin.
Hopson tries to counter with a takedown but Sprintin is quick to defend against it.
Sprintin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sprintin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hopson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hopson is controlling the pace.
Sprintin is trying to get back to full guard.
Sprintin felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hopson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sprintin trying to control but Hopson postures up.
Hopson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sprintin wants to get back to full guard.
Sprintin is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hopson jumps into side control!
Hopson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sprintin's shoulder. That is not cool.
Sprintin struggling a bit here.
Hopson landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson staying calm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sprintin tries to buck Hopson off but Hopson is having none of it.
Hopson slows the pace down.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sprintin struggling a bit here.
Sprintin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hopson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hopson controlling from side mount.
Hopson wants to control but Sprintin is keeping him busy.
Sprintin wants to control but Hopson postures up.
Sprintin is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hopson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Sprintin wants to control but Hopson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin is looking to get to half guard.
Hopson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sprintin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hopson content just to control the position here.
Sprintin can't escape the position.
Hopson controlling the position easily from mount.
Sprintin wants to control but Hopson is having none of it.
Hopson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sprintin tries to hold on but Hopson pushes him away.
Sprintin is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse-James Hopson 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.
Sprintin ducks under a wild hook from Hopson.
Hopson loads up on a big right hand but Sprintin slips the punch.
Sprintin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hopson circles away quickly and effectively.
Hopson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sprintin's waist but Sprintin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hopson off to one side.
A countering left hand to the body from Sprintin misses.
Hopson has been working on his balance at Combat Wombat Burrow, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Sprintin.
Sprintin misses with an uppercut.
Sprintin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hopson throws a looping overhand right but Sprintin ducks down to avoid it.
Sprintin throws a big shot that misses.
Hopson ducks under a wild hook from Sprintin.
Sprintin throws an overhand right that lands on Hopson's shoulder, as Hopson tries to avoid the shot.
Phil Sprintin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sprintin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hopson throws the left hand but Sprintin avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sprintin connects with a crisp jab.
Hopson slips a jab from Sprintin.
Hopson feinted with a counter takedown.
Sprintin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sprintin dodges the ground and pound from Hopson.
Hopson trying to control the action but Sprintin is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprintin wants to control but Hopson postures up.
Sprintin tries to buck Hopson off but Hopson is having none of it.
Hopson is looking to take a break and control but Sprintin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sprintin gets back to half guard.
Sprintin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hopson is working away from the top position though.
Sprintin tries to get to full guard but Hopson has control of the leg.
Sprintin wants to control but Hopson is keeping busy.
Hopson is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hopson is trying to control. Sprintin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sprintin is trying is best to control the position here.
Sprintin gets back to full guard.
Sprintin is trying to keep Hopson in close.
Hopson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hopson stopping the sweep attempt from Sprintin.
Sprintin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sprintin being controlled here, momentarily.
Sprintin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hopson won't allow Sprintin to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hopson postures up.
Sprintin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sprintin is trying to control the position but Hopson postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sprintin cracks Hopson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Sprintin misses.
A jab from Sprintin misses.
Hopson avoids the body shot from Sprintin.
Hopson cracks Sprintin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sprintin misses with a looping right.
Sprintin misses with a hook
and Hopson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hopson is thwarting Sprintin's attempts to control the position.
Sprintin tries to roll over but Hopson keeps him under control.
Sprintin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hopson is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Hopson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza Yum. Can't wait.
Sprintin is looking for a sweep. Hopson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hopson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hopson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hopson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sprintin is concentrating on defense, preventing Hopson from advancing position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sprintin is looking to control Hopson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sprintin avoid being mounted?
Hopson lands strikes from half guard.
Hopson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sprintin tries to roll over but Hopson keeps him under control.
Hopson trying to control the action but Sprintin is working from the bottom.
Sprintin keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse-James Hopson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sprintin lands an overhand right.
Sprintin connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Sprintin misses the target.
Hopson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sprintin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sprintin.
Hopson lands an overhand right.
Sprintin misses with a hook
and Hopson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sprintin trying to keep a closed guard but Hopson is proving a slippery customer.
Jesse-James Hopson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hopson connects with a couple of short punches.
Hopson postures up in Sprintin's guard and throws a big left but Sprintin blocks it.
Hopson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sprintin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hopson postures up in Sprintin's guard and throws a big left but Sprintin blocks it.
Sprintin trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson won't allow Sprintin to sweep him here.
Hopson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sprintin 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.
Sprintin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sprintin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sprintin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hopson controls the pace.
Sprintin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hopson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Sprintin misses the target.
Sprintin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopson manages to avoid it.
Hopson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sprintin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sprintin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sprintin misses with a looping right.
Sprintin misses with an uppercut. Hopson saw that one coming.
Sprintin misses with a left hand
and Hopson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sprintin won't be happy with that.
Sprintin tries to bench press Hopson off him but Hopson keeps the position.
Hopson working the ground and pound from side control.
Sprintin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hopson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sprintin defending against the ground and pound.
Hopson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hopson working away.
Hopson throws a strike aimed at the side of Sprintin's head but Sprintin avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Sprintin's face as Hopson controls the position.
Sprintin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson wants to control but Sprintin is keeping him busy.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Sprintin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hopson looks up at the clock and then as Sprintin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hopson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hopson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sprintin is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Sprintin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hopson controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopson landing a few strikes.
Sprintin is trying to improve his position.
Sprintin is not content to let Hopson control the position.
Hopson scoring with punches and elbows.
Hopson happy to just control the position for now.
Sprintin is looking for a sweep.
Hopson controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse-James Hopson clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hopson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sprintin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hopson misses with a hook.
Hopson slips a straight right by Sprintin.
Hopson misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Hopson misses its intended target.
A big right from Hopson misses.
Sprintin slips under a jab.
Sprintin looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopson is just out of range.
Hopson feinted with a counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Hopson.
Hopson throws a looping overhand right but Sprintin ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sprintin was covering up waiting for the punch and Hopson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hopson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sprintin can do to turn this around?
Hopson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hopson stopping the sweep attempt from Sprintin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprintin is trying to control the position but Hopson postures up.
Sprintin has Hopson pulled in close to control his posture.
Sprintin working a defensive guard here.
Hopson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hopson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hopson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sprintin's head.
Hopson is stalling in the full guard.
Sprintin 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.
Hopson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sprintin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sprintin is continuing to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sprintin misses with a right hand
and Hopson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hopson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hopson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hopson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sprintin has his hands on Hopson's head, controlling the position.
Hopson with a nice head shot there.
Hopson with a nice head shot there.
Hopson trying to control but Sprintin is working from the bottom.
Hopson content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin keeping full guard, as Hopson tries to pass.
Hopson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sprintin is controlling Hopson's posture.
Hopson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sprintin pulls Hopson in close to prevent any damage.
Sprintin controls Hopson momentarily but Hopson frees himself.
Sprintin keeping moving, preventing Hopson from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sprintin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sprintin misses with a wild body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Sprintin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hopson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Hopson misses.
Sprintin slips a jab from Hopson.
Sprintin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Phil Sprintin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sprintin scores with a hook to the body. Hopson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hopson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sprintin was covering up waiting for the punch and Hopson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sprintin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hopson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sprintin holds on and takes a little breather.
Sprintin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hopson is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse-James Hopson had his way with Phil Sprintin in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sprintin defending well as Hopson loads up on a big left hand.
Sprintin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sprintin throws a big shot that misses.
Hopson slips a jab from Sprintin.
Hopson misses with a lunging right hand
and Sprintin counters with a straight right hand.
Sprintin throws a body punch but Hopson moves out of range.
Sprintin misses with a wild body shot.
Hopson works the jab nicely.
Sprintin misses with a right hand
and Hopson counters with a single leg into guard. Sprintin didn't expect that.
Sprintin wants to sweep but no luck.
Hopson 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.
Hopson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sprintin is pulling down on Hopson's head to control his posture.
Hopson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hopson landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprintin trying to control the position.
Hopson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sprintin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hopson postures up and lands a big shot to Sprintin's brow.
Sprintin looking for a sweep. Not yet Sprintin, not yet.
Hopson postures up and lands a big shot to Sprintin's brow.
Sprintin trying to control the position.
Hopson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sprintin keeping full guard, as Hopson tries to pass.
Sprintin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jesse-James Hopson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hopson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sprintin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sprintin throws an off balance right hand
and Hopson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sprintin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hopson postures up.
Hopson controlling from the top position.
Sprintin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sprintin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hopson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson stopping the sweep attempt from Sprintin.
Sprintin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sprintin looking for a sweep. Not yet Sprintin, not yet.
Sprintin working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sprintin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sprintin throws a right and a left that Hopson avoids nicely.
Hopson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sprintin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hopson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hopson attempts a counter takedown but Sprintin avoids it well and moves away.
Hopson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hopson looks to throw the jab but Sprintin is out of range.
Sprintin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hopson misses with an uppercut. Sprintin saw that one coming.
Hopson misses with an uppercut. Sprintin saw that one coming.
Phil Sprintin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big right from Sprintin misses.
Sprintin misses with a hook. Hopson ducked under it nicely.
Hopson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sprintin.
Hopson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sprintin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hopson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sprintin throws out the jab.
Sprintin misses with a shot to the body
so Hopson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sprintin is trying to keep Hopson in close.
Sprintin is pulling down on Hopson's head to control his posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse-James Hopson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hopson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:45
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:45
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse-James Hopson!
Jesse-James Hopson retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Jesse-James Hopson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Chibaclov (ranked 939 p4p, 2633 weight class) and Miguel Davis (ranked 133 p4p, 322 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matteo Chibaclov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Davis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Chibaclov circles away.
Chibaclov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chibaclov attempts a counter takedown but Davis avoids it well and moves away.
We've been hearing reports that Chibaclov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Chibaclov scores with a takedown into Davis's guard.
Chibaclov passes into half guard.
Davis is not content to let Chibaclov control the position.
Chibaclov is looking to advance position but Davis won't allow it.
Davis is trying to get back to full guard.
Davis is controlling Chibaclov's trapped leg to prevent Chibaclov from advancing to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chibaclov is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Davis still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Davis has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Davis is trying to get an arm triangle but Chibaclov is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chibaclov is not content to let Davis control the position.
Chibaclov gets back to half guard.
Chibaclov is looking to improve his position.
Chibaclov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chibaclov.
Davis cracks Chibaclov with a solid left hand.
Chibaclov working a defensive guard here.
Chibaclov wants to sweep but no luck.
Chibaclov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chibaclov has control of Davis's left arm, preventing Davis from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chibaclov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chibaclov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Davis wants to control from the top but Chibaclov keeps moving.
Chibaclov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chibaclov wants to sweep but no luck.
Chibaclov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davis won't allow Chibaclov to sweep him here.
Davis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chibaclov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Davis manages to get himself to full guard.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Chibaclov from controlling successfully.
Chibaclov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis has his foot on Chibaclov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chibaclov works his way back into a safe position though.
Chibaclov trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chibaclov looking to pass the guard.
Davis is looking for a triangle here but Chibaclov uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Chibaclov is looking to take a break and control but Davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Davis is trying to control Chibaclov's posture but Chibaclov avoids it.
Chibaclov controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chibaclov has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Chibaclov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Davis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Davis is squirming around, avoiding Chibaclov's attempts to control the action.
Davis is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chibaclov is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Davis to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Davis shrugs it off.
Chibaclov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davis is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matteo Chibaclov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good standup being displayed there by Davis as he connects with a hook.
Chibaclov keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis wants to clinch up but Chibaclov keeps it at a distance.
Matteo Chibaclov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chibaclov shoots in and gets a takedown into Davis's guard.
Chibaclov wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Davis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chibaclov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chibaclov wants to pass the guard but Davis is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chibaclov content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Davis has locked up a guillotine! Davis's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Chibaclov is holding on here and Davis must be using up a lot of energy. Chibaclov has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Davis gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Miguel Davis!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Erwin (ranked 1556 p4p, 373 weight class) and Holden Gracie (ranked 64 p4p, 23 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Erwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Holden Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie slips a jab from Erwin.
Gracie 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.
Erwin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Erwin clinches up against the cage.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Erwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Erwin forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Erwin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gracie pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Erwin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie with a hook.
Gracie is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Erwin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Erwin misses with a low kick.
Erwin closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Erwin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Erwin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Erwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Erwin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gracie pinned against the cage. Gracie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Erwin lands with an overhand left.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Erwin is just out of range.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Erwin.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Gracie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gracie duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Erwin blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Erwin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Erwin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gracie to the mat! Gracie manages to get full guard.
Erwin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Erwin passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erwin looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holden Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 9:10
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 9:10
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Gracie!
Derek Erwin spoke after the fight, saying 'I didn't lose I just ran out of time'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Hill (ranked 1036 p4p, 916 weight class) and James Aregood (ranked 145 p4p, 131 weight class). James Aregood told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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6 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elijah Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Aregood!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hill tries to keep at a distance but Aregood has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
Hill ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hill no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Aregood decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hill, up you get!
Aregood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aregood is looking to clinch.
Hill half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Aregood is looking to clinch but Hill is avoiding it.
Aregood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aregood.
Hill has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Aregood uses from the top position.
Hill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hill prevents Aregood from standing back up.
Hill is keen to just control but Aregood is a slippery customer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aregood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hill scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Hill.
Hill is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Aregood felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Aregood is trying to stand back up but Hill is controlling him
Hill slows the pace down in half guard.
Hill's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hill seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Aregood for as long as he can get away with.
Hill has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aregood is refusing to be controlled, as Hill sits in half guard.
Aregood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hill scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aregood is trying to stand.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hill in particular looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Aregood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aregood rushes Hill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hill fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aregood just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aregood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hill jumps guard.
Hill seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Aregood wants to get up but he can't break Hill's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hill looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hill lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill throwing strikes from guard but Aregood blocks nicely.
Aregood wants to stand and escape but Hill is having none of it.
Aregood keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
Hill controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hill sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aregood's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aregood has hold of Hill's hands but Hill slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Hill dominated that round.
That's time! Hill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aregood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aregood wants to clinch up but Hill keeps it at a distance.
Aregood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aregood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aregood moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Aregood as Hill shoots in.
Aregood tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Aregood tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Aregood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aregood can do to turn this around?
Hill darts in looking for a takedown but Aregood gets double underhooks and turns Hill into the cage.
Aregood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aregood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aregood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hills head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aregood is pressed up against the cage. Hill has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aregood down to the mat. Aregood avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elijah Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aregood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aregood manages to avoid it.
Aregood wants to clinch.
Aregood gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aregood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aregood.
Hill tries to pull guard but Aregood won't allow it.
Hill tries to pull guard but Aregood holds him up against the cage and eventually Hill drops back down to his feet.
Aregood swings wildly with an uppercut but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aregood swings wildly with an uppercut but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill gets control of Aregood's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hill will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Aregood wants to stand but Hill is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hill controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill trying to control the position.
Hill is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Aregood is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Aregood wants to get up but he can't break Hill's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hill wants to sweep but no luck.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Aregood wants to get up but he can't break Hill's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hill keeps the fight on the outside.
Aregood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aregood avoids the body shot from Hill.
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aregood was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aregood tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aregood tries to clinch up but Hill circles away and keeps his distance.
Aregood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hill.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aregood manages to avoid it.
Hill is looking to wear down Aregood with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Aregood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hill has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Aregood uses from the top position.
Hill has a closed guard, preventing Aregood from standing up.
Hill bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aregood's guard.
Elijah Hill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hill won't allow Aregood to get back to his feet.
Hill trying to control the position from guard on top but Aregood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aregood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hill is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hill wants to control from the top but Aregood keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aregood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hill is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aregood closes the distance and clinches.
Hill works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
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 Elijah Hill will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hill misses the shot to the body.
Aregood tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Aregood tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Aregood instigates a clinch.
Hill blocks an uppercut.
Aregood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aregood throws a head punch that misses.
Aregood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hill jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aregood walks away with a smile on his face. Hill gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aregood is looking to clinch.
Hill changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aregood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hill appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hill fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aregood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Aregood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aregood wants to clinch.
Aregood tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throws a body punch but Aregood moves out of range.
Aregood tries to close the distance and clinch but Hill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Aregood tries to clinch up but Hill circles away and keeps his distance.
Aregood pushes Hill up against the cage in a clinch.
Hill jumps guard but Aregood stands there with Hill around his waist. Hill gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elijah Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aregood throws a head punch that misses.
Hill is working for takedown but Aregood is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hill wants the takedown. Aregood is fighting it off but Hill persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Aregood's guard against the cage.
Hill wants to control from the top but Aregood keeps moving.
Hill throwing strikes but missing.
Hill passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Aregood wants to get back to his feet.
Elijah Hill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill controlling from side mount.
Hill trying to control the action but Aregood is working from the bottom.
Aregood is trying to buck Hill off.
Hill wants to control but Aregood is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aregood keeps working.
Hill controlling the position from side mount.
Hill is looking to take a break and control but Aregood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee asks Hill politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hill prefers to stall for the moment though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aregood gets a clinch.
Aregood misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hill fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hill pulls guard successfully.
Hill has a closed guard, preventing Aregood from standing up.
Hill looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aregood is one step ahead there.
Hill pulls Aregood in to control the position.
James Aregood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hill looking for a sweep. Not yet Hill, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hill works his way into full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah Hill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hill, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Hill!
Elijah Hill thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Eclaro (ranked 536 p4p, 1109 weight class) and Julius Kaepernick (ranked 82 p4p, 156 weight class). Eclaro comes to the cage accompanied by I'm The Boy. 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 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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Eclaro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julius Kaepernick!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eclaro misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Eclaro misses the target.
Eclaro looks to land a left hand but Kaepernick moved out of range nicely.
Kaepernick unleashes a big counter combination but Eclaro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Eclaro. No joy for Kaepernick on that attempt.
Eclaro feinted with a counter takedown.
Eclaro moves into the clinch.
Eclaro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eclaro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Eclaro showed some decent athleticism there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eclaro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Eclaro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kaepernick does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kaepernick holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaepernick tries to roll over but Eclaro keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eclaro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Eclaro controlling the pace.
Eclaro thows a huge punch but Kaepernick dodges it nicely.
Eclaro 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.
Eclaro moves into full mount! Kaepernick won't be happy about that!
Eclaro thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kaepernick is trying to escape the mount.
Kaepernick wants to control but Eclaro is having none of it.
Eclaro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kaepernick is looking to escape.
Eclaro looking to finish with strikes here!
Kaepernick is desperately trying to improve his position but Eclaro has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick is still trying to improve position.
Eclaro punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kaepernick is working to get back to half guard.
Eclaro controlling the pace for now.
Eclaro looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Eclaro avoids the attempt from Kaepernick to control.
Kaepernick wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Eclaro.
Kaepernick can't escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eclaro looking to finish with strikes here!
Eclaro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kaepernick tries to reverse the position but Eclaro maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro working for a guillotine from mount but Kaepernick is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kaepernick is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Eclaro wants to finish this one by submission but Kaepernick is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Eclaro.
Eclaro punching from mount but Kaepernick doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kaepernick wants to control but Eclaro is having none of it.
Eclaro lands a couple of good shots and Kaepernick has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Eclaro missing with strikes.
Eclaro throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
You can see the frustration on Kaepernick's face He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Kaepernick rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kaepernick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Eclaro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro seems to be working for a kimura but Kaepernick defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Eclaro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kaepernick wants to control but Eclaro is keeping busy.
Kaepernick is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kaepernick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Eclaro.
Kaepernick is refusing to be controlled, as Eclaro sits in half guard.
Kaepernick is pressing down on Eclaro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Eclaro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eclaro trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaepernick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaepernick working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Eclaro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kaepernick scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Paul Eclaro has been cut.
Eclaro throws an off balance right hand
letting Kaepernick counter with a right hand.
Eclaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaepernick was well out of range. Poor timing from Eclaro.
Kaepernick shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kaepernick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Eclaro's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eclaro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kaepernick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kaepernick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Eclaro's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eclaro wants to sweep but no luck.
Kaepernick working some strikes from top position.
Eclaro wants to sweep but no luck.
Eclaro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kaepernick landing with the ground and pound.
Eclaro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kaepernick is aware though and is defending well.
Eclaro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kaepernick must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kaepernick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kaepernick got a little sloppy there for a moment and Eclaro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kaepernick has managed to get both his arms back between Eclaro's legs - danger averted.
Kaepernick trying to control but Eclaro is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kaepernick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Eclaro's head.
Kaepernick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kaepernick working some strikes from top position.
Kaepernick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kaepernick stopping the sweep attempt from Eclaro.
Kaepernick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Eclaro's head.
Kaepernick working some strikes from top position.
Eclaro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick throws an elbow that misses. Eclaro uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kaepernick's guard. Nice move by Eclaro!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eclaro preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro trying to control but Kaepernick is working from the bottom.
Kaepernick wants to sweep here but Eclaro controlling him for the moment.
Eclaro stands and throws Kaepernick's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Eclaro is looking to take a break and control but Kaepernick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eclaro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kaepernick can do to turn this around?
Kaepernick sneaks back into half guard.
Kaepernick manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kaepernick working a defensive guard here.
Eclaro postures up in Kaepernick's guard and throws a big left but Kaepernick blocks it.
Kaepernick is trying to control the position but Eclaro postures up.
Kaepernick controlling the position.
Eclaro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kaepernick is keeping the position for now.
Kaepernick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eclaro.
Eclaro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaepernick looking to control.
Kaepernick pulls Eclaro in close to prevent any damage.
Kaepernick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Eclaro manages to get himself to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Kaepernick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Eclaro's cut.
That's time! Eclaro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Eclaro throws a body punch but Kaepernick moves out of range.
Kaepernick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Julius Kaepernick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eclaro misses with a body punch
and Eclaro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kaepernick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eclaro throws a body punch but Kaepernick moves out of range.
Kaepernick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eclaro.
It seemed like Kaepernick was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eclaro dives in and scores a takedown into Kaepernick's guard.
Kaepernick is trying to keep Eclaro in close.
Eclaro wants to control from the top but Kaepernick keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eclaro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Eclaro lands a couple of digs.
Eclaro wants to control from the top but Kaepernick keeps moving.
Kaepernick is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Eclaro won't allow Kaepernick to sweep him here.
Eclaro trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaepernick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eclaro looking to pass the guard.
Kaepernick is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Eclaro passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro throws an elbow but Kaepernick slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Kaepernick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kaepernick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kaepernick keeps trying to improve his position.
Kaepernick manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kaepernick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kaepernick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Eclaro trying to control from the bottom.
Kaepernick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Eclaro's head.
Paul Eclaro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick passes to full mount!
Eclaro can't escape the position.
Kaepernick looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kaepernick raining down hammerfists from mount.
Paul Eclaro's cut is getting worse.
Kaepernick looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Eclaro 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 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Kaepernick!
Julius Kaepernick is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Julius Kaepernick thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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