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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Brown (ranked 5621 p4p, 24407 weight class) and Pimpis Tramps (ranked 478 p4p, 625 weight class). Pimpis Tramps will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leroy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pimpis Tramps!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tramps manages to avoid it.
Brown cracks Tramps with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tramps looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Brown finish him?
 It looks like Pimpis Tramps has been cut.
Tramps fails to land the takedown.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Tramps walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Tramps limp body while Brown jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leroy Brown!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zac Zane (ranked 3997 p4p, 24584 weight class) and Tyler Perry (ranked 204 p4p, 282 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zac Zane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Perry!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry slips a jab and a cross from Zane.
Perry looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A punch combination from Zane misses.
Perry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zane throws a big counter combination but Perry scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Perry moves in looking to clinch but Zane pushes him off.
Perry has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Zane is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Zane scores with a jab to the body.
Zane fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Perry to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Perry looks to clinch but Zane throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Perry taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Zac Zane!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrell Jackson (ranked 4263 p4p, 5561 weight class) and Eder Silva (ranked 409 p4p, 456 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by The World is Yours. Eder Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyrell Jackson's 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 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrell Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eder Silva!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson is looking for a counter combo.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Jackson fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Silva thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva is keen to just control but Jackson is a slippery customer.
Jackson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson clinches.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Silva gets a double leg takedown into Jackson's guard.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jackson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Silva connects with a right hand. Jackson shakes it off.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Jackson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
Silva wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Jackson 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Silva is tightening it up a little... Jackson has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Jackson reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Jackson taps out! Nice BJJ there by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Eder Silva!
Eder Silva 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 Koji Ueno (ranked 2799 p4p, 4311 weight class) and Augusto Campos (ranked 292 p4p, 416 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koji Ueno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Augusto Campos!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campos closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Campos.
Campos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Campos is struggling to control the position.
Ueno digs a right hand into Campos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Campos's gas tank.
Campos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Campos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ueno scores with a knee to the head.
Ueno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Campos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ueno scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Augusto Campos has been cut.
Campos takes an elbow to the temple.
Campos looks winded!
Ueno lands a good knee to the midsection. Campos won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ueno scores a nice knee to the body.
Ueno lands an elbow that stopped Campos in his tracks for a moment.
Our sources have told us that Ueno has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Ueno scores with a knee to the head.
Ueno comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ueno lands a knee to the head.
Ueno landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Ueno.
Ueno lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueno gets through Campos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ueno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Campos has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ueno seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Campos can turn it around.
Ueno with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Augusto Campos's cut even more.
Campos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ueno.
Ueno lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ueno lands an elbow inside.
 Campos is rocked!
Ueno lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Campos is still on wobbly legs! Can Ueno finish him?
Campos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ueno gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ueno landing knees to the body.
Ueno creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Campos's defenses.
The cut above Augusto Campos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campos is pressed against the cage. Ueno pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Campos! Two more big strikes from Ueno and Campos crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Koji Ueno!
After the big win, Koji Ueno made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Kore Fight Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johan Johansson (ranked 3756 p4p, 7083 weight class) and Raymon Dekkers (ranked 485 p4p, 664 weight class). Dekkers has chosen Zombie Barricades as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 Amsterdam, Johan Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymon Dekkers!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekkers tries to clinch up
and Johansson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dekkers's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johansson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johansson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johansson passes Dekkers's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've been hearing that Johansson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Johansson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dekkers is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dekkers throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Johansson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Johansson in particular looking to stall.
Johansson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dekkers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johansson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johansson wants to free his trapped foot but Dekkers is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Johansson content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Johansson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johansson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Johansson controlling from mount.
Johansson looking to control but Dekkers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dekkers throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johansson controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dekkers is looking to escape.
Johansson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Johansson blocks Dekkers's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Dekkers swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Johansson wants to finish this one by submission but Dekkers is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Johansson.
Johansson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Johansson controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers is looking to get to half guard.
Dekkers throwing hammer fists to the chest of Johansson. What's that going to do exactly?
Dekkers 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.
Johansson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dekkers hang on?
Dekkers is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johansson controlling the position easily from mount.
Dekkers throwing hammer fists to the chest of Johansson. What's that going to do exactly?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers throwing hammer fists to the chest of Johansson. What's that going to do exactly?
Johansson controlling the pace for now.
Johansson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dekkers for as long as he can get away with.
Johansson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Johansson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dekkers working to try and regain half guard.
Johansson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dekkers flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Johansson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johansson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dekkers tries to avoid it but Johansson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dekkers to the ground. Dekkers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dekkers clinches up against the cage.
Johansson has Dekkers pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dekkers manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dekkers lands a nice uppercut.
Dekkers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dekkers lands with a right to the head.
Dekkers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Johansson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dekkers has a couple of punches blocked by Johansson.
Dekkers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dekkers misses with some punches.
Johansson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dekkers throws a punch but it's blocked by Johansson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekkers misses with a punch on the inside.
Dekkers has a couple of punches blocked by Johansson.
Dekkers misses with a punch on the inside.
Dekkers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johansson fails to pull guard.
Johansson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers lands a right hand.
Johansson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Johansson manages to end up in side control.
Dekkers is looking to regain half guard here but Johansson keeps moving and retains side control.
Johansson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dekkers!
Dekkers throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Johansson wants to control the pace but Dekkers is squirming around nicely.
Johansson controlling from mount.
Johansson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Johansson unloading with bombs!
Johansson blocks Dekkers's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Dekkers is looking to get to half guard.
Dekkers is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Johansson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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!
Johansson 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! Johansson extends the arm and Dekkers is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johan Johansson!
Post fight, an emotional Johan Johansson said 'I want to thank the fans and everyone training out of Kribbson's MMA Garage.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darrion Vaughn (ranked 2265 p4p, 2813 weight class) and Jib Mubagy (ranked 131 p4p, 158 weight class). The key to victory for Darrion Vaughn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darrion Vaughn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jib Mubagy !
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mubagy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mubagy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mubagy showed some decent athleticism there.
Mubagy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mubagy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vaughn is staying active underneath Mubagy , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mubagy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vaughn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mubagy is keen to just control but Vaughn is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mubagy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vaughn is refusing to be controlled, as Mubagy sits in half guard.
Mubagy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mubagy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mubagy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mubagy prevents Vaughn from getting back to his feet.
Mubagy wants to pass the guard but Vaughn is keeping the position.
Mubagy prevents Vaughn from getting back to his feet.
Mubagy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like Mubagy might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mubagy tries to free his leg and advance position but Vaughn is retaining full guard.
Mubagy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Vaughn is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Vaughn has escaped and now he's on top!
Mubagy wants to sweep but no luck.
Mubagy is adopting a defensive guard.
Vaughn won't allow Mubagy to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mubagy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mubagy is adopting a defensive guard.
Mubagy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mubagy wants to sweep but no luck.
Mubagy is pulling down on Vaughn's head. It's preventing any offense from Vaughn, at least for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vaughn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice sprawl there from Vaughn as Mubagy shoots in.
Vaughn lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mubagy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vaughn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mubagy or perhaps it was just good defense by Vaughn, which made it look bad.
Vaughn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mubagy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vaughn throws out the jab.
Nice shot lands for Vaughn.
Mubagy slips under a jab from Vaughn.
Vaughn scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vaughn throws a hook but Mubagy avoids it easily.
Mubagy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vaughn misses with an uppercut
and Mubagy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vaughn's guard.
Mubagy looking to pass the guard.
Mubagy trying to control the position from guard on top but Vaughn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrion Vaughn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mubagy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mubagy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mubagy shoots in for a takedown but Vaughn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mubagy takes one on the button.
Vaughn clobbers Mubagy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vaughn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vaughn misses with a lunging right hand
and Mubagy counters by moving into the clinch.
Mubagy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vaughn working hard to break the clinch.
Mubagy jumps guard but Vaughn stands there with Mubagy around his waist. Mubagy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Darrion Vaughn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jib Mubagy .
Vaughn prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaughn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mubagy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mubagy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Vaughn uses from the top position.
Vaughn won't allow Mubagy to sweep him here.
Vaughn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mubagy can do to turn this around?
Mubagy has his hands on Vaughn's head, controlling the position.
Vaughn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mubagy is proving hard to escape from.
Mubagy pulls Vaughn in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mubagy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vaughn is one step ahead there.
Mubagy is looking to sweep but instead, Vaughn has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mubagy tries to roll over but Vaughn keeps him under control.
Mubagy keeps trying to improve his position.
Mubagy preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Mubagy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vaughn is working away from the top position though.
Mubagy wants to get back to full guard but Vaughn has passed into side control.
Mubagy keeping his opponent close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mubagy manages to get back to half guard.
Mubagy trying to control but Vaughn postures up.
Vaughn prevents Mubagy from improving his position.
Mubagy trying to control here.
Vaughn tries to stand but can't do so whilst Mubagy controls his leg.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mubagy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mubagy moves out of range of the strikes.
Vaughn misses with a straight left.
Mubagy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vaughn defends it well.
Mubagy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vaughn lands with an overhand left.
Vaughn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mubagy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mubagy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Vaughn misses the target.
Vaughn misses with an uppercut. Mubagy saw that one coming.
Darrion Vaughn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice takedown defense from Vaughn. No joy for Mubagy on that attempt.
Vaughn misses with a hook. Mubagy ducked under it nicely.
Mubagy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vaughn defends it well.
Mubagy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vaughn avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrion Vaughn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mubagy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vaughn stuffs the takedown attempt from Mubagy . Mubagy gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Vaughn misses.
Mubagy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vaughn.
Mubagy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vaughn.
Good shot there by Vaughn.
Mubagy moves out of range of the strikes.
Darrion Vaughn is winning the standup battle so far.
Vaughn throws an off balance right hand
and Mubagy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Vaughn!
Vaughn is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mubagy is controlling him well.
Mubagy tries to move into full mount but can't pass Vaughn's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mubagy trying to control the position but Vaughn is working away.
Vaughn is pushing Mubagy 's head away, looking to escape. Mubagy manages to hold on to the position though.
Mubagy slows the pace down.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mubagy goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Vaughn rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mubagy 's guard! Nice work there by Vaughn!
Mubagy wants to sweep here but Vaughn controlling him for the moment.
Jib Mubagy has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mubagy trying to control the position here.
Vaughn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mubagy 's guard.
Vaughn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mubagy managing to control the position.
Vaughn wants to get up but he can't break Mubagy 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mubagy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vaughn to the mat! Vaughn manages to get full guard.
Mubagy wants to pass the guard but Vaughn is keeping the position.
Vaughn is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Mubagy dives into side control.
Vaughn is trying to buck Mubagy off.
Mubagy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vaughn is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mubagy trying to control the position but Vaughn is working away.
Mubagy wants to take a breather but Vaughn manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Mubagy .
Vaughn wants to get back to his feet but Mubagy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mubagy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jib Mubagy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darrion Vaughn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mubagy with a flurry of punches that miss.
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 Darrion Vaughn.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vaughn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darrion Vaughn!
A very excited looking Darrion Vaughn 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Diaz (ranked 1130 p4p, 3406 weight class) and Jeff Fafa (ranked 129 p4p, 352 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Fafa!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fafa gets caught napping as Diaz dives in and scores a takedown. Fafa manages to retain guard.
Diaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Fafa has wrist control.
Fafa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Diaz is controlling him.
Fafa is pulling down on Diaz's head. It's preventing any offense from Diaz, at least for the moment.
Fafa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diaz landing some decent shots from guard.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Fafa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fafa wants to stand and escape but Diaz is having none of it.
Fafa trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
Diaz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Fafa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz lands a couple of digs.
Fafa is looking for a triangle but Diaz pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diaz throws an elbow that misses. Fafa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diaz's guard. Nice move by Fafa!
Fafa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diaz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fafa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to roll over but Fafa keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz wants to sweep but Fafa has passed to side control!
Diaz looks to move to half guard but instead Fafa has passed into mount! Damn!
Diaz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz keeping hold of Fafa's head, controlling as best he can.
Fafa thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fafa tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Fafa is trying to control the action in half guard but Diaz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fafa throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Diaz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fafa seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Diaz connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diaz is trying to control but Fafa manages to pass to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fafa avoids the attempt from Diaz to control.
Fafa throws some wild stikes that Diaz manages to avoid easily.
Diaz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Diaz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz is trying desperately to improve position.
Diaz wants to control but Fafa is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeff Fafa will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fafa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diaz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Diaz trying to control the action but Fafa is working from the bottom.
Diaz controlling the position from side mount.
Fafa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz trying to control the position but Fafa is working away.
Diaz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is working Fafa over with some ground and pound from side control.
Diaz scoring with punches from side control.
Fafa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diaz lands a nice forearm strike.
Diaz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fafa is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fafa wants to get back to his feet but Diaz is dominant here and he's now got Fafa's back!
Fafa trying to get back to his feet but Diaz is in full control for now.
Fafa is in bad spot here.
Diaz is looking to control Fafa but Fafa is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Frank Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fafa is trying to remain composed but Diaz is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Fafa tries to break free.
Diaz has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Fafa has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Diaz has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Fafa has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Diaz lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Diaz working for a choke but Fafa is defending well.
Fafa is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diaz patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Fafa preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Diaz.
Diaz trying to control.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Diaz controlling the positon.
Diaz cracks Fafa with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Fafa from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz punishes Fafa with strikes from the back mount.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Fafa grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Fafa is trying to get back to his feet but Diaz has full control of the position and if anything, Fafa has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Fafa grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Fafa is trying to get back to his feet but Diaz has full control of the position and if anything, Fafa has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Diaz lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diaz lands with a hammerfist to the side of Fafa's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz biding his time, controlling Fafa.
Diaz throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Fafa!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Diaz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Diaz gets a double leg takedown into Fafa's guard.
Fafa trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
Diaz postures up and lands a big shot to Fafa's brow.
Fafa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.
Our spies down at at LA Vale Tudo inform us that Fafa has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Fafa wants to get back to his feet but Diaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fafa can do to turn this around?
Fafa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fafa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is working Fafa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Fafa blocks nicely.
Diaz cracks Fafa with a solid left hand.
Diaz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Fafa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Diaz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fafa manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fafa digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
Diaz shoots for a takedown but Fafa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Fafa throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fafa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Fafa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Diaz.
Diaz controlling from side mount.
Fafa is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fafa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
An elbow from Diaz crashes against the mat.
Fafa sneaks back into half guard.
Diaz working over Fafa with some ground and pound. Fafa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Diaz works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fafa tries to bench press Diaz off him but Diaz keeps the position.
Diaz swings around for an armbar but Fafa sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Diaz's guard.
Fafa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fafa wants to stand but Diaz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fafa.
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 Frank Diaz.
I think Diaz 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Frank Diaz!
A victorious Frank Diaz 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 421 p4p, 1613 weight class) and Bruce White Jr (ranked 58 p4p, 185 weight class). Farrokhzad's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Iranian Baloch - This Is A Catch. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight 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 Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce White Jr!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Farrokhzad checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
White Jr slips a straight right by Farrokhzad.
White Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Farrokhzad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White Jr manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch.
White Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Farrokhzad blocks a jab.
It looked like Farrokhzad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Farrokhzad checks a leg kick.
White Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Farrokhzad lands a slapping body shot.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but White Jr avoids it easily.
White Jr throws a counter combo.
Farrokhzad rushes White Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farrokhzad.
White Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhzad fails to land.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad lands a hook that snaps the head of White Jr backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from White Jr.
Farrokhzad tries to work over White Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White Jr.
I was talking to Farrokhzad's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Farrokhzad gets through White Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad can't find room to land a body shot as White Jr controls the action.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but White Jr blocks with his arms.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but White Jr blocks it.
Farrokhzad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
White Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
White Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but White Jr is blocking nicely.
White Jr stalling.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand that snaps the head of White Jr backwards.
Nice body punch from White Jr - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White Jr.
White Jr prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
White Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but White Jr blocks it.
White Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from White Jr.
A left hand lands to the body for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands with a short shot to the head.
Farrokhzad lands a body shot in the clinch.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
White Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
White Jr lands a right hand.
White Jr has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Farrokhzad seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if White Jr can turn it around.
Still in the clinch, Farrokhzad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farrokhzad misses with a short punch on the inside.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
A knee to the head by Farrokhzad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
White Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but White Jr blocks with his arms.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but White Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
White Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White Jr tries a body shot but Farrokhzad blocks it.
White Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but White Jr blocks it.
White Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
White Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Farrokhzad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White Jr backwards.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but White Jr blocks it.
White Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White Jr tries to work over Farrokhzad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
White Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrokhzad scores with a shoulder strike.
White Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
Knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with the head strike.
Farrokhzad pushes White Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrokhzad blocks a body shot from White Jr.
White Jr misses with the head strike.
White Jr blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
White Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
White Jr tries a body shot but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Farrokhzad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad blocks a body shot from White Jr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrokhzad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
That's time! Farrokhzad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Farrokhzad misses with a few strikes there.
White Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White Jr misses with a looping right.
White Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook.
White Jr throws a lazy right hand but Farrokhzad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Farrokhzad misses its target.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White Jr.
Bruce White Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrokhzad moves into the clinch.
Farrokhzad tries to throw a body punch but White Jr avoids it by throwing Farrokhzad back against the cage.
White Jr slows down the pace here.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad pushes White Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
White Jr works on Farrokhzad's body with a couple of short punches.
White Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from White Jr.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
White Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farrokhzad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White Jr can do to turn this around?
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
White Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad with a knee to the head.
White Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Farrokhzad struggles to land a body shot inside as White Jr controls his hands.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White Jr.
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
White Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
White Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Farrokhzad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White Jr is working Farrokhzad over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
A short uppercut from White Jr.
Farrokhzad pushes White Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr digs a right hand into Farrokhzad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Farrokhzad's gas tank.
Bardia Farrokhzad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
White Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White Jr lands with a right to the head.
White Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White Jr misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from White Jr.
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
White Jr lands with a right to the head.
 Farrokhzad is rocked!
White Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Oh Farrokhzad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from White Jr.
White Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White Jr gets through Farrokhzad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Farrokhzad on the inside.
White Jr throws a big uppercut that drops Farrokhzad! More strikes from White Jr and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Farrokhzad lies dazed against the cage as White Jr celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce White Jr!
Bruce White Jr is the new featherweight champion!
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