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SAFO 44 Turban v Bridges PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Veljko Bakocevic (ranked 5975 p4p, 462 weight class) and Mikey Ramirez (ranked 6502 p4p, 424 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veljko Bakocevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikey Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakocevic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramirez.
Ramirez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bakocevic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ramirez sprawls well initially but Bakocevic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bakocevic lands with a punch from half guard.
Ramirez actively working from the bottom here.
Ramirez looks winded!
Bakocevic decides to stand up.
Ramirez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bakocevic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ramirez is looking to get back to is feet but Bakocevic passes into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Ramirez's face as Bakocevic controls the position.
Bakocevic has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakocevic gets a double leg takedown into Ramirez's guard.
Bakocevic pushes down on Ramirez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bakocevic content to control rather than advance.
Bakocevic is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ramirez!
Bakocevic in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakocevic looking for a guillotine from mount but Ramirez is having none of it.
Bakocevic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bakocevic is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Bakocevic extends the arm and Ramirez is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Veljko Bakocevic!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between KJ Aldo (ranked 5739 p4p, 399 weight class) and Felix Thompson (ranked 5473 p4p, 386 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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157 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, KJ Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Felix Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aldo but Aldo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thompson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
KJ Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Thompson.
Aldo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A combination from Aldo does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses
and Aldo counters with a stiff right hand.
KJ Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aldo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thompson's hands.
Aldo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thompson is rocked!
Thompson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Aldo to counter with a crisp jab.
Thompson is still on wobbly legs! Can Aldo finish him?
Aldo lands with a good body shot.
Thompson shoots and misses
and Aldo counters with a left to the body.
Thompson seems to have recovered his senses.
Thompson looks winded!
Thompson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oooooh!!! Aldo has knocked Thompson down with a huge combo! Aldo steps away and waves a wobbly Thompson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've been told by Aldo's head coaches at Hands of Stone Gym (Low Capacity, Fast Results) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldo cracks a nice hook into Thompson's ribs.
Aldo lands a big right hook! Thompson looks hurt but is still standing! Aldo lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Thompson falls down and Aldo dives in with a huge hammer fist! Thompson's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Aldo runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). KJ Aldo!
A very excited looking KJ Aldo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Bluth (ranked 5582 p4p, 466 weight class) and James Reginald (ranked 4117 p4p, 410 weight class). James Reginald has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tobias Bluth's chin.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tobias Bluth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Reginald!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reginald falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bluth counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bluth.
Reginald uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bluth tries a head kick but it misses.
Reginald scores with a nice right hand.
Bluth has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Tobias Bluth has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reginald punishes Bluth's body with a nice straight punch.
James Reginald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reginald connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bluth is rocked!
Reginald has Bluth up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Bluth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bluth tries to pull guard but Reginald won't allow it.
Bluth seems to have got his legs back now.
Reginald gets through Bluth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reginald lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reginald drops Bluth with a big knee straight up the middle! Bluth is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Bluth is breathing heavily.
Reginald closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Reginald as the two fighters clinch.
Reginald working Bluth over with knees to the body.
Reginald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bluth backwards.
Reginald lands with a short shot to the head.
Reginald drops Bluth with a big knee straight up the middle! Bluth is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Reginald Throws a clean left jab. Reginald Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Bluth's chin! Bluth crumbles to the ground and Reginald follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Reginald!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). James Reginald!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dick Pawlik (ranked 21987 p4p, 508 weight class) and Koba Dvalishvili (ranked 22614 p4p, 489 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Pawlik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koba Dvalishvili!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pawlik cracks Dvalishvili with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pawlik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dvalishvili moves away.
As Pawlik backs off Dvalishvili throws a huge counter combo but Pawlik manages to avoid it all.
Pawlik takes a swing at Dvalishvili's ribcage but misses.
Dvalishvili misses with a head kick.
Pawlik changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dvalishvili slips under a jab.
Dvalishvili wants to counter the offense by Pawlik and move into the clinch position.
Pawlik fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dvalishvili keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pawlik closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dvalishvili holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Dvalishvili gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pawlik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dvalishvili swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pawlik drops back looking for a leg! Dvalishvili is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dvalishvili manages to kick Pawlik off! Pawlik jumps back into Dvalishvili's guard.
Pawlik passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dvalishvili is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Pawlik tries for a kimura but Dvalishvili is defending well.
Pawlik thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pawlik is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dvalishvili knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dvalishvili felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dvalishvili is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pawlik off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili is trying to stick to Pawlik's back but Pawlik is turning into Dvalishvili. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Dvalishvili's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pawlik.
Pawlik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dvalishvili swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pawlik is working hard here to advance position.
Pawlik slips nicely into half guard.
Pawlik is thwarting Dvalishvili's attempts to control the position.
Pawlik is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dvalishvili sees it coming and defends easily.
Dvalishvili trying to control from the bottom.
Pawlik is working for a kimura but Dvalishvili is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pawlik is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawlik trying to control the action but Dvalishvili is working from the bottom.
Pawlik works his way into side control.
Pawlik goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dvalishvili rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pawlik's guard! Nice work there by Dvalishvili!
Dvalishvili not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pawlik is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pawlik wants to sweep here but Dvalishvili controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pawlik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dvalishvili trying to control the position from guard on top but Pawlik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dvalishvili's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pawlik controlling Dvalishvili's posture.
Dvalishvili got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pawlik has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dvalishvili has managed to get both his arms back between Pawlik's legs - danger averted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pawlik is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dvalishvili is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Pawlik dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pawlik throws a shot to the body.
Pawlik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pawlik takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pawlik is looking to wear down Dvalishvili with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A telegraphed right hand from Dvalishvili misses the target.
Dvalishvili throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pawlik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pawlik looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dvalishvili is fending him off so far but Pawlik persists. Nope, Dvalishvili circles away and we're back to standing.
Dvalishvili cracks Pawlik with an open hand slap.
Pawlik fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pawlik throws out a loose jab but Dvalishvili uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pawlik shoots in but Dvalishvili avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dvalishvili wants to counter the offense by Pawlik and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Pawlik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pawlik misses with a straight right.
Pawlik swings for the body but Dvalishvili moves out of range.
Pawlik shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pawlik was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawlik trying to control the action but Dvalishvili is working from the bottom.
Dvalishvili pushes Pawlik away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pawlik gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Pawlik tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Dvalishvili's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pawlik working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pawlik thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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.
Dvalishvili is looking for a sweep.
Dvalishvili can't do much from the bottom here.
Pawlik working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pawlik working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dvalishvili manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pawlik's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dvalishvili wants to improve his position but Pawlik is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili is looking to escape.
Pawlik is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dvalishvili is just riding it out for now. Pawlik eventually gives up the hold.
Pawlik moves into full mount! Dvalishvili won't be happy about that!
Pawlik moves to back control.
Dvalishvili showing good submission defense here.
Pawlik tightening his grip on Dvalishvili, looking for the choke.
Dvalishvili turns into Pawlik and is now in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili looking to pass the guard.
Pawlik looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pawlik being controlled here, momentarily.
Pawlik looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dvalishvili wants to stand but Pawlik is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dvalishvili passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dick Pawlik will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Pawlik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dvalishvili keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pawlik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dvalishvili connects with a nice looking jab.
Pawlik shoots and misses
and Dvalishvili counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the body from Pawlik misses
and Dvalishvili counters with a nice body kick.
Pawlik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pawlik shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dvalishvili counters with a nice body shot.
Dick Pawlik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dvalishvili scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Dvalishvili - just one landing.
Dvalishvili lands a head kick!
Koba Dvalishvili seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dvalishvili throws a head kick but Pawlik moves out of range.
Pawlik feinted with a counter takedown.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dvalishvili.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dvalishvili ducks under a wild hook from Pawlik.
A lazy left from Pawlik finds it's target.
Dvalishvili has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pawlik misses with a straight right.
Dvalishvili throws a head kick but Pawlik moves out of range.
Pawlik digs a good body shot into Dvalishvili's ribs.
Dvalishvili rushes Pawlik and presses him up against the cage.
Dvalishvili lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pawlik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pawlik is trying to force a seperation but Dvalishvili has the dominant position.
Dvalishvili working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dvalishvili working aggressively here.
Dvalishvili leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pawlik is trying to break the clinch but Dvalishvili has him pressed against the cage.
Dvalishvili lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dvalishvili as Pawlik tries to tie him up.
Dvalishvili cracks Pawlik with a nice body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dvalishvili lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dvalishvili lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dvalishvili softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Dvalishvili - that landed with a thud.
Dvalishvili lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dvalishvili lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pawlik tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Pawlik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dvalishvili escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pawlik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koba Dvalishvili is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dvalishvili connects with a high kick.
Dvalishvili throws a body punch but Pawlik moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawlik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili scores with a push kick.
Dvalishvili looks to land a body kick but Pawlik moved away.
Dvalishvili lands with a cross.
Pawlik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dvalishvili moves into range and clinches up with Pawlik.
Dvalishvili lands a shot to the body.
Dvalishvili lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pawlik backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Dvalishvili fails to land.
Dvalishvili has Pawlik pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dvalishvili.
Pawlik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dvalishvili lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dvalishvili lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pawlik backwards.
That's four 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!
Dvalishvili lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pawlik backwards.
Dvalishvili misses with a punch on the inside.
Dvalishvili scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pawlik wants to break free but Dvalishvili has control.
Dvalishvili tries to work over Pawlik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pawlik changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dvalishvili fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pawlik misses with a few strikes there.
Pawlik tries to keep at a distance but Dvalishvili has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dick Pawlik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dvalishvili softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dvalishvili lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pawlik or not.
Koba Dvalishvili has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dvalishvili doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koba Dvalishvili comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pawlik has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cedrick Diggery (ranked 3291 p4p, 177 weight class) and Mosqaine Liszorr (ranked 3707 p4p, 196 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedrick Diggery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mosqaine Liszorr!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggery waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liszorr.
Diggery ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liszorr moves away.
Diggery lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Diggery slips a straight right by Liszorr.
Liszorr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Liszorr slips a jab from Diggery.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Diggery misses the target.
Liszorr feints the counter takedown.
Liszorr missing with a left hand there. Diggery was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liszorr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liszorr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diggery counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diggery.
Diggery lands with a light punch inside.
Diggery works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Liszorr is trying to hold Diggery in close to prevent damage but Diggery has managed to pass into half guard.
Diggery is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Liszorr looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liszorr is not content to let Diggery control the position.
Liszorr keeping hold of Diggery's head, controlling as best he can.
Liszorr wants to control but Diggery is keeping busy.
Liszorr told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liszorr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diggery pulls his head out easily.
Diggery will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Liszorr regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Liszorr is on top in guard.
Diggery knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Liszorr on the ground.
Liszorr postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Diggery is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Liszorr, into his guard.
Liszorr is pulling down on Diggery's head to control his posture.
Liszorr keeping full guard, as Diggery tries to pass.
Liszorr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diggery is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggery content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Liszorr has locked up a guillotine! Liszorr's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Diggery is holding on here and Liszorr must be using up a lot of energy. Diggery has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Liszorr gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mosqaine Liszorr!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Clinton (ranked 3480 p4p, 385 weight class) and Jorge Romero (ranked 2811 p4p, 329 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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175 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Clinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jorge Romero!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clinton tries for a takedown but Romero circles away easily
and Romero counters with a shoot takedown. Clinton fights it but they end up in guard.
Romero slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Romero passes Clinton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Romero not doing much here.
Romero is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Clinton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Clinton gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero sitting in guard here, content to control.
Romero must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Clinton looking for a sweep. Not yet Clinton, not yet.
Romero looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Romero performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clinton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Romero looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Clinton wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero trying to control the action but Clinton is working from the bottom.
Clinton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Clinton wants to sweep but no luck.
Romero is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Romero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Clinton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Romero passes Clinton's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Clinton gets full guard.
Romero showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Romero has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've been hearing good reports from Clinton's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romero is one step ahead there.
Clinton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Romero manages to get himself to full guard.
Romero seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Clinton wants to pass the guard but Romero is keeping the position.
Romero is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Romero has his foot on Clinton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Clinton works his way back into a safe position though.
Clinton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romero is keeping the position for now.
Romero has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Clinton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Romero has his hands on Clinton's head, controlling the position.
Clinton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Romero looking for a sweep. Not yet Romero, not yet.
Clinton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Romero gets back to full guard.
Clinton tries to free his leg and advance position but Romero is retaining full guard.
Romero is trying to control the position but Clinton postures up.
Romero working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Clinton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Clinton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Clinton pushes down on Romero's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero is looking for a sweep. Clinton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Romero is defending against the submission attempts here by Clinton.
Romero is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Clinton pulls his head out easily.
Romero is trying to control but can't.
Clinton seems to be looking for submissions.
Romero is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Clinton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Clinton's back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clinton rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Romero 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.
Romero is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Clinton is just riding it out for now. Romero eventually gives up the hold.
Romero is trying to control. Clinton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Romero 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.
Romero shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Clinton's guard.
Romero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Romero passes Clinton's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Romero wants to work for an arm triangle but Clinton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Romero is keen to just control but Clinton is a slippery customer.
Romero prevents Clinton from improving his position.
Clinton manages to get to full guard.
Romero preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clinton keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Clinton looking for a sweep. Not yet Clinton, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton is working hard here to advance position.
Romero slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Romero passes Clinton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Romero stalling.
Clinton works his way to full guard. Good work.
Romero wants to pass the guard but Clinton is keeping the position.
Romero controls from within his opponent's guard.
Clinton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Romero's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Clinton in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Romero is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Clinton!
In defeat, Jorge Romero stepped up to the mic, saying 'I luhhh you'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Volkanovski (ranked 4269 p4p, 426 weight class) and Vernon Wells (ranked 1741 p4p, 219 weight class). Volkanovski comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac - Hail Mary. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandar Volkanovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vernon Wells!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wells tries to land a front kick but Volkanovski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wells cracks Volkanovski with a good jab.
Volkanovski tries to clinch there but Wells circles away.
Volkanovski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wells manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wells is trying to counter with his kicks.
Volkanovski throws a head kick that Wells semi-blocks.
It looks like Vernon Wells has been cut.
Volkanovski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wells closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Wells scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wells throws an elbow that misses.
Wells struggles to land a body shot inside as Volkanovski controls his hands.
Wells throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wells just misses with a elbow thrown towards Volkanovski's brow.
Wells lands an elbow that stopped Volkanovski in his tracks for a moment.
Volkanovski struggles to land a body shot inside as Wells controls his hands.
Volkanovski misses with the head strike.
Wells pushes off an throws an elbow but Volkanovski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wells misses with an elbow over the top.
Wells comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right hook to the body lands for Volkanovski.
Wells blocks an uppercut.
Wells misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkanovski dodges an elbow strike from Wells.
Wells lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wells can't find room to land a body shot as Volkanovski controls the action.
Wells scores with a shoulder strike.
Wells tries a body shot but Volkanovski blocks it.
Wells blocking some punches.
Volkanovski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wellss head.
Volkanovski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Volkanovski throws a punch but it's blocked by Wells.
Wells working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Volkanovski.
A short right from Wells on the inside.
Volkanovski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Volkanovski throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Wells fails to land.
Wells lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wells lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Volkanovski throws a head punch that misses.
Volkanovski looking to stall.
Volkanovski misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkanovski struggles to land a body shot inside as Wells controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Volkanovski.
Wells lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Volkanovski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Volkanovski throws a head punch that misses.
Volkanovski blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Wells.
Wells lands a damaging elbow.
Wells gets through Volkanovski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Volkanovski has a couple of punches blocked by Wells.
Volkanovski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wells up against the cage.
A short right from Wells.
Wells lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Volkanovski misses with some punches.
Wells doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wells blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Volkanovski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wells tries to throw a body punch but Volkanovski avoids it by throwing Wells back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Volkanovski.
Still in the clinch, Volkanovski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Volkanovski taking a breather.
Wells misses with a body punch.
A short right from Wells on the inside.
Wells working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wells misses with an elbow strike.
Wells lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wells working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wells lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Volkanovski lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Volkanovski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkanovski can't find room to land a body shot as Wells controls the action.
Volkanovski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Volkanovski misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Wells.
Wells throws an elbow that misses.
Wells lands a hook that snaps the head of Volkanovski backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wells creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Wells.
Volkanovski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wells blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wells lands a left hand.
Wells lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wells.
Wells lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wells scores with a shoulder strike.
Volkanovski misses with a punch to the body.
Wells looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wells throws an elbow that misses.
Wells tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wells lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Wells.
Wells pushes off an throws an elbow but Volkanovski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Volkanovski trying to control the position but instead, Wells has worked for underhooks and has pushed Volkanovski into the cage.
Wells comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vernon Wells dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vernon Wells'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.
Volkanovski walks into a stiff left hand from Wells.
Volkanovski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wells.
Volkanovski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wells paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wells clobbers Volkanovski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Volkanovski moves into the clinch successfully.
Wells lands an uppercut.
Volkanovski is struggling to control the position.
Wells comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from Volkanovski on the inside.
Wells creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Volkanovski's defenses.
Wells has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Volkanovski working aggressively here.
Wells lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkanovski misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Wells.
Wells creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Volkanovski's defenses.
Wells creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wells lands a nice shot to the body.
Wells blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Wells.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells digs a right hand into Volkanovski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Volkanovski's gas tank.
Wells works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Wells.
Wells scores with a shoulder strike.
Wells lands a nice elbow.
Volkanovski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Volkanovski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Volkanovski working aggressively here.
Wells stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Wells.
Vernon Wells seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Wells.
Volkanovski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wells.
Volkanovski takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Wells lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wells lands a nice elbow.
Volkanovski blocks a body shot from Wells.
Wells gets through Volkanovski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wells stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Wells.
A left hand lands to the body for Wells.
Wells lands an elbow inside that Volkanovski shrugs off.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wells creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wells lands a left hand.
Wells lands a nice uppercut.
Volkanovski misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Wells.
Wells throws an elbow that misses.
Wells lands an elbow that stopped Volkanovski in his tracks for a moment.
Wells gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Volkanovski takes an elbow to the temple.
Wells goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Wells - that landed with a thud.
Wells comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Volkanovski takes an elbow to the temple.
Wells lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Aleksandar Volkanovski has been cut.
Volkanovski takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wells.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells lands a shoulder strike.
Wells lands a shoulder strike.
Wells is working Volkanovski over against the cage.
Wells lands an elbow inside that Volkanovski shrugs off.
Wells lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wells lands a left hand that snaps the head of Volkanovski backwards.
Volkanovski is rocked!
Wells lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Volkanovski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wells lands an elbow inside.
Wells lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wells scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Wells.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wells pushes Volkanovski against the cage. Wells is working some dirty boxing. Wells pushes off with a quick right hook! Volkanovski goes down! Volkanovski tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Wells moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vernon Wells!
An out of breath Vernon Wells thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 1273 p4p, 70 weight class) and Yajson Rram (ranked 802 p4p, 44 weight class). Farrokhzad comes to the cage accompanied by Iranian Baloch - This Is A Catch. Rram is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Overhaul. Yajson Rram is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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146 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yajson Rram!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Rram.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the body.
Rram lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Farrokhzad getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farrokhzad has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch™ in the buildup to the fight.
A cross from Rram lands.
Farrokhzad slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farrokhzad moves away.
Yajson Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrokhzad has taken the fight to the clinch.
A hook to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farrokhzad.
Rram has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Farrokhzad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rram scores with a nice head shot.
Rram ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rram!
Rram looks to land a left hand but Farrokhzad moved out of range nicely.
Rram scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rram cracks Farrokhzad with an open hand slap.
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Rram moves out of range.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rram moves away.
Rram misses with a hook. Farrokhzad ducked under it nicely.
Rram takes a swing at Farrokhzad's ribcage but misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild combination.
Rram misses with a straight left.
Rram defending well as Farrokhzad loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rram! But no joy.
Rram uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
It seemed like Rram was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Farrokhzad throws an off balance right hand
and Rram cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rram paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rram slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhzad misses with a looping left.
Despite the aggression on Rram's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rram looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rram misses with a hook. Farrokhzad ducked under it nicely.
Rram swings widly with a right hand
and Farrokhzad counters with a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rram dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rram swinging wildly here.
Farrokhzad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Farrokhzad connects with the punch.
Farrokhzad scores with a hook to the body. Rram takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rram swinging wildly here.
Farrokhzad defending well as Rram loads up on a big left hand.
Rram throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Farrokhzad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Farrokhzad gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rram is trying to push Farrokhzad away but Farrokhzad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Farrokhzad crunches a lovely knee into Rram's ribcage.
Rram breaks from the clinch.
Farrokhzad ducks under a wild hook from Rram.
Rram swings for the body but Farrokhzad moves out of range.
A slow jab from Rram misses its intended target.
Rram throws a jab when Farrokhzad was well out of range.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch but Rram is avoiding it.
Farrokhzad closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rram avoiding damage as Farrokhzad throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Rram blocks it.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rram prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands with a light punch inside.
Rram wants to get back to striking at distance but Farrokhzad won't allow it.
Rram tries to break free but Farrokhzad pushes him back against the cage.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rram blocks it with crossed arms.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rram has Farrokhzad pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhzad fails to land.
Rram tries to break the clinch but Farrokhzad is controlling the position.
Farrokhzad pushes Rram back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrokhzad tries to work over Rram's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farrokhzad working aggressively here.
Rram lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Rram avoids the damage to the body.
Farrokhzad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a nice uppercut.
Rram blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Rram breaks from the clinch.
Rram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
Rram fails to land with a series of punches.
Farrokhzad lands a lovely overhand right.
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 Bardia Farrokhzad will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rram misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Farrokhzad to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Farrokhzad.
Rram connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rram throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Farrokhzad counter with a right hand.
Farrokhzad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rram misses with an uppercut. Farrokhzad saw that one coming.
Rram misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Farrokhzad was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rram.
Farrokhzad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rram lands a right hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Farrokhzad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rram connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Farrokhzad momentarily.
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!
Farrokhzad shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Farrokhzad throws a shot from downtown. Rram moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rram. Farrokhzad does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up.
Farrokhzad lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farrokhzad was well out of range. Poor timing from Rram.
Rram misses with a left hand
letting Farrokhzad counter with a right hand.
Farrokhzad connects with a right hand. Rram shakes it off.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch.
Farrokhzad avoids the body shot from Rram.
Farrokhzad is looking to counter punch.
Farrokhzad just misses with a punch to the body.
Rram on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rram moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Farrokhzad lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rram at a distance.
Farrokhzad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rram takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram misses with a double jab
and Farrokhzad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Farrokhzad lands a glancing blow to the side of Rram's head.
Farrokhzad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rram loads up on a big right hand but Farrokhzad slips the punch.
Rram takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Farrokhzad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Farrokhzad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rram throws a poor cross that misses
letting Farrokhzad counter with a right hand.
Rram lands with a shot to the body.
Farrokhzad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rram. Rram circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Farrokhzad moves out of range as Rram strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rram.
Rram on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rram misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Farrokhzad. That snapped Rram's head back.
Farrokhzad slips a straight right by Rram.
Rram thuds a left hand into Farrokhzad's body.
Rram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rram moves away.
Farrokhzad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farrokhzad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rram fails to land with a series of punches.
Farrokhzad ducks under a wild hook from Rram.
Farrokhzad just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Rram.
A punch combination from Rram misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Rram throws a counter combo.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch there but Rram circles away.
Rram scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Rram misses with a looping right.
Farrokhzad misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. Rram does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rram swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rram misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Rram.
Farrokhzad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rram.
Farrokhzad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Rram.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bardia Farrokhzad will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farrokhzad was well out of range. Poor timing from Rram.
Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farrokhzad moves away.
Rram throws a combination that misses
and Farrokhzad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farrokhzad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yajson Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rram ducks right into an uppercut from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad slips under a jab.
Farrokhzad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrokhzad.
Rram walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rram has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Farrokhzad with a hook.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
It seemed like Rram was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yajson Rram seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rram circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rram misses with a left hand
and Farrokhzad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice jab there from Farrokhzad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rram swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Farrokhzad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping left.
Rram walks into a jab.
Rram throws a series of punches but Farrokhzad avoids them all with ease.
Rram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Rram slips a straight right by Farrokhzad.
Rram missing with a left hand there. Farrokhzad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rram cracks Farrokhzad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rram misses with a hook
and Farrokhzad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Farrokhzad lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rram backs up against the cage.
Farrokhzad doesn't manage to clinch there - Rram circles away.
Rram throws a poor cross that misses
and Farrokhzad counters with a straight right hand.
Farrokhzad throws a poor cross that misses
and Rram counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
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!
Farrokhzad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rram lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Farrokhzad at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rram was well out of range. Poor timing from Farrokhzad.
Rram defending well as Farrokhzad loads up on a big left hand.
Rram throws out a counter right but Farrokhzad avoids it with no problem.
Farrokhzad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Farrokhzad connects with a single shot there.
Rram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rram misses with an uppercut.
Farrokhzad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rram throws out the jab.
Farrokhzad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rram looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Rram misses the target.
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rram paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Rram misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Farrokhzad as he connects with a hook.
Rram blocks a jab.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch but Rram is avoiding it.
Farrokhzad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rram throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Farrokhzad walks into a straight right hand from Rram.
Rram takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rram misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Farrokhzad makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rram throws a lazy uppercut
and Farrokhzad counters with a nice uppercut.
Rram lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A big right from Farrokhzad misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rram blocks an uppercut.
Rram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farrokhzad looks to land a left hand but Rram moved out of range nicely.
Rram slips a jab from Farrokhzad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rram connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram misses with a right hand
and Farrokhzad counters by moving into the clinch.
Farrokhzad connects with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad pushes Rram back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rram blocks an uppercut.
Rram is trying to force a seperation but Farrokhzad has the dominant position.
Rram managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Rram has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Farrokhzad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Farrokhzad.
Rram is trying to break free.
Rram prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Rram wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Rram blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Farrokhzad throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhzad scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad clearly takes 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.
Rram throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farrokhzad darts in and clinches Rram up against the cage.
Farrokhzad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farrokhzad looks to throw the jab but Rram is out of range.
Farrokhzad looks to score with a jab to the body but Rram is just out of range.
Rram lands a glancing blow to the side of Farrokhzad's head.
Rram takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rram gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rram misses with an uppercut
and Rram takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rram with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Farrokhzad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rram can do to turn this around?
Farrokhzad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch but Rram is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rram! But no joy.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Rram is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Rram sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farrokhzad moves away from the strike by Rram.
Farrokhzad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A cross from Farrokhzad lands.
Farrokhzad lands with a good body shot.
Rram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrokhzad.
Rram is looking for the big counter here.
Rram pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rram throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rram throws a looping overhand right but Farrokhzad ducks down to avoid it.
Farrokhzad rushes Rram and presses him up against the cage.
Farrokhzad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rram's elbow.
Rram wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Farrokhzad has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rram lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rram is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rram blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rram blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the head.
A short right from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands with a left to the head.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with an uppercut but Rram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rram.
Rram wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rram has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rram is defending well for now.
Farrokhzad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Rram blocks with his arms.
Farrokhzad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rram breaks from the clinch.
Rram throws a poor cross that misses
and Farrokhzad counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad swings for the body but Rram moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rram misses the target.
Rram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad slips under a jab.
Farrokhzad swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Farrokhzad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rram misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Farrokhzad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rram moves out of range as Farrokhzad strikes.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight right.
Rram lands a nice shot that snaps Farrokhzad's head back.
Rram scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rram works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rram throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a jab but it's blocked by Rram.
The crowd cheers as Farrokhzad lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rram doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.
Rram tests Farrokhzad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
No joy there for Rram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rram throws a body punch but Farrokhzad moves out of range.
Rram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
Nice defenses there by Rram.
Farrokhzad lands with a good body shot.
Rram misses with a lunging right hand
and Farrokhzad counters with a series of strikes. Rram will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rram slips under a jab.
Farrokhzad punishes Rram's body with a nice straight punch.
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rram swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad had his way with Yajson Rram in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Farrokhzad moves in looking to clinch but Rram pushes him off.
Rram fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Farrokhzad on the side of the head.
Rram lands with an overhand left.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch there but Rram circles away.
Rram misses with a looping right.
A big left from Rram misses.
Rram uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Rram drops his hands momentarily and Farrokhzad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Farrokhzad avoids the body shot from Rram.
Farrokhzad works Rram's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram throws out a powerful jab.
Rram looks to land a combination but Farrokhzad avoids it well.
It looked like Farrokhzad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farrokhzad is looking to counter punch.
Farrokhzad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Rram.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rram's head.
Rram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Rram avoids it easily.
Farrokhzad moves in looking to clinch but Rram pushes him off.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch up but Rram keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Rram.
Farrokhzad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rram misses with a two punch combination.
Farrokhzad throwing a counter right hand but Rram manages to avoid it.
Rram waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farrokhzad.
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing.
Rram displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farrokhzad throws out the jab.
Farrokhzad slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
Farrokhzad connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rram's hands.
Rram swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram tries to move into range but Farrokhzad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rram just misses with a punch to the body.
Rram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rram was well out of range. Poor timing from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Farrokhzad scores with the left hand. Rram knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rram.
Rram takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping left.
Farrokhzad avoids the body shot from Rram.
Farrokhzad moves out of range of the strikes.
Rram scores with a jab to the body.
Rram looks to land a left hand but Farrokhzad moved out of range nicely.
Farrokhzad gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rram.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Farrokhzad stalks Rram and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rram's face. Rram staggers backwards, shaken.
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farrokhzad missing with a left hand there. Rram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farrokhzad throws out a loose jab but Rram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rram swings for the body but Farrokhzad moves out of range.
Farrokhzad rushes Rram and presses him up against the cage.
Farrokhzad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rram's face.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Farrokhzad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rram has had enough of the clinch but Farrokhzad keeps him there for the moment.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Rram blocks with his arms.
Bardia Farrokhzad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rram wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Farrokhzad digs a right hand underneath Rram's ribcage. Rram let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rram tries to break the clinch but Farrokhzad is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhzad fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rram.
Farrokhzad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Farrokhzad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rrams head.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rram or not.
Rram is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bardia Farrokhzad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Farrokhzad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rram on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rram wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rram tries to break free but Farrokhzad pushes him back against the cage.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yajson Rram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rram is trying to break the clinch but Farrokhzad has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bardia Farrokhzad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Farrokhzad 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:46
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious Bardia Farrokhzad thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trey Bridges (ranked 1294 p4p, 158 weight class) and Efraim Turban (ranked 426 p4p, 55 weight class). Turban is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nadav Guedj - Golden Boy . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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7 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trey Bridges!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efraim Turban!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bridges misses with a right hand
and Turban counters with a right hand to the body.
Bridges misses with a takedown
and Turban counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turban has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bridges is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Turban as he connects with a hook.
Bridges throws a poor cross that misses
and Turban counters with a stiff right hand.
Turban uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bridges.
Bridges gets a clinch.
Turban breaks from the clinch.
Good exchange - Turban coming out on top.
Bridges tries to clinch
and Turban counters with a nice uppercut.
Bridges tries to clinch up
and Turban counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bridges misses with a hook
and Turban counters with a nice uppercut.
Bridges is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Turban there.
Oh Bridges is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bridges rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bridges seems to have got his legs back now.
Turban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bridges wants to clinch
and Turban counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bridges moves to clinch but Turban breaks away
and Turban counters with a stiff right hand.
Turban has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Turban stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bridges tries for a takedown but Turban circles away easily
and Turban counters with a straight right hand.
Bridges with a poor takedown
and Turban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Bridges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bridges swings widly with a right hand
and Bridges takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bridges misses with a takedown
and Turban counters with a big right hand! Oh Bridges is in trouble here! Turban follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Efraim Turban! Efraim Turban retains his lightweight title!
Efraim Turban made sure to mention his sponsor, Condemned in his post fight interview.
The defeated Trey Bridges had this to say: 'Tough loss to take, but I know my momma still proud while she look down at me. Love you momma !!!!!'.
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FIGHT
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