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WCF 70: Garcia vs Nail PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emir Dervisevic (ranked 3196 p4p, 2913 weight class) and Bear Claw (ranked 361 p4p, 322 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emir Dervisevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bear Claw!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claw has closed the distance and engaged Dervisevic in a clinch.
Dervisevic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dervisevic managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've been informed that Claw 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.
Claw gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Claw.
Claw just leaning against Dervisevic, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Claw's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Claw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dervisevic blocks it with crossed arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Claw.
Claw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Claw.
Claw lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw blocks a body shot from Dervisevic.
Claw digs a right hand underneath Dervisevic's ribcage. Dervisevic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dervisevic missing with knees to the body.
Dervisevic wants to stall.
Claw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dervisevic's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw struggles to land a body shot inside as Dervisevic controls his hands.
Dervisevic wants to take the fight to the mat but Claw manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Claw throws a punch but it's blocked by Dervisevic.
Claw tries a body shot but Dervisevic blocks it.
Our sources have told us that Dervisevic has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Claw lands a knee to the body.
Claw working aggressively here.
Claw utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dervisevic is breathing heavily.
Claw stalling the fight.
Dervisevic taking a breather.
Dervisevic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. Dervisevic won't want to take too many of those.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. Dervisevic won't want to take too many of those.
Claw lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Claw comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls for Claw to work.
Dervisevic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Claw lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dervisevic takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Emir Dervisevic has been cut.
Claw lands a nice knee to the body.
Come on Claw - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Claw missing with knees to the body.
Dervisevic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Claw is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw pushes off an throws an elbow but Dervisevic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Claw tries to land a knee to the head but Dervisevic blocks with his arms.
Claw lands a nice elbow.
Dervisevic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Claw smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emir Dervisevic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Claw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Claw moves into the clinch.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dervisevic is defending well for now.
Come on Claw - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dervisevic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dervisevic misses with a body punch.
Claw's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Claw gets underhooks to prevent Dervisevic's takedown attempt.
Claw struggles to land a body shot inside as Dervisevic controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Claw.
Claw is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Claw taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Claw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Claw prevents a takedown attempt there.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dervisevic is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bear Claw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emir Dervisevic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Claw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dervisevic swats away the attempt to clinch by Claw.
Claw forces Dervisevic back against the cage and clinches.
Dervisevic managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
Claw lands with a short shot to the head.
Claw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Claw looking to throw knees to the head but Dervisevic is blocking nicely.
Dervisevic being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Claw to work.
Dervisevic avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw misses with an elbow over the top.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dervisevic avoids it.
Dervisevic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Claw gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Claw misses with a knee strike.
Claw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Claw.
Claw misses with an elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Claw content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Claw controlling the action here for a moment.
Claw utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw is pushing Dervisevic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Claw lands an elbow inside that Dervisevic shrugs off.
A frustrated look appears on Dervisevic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dervisevic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Claw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Claw - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Claw lands an elbow inside.
Claw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dervisevic managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. Dervisevic won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dervisevic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Claw presses Dervisevic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dervisevic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Claw.
Claw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dervisevic backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Claw - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Dervisevic avoids the damage to the body.
Claw stalls.
Knees in the clinch landing for Claw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dervisevic.
Claw stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Claw swings wildly with an uppercut but Dervisevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Claw digs a right hand underneath Dervisevic's ribcage. Dervisevic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Claw stalls.
Dervisevic has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Claw after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emir Dervisevic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Claw.
Claw manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Claw comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dervisevic takes an elbow to the temple.
 Dervisevic is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bear Claw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Emir Dervisevic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dervisevic get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Dervisevic stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Claw runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bear Claw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Bravo (ranked 1954 p4p, 4446 weight class) and Tom Davis (ranked 201 p4p, 385 weight class). Edgar Bravo 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgar Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Davis!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo scores with a head kick.
Davis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Davis avoids the head kick by Bravo.
Edgar Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo throws a head kick that misses.
Bravo looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis feints the counter takedown.
Bravo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis tries to keep at a distance but Bravo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bravo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms.
Davis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bravo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bravo moves into the clinch successfully.
Davis wants a takedown but no success here.
Bravo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bravo manages to break the clinch.
Davis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bravo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Bravo.
Bravo misses the shot to the body.
Edgar Bravo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bravo moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
A big right from Bravo misses.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Bravo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bravo throws a body shot but no joy.
Davis gets a clinch.
Bravo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bravo tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bravo.
Bravo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Bravo is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Bravo throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis misses with a low kick as Bravo jumps back.
Bravo scores with a decent looking hook.
Davis clinches up with Bravo and pushes him back against the cage.
Bravo misses with the head strike.
Bravo digs a right hand into Davis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Davis's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bravo breaks from the clinch.
Davis moves into range and clinches up with Bravo.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Bravo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis rushes Bravo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bravo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Davis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bravo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Edgar Bravo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Davis.
Bravo looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Bravo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis rushes Bravo and presses him up against the cage.
Bravo stalling in the clinch.
Bravo is trying to break free.
Davis has Bravo pressed against the cage, preventing Bravo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bravo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Bravo wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
Bravo is trying to break free.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Bravo avoids the damage to the body.
Bravo tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bravo wants to break free but Davis has control.
Bravo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Davis up against the cage.
Bravo is trying to stall.
Davis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bravo avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis missing with knees to the body.
Bravo struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Bravo dodges an elbow strike from Davis.
Davis lands an elbow just above Bravo 's eye.
Bravo stalling against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bravo.
Bravo tries to break free but Davis pushes him back against the cage.
Bravo stalling.
Bravo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A knee to the head by Bravo.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis closes the distance and pushes Bravo back into the cage.
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!
Davis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bravo or not.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Bravo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bravo misses with a few strikes there.
Bravo throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Bravo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A good leg kick by Bravo.
Bravo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis takes the fight into the clinch.
Bravo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bravo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo clinches up with Davis and pushes him back against the cage.
Bravo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis tries to land a front kick but Bravo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bravo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davis can do to turn this around?
Davis clinches up against the cage.
Bravo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Bravo.
Davis moves into range and clinches up with Bravo.
Davis can't get the takedown.
Bravo stalling.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bravo looking to stall.
Bravo misses with a body punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bravo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bravo misses with an elbow over the top.
Bravo is trying to break the clinch but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Davis is trying to drag Bravo to the mat but Bravo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bravo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bravo is looking to wear down Davis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edgar Bravo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis checks a leg kick.
Davis has closed the distance and engaged Bravo in a clinch.
Bravo missing with knees to the body.
Bravo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Edgar Bravo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Davis.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
Bravo prevents the takedown attempt.
Tom Davis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bravo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis slips a jab and a cross from Bravo.
Bravo rushes Davis and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bravo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo misses with a two punch combination.
Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bravo lands an elbow inside that Davis shrugs off.
Bravo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bravo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Bravo.
Bravo blocks a head kick by Davis.
Bravo moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Davis feints the counter takedown.
Bravo misses with a two punch combination.
Davis throws out a powerful jab.
Bravo misses with a hook.
Bravo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bravo sets himself, and Davis steps forward looking for the clinch! Bravo avoids it this time.
Bravo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Bravo tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Bravo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bravo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Davis.
Bravo swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bravo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis scores with a jab.
Bravo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Bravo breaks the clinch.
Bravo moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bravo.
Bravo tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Bravo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bravo throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Bravo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Davis drives through and clinches with Bravo against the cage.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Bravo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bravo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Bravo pushes him off.
Bravo clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bravo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bravo misses with a double jab.
Davis throws a body kick that misses.
Davis tried to score with a low kick but Bravo checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis checks a low kick from Bravo.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis is looking for the big counter here.
Davis clinches up against the cage.
Bravo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bravo misses with a body shot.
As Bravo backs off Davis throws a huge counter combo but Bravo manages to avoid it all.
A combination from Bravo does no damage.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
And Davis tries to counter it with a takedown but Bravo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bravo blocks a head kick by Davis.
Bravo tries to counter by clinching up but Davis breaks away and moves out of range.
Davis wants to clinch.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Bravo.
Bravo scores with a hook to the body. Davis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Bravo circles away.
Bravo throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bravo.
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Bravo.
Despite the aggression on Davis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bravo misses with a wild body shot.
Davis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis clinches up with Bravo and pushes him back against the cage.
Bravo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis wants to clinch up but Bravo keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to clinch there but Bravo circles away.
Davis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis tries to clinch up but Bravo circles away and keeps his distance.
Bravo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bravo swinging wildly here.
Davis closes the distance and pushes Bravo back into the cage.
Bravo is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Bravo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bravo.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bravo fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A low kick from Bravo misses
and Davis counters with a series of strikes. Bravo will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Davis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Davis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bravo missing with knees to the body.
Bravo can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Bravo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Davis tries for a takedown but Bravo manages to get underhooks.
Bravo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bravo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tom Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edgar Bravo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
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 Edgar Bravo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bravo, 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgar Bravo!
A victorious Edgar Bravo 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Cesare Borgia (ranked 1339 p4p, 2587 weight class) and Paddy OBrien (ranked 207 p4p, 346 weight class). Borgia comes into the arena with Eye Of The Tiger blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cesare Borgia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paddy OBrien!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but OBrien moves away.
OBrien is looking for the big counter here.
Borgia looks to score with a jab to the body but OBrien is just out of range.
OBrien lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Borgia throws a body punch but OBrien moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Borgia scores with a four punch combination!
Borgia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. OBrien tries to avoid it but Borgia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag OBrien to the ground. OBrien escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
OBrien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borgia.
OBrien misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Borgia throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but OBrien moves away.
Borgia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. OBrien tries to avoid it but Borgia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag OBrien to the ground. OBrien escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
OBrien throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on OBrien's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
OBrien fails with an attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Borgia misses its target.
A telegraphed right hand from Borgia misses the target.
Borgia misses with a takedown attempt
and OBrien counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by OBrien.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesare Borgia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OBrien with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Borgia misses with some punches.
Borgia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Borgia misses with some punches.
I was talking to Borgia's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Borgia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
OBrien wants to clinch up but Borgia keeps it at a distance.
Borgia connects with a nice looking jab.
Borgia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
OBrien looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
OBrien tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgia fails with the takedown.
OBrien displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Borgia.
OBrien has closed the distance and engaged Borgia in a clinch.
OBrien's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Borgia is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in OBrien's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borgia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Borgia is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OBrien taking some punishment here, with Borgia in his half guard.
OBrien wants to control but Borgia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Borgia 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OBrien is trying to get back to full guard.
Borgia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Borgia scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Borgia lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Borgia lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Borgia scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OBrien flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Borgia lands strikes from half guard.
Borgia lands with a punch from half guard.
Borgia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
OBrien 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.
Borgia winds up and cracks OBrien with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Borgia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Borgia throwing shots but OBrien is blocking nicely.
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!
OBrien pushes Borgia off looking to stand but Borgia dives back in and keeps control.
OBrien gets full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cesare Borgia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
OBrien tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Borgia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
OBrien clinches with his opponent.
OBrien connects with a knee to the head.
Borgia swings wildly with an uppercut but OBrien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borgia is trying to work for a single leg takedown but OBrien pulls him back up using the underhooks.
OBrien has Borgia pushed against the cage.
OBrien manages to break the clinch.
Cesare Borgia is winning the standup battle so far.
OBrien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borgia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OBrien tries to clinch up but Borgia circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - OBrien looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia throws a body shot but no joy.
OBrien throws a counter combo.
Borgia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and OBrien counters with a three punch combo that has Borgia backing up. Borgia nods at OBrien to acknowledge the strikes.
OBrien tries to clinch but Borgia is having none of it.
Borgia is looking to wear down OBrien with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Borgia keeps the fight on the outside.
OBrien shoots in for a double leg but Borgia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Borgia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but OBrien moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - OBrien looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A quick step to the side and Borgia tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
OBrien throws a body kick that misses
and Borgia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
OBrien trying to control from the bottom.
OBrien is trying to get back to full guard.
Borgia is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borgia lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Borgia trying to control from half guard but OBrien is working away.
Borgia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Borgia working over OBrien with some ground and pound. OBrien looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
OBrien avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Borgia.
Borgia is thwarting OBrien's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OBrien is pressing down on Borgia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cesare Borgia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
OBrien looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Borgia has picked OBrien up and slammed him! OBrien can't keep hold of the triangle and Borgia manages to pass to side control!
Borgia scores with a couple of short elbows.
Borgia grinds an elbow into OBrien's temple.
Borgia lands a decent elbow from side control.
Borgia lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
OBrien is not content to let Borgia control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borgia in side control lands a decent elbow.
 It looks like Paddy OBrien has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is chipping away with strikes.
 OBrien is rocked!
OBrien on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
OBrien is still in real trouble! Can Borgia finish him?
The cut above Paddy OBrien's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A big shot lands for Borgia! That's hurt OBrien! Will he recover? Borgia fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cesare Borgia!
Cesare Borgia thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Benedetti (ranked 1520 p4p, 2627 weight class) and Gagong UnEqual (ranked 83 p4p, 135 weight class). Benedetti comes to the cage accompanied by Angel of Death. UnEqual has chosen C'mon Man - WTFBRAHH! as his entrance music. Lorenzo Benedetti has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 10 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gagong UnEqual!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but UnEqual circles away quickly and effectively.
Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but UnEqual is just out of range.
Benedetti sets himself, and UnEqual steps forward looking for the clinch! Benedetti avoids it this time.
Nice sprawl there from Benedetti as UnEqual shoots in.
Benedetti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
UnEqual is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
UnEqual closes the distance looking to clinch
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benedetti.
Benedetti thuds his right hand into UnEqual's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti cracks UnEqual with a right hand to the side of the head.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut
and UnEqual counters with a left to the body.
Benedetti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
UnEqual is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
UnEqual tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti connects with a crisp jab.
UnEqual tries to clinch up but Benedetti circles away and keeps his distance.
UnEqual moves away from the strike by Benedetti.
And UnEqual tries to counter it with a takedown but Benedetti pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Benedetti connects with a crisp jab.
UnEqual tries to bum rush Benedetti with a series of wild strikes but Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
UnEqual fails with a takedown attempt.
Benedetti thuds a left hand into UnEqual's body.
Benedetti sizes up UnEqual with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benedetti lands a glancing blow to the side of UnEqual's head.
UnEqual's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and UnEqual duly obliges.
Benedetti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benedetti. That's going to slow UnEqual down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
UnEqual fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Benedetti thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lorenzo Benedetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gagong UnEqual.
UnEqual uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
Lorenzo Benedetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benedetti throws the left hand but UnEqual avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
Benedetti gets caught flat footed, as UnEqual shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
UnEqual trying to control but Benedetti is working from the bottom.
UnEqual is fighting to break Benedetti's control of his arms but Benedetti is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
UnEqual passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
UnEqual working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
UnEqual missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Benedetti tries to roll over but UnEqual keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
UnEqual thows a huge punch but Benedetti dodges it nicely.
Benedetti has his hands clasped together around UnEqual's back. He's all about the action.
Benedetti is defending against the submission attempts here by UnEqual.
UnEqual wants to pass to mount but Benedetti is defending the position.
UnEqual is looking to take a break and control but Benedetti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
UnEqual throwing shots but Benedetti is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Benedetti keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
UnEqual throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
UnEqual throwing shots but Benedetti is blocking nicely.
UnEqual looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Benedetti with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Benedetti has his hands clasped together around UnEqual's back. He's all about the action.
UnEqual looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
UnEqual trying to control the action but Benedetti is working from the bottom.
UnEqual is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
UnEqual prevents Benedetti from standing back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Benedetti dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
UnEqual takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
UnEqual is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Benedetti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
UnEqual blocks a jab.
UnEqual closes the distance and pushes Benedetti back into the cage.
UnEqual has picked Benedetti up - he's going for a ride! UnEqual dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Benedetti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that UnEqual can do to turn this around?
Benedetti makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Benedetti.
Benedetti might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
UnEqual pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benedetti is keeping the position for now.
Benedetti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
UnEqual working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
UnEqual won't allow Benedetti to get back to his feet.
UnEqual trying to control but Benedetti is working from the bottom.
UnEqual trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
UnEqual advances position into side control!
UnEqual tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no UnEqual has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
UnEqual wants to control but Benedetti is keeping him busy.
UnEqual in side control, throwing shots but Benedetti defends.
UnEqual working away.
UnEqual looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Benedetti sneaks back into half guard.
UnEqual with the ground and pound but Benedetti uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Benedetti keeping moving, preventing UnEqual from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
UnEqual won't allow Benedetti to get back to his feet.
UnEqual wants to control from the top but Benedetti keeps moving.
UnEqual throws a strike but Benedetti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Benedetti wants to get up but he can't break UnEqual's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Benedetti wants to pass the guard but UnEqual is keeping the position.
UnEqual has a closed guard, preventing Benedetti from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti sitting in guard here, content to control.
Benedetti preventing the sweep.
Benedetti sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
UnEqual has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benedetti.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but UnEqual was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
A low kick lands for Benedetti.
UnEqual shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by UnEqual.
Benedetti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
UnEqual tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Benedetti defends well and UnEqual ends up having to push Benedetti into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Benedetti lands a nice shot to the body.
Benedetti sizes up UnEqual with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benedetti throws a series of punches but UnEqual avoids them all with ease.
UnEqual looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benedetti is fending him off so far but UnEqual persists. Nope, Benedetti circles away and we're back to standing.
Lorenzo Benedetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gagong UnEqual.
Nice jab there from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The crowd cheers as Benedetti lands an impressive looking overhand right. UnEqual doesn't seem phased though.
UnEqual throws a right hand that misses
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
UnEqual wants to clinch up but Benedetti keeps it at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Benedetti dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
UnEqual blocks a jab.
Benedetti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from UnEqual.
Benedetti lands the left hand.
UnEqual looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Benedetti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benedetti keeps the fight on the outside.
Benedetti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on UnEqual. That did some damage!
UnEqual is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Benedetti looks for the body kick but UnEqual saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
UnEqual moves out of range of the strikes.
UnEqual takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
UnEqual checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and UnEqual has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick.
Lorenzo Benedetti is winning the standup battle so far.
UnEqual gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benedetti lands with a cross.
UnEqual blocks a head kick by Benedetti.
UnEqual wants to counter the offense by Benedetti and move into the clinch position.
UnEqual shoots in but Benedetti avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but UnEqual sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
UnEqual closes the distance and pushes Benedetti back into the cage.
Benedetti lands a right hand that snaps the head of UnEqual backwards.
Benedetti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti scores with a jab.
Benedetti misses with a double jab.
UnEqual throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
UnEqual takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
UnEqual uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
As Benedetti backs off UnEqual throws a huge counter combo but Benedetti manages to avoid it all.
Benedetti throws a nice outside leg kick.
UnEqual takes one to the side of the head.
Benedetti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by UnEqual.
UnEqual wants to clinch up but Benedetti keeps it at a distance.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. UnEqual moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
UnEqual looks to land a combination but Benedetti avoids it well.
Benedetti's jab looks to have found its range, popping UnEqual under the eye.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
UnEqual gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Benedetti misses with the combination.
UnEqual is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
UnEqual fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benedetti throws a hook but UnEqual avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Benedetti. No joy for UnEqual on that attempt.
Benedetti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lorenzo Benedetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gagong UnEqual.
UnEqual shoots in for a takedown but Benedetti shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
UnEqual's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benedetti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
UnEqual looks for a takedown but Benedetti sprawls well.
Gagong UnEqual has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Benedetti.
UnEqual moves in looking to clinch but Benedetti pushes him off.
Benedetti throws a big counter combination but UnEqual scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Benedetti throws a leg kick which misses UnEqual's front leg but catches the back leg as UnEqual tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti scoring well with a low kick there.
Benedetti scores with a nice head shot.
Benedetti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
UnEqual throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Benedetti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Benedetti, 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 30:26
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Benedetti!
After the big win, Lorenzo Benedetti made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Gagong UnEqual stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Lati (ranked 2139 p4p, 1641 weight class) and Pete Kiloe (ranked 268 p4p, 210 weight class). Lati comes to the cage accompanied by Ye- Burna Boy. Kiloe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Boys Noize - Lava Lava. 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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Solid boxing
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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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Lati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pete Kiloe!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lati misses with a body shot.
Kiloe throws a counter combo.
Lati misses with a combination
and Kiloe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiloe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lati throws out a loose jab but Kiloe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lati scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Pete Kiloe has been cut.
Kiloe throws a nice looking combination but Lati bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiloe throws a low kick, looking for Lati's leg but Lati calmly moves out of range.
Lati rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Kiloe to counter with a crisp jab.
Lati misses with a hook
and Kiloe counters with a straight right hand.
Kiloe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lati.
Kiloe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kiloe misses with a looping right.
Lati cracks Kiloe with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lati has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kiloe to stand back up!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lati misses with a jab to the body
and Kiloe counters with a nice uppercut.
Lati swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kiloe counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiloe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've been told by Lati's head coaches at 3Band MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lati throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kiloe.
Lati blocks a leg kick.
Kiloe throws a looping overhand right but Lati ducks down to avoid it.
Lati throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiloe lands with a right hand.
Kiloe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lati misses with a left hand
and Kiloe counters with a straight right hand.
Lati tries to bum rush Kiloe with a series of wild strikes but Kiloe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kiloe throws a counter combo.
Lati misses the shot to the body.
Lati misses with a lunging right hand
and Kiloe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lati misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiloe scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiloe slips a jab from Lati.
Lati misses with a right hand
and Kiloe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
William Lati seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Lati checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lati throws a right hand that misses
and Lati takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lati misses with a combination
and Kiloe counters with a one-two to the body.
Kiloe dodges the punch combination from Lati.
Lati takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kiloe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lati doesn't seem bothered though.
Kiloe throws a right and a left that Lati avoids nicely.
No joy there for Kiloe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lati half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kiloe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lati had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lati misses with a jab to the body
and Kiloe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lati throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kiloe.
As Lati backs off Kiloe throws a huge counter combo but Lati manages to avoid it all.
Lati throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiloe only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lati misses with a few strikes there.
Kiloe is looking for the big counter here.
Kiloe drops his hands momentarily and Lati takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lati takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lati misses with a shot to the body
and Kiloe counters with a stiff right hand.
Lati misses with a left hand
and Kiloe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lati misses with an uppercut
enabling Kiloe to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiloe misses with the combination.
Lati is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kiloe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lati. Lati circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lati swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lati missing with a left hand there. Kiloe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on Kiloe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lati misses with a hook
and Kiloe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiloe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kiloe moves out of range of the strikes.
Lati misses with an uppercut
and Kiloe counters with a thumping low kick.
Some wild striking there from Kiloe.
No joy there for Kiloe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lati throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lati misses with a combination
enabling Kiloe to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiloe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Kiloe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Kiloe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kiloe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
William Lati is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lati rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kiloe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kiloe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kiloe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lati's sensitive parts.
A combination from Kiloe does no damage.
Kiloe connects with a solid leg kick.
Lati throws a hook but Kiloe avoids it easily.
Kiloe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lati throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lati stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kiloe.
Kiloe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kiloe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kiloe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiloe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lati misses with a few strikes there.
Kiloe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lati swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kiloe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiloe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kiloe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lati looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kiloe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lati throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Lati backs off Kiloe throws a huge counter combo but Lati manages to avoid it all.
Lati misses with a hook to the body
and Kiloe counters with a straight right hand.
Kiloe ducks under a wild hook from Lati.
Nice defenses there by Kiloe.
Kiloe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lati swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kiloe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lati thinking.
Lati is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kiloe.
A punch combination from Lati misses.
As Lati backs off Kiloe throws a huge counter combo but Lati manages to avoid it all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lati swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kiloe counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiloe throws a right and a left that Lati avoids nicely.
A big left from Lati misses.
A shot to the body from Lati misses
and Kiloe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiloe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kiloe.
Lati is rocked!
Kiloe connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Kiloe.
Oh Lati is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kiloe digs a good body shot into Lati's ribs.
Kiloe gets in close and tags Lati with a short punch that almost sends Lati to the mat! Oh Lati is in big trouble! He turns his back on Kiloe, trying to create some distance but Kiloe rushes him, striking wildly and Lati goes down! The referee tackles Kiloe into the cage to end the fight! Kiloe is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Kiloe!
Pete Kiloe spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fumito Makino (ranked 1162 p4p, 2221 weight class) and Mordecai Dabingyaba (ranked 70 p4p, 120 weight class). Dabingyaba has chosen Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fumito Makino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mordecai Dabingyaba!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dabingyaba scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dabingyaba 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.
Dabingyaba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Makino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dabingyaba avoids the head kick by Makino.
Dabingyaba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makino.
Dabingyaba tests Makino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dabingyaba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dabingyaba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dabingyaba throws a series of strikes that have Makino backpedaling.
Makino with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dabingyaba to score with a decent uppercut.
Dabingyaba paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makino lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dabingyaba backs up against the cage.
Makino lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dabingyaba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makino moves away.
A quick step to the side and Makino tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makino throws the left hand but Dabingyaba avoids the punch easily.
Dabingyaba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makino was well out of range. Poor timing from Dabingyaba.
No joy there for Makino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Makino. Those never looked like landing.
Dabingyaba throws an overhand right that lands on Makino's shoulder, as Makino tries to avoid the shot.
Dabingyaba moves away from the strike by Makino.
Despite the aggression on Dabingyaba's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dabingyaba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makino lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dabingyaba thows a leg kick but Makino checks it
and Makino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Makino thows a body kick. Dabingyaba tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dabingyaba walks into a left hand.
Dabingyaba lands an overhand right.
Makino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dabingyaba throws out the jab.
Dabingyaba throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Makino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dabingyaba.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dabingyaba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dabingyaba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dabingyaba scoring well with a low kick there.
Dabingyaba drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dabingyaba is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Makino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dabingyaba at a distance.
Makino throws a head kick but Dabingyaba moves out of range.
Dabingyaba throws a chopping leg kick but Makino manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Makino misses the shot to the body.
Dabingyaba counters with a body kick.
Dabingyaba avoids the body shot from Makino.
The fighters circling - Makino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dabingyaba loads up on a big right hand but Makino slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Makino misses the target.
Makino blocks a jab.
Dabingyaba stalks Makino and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Makino's face. Makino staggers backwards, shaken.
Dabingyaba slips a jab from Makino.
Makino fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dabingyaba on the side of the head.
Makino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dabingyaba.
Dabingyaba slips a jab and a cross from Makino.
Dabingyaba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Makino misses with a body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Makino. That snapped Dabingyaba's head back.
Makino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makino takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dabingyaba throws a body punch but Makino moves out of range.
Makino moves out of range as Dabingyaba throws a body kick.
Dabingyaba throws a series of punches but Makino moves out of range.
Makino takes a swing at Dabingyaba's ribcage but misses.
Makino misses with a two punch combination.
Dabingyaba with the inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makino swinging wildly here.
Makino cracks Dabingyaba with a good jab.
Dabingyaba scores with a jab to the body.
Dabingyaba throws a hook to the side of Makino's head but Makino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dabingyaba moves out of range as Makino throws a body kick.
Dabingyaba throws out a counter right but Makino avoids it with no problem.
Makino throws out a loose jab but Dabingyaba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dabingyaba lands a head shot.
Makino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dabingyaba.
Dabingyaba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dabingyaba. Makino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makino throws the left hand but Dabingyaba avoids the punch easily.
Makino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dabingyaba.
Dabingyaba lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dabingyaba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makino lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dabingyaba misses with a looping right.
Makino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Makino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Makino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Makino walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Dabingyaba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dabingyaba tries to work over Makino's front leg with a kick but Makino checks it.
Makino stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Makino misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dabingyaba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Makino throws a one two combo.
Dabingyaba is looking to slow Makino down with leg kicks.
Makino is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Makino misses with a two punch combination.
Makino takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fumito Makino will probably get the nod.
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.
Makino stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dabingyaba connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dabingyaba throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Makino tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makino works Dabingyaba's body with a nice hook.
Makino lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dabingyaba dodges the punch combination from Makino.
Makino misses with an uppercut. Dabingyaba saw that one coming.
Fumito Makino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dabingyaba lands with a right hand.
Dabingyaba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makino manages to avoid it.
Makino throws a jab but it's blocked by Dabingyaba.
Dabingyaba takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Makino throws a head kick that half lands.
Makino throws a head kick that misses.
As Makino backs off Dabingyaba throws a huge counter combo but Makino manages to avoid it all.
Makino throws a hook to the side of Dabingyaba's head but Dabingyaba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Makino tries to bum rush Dabingyaba with a series of wild strikes but Dabingyaba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dabingyaba lands a nice shot that snaps Makino's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makino throws a hook to the side of Dabingyaba's head but Dabingyaba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dabingyaba misses with a hook. Makino ducked under it nicely.
A low kick lands for Dabingyaba.
Dabingyaba jabs Makino right on the nose. Makino blinks but takes it well.
Dabingyaba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Makino cracks Dabingyaba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Makino throws a nice looking combination but Dabingyaba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Makino throws a right and a left that Dabingyaba avoids nicely.
Dabingyaba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dabingyaba.
Dabingyaba misses with a series of wild punches.
Makino misses with a wild combination.
Fumito Makino is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by Dabingyaba.
Dabingyaba throws a jab when Makino was well out of range.
Donk. Dabingyaba catches Makino right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dabingyaba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dabingyaba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makino.
Dabingyaba dodges the punch combination from Makino.
Dabingyaba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab by Dabingyaba.
Makino is rocked!
A head kick from Makino lands but Dabingyaba takes it in his stride.
Makino missing with a left hand there. Dabingyaba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dabingyaba with a hook.
Oh Makino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Makino looks up at the clock. Bad move! Dabingyaba lands a right hand from hell, dropping Makino. Dabingyaba pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mordecai Dabingyaba!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Volkov (ranked 898 p4p, 2624 weight class) and Markus Kray (ranked 138 p4p, 351 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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173
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Excellent MT
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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 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Markus Kray!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kray sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Volkov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Sergei Volkov has been cut.
Sergei Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Volkov lands in his opponent's guard.
Volkov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Volkov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kray's head.
Volkov cracks Kray with a solid left hand.
Kray wants to stand up but Volkov is controlling him.
Volkov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Volkov lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volkov is working Kray over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kray is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov landing with the ground and pound.
Kray is still in real trouble! Can Volkov finish him?
Volkov is pushing down on Kray's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kray is fighting to maintain full guard but Volkov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Volkov is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Kray is hurt! He's hurt bad - Volkov fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Kray from any more punishment! Congratulations to Volkov! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Volkov!
Sergei Volkov 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Balink Tarlah (ranked 665 p4p, 961 weight class) and Jacques Chaize (ranked 78 p4p, 127 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Balink Tarlah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques Chaize!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarlah changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chaize tries to avoid it but Tarlah manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chaize to the ground. Chaize escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chaize has closed the distance and engaged Tarlah in a clinch.
Tarlah gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Chaize seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tarlah wants to control from the top but Chaize keeps moving.
Chaize pulls Tarlah in close to his closed guard and prevents Tarlah from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tarlah won't allow Chaize to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaize seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tarlah connects with a couple of short punches.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chaize is on top in guard.
Tarlah keeping moving, preventing Chaize from controlling successfully.
Tarlah wants to sweep but no luck.
Chaize looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chaize trying to control but Tarlah is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaize stays in close to Tarlah's body and controls the position.
Tarlah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tarlah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chaize is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tarlah wants to sweep here but Chaize controlling him for the moment.
Chaize seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chaize lands a nice hook to Tarlah's body. Tarlah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tarlah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chaize.
Tarlah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tarlah avoids the body shot from Chaize.
Tarlah lands a head shot.
Chaize lands the left hand.
Chaize gets a clinch.
Tarlah wants a takedown.
Tarlah is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chaize gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Balink Tarlah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tarlah drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chaize gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chaize's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chaize tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chaize's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Chaize dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chaize throws out a loose jab but Tarlah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tarlah shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chaize sprawls well. Chaize wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tarlah gets slowly back to his feet.
Chaize uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Chaize misses.
Chaize throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tarlah counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tarlah is standing up over Chaize. Chaize looks to escape but Tarlah dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah misses with the ground and pound.
Tarlah scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Chaize to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaize takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tarlah grinds an elbow into Chaize's temple.
Chaize is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tarlah connects with a decent elbow.
Chaize manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tarlah's best efforts.
Chaize tries to roll over but Tarlah keeps him under control.
Tarlah is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tarlah not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chaize does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tarlah stops Chaize from getting back to his feet.
Tarlah scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tarlah seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tarlah is trying to control the action in half guard but Chaize is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chaize kicks Tarlah off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarlah fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tarlah.
As Tarlah backs off Chaize throws a huge counter combo but Tarlah manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Balink Tarlah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tarlah shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chaize misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaize. Tarlah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chaize lands with a right hand.
Chaize just misses with a punch to the body.
Chaize keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tarlah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tarlah fails to land the takedown.
Jacques Chaize seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaize cracks Tarlah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chaize darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chaize misses with an uppercut. Tarlah saw that one coming.
Tarlah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Chaize showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tarlah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chaize.
Chaize fails to land with a series of punches.
Tarlah changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tarlah doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chaize counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tarlah misses with a takedown attempt
and Chaize counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaize throws a series of punches but Tarlah moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Tarlah.
Chaize darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaize scores with a shot to the body.
Tarlah takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chaize's corner calls for a 1-2. Chaize obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tarlah throws a jab but it's blocked by Chaize.
Chaize's corner calls for a 1-2. Chaize obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tarlah changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chaize tries to avoid it but Tarlah manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chaize to the ground. Chaize escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Balink Tarlah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tarlah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chaize.
Tarlah tries to counter with a takedown but Chaize is quick to defend against it.
Tarlah dives in for a single leg takedown but Chaize sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chaize! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaize lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tarlah wants to take the fight to the mat but Chaize manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short right from Chaize on the inside.
Tarlah is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chaize pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chaize throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tarlahs head.
Tarlah is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaize working Tarlah over with knees to the body.
Oh Tarlah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chaize lands a left hand.
Chaize gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tarlah.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chaize with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chaize stalling.
Knees to the body from Chaize.
Chaize has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Tarlah - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Chaize, and another! Tarlah is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jacques Chaize!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 211 p4p, 724 weight class) and Seemah Feet (ranked 35 p4p, 110 weight class). Nurmagomedov comes to the cage accompanied by Dagestan (Remix). Feet has chosen Footsteps (Go Higher) as his entrance music. 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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Excellent boxer
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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 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seemah Feet!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown but Feet shows good takedown defense.
Feet appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Feet slips a jab and a cross from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Feet momentarily.
Feet gets caught flat footed, as Nurmagomedov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Feet is looking to stand up but Nurmagomedov isn't so interested in that idea.
Feet controls Nurmagomedov momentarily but Nurmagomedov frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmagomedov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Feet looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Feet is trying to keep Nurmagomedov in close.
Feet tries to strike from the bottom.
Feet manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nurmagomedov manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Feet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
I've been told that Feet has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Nurmagomedov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nurmagomedov holds on and takes a little breather.
Feet works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Feet is looking to stall here but Nurmagomedov recovers full guard.
Feet wants to get up but he can't break Nurmagomedov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Feet trying to control but Nurmagomedov is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Feet looking to sit in guard and control but Nurmagomedov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nurmagomedov working some strikes from top position.
Feet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Feet is trying to control the position but Nurmagomedov postures up.
Nurmagomedov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Feet has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nurmagomedov has managed to get both his arms back between Feet's legs - danger averted.
Feet is trying to keep Nurmagomedov in close.
Nurmagomedov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nurmagomedov lands a couple of digs.
Nurmagomedov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Feet is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nurmagomedov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov works over Feet with some ground and pound from guard.
Nurmagomedov is in close to Feet's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Feet keeping moving, preventing Nurmagomedov from controlling successfully.
Nurmagomedov working some strikes from top position.
Nurmagomedov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Feet has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nurmagomedov has managed to get both his arms back between Feet's legs - danger averted.
Nurmagomedov trying to control but Feet is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feet is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nurmagomedov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Feet wants to stand up but Nurmagomedov is controlling him.
Feet bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nurmagomedov's guard.
Feet controls from within his opponent's guard.
Feet looking to sit in guard and control but Nurmagomedov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedov cracks Feet with a solid left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
That's time! Nurmagomedov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Feet throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nurmagomedov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook
and Feet counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Khabib Nurmagomedov has been cut.
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurmagomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Feet can do to turn this around?
Feet throws a body shot but no joy.
Feet scores with a head kick.
Nurmagomedov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Feet swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nurmagomedov shoots for a double leg takedown but Feet sprawls well. He's pushed Nurmagomedov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Feet looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nurmagomedov tries for a takedown but Feet circles away easily
and Feet counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khabib Nurmagomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feet takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left lands for Nurmagomedov.
Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Feet scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmagomedov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Feet counters with a crisp right hand that drops Nurmagomedov! Feet lets Nurmagomedov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Nurmagomedov is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Feet.
Feet is trying to counter with his kicks.
Feet moves away from the strike by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Feet is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Feet throws a nice outside leg kick.
Feet looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurmagomedov is just out of range.
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and clinches up with Feet, looking for a takedown. Nurmagomedov pushes Feet against the cage but Feet circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Feet now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nurmagomedov throws a big shot that misses.
Feet slips under a jab.
Feet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurmagomedov manages to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov misses with a two punch combination.
Nurmagomedov scores with a jab to the body.
Nurmagomedov stuns Feet with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Nurmagomedov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
Feet wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nurmagomedov shoots for a double leg takedown but Feet sprawls well. He's pushed Nurmagomedov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
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!
Nurmagomedov takes a swing at Feet's ribcage but misses.
Nurmagomedov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nurmagomedov shoots in and drives through. Feet sprawls well.
Nurmagomedov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Feet! But no joy.
Feet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throws a looping overhand right but Feet ducks down to avoid it.
Feet looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Feet tests Nurmagomedov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nurmagomedov, as that shot connected.
Feet takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nurmagomedov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nurmagomedov shoots in and bounces Feet off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nurmagomedov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Feet is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nurmagomedov is aware though and is defending well.
Feet trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov working some strikes from top position.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Feet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nurmagomedov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurmagomedov wants to control from the top but Feet keeps moving.
Feet utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov stopping the sweep attempt from Feet.
Nurmagomedov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nurmagomedov postures up and lands a big shot to Feet's brow.
Feet bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nurmagomedov's guard.
Feet stands up and waves to Nurmagomedov to follow him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Seemah Feet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Khabib Nurmagomedov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Feet chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circling - Nurmagomedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Feet walks into a left hand.
Nurmagomedov stuns Feet with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nurmagomedov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Nurmagomedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Feet releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feet takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nurmagomedov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Feet.
Feet lands a jab to Nurmagomedov's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feet connects with a body shot that sends Nurmagomedov's belly button to the back.
Nurmagomedov misses with an uppercut. Feet saw that one coming.
Feet throws a low kick but Nurmagomedov avoids it.
Nurmagomedov feints and as Feet raises his hands in defense, Nurmagomedov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Feet working a defensive guard here.
Nurmagomedov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Feet not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've been hearing that Nurmagomedov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Nurmagomedov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Feet throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nurmagomedov looking to pass the guard.
Nurmagomedov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Feet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Feet controlling the position.
Nurmagomedov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov with a nice head shot there.
Feet working for a triangle but Nurmagomedov defends it easily.
Nurmagomedov is working Feet over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nurmagomedov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nurmagomedov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nurmagomedov working some strikes from top position.
Feet has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Nurmagomedov should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Feet has tightened it up now! Nurmagomedov should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Seemah Feet!
Seemah Feet seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Garcia (ranked 541 p4p, 2204 weight class) and Logan Nail (ranked 81 p4p, 321 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Garcia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to S.G. Sinnicks - St Patrick Battalion. Mickey Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Logan Nail!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nail swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nail misses the jab.
Garcia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nail holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Garcia cracks Nail with a nice body shot.
Nail lands a nice uppercut.
Nail misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nail lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
A short right from Garcia.
Garcia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Nail uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nail scores with a shoulder strike.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Nail tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Garcia.
Garcia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Still in the clinch, Nail scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nail scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nail lands with a left to the head.
Garcia tries to work over Nail's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nail tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Garcia.
With the fighters up against the cage, Garcia throws an elbow but misses.
Garcia manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Garcia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nail manages to get himself to full guard.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Nail keeps moving.
Nail looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nail is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia stops Nail from standing up.
Garcia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but Nail has wrist control.
Garcia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nail works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nail looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nail holds on and takes a little breather.
Nail is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nail utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garcia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garcia 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.
Garcia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nail swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia throws an elbow that misses. Nail uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garcia's guard. Nice move by Nail!
Garcia wants to sweep here but Nail controlling him for the moment.
Nail must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Garcia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Garcia wants to pass to mount but Nail is defending the position.
Nail blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garcia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nail wants to control but Garcia is keeping busy.
Garcia throwing shots but Nail is blocking nicely.
Garcia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garcia is keen to just control but Nail is a slippery customer.
Nail keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garcia scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nail keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garcia 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.
Garcia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garcia seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Garcia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia winds up and cracks Nail with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Garcia dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nail will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Nail is just out of range.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Garcia is looking for a counter combo.
Garcia walks into a stiff left hand from Nail.
Nail misses the shot to the body.
Nail has managed to clinch.
Nail misses with some punches.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
Nail prevents a body shot from Garcia.
Garcia 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.
Garcia throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nail blocks an uppercut.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Nail controls the action.
Garcia successfully pulls guard.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is working hard here to advance position.
Garcia wants to improve his position but instead Nail has moved into half guard.
Nail content to control rather than advance.
Garcia tries to roll over but Nail keeps him under control.
Nail with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Garcia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Garcia will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garcia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nail manages to get himself to full guard.
Nail keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia landing with the ground and pound.
Garcia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Garcia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nail is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nail looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garcia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nail works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia throws a strike but Nail rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Garcia wants to hit a sweep here but Nail passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Garcia there!
Garcia can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nail looking to control and managing it successfully.
Garcia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Logan Nail will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Garcia with a jab.
Nail tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nail misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Donk. Nail catches Garcia right on the button with a cross.
Garcia wants to clinch.
Nail closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garcia counters with a left to the body.
Nail's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nail scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nail moves into the clinch successfully.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
Nail working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Garcia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nail.
A short left from Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nail tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nail fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nail misses with the head strike.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nail tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garcia is leaning against Nail and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Garcia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garcia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Garcia lands a damaging elbow.
A hook to the body from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nail is rocked!
Nail misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nail takes an elbow to the temple.
Nail is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?
Nail can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Garcia as the two fighters clinch.
Nail seems to have recovered his senses.
Garcia lands a nice elbow.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nail can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nail to keep the fight standing.
Garcia misses with some punches.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nail lands with a right to the head.
Nail takes an elbow to the temple.
Nail tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Nail avoids the elbow strike from Garcia, against the cage.
Mickey Garcia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nail misses with the head strike.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Nail crunches a lovely knee into Garcia's ribcage.
Garcia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nail avoids the elbow strike from Garcia, against the cage.
Nail lands a nice uppercut.
Garcia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garcia misses with some punches.
Nail misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nail.
Garcia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries a body shot but Nail blocks it.
Nail throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Nail on the inside.
Nail misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia lands a damaging elbow.
Nail tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Nail back against the cage.
Garcia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nail's defenses.
Garcia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Nail holds him up against the cage and eventually Garcia drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nail lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nail tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Nail.
Nail fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nail scores with a shot to the side of Garcia's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nail.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Garcia.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garcia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nail lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garcia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nail lands with a short shot to the head.
Garcia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nail tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nail's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nail lands with a short shot to the head.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nail misses with some punches.
A short right from Nail.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mickey Garcia did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nail tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nail keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nail tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nail has managed to clinch.
Nail fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nail avoids a wild elbow strike from Garcia.
Nail swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nail lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nail.
Garcia tries to work over Nail's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nail lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nail misses with some punches.
Nail misses with a punch on the inside.
Nail blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nail swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nail takes an elbow to the forehead.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garcia prevents a body shot from Nail.
Garcia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nail misses with some punches.
Nail lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nail digs a right hand underneath Garcia's ribcage. Garcia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Nail misses with some punches.
Nail swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nail throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nail avoids the elbow strike from Garcia, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nail.
Garcia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nail works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nail lands a body punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Nail on the inside.
Garcia tries to work over Nail's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Nail.
Nail misses with the head strike.
Nail lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garcia or not.
Nail lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nail misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nail lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garcia jumps guard.
Nail stays in close to Garcia's body and controls the position.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Nail from controlling successfully.
Nail won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nail wants to stand and escape but instead Garcia has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Garcia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garcia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garcia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garcia is fighting to break Nail's control of his arms but Nail is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Garcia chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a big elbow that misses.
Nail trying to control the position.
Garcia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nail works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nail avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nail controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garcia moves into range and clinches up with Nail.
Nail working aggressively here.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Nail digs a right hand into Garcia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garcia's gas tank.
Garcia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garcia gets through Nail's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mickey Garcia will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Garcia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Nail moved out of range nicely.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Nail.
Garcia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nail. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nail forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches.
Garcia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nail's defenses.
Nail missing with knees to the body.
Nail misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garcia.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
Nail misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nail tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Nail.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nail's elbow.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nail.
Garcia lands a hook that snaps the head of Nail backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nail backwards.
Garcia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garcia throws a big uppercut that drops Nail! More strikes from Garcia and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Nail lies dazed against the cage as Garcia celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Garcia!
During a confident post fight interview, Mickey Garcia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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