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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Chandler (ranked 4157 p4p, 24493 weight class) and Naser Oric (ranked 478 p4p, 649 weight class). Michael Chandler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Naser Oric!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oric sprawls well. Oric wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chandler gets slowly back to his feet.
Oric stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oric looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chandler manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Oric on his heels. He'll look to pass Oric's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chandler wants to pass the guard but Oric is keeping the position.
Chandler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oric looking to control.
Chandler advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oric keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Chandler seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Oric is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Michael Chandler!
Michael Chandler 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 Javier Arroyo (ranked 3364 p4p, 6230 weight class) and Aaron Tate Jr (ranked 407 p4p, 569 weight class). Aaron Tate Jr acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters 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 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Tate Jr!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate Jr ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
Tate Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Arroyo counters with a right hand to the body.
Tate Jr misses with a looping right.
Arroyo connects with a solid leg kick.
Arroyo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tate Jr lands with a hook. Arroyo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
 It looks like Javier Arroyo has been cut.
Arroyo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tate Jr will feel that in the morning.
Tate Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arroyo.
Arroyo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Arroyo tries to clinch but Tate Jr is having none of it.
Arroyo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arroyo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate Jr.
Arroyo gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Arroyo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tate Jr.
Arroyo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tate Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arroyo misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Tate Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tate Jr blocking some punches.
Arroyo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Arroyo.
Arroyo swings wildly with an uppercut but Tate Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arroyo scores with a shot to the side of Tate Jr's head.
Arroyo is pushing Tate Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Arroyo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tate Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arroyo trying to control the position but instead, Tate Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arroyo into the cage.
Nice body punch from Arroyo - that landed with a thud.
Arroyo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Arroyo has Tate Jr pushed against the cage.
Arroyo gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Tate Jr is trying to break the clinch but Arroyo has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo stalling the fight.
Arroyo cracks Tate Jr with a nice body shot.
Arroyo misses with some punches.
Arroyo prevents Tate Jr from breaking the clinch.
Tate Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Arroyo won't allow it.
Arroyo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tate Jr backwards.
Tate Jr tries a body shot but Arroyo blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Arroyo.
Arroyo taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Arroyo has a couple of punches blocked by Tate Jr.
Arroyo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tate Jr can't break the clinch.
Arroyo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tate Jr's coach down at Black Swans was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tate Jr's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tate Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arroyo is struggling to control the position.
Arroyo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arroyo misses with a punch on the inside.
Arroyo gets through Tate Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arroyo misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tate Jr.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tate Jr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Arroyo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate Jr's efforts to push away.
Tate Jr tries to work over Arroyo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arroyo.
Arroyo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arroyo lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Arroyo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Arroyo's cut.
That's time! Arroyo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr throws a shot from downtown. Arroyo moves away and avoids it.
Arroyo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Arroyo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Arroyo moves into the clinch.
Arroyo just leaning against Tate Jr, taking a breather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Arroyo tries to work over Tate Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arroyo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate Jr can do to turn this around?
Arroyo has a couple of punches blocked by Tate Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Arroyo won't allow it.
Arroyo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arroyo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Arroyo is pushing Tate Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Arroyo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tate Jr pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tate Jr blocks an uppercut.
Tate Jr looking to stall.
Tate Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arroyo misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Arroyo fails to land.
Arroyo has a couple of punches blocked by Tate Jr.
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.
A nice left hand lands by Arroyo.
Tate Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Arroyo has double underhooks.
Arroyo pushes off an throws an elbow but Tate Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Arroyo jumps guard.
Arroyo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tate Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tate Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tate Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Arroyo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Arroyo wants to control from the top but Tate Jr keeps moving.
Tate Jr wants to stand but Arroyo is controlling the position.
Arroyo trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo pushing down on Tate Jr's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Arroyo is working for a submission of some sort.
Arroyo is looking to take a break and control but Tate Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arroyo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tate Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tate Jr wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Arroyo is looking for a kimura here.
Tate Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Arroyo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tate Jr trying to control here.
Arroyo stops Tate Jr from getting back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arroyo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tate Jr's head.
Arroyo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Arroyo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Javier Arroyo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Arroyo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tate Jr misses with a body shot.
Tate Jr misses with a wild body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Arroyo.
Javier Arroyo is winning the standup battle so far.
Tate Jr misses the shot to the body.
Arroyo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tate Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Arroyo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arroyo.
Nice body kick from Arroyo.
A right-left combo lands from Tate Jr.
Arroyo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate Jr throws the left hand but Arroyo avoids the punch easily.
Tate Jr misses with an uppercut. Arroyo saw that one coming.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Tate Jr.
Javier Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Tate Jr ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
Tate Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Arroyo slams his shin into Tate Jr's torso.
Arroyo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tate Jr.
Arroyo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arroyo.
Arroyo connects with a looping right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arroyo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arroyo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate Jr. Arroyo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tate Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Tate Jr.
Arroyo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tate Jr. That did some damage!
Arroyo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tate Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arroyo.
Arroyo cracks Tate Jr with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arroyo loads up on a big right hand but Tate Jr slips the punch.
Tate Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A shot to the body from Tate Jr misses
and Arroyo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arroyo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tate Jr slips under a jab from Arroyo.
Arroyo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arroyo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tate Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Arroyo.
Tate Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arroyo manages to avoid it.
Tate Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arroyo manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Arroyo.
Arroyo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tate Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
Arroyo scores with a hook.
Tate Jr misses with a hook.
Arroyo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo feints and then cracks Tate Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tate Jr down.
Arroyo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Arroyo!
Arroyo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arroyo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tate Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tate Jr moves out of range as Arroyo strikes.
Tate Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Tate Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arroyo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tate Jr.
Arroyo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tate Jr lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arroyo lands a front kick.
Tate Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Arroyo pushes Tate Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Arroyo misses with a knee to the head.
Tate Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arroyo effectively controlling the action here.
Arroyo drags the fight down to the ground.
Javier Arroyo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tate Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tate Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Arroyo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Tate Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tate Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Arroyo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Arroyo looking for a guillotine here but Tate Jr defends easily.
Aaron Tate Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arroyo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Arroyo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arroyo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Arroyo!
An out of breath Javier Arroyo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikita Koloff (ranked 4698 p4p, 4479 weight class) and Choto Kanabe (ranked 516 p4p, 495 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nikita Koloff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Choto Kanabe!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koloff throws a big shot that misses.
Koloff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koloff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kanabe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Koloff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koloff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kanabe instigates a clinch.
Koloff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kanabe moves in looking to clinch but Koloff pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanabe darts in and clinches Koloff up against the cage.
Kanabe misses with an elbow over the top.
Koloff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kanabe.
Koloff swings wildly with an uppercut but Kanabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanabe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kanabe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Koloff is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kanabe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kanabe tries to throw a body punch but Koloff avoids it by throwing Kanabe back against the cage.
Koloff avoids a wild elbow strike from Kanabe.
Koloff stalling in the clinch but Kanabe improves position.
Koloff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koloff can't break the clinch.
Koloff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koloff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koloff misses with a punch on the inside.
Kanabe tries a body shot but Koloff blocks it.
Koloff has a couple of punches blocked by Kanabe.
Kanabe blocking some punches.
Koloff misses with the head strike.
Kanabe wants a takedown.
Koloff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanabe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanabe throws an elbow that misses.
Koloff lands with a light punch inside.
Koloff misses with some punches.
Koloff has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Koloff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kanabe is trying to maintain a safe position but Koloff gets an underhook and turns Kanabe into the cage.
Kanabe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Kanabe to work.
A bit of stalling here from Kanabe.
Koloff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kanabe throws a punch but it's blocked by Koloff.
Koloff has a couple of punches blocked by Kanabe.
Kanabe swings wildly with an uppercut but Koloff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanabe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Koloff is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nikita Koloff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Choto Kanabe.
Koloff throws a head punch that misses.
Kanabe blocks an uppercut.
Kanabe misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koloff is trying to break the clinch but Kanabe is controlling him.
Kanabe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Koloff prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Koloff fails to land.
Koloff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kanabe scores with a hook to the body.
Koloff working aggressively here.
Kanabe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Koloff misses with a punch on the inside.
Koloff gets through Kanabe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kanabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koloff's elbow.
Kanabe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Koloff gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kanabe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Koloff after a bit of a struggle.
Koloff is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koloff.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanabe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kanabe stalls.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kanabe.
Kanabe receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Kanabe leaning against his opponent.
Kanabe can't find room to land a body shot as Koloff controls the action.
Kanabe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kanabe struggles to land a body shot inside as Koloff controls his hands.
Koloff wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Come on Kanabe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koloff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kanabe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koloff misses with some punches.
Kanabe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Koloff is trying to break free.
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 Nikita Koloff will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kanabe has Koloff up against the cage in a clinch.
Kanabe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koloff.
Kanabe wants to take the fight to the mat but Koloff manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kanabe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koloff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koloff prevents the takedown attempt.
Koloff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kanabe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koloff lands a hook that snaps the head of Kanabe backwards.
Koloff misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koloff manages to break the clinch.
Nice jab there from Koloff.
Kanabe looks to clinch
and Koloff counters with a straight right hand.
Koloff gets tackled into the cage by Kanabe. Kanabe maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanabe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koloff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koloff misses with a punch on the inside.
Kanabe struggles to land a body shot inside as Koloff controls his hands.
Kanabe lands an elbow inside that Koloff shrugs off.
Koloff letting Kanabe take a breather here.
Koloff takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Nikita Koloff has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koloff.
Koloff throws a punch but it's blocked by Kanabe.
Kanabe wants a takedown.
Nikita Koloff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Choto Kanabe.
Kanabe trying to control the position but instead, Koloff has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kanabe into the cage.
Koloff scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kanabe.
Koloff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koloff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kanabe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koloff.
Kanabe closes the distance but Koloff moves to the side
and Koloff counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanabe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Koloff manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Choto Kanabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koloff lands with a good body shot.
Koloff throws a big shot that misses.
Kanabe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koloff.
Koloff scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kanabe moves in looking to clinch but Koloff pushes him off.
Koloff circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koloff is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kanabe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koloff bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kanabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Koloff misses the target.
Kanabe slips under a jab from Koloff.
Koloff lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kanabe at a distance.
Koloff gets tackled into the cage by Kanabe. Kanabe maintains the clinch.
Koloff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kanabe taking a breather.
Koloff working hard to break the clinch.
Koloff working aggressively here.
Kanabe misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koloff misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Koloff.
Kanabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koloff swings wildly with an uppercut but Kanabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koloff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Koloff misses.
Kanabe is looking to clinch but Koloff is avoiding it.
Kanabe is looking to clinch.
Koloff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koloff appears to be looking for a big counter.
Choto Kanabe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kanabe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Koloff counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikita Koloff dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nikita Koloff's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Koloff connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kanabe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koloff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koloff swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Koloff throws a good cross that connects.
Kanabe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koloff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kanabe instigates a clinch.
Koloff misses with some punches.
Koloff working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Koloff's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kanabe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanabe blocks an uppercut.
Koloff blocks an elbow strike from Kanabe.
Koloff misses with the head strike.
A short left from Koloff.
Koloff swings wildly with an uppercut but Kanabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koloff lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kanabe backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanabe cracks Koloff with a nice body shot.
Koloff lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koloff misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koloff.
Kanabe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koloff has a couple of punches blocked by Kanabe.
Kanabe tries to work over Koloff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koloff misses with the head strike.
Koloff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kanabes head.
Kanabe has Koloff pressed against the cage, preventing Koloff from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kanabe.
Koloff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koloff working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kanabe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koloff is trying to push Kanabe away but Kanabe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Koloff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kanabe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koloff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koloff throws a head punch that misses.
Kanabe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Koloff swings wildly with an uppercut but Kanabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanabe lands an elbow just above Koloff 's eye.
Koloff lands with a right to the head.
Kanabe blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koloff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koloff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koloff throws a hook but Kanabe avoids it easily.
Kanabe throws a counter combo.
Kanabe closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koloff working aggressively here.
Kanabe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koloff or not.
Kanabe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Koloff gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Koloff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Koloff throws a head punch that misses.
Kanabe lands a damaging elbow.
Koloff breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koloff is looking to control Kanabe's arms but Kanabe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Koloff has his back to the cage.
Koloff lands with a short shot to the head.
Kanabe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kanabe has a couple of punches blocked by Koloff.
Koloff tries to break free but Kanabe pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koloff lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koloff has a couple of punches blocked by Kanabe.
Kanabe scores with a hook to the body.
Kanabe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koloff lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kanabe backwards.
Koloff has had enough of the clinch but Kanabe keeps him there for the moment.
Kanabe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Koloff stalling in the clinch but Kanabe improves position.
Koloff lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koloff tries to break the clinch but Kanabe is controlling the position.
Koloff misses with the head strike.
Kanabe has Koloff pushed against the cage.
Koloff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikita Koloff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koloff has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikita Koloff!
Nikita Koloff gave a mention to Redemption ink, Hilo in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Vincentius (ranked 4077 p4p, 3546 weight class) and Isak Hardrada (ranked 474 p4p, 428 weight class). Hardrada is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shaarimoth. Isak Hardrada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Vincentius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isak Hardrada!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vincentius fails with a takedown attempt.
Hardrada thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been hearing reports that Vincentius has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hardrada goes for a small jab and connects. Now Hardrada goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Vincentius stumbles back but Hardrada runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Vincentius to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Vincentius will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Isak Hardrada!
A very excited looking Isak Hardrada made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kentrail Colamarino (ranked 3669 p4p, 2870 weight class) and Mac Keegan (ranked 437 p4p, 351 weight class). Mac Keegan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kentrail Colamarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mac Keegan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keegan fails to land the takedown.
It looked like Colamarino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Keegan.
Keegan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Colamarino counters with a nice uppercut.
Keegan has a takedown stuffed.
Kentrail Colamarino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Keegan.
Keegan fails with the takedown
and Keegan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keegan with a poor takedown
and Colamarino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keegan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Keegan showed some decent athleticism there.
Colamarino makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colamarino looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Keegan shoots and misses
and Colamarino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keegan closes the distance and clinches up with Colamarino, looking for a takedown. Keegan pushes Colamarino against the cage but Colamarino circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Colamarino misses the target.
Keegan with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Colamarino to counter with a crisp jab.
Keegan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Colamarino counters with a nice uppercut.
Keegan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Colamarino avoids it really well and circles away.
Colamarino throwing a counter right hand but Keegan manages to avoid it.
Keegan misses with a takedown
and Colamarino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Keegan thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keegan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Colamarino is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mac Keegan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keegan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Colamarino swivels and escapes.
A little feinted left hand from Colamarino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Keegan fails to land the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Colamarino misses the target.
Keegan shoots and misses
and Colamarino counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keegan shoots in but Colamarino avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Keegan.
Colamarino is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keegan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Colamarino sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Keegan somewhat.
Keegan tries for a takedown but Colamarino circles away easily
and Keegan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keegan moves into the clinch successfully.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Colamarino has Keegan pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Colamarino.
Colamarino lands a body punch in the clinch.
Colamarino taking a breather.
Colamarino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colamarino scores with a shot to the side of Keegan's head.
Colamarino lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Keegan.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Colamarino.
Colamarino lands an uppercut.
Keegan prevents a body shot from Colamarino.
Keegan tries to score a body lock takedown but Colamarino shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Colamarino digs a right hand into Keegan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Keegan's gas tank.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kentrail Colamarino dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Keegan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Keegan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Mac Keegan has been cut.
Colamarino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keegan can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Colamarino.
Keegan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Colamarino but Colamarino pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Keegan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Colamarino circles away.
Kentrail Colamarino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Keegan.
Keegan looks for a takedown but Colamarino sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keegan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Colamarino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keegan closes the distance and pushes Colamarino back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keegan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Colamarino pressing his opponent against the cage.
Colamarino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keegan's elbow.
Colamarino gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Keegan.
Colamarino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colamarino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Colamarino.
Keegan tries to work over Colamarino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Keegan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Colamarino gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Colamarino stalls.
Colamarino manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Colamarino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Colamarino stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Colamarino misses with a punch to the body.
Colamarino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Colamarino.
Colamarino can't find room to land a body shot as Keegan controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Colamarino just leaning against Keegan, taking a breather.
Colamarino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keegan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Colamarino gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Colamarino presses Keegan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Colamarino lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Colamarino tries a body shot but Keegan blocks it.
Colamarino throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Colamarino lands a body shot.
Colamarino lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino lands a nice shot to the body.
Colamarino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Keegan backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Colamarino.
Colamarino keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keegan's efforts to push away.
A right hook to the body lands for Colamarino.
Colamarino stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Colamarino is struggling to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Colamarino lands a nice shot to the body.
Colamarino displaying some good clinch control by pressing Keegan up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kentrail Colamarino dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mac Keegan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Keegan has his takedown stuffed
and Colamarino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Keegan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looked like Colamarino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keegan shoots in looking for a takedown. Colamarino tries to sprawl out of it but Keegan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Colamarino manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kentrail Colamarino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Keegan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keegan clinches up with Colamarino and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colamarino lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Colamarino tries to work over Keegan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Colamarino effectively controlling the action here.
Keegan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short body shot lands from Colamarino as the two fighters clinch.
Colamarino lands a left hand.
A short right from Colamarino on the inside.
Colamarino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Colamarino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Colamarino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colamarino lands a shoulder strike.
Kentrail Colamarino has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Keegan is trying to maintain a safe position but Colamarino gets an underhook and turns Keegan into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keegans head.
Colamarino manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Colamarino stalling in the clinch.
Kentrail Colamarino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Colamarino lands with a light punch inside.
Colamarino lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Keegan or not.
Keegan working aggressively here.
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!
Colamarino is leaning against Keegan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino displaying some good clinch control by pressing Keegan up against the cage.
Colamarino throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keegans head.
Mac Keegan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee is keeping an eye on Colamarino - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Colamarino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Colamarino tries to work over Keegan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Colamarino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keegan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Colamarino stops a takedown attempt from Keegan.
Colamarino lands a shot to the body.
Colamarino will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Keegan up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Keegan is trying to maintain a safe position but Colamarino gets an underhook and turns Keegan into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kentrail Colamarino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Colamarino has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kentrail Colamarino!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fili Disson (ranked 2895 p4p, 2738 weight class) and Jonny Leech (ranked 354 p4p, 338 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fili Disson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Leech!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leech throws a jab when Disson was well out of range.
Leech lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Leech thuds his shin into the meat of Disson's side.
Disson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Leech looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Disson throws an elbow that misses. Leech uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Disson's guard. Nice move by Leech!
Disson is trying to keep Leech in close.
Leech wants to control from the top but Disson keeps moving.
Disson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leech wants to stand but Disson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Disson trying to keep a closed guard but Leech is proving a slippery customer.
Disson wants to hit a sweep here but Leech passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Disson there!
Disson is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Disson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Disson gets back to half guard.
Disson wants to control but Leech is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Disson is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Disson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Disson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disson is working hard here to advance position.
Leech trying to control but Disson is working from the bottom.
Disson looking for subs off his back but Leech has passed one foot through into half guard.
Disson is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at five angels, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Disson missing with punches from the bottom.
Disson tries to get to full guard but Leech has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Disson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Disson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Disson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Leech defends well.
Leech wants to control from the top but Disson keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Disson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jonny Leech will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Leech throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Disson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Disson feinted with a counter takedown.
Leech misses with a hook. Disson ducked under it nicely.
Leech misses with a head kick.
Disson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Leech is trying to defend but Disson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Leech is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Disson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Disson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leech defending well though.
Disson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fili Disson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leech is refusing to be controlled, as Disson sits in half guard.
Disson throwing shots but Leech is blocking nicely.
Disson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disson is pressing down on Leech's thigh, looking to free his foot. Leech is holding on for now.
Disson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Disson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Disson lands strikes from half guard.
Disson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Disson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Disson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leech can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disson winds up and cracks Leech with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Disson trying to control from half guard but Leech is working away.
Disson 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.
Disson is controlling the pace.
Disson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Disson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Disson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leech does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Leech gets back to full guard.
Disson wants to control from the top but Leech keeps moving.
Disson throws a strike but Leech rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Disson looking to sit in guard and control but Leech gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Leech is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Disson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Disson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Leech is aware though and is defending well.
Disson looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fili Disson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Disson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Leech quickly recovers to half guard.
Leech scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Disson manages to mount him!
Disson unloading with bombs!
Disson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Disson breaks from Leech's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Disson lands with some strikes.
 Leech is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leech tries to reverse the position but Disson maintains control.
Disson with the ground and pound from mount.
Leech is still in real trouble! Can Disson finish him?
Disson controlling the position easily from mount.
Disson postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Leech badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Disson around the waist but Disson pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Disson is the winner by TKO! Disson jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fili Disson!
After winning the bout, Fili Disson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stan Marsh (ranked 3360 p4p, 2521 weight class) and Elijah Mohamed (ranked 406 p4p, 313 weight class). Elijah Mohamed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Mohamed!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh drives through and clinches with Mohamed against the cage.
Mohamed is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mohamed is trying to push Marsh away but Marsh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mohamed tries to throw a body punch but Marsh avoids it by throwing Mohamed back against the cage.
Marsh has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mohamed after a bit of a struggle.
Mohamed has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marsh is stalling here.
Marsh prevents Mohamed from breaking the clinch.
Mohamed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mohamed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mohamed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marsh has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh keeps control of Mohamed as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marsh has been working on his balance at whitey's gym , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Mohamed.
Mohamed is trying to break free.
Mohamed wants to break free but Marsh has control.
Mohamed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marsh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mohamed.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marsh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mohamed.
A swing and a miss from Mohamed.
Marsh throws an overhand right that lands on Mohamed's shoulder, as Mohamed tries to avoid the shot.
Mohamed clobbers Marsh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mohamed takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Elijah Mohamed has been cut.
Marsh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mohamed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marsh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mohamed looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mohamed. Marsh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mohamed connects with the punch.
Marsh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mohamed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Mohamed releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marsh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mohamed slips a jab from Marsh.
Marsh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mohamed counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Marsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsh tries to clinch up but Mohamed circles away and keeps his distance.
Marsh misses with a two punch combination.
Mohamed slips a jab and a cross from Marsh.
A telegraphed right hand from Marsh misses the target.
Mohamed throws out a counter right but Marsh avoids it with no problem.
Mohamed misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed clobbers Marsh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice jab there from Mohamed.
Mohamed throws a looping overhand right but Marsh ducks down to avoid it.
Mohamed has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marsh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mohamed.
Mohamed misses with a series of wild punches.
Marsh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mohamed is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A big right from Mohamed misses.
Marsh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mohamed tries to avoid it but Marsh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mohamed to the ground. Mohamed escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mohamed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marsh tries to move into range but Mohamed moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mohamed lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A punch combination from Marsh misses.
Mohamed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mohamed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Elijah Mohamed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marsh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marsh is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mohamed's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A jab from Mohamed finds it's way through Marsh's defenses.
 Marsh is rocked!
Mohamed bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marsh's head.
Oh Marsh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marsh takes one on the button.
Mohamed circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Marsh to the canvas! Marsh doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Mohamed keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elijah Mohamed!
Elijah Mohamed decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Billabong (ranked 2233 p4p, 3680 weight class) and John Hog (ranked 276 p4p, 439 weight class). Billabong's entrance music is Waltzing Matilda. A fine choice. 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Billabong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Hog!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Billabong.
Billabong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Billabong blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Billabong misses the target.
Hog doesn't manage to clinch there - Billabong circles away.
Billabong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hog.
Billabong is looking to counter punch.
Decent striking displayed by Billabong there.
Hog throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Billabong counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hog won't be happy with that.
Hog can't do much from the bottom here.
Billabong working the ground and pound.
Billabong controlling from side mount.
Hog is not content to let Billabong control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hog wants to control but Billabong postures up.
Billabong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hog keeps working.
Billabong lands a nice forearm strike.
Hog tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Billabong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hog stops Billabong from passing to mount.
Hog has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
You can see the frustration on Hog's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hog is trying to improve his position.
Billabong is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hog has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hog is trying to get back to half guard.
Billabong trying to control the action but Hog is working from the bottom.
Hog is letting Billabong control him for a moment.
Hog is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Billabong working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hog looks to move to half guard but instead Billabong has passed into mount! Damn!
Hog keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Billabong controlling his opponent.
Billabong connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hog can't escape the position.
Billabong jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hog is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hog and Billabong has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hog tries to buck Billabong off but Billabong is having none of it.
Hog is trying to strike from the bottom but Billabong has passed into full mount.
Hog is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billabong unloading with bombs!
Billabong with good strikes from the mount here!
Billabong is working for a guillotine from mount but Hog frees his head quite easily.
Hog is squirming around, avoiding Billabong's attempts to control the action.
Hog tries to reverse the position but Billabong maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hog keeps trying to improve his position.
Billabong sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hog is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Billabong dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hog.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hog, as that shot connected.
Hog rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Billabong counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hog has his hands on Billabong's head, controlling the position.
Billabong passes Hog's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hog has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Billabong is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billabong is trying to control. Hog wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Billabong looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Billabong trying to mount his opponent but Hog defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hog throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Billabong passes into side control, despite Hog's attempt to control the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Billabong working away.
Billabong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Hog's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hog manages to get back to half guard.
Billabong lands strikes from half guard.
Johnny Billabong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Billabong is trying to work for a kimura but Hog is defending well.
Billabong is trying to work for a kimura but Hog is defending well.
Hog slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Billabong wants to control from the top but Hog keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hog wants to sweep here but Billabong controlling him for the moment.
Hog wants to control but Billabong passes easily into half guard.
Hog is looking to improve his position.
Billabong is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hog throws a strike from the bottom but Billabong passes into side control!
Hog manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billabong prevents Hog from improving his position.
Billabong is trying to control. Hog wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hog moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hog escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Billabong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hog trying to control the position.
Billabong working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hog looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hog is still trying to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Billabong dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Billabong connects with a looping right hand.
Hog stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice cross by Billabong.
Hog thows a left - swing and a miss!
Billabong feinted with a counter takedown.
Hog rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Billabong counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hog looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hog is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Billabong is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Billabong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hog can do to turn this around?
Billabong stopping the sweep attempt from Hog.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billabong is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Billabong postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hog keeping full guard, as Billabong tries to pass.
Hog is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Billabong defends well.
Billabong is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Billabong drops back looking for a leg! Hog is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hog manages to kick Billabong off! Billabong jumps back into Hog's guard.
Hog is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
John Hog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hog rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Billabong counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Billabong stands up over Hog, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hog has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Billabong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Billabong content to stall in guard here.
Hog working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billabong trying to control but Hog is working from the bottom.
Hog throws his legs up looking for a submission but Billabong uses it to pass to side control.
Billabong controls the position.
Johnny Billabong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Billabong has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hog gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Billabong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hog is just holding on here. Billabong manages to take his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billabong is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Billabong is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hog defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Hog is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Billabong off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Billabong is hanging on to Hog's back as he tries to escape.
Billabong has good solid back control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hog trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Billabong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Billabong, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Billabong!
Johnny Billabong 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Brown (ranked 2501 p4p, 1257 weight class) and Abak Thwack (ranked 370 p4p, 186 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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188
4 - 0 - 0 |
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195
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leroy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abak Thwack!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thwack closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brown did well to prevent Thwack getting side control.
Thwack has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Brown defend it? Thwack steps over the head and cranks it - Brown is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Thwack!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Abak Thwack!
Abak Thwack 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Nut Shot (ranked 1423 p4p, 1859 weight class) and Manny Mercado (ranked 197 p4p, 236 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Manny Mercado enters 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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Nut Shot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Mercado!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercado lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been hearing reports that Nut Shot has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mercado tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nut Shot is able to avoid easily.
Nut Shot half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nut Shot throws a hook to the side of Mercado's head but Mercado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mercado finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nut Shot takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Maximus Nut Shot has been cut.
Mercado connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nut Shot gets a takedown into half guard.
Nut Shot seems to be working for a kimura but Mercado defends the submission attempt.
Nut Shot is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nut Shot is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercado tries to kick Nut Shot off but Nut Shot keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mercado is looking to improve his position.
Nut Shot is looking for a kimura here.
Nut Shot trying to control from half guard but Mercado is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mercado is defending against the submission attempts here by Nut Shot.
Mercado is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nut Shot's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nut Shot's back!
Nut Shot tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Mercado controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nut Shot really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mercado looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nut Shot is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nut Shot gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nut Shot looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Still in half guard, Mercado seems content to control.
Nut Shot actively working from the bottom here.
Mercado is controlling the pace.
Nut Shot actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nut Shot actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Mercado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Nut Shot's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nut Shot with a poor takedown
and Nut Shot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mercado lands a glancing blow to the side of Nut Shot's head.
Mercado throws a leg kick
and Nut Shot counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nut Shot.
Mercado uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Mercado's coach down at Bone Breakerz was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mercado's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercado. Nut Shot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nut Shot attempts a counter takedown but Mercado avoids it well and moves away.
Mercado scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nut Shot shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mercado napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mercado sneaks out the side door and pushes Nut Shot away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Mercado throws a sloppy head kick
and Nut Shot counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mercado won't be happy with that.
Mercado is not content to let Nut Shot control the position.
Nut Shot looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mercado is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nut Shot throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nut Shot wants to control for a moment but Mercado uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Nut Shot not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nut Shot will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nut Shot is looking for a kimura but Mercado is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nut Shot to get the leverage.
Nut Shot is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mercado is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mercado manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nut Shot has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mercado wants to sweep here but Nut Shot controlling him for the moment.
Nut Shot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nut Shot drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mercado dives on top into guard.
Nut Shot working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mercado doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mercado manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mercado is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nut Shot on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nut Shot tries to get out of the position.
Nut Shot working for a triangle but Mercado defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercado stays in close to Nut Shot's body and controls the position.
Mercado avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nut Shot has an active guard here but Mercado has managed to pass into half guard.
Nut Shot tries to get to full guard but Mercado has control of the leg.
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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nut Shot manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nut Shot had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mercado defends it easily.
Mercado is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nut Shot working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mercado has passed into half guard!
Mercado thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nut Shot's head.
Nut Shot is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mercado jumps into side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Mercado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maximus Nut Shot's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mercado lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mercado scores with a nice body kick.
Mercado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nut Shot shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mercado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercado misses with a wild body shot.
Mercado with the inside leg kick.
Nut Shot drops his hands momentarily and Mercado takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mercado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Mercado is predictable there
and Nut Shot counters with a single leg into guard. Mercado didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nut Shot postures up in Mercado's guard and throws a big left but Mercado blocks it.
Nut Shot looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nut Shot is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mercado is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mercado has escaped and now he's on top!
Nut Shot working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mercado doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mercado manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nut Shot working for a triangle but Mercado defends it easily.
Nut Shot looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maximus Nut Shot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nut Shot looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Mercado has picked Nut Shot up and slammed him! Nut Shot can't keep hold of the triangle and Mercado manages to pass to side control!
Mercado is staying tight to Nut Shot's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Nut Shot tries to bench press Mercado off him but Mercado keeps the position.
Nut Shot is working hard here to advance position.
Nut Shot is being controlled here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nut Shot is trying to improve his position.
Mercado controlling from side mount.
Nut Shot tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mercado wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here.
Nut Shot is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nut Shot looks to move to half guard but instead Mercado has passed into mount! Damn!
Nut Shot is looking to get to half guard.
Mercado blocks Nut Shot's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Nut Shot is looking to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nut Shot is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Mercado blocks Nut Shot's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Mercado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mercado has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Mercado!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Manny Mercado waved his t-shirt featuring PWNAGE's logo in front of the cameras.
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