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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angel Face (ranked 2027 p4p, 248 weight class) and Zoran Paunovic (ranked 1574 p4p, 215 weight class). Face comes to the cage accompanied by Tyga - Real Deal. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32 - 26 - 1 |
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193 lbs
13 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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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
32 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zoran Paunovic!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paunovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zoran Paunovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paunovic slips a straight right by Face.
Face pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paunovic has Face up against the cage in a clinch.
Face breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paunovic. Face does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paunovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paunovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Face is out of range and Paunovic settles back down.
Paunovic just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Face. Paunovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Zoran Paunovic has been cut.
Paunovic misses with a wild body shot.
Face seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Paunovic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Paunovic scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paunovic pushes Face away with a front kick.
Paunovic has closed the distance and engaged Face in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Face's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Paunovic.
Paunovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paunovic.
Face breaks from the clinch.
Face tries to keep at a distance but Paunovic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Face wants to get back to striking at distance but Paunovic won't allow it.
Face tries to break free but Paunovic pushes him back against the cage.
Face is trying to push Paunovic away but Paunovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Paunovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Paunovic.
Face wants to break the clinch but can't.
Face is looking to break free of the clinch but Paunovic has double underhooks.
Paunovic just leaning against Face, taking a breather.
Face tries to break the clinch but Paunovic is controlling the position.
Paunovic prevents Face from breaking the clinch.
Paunovic scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Paunovic - that landed with a thud.
Paunovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Face controls his hands.
Face is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Paunovic - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paunovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paunovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Face or not.
Face is breathing heavily.
Paunovic lands with a right to the head.
Paunovic works on Face's body with a couple of short punches.
Paunovic lands a left hand.
Face tries to break the clinch but Paunovic is controlling the position.
Paunovic lands a body punch.
Paunovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Face.
Face wants to get back to striking at distance but Paunovic won't allow it.
Paunovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Paunovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paunovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Paunovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Face backwards.
Good body shot from Paunovic.
Paunovic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Paunovic is working Face over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic lands a body shot.
Paunovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paunovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Paunovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Face is rocked!
Paunovic cracks Face with a hook to the temple - Face is on wobbly legs here! Paunovic swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Face falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Paunovic wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zoran Paunovic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominick De Struicao (ranked 2891 p4p, 318 weight class) and Max Onera (ranked 4432 p4p, 418 weight class). De Struicao comes to the cage accompanied by Walk With Me In Hell. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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189 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
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191 lbs
11 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick De Struicao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Onera!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Struicao avoids the head kick by Onera.
De Struicao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Onera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Struicao feints and then cracks Onera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Onera down.
Onera shoots in for a double leg but De Struicao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Onera misses with a hook.
Onera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Struicao moves away.
De Struicao misses with a looping left.
De Struicao tried to score with a low kick but Onera checks it.
Onera misses with a hook. De Struicao ducked under it nicely.
Onera looks to land a right hand but De Struicao moved out of range.
Onera has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Onera shoots in and drives through. De Struicao sprawls well.
De Struicao tried to counter with a leg kick but Onera avoided it.
A head kick misses from Onera.
Onera blocks a jab.
And Onera tries to counter it with a takedown but De Struicao pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Onera shoots in and drives through. De Struicao sprawls well.
Dominick De Struicao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Onera.
Onera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Onera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Struicao is fending him off so far but Onera persists. Nope, De Struicao circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Onera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Struicao stuffs the takedown attempt from Onera. Onera gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Struicao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Onera doesn't manage to clinch there - De Struicao circles away.
Onera takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Onera throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De Struicao tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Onera is in De Struicao's guard.
Onera is fighting to break De Struicao's control of his arms but De Struicao is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
De Struicao keeping moving, preventing Onera from controlling successfully.
Onera is looking to work some ground and pound but De Struicao has wrist control.
Onera looking to sit in guard and control but De Struicao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Onera pulls De Struicao in close to his closed guard and prevents De Struicao from doing any damage or advancing position.
Onera has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but De Struicao has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onera is looking to regain half guard here but De Struicao keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Onera keeps trying to improve his position.
Onera looking for a sweep but De Struicao has passed into full mount! Oh no!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Onera reaches up to try and control the position but De Struicao seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Onera rolls and tries to escape and now De Struicao has his back!
Onera is really stuck here.
De Struicao avoiding Onera 's attempts to control his hands.
Onera is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao avoiding Onera 's attempts to control his hands.
De Struicao is hanging on to Onera's back as he tries to escape.
Onera looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
De Struicao slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Onera tries to break free.
Onera trying to control the hands but De Struicao won't let him.
Onera is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De Struicao really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Onera.
De Struicao keeps control of the position as Onera tries to break free.
Onera trying to control but not successfully.
You can see the frustration on Onera's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
De Struicao slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Onera turns into De Struicao and is now in his guard.
Onera wants to control from the top but De Struicao keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick De Struicao dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Struicao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Onera takes one on the button.
De Struicao digs a good hook to Onera's body.
Onera misses with a body shot.
Onera shoots for a double leg takedown but De Struicao sprawls well. He's pushed Onera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice jab there from De Struicao.
De Struicao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Onera can do to turn this around?
De Struicao lands a nice looking body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Struicao - that will leave a mark!
A solid leg kick lands there for De Struicao.
Onera swings for the body but De Struicao moves out of range.
De Struicao fakes the leg kick and cracks Onera in the body.
De Struicao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Onera throws a right hand that misses
and De Struicao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Onera tries for a takedown but De Struicao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Struicao cracks Onera with a right hand to the side of the head.
Onera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Struicao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Struicao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Onera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Struicao throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Onera's head.
De Struicao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Onera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Struicao counters with a nice uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Struicao.
Dominick De Struicao is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from De Struicao misses the target.
De Struicao stuffs the takedown attempt from Onera. Onera gets slowly back to his feet.
Dominick De Struicao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Onera.
Onera throws a series of punches but De Struicao moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from De Struicao enables Onera to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De Struicao manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
De Struicao pushes Onera off and scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Struicao keeps Onera at a distance using the push kick.
Onera moves away from the strike by De Struicao.
Onera gets the takedown into side control.
De Struicao bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Onera moves out of range of the body kick.
Onera throws the left hand but De Struicao avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by De Struicao.
De Struicao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Onera doesn't seem bothered though.
Onera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Onera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Struicao can pounce on him.
De Struicao scores with a jab.
Onera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Struicao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from De Struicao does it's job there.
Onera misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from De Struicao. No joy for Onera on that attempt.
Dominick De Struicao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Onera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Struicao looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
De Struicao connects with a solid leg kick.
Onera is looking to clinch but De Struicao is avoiding it.
Onera misses with a takedown
and De Struicao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao cracks Onera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Onera is looking to clinch.
De Struicao scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Onera misses
and De Struicao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Struicao moves out of range of the strikes.
De Struicao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Onera shoots for a takedown but De Struicao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Onera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Struicao cracks Onera with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Struicao tries to land a front kick but Onera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Struicao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Onera on the side of the head.
Onera will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown attempt by Onera or perhaps it was just good defense by De Struicao, which made it look bad.
Onera misses with a jab to the body
and De Struicao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Struicao cracks Onera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onera shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. De Struicao is trying to defend but Onera finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
De Struicao has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Onera is on him like a limpet, forcing De Struicao back against the cage.
Onera decides to pull guard.
Onera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Onera wants to control but De Struicao passes easily into half guard.
Onera trying to control here.
Onera is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick De Struicao dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
De Struicao throws the left hand but Onera avoids the punch easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Struicao - that will leave a mark!
Onera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Onera tries for a takedown but De Struicao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Onera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Struicao can pounce on him.
De Struicao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Onera rushes De Struicao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Onera jumps guard and drags De Struicao to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
De Struicao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Struicao has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De Struicao is stalling in the full guard.
Onera looking for subs off his back but De Struicao has passed one foot through into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Onera wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onera is trying to maintain the position but De Struicao is very close to passing his half guard.
De Struicao prevents Onera from improving his position.
Dominick De Struicao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
De Struicao is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Onera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Onera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Onera wants to control but De Struicao is keeping busy.
De Struicao is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
De Struicao controlling the pace for now.
Onera is in all sorts of trouble here.
Onera reaches up to try and control the position but De Struicao seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Onera rolls and tries to escape and now De Struicao has his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onera is in bad spot here.
De Struicao trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Onera doesn't escape.
Onera wants to control his opponent's hands but De Struicao gets his hands free.
Onera can't escape the position.
De Struicao avoiding Onera 's attempts to control his hands.
Max Onera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You can see the frustration on Onera's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao doesn't have the hooks in and Onera manages to turn into his guard.
Onera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Onera wants to control from the top but De Struicao keeps moving.
De Struicao has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Onera is looking to pass into half guard but De Struicao pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now De Struicao is in guard.
Onera working a defensive guard but De Struicao manages to pass into side control anyway.
Onera wants to control but De Struicao postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Onera tries to buck De Struicao off but De Struicao is having none of it.
De Struicao blocks the strikes from Onera.
Onera tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick De Struicao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Struicao, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick De Struicao!
Dominick De Struicao decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Max Onera was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm getting back in the gym and getting ready for the next fight. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Beltran (ranked 3220 p4p, 347 weight class) and Jason Mallone (ranked 3756 p4p, 388 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jason Mallone was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
29 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Beltran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Mallone!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beltran connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Beltran pushes Mallone up against the cage in a clinch.
Beltran is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Beltran tries for a takedown. No joy.
Beltran breaks from the clinch.
Beltran darts in and clinches Mallone up against the cage.
Beltran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Beltran catches Mallone right on the button with a cross.
Beltran moves into range and clinches up with Mallone.
Beltran is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mallone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Beltran wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Beltran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beltran tries for a takedown but Mallone manages to get underhooks.
Beltran is looking to take this one to the mat.
The referee calls for Beltran to work.
Beltran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltran moves into the clinch.
Beltran has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mallone regains guard immediately.
Mallone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Beltran is controlling him.
Beltran stands and steps away. Mallone gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Beltran closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mallone did well to prevent Beltran getting side control.
Beltran decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Beltran throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Beltran clinches up with Mallone and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Beltran wants to take the fight to the mat but Mallone manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mallone wants a takedown.
Beltran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beltran moves into the clinch successfully.
Mallone tries for a takedown. No joy.
Beltran tightens his grip and picks Mallone up, before dumping him to the ground. Mallone manages to land in guard.
Beltran trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Beltran stands and steps away. Mallone gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Beltran lands the left hand.
Mallone fails to land the takedown.
Beltran misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beltran closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mallone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Beltran is trying to control the action in half guard but Mallone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Beltran stops Mallone from getting back to his feet.
Beltran content to control rather than advance.
Beltran not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beltran decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Beltran gets a takedown into half guard.
Mallone scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Beltran manages to mount him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beltran controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Beltran dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mallone gets tackled into the cage by Beltran. Beltran maintains the clinch.
Beltran gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Beltran trying to control the position from guard on top but Mallone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beltran content to stall in guard here.
Beltran stands up and waves to Mallone to follow him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Beltran with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big head kick from Beltran and Mallone is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Mallone working a defensive guard here.
Beltran in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beltran trying to control the position from guard on top but Mallone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beltran decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mallone, up you get!
Beltran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mallone can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallone takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Beltran looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beltran is looking to work some ground and pound but Mallone has wrist control.
Mallone wants to improve his position but instead Beltran has moved into half guard.
Beltran throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Beltran gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Beltran scores with a takedown into Mallone's guard.
Mallone is wriggling around but Beltran manages to pass to half guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Beltran here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos Beltran overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mallone is staying active underneath Beltran, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Beltran stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Beltran fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Beltran moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beltran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mallone shoots in looking for a takedown. Beltran tries to sprawl out of it but Mallone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Beltran manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Beltran tries for a takedown but Mallone circles away easily
and Mallone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mallone stuffs the takedown attempt from Beltran. Beltran gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Beltran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beltran misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Beltran lands a head kick that stumbles Mallone and the fighters go to the mat.
Mallone is rocked!
It looks like Jason Mallone has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beltran is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mallone is still in real trouble! Can Beltran finish him?
Beltran stands up from Mallone's guard - Beltran perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Beltran dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Mallone's cut.
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!
Nice sprawl there from Beltran as Mallone shoots in.
Mallone seems to have recovered his senses.
Beltran fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Mallone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Beltran cracks Mallone with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlos Beltran!
Carlos Beltran managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shen Po (ranked 5925 p4p, 509 weight class) and Andy Lott (ranked 24708 p4p, 602 weight class). Lott has chosen Hearts on fire as his entrance music. Shen Po has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shen Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Lott!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lott throws a right hand that Po ducks under and follows up with a left that Po also avoids with ease.
Po digs a good body shot into Lott's ribs.
Lott tries to clinch there but Po circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Po dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lott walks into a jab.
Po closes the distance and clinches.
Po presses Lott against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Po.
Po throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Po lands a body shot in the clinch.
Po lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lott jumps guard but Po stands there with Lott around his waist. Lott gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Po throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lott looks winded!
Lott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po lands a left hand.
I was talking to Po's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lott fails to pull guard.
Po working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Po.
Po lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po presses Lott against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Po lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lott or not.
Po lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lott backwards.
Po digs a right hand underneath Lott's ribcage. Lott let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Po.
Good body shot from Po.
A nice left hand lands by Po.
Po scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Po lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lott backwards.
Lott is rocked!
Po tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lott is still on wobbly legs! Can Po finish him?
Po misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Lott has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Po working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lott.
Po misses with some punches.
Lott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Po lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lott.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Po working aggressively here.
Po misses with a punch on the inside.
Po misses with a punch on the inside.
Lott blocks an uppercut.
Po fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Po.
Po misses with a short punch on the inside.
Po misses with the head strike.
Po digs a right hand into Lott's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lott's gas tank.
Po misses with some punches.
Lott blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Po.
A short body shot lands from Po as the two fighters clinch.
Po misses with a short punch on the inside.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Po misses with a hook from the clinch.
Po misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po misses with a hook from the clinch.
Po breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Po closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Lott out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shen Po!
Andy Lott was interviewed post fight and said 'I got caught'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Afa Sila (ranked 2350 p4p, 271 weight class) and David McCarthy (ranked 2750 p4p, 309 weight class). Sila's entrance music is Samoa Joe - Destroyer (Entrance Theme). A fine choice. McCarthy has chosen Chamillionaire - Ridin' ft. Krayzie Bone as his entrance music. Afa Sila had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Afa Sila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sila throws a leg kick but McCarthy checks it.
Sila scores with a spinning back kick!
McCarthy closes the distance but Sila moves to the side
and Sila counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sila avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCarthy fails to land the takedown.
McCarthy shoots for a takedown but Sila saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A quick step to the side and Sila tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sila connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sila waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCarthy.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Afa Sila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David McCarthy.
McCarthy tries to clinch up but Sila circles away and keeps his distance.
Sila tries to score with a low kick but McCarthy moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy goes for a double leg but Sila avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sila continues to drive forward.
McCarthy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sila paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sila jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McCarthy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sila pinned against the cage. Sila gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McCarthy with a lazy takedown attempt
and McCarthy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy tries to clinch there but Sila circles away.
McCarthy darts in looking for a takedown but Sila gets double underhooks and turns McCarthy into the cage.
Sila looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McCarthy is looking to clinch.
Sila was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McCarthy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sila pinned against the cage. Sila gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McCarthy looks winded!
McCarthy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McCarthy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sila with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sila throws a head kick that half lands.
Sila lands a nice looking body shot.
Sila scores with a body shot.
McCarthy looks for a takedown but Sila sprawls well.
Sila scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCarthy dives in and grabs Sila's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sila pushes down on McCarthy's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy moves in looking to clinch but Sila pushes him off.
Sila scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sila is looking to wear down McCarthy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sila is looking to slow McCarthy down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCarthy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McCarthy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McCarthy fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses.
No luck for McCarthy with that takedown attempt.
Sila lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McCarthy shoots in but Sila avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McCarthy closes the distance but Sila moves to the side
and Sila connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCarthy tries to clinch there but Sila circles away.
Sila scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy clinches up with Sila and pushes him back against the cage.
Sila gets underhooks to prevent McCarthy's takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sila.
McCarthy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sila after a bit of a struggle.
Sila pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sila blocks a head kick by McCarthy.
David McCarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sila!
Sila with a nice cross.
McCarthy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sila swivels and escapes.
Sila tried to counter with a leg kick but McCarthy avoided it.
McCarthy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sila.
Sila scores with a nice right hand.
McCarthy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sila's waist but Sila gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McCarthy off to one side.
McCarthy takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!
McCarthy wants to clinch.
Sila is looking to score with low kicks.
McCarthy avoids the head kick by Sila.
McCarthy misses with a takedown
and Sila counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sila lands with a shot to the body.
McCarthy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sila does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McCarthy walks into a straight right hand from Sila.
McCarthy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sila circles away.
McCarthy throws a sloppy head kick and Sila moves out of range easily.
Sila scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sila cracks McCarthy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sila pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sila connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCarthy momentarily.
Afa Sila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sila scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab from Sila.
McCarthy tries to clinch but Sila is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCarthy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sila defends well and McCarthy ends up having to push Sila into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sila is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sila lands a head shot.
McCarthy is looking to clinch but Sila is avoiding it.
McCarthy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afa Sila dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sila connects with a crisp jab.
McCarthy clinches up with Sila and pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Sila.
Sila pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sila swats away the attempt to clinch by McCarthy.
McCarthy tries to clinch but Sila moves away
and Sila counters with a nice uppercut.
McCarthy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sila stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sila.
Sila moves away from the strike by McCarthy.
Sila feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sila delivers a nice body kick.
A low kick from McCarthy is predictable there
and Sila connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCarthy throws an off balance right hand
and Sila counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sila thuds a left hand into McCarthy's body.
McCarthy with a poor takedown
and Sila connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sila cracks McCarthy with an open hand slap.
McCarthy is breathing heavily.
McCarthy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sila lands a lovely overhand right.
McCarthy rushes Sila and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McCarthy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sila is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCarthy can do to turn this around?
Sila tries to land a leg kick but McCarthy saw it coming and moves away.
McCarthy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McCarthy has his takedown stuffed
letting Sila counter with a right hand.
McCarthy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sila sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Afa Sila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David McCarthy.
McCarthy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sila. Sila obviously looking to wear him down.
Sila dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCarthy. That did some damage!
Sila misses with an attempted mid kick.
McCarthy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McCarthy wants a takedown but no success here.
Sila scores a nice knee to the body.
Sila is pressed up against the cage. McCarthy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sila down to the mat. Sila avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sila throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sila slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCarthy wants to clinch but Sila slips to the side
letting Sila counter with a right hand.
Sila looks to land a body kick but McCarthy moved away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sila sizes up McCarthy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sila lands with a nice body punch.
McCarthy tries to move into range but Sila moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McCarthy takes one to the chin there.
McCarthy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sila lands with a right hand.
McCarthy ducks right into an uppercut from Sila.
Sila turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sila throws a head kick but McCarthy moves out of range.
McCarthy wants to counter with a clinch but Sila pushes him away.
Jab from Sila.
Sila displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McCarthy.
Good shot there by Sila.
McCarthy shoots for a takedown but Sila saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick misses from Sila.
McCarthy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McCarthy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McCarthy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy wants to clinch
and Sila counters with an inside leg kick.
Sila tests McCarthy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sila feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McCarthy's calf.
McCarthy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sila connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sila thuds his right hand into McCarthy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McCarthy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sila throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McCarthy on the side of the head.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown but Sila shows good takedown defense.
Sila was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Sila.
McCarthy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sila throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCarthy takes the fight into the clinch.
McCarthy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sila blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy lands with a light punch inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sila as McCarthy tries to tie him up.
Sila creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sila lands a right hand.
Sila lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sila.
A right handed body shot lands from Sila.
McCarthy blocks an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Sila.
Sila missing with knees to the body.
Sila tries to land a knee to the head but McCarthy blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sila creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sila creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sila works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCarthy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCarthy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McCarthy breaks the clinch.
Sila lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCarthy's sensitive parts.
Afa Sila is winning the standup battle so far.
Sila scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afa Sila 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!
A chopping leg kick lands by Sila.
McCarthy slips under a jab.
Sila looks to land a body kick but McCarthy moved away.
McCarthy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sila feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McCarthy's calf.
David McCarthy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCarthy shoots and misses
and McCarthy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sila as he jumps to the side.
McCarthy throws a sloppy head kick and Sila moves out of range easily.
Sila connects with a solid leg kick.
McCarthy fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sila scores with a spinning back kick!
McCarthy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Donk. Sila catches McCarthy right on the button with a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sila.
Sila tests McCarthy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sila lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy blocks a head kick by Sila.
Sila stalks McCarthy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McCarthy's face. McCarthy staggers backwards, shaken.
McCarthy is rocked!
McCarthy is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sila is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for McCarthy.
An inside leg kick lands from Sila.
McCarthy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sila throws out a loose jab but McCarthy uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCarthy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sila swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McCarthy misses with a head kick.
McCarthy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sila. Sila obviously looking to wear him down.
A combination from McCarthy does no damage.
McCarthy tries for a takedown but Sila sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Afa Sila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David McCarthy.
Sila misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good shot there by Sila.
McCarthy moves into the clinch successfully.
Sila scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCarthy.
Sila misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCarthy.
Sila lands a good knee to the midsection. McCarthy won't want to take too many of those.
Sila doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCarthy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Afa Sila has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy breaks from the clinch.
Good leg kick by McCarthy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McCarthy throws a sloppy head kick and Sila moves out of range easily.
Sila misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sila lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCarthy's sensitive parts.
McCarthy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sila avoids it really well and circles away.
Sila lands with a thumping leg kick.
McCarthy wants to clinch up but Sila keeps it at a distance.
McCarthy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sila's waist but Sila gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McCarthy off to one side.
Sila keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sila looks to land a combination. McCarthy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McCarthy fails with the takedown
and Sila counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sila paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sila lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCarthy at a distance.
Sila lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sila scores with a jab. McCarthy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sila.
McCarthy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sila finds it's way round the side to connect with McCarthy's head.
Sila throws a leg kick but McCarthy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sila cracks the inside of McCarthy's front leg.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCarthy.
Sila scores with a decent looking hook.
Sila lands a nice hook to McCarthy's body. McCarthy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown but Sila shows good takedown defense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sila throws a leg kick which misses McCarthy's front leg but catches the back leg as McCarthy tries to avoid it.
McCarthy throws a sloppy head kick
and Sila counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McCarthy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sila throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sila manages to break the clinch.
McCarthy fails with the takedown
and Sila makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sila cracks the inside of McCarthy's front leg.
McCarthy doesn't manage to clinch there - Sila circles away.
McCarthy tries for a takedown but Sila sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sila lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sila scores with a crisp jab that stopped McCarthy in his tracks.
McCarthy misses with a series of wild punches.
David McCarthy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCarthy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sila throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McCarthy tries to counter by closing the distance.
McCarthy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Afa Sila showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sila 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Afa Sila!
Afa Sila took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'To All My Samoans, Tongan, Maoris And My Other Pacific Island Homies. This Victory Is For All Of You USO '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Borys Mankowski (ranked 1436 p4p, 194 weight class) and Nick Dick (ranked 5838 p4p, 530 weight class). Mankowski comes to the cage accompanied by Kękę -Wyjebane. Borys Mankowski is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Borys Mankowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Dick!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick gets the takedown into side control.
Mankowski tries to bench press Dick off him but Dick keeps the position.
Mankowski is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dick's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mankowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dick pulls his head out easily.
Dick working Mankowski over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dick connects with a nice short shot to Mankowski's temple.
Dick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mankowski has hold of Dick's hands but Dick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Mankowski tries to roll over but Dick keeps him under control.
Dick 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mankowski is rocked!
Dick lands with a punch from half guard.
Oh Mankowski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mankowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mankowski seems to have got his legs back now.
Mankowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dick pulls his head out easily.
Dick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick is pressing down on Mankowski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mankowski is holding on for now.
Dick drops an elbow to the side of Mankowski's head.
Dick scores with a big shot! Mankowski's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Mankowski! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Dick!
Nick Dick spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Loki Aoki (ranked 2475 p4p, 292 weight class) and Max Slaughter (ranked 5616 p4p, 467 weight class). Aoki comes to the cage accompanied by KAANCEPTS. Slaughter has chosen Bring your Daughter to the Slaughter - Iron Maiden as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Loki Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Slaughter!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki thumps Slaughter with a low kick.
Aoki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Slaughter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aoki to the mat! Aoki manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki controlling the position.
Slaughter trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
Aoki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slaughter won't allow Aoki to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki has his foot on Slaughter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Slaughter works his way back into a safe position though.
Slaughter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aoki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Slaughter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Slaughter trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Slaughter controls the pace.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Slaughter from controlling successfully.
Aoki has his feet on Slaughter's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Slaughter shoots in but no luck this time.
Aoki quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Slaughter backs up against the cage.
Slaughter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aoki sprawls well. Aoki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Slaughter gets slowly back to his feet.
Loki Aoki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Slaughter.
Aoki lands a nice shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Aoki scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Aoki drops Slaughter with a beautiful combination! Slaughter stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Aoki is looking for the KO!
Slaughter is rocked!
Aoki lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Loki Aoki!
Loki Aoki seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Barbosa (ranked 762 p4p, 117 weight class) and Vicente Lafayette (ranked 1733 p4p, 229 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Barbosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vicente Lafayette!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lafayette looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barbosa is trying to control the action in half guard but Lafayette is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barbosa is controlling the pace.
Lafayette wants to improve his position but Barbosa is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette keeps trying to improve his position.
Barbosa trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette is trying to maintain the position but Barbosa is very close to passing his half guard.
Barbosa prevents Lafayette from improving his position.
Barbosa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lafayette sees it coming and defends easily.
Barbosa works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Lafayette tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa tried to counter with a leg kick but Lafayette avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good leg kick by Barbosa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lafayette shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lafayette showed some decent athleticism there.
Lafayette wants to free his trapped foot but Barbosa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Barbosa tries to get to full guard but Lafayette has control of the leg.
Barbosa is trying to stand up here but Lafayette is controlling him well.
Lafayette passes to side control.
Barbosa pushes Lafayette away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lafayette gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barbosa keeps working.
Barbosa is trying to get back to half guard.
Barbosa is not content to let Lafayette control the position.
Barbosa is trying to control Lafayette's posture but Lafayette avoids it.
Barbosa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lafayette content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Barbosa is trying to buck Lafayette off.
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.
Barbosa is being controlled here.
Barbosa pushes Lafayette away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lafayette gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Barbosa manages to get back to half guard.
Lafayette wants to pass the guard but Barbosa is defending well.
Barbosa is doing well to control the position and prevent Lafayette from advancing to side control.
Lafayette is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Barbosa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barbosa keeping hold of Lafayette's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lafayette avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
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 Daniel Barbosa 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.
A punch lands to the side of Lafayette 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barbosa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barbosa thumps Lafayette with a low kick.
Lafayette takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barbosa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Lafayette.
Barbosa fails to land the takedown.
Lafayette wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daniel Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa cracks Lafayette with an open hand slap.
Lafayette misses with the combination.
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lafayette can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette misses with a left hand
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lafayette moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Nice shot lands for Lafayette.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Lafayette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Lafayette is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barbosa lands a jab to Lafayette's midsection.
Lafayette throws a nice looking combination but Barbosa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lafayette tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lafayette takes one on the button.
Barbosa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa lands a nice shot that snaps Lafayette's head back.
Lafayette blocks a jab.
That kick from Lafayette tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa scores with a spinning back kick!
Barbosa throws out a powerful jab.
Lafayette connects with a jab.
It looks like Daniel Barbosa has been cut.
Lafayette fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Barbosa to the ground. Lafayette is now in Barbosa's guard.
Barbosa is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lafayette gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barbosa.
Barbosa is pushing Lafayette up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette gets control of Barbosa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lafayette will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lafayette had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barbosa defends it easily.
Barbosa decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lafayette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Lafayette throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Barbosa lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Lafayette takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Lafayette saw that one coming.
Lafayette is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a series of strikes that have Lafayette backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa with a nice cross.
Lafayette dodges the punch combination from Barbosa.
A combination from Barbosa does no damage.
Lafayette is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barbosa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Barbosa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Barbosa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lafayette tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barbosa swivels and escapes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lafayette.
Lafayette clinches up against the cage.
Barbosa decides to pull guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Barbosa manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Daniel Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Lafayette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Lafayette as he connects with a hook.
Barbosa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barbosa duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lafayette wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Barbosa is looking for a counter combo.
Lafayette doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
It looked like Barbosa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lafayette.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa wants to land a leg kick but Lafayette is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lafayette misses with a jab to the body
and Barbosa counters with a one-two to the body.
Barbosa takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses.
Lafayette wants to counter the offense by Barbosa and move into the clinch position.
Lafayette showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
Lafayette throws a big counter head kick but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Lafayette gets caught flat footed, as Barbosa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lafayette keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully.
Lafayette throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lafayette is trying to control the position but Barbosa postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barbosa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barbosa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Barbosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lafayette swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lafayette looking for a guillotine here but Barbosa defends easily.
Barbosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lafayette swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette looking for a guillotine here but Barbosa defends easily.
Barbosa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Barbosa trying to control but Lafayette is working from the bottom.
Barbosa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
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.
Lafayette looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lafayette not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Barbosa.
Vicente Lafayette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Lafayette takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sloppy strikes from Lafayette. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Barbosa clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Barbosa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice jab there from Barbosa.
Lafayette tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lafayette walks into a straight right hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a high kick!
Barbosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barbosa connects with a right hand. Lafayette shakes it off.
Lafayette has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barbosa connects with a looping right hand.
Lafayette misses with a takedown attempt
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lafayette is trying to defend but Barbosa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa wants to free his trapped foot but Lafayette is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barbosa is working away from the top position though.
Barbosa is looking to take a break and control but Lafayette is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lafayette is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barbosa pulls his head out easily.
Barbosa seems to be looking for submissions.
Lafayette is looking to improve his position.
Barbosa trying to control from half guard but Lafayette is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barbosa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lafayette defends it well.
Barbosa decides to stand up.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lafayette tries to counter with a clinch but Barbosa shakes him off and moves away.
Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Lafayette.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette misses with a hook.
Barbosa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Barbosa scoring well with a low kick there.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lafayette sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lafayette unleashes a big counter combination but Barbosa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barbosa shoots in and drives through. Lafayette sprawls well.
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbosa dodges the punch combination from Lafayette.
Lafayette has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Lafayette drives through and clinches with Barbosa against the cage.
Lafayette jumps guard but Barbosa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barbosa has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lafayette is trying to keep an underhook but Barbosa manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Barbosa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lafayette has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barbosa is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lafayette wants to get back to full guard.
Lafayette is looking to control Barbosa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lafayette avoid being mounted?
Lafayette wants to get back to his feet.
Lafayette is refusing to be controlled, as Barbosa sits in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Barbosa had his way with Vicente Lafayette in that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Barbosa'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. 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.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Lafayette has closed the distance and engaged Barbosa in a clinch.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lafayette takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lafayette throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lafayette slips under a jab.
Lafayette throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barbosa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lafayette is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lafayette lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barbosa but Barbosa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbosa.
Barbosa shoots for a double leg takedown but Lafayette sprawls well. He's pushed Barbosa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barbosa shoots in looking for a takedown but Lafayette manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barbosa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A punch combination from Lafayette misses.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Lafayette moves out of range.
Lafayette is looking to clinch but Barbosa is avoiding it.
Barbosa works over Lafayette's head and body with a nice combination.
Lafayette throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette rushes Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lafayette is trying to pull guard but Barbosa has him pressed against the cage.
Barbosa tries to pull guard but Lafayette won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lafayette jumps guard.
Barbosa gets to his feet - Lafayette follows without any prompting.
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!
Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Lafayette drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Barbosa defends it well.
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.
Lafayette avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barbosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbosa's head backwards.
Lafayette throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Barbosa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lafayette's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lafayette drops his hands momentarily and Barbosa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vicente Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa throws a body punch but Lafayette moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Lafayette's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lafayette misses with a kick to the body
and Barbosa counters with a thumping low kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Barbosa.
Barbosa trying to control the position but Lafayette is working away.
Daniel Barbosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barbosa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barbosa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafayette gets back to half guard.
Lafayette scores with a few weak punches.
Barbosa is working for a submission of some sort.
Barbosa is trying to work for a kimura but Lafayette is defending well.
Barbosa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Barbosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barbosa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 50:45
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Barbosa!
Daniel Barbosa retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Daniel Barbosa, 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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