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CFC 578 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Galli (ranked 3808 p4p, 3870 weight class) and Harry C Distacio (ranked 403 p4p, 410 weight class). Distacio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gravity Lies - Red kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Desmond Galli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry C Distacio!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Distacio tries to clinch but Galli is having none of it.
Distacio looks to score with a jab to the body but Galli is just out of range.
Galli throws a body shot but no joy.
Distacio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Galli's sensitive parts.
Galli walks into a left hand.
Galli throws a jab but it's blocked by Distacio.
A little jabbing left from Distacio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Galli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Distacio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Galli.
Distacio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Galli misses.
It seemed like Distacio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Distacio blocks a jab.
A low kick from Distacio misses
and Galli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Distacio scores with the left hand. Galli knows he should have avoided that one.
Distacio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Distacio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Distacio slips a jab and a cross from Galli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Distacio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Galli takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Distacio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Distacio connects with a knee to the head.
 Galli is rocked!
 It looks like Desmond Galli has been cut.
Galli lands with a light punch inside.
Galli scores with a shot to the side of Distacio's head.
Galli tries to work over Distacio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Distacio.
Distacio misses with some punches.
Galli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Distacio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Distacio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Galli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Distacio obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galli swings wildly with an uppercut but Distacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Distacio.
I was talking to Galli's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Galli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Distacio digs a right hand into Galli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Galli's gas tank.
Distacio lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Galli - that landed with a thud.
Galli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Distacio scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Galli fails to land.
Galli lands a nice uppercut.
Distacio lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Distacio.
Galli is breathing heavily.
Distacio landing knees to the head.
Distacio digs a right hand into Galli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Galli's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Distacio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Galli backwards.
Distacio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Distacio misses with a knee strike.
Distacio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Galli trying to stall but Distacio improves his position.
Distacio lands with a short shot to the head.
Galli has a couple of punches blocked by Distacio.
Distacio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Galli blocks it with crossed arms.
Distacio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Galli backwards.
Distacio working aggressively here.
Galli taking a breather.
Distacio missing with knees to the body.
Distacio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Distacio connects with a knee to the head.
Galli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Distacio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Distacio.
Galli taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Distacio.
Distacio lands a left hand.
A knee to the head by Distacio.
Oh Galli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Distacio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Distacio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Distacio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Distacio has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Galli - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Distacio, and another! Galli is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Harry C Distacio!
A relieved looking Harry C Distacio 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Naruto Uzumaki (ranked 4603 p4p, 2580 weight class) and Jim Bob Walton (ranked 329 p4p, 220 weight class). Naruto Uzumaki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jim Bob Walton's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Naruto Uzumaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Bob Walton!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzumaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walton.
A big left from Walton misses.
Uzumaki lands a jab-cross combination.
Walton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uzumaki.
Walton wants to counter the offense by Uzumaki and move into the clinch position.
Walton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uzumaki.
Uzumaki lands an overhand right.
Uzumaki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Walton is able to avoid easily.
A punch combination from Uzumaki misses.
Uzumaki throws a lazy right hand but Walton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Uzumaki misses.
Uzumaki swings widly with a right hand
and Walton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Uzumaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Walton cracks Uzumaki with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uzumaki throws a lazy right hand but Walton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton moves away from the strike by Uzumaki.
Walton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Uzumaki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Uzumaki misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Walton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Walton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Uzumaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walton.
Walton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Uzumaki cracks Walton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Uzumaki looks to land a combination but Walton avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Walton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Walton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uzumaki.
Uzumaki throws a right hand that Walton ducks under and follows up with a left that Walton also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Uzumaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzumaki lands with a nice body punch.
Uzumaki misses the jab.
Walton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walton tries to counter with a clinch but Uzumaki shakes him off and moves away.
Uzumaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Walton moves into the clinch successfully.
Walton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uzumakis head.
Walton avoids the elbow strike from Uzumaki, against the cage.
Walton takes an elbow to the temple.
Walton dodges an elbow strike from Uzumaki.
Walton blocks an elbow strike from Uzumaki.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walton.
A right hand to the body from Walton.
Uzumaki avoids the elbow strike from Walton, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walton avoids a wild elbow strike from Uzumaki.
Uzumaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The referee calls for Walton to work.
Walton tries to work over Uzumaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Uzumaki lands an elbow just above Walton 's eye.
Walton tries to throw a body punch but Uzumaki avoids it by throwing Walton back against the cage.
Uzumaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Walton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walton misses with a punch to the body.
Walton dodges an elbow strike from Uzumaki.
Walton misses with the head strike.
Walton dodges an elbow strike from Uzumaki.
Walton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uzumaki throws an elbow that misses.
Uzumaki misses with an elbow over the top.
A bit of stalling here from Walton.
Uzumaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Walton.
A left hand lands to the body for Walton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton blocks the elbow strike.
Uzumaki throws an elbow that misses.
Walton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Uzumaki misses with an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uzumaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Walton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Uzumaki throws an elbow but misses.
Walton avoids a wild elbow strike from Uzumaki.
Walton misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Uzumaki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walton's brow.
Walton takes an elbow to the temple.
Walton blocks the elbow strike.
Walton is working Uzumaki over against the cage.
Uzumaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Uzumaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Uzumaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Walton blocks an elbow strike from Uzumaki.
Uzumaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Walton takes an elbow to the temple.
Walton avoids a wild elbow strike from Uzumaki.
Walton looking to throw knees to the head but Uzumaki is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Walton.
Uzumaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Naruto Uzumaki dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Uzumaki misses with a two punch combination.
Walton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walton throws a right hand that misses
and Uzumaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uzumaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Naruto Uzumaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uzumaki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Uzumaki tries to bum rush Walton with a series of wild strikes but Walton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Uzumaki misses with a two punch combination.
Uzumaki sets himself, and Walton steps forward looking for the clinch! Uzumaki avoids it this time.
Uzumaki misses with a body shot.
Uzumaki misses with a double jab.
Walton tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Uzumaki misses the target.
Walton clinches up against the cage.
Uzumaki misses with an elbow strike.
Walton avoids the elbow strike from Uzumaki, against the cage.
Walton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Uzumaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzumaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Walton fails to land.
Uzumaki throws an elbow but it misses.
Uzumaki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Uzumaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Uzumaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Walton - that landed with a thud.
Walton throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Uzumaki throws an elbow but misses.
Walton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uzumaki's elbow.
Walton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Uzumaki backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Walton.
Uzumaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Walton blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Walton - that landed with a thud.
Uzumaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Walton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walton scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uzumaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Uzumaki misses with an elbow strike.
Walton avoids a wild elbow strike from Uzumaki.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Uzumaki throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton is leaning against Uzumaki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Walton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Uzumaki up against the cage.
Walton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Walton lands a hook that snaps the head of Uzumaki backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walton.
Walton blocks an elbow strike.
Walton struggles to land a body shot inside as Uzumaki controls his hands.
Uzumaki lands a damaging elbow.
Uzumaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Walton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walton avoids the elbow strike from Uzumaki, against the cage.
Walton pushes Uzumaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Uzumaki backwards.
Walton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Uzumaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Walton avoids a wild elbow strike from Uzumaki.
Uzumaki lands an elbow inside that Walton shrugs off.
Uzumaki misses with an elbow strike.
Uzumaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton avoids the elbow strike from Uzumaki, against the cage.
Walton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walton tries to throw a body punch but Uzumaki avoids it by throwing Walton back against the cage.
Uzumaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walton can do to turn this around?
Uzumaki takes a shot to the head.
Uzumaki blocking some punches.
Uzumaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walton.
Uzumaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Walton lands with a light punch inside.
Uzumaki is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uzumaki.
Oh Uzumaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walton working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Walton.
Walton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Uzumaki backwards.
Walton throws a punch but it's blocked by Uzumaki.
Walton misses with a punch on the inside.
Walton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walton lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Uzumaki to his knees! Walton keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Bob Walton!
Jim Bob Walton very nearly forgot to thank Conviction amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terrence Gordy (ranked 3556 p4p, 3339 weight class) and Shaun Ryder (ranked 284 p4p, 273 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Terrence Gordy has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Terrence Gordy seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrence Gordy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shaun Ryder!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryder shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gordy's guard.
Gordy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ryder working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ryder is looking to work some ground and pound but Gordy has wrist control.
Gordy looking to control.
Ryder is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ryder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gordy is keeping the position for now.
Gordy looking for a triangle here. Ryder is fighting it but it looks tight! Gordy pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Ryder is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Terrence Gordy!
Terrence Gordy took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Shadow Realm Apparel for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Hargrave (ranked 1949 p4p, 3471 weight class) and Geordi La Forge (ranked 253 p4p, 376 weight class). Hargrave's entrance music is Mastodon - High Road. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Brawler
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Hargrave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Geordi La Forge!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - La Forge coming out on top.
Hargrave digs a good body shot into La Forge's ribs.
La Forge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hargrave throws out the jab.
La Forge defending well as Hargrave loads up on a big left hand.
La Forge takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hargrave misses the jab.
Hargrave misses with a straight right.
Hargrave cracks La Forge with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hargrave moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
 La Forge is rocked!
La Forge gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Hargrave gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! La Forge is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Hargrave!
Tyson Hargrave bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Graves (ranked 2749 p4p, 1354 weight class) and Frankie Rodriguez (ranked 347 p4p, 178 weight class). Graves's entrance music is I Bring The Darkness.. A fine choice. The key to victory for Phil Graves has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Phil Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frankie Rodriguez !
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graves scores with a nice head shot.
Graves closes the distance and clinches.
Rodriguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Graves.
Graves lands a body punch.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodriguez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Graves misses with some punches.
Graves lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Graves.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Graves working aggressively here.
Rodriguez blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez trying to control the position but instead, Graves has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rodriguez into the cage.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodriguez .
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graves.
Rodriguez blocking some punches.
Graves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodriguez controls his hands.
Graves misses with some punches.
Rodriguez missing with knees to the body.
Graves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodriguez s head.
 It looks like Frankie Rodriguez has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Graves as the two fighters clinch.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodriguez .
A right hook to the body lands for Graves.
Graves lands a left hand.
Graves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graves lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rodriguez looks winded!
Graves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graves.
Rodriguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodriguez s head.
Good body shot from Graves.
Graves lands an uppercut.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graves.
Graves gets through Rodriguez 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rodriguez is rocked!
Graves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Graves finish him?
Graves blocks an elbow strike from Rodriguez .
A hook to the body from Graves.
Rodriguez seems to have recovered his senses.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves is working Rodriguez over against the cage.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graves.
Graves digs a right hand underneath Rodriguez 's ribcage. Rodriguez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graves lands a shoulder strike.
Graves scores with a shoulder strike.
Graves lands with a light punch inside.
Graves scores with a shot to the side of Rodriguez 's head.
Graves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Graves creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Rodriguez with a big uppercut! Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Graves pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Rodriguez to the mat! Rodriguez covers up and Graves unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Phil Graves!
During a confident post fight interview, Phil Graves 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Pikey Chav Jr. (ranked 1276 p4p, 4869 weight class) and Vic Romano (ranked 167 p4p, 448 weight class). Chav Jr. comes to the cage accompanied by Don’t Stop Me Now (Eurobeat). Romano has chosen MXC Most Extreme Challenge as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pikey Chav Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vic Romano!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chav Jr. lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Romano misses.
Nice body punch from Romano.
Romano slips a straight right by Chav Jr..
Chav Jr. tries to work over Romano's front leg with a kick but Romano checks it.
Chav Jr. closes the distance and clinches.
Romano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chav Jr. working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chav Jr. tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chav Jr. turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Chav Jr. manages to end up in side control.
Chav Jr. trying to control the position but Romano is working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romano tries to buck Chav Jr. off but Chav Jr. is having none of it.
Chav Jr. tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Romano tries to bench press Chav Jr. off him but Chav Jr. keeps the position.
Chav Jr. tries to advance to mount but Romano denies him.
Romano wants to control but Chav Jr. postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Chav Jr. seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Romano is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Romano is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Chav Jr.'s leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Chav Jr. thows a huge punch but Romano dodges it nicely.
Romano tries to get to full guard but Chav Jr. has control of the leg.
Chav Jr. trying to control the pace.
Romano tries to get to full guard but Chav Jr. has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chav Jr. looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Romano with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Romano wants to get back to full guard.
Chav Jr. is trying to control. Romano wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chav Jr. lands strikes from half guard.
Romano tries to get to full guard but Chav Jr. has control of the leg.
Romano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chav Jr..
Romano wants to get back to full guard.
Chav Jr. wants to control but Romano is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Chav Jr. there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chav Jr. is thwarting Romano's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano manages to get to full guard.
Romano wants to sweep here but Chav Jr. controlling him for the moment.
Romano wants to improve his position but instead Chav Jr. has moved into half guard.
Chav Jr. is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Romano has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chav Jr. prevents Romano from improving his position.
Chav Jr. is trying to control. Romano wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chav Jr. thows a huge punch but Romano dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romano on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Romano tries to get to full guard but Chav Jr. has control of the leg.
Chav Jr. wants to take a breather but Romano is having none of it.
Romano is trying to control but Chav Jr. manages to pass to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chav Jr. cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've been hearing that Chav Jr. has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chav Jr. can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Romano is looking to escape.
Chav Jr. pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pikey Chav Jr. dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chav Jr. keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chav Jr. bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vic Romano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chav Jr..
Chav Jr. lands a glancing blow to the side of Romano's head.
A nice combination there by Romano.
It looks like Pikey Chav Jr. has been cut.
Chav Jr. is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romano.
Chav Jr. swings for the body but Romano moves out of range.
Chav Jr. tries to clinch but Romano moves out of range.
Romano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chav Jr. thumps Romano with a low kick.
Romano checks a low kick from Chav Jr..
Romano lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Chav Jr. ducks under a wild hook from Romano.
Chav Jr. seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nice jab there from Chav Jr..
Chav Jr. ducks under a wild hook from Romano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chav Jr. looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chav Jr. staying out of range there.
Chav Jr. rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romano counters with a straight right hand.
Romano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chav Jr..
Chav Jr. wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vic Romano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Romano.
Romano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chav Jr. ducks under a wild hook from Romano.
Chav Jr. is looking to counter the offense by Romano and move into the clinch.
Romano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chav Jr..
Chav Jr. stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chav Jr. swings for the body but Romano moves out of range.
Chav Jr. tries to clinch up but Romano circles away and keeps his distance.
Romano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romano looks to land a left hand but Chav Jr. moved out of range nicely.
Romano misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chav Jr. moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut there from Romano.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romano doesn't manage to clinch there - Chav Jr. circles away.
Chav Jr. is looking to counter the offense by Romano and move into the clinch.
Chav Jr. avoids the body shot from Romano.
Romano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chav Jr. is looking to counter the offense by Romano and move into the clinch.
Chav Jr. pushes Romano away with a front kick.
Romano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chav Jr. scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chav Jr. throws a low kick but it's checked well by Romano.
Chav Jr. throws a push kick but Romano slaps the foot to one side.
Romano looks to land a right hand but Chav Jr. moved out of range.
Chav Jr. falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romano. Chav Jr. does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romano lands a jab to Chav Jr.'s midsection.
Romano tries to clinch but Chav Jr. moves out of range.
Romano blocks a jab.
Chav Jr. throws a combination that misses
and Romano counters with a stiff right hand.
Chav Jr. ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chav Jr. is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Romano.
Chav Jr. lands with a hook. Romano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chav Jr. is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romano can do to turn this around?
Romano just misses with a punch to the body.
Romano looks to throw the jab but Chav Jr. is out of range.
Chav Jr. tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Romano manages to circle out of the way.
A jab from Romano misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Romano.
Chav Jr. is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Romano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chav Jr. lands a body shot.
Romano misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chav Jr. counters by moving into the clinch.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Chav Jr..
Romano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chav Jr. blocks an elbow strike.
Romano throws a head punch that misses.
Romano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Romano throws a head punch that misses.
Chav Jr. misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chav Jr. tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romano.
Romano is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chav Jr. to keep the fight standing.
Romano working aggressively here.
Chav Jr. softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Romano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chav Jr. is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chav Jr. tries a body shot but Romano blocks it.
Chav Jr. works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chav Jr. tries to stall but Romano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Romano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chav Jr. misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Romano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pikey Chav Jr.'s cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Romano blocks a low kick nicely.
Romano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chav Jr. moves away.
Romano defending well as Chav Jr. loads up on a big left hand.
Chav Jr. wants to clinch
and Romano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick lands for Chav Jr..
Chav Jr. uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romano.
Romano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chav Jr..
Romano throws the left hand but Chav Jr. avoids the punch easily.
Chav Jr. is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Romano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chav Jr. tries to clinch up but Romano circles away and keeps his distance.
Chav Jr. misses with a double jab.
Chav Jr. misses with a body shot.
Romano swings widly with a right hand
and Chav Jr. counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chav Jr. breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chav Jr. takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chav Jr. fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Romano checks it well.
Chav Jr. gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romano.
Romano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chav Jr. lands a two punch combo.
Romano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chav Jr. stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chav Jr. displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romano throws out the jab.
Chav Jr. blocks a jab.
Chav Jr. is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Romano.
Chav Jr. connects with a crisp jab.
Romano connects with a crisp jab.
Romano takes a swing at Chav Jr.'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!
Chav Jr. tries to land a front kick but Romano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Romano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chav Jr. misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Romano! But no joy.
Chav Jr. ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Romano misses.
Chav Jr. gets a clinch.
Romano throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romano.
Romano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chav Jr. tries to break free but Romano pushes him back against the cage.
Chav Jr. lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romano backwards.
Chav Jr. breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chav Jr. tries to move into range but Romano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chav Jr. throws a shot to the body.
Romano throws a right hand that Chav Jr. ducks under and follows up with a left that Chav Jr. also avoids with ease.
Chav Jr. wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chav Jr., pushing him back against the cage.
A short left from Romano.
Romano can't find room to land a body shot as Chav Jr. controls the action.
Romano misses with a body punch.
Romano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chav Jr. misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chav Jr. lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romano has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chav Jr. seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Romano can turn it around.
Romano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chav Jr. misses with a body punch.
Chav Jr. breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chav Jr. was well out of range. Poor timing from Romano.
Chav Jr. throws a good cross that connects.
Chav Jr. tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romano was well out of range. Poor timing from Chav Jr..
Chav Jr. closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Romano digs a right hand into Chav Jr.'s ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chav Jr.'s gas tank.
Chav Jr. doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chav Jr. pushes Romano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chav Jr. blocks a body shot from Romano.
Romano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chav Jr. blocks the elbow strike.
Romano is working Chav Jr. over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chav Jr. fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Romano.
Romano ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Romano no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Romano lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Romano keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chav Jr.'s head.
Romano landing some decent shots from guard.
Romano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chav Jr. works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chav Jr. working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Romano has passed into half guard!
Romano slips a nice elbow through Chav Jr.'s hands, connecting with Chav Jr.'s forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vic Romano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Romano has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vic Romano!
A very excited looking Vic Romano made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyke Bison (ranked 2235 p4p, 2909 weight class) and Helio De Lima (ranked 329 p4p, 434 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tash - Destruction. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215
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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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyke Bison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio De Lima!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bison lands with a shot to the body.
Bison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Lima drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
De Lima cracks Bison with a big elbow.
Bison takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
De Lima working away.
We've been hearing good reports from Bison's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bison is looking to reverse the position.
De Lima connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bison some visible discomfort.
De Lima works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Lima is putting a hurting on Bison here, landing some big shots from side control.
De Lima trying to control the action but Bison is working from the bottom.
De Lima is working Bison over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bison is looking to reverse the position.
Bison struggling a bit here.
De Lima working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bison is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima cracks Bison with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! De Lima immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Bison is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by De Lima!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Helio De Lima!
Tyke Bison was interviewed post fight and said 'D'oh, d'oh, that thuckth!
Back to the drawing board! '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Hammerstein (ranked 1685 p4p, 2365 weight class) and Zack Allan Jr (ranked 151 p4p, 210 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jerry Hammerstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zack Allan Jr!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammerstein with a hook.
Hammerstein looks to throw the jab but Allan Jr is out of range.
Hammerstein lands a glancing blow to the side of Allan Jr's head.
Hammerstein fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Allan Jr sprawls well initially but Hammerstein persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Allan Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Hammerstein throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Allan Jr to regain full guard.
Allan Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hammerstein postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Allan Jr has momentary wrist control but Hammerstein slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerstein with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerstein scoring with punches to the head and body.
Allan Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Hammerstein advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerstein looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allan Jr is looking to improve his position.
Hammerstein lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Allan Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Allan Jr is looking to improve his position.
Allan Jr pushes Hammerstein off looking to stand but Hammerstein dives back in and keeps control.
Hammerstein is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Allan Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Allan Jr is not content to let Hammerstein control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hammerstein scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Allan Jr is not content to let Hammerstein control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hammerstein lands a nice short elbow.
Allan Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Hammerstein wants to control but Allan Jr is keeping him busy.
Hammerstein prevents Allan Jr from standing back up.
Hammerstein thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hammerstein not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hammerstein landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerstein is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Allan Jr is in trouble now - Hammerstein has advanced to mount!
Hammerstein scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Allan Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Allan Jr bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hammerstein has a closed guard, preventing Allan Jr from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerstein has his feet on Allan Jr's thighs here. He's pushed Allan Jr off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Allan Jr screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jerry Hammerstein!
Our winner, Jerry Hammerstein, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Eclaro (ranked 909 p4p, 2698 weight class) and Walter White (ranked 128 p4p, 322 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Eclaro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'm The Boy. Paul Eclaro 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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Eclaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter White!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
White closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Eclaro's guard.
White wants to control from the top but Eclaro keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells White's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Eclaro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
White scoring with some ground and pound.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Eclaro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eclaro being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eclaro won't allow White to sweep him here.
White is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White keeping full guard, as Eclaro tries to pass.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Our spies down at at White Eagle inform us that White has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Eclaro is looking to advance position but White has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
White raining down hammerfists from mount.
White landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
White lands a nice shot to the head.
Eclaro is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White controlling his opponent.
White putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
White prevents Eclaro from getting the reversal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White content just to control the position here.
White can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eclaro is looking to escape.
White lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is stalling here but it's allowed Eclaro to get half guard.
Eclaro gets full guard.
White stands up over Eclaro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Eclaro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
White won't allow Eclaro to sweep him here.
Eclaro looking for subs off his back but White has passed one foot through into half guard.
White looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
White working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Eclaro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eclaro wants to improve his position but White is controlling well.
Eclaro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Eclaro.
Eclaro keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walter White dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
White ducks under a wild hook from Eclaro.
White misses with an uppercut. Eclaro saw that one coming.
White lands with an overhand left.
Eclaro throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
White fails with the takedown.
White misses with a looping left.
Eclaro changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
White shoots in looking for a takedown but Eclaro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing White's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Eclaro stuffs the takedown.
Paul Eclaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter White.
Eclaro takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
A big left from White misses.
Eclaro attempts a counter takedown but White avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White cracks Eclaro with a good jab.
White shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Eclaro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eclaro controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
Eclaro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
White trying to control here.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eclaro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
White is trying to get back to full guard.
White trying to control but Eclaro postures up.
Eclaro trying to mount his opponent but White defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control but Eclaro postures up.
White wants to get back to full guard.
Eclaro drops an elbow to the side of White's head.
Eclaro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed White's head.
Eclaro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Eclaro wants to pass to mount but White is defending the position.
Eclaro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
White is not content to let Eclaro control the position.
Eclaro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is controlling Eclaro's position as best he can from this difficult position.
White is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Eclaro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Eclaro's back!
White keeps control of the position as Eclaro tries to break free.
White is looking to control Eclaro but Eclaro is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Eclaro breaks White's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
White is trying to keep Eclaro in close.
White has control of Eclaro's left arm, preventing Eclaro from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eclaro sitting in guard here, content to control.
White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Eclaro defends it easily.
Eclaro looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eclaro wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Eclaro stopping the sweep attempt from White.
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 Paul Eclaro will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Eclaro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from White.
White with a lazy takedown attempt
and Eclaro counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for White!
Eclaro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, White has escaped the position, nice work there.
White is letting Eclaro control him for a moment.
White is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Eclaro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. White knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eclaro working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eclaro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Eclaro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
White tries to improve position but can't.
Eclaro in side control, throwing shots but White defends.
White is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Eclaro off and has taken his back!
Eclaro tries to roll but White sticks to his back.
White doesn't have the hooks in and Eclaro manages to turn into his guard.
Eclaro postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Eclaro trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walter White has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eclaro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
White throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eclaro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to control the position but Eclaro postures up.
White is pulling down on Eclaro's head to control his posture.
Let's hope that White has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
White keeping full guard, as Eclaro tries to pass.
Eclaro stands and throws White's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Eclaro is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
White is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
White wants to control but Eclaro postures up.
White is looking to regain half guard here but Eclaro keeps moving and retains side control.
The ground and pound from Eclaro seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
White is trying to control Eclaro's posture but Eclaro avoids it.
Eclaro throwing strikes but White manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eclaro gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Eclaro manages to get to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Eclaro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Eclaro 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Eclaro!
Paul Eclaro seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Bjurstrom (ranked 2033 p4p, 1080 weight class) and Wee Ning (ranked 253 p4p, 147 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Bjurstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wee Ning !
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ning scores with a hook to the body. Bjurstrom takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Some bone on bone action there as Bjurstrom checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bjurstrom is looking to counter punch.
Ning decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ning throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bjurstrom to regain full guard.
Ning stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bjurstrom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bjurstrom keeping moving, preventing Ning from controlling successfully.
Ning has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at 3Band MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Ning trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjurstrom wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bjurstrom throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjurstrom keeping full guard, as Ning tries to pass.
Bjurstrom might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ning trying to control the position from guard on top but Bjurstrom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ning wants to pass the guard but Bjurstrom is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ning throws a looping overhand right but Bjurstrom ducks down to avoid it.
Bjurstrom is looking to counter punch.
Ning misses with an uppercut
and Bjurstrom counters with a nice body shot.
Ning jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bjurstrom is looking to counter with head kicks.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ning misses the target.
Bjurstrom was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ning fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bjurstrom checks it well.
Marco Bjurstrom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ning takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bjurstrom with the inside leg kick.
Ning sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ning misses with a body punch
letting Bjurstrom counter with a right hand.
Ning walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ning darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bjurstrom has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ning is on him like a limpet, forcing Bjurstrom back against the cage.
Bjurstrom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bjurstrom scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bjurstrom stalling in the clinch.
Bjurstrom is working Ning over against the cage.
Bjurstrom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bjurstrom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ning backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjurstrom has Ning pushed against the cage.
Bjurstrom's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bjurstrom seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bjurstrom has Ning pressed against the cage.
Bjurstrom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ning rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bjurstrom makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ning looks winded!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ning . Bjurstrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Bjurstrom misses its target.
Ning is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Bjurstrom dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bjurstrom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ning .
Bjurstrom stuffs the takedown attempt from Ning . Ning gets slowly back to his feet.
Ning throws a body punch but Bjurstrom moves out of range.
Ning is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bjurstrom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Bjurstrom was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ning .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ning misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bjurstrom appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Marco Bjurstrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wee Ning .
Ning misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjurstrom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bjurstrom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ning .
Bjurstrom misses with a body shot.
Wee Ning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ning misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom avoids the body shot from Ning .
A looping hook to the body misses from Ning . Bjurstrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ning misses the body punch
and Bjurstrom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bjurstrom misses its intended target.
Ning doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ning closes the distance and clinches up with Bjurstrom, looking for a takedown. Ning pushes Bjurstrom against the cage but Bjurstrom circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ning shoots and misses
and Bjurstrom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ning throws a sloppy body shot
and Bjurstrom makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ning really felt that one!
Ning is breathing heavily.
Ning misses with a right hand
and Bjurstrom counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Ning off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Bjurstrom follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Ning was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marco Bjurstrom!
A relieved looking Marco Bjurstrom 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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