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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darius Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Ron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis comes to the cage accompanied by Deuces. Darius Ellis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ronnie Ron's chin.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darius Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie Ron!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis tries for a takedown but Ron sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ellis looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ellis tries to clinch up but Ron circles away and keeps his distance.
Ellis closes the distance and clinches up with Ron, looking for a takedown. Ellis pushes Ron against the cage but Ron circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ellis misses with a head kick.
Ron closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ron tries for a kimura but Ellis is defending well.
Ellis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ron landing strikes.
Ron tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ron has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ron in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ron trying to control the position but Ellis is working away.
Ellis prevents Ron from improving position.
Ellis is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ron scoring with punches and elbows.
Ellis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ron moves into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Ron.
Ron working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Ellis looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Ron! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ronnie Ron!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Salcedo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens throws a low kick, looking for Salcedo's leg but Salcedo calmly moves out of range.
Stevens throws a head kick but Salcedo moves out of range.
Stevens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stevens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevens throws a right and a left that Salcedo avoids nicely.
Stevens fails to land with a series of punches.
Stevens forces Salcedo back against the cage and clinches.
Stevens is stalling here.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stevens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stevens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stevens shoots in and drives through. Salcedo sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Stevens.
Stevens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Salcedo is looking to clinch.
Salcedo slips a jab and a cross from Stevens.
Nice sprawl there from Stevens as Salcedo shoots in.
Stevens gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stevens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Salcedo has him pressed against the cage.
Salcedo'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.
Stevens blocks an elbow strike from Salcedo.
Salcedo throws an elbow but it misses.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Stevens avoids the damage to the body.
Salcedo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stevens blocks it with crossed arms.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Salcedo has eaten all the pies!
Salcedo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Salcedo has a couple of punches blocked by Stevens.
Salcedo lands an elbow just above Stevens 's eye.
Salcedo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stevens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Stevens.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stevens misses with an uppercut.
Stevens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salcedo manages to avoid it.
Stevens closes the distance but Salcedo moves to the side
and Salcedo counters with a thumping low kick.
Stevens shoots in and bounces Salcedo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
Salcedo is trying to control the position but Stevens postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salcedo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stevens can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Salcedo wants to get back to his feet but Stevens is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stevens has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Salcedo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stevens doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stevens manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Salcedo is trying to keep Stevens in close.
Stevens won't allow Salcedo to sweep him here.
Salcedo working for a triangle but Stevens defends it easily.
Salcedo had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Stevens is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Salcedo Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Stevens's back instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stevens is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Stevens thows a leg kick but Salcedo checks it
and Salcedo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Stevens!
Salcedo is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Stevens misses with a few strikes there.
Salcedo tries to clinch but Stevens moves away
and Stevens counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Salcedo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Salcedo tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Salcedo stands up from mount. Strange move.
Stevens missing with a left hand there. Salcedo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lance Stevens will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stevens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stevens misses with a wild combination.
A shot to de liver by Stevens. Beautiful body shot.
Stevens looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Salcedo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Salcedo with the active half guard here but Stevens passes nicely into side control.
Stevens connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Salcedo some visible discomfort.
Salcedo is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salcedo is breathing heavily.
Stevens stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevens is looking to chop away at Salcedo's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo tries to clinch but Stevens is having none of it.
Stevens swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salcedo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevens misses with a double jab.
Stevens thows a leg kick but Salcedo checks it
and Salcedo moves into the clinch.
Salcedo lands an elbow inside.
Salcedo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stevens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Salcedo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stevens avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Salcedo tries to break the clinch but Stevens is controlling the position.
Salcedo keeps control of Stevens as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stevens breaks from the clinch.
Stevens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stevens misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Stevens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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.
Stevens looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stevens fails to land the takedown.
Salcedo closes the distance but Stevens moves to the side
and Stevens counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salcedo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salcedo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Salcedo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stevens throws a jab but it's blocked by Salcedo.
Salcedo tries to clinch but Stevens is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens misses with the combination.
Stevens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salcedo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salcedo doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevens circles away.
Salcedo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stevens gets the takedown into side control.
Salcedo sneaks out the side door and pushes Stevens away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Salcedo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stevens swivels and escapes.
Lance Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Salcedo.
Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salcedo.
Stevens looks to land a body kick but Salcedo moved away.
Stevens scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Stevens decides to stand back up. Stevens steps back and let's Salcedo get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevens tries a head kick but it misses.
Stevens keeps the fight on the outside.
Stevens misses the jab.
Salcedo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stevens as he avoids it easily.
Stevens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Salcedo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stevens swivels and escapes.
Salcedo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stevens's waist but Stevens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salcedo off to one side.
Salcedo tries to clinch up but Stevens circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salcedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Stevens misses.
Salcedo tries to clinch but Stevens is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Stevens dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Salcedo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stevens is trying to get back to full guard.
Salcedo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stevens doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Salcedo.
Salcedo decides to stand up.
Jab by Stevens.
Stevens misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salcedo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stevens's sensitive parts.
Salcedo throws a low kick but Stevens avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Salcedo.
Salcedo is looking to clinch but Stevens is avoiding it.
Salcedo wants to clinch.
Salcedo moves out of range of the body kick from Stevens.
Salcedo closes the distance and clinches.
Salcedo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stevens just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stevens trying to stall but Salcedo improves his position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Salcedo.
Salcedo looking to throw knees to the head but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Salcedo misses with some punches.
Salcedo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Salcedo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Salcedo lands an elbow just above Stevens 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Salcedo.
Salcedo is trying to stall.
Salcedo lands an elbow just above Stevens 's eye.
Jose Salcedo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Salcedo missing with knees to the body.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the head but Stevens blocks with his arms.
Stevens breaks the clinch.
Stevens misses with a looping right.
Salcedo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stevens.
Nice takedown defense from Stevens. No joy for Salcedo on that attempt.
Salcedo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Stevens does no damage.
Salcedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevens throws a jab but it's blocked by Salcedo.
Stevens misses with a wild combination.
Lance Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salcedo moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo tries to clinch up but Stevens circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevens swinging wilding here.
Stevens changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Salcedo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Salcedo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Salcedo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stevens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Salcedo keeps working.
Stevens stands up and beckons Salcedo to join him on the feet.
Salcedo tries to clinch up.
Salcedo walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stevens darts in trying to clinch
and Salcedo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stevens blocks it with crossed arms.
Salcedo trying to land knees to the body.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevens shoots in and drives through. Salcedo sprawls well.
Salcedo wants to clinch up but Stevens keeps it at a distance.
Stevens swats away the attempt to clinch by Salcedo.
Salcedo looks to clinch
and Stevens counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stevens misses with an attempted mid kick.
Salcedo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salcedo closes the distance but Stevens moves to the side
and Stevens counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stevens.
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 Lance Stevens.
Well Stevens 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Stevens!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conelius Von Bitcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Pickett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conelius Von Bitcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trey Pickett!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Pickett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pickett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Von Bitcon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pickett has his hands on Von Bitcon's head, controlling the position.
Pickett wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Von Bitcon is now in half guard.
Von Bitcon is working for a kimura but Pickett is defending it quite comfortably.
Von Bitcon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pickett trying to hold on to Von Bitcon's head to control him but Von Bitcon postures up.
Von Bitcon working over Pickett with some ground and pound. Pickett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickett tries to roll over but Von Bitcon keeps him under control.
Von Bitcon is looking for a kimura but Pickett is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Von Bitcon to get the leverage.
Pickett is trying to stand back up but Von Bitcon is controlling him
Pickett wants to control but Von Bitcon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Von Bitcon 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.
Von Bitcon is working for a kimura but Pickett is defending it quite comfortably.
Von Bitcon is breathing heavily.
Pickett throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Von Bitcon is thwarting Pickett's attempts to control the position.
Von Bitcon is looking for a kimura but Pickett is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Von Bitcon to get the leverage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Von Bitcon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pickett is fending him off so far but Von Bitcon persists. Nope, Pickett circles away and we're back to standing.
Pickett wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Von Bitcon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pickett wants to control but Von Bitcon is keeping busy.
Von Bitcon wants to pass to mount but Pickett is defending the position.
Pickett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Von Bitcon.
Von Bitcon passes to side control.
Pickett parries the strikes from Von Bitcon easily there. Von Bitcon is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pickett to escape.
Von Bitcon has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Pickett looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Bitcon is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickett with a poor takedown
and Von Bitcon counters with a shoot takedown. Pickett fights it but they end up in guard.
Von Bitcon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pickett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pickett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Von Bitcon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pickett is keeping the position for now.
Von Bitcon trying to control but Pickett is working from the bottom.
Pickett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Von Bitcon stands and throws Pickett's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Bitcon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Von Bitcon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickett prevents Von Bitcon from moving into mount.
Von Bitcon passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pickett!
Von Bitcon wants to take Pickett's back here but Pickett is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Von Bitcon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pickett has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Von Bitcon controlling from mount.
Von Bitcon has control of Pickett's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pickett regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Von Bitcon working for a submission but Pickett is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conelius Von Bitcon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Von Bitcon has his takedown stuffed
and Pickett counters by moving into the clinch.
Von Bitcon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pickett fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pickett misses with a few strikes there.
Von Bitcon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pickett counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conelius Von Bitcon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Bitcon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pickett controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Bitcon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pickett is one step ahead there.
Pickett postures up.
Pickett is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Bitcon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pickett's guard.
Von Bitcon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Von Bitcon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pickett wants to get back to his feet but Von Bitcon drags him back down.
Von Bitcon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pickett, who protects the arm well.
Pickett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Von Bitcon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pickett is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Von Bitcon tries to advance position but instead Pickett slips a leg back in to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Bitcon seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Pickett is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Conelius Von Bitcon!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Archer Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rod Borovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rod Borovsky struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Archer Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rod Borovsky!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borovsky drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Washington working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Borovsky doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Borovsky manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Borovsky controls from within his opponent's guard.
Borovsky looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borovsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Washington keeping moving, preventing Borovsky from controlling successfully.
Borovsky won't allow Washington to get back to his feet.
Borovsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borovsky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Washington tries to clinch but Borovsky is having none of it.
Borovsky clinches up with Washington and pushes him back against the cage.
Washington wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Borovsky breaks from the clinch.
Borovsky closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Borovsky lands in his opponent's guard.
Borovsky postures up.
Washington can't keep his opponent in guard - Borovsky advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Washington is staying active underneath Borovsky, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Borovsky wants to pass to mount but Washington is defending the position.
Borovsky is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington is looking to improve his position.
Washington looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Washington fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Borovsky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Borovsky checks a leg kick.
Washington tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Borovsky counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Borovsky.
Borovsky lands an uppercut.
Washington stalling in the clinch but Borovsky improves position.
Borovsky breaks from the clinch.
Borovsky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Borovsky looks gassed!
Washington misses with a takedown attempt
and Borovsky counters with a nice double leg into side control. Washington won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borovsky is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Washington knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Washington manages to work his way to half guard, despite Borovsky's best efforts.
Washington is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Washington is refusing to be controlled, as Borovsky sits in half guard.
Washington trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Borovsky passes into side control, despite Washington's attempt to control the position.
Washington tries to improve position but can't.
Washington is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Borovsky throws the kick towards the body but Washington avoids it.
Washington misses with a takedown attempt
and Borovsky counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Washington keeping moving, preventing Borovsky from controlling successfully.
Washington looking to control but Borovsky passes into half guard.
Borovsky trying to mount his opponent but Washington defends it.
Borovsky passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rod Borovsky dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Borovsky scores a takedown into full mount!
Borovsky working Washington over with strikes here.
Washington is rocked!
It looks like Archer Washington has been cut.
Borovsky lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oh Washington is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Borovsky postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Washington looks a forlorn figure.
Archer Washington's cut is getting worse.
Borovsky with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Borovsky.
Archer Washington's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rod Borovsky has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Borovsky working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Borovsky lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borovsky is working for a guillotine from mount but Washington frees his head quite easily.
Borovsky is breathing heavily.
Borovsky lands a big elbow.
Borovsky working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Borovsky with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Borovsky looking for a guillotine from mount but Washington is having none of it.
Borovsky gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington tries to keep at a distance but Borovsky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Borovsky breaks the clinch.
Borovsky misses with a wild combination.
Archer Washington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Washington misses with an uppercut. Borovsky saw that one coming.
Borovsky circles away from the clinch attempt
and Borovsky shoots in for a double leg counter - driving through into a slam and Washington is out! The slam has knocked him out cold! Devastating for Washington but Borovsky is celebrating as the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Rod Borovsky!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samiroheat Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faulkner Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahric comes to the cage accompanied by Bosnische Gene. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samiroheat Kahric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Faulkner Grayson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kahric as he jumps to the side.
Kahric moves out of range of the body kick from Grayson.
Kahric shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kahric stalling away here and it's allowed Grayson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Grayson keeping full guard, as Kahric tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grayson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahric throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kahric wants to pass the guard but Grayson is keeping the position.
Kahric pushes down on Grayson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Grayson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Kahric pulls his head out easily.
Grayson is looking to control Kahric's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grayson avoid being mounted?
Grayson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kahric avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kahric shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Grayson's guard.
Kahric avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kahric won't allow Grayson to sweep him here.
Kahric has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Grayson is proving hard to escape from.
Grayson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahric has gone for a leg lock! Grayson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kahric's guard.
Kahric keeping moving, preventing Grayson from controlling successfully.
Kahric looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kahric is breathing heavily.
Kahric utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Grayson wants to pass the guard but Kahric is keeping the position.
Grayson passes into half guard.
Kahric tries to get to full guard but Grayson has control of the leg.
Kahric is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kahric is not content to let Grayson control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grayson fails with the takedown
and Kahric counters with a single leg into guard. Grayson didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samiroheat Kahric dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kahric closes the distance and clinches.
Grayson has had enough of the clinch but Kahric keeps him there for the moment.
Grayson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kahric is keeping busy.
Grayson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kahric smiles and moves away.
Grayson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kahric counters with a takedown into side control.
Grayson has control of an arm but Kahric manages to advance to Kahric's back!
Grayson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kahric is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Grayson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Grayson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Grayson working to try and regain half guard.
Kahric wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Grayson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kahric goes for an armbar but Grayson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Grayson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Grayson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kahric swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kahric keeping moving, preventing Grayson from controlling successfully.
Grayson throwing strikes but missing.
Grayson wants to control from the top but Kahric keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahric looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grayson won't allow Kahric to sweep him here.
Grayson looking to sit in guard and control but Kahric gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kahric stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grayson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kahric.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson is looking to regain half guard here but Kahric keeps moving and retains side control.
Kahric has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kahric changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Grayson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Grayson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kahric's best efforts.
Samiroheat Kahric overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kahric wants to work for an arm triangle but Grayson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Grayson is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samiroheat Kahric dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Grayson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kahric counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Grayson!
Grayson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kahric scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kahric is working for a guillotine from mount but Grayson frees his head quite easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kahric prevents Grayson from getting the reversal.
Kahric looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson tries to reverse the position but Kahric maintains control.
Kahric avoids the attempt from Grayson to control.
Kahric working for a guillotine from mount but Grayson is in no mood to give up.
Kahric avoids the attempt from Grayson to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Grayson regains half guard.
Kahric is working for a kimura but Grayson is defending it quite comfortably.
Grayson punching from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson is looking to get back to full guard here but Kahric has managed to pass to side control instead.
Kahric goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Grayson is on top in guard.
Kahric working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grayson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grayson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Grayson wants to control from the top but Kahric keeps moving.
Kahric has an active guard here but Grayson has managed to pass into half guard.
Kahric is defending against the submission attempts here by Grayson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kahric tries to get to full guard but Grayson has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samiroheat Kahric showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kahric 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samiroheat Kahric!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trey Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes has chosen All that Remains-Not Alone as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trey Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Hughes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A left lands for Hughes.
Hughes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hughes fails to land the takedown.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
A head kick from Diaz lands but Hughes takes it in his stride.
It looks like Brock Hughes has been cut.
Hughes looks for a takedown but Diaz sprawls well.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Hughes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trey Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Hughes.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hughes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hughes looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hughes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diaz. Diaz obviously looking to wear him down.
Hughes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hughes fails to land the takedown.
Hughes tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Hughes is trying desperately to land a takedown but Diaz is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hughes.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diaz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hughes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Diaz throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Hughes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hughes.
A low kick from Hughes is predictable there
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Diaz throws a wild body kick that Hughes sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a leg kick
and Diaz counters with an inside leg kick.
Hughes shoots in and bounces Diaz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hughes stops Diaz from standing up.
Diaz wants to improve his position but instead Hughes has moved into half guard.
Hughes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hughes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hughes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is trying to control the action in half guard but Diaz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hughes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Diaz tries to kick Hughes off but Hughes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hughes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Diaz wants to control but Hughes is keeping busy.
Hughes stands up out of the half guard.
Diaz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Hughes moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes shoots in and bounces Diaz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hughes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Diaz wriggles free and stands up.
Hughes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hughes is looking to clinch.
Hughes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hughes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diaz.
Nice body kick there by Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Hughes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hughes looks to throw a body kick
and Diaz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diaz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaz connects with a solid leg kick.
Hughes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diaz counters with a nice body kick.
Hughes throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hughes motions for Diaz to come forward. Hughes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz throws a chopping leg kick but Hughes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense.
Diaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Hughes circles away.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Hughes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hughes has a takedown stuffed.
Hughes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Trey Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Hughes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz cracks the inside of Hughes's front leg.
Diaz throws a front kick that sends Hughes stumbling back into the cage.
Diaz throws a head kick that half lands.
Hughes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hughes stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hughes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diaz throws a front kick aimed at Hughes's knee but Hughes avoids it well.
Brock Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Hughes.
Hughes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
Diaz is looking to score with low kicks.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diaz as he jumps to the side.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Hughes.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Hughes shoots in.
Diaz throws a leg kick which misses Hughes's front leg but catches the back leg as Hughes tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes shoots and misses
and Diaz counters with an inside leg kick.
Diaz throws a leg kick
and Hughes counters with a good low kick that Diaz was not able to check.
Diaz throws a wild body kick that Hughes sees coming a mile off.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hughes thows a leg kick but Diaz checks it
and Diaz counters with a nice leg kick.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Diaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hughes. That did some damage!
Brock Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes throws a body kick the misses
and Diaz counters with a leg kick.
Trey Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hughes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diaz. Diaz obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Hughes has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hughes.
Nice takedown defense from Diaz. No joy for Hughes on that attempt.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
Diaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz connects with a solid leg kick.
Hughes shoots in and drives through. Diaz sprawls well.
Hughes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diaz is fending him off so far but Hughes persists. Nope, Diaz circles away and we're back to standing.
Hughes closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Hughes pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hughes tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Hughes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hughes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hughes tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
A low kick from Hughes is predictable there
and Diaz counters with a leg kick.
Diaz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hughes's calf.
Diaz misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hughes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hughes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hughes tries to clinch up.
Hughes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz counters with a leg kick.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trey Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hughes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diaz checks it well.
Diaz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice takedown defense from Diaz. No joy for Hughes on that attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes throws a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diaz throws a solid leg kick but Hughes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diaz.
Diaz wants to slow Hughes down by chopping away at his legs.
Hughes fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Diaz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brock Hughes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Diaz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hughes blocks the body kick.
Diaz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense.
Trey Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Hughes.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diaz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hughes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughes looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Hughes misses with a wild combination.
Hughes tries to clinch up.
Diaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hughes looks for a takedown but Diaz sprawls well.
Diaz connects with a solid leg kick.
Hughes misses with the body kick
and Diaz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diaz.
Hughes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hughes wants to pass to mount but Diaz is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Brock Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diaz tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hughes not doing much here.
Hughes uses his free foot to push down on Diaz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Diaz.
Diaz is just holding on here. Hughes manages to take his back.
Diaz takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Diaz fending off the submission attempt from Hughes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hughes's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Brock Hughes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz trying to get back to his feet but Hughes is in full control for now.
Diaz looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hughes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to get back to his feet but Hughes has full control of the position and if anything, Diaz has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hughes working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Diaz is doing well to defend. Hughes seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Diaz is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brock Hughes!
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