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WFC 44: Nomura v Dragon Li PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacksoffon Adolescents (ranked 3928 p4p, 24762 weight class) and King Trevena (ranked 475 p4p, 648 weight class). Trevena is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Va Va Voom . King Trevena has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jacksoffon Adolescents 's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacksoffon Adolescents !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Trevena !
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Trevena throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trevena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adolescents appears to be looking for a big counter.
A slow jab from Adolescents misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Trevena on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trevena moves out of range of the strikes.
Trevena displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adolescents throws out the jab.
Trevena throws a head kick but Adolescents moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Adolescents throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A cross from Trevena lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trevena works the jab nicely.
Trevena misses with a jab to the body
and Trevena takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adolescents looks to land a right hand but Trevena moved out of range.
Trevena throws a body shot but no joy.
Adolescents is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevena connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Adolescents misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Trevena misses the target.
Trevena throws a lazy right hand but Adolescents sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adolescents blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Adolescents throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trevena connects with a nice looking jab.
A head kick from Trevena lands but Adolescents takes it in his stride.
Trevena misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Adolescents on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King Trevena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trevena lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Adolescents misses with a hook. Trevena ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adolescents throws a big shot that misses.
Trevena loads up on a big right hand but Adolescents slips the punch.
Trevena misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adolescents .
Trevena staying out of range there.
Trevena goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Adolescents loads up on a big right hand but Trevena slips the punch.
Trevena looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Adolescents thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trevena on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Adolescents swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trevena steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adolescents .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trevena misses with a right hand
and Adolescents counters with a nice uppercut.
Trevena pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trevena tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adolescents was well out of range. Poor timing from Trevena .
Adolescents swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Trevena connects with a jab.
Adolescents cracks Trevena with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Trevena throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adolescents counters with a nice uppercut.
Trevena sizes up Adolescents with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A head kick misses from Trevena .
A swing and a miss from Adolescents .
Adolescents moves into range and connects with a jab.
Trevena misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adolescents .
We've been informed that Trevena has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adolescents scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trevena lands with a right hand.
Trevena misses with a left hand
and Adolescents counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trevena .
Adolescents looks to land a left hand but Trevena moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Trevena .
Adolescents throws an off balance right hand
and Trevena cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trevena misses with a head kick.
Adolescents is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slow jab from Trevena misses its intended target.
Trevena throws a lazy head kick
and Adolescents counters with a series of strikes. Trevena will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but King Trevena will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Trevena throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Adolescents connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Trevena throws out a loose jab but Adolescents uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trevena throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Trevena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trevena throws a head kick that half lands.
Trevena throws a sloppy head kick and Adolescents moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trevena slips a straight right by Adolescents .
Trevena scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trevena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trevena darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adolescents avoids the head kick by Trevena .
Adolescents takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Adolescents throws a shot from downtown. Trevena moves away and avoids it.
Trevena throws a head kick but Adolescents moves out of range.
Adolescents throwing a counter right hand but Trevena manages to avoid it.
Trevena throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Trevena throws a head kick but Adolescents moves out of range.
Adolescents throws a jab when Trevena was well out of range.
Adolescents blocks a head kick by Trevena .
As Trevena looks to move away, Adolescents throws a big counter combo but Trevena just gets out of the way.
Adolescents misses with a straight left.
Adolescents looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King Trevena seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adolescents avoids the head kick by Trevena .
Adolescents uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trevena .
Adolescents was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trevena throws a wild body kick that Adolescents sees coming a mile off.
Trevena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trevena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Trevena .
Trevena has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adolescents missing with a left hand there. Trevena was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trevena lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adolescents misses with an uppercut. Trevena saw that one coming.
Trevena lands with a straight right. Adolescents didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trevena throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Adolescents 's head.
Adolescents throws a hook but Trevena blocks it.
Trevena throws a big counter head kick but Adolescents avoids it with no problem.
Trevena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trevena slips a jab from Adolescents .
Trevena is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Adolescents is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Trevena slips a jab from Adolescents .
Trevena slips a jab and a cross from Adolescents .
Trevena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adolescents .
Trevena throws a head kick but Adolescents moves out of range.
Trevena goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Trevena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adolescents sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trevena tries a head kick but it misses.
Trevena takes a swing at Adolescents 's ribcage but misses.
Adolescents slips under a jab.
It looked like Adolescents wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Trevena defending well as Adolescents loads up on a big left hand.
Trevena raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Trevena throws a hook but Adolescents avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Adolescents on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Trevena throws a head kick that misses
and Adolescents counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Trevena .
Adolescents scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Adolescents misses with an uppercut
and Trevena counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trevena throws a hook but Adolescents blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
King Trevena showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Adolescents lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trevena circles away quickly and effectively.
Trevena lands with a kick to the temple. Adolescents shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Trevena looks to throw the jab but Adolescents is out of range.
Trevena with a jab.
Trevena connects with a body shot that sends Adolescents 's belly button to the back.
Trevena moves out of range of the strikes.
Adolescents moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trevena displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adolescents throws out the jab.
Trevena lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice defenses there by Trevena .
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Adolescents 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Trevena throws a sloppy head kick and Adolescents moves out of range easily.
Adolescents takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Trevena throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Trevena throws a body shot but no joy.
Adolescents looks to throw the jab but Trevena is out of range.
Trevena throws a head kick that misses.
Trevena lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Trevena misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adolescents .
Trevena is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Trevena ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacksoffon Adolescents has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trevena plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Adolescents misses with a looping left.
Adolescents looks to land a left hand but Trevena moved out of range nicely.
Trevena throws a lazy uppercut
and Adolescents counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trevena misses with a hook
and Adolescents counters with a straight right hand.
Adolescents throws an off balance right hand
and Trevena counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Trevena misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adolescents .
Trevena lands with an uppercut that bounces Adolescents off the cage and back into range.
Trevena takes a swing at Adolescents 's ribcage but misses.
Trevena misses with a hook. Adolescents ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adolescents throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trevena sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Adolescents .
Adolescents on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Trevena staying out of range there.
Trevena throws a sloppy head kick and Adolescents moves out of range easily.
Adolescents throws out a loose jab but Trevena uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adolescents cracks Trevena with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Trevena lands an impressive looking overhand right. Adolescents doesn't seem phased though.
Trevena stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Trevena swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Adolescents counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trevena just misses with a punch to the body.
Adolescents was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adolescents misses with a hook
and Trevena counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adolescents misses with a series of wild punches.
Trevena looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Trevena as he connects with a hook.
Adolescents blocks a head kick by Trevena .
Trevena scores with a head kick. Adolescents tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Trevena defending well as Adolescents loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Trevena comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trevena 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Trevena !
Post fight, King Trevena stared into the camera and said 'Headkick.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Marks (ranked 3147 p4p, 24905 weight class) and Jimbo Christ (ranked 460 p4p, 660 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Marks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimbo Christ!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Marks.
Marks ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Marks fires out a quick counter leg kick but Christ just manages to avoid it.
Marks scores with a sloppy right hand. Christ should have avoided that one.
Marks misses with a low kick.
Marks blocks a jab.
Marks moves out of range of the strikes.
Marks throws a leg kick which misses Christ's front leg but catches the back leg as Christ tries to avoid it.
Marks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christ.
Marks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christ.
Marks quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A jab from Christ finds it's way through Marks's defenses.
Christ misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marks.
Christ jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marks thinks about countering with a body kick.
Marks ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Christ gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Christ throws a shot from downtown. Marks moves away and avoids it.
Marks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Christ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks throws the kick towards the body but Christ avoids it.
Marks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Christ. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Christ.
Marks scores with a head kick. Christ tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marks.
Christ rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Christ swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Christ is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marks.
Christ takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Christ darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christ. Marks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marks throws a body punch but Christ moves out of range.
Marks lands with a shot to the body.
Marks ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws a series of punches but Marks avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Christ misses.
Marks needs to keep his hands up - Christ had a free shot at his head there.
Christ cracks Marks with a good jab.
Christ misses with an uppercut.
Christ just misses with a punch to the body.
Christ misses with a hook.
Marks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marks misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Christ throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marks staying out of range there.
Marks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christ.
A swing and a miss from Christ.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Marks
and Christ connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marks.
Christ misses with a wild body shot.
Marks digs a good hook to Christ's body.
A swing and a miss from Marks.
Marks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Christ swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marks counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marks throws a combination. Christ tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Marks throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
No joy there for Christ, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marks slips under a jab.
Marks is looking to counter with head kicks.
Christ takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks misses with a head kick.
Christ takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marks tries a head kick but it misses.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Marks.
Marks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christ jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Christ misses.
Marks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.
Christ blocks a jab.
Christ tries to bum rush Marks with a series of wild strikes but Marks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Marks was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Christ.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marks walks into a left hand.
Marks delivers a nice body kick.
Christ blocks the body kick.
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 Jeremy Marks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Marks lands a nice looking body shot.
Marks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marks connects with a solid leg kick.
Marks throws a low kick but it's checked well by Christ.
Christ slips under a jab.
Christ throws a jab when Marks was well out of range.
Marks fires out a quick counter leg kick but Christ just manages to avoid it.
Marks slips a straight right by Christ.
Christ misses with an uppercut
and Marks counters with a big head kick but Christ shrugs it off.
Christ misses with a hook. Marks ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Marks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Christ paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Christ misses with a straight right.
Christ throws a jab but it's blocked by Marks.
A low kick lands for Marks.
Marks throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marks.
Marks staying out of range there.
Christ misses with a straight left.
Marks connects with a jab.
Marks slips a jab from Christ.
Christ throws a looping overhand right but Marks ducks down to avoid it.
Marks throws a quick counter head kick but Christ was just out of range.
Marks slips a straight right by Christ.
Jeremy Marks is winning the standup battle so far.
Christ throws a right and a left that Marks avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Marks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christ takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Christ looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Christ.
Marks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ looks to throw the jab but Marks is out of range.
Christ paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marks moves out of range of the strikes.
Christ lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marks throws a nice looking combination but Christ bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christ misses the body punch
enabling Marks to counter with a crisp jab.
Marks throws a head kick that misses.
Christ loads up on a big right hand but Marks slips the punch.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Marks.
Christ throws a counter combo.
Jimbo Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Marks does no damage.
Marks blocks a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marks!
Marks throws a body punch but Christ moves out of range.
Marks is looking to chop away at Christ's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws an overhand right that lands on Marks's shoulder, as Marks tries to avoid the shot.
Christ throws a nice looking combination but Marks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christ throws a big shot that misses.
Christ throws a jab when Marks was well out of range.
Marks thinks about countering with a body kick.
Christ swings widly with a right hand
and Marks makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Christ really felt that one!
Marks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Christ.
Some wild striking there from Christ.
Marks moves away from the strike by Christ.
Christ avoids the head kick by Marks.
Christ swings widly with a right hand
and Marks counters with a leg kick.
Christ blocks the body kick.
Christ misses with a two punch combination.
Christ's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Christ throws a right hand that misses
enabling Marks to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marks manages to avoid it.
Marks throws a counter high kick but Christ was just alert enough to avoid it.
Marks just misses with a punch to the body.
Marks ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Marks lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Christ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marks slips a straight right by Christ.
Marks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Christ throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marks fakes the leg kick and cracks Christ in the body.
Marks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crunch! Marks slams his shin into Christ's torso.
Marks connects with a leg kick.
Christ avoids the head kick by Marks.
Christ stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marks.
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 Jeremy Marks will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Christ swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christ moves away.
Marks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Christ avoids the body shot from Marks.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Christ!
Christ swings for the body but Marks moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Christ uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marks.
Marks with a nice calf kick.
Christ misses with an uppercut. Marks saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ thuds a left hand into Marks's body.
Marks has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
 It looks like Jeremy Marks has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christ moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Christ might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Christ throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Christ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Christ is out of range and Marks settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christ. Marks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marks misses the shot to the body.
Christ throws a hook but Marks avoids it easily.
Marks thinks about countering with a body kick.
Marks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Christ tests Marks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marks slips under a jab.
Marks looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Marks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Christ misses with a hook
and Marks counters with a good low kick that Christ was not able to check.
Christ takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marks scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks scores with a body shot.
Marks scoring well with a low kick there.
Christ doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Christ swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christ throws an overhand right that lands on Marks's shoulder, as Marks tries to avoid the shot.
Christ misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Christ throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Christ.
Christ has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Marks.
Christ throws the left hand but Marks avoids the punch easily.
Marks misses with a body kick.
Christ swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marks throws a head kick that half lands.
Christ throws an off balance right hand
and Marks counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Christ misses the target.
A low kick lands for Marks.
The fighters circling - Christ throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marks tests Christ's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut there from Christ.
Christ throws an off balance right hand
and Marks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Christ misses.
Marks is looking to wear down Christ with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big left from Christ misses.
Marks throws a wild body kick that Christ sees coming a mile off.
Christ throws the left hand but Marks avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a head kick that Christ semi-blocks.
Jimbo Christ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marks throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marks slips a straight right by Christ.
Marks ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Christ misses with a looping right.
Marks thinks about countering with a head kick.
That kick from Marks tenderised Christ's leg. Christ is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Marks.
Christ throws a lazy uppercut
and Marks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christ misses with a hook.
Christ misses with a wild body shot.
Christ rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marks connects with a leg kick.
Jeremy Marks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marks connects with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jeremy Marks.
Well Marks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Marks!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeremy Marks thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Graham (ranked 4051 p4p, 3247 weight class) and Detritus Rubble (ranked 224 p4p, 186 weight class). Rubble has chosen Flux Pavilion x Feed Me - Survive (feat. meesh) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Graham !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Detritus Rubble!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubble uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Graham misses with a takedown attempt
and Rubble counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Graham takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rubble lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Graham goes down and covers up as Rubble starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Detritus Rubble!
An out of breath Detritus Rubble thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Maurelli (ranked 2966 p4p, 3248 weight class) and Tear Drop Drake (ranked 369 p4p, 394 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Maurelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Tear Drop Drake!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake lands a jab.
Drake throws a looping overhand right but Maurelli ducks down to avoid it.
Maurelli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maurelli scores with a hook.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Drake misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Maurelli to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Tear Drop Drake has been cut.
Drake tries to clinch up
letting Maurelli counter with a right hand.
Drake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maurelli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
Drake throws a looping overhand right but Maurelli ducks down to avoid it.
Maurelli connects with a jab.
Drake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maurelli counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drake avoids the body shot from Maurelli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurelli throws a shot from downtown. Drake moves away and avoids it.
Drake wants to counter the offense by Maurelli and move into the clinch position.
Maurelli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Maurelli is just out of range.
Maurelli thuds his right hand into Drake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maurelli lands with a kick to the ribs.
Drake throws a poor cross that misses
and Maurelli counters with a nice uppercut.
Drake misses with a shot to the body
and Maurelli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maurelli connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Drake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maurelli to score with a decent uppercut.
Maurelli is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Drake lands a slapping body shot.
Maurelli is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Maurelli.
Drake takes a swing at Maurelli's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Drake with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maurelli gets through Drake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Maurelli.
A short right from Maurelli on the inside.
Maurelli lands a left hand.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maurelli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Maurelli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maurelli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maurelli has Drake pressed against the cage.
Drake working Maurelli over with knees to the body.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurelli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake slowing the pace effectively.
Drake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maurelli blocks it with crossed arms.
Maurelli blocking some punches.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Maurelli is blocking nicely.
Maurelli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maurelli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maurelli. Maurelli obviously looking to wear him down.
Maurelli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drake is looking to clinch but Maurelli is avoiding it.
It looks like Maurelli has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maurelli throwing a counter right hand but Drake manages to avoid it.
Maurelli scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drake in his tracks.
Drake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maurelli counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a hook
and Maurelli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake has closed the distance and engaged Maurelli in a clinch.
Drake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maurelli lands a hook that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Drake pushes Maurelli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Maurelli.
Maurelli avoiding damage as Drake throws knees to the body.
Maurelli manages to break the clinch.
Maurelli misses with a looping right.
Drake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maurelli scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drake throws a combination that misses
and Maurelli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drake thinking.
Maurelli lands with a slapping head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Maurelli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tear Drop Drake's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maurelli looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Maurelli.
Drake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMaurelli.
Drake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maurelli, pushing him back against the cage.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake is stalling here.
Drake trying to stall but Maurelli improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
We've been informed that Drake has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Maurelli manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maurelli throws out the jab.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Maurelli is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Maurelli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maurelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drake lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurelli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Maurelli moved out of range.
Maurelli looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Drake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maurelli counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake throws an off balance right hand
and Maurelli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drake avoids the body shot from Maurelli.
Drake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maurelli doesn't seem bothered though.
Drake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maurelli.
Nice uppercut lands for Maurelli. That snapped Drake's head back.
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maurelli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Drake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maurelli.
A countering left hand to the body from Drake misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maurelli tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Drake misses.
Drake misses with a series of wild punches.
Maurelli fires out a quick counter leg kick but Drake just manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maurelli stalling the fight.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but Maurelli blocks with his arms.
Drake letting Maurelli take a breather here.
Maurelli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maurelli managing to block the knees to the body from Drake.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but Maurelli blocks with his arms.
Maurelli manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurelli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Drake throws a shot to the body.
Drake misses with a lunging right hand
and Maurelli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chris Maurelli is winning the standup battle so far.
Drake throws a looping overhand right but Maurelli ducks down to avoid it.
Maurelli walks into a straight right hand from Drake.
Drake tries to clinch up but Maurelli circles away and keeps his distance.
Maurelli clobbers Drake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Drake is looking to clinch.
Maurelli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maurelli lands a nice shot that snaps Drake's head back.
Drake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maurelli can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maurelli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drake lands with an overhand left.
Drake tries to clinch up but Maurelli circles away and keeps his distance.
Drake misses with a two punch combination.
Maurelli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drake darts in trying to clinch
and Maurelli counters with a straight right hand.
Drake wants to clinch but Maurelli slips to the side
and Maurelli counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maurelli. That's going to slow Drake down.
Drake misses with a body shot
and Maurelli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Maurelli dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tear Drop Drake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Drake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maurelli.
Drake throws a jab when Maurelli was well out of range.
Drake swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Maurelli misses the target.
Tear Drop Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maurelli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maurelli, as that shot connected.
Maurelli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Drake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maurelli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maurelli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drake with a hook.
Maurelli throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Drake releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sloppy strikes from Drake. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throws a lazy uppercut
and Maurelli counters with a slapping leg kick.
Drake tries to clinch but Maurelli moves out of range.
Drake throws the left hand but Maurelli avoids the punch easily.
Maurelli avoids the body shot from Drake.
An attempted straight right counter from Maurelli misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maurelli half committed to a counter leg kick.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maurelli wants to get back to striking at distance but Drake won't allow it.
Maurelli throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Maurelli tries to break free but Drake pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maurelli.
Tear Drop Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maurelli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
Drake misses with a knee strike.
Maurelli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drake can do to turn this around?
Drake tries to land knees in the clinch but Maurelli avoids the damage to the body.
Maurelli lands with a light punch inside.
Maurelli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Drake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drake is stalling here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maurelli is struggling to control the position.
Maurelli misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but Maurelli blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurelli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drake scores with a sloppy right hand. Maurelli should have avoided that one.
Maurelli moves out of range of the strikes.
Drake throws an off balance right hand
and Maurelli counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake misses with a body shot
and Maurelli counters with a series of strikes. Drake will be more careful next time no doubt.
Maurelli tries to keep at a distance but Drake has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chris Maurelli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Maurelli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Maurelli is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Maurelli fails to land.
Maurelli takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Chris Maurelli has been cut.
Tear Drop Drake seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Maurelli is blocking nicely.
Drake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maurelli.
Drake misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Maurelli.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Maurelli is blocking nicely.
Drake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maurelli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maurelli blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Maurelli.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maurelli, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Maurelli!
A relieved looking Chris Maurelli 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Carden (ranked 2048 p4p, 3119 weight class) and Devon Black (ranked 266 p4p, 388 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carden might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Simple Man. Thomas Carden has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Carden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Black!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black takes a swing at Carden's ribcage but misses.
Carden lands the left hand.
Black takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carden throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Black! But no joy.
Carden catches Black with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Black.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black scores with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Carden misses its intended target.
Black scores with a body shot.
Black jabs at Carden's body.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Carden.
Carden thuds a left hand into Black's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Black avoids the body shot from Carden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lands with an overhand left.
Black looks to land a left hand but Carden moved out of range nicely.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Carden ducks down to avoid it.
Carden went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Carden throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Carden finds it's way through Black's defenses.
Carden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Carden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carden connects with a right hand. Black shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Carden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carden looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Black misses the jab.
A left lands for Carden.
Black shoots in but no luck this time.
Carden is looking to counter punch.
Black throws a jab when Carden was well out of range.
Carden slips under a jab from Black.
Carden is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thomas Carden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carden misses the shot to the body.
Carden lands a jab to Black's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Black throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carden's waist but Carden gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Black off to one side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Black releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big right from Carden misses.
A nice combination there by Carden.
Black tries for a takedown but Carden sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thomas Carden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Black.
Carden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carden ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carden scores with a nice right hand.
Carden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carden counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas Carden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carden throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black with the counter takedown but Carden avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Carden as he connects with a hook.
Carden lands a really nice looking cross but Black seems unphased.
Black throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Carden was covering up waiting for the punch and Black finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Black is in close to Carden's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Carden on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carden tries to get out of the position.
Black wants to pass the guard but Carden is keeping the position.
Black working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Black passes Carden's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Black trying to control from Carden's half guard. Carden has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to pass the guard but Carden is keeping the position.
Black being controlled here momentarily.
Black wants to control from the top but Carden keeps moving.
Carden trying to control the position.
Black wants to control from the top but Carden keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Carden dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Black counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Black landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Carden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Black takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Black is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Carden has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black thows a huge punch but Carden dodges it nicely.
Black is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carden is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carden is refusing to be controlled, as Black sits in half guard.
Black has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Black there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Carden is in all sorts of trouble here.
Carden is working hard here to advance position.
Black lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black looking to control but Carden is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Carden wants to control but Black is having none of it.
Carden working to try and regain half guard.
Black with a couple of short strikes.
Black is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Carden keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Carden looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is punishing Carden with strikes - can he finish him?!
Carden is keeping busy.
Black throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Black struggling to land strikes to the head as Carden covers up.
Carden wants to escape the position.
Carden covering up well under a series of strikes from Black.
Black lands with a hammerfist to the side of Carden's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carden wants to escape the position.
Black misses with a punch to the head.
Carden is trying to break free.
Carden has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Black.
Carden defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Carden just trying to survive but Black is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Our spies down at at Triumph Over Fear inform us that Black has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Black lands a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carden won't enjoy being in this position. Black looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Carden is tapping - it's over boys! Black picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Devon Black!
An out of breath Devon Black thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Volodimir Borrisinov (ranked 1939 p4p, 2066 weight class) and Terrell Yates (ranked 118 p4p, 126 weight class). Terrell Yates has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Volodimir Borrisinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrell Yates!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borrisinov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Yates on his heels. He'll look to pass Yates's guard now, I'm sure.
Borrisinov landing with the ground and pound.
Yates wants to sweep but no luck.
Borrisinov stands up over Yates, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yates looking to control.
Borrisinov preventing the sweep.
Yates looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Borrisinov tries to free his leg and advance position but Yates is retaining full guard.
Borrisinov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Yates manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Borrisinov has Yates in his guard.
Borrisinov controlling Yates's posture.
Yates must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borrisinov wants to sweep but no luck.
Yates wants to stand but Borrisinov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Borrisinov looking for a sweep. Not yet Borrisinov, not yet.
Borrisinov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Yates wanted to stand there but Borrisinov had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yates stopping the sweep attempt from Borrisinov.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yates.
Borrisinov missing with a left hand there. Yates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Yates on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Yates.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Yates enables Borrisinov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Yates manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Borrisinov landing with the ground and pound.
Borrisinov with a nice head shot there.
Borrisinov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Borrisinov 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.
Yates is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Borrisinov is controlling him.
Borrisinov postures up in Yates's guard and throws a big left but Yates blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov throws an elbow that misses. Yates uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Borrisinov's guard. Nice move by Yates!
Yates wants to stand but Borrisinov is controlling his posture from full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Borrisinov holds on and takes a little breather.
Yates tries to stand but Borrisinov is controlling from the bottom.
Borrisinov wants to sweep here but Yates controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borrisinov is working hard here to advance position.
Borrisinov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yates wanted to stand there but Borrisinov had control of the position.
That's four 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.
Borrisinov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Yates puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Yates tries to stand but can't do so whilst Borrisinov controls his leg.
Borrisinov is controlling Yates's trapped leg to prevent Yates from advancing to side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borrisinov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Borrisinov is controlling Yates's posture.
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 Volodimir Borrisinov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circling - Borrisinov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Borrisinov avoids a kick to the body.
Yates thumps Borrisinov with a low kick.
Yates looks to land a right hand but Borrisinov moved out of range.
Yates with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick from Yates misses.
Yates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yates scores with a head kick. Borrisinov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Borrisinov misses with a hook
and Yates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body kick there by Yates.
Yates slips under a jab from Borrisinov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borrisinov throws a right hand that misses
and Yates connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Borrisinov throws an off balance right hand
and Yates makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Borrisinov with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Yates counter with a right hand.
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!
Borrisinov misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick from Yates, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Borrisinov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Borrisinov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Borrisinov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Borrisinov throws out a loose jab but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yates appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Borrisinov misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Yates.
Nice shot by Yates.
Borrisinov dives in and grabs Yates's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yates pushes down on Borrisinov's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Volodimir Borrisinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borrisinov looks to throw the jab but Yates is out of range.
Borrisinov throws an off balance right hand
and Yates counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Borrisinov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yates was covering up waiting for the punch and Borrisinov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Volodimir Borrisinov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yates wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yates works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borrisinov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Borrisinov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Borrisinov lands a couple of digs.
Borrisinov is stalling in the full guard.
Borrisinov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yates is trying to control the position but Borrisinov postures up.
Borrisinov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Borrisinov is in close to Yates's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Borrisinov distracts Yates with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Borrisinov has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Borrisinov landing some decent shots from guard.
Borrisinov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Borrisinov postures up in Yates's guard and throws a big left but Yates blocks it.
Borrisinov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Borrisinov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yates's head.
Yates utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Borrisinov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Borrisinov is looking to work some ground and pound but Yates has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yates's head.
Yates avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Borrisinov wants to control from the top but Yates keeps moving.
Borrisinov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Borrisinov cracks Yates with a solid left hand.
Borrisinov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Borrisinov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yates is keeping the position for now.
Borrisinov advances position into side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Terrell Yates will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yates throws a right hand that misses
and Borrisinov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yates won't be happy with that.
Borrisinov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Yates is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yates really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Borrisinov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Borrisinov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yates down.
Yates is looking to reverse the position.
Yates takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Borrisinov cracks Yates with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Borrisinov lands some shots froms side control.
Yates is looking for a sweep.
Borrisinov landing a few strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borrisinov is working Yates over with some ground and pound from side control.
Borrisinov working the head and body with strikes.
 Yates is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borrisinov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yates some visible discomfort.
Yates is still in real trouble! Can Borrisinov finish him?
Borrisinov scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Yates is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Borrisinov can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Volodimir Borrisinov!
Volodimir Borrisinov 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Shahriyar Chai (ranked 1824 p4p, 2623 weight class) and Benjamin Walton (ranked 245 p4p, 329 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Shahriyar Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benjamin Walton!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Chai.
Chai throws a jab when Walton was well out of range.
Chai connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Benjamin Walton has been cut.
Chai throws a hook to the side of Walton's head but Walton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Chai.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chai.
Chai misses with a straight left.
Walton only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Chai tests Walton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chai lands with an overhand left.
Walton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Walton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai scores with a jab. Walton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chai lands with a good body shot.
Chai throws a monster overhand right that drops Walton! Chai follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shahriyar Chai!
A relieved looking Shahriyar Chai 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 Arthur King (ranked 1786 p4p, 3018 weight class) and Chaz Popizicki (ranked 244 p4p, 372 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chaz Popizicki!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popizicki throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Donk. Popizicki catches King right on the button with a cross.
King is trying hard to land a takedown here. Popizicki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Popizicki misses the shot to the body.
King drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Popizicki pulls King in close to prevent any damage.
Popizicki keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Popizicki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King won't allow Popizicki to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
King is in close to Popizicki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
King has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
King trying to control but Popizicki is working from the bottom.
Popizicki is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.
Popizicki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
King with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Popizicki looking for a guillotine here but King defends easily.
King content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Popizicki has locked up a guillotine! Popizicki's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? King is holding on here and Popizicki must be using up a lot of energy. King has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Popizicki gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chaz Popizicki!
A victorious Chaz Popizicki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Hopson (ranked 975 p4p, 1547 weight class) and Vito Romero (ranked 142 p4p, 217 weight class). Vito Romero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Hopson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vito Romero!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopson slips a jab from Romero.
Hopson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hopson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hopson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Romero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hopson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Romero walks into a stiff left hand from Hopson.
Hopson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopson feints a jab promting Romero to slip. Hopson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Romero slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Vito Romero has been cut.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Hopson moved out of range.
Hopson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Romero has time to react.
Hopson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hopson throws a low kick but Romero avoids it.
Romero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romero moves out of range of the leg kick from Hopson.
Romero punishes Hopson's body with a nice straight punch.
Romero looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopson moves away from the strike by Romero.
Hopson tries to work over Romero's front leg with a kick but Romero checks it.
Romero throws an overhand right that lands on Hopson's shoulder, as Hopson tries to avoid the shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hopson - that will leave a mark!
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Romero lands a glancing blow to the side of Hopson's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacob Hopson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hopson. Hopson obviously looking to wear him down.
Romero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hopson counters with a body kick.
Romero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hopson can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Hopson misses with a body punch.
Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hopson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Romero misses with a hook. Hopson ducked under it nicely.
Hopson is looking to score with low kicks.
Romero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopson throws out the jab.
Hopson misses with a low kick.
Romero looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hopson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Romero misses with a body shot.
Hopson throws a leg kick that misses.
Hopson slips a straight right by Romero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hopson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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!
Romero blocks the body kick.
Hopson throws a low kick, looking for Romero's leg but Romero calmly moves out of range.
Hopson throws a right and a left that Romero avoids nicely.
Hopson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Romero misses the jab.
No joy there for Romero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hopson throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Hopson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Hopson connects with the punch.
Hopson slips a jab from Romero.
Hopson misses with a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hopson throws a wild body kick that Romero sees coming a mile off.
Romero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hopson throws a leg kick but Romero moved away.
Hopson throws a push kick but Romero slaps the foot to one side.
Romero lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Romero checks the leg kick nicely there.
Romero now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Romero lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Jacob Hopson has been cut.
Hopson throws a lazy body kick
letting Romero counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Romero.
Romero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopson.
Romero takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hopson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Romero's hands.
Romero misses with a hook. Hopson ducked under it nicely.
Romero scores with a jab to the body.
Hopson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Romero is out of range and Hopson settles back down.
Romero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romero cracks Hopson with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopson misses with a head kick.
Hopson misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Romero! But no joy.
Hopson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Romero on the side of the head.
Hopson tries to keep at a distance but Romero has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Romero - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Romero - that landed with a thud.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hopson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hopson backwards.
Hopson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopson's elbow.
Hopson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romero controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Romero - that landed with a thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hopson circles away quickly and effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vito Romero will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hopson scores with a leg kick.
Romero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Romero checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hopson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hopson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Romero tests Hopson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Hopson moved out of range nicely.
Hopson tests Romero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jacob Hopson is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero.
Romero tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hopson throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero throws a hook to the side of Hopson's head but Hopson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopson throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romero takes a swing at Hopson's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hopson finds it's way round the side to connect with Romero's head.
A big right from Romero misses.
Hopson throws a body kick that misses
and Romero counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Romero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson swats away the attempt to clinch by Romero.
Hopson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Romero. That did some damage!
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hopson throws a nice looking combination but Romero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hopson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Romero misses the jab.
Hopson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romero.
Hopson is looking for a counter combo.
Hopson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Romero's sensitive parts.
Hopson looks for the body kick but Romero saw that one coming.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hopson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hopson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopson misses with a looping left.
Romero scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Romero moves out of range as Hopson throws a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Hopson.
Hopson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Romero lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hopson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romero moves away from the strike by Hopson.
Romero scores with a jab. Hopson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
Hopson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hopson with the inside leg kick.
Romero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hopson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romero throws a body punch but Hopson moves out of range.
Romero avoids a kick to the body.
Hopson throws a good cross that connects.
Hopson pushes Romero away with a front kick.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Hopson counters with a straight right hand.
Romero misses with a series of wild punches.
Hopson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hopson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero takes one to the chin there.
Hopson connects with an inside leg kick.
Romero misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Hopson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Romero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hopson misses with a body kick.
Romero dips to his left and cracks Hopson with an uppercut!
Hopson works the jab nicely.
Romero takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Romero swings for the body but Hopson moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hopson.
Hopson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Romero.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Hopson throws a big shot that misses.
Hopson lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hopson ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Hopson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Romero there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hopson blocks a low kick nicely.
Hopson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hopson with a nice calf kick.
Hopson lands a head kick!
Romero tries to bum rush Hopson with a series of wild strikes but Hopson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Romero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hopson is able to avoid easily.
Hopson misses with a straight left.
Hopson moves out of range of the strikes.
Romero takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hopson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hopson throws the kick towards the body but Romero avoids it.
Hopson throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopson misses the jab.
Romero misses with a body shot.
Romero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hopson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hopson missing with a left hand there. Romero 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.
Jacob Hopson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A jab from Romero misses.
Nice body kick from Hopson.
A nice leg kick from Hopson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hopson with a nice calf kick.
Hopson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A good leg kick by Hopson.
Hopson slips under a jab.
Romero throws an overhand right that lands on Hopson's shoulder, as Hopson tries to avoid the shot.
Hopson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheers as Hopson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Romero doesn't seem phased though.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Hopson ducks down to avoid it.
Hopson throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hopson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hopson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Romero misses with a hook. Hopson ducked under it nicely.
Hopson tries to work over Romero's front leg with a kick but Romero checks it.
Hopson lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Romero has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hopson.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero misses with a looping left.
Hopson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Romero blocks the low kick.
Romero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romero dodges the punch combination from Hopson.
Romero looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopson is just out of range.
Hopson lands a front kick.
Hopson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hopson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Romero's sensitive parts.
Hopson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Romero is out of range and Hopson settles back down.
Hopson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Romero tries to clinch but Hopson is having none of it.
Romero misses with the combination.
Romero scores with a hook to the body. Hopson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Romero checks a low kick from Hopson.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero looks to throw the jab but Hopson is out of range.
Hopson misses with a leg kick.
Hopson connects with an inside leg kick.
Romero lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopson is looking to slow Romero down with leg kicks.
A low kick from Hopson misses
and Romero counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopson with a nice cross.
Hopson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romero tests Hopson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Romero looks to land a combination but Hopson avoids it well.
Hopson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Romero just manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Hopson.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hopson!
Hopson lands with an overhand left.
Romero throws a series of punches but Hopson avoids them all with ease.
Romero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hopson throws a chopping leg kick but Romero manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hopson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hopson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Romero misses.
Hopson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Romero. Beautiful body shot.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Hopson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopson is looking to land body kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Romero checks a leg kick.
Romero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Romero blocks a head kick by Hopson.
Romero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Romero doesn't manage to clinch there - Hopson circles away.
A lazy body kick from Hopson
and Romero counters with a stiff right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Romero blocks the leg kick.
Hopson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hopson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hopson.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopson cracks Romero with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hopson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Romero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Romero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Romero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Romero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hopson.
Hopson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Romero is out of range.
Crunch! Hopson slams his shin into Romero's torso.
Romero moves away from the strike by Hopson.
Hopson blocks a leg kick.
Romero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hopson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Romero clinches up with Hopson and pushes him back against the cage.
Hopson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero blocks a body shot from Hopson.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Romero.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Hopson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hopson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Hopson!
Jacob Hopson made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Damn that guy has a better chin than I thought, just wanted to say thanks to Vi… *Jaimie Hopson jumps the cage fence and goes straight for a wounded Romero but is stopped just in time by security and Romero’s cornermen.*'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tadahiro Nomura (ranked 354 p4p, 1451 weight class) and Dragon Li Chai (ranked 21 p4p, 90 weight class). Dragon Li Chai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tadahiro Nomura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragon Li Chai!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nomura staying out of range there.
It looked like Nomura wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nomura.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Nomura.
It looked like Nomura was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chai.
Chai connects with a single shot there.
Nomura moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Chai throws a poor cross that misses
and Nomura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been hearing reports that Nomura has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Nomura misses its target.
Chai connects with a right hand. Nomura shakes it off.
Nomura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Chai lands a jab-cross combination.
Chai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nomura.
Nomura throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nomura.
A lazy left from Chai finds it's target.
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!
Chai misses with a body shot.
Nomura appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chai with a nice calf kick.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai misses with a kick to the body.
Nomura is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chai misses with the combination.
Nomura changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nomura stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chai.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nomura half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chai throws a lazy uppercut
and Nomura counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chai thinking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nomura. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nomura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Chai misses with a double jab.
Nomura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nomura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nomura takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Chai moves out of range of the leg kick from Nomura.
Chai 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.
Nomura moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
Nomura throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
Nomura dodges the punch combination from Chai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nomura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Nomura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Nomura swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nomura blocks a head kick by Chai.
Nice shot by Chai.
Good exchange - Chai coming out on top.
Nomura throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chai.
Chai is looking to slow Nomura down with leg kicks.
Nomura defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Chai throws a combination that misses
and Nomura counters with a single leg into guard. Chai didn't expect that.
Nomura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nomura postures up.
Nomura prevents Chai from getting back to his feet.
Nomura drops back looking for a leg! Chai is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chai manages to kick Nomura off! Nomura jumps back into Chai's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nomura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nomura keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
No joy there for Chai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dragon Li Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nomura's hands.
Chai misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Nomura tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nomura throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
Chai scores with a jab to the body.
Chai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nomura lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nomura moves away from the strike by Chai.
Chai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nomura is looking to wear down Chai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nomura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nomura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nomura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Chai throws the left hand but Nomura avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dragon Li Chai dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nomura misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nomura manages to avoid it.
Nomura attempts a counter takedown but Chai avoids it well and moves away.
Chai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Nomura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai throws a looping overhand right but Nomura ducks down to avoid it.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Nomura moved out of range.
Chai stuffs the takedown attempt from Nomura. Nomura gets slowly back to his feet.
Nomura takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nomura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nomura avoids the body shot from Chai.
Nomura connects with a body shot.
Chai lands a head shot.
Nomura takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Chai scores with a jab to the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nomura checks a leg kick.
As Chai looks to move away, Nomura throws a big counter combo but Chai just gets out of the way.
Nomura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nomura moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Nomura feinted with a counter takedown.
Chai lands a really nice looking cross but Nomura seems unphased.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nomura checks a leg kick.
A jab from Chai does it's job there.
Nomura staying out of range there.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Chai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chai scores with a nice head shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Chai enables Nomura to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Chai manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
Nomura looking to sit in guard and control but Chai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nomura holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomura is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Chai rolls with it to try and escape but Nomura cranks on the arm and Chai is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tadahiro Nomura!
Tadahiro Nomura retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Tadahiro Nomura thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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