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HFC Bloodbath 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juju Baraka (ranked 24231 p4p, 24232 weight class) and Tali Ihantala (ranked 632 p4p, 581 weight class). Baraka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Burning Spear. Ihantala comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Heavy Metal we will die! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juju Baraka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tali Ihantala!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ihantala connects with a single shot there.
Baraka walks into a stiff left hand from Ihantala.
Baraka wants to land a leg kick but Ihantala is out of range.
Ihantala looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ihantala misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Baraka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baraka misses with a looping right.
Baraka thows a body kick. Ihantala tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Baraka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ihantala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baraka lands with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Ihantala.
Baraka has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Ihantala throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Baraka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baraka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihantala throws an off balance right hand
and Baraka finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baraka. That's going to slow Ihantala down.
Baraka lands a nice hook to Ihantala's body. Ihantala takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ihantala throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Ihantala.
Some bone on bone action there as Baraka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Baraka slips under a jab from Ihantala.
Baraka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Baraka throws a body shot but no joy.
Baraka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baraka appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Baraka connects with a right hand. Ihantala shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala lands with a good body shot.
Ihantala misses with a lunging right hand
and Baraka counters with a nice body shot.
Ihantala tries to land a front kick but Baraka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ihantala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ihantala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baraka.
Ihantala looks to land a combination but Baraka avoids it well.
Baraka tries to land a leg kick but Ihantala saw it coming and moves away.
Ihantala on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Baraka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ihantala.
Ihantala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baraka throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baraka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Baraka misses its target.
Ihantala pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baraka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ihantala connects with a jab.
Ihantala checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ihantala throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ihantala moves away from the strike by Baraka.
Baraka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Baraka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Baraka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Ihantala misses its intended target.
Baraka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ihantala chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baraka can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ihantala misses with an attempted mid kick.
Baraka scoring well with a low kick there.
Ihantala ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ihantala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ihantala swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baraka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baraka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juju Baraka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ihantala lands with an uppercut that bounces Baraka off the cage and back into range.
Baraka lands with an overhand left.
Ihantala lands a nice shot that snaps Baraka's head back.
A nice combination there by Ihantala.
 It looks like Juju Baraka has been cut.
A jab from Ihantala does it's job there.
Baraka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ihantala darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ihantala throws a leg kick that is checked
and Baraka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ihantala misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Ihantala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihantala slips under a jab from Baraka.
Ihantala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ihantala takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ihantala scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Baraka.
It seemed like Ihantala was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ihantala ducks right into an uppercut from Baraka.
Juju Baraka is winning the standup battle so far.
Ihantala scores with a nice strike.
Baraka 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.
Ihantala works Baraka's body with a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Ihantala. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ihantala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala throws a predictable looking body shot
and Baraka counters with a low kick, right behind Ihantala 's knee.
Baraka is looking to chop away at Ihantala's legs.
Ihantala moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ihantala misses with a hook. Baraka ducked under it nicely.
Baraka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ihantala manages to avoid it.
Ihantala throws a leg kick but Baraka moved away.
Baraka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Baraka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ihantala misses with a wild body shot.
Baraka throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baraka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baraka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ihantala misses with an uppercut
and Baraka counters with a straight right hand.
Ihantala moves out of range of the leg kick from Baraka.
Ihantala slips a jab from Baraka.
Ihantala connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ihantala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baraka.
Ihantala now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Baraka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Baraka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baraka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baraka. Ihantala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baraka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ihantala throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Baraka counters with a thumping low kick.
Ihantala chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baraka can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ihantala misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ihantala lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Baraka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baraka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Baraka defending well as Ihantala loads up on a big left hand.
Baraka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baraka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ihantala's sensitive parts.
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 Juju Baraka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juju Baraka's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ihantala throws a shot to the body.
Ihantala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baraka.
Ihantala raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ihantala lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Baraka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baraka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ihantala ducks under a wild hook from Baraka.
Ihantala follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Ihantala - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Baraka - just one landing.
Baraka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ihantala's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick from Baraka misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihantala throws out a leg kick but Baraka moves out of range and Ihantala only half commits.
Ihantala misses with an uppercut. Baraka saw that one coming.
Baraka throws a hook but Ihantala avoids it easily.
Ihantala scores with a body shot.
Ihantala walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Baraka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A counter left hand to the body from Baraka misses its target.
Ihantala lands with a right hand.
Baraka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ihantala.
Juju Baraka's cut is getting worse.
Ihantala checks a leg kick.
Ihantala looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tali Ihantala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Ihantala.
Ihantala throws a low kick but Baraka moves out of range easily.
Good exchange - Baraka coming out on top.
Baraka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baraka throws a wild body kick that Ihantala sees coming a mile off.
Ihantala misses with a series of wild punches.
You can see that Ihantala has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
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!
Baraka is looking to slow Ihantala down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala missing with a left hand there. Baraka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ihantala throws a jab when Baraka was well out of range.
Ihantala misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Baraka.
Jab from Baraka.
Ihantala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baraka.
A nice side step and Ihantala releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Baraka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Baraka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ihantala connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baraka scrambles back to his feet.
Ihantala misses with a hook to the body
and Baraka counters with a straight right hand.
Ihantala misses with a hook
and Baraka counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baraka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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 slapping leg kick lands for Ihantala.
Ihantala tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baraka walks into a stiff left hand from Ihantala.
Baraka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ihantala on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ihantala has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Baraka.
Ihantala gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baraka.
Ihantala looks to land a right hand but Baraka moved out of range.
Baraka fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ihantala just manages to avoid it.
Baraka lands with an overhand left.
Juju Baraka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ihantala on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Juju Baraka.
Well Baraka 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juju Baraka!
Juju Baraka decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yago Nascimento (ranked 2242 p4p, 1594 weight class) and Chris Travis (ranked 291 p4p, 215 weight class). Travis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Chris Travis - Crunch Time kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yago Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Travis!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento missing with a left hand there. Travis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nascimento lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Travis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Travis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Travis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nascimento throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Travis throws a looping overhand right but Nascimento ducks down to avoid it.
Nascimento ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Travis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nascimento takes one to the side of the head.
Nascimento takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nascimento takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nascimento misses with a kick to the body
and Travis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nascimento on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Travis needs to keep his hands up - Nascimento had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nascimento needs to keep his hands up - Travis had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Travis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Travis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Travis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nascimento paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nascimento scores with a nice right hand.
Travis scores with a hook to the body. Nascimento takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Travis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nascimento keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Nascimento.
Travis ducks under a wild hook from Nascimento.
Travis misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Nascimento misses
and Travis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nascimento ducks under a wild hook from Travis.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nascimento!
Travis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nascimento counters with a nice body kick.
We've been told by Nascimento's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento ducks under a wild hook from Travis.
Travis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nascimento.
Travis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nascimento had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Travis throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Travis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nascimento tries to move into range but Travis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Travis takes a swing at Nascimento's ribcage but misses.
Travis misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Travis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nascimento ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nascimento ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Travis loads up on a big right hand but Nascimento slips the punch.
Travis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nascimento's head.
Travis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nascimento pushes Travis away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nascimento lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Travis at a distance.
Travis throws an off balance right hand
enabling Nascimento to counter with a crisp jab.
Travis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nascimento misses the jab.
Nascimento ducks under a wild hook from Travis.
Travis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nascimento.
Nascimento throws a shot from downtown. Travis moves away and avoids it.
Nascimento avoids the body shot from Travis.
Nascimento moves forwards but Travis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nascimento throws a body kick that misses.
Travis throws an overhand right that lands on Nascimento's shoulder, as Nascimento tries to avoid the shot.
Nascimento jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Travis.
Travis has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Travis connects with a body shot that sends Nascimento's belly button to the back.
Travis connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nascimento takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Travis. That's going to slow Nascimento down.
Nascimento drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nascimento displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Travis throws out the jab.
Travis missing with a left hand there. Nascimento was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Travis throws a looping overhand right but Nascimento ducks down to avoid it.
Travis throws a jab but it's blocked by Nascimento.
Nascimento blocks a jab.
Travis checks a low kick from Nascimento.
A little jabbing left from Travis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nascimento misses with an uppercut. Travis saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Travis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nascimento lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fighters circling - Nascimento throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nascimento walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nascimento keeps the fight on the outside.
Travis lands with a good body shot.
Nascimento throws a body punch but Travis moves out of range.
Nascimento tries to keep at a distance but Travis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Travis misses with a punch to the body.
Travis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Travis misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nascimento creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Travis pushes Nascimento back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nascimento has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Travis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Travis prevents a body shot from Nascimento.
Nascimento lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nascimento swings wildly with an uppercut but Travis uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travis lands a nice uppercut.
Travis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nascimento has a couple of punches blocked by Travis.
Nascimento lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Travis.
Travis pulls guard.
Travis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nascimento is stalling in the full guard.
Travis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nascimento doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nascimento manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Travis has an active guard here but Nascimento has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis looking for submissions off his back.
Travis wants to control the action here but instead Nascimento manages to pass to full mount!
Nascimento takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Travis is trying desperately to improve position.
Nascimento takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Travis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Travis is desperately trying to improve his position but Nascimento has a good base and remains in mount.
Nascimento controlling from the full mount.
Travis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Travis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Travis is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nascimento looking to control and managing it successfully.
Travis tries to hold on but Nascimento pushes him away.
Travis is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Travis tries to hold on but Nascimento pushes him away.
Travis tries to improve his position but instead Nascimento has taken his back!
Travis just trying to survive but Nascimento is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yago Nascimento dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Travis throws a big shot that misses.
Nascimento was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Travis just misses with a punch to the body.
Nascimento uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Travis.
Travis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nascimento counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nascimento.
Nascimento throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Travis checks a leg kick nicely.
Nascimento throws out a loose jab but Travis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Travis moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Travis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nascimento tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Travis's elbow.
Nascimento works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Travis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Travis fails to land.
Travis lands a hook that snaps the head of Nascimento backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Nascimento.
Nascimento throws a head punch that misses.
Travis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nascimento.
Nascimento fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nascimento lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Travis tries a body shot but Nascimento blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Travis.
Nascimento struggles to land a body shot inside as Travis controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Nascimento.
Nascimento blocks a body shot from Travis.
Nascimento throws a punch but it's blocked by Travis.
Travis blocks an uppercut.
Nascimento throws a punch but it's blocked by Travis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Travis.
Travis misses with some punches.
Nascimento tries to throw a body punch but Travis avoids it by throwing Nascimento back against the cage.
Nascimento blocks a body shot from Travis.
Nascimento fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Travis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Nascimento.
Travis is trying to stall.
Travis lands a right hand.
Nascimento blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nascimento swings wildly with an uppercut but Travis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nascimento has a couple of punches blocked by Travis.
Travis misses with a punch on the inside.
Travis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Travis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nascimento swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nascimento misses with the head strike.
Nascimento tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Nascimento.
Travis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Travis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nascimento lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Travis or not.
Travis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Nascimento.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nascimento misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nascimento misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nascimento working aggressively here.
Nascimento misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nascimento misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nascimento.
A right handed body shot lands from Nascimento.
Travis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right handed body shot lands from Nascimento.
Nascimento tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Travis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nascimento blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nascimento goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Travis.
Nascimento lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Travis backwards.
Travis tries to work over Nascimento's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nascimento prevents a body shot from Travis.
Travis lands a body punch.
Travis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Travis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yago Nascimento has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Nascimento on the inside.
Nascimento tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Travis's elbow.
Travis blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nascimento.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nascimento swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nascimento softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nascimento swings wildly with an uppercut but Travis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nascimento makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nascimento fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nascimento digs a right hand underneath Travis's ribcage. Travis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nascimento lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nascimento throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nascimento scores with a hook to the body.
Nascimento lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Nascimento.
Travis misses with a punch on the inside.
Travis misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yago Nascimento showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nascimento 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yago Nascimento!
Yago Nascimento decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Rodgers (ranked 2542 p4p, 4151 weight class) and Basko Godwin (ranked 320 p4p, 465 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Rodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Basko Godwin!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godwin checks a low kick from Rodgers.
Rodgers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Rodgers misses its intended target.
Godwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Godwin throws a sloppy head kick and Rodgers moves out of range easily.
Rodgers loads up on a big right hand but Godwin slips the punch.
Godwin lands with an uppercut that bounces Rodgers off the cage and back into range.
Rodgers misses with a double jab
and Godwin counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodgers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Rodgers's head coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rodgers misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godwin throws a series of punches but Rodgers moves out of range.
Rodgers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Godwin flicks out a counter leg kick but Rodgers steps away.
Rodgers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rodgers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Godwin circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodgers cracks Godwin with a good jab.
Rodgers throws a sloppy head kick and Godwin moves out of range easily.
Rodgers throws a one two combo.
Rodgers misses with a body punch
and Godwin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rodgers's knee momentarily.
Godwin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Godwin thuds his right hand into Rodgers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Godwin with a nice calf kick.
Rodgers misses with the combination.
Rodgers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Godwin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rodgers scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godwin throws a low kick, looking for Rodgers's leg but Rodgers calmly moves out of range.
Rodgers misses the shot to the body.
Godwin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers throws a right and a left that Godwin avoids nicely.
Godwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Godwin throws a series of punches but Rodgers moves out of range.
Godwin throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Rodgers crashing down! Rodgers tries to stagger back to his feet but Godwin just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Rodgers asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Basko Godwin!
Basko Godwin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Demuss (ranked 2323 p4p, 2865 weight class) and Whata Hitson (ranked 253 p4p, 308 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Demuss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Whata Hitson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demuss misses with a hook.
Demuss stalks Hitson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hitson's face. Hitson staggers backwards, shaken.
Hitson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Demuss misses with a hook to the body
and Hitson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Jake Demuss has been cut.
Hitson throws out a powerful jab.
Hitson lands with a nice body punch.
Hitson sends Demuss crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hitson is motioning to the referee to let Demuss up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Demuss is rocked!
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!
Demuss leaves his chin hanging out and Hitson seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Demuss crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Whata Hitson!
After the fight, Whata Hitson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Radoslav Petrov (ranked 875 p4p, 1120 weight class) and Georges Moxley (ranked 103 p4p, 129 weight class). Georges Moxley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Radoslav Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Georges Moxley!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov staying out of range there.
Petrov tried to counter with a leg kick but Moxley avoided it.
Petrov swings for the body but Moxley moves out of range.
Petrov scores with a hook to the body. Moxley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moxley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.
Petrov tried to counter with a leg kick but Moxley avoided it.
Petrov swings for the body but Moxley moves out of range.
Moxley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Moxley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov cracks Moxley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Petrov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moxley scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Moxley.
Petrov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moxley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Petrov scrambles back to his feet.
Moxley lands with an overhand left.
Petrov is rocked!
Petrov 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.
Moxley cracks Petrov on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Petrov falls backwards against the cage. Moxley follows up with more strikes that drop Petrov to his knees. Moxley keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Petrov! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Georges Moxley!
Georges Moxley 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.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Andrade (ranked 764 p4p, 1538 weight class) and Aatreya Mahrishi (ranked 105 p4p, 209 weight class). Mahrishi has chosen On the Precipe of Defeat as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aatreya Mahrishi!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahrishi is looking to clinch but Andrade is avoiding it.
Mahrishi misses with a body shot
and Andrade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahrishi throws a shot to the body.
Mahrishi ducks right into an uppercut from Andrade.
Mahrishi moves into the clinch.
Andrade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andrade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Andrade throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Mahrishi as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mahrishi fails to land.
Andrade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Andrade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Andrade breaks the clinch.
Mahrishi tries to clinch but Andrade moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Andrade on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Andrade lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrade tries to score with a low kick but Mahrishi moves his leg out of the way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mahrishi! But no joy.
We've been informed that Mahrishi 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.
Mahrishi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Andrade keeps the fight on the outside.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Andrade.
Mahrishi throws a jab when Andrade was well out of range.
It appears Andrade was looking to counter with a kick there.
Andrade looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mahrishi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahrishi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Andrade.
Mahrishi punishes Andrade's body with a nice straight punch.
Mahrishi looks to throw the jab but Andrade is out of range.
Mahrishi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mahrishi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Andrade blocks a body shot from Mahrishi.
A nice left hand lands by Mahrishi.
Mahrishi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahrishi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahrishi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andrade throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahrishi.
Mahrishi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Andrade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Mahrishi.
Andrade is breathing heavily.
Mahrishi scores with a shot to the side of Andrade's head.
Andrade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahrishi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahrishi.
Andrade manages to break the clinch.
Mahrishi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Andrade has time to react.
Mahrishi gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahrishi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Andrade misses with the head strike.
Andrade is trying to break the clinch but Mahrishi is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andrade.
Mahrishi swings wildly with an uppercut but Andrade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrade misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andrade.
Mahrishi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Andrade backwards.
Andrade misses with the head strike.
Andrade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahrishi misses with the head strike.
A short right from Mahrishi on the inside.
Andrade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mahrishi closes the distance and clinches.
Mahrishi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahrishi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andrade backwards.
Mahrishi lands with a short shot to the head.
Mahrishi working aggressively here.
Mahrishi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andrade backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andrade.
Mahrishi misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahrishi misses with the head strike.
Andrade lands a right hand.
Andrade breaks the clinch.
A cross from Mahrishi lands.
Mahrishi blocks a low kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Mahrishi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Andrade scores with a spinning back kick!
Mahrishi misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andrade.
Mahrishi throws a jab but it's blocked by Andrade.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mahrishi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mahrishi is looking to clinch.
Andrade throws a body punch but Mahrishi moves out of range.
Aatreya Mahrishi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mahrishi tries to clinch there but Andrade circles away.
Andrade throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahrishi tries to clinch up but Andrade circles away and keeps his distance.
Andrade throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade tries to keep at a distance but Mahrishi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahrishi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andrade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mahrishi scores with a shot to the side of Andrade's head.
Andrade swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahrishi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahrishi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Andrade blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Mahrishi.
Nice body punch from Mahrishi - that landed with a thud.
Mahrishi misses with the head strike.
Andrade misses with the head strike.
Mahrishi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andrade backwards.
Mahrishi blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Mahrishi as the two fighters clinch.
Andrade struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahrishi controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrade has a couple of punches blocked by Mahrishi.
Mahrishi scores with a shoulder strike.
Andrade wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mahrishi misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Andrade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aatreya Mahrishi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mahrishi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andrade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joao Andrade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrade scoring well with a low kick there.
Mahrishi tries to clinch up but Andrade circles away and keeps his distance.
Mahrishi lands a jab to the nose.
A lazy left from Mahrishi finds it's target.
Mahrishi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mahrishi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mahrishi tries to close the distance and clinch but Andrade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andrade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahrishi throws out the jab.
Joao Andrade is winning the standup battle so far.
Mahrishi wants to clinch.
Mahrishi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andrade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahrishi missing with a left hand there. Andrade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Andrade keeps the fight on the outside.
Mahrishi moves in looking to clinch but Andrade pushes him off.
Andrade half committed to a counter leg kick.
Andrade circles away from the clinch attempt
and Andrade counters with a good low kick that Mahrishi was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahrishi checks a leg kick nicely.
Andrade lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahrishi takes one to the side of the head.
Mahrishi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mahrishi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Andrade ducks under a wild hook from Mahrishi.
Mahrishi throws a body punch but Andrade moves out of range.
Mahrishi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mahrishi misses with a looping left.
Andrade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mahrishi scores with a punch to the head.
Mahrishi tries to clinch but Andrade is having none of it.
Andrade tried to score with a low kick but Mahrishi checks it.
Andrade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mahrishi.
Mahrishi rushes Andrade and presses him up against the cage.
Mahrishi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Andrade lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andrade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two 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!
Andrade tries to work over Mahrishi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andrade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mahrishi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andrade moves away.
Mahrishi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mahrishi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Andrade throws a lazy right hand but Mahrishi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Andrade misses its intended target.
Mahrishi looks to land a left hand but Andrade moved out of range nicely.
Andrade clobbers Mahrishi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mahrishi clinches.
Andrade tries to circle away but Mahrishi has him pinned against the cage.
Mahrishi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andrade's elbow.
Andrade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahrishi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Andrade working aggressively here.
Andrade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mahrishi throws a big shot that misses.
Andrade stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Andrade lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mahrishi lands a jab to Andrade's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahrishi throws a shot from downtown. Andrade moves away and avoids it.
Andrade moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Andrade motions for Mahrishi to come forward. Andrade throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Andrade takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mahrishi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andrade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mahrishi wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mahrishi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andrade gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Andrade fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mahrishi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mahrishi takes the fight into the clinch.
Andrade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mahrishi is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mahrishi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mahrishi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andrade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andrade feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Andrade throws a body shot but no joy.
Andrade lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mahrishi tries to clinch but Andrade is having none of it.
Andrade wants to slow Mahrishi down by chopping away at his legs.
Mahrishi moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andrade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andrade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Mahrishi.
Mahrishi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mahrishi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andrade motions for Mahrishi to come forward. Andrade throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Andrade connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mahrishi momentarily.
Mahrishi missing with a left hand there. Andrade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Andrade swats away the attempt to clinch by Mahrishi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Andrade dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Andrade misses with an uppercut
and Mahrishi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andrade thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Andrade blocking some punches.
Andrade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mahrishi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mahrishi.
Mahrishi misses with a body punch.
Andrade blocking some punches.
Andrade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andrade thumps Mahrishi with a low kick.
Andrade connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mahrishi momentarily.
Mahrishi connects with a body shot.
Mahrishi closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andrade working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Andrade blocks an uppercut.
Mahrishi digs a right hand underneath Andrade's ribcage. Andrade let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mahrishi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahrishi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andrade pushes Mahrishi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Andrade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mahrishi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mahrishi tries to clinch but Andrade is having none of it.
Andrade moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahrishi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mahrishi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aatreya Mahrishi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andrade.
Andrade tries a body shot but Mahrishi blocks it.
Mahrishi misses with a punch to the body.
Andrade misses with the head strike.
Mahrishi throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Andrade.
Andrade wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mahrishi has him pressed against the cage.
Mahrishi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mahrishi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andrades head.
Mahrishi throws a head punch that misses.
Andrade lands a shoulder strike.
Mahrishi lands a hook that snaps the head of Andrade backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahrishi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Mahrishi fails to land.
Mahrishi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Andrade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andrade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahrishi misses with the head strike.
Mahrishi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahrishi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahrishi misses with a punch on the inside.
Andrade misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahrishi.
Mahrishi has a couple of punches blocked by Andrade.
Mahrishi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andrade misses with a body punch.
Andrade is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Andrade.
Andrade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andrade can't find room to land a body shot as Mahrishi controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Mahrishi fails to land.
Andrade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahrishi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade lands with a light punch inside.
Andrade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mahrishi misses with a hook. Andrade ducked under it nicely.
Andrade scores with a jab. Mahrishi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mahrishi loads up on a big right hand but Andrade slips the punch.
Andrade thuds a left hand into Mahrishi's body.
Mahrishi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andrade moves away.
It appears Andrade was looking to counter with a kick there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mahrishi checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Andrade misses.
Mahrishi looks to clinch
and Andrade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andrade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andrade scores with a jab to the body.
Mahrishi clinches up against the cage.
Mahrishi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andrade backwards.
Mahrishi lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahrishi has a couple of punches blocked by Andrade.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahrishi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andrade's elbow.
Andrade scores with a shoulder strike.
Andrade manages to break the clinch.
Mahrishi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Andrade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mahrishi takes the fight into the clinch.
Andrade takes a shot to the head.
Mahrishi blocks a body shot from Andrade.
Andrade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andrade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andrade blocks an uppercut.
Andrade misses with some punches.
Andrade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahrishi working aggressively here.
Mahrishi misses with a punch on the inside.
Andrade struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahrishi controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Mahrishi.
Mahrishi misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aatreya Mahrishi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mahrishi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aatreya Mahrishi!
Aatreya Mahrishi got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kordell Harris (ranked 1833 p4p, 1478 weight class) and Ron Burgundy (ranked 238 p4p, 202 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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27
215
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212
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White 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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kordell Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ron Burgundy!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a sloppy body shot
and Burgundy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Burgundy working aggressively here.
Burgundy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Burgundy on the inside.
Burgundy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Burgundy breaks the clinch.
Harris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burgundy throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Burgundy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harris misses with a double jab
and Burgundy counters by clinching up.
Burgundy scores with a hook to the body.
Burgundy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burgundy throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy misses with some punches.
Burgundy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris tries to circle away but Burgundy has him pinned against the cage.
Harris is trying to break free.
Burgundy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burgundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Burgundy as the two fighters clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Harris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harris blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burgundy.
Harris definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burgundy lands with a light punch inside.
Burgundy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Burgundy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Harris.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burgundy circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burgundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burgundy.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris swinging wildly here.
Donk. Harris catches Burgundy right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Burgundy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Burgundy tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with a combination
and Burgundy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burgundy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burgundy.
Burgundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Burgundy.
Burgundy lands a body punch.
Burgundy misses with the head strike.
Burgundy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burgundy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burgundy lands an elbow inside that Harris shrugs off.
It looks like Kordell Harris has been cut.
Burgundy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burgundy breaks the clinch.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Burgundy moved out of range nicely.
Harris throws a series of punches but Burgundy moves out of range.
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
Kordell Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burgundy blocks a jab.
Despite the aggression on Burgundy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A punch combination from Burgundy misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burgundy's head.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burgundy.
Harris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burgundy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harris misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burgundy.
 It looks like Ron Burgundy has been cut.
Harris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burgundy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harris scrambles back to his feet.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Burgundy is just out of range.
Burgundy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Harris is looking to wear down Burgundy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harris lands a really nice looking cross but Burgundy seems unphased.
Harris throws a series of punches but Burgundy moves out of range.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Burgundy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Burgundy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harris connects with a looping right hand.
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 Kordell Harris will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Burgundy misses the shot to the body.
Burgundy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Burgundy tries to counter with a clinch but Harris shakes him off and moves away.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Burgundy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris takes a swing at Burgundy's ribcage but misses.
Burgundy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Harris.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burgundy moves away.
Burgundy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burgundy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Harris misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgundy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burgundy moves into the clinch.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ron Burgundy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Burgundy is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy has Harris pressed against the cage, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Burgundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burgundy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burgundy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burgundy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris prevents a body shot from Burgundy.
Burgundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
We've been informed that Burgundy has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Burgundy working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burgundy manages to break the clinch.
Burgundy staying out of range there.
Burgundy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harris lands a left and a right that send Burgundy crashing to the mat, dazed. Harris thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Burgundy throws a body shot but no joy.
Burgundy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burgundy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burgundy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Burgundy moves away from the strike by Harris.
Harris avoids the body shot from Burgundy.
Harris throws a shot to the body.
Burgundy throws a big shot that misses.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Harris duly obliges.
Harris jabs Burgundy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harris.
 Burgundy is rocked!
That has opened up Ron Burgundy's cut even more.
Harris throws a right hand that Burgundy ducks under and follows up with a left that Burgundy also avoids with ease.
Burgundy is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
BOOM! Harris lands a beautiful left hook that drops Burgundy. Burgundy tries to recover but Harris is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Burgundy lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kordell Harris!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kordell Harris made sure he mentioned The Thrift Shop - Cheap Clothes and Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Bean (ranked 1730 p4p, 1318 weight class) and Shawn Michaels (ranked 215 p4p, 166 weight class). Michaels has chosen Sexy Boy as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Shawn Michaels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
195
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Michaels doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bean counters with a straight right hand.
Bean lands a nice looking body shot.
Bean keeps the fight on the outside.
Michaels gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bean counters with a nice uppercut.
No luck for Michaels with that takedown attempt.
Tommy Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Michaels.
Michaels takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Michaels tries to clinch but Bean is having none of it.
Shawn Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bean lands with a cross.
It looks like Shawn Michaels has been cut.
Michaels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Michaels gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bean.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bean dips to his left and cracks Michaels with an uppercut!
Michaels is rocked!
Bean lands a big uppercut and Michaels crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Michaels looks OK. Bean waves Michaels back to his feet!
Michaels is still on wobbly legs! Can Bean finish him?
Michaels bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Bean comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Michaels falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Michaels was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Bean!
During a confident post fight interview, Tommy Bean thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mystic Marley (ranked 1260 p4p, 750 weight class) and Chad Repine (ranked 75 p4p, 47 weight class). Chad Repine acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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142
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mystic Marley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chad Repine!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Repine misses.
Repine lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Repine. That did some damage!
Marley is looking to clinch but Repine is avoiding it.
Chad Repine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marley misses with a two punch combination.
Marley is looking to clinch.
Repine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Marley half committed to a counter leg kick.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch but Repine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Repine scores with a body shot.
Marley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've been told by Marley's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Marley slips a jab from Repine.
Marley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Donk. Repine catches Marley right on the button with a cross.
Marley throws a leg kick
and Repine counters with a nice body shot.
Repine 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marley is looking to clinch.
Repine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley doesn't manage to clinch there - Repine circles away.
Marley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Repine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Repine throws a poor cross that misses
and Marley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Repine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Repine throws a looping overhand right but Marley ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Marley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Repine.
Marley misses with a body shot.
Repine slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Repine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marley misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Repine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Repine managing to block the knees to the body from Marley.
Marley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Repine avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Repine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marley throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Repine blocks a body shot from Marley.
Marley throws a head punch that misses.
Repine misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repine lands a hook that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Repine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Repine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marley digs a right hand into Repine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Repine's gas tank.
Good body shot from Repine.
Repine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marley or not.
Repine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marley misses with a punch on the inside.
Repine lands a nice shot to the body.
Marley is breathing heavily.
Marley wants to take the fight to the mat but Repine manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Repine presses Marley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Repine stops a takedown attempt from Marley.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mystic Marley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Repine pushes Marley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Repine gets underhooks to prevent Marley's takedown attempt.
Marley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Repine pushes Marley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Repine.
Repine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Repine.
Repine is leaning against Marley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Repine digs a right hand into Marley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marley's gas tank.
Repine lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Repine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Repine - that landed with a thud.
Repine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Repine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Repine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Repine.
Repine is leaning against Marley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Repine on the inside.
Repine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marley is rocked!
Marley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marley looking to stall.
Repine lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Repine gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marley.
Repine lands a right hand.
Oh Marley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Repine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marley seems to have got his legs back now.
Repine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Repine.
Repine pushes Marley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Repine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repine creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Marley's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Marley drops to his knees and Repine pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Repine! Chad Repine retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Chad Repine thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scooter Bob (ranked 1798 p4p, 371 weight class) and Samuel Rodrigues (ranked 254 p4p, 57 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scooter Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodrigues takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bob moves into range and clinches up with Rodrigues.
Bob lands with a light punch inside.
Rodrigues looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rodrigues drags the fight down to the ground.
Rodrigues working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bob doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Rodrigues is tightening it up a little... Bob has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bob reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bob taps out! Nice BJJ there by Rodrigues!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Samuel Rodrigues!
Samuel Rodrigues was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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