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BKFC - 155/265 Bracket Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bradlee Dargue (ranked 5081 p4p, 24529 weight class) and Zaire Buceba (ranked 535 p4p, 667 weight class). Zaire Buceba is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bradlee Dargue !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zaire Buceba!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dargue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buceba with the counter takedown but Dargue avoids it easily.
Dargue throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Buceba instigates a clinch.
Buceba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dargue wants a takedown but no success here.
Dargue wants to stall.
Buceba misses with a knee strike.
Buceba missing with knees to the body.
Buceba has clasped his hands together around Dargue 's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Buceba landing a few strikes.
Buceba is trying to get an arm triangle but Dargue is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buceba scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buceba cracks Dargue with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Buceba cracks Dargue with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Buceba immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Dargue is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Buceba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zaire Buceba!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gueremo Dos Santos (ranked 4986 p4p, 3496 weight class) and Jerrold Orosco (ranked 512 p4p, 425 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gueremo Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerrold Orosco!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos takes a swing at Orosco's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos sets himself, and Orosco steps forward looking for the clinch! Dos Santos avoids it this time.
Orosco clinches.
Orosco is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Orosco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Orosco lands an elbow that stopped Dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Orosco lands a damaging elbow.
Orosco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dos Santos's defenses.
 It looks like Gueremo Dos Santos has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Orosco.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Orosco's coach down at London MMA (Public Gym) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Orosco's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Orosco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dos Santos.
Orosco throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos blocks an elbow strike from Orosco.
Orosco lands a nice elbow.
Orosco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dos Santos avoids the elbow strike from Orosco, against the cage.
Orosco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Orosco takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Orosco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Orosco lands with a light punch inside.
Orosco lands a shoulder strike.
Orosco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Orosco misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orosco misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Orosco.
Dos Santos prevents a body shot from Orosco.
Come on Orosco - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dos Santos tries to break free but Orosco pushes him back against the cage.
Orosco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orosco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Orosco avoiding damage.
Orosco misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orosco.
Orosco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dos Santos's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Orosco.
Orosco stalling in the clinch.
Orosco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dos Santos's defenses.
Still in the clinch, Orosco scores with a nice short uppercut.
Orosco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orosco clinches with his opponent.
Orosco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Orosco scores with a nice hook to the head.
Orosco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Orosco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dos Santos's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orosco working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orosco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orosco manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Orosco lands an elbow just above Dos Santos 's eye.
Orosco lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Orosco.
Dos Santos tries to circle away but Orosco has him pinned against the cage.
Orosco has Dos Santos pushed against the cage.
Dos Santos is trying to force a seperation but Orosco has the dominant position.
Dos Santos dodges an elbow strike from Orosco.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerrold Orosco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gueremo Dos Santos's cut.
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.
Orosco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos.
Orosco moves into the clinch successfully.
A short uppercut from Orosco.
Orosco lands an elbow inside.
Jerrold Orosco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Orosco lands an elbow that stopped Dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
 Dos Santos is rocked!
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Orosco has him pressed against the cage.
Orosco lands an elbow inside.
Oh Dos Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orosco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dos Santos's defenses.
Orosco unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Dos Santos! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Orosco is unloading with more strikes now! Dos Santos drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerrold Orosco!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mario Santos (ranked 2565 p4p, 5680 weight class) and Ivan Dragonov (ranked 255 p4p, 444 weight class). Ivan Dragonov looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mario Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Dragonov!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragonov wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Santos is looking for a counter combo.
Nice straight punches there by Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santos.
 It looks like Ivan Dragonov has been cut.
Dragonov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've been told by Santos's head coaches at Memento Mori that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragonov.
Dragonov needs to keep his hands up - Santos had a free shot at his head there.
Nice uppercut lands for Santos. That snapped Dragonov's head back.
Santos lands the left hand.
Santos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Santos's corner calls for a 1-2. Santos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Santos scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Dragonov misses.
Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santos.
 Dragonov is rocked!
Dragonov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dragonov is still on wobbly legs! Can Santos finish him?
Dragonov gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Santos gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Santos!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Chandler (ranked 3168 p4p, 2721 weight class) and Isak Hardrada (ranked 395 p4p, 348 weight class). Hardrada comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shaarimoth kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Michael Chandler had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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, Michael Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isak Hardrada!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hardrada circles away.
Hardrada scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Michael Chandler has been cut.
Chandler throws a sloppy body shot
and Hardrada counters with a nice body shot.
Chandler tries for a takedown but Hardrada circles away easily
and Chandler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Hardrada. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hardrada.
Hardrada scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chandler in his tracks.
Hardrada lands a nice hook to Chandler's body. Chandler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chandler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hardrada connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chandler scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardrada keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Chandler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hardrada sprawls well. Hardrada wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chandler gets slowly back to his feet.
Hardrada lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hardrada lands with a hook. Chandler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chandler shoots and misses
and Hardrada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chandler is rocked!
Hardrada ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Chandler out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Isak Hardrada!
A relieved looking Isak Hardrada thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kentrail Colamarino (ranked 2385 p4p, 2047 weight class) and Elijah Dean (ranked 304 p4p, 268 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kentrail Colamarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Dean!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean scores with a jab to the jaw.
Colamarino looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dean gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dean jabs at Colamarino's body.
Dean throws a nice looking combination but Colamarino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Colamarino misses the shot to the body.
Colamarino scores with a hook to the body. Dean takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Colamarino throws a big shot that misses.
Colamarino tries to clinch up.
Dean misses with an uppercut.
Dean throws a looping overhand right but Colamarino ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dean. Colamarino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Colamarino throws a big shot that misses.
Dean slips a jab from Colamarino.
Dean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Colamarino ducks under a wild hook from Dean.
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!
Dean misses with a hook. Colamarino ducked under it nicely.
Elijah Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean misses with a hook.
Colamarino throwing a counter right hand but Dean manages to avoid it.
Dean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Colamarino manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean throws a nice looking combination but Colamarino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Colamarino moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dean 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.
Colamarino lands with a cross.
Colamarino slips under a jab.
Colamarino scores with a sloppy right hand. Dean should have avoided that one.
Dean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Colamarino.
Colamarino throws a poor cross that misses
and Dean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Colamarino manages to avoid it.
Colamarino closes the distance and clinches.
Dean wants to get back to striking at distance but Colamarino won't allow it.
Dean is trying to break the clinch but Colamarino is controlling him.
Dean is trying to break the clinch but Colamarino has him pressed against the cage.
Dean manages to break the clinch.
Dean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Colamarino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Dean.
Dean gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Colamarino misses the target.
Colamarino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Colamarino misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dean ducks under a wild hook from Colamarino.
Dean misses with an uppercut. Colamarino saw that one coming.
Colamarino moves into the clinch.
Colamarino lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Colamarino.
Dean prevents a body shot from Colamarino.
Dean's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Colamarino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dean is trying to force a seperation but Colamarino has the dominant position.
Dean is trying to force a seperation but Colamarino has the dominant position.
Dean looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Colamarino tries a body shot but Dean blocks it.
Dean has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Colamarino lands a body shot in the clinch.
Colamarino will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dean up against the cage.
Colamarino throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino pushes Dean back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Colamarino struggles to land a body shot inside as Dean controls his hands.
Colamarino lands a shot to the body.
Dean is trying to break the clinch but Colamarino has him pressed against the cage.
Dean blocks a body shot from Colamarino.
Dean wants to get back to striking at distance but Colamarino won't allow it.
Dean has had enough of the clinch but Colamarino keeps him there for the moment.
Colamarino lands a right hand.
Dean tries to circle away but Colamarino has him pinned against the cage.
Dean wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Colamarino has him pressed against the cage.
Dean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Colamarino lands with a short shot to the head.
Dean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Colamarino does it's job there.
Colamarino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dean.
Colamarino scores with a shot to the body.
Dean stuns Colamarino with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dean avoids the body shot from Colamarino.
Colamarino ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colamarino throws a poor cross that misses
and Dean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dean connects with a body shot.
Dean throws an overhand right that lands on Colamarino's shoulder, as Colamarino tries to avoid the shot.
Colamarino lands with a right hand.
Colamarino misses with a body shot.
Dean misses with a looping right.
Colamarino lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Colamarino misses with an uppercut.
Dean looks to land a combination but Colamarino avoids it well.
Dean ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colamarino moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Colamarino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Colamarino misses its intended target.
Colamarino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dean.
Colamarino darts in trying to clinch
and Dean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dean throws out a loose jab but Colamarino uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Kentrail Colamarino 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.
Dean takes a swing at Colamarino's ribcage but misses.
Colamarino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dean circles away quickly and effectively.
Colamarino misses the shot to the body.
Dean looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dean staying out of range there.
Colamarino takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dean lands a head shot.
Dean moves away from the strike by Colamarino.
Dean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Colamarino.
Colamarino misses with an uppercut.
Dean slips a jab from Colamarino.
Dean looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Colamarino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Dean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colamarino defending well as Dean loads up on a big left hand.
Colamarino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Dean on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Colamarino looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Colamarino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Dean.
Colamarino misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colamarino drops his hands momentarily and Dean takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Colamarino clinches.
Colamarino tries to throw a body punch but Dean avoids it by throwing Colamarino back against the cage.
Colamarino can't find room to land a body shot as Dean controls the action.
Dean wants to break free but Colamarino has control.
Dean blocks a body shot from Colamarino.
Dean is trying to force a seperation but Colamarino has the dominant position.
Colamarino has Dean pressed against the cage, preventing Dean from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dean tries to break the clinch but Colamarino is controlling the position.
Dean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dean takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Colamarino. Dean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dean on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dean slips under a jab.
Colamarino misses with a double jab.
Dean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dean swats away the attempt to clinch by Colamarino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Dean.
Colamarino takes the fight into the clinch.
Dean prevents a body shot from Colamarino.
Dean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Colamarino.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right hand to the body from Colamarino.
Dean wants to get back to striking at distance but Colamarino won't allow it.
Colamarino lands a nice uppercut.
Colamarino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Dean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Colamarino 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.
Colamarino prevents a body shot from Dean.
Dean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Colamarino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colamarino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Colamarino struggles to land a body shot inside as Dean controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Colamarino.
Dean wants to break the clinch but can't.
Colamarino is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Colamarino digs a right hand into Dean's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dean's gas tank.
Dean prevents a body shot from Colamarino.
Colamarino prevents a body shot from Dean.
Colamarino is trying to maintain a safe position but Dean gets an underhook and turns Colamarino into the cage.
Dean prevents a body shot from Colamarino.
Colamarino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colamarino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colamarino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dean's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Dean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dean wants to break free but Colamarino has control.
Dean tries to break free but Colamarino pushes him back against the cage.
Colamarino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dean can't break the clinch.
Dean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Colamarino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dean can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Colamarino.
Dean wants to break the clinch but can't.
Colamarino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Colamarino - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Colamarino scores with a shoulder strike.
Dean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Colamarino keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dean's efforts to push away.
Dean breaks the clinch.
Colamarino works the jab nicely.
Colamarino misses with a hook. Dean ducked under it nicely.
Colamarino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dean throws out the jab.
Colamarino slips a straight right by Dean.
Colamarino misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Dean on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Colamarino has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dean is trying to break free.
Dean wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kentrail Colamarino dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A big left from Dean misses.
Dean shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Colamarino.
Colamarino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dean misses with a wild body shot.
Colamarino misses with a body shot.
Colamarino misses with a hook
and Dean counters with a nice uppercut.
Dean throws an overhand right that lands on Colamarino's shoulder, as Colamarino tries to avoid the shot.
Dean misses with a hook. Colamarino ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Colamarino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Colamarino drops his hands momentarily and Dean takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dean throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean throws a looping overhand right but Colamarino ducks down to avoid it.
Dean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Colamarino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Colamarino lands a right hook to the body.
Colamarino defending well as Dean loads up on a big left hand.
Dean throws a looping overhand right but Colamarino ducks down to avoid it.
Colamarino throws out a loose jab but Dean uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean slips a straight right by Colamarino.
Dean missing with a left hand there. Colamarino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left and a right from Dean both land. Nice combination.
Dean walks into a straight right hand from Colamarino.
Colamarino throws a looping overhand right but Dean ducks down to avoid it.
Colamarino misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Colamarino. That snapped Dean's head back.
Colamarino moves into the clinch.
Colamarino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colamarino tries to throw a body punch but Dean avoids it by throwing Colamarino back against the cage.
Colamarino tries to work over Dean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dean wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dean tries to bum rush Colamarino with a series of wild strikes but Colamarino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Colamarino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dean.
It seemed like Dean was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dean throws a hook but Colamarino blocks it.
Colamarino throws a looping overhand right but Dean ducks down to avoid it.
Dean is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Colamarino with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean misses with a lunging right hand
letting Colamarino counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean misses with a hook.
Colamarino scores with a jab to the body.
Colamarino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dean looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kentrail Colamarino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Colamarino pushes Dean up against the cage in a clinch.
Dean wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dean is trying to break free.
Dean looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Dean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Colamarino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Colamarino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dean is looking to break free of the clinch but Colamarino has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Colamarino - that landed with a thud.
Dean is trying to force a seperation but Colamarino has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dean's efforts to push away.
Colamarino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
Dean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Colamarino.
Dean is trying to break the clinch but Colamarino is controlling him.
Dean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Elijah Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Colamarino lands with a cross.
Dean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Colamarino.
Colamarino wants to clinch up but Dean keeps it at a distance.
Colamarino moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dean takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Colamarino ducks under a wild hook from Dean.
Dean loads up on a big right hand but Colamarino slips the punch.
Colamarino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dean swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dean.
A telegraphed right hand from Dean misses the target.
Colamarino throws a body punch but Dean moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Colamarino darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Colamarino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dean was well out of range. Poor timing from Colamarino.
Nice uppercut there from Dean.
Dean throws a hook to the side of Colamarino's head but Colamarino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dean looks to land a right hand but Colamarino moved out of range.
Dean looks to land a combination but Colamarino avoids it well.
Colamarino lands with a straight right. Dean didn't see that one coming.
Dean takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some wild striking there from Dean.
Colamarino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dean.
Colamarino swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dean misses with a hook. Colamarino ducked under it nicely.
Dean looks to land a combination but Colamarino avoids it well.
It looked like Colamarino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kentrail Colamarino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Colamarino, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kentrail Colamarino!
The defeated Elijah Dean had this to say: 'I’m sorry for disgrace my fans & my team for my performance. I will be back stronger, Believe me! ✊🏽'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hyun Jun Choi (ranked 2948 p4p, 1775 weight class) and Yeshua Allah (ranked 170 p4p, 106 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Jun Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yeshua Allah!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Choi circles away quickly and effectively.
Choi is looking to counter with head kicks.
Allah catches Choi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Allah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Choi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Allah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Choi counters with a two punch combo.
Choi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Allah under the eye.
Choi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Choi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Allah.
Allah throws a body shot but no joy.
Choi is looking for a counter combo.
We've been told by Choi's head coaches at Takeda Clan Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Allah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Choi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Choi cracks Allah with a good jab.
It looks like Yeshua Allah has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Allah takes a step back to recover.
Allah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choi manages to avoid it.
Choi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Allah misses the target.
Yeshua Allah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi avoids the body shot from Allah.
Choi is looking to counter punch.
Allah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Choi counters with a straight right hand.
Choi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Allah swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Choi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Allah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Allah falls off balance throwing a combination
and Choi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Allah is rocked!
Allah misses with a hook
and Choi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Allah looks winded!
Allah connects with a jab.
Choi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Allah throws a left and a right that both miss
and Allah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allah.
It looked like Choi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Allah misses with a jab to the body
and Choi counters with a huge left! Allah is in big trouble! He's backing up but Choi isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Allah from any more damage. A dominating finish by Choi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hyun Jun Choi!
Hyun Jun Choi 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 Fili Disson (ranked 2048 p4p, 1782 weight class) and Johnny Billabong (ranked 269 p4p, 237 weight class). Billabong is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Waltzing Matilda. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Billabong!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billabong swats away the attempt to clinch by Disson.
A countering left hand to the body from Billabong misses.
Disson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Billabong quickly recovers to half guard.
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.
Disson is looking for a kimura but Billabong is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Disson to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Billabong tries to roll over but Disson keeps him under control.
Billabong is not content to let Disson control the position.
Billabong wants to control but Disson is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Disson tries to pass to full mount but Billabong defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billabong wants to control but Disson is keeping busy.
Disson wants to control but Billabong is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Disson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Billabong defends it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Billabong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Disson shoots for a takedown but Billabong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Billabong wants to counter the offense by Disson and move into the clinch position.
Disson shoots in and drives through. Billabong sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fili Disson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Disson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Billabong counters by clinching up.
Disson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Billabong gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Billabong tries to throw a body punch but Disson avoids it by throwing Billabong back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disson blocking some punches.
Disson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Billabong is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Disson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Billabong gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Billabong lands a nice shot to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Billabong takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Disson is trying to drag Billabong to the mat but Billabong just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Billabong lands a body punch.
Billabong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Disson wants to take the fight to the mat but Billabong manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Billabong misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disson can't get the takedown.
Billabong lands a shot to the body.
Disson is trying to drag Billabong to the mat but Billabong just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Disson blocks a body shot from Billabong.
Disson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Billabong avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Billabong misses with a punch on the inside.
Disson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Billabong avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Disson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Billabong pushes Disson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Disson prevents a body shot from Billabong.
Disson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Billabong after a bit of a struggle.
Disson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Billabong is defending well.
Billabong lands a right hand.
Billabong lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disson blocks a body shot from Billabong.
Disson has Billabong pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Billabong manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Billabong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Disson tries for a takedown but Billabong manages to get underhooks.
Billabong struggles to land a body shot inside as Disson controls his hands.
Disson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Billabong prevents it.
Billabong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Disson tries to score a body lock takedown but Billabong shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Billabong.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Billabong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Disson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Billabong prevents it.
Disson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Billabong dominated that round.
That's time! Disson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Billabong stuffs the takedown.
Disson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Billabong avoids it really well and circles away.
Disson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Billabong's guard.
Disson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Billabong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Disson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Billabong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Disson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Billabong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Disson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Billabong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Disson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Billabong.
Disson is refusing to be controlled, as Billabong sits in half guard.
Disson is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billabong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Disson actively working from the bottom here.
Billabong prevents Disson from improving his position.
Disson won't allow Billabong to pass to mount.
Disson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Disson is not content to let Billabong control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Billabong working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fili Disson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Disson has his takedown stuffed
and Billabong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fili Disson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Disson walks into a straight right hand from Billabong.
Disson with a poor takedown
and Billabong moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Billabong.
Johnny Billabong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Billabong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Disson or not.
Disson tries to score a body lock takedown but Billabong shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Disson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Billabong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Disson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Disson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Disson advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billabong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Disson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Disson's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Disson tries to escape the position.
Billabong misses with punches from the back.
Billabong tries to keep control of the position but Disson is staying busy.
Billabong misses with an elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Disson tries to escape the position.
Disson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Billabong.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Billabong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Disson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Disson fails with a takedown attempt.
Disson has closed the distance and engaged Billabong in a clinch.
Disson is trying to drag Billabong to the mat but Billabong just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Disson tries to break free but Billabong pushes him back against the cage.
Disson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fili Disson. 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.
A shot in the inside from Billabong.
Billabong struggles to land a body shot inside as Disson controls his hands.
Disson breaks the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Disson or perhaps it was just good defense by Billabong, which made it look bad.
Disson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Billabong tries to avoid it but Disson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Billabong to the ground. Billabong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Billabong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billabong clinches with his opponent.
Billabong tries to throw a body punch but Disson avoids it by throwing Billabong back against the cage.
Billabong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Billabong stops a takedown attempt from Disson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Disson can't get the takedown.
Disson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Billabong gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Billabong scores with a shot to the side of Disson's head.
Billabong is leaning against Disson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Billabong misses with a punch to the body.
Disson prevents a body shot from Billabong.
Billabong struggles to land a body shot inside as Disson controls his hands.
A short right from Billabong on the inside.
Billabong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Billabong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Billabong.
Fili Disson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billabong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Disson's elbow.
Billabong scores with a hook to the body.
Billabong is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Disson tightens his grip and picks Billabong up, before dumping him to the ground. Billabong manages to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billabong is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Disson frees his head nicely. Oh but Billabong has switched to an armbar! Disson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Johnny Billabong!
Johnny Billabong 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Mercado (ranked 1143 p4p, 2811 weight class) and Javier Arroyo (ranked 156 p4p, 355 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Mercado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercado takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mercado fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Arroyo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mercado throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arroyo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mercado. Mercado circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Arroyo tries to land a front kick but Mercado steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mercado looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arroyo tries to work over Mercado's front leg with a kick but Mercado checks it.
Mercado half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mercado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arroyo moves away.
Arroyo blocks a head kick by Mercado.
Arroyo instigates a clinch.
Mercado lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arroyo backwards.
A right hand to the body from Mercado.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercado.
Arroyo misses with the head strike.
Arroyo tries to throw a body punch but Mercado avoids it by throwing Arroyo back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arroyo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mercado is pushing Arroyo 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 lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo lands with a light punch inside.
Mercado misses with some punches.
Come on Arroyo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Arroyo lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arroyo.
Mercado throws a punch but it's blocked by Arroyo.
Arroyo is trying to maintain a safe position but Mercado gets an underhook and turns Arroyo into the cage.
Arroyo struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercado controls his hands.
Mercado holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Arroyo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mercado smiles and moves away.
Arroyo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A clash of legs there as Arroyo blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercado scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Javier Arroyo has been cut.
Mercado swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arroyo.
Arroyo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mercado looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arroyo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mercado.
Mercado moves out of range of the leg kick from Arroyo.
Mercado takes one to the side of the head.
Mercado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arroyo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercado.
Arroyo drops his hands momentarily and Mercado takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mercado throws a hook but Arroyo avoids it easily.
Mercado moves out of range of the strikes.
Mercado is looking to chop away at Arroyo's legs.
Mercado is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Mercado has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mercado there as he acknowledges the shot.
Arroyo scores with a kick to the body.
Mercado jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mercado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Arroyo.
Arroyo scores with the left hand. Mercado knows he should have avoided that one.
Mercado throws a sloppy head kick and Arroyo moves out of range easily.
Arroyo avoids the body shot from Mercado.
Arroyo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Arroyo slips under a jab.
Mercado checks a low kick from Arroyo.
Arroyo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arroyo fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Mercado misses.
Mercado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arroyo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercado.
Arroyo misses with a looping right.
Mercado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mercado takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mercado connects with a leg kick.
Arroyo lands a head shot.
Arroyo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arroyo misses with a body shot.
Arroyo takes a swing at Mercado's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arroyo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mercado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mercado takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Arroyo moves out of range of the body kick from Mercado.
Mercado walks into a jab.
Mercado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercado checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mercado is looking to land body kicks.
Mercado walks forward, straight into a front kick from Arroyo.
Arroyo misses with a wild body shot.
Mercado has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Arroyo.
Mercado fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Arroyo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Javier Arroyo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Javier Arroyo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mercado misses with an uppercut.
Arroyo connects with a jab.
Arroyo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mercado has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mercado throws an off balance right hand
and Arroyo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mercado throws a body shot but no joy.
Mercado lands a nice looking body shot.
Javier Arroyo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercado checks a leg kick.
Mercado throws a hook but Arroyo avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Mercado.
Arroyo scores with a nice head shot.
Mercado misses with a series of wild punches.
Arroyo throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercado.
Mercado slips under a jab.
A jab from Arroyo does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arroyo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A clash of legs there as Mercado blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mercado explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mercado looks to land a left hand but Arroyo moved out of range nicely.
Mercado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arroyo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercado half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mercado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercado. Arroyo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arroyo.
Arroyo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mercado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arroyo circles away quickly and effectively.
Mercado throws a poor cross that misses
and Arroyo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mercado, as that shot connected.
Mercado throws a low kick but Arroyo moves out of range easily.
Arroyo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mercado's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercado walks into a straight right hand from Arroyo.
Mercado dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arroyo. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercado thumps Arroyo with a low kick.
Arroyo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Mercado sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arroyo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arroyo scores with the left hand. Mercado knows he should have avoided that one.
Mercado lands a jab to the head.
Arroyo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Arroyo scores with a punch to the head.
Arroyo tries to work over Mercado's front leg with a kick but Mercado checks it.
Arroyo lands a jab to the head.
Mercado throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mercado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arroyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercado.
Mercado throwing a counter right hand but Arroyo manages to avoid it.
Mercado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mercado lands a jab to Arroyo's midsection.
Mercado looks to land a right hand but Arroyo moved out of range.
Mercado lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arroyo tests Mercado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arroyo dips to his left and cracks Mercado with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo blocks the body kick.
Arroyo thumps Mercado with a low kick.
Arroyo throws a body punch but Mercado moves out of range.
Mercado looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mercado takes a swing at Arroyo's ribcage but misses.
Arroyo throws the kick towards the body but Mercado avoids it.
Arroyo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mercado takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mercado checks a low kick from Arroyo.
It looked like Mercado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mercado motions for Arroyo to come forward. Mercado throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Arroyo.
Arroyo scores with a nice head shot.
Arroyo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mercado.
Arroyo throws a good cross that connects.
Arroyo looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercado is just out of range.
Arroyo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercado looks to land a body kick but Arroyo moved away.
Mercado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arroyo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mercado's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arroyo misses with a looping right.
Mercado fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick from Mercado, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arroyo lunges at Mercado with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mercado's hand.
Arroyo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mercado has time to react.
Arroyo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arroyo misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd cheers as Arroyo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mercado doesn't seem phased though.
Arroyo tries to clinch there but Mercado circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mercado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arroyo circles away quickly and effectively.
Mercado takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A nice combination there by Arroyo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Arroyo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Javier Arroyo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mercado throws a series of punches but Arroyo avoids them all with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercado.
Mercado scores with a head kick.
Mercado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arroyo.
Mercado checks the leg kick.
Mercado lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mercado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arroyo misses with a leg kick.
Mercado loads up on a big right hand but Arroyo slips the punch.
Arroyo misses with a body kick.
Arroyo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mercado is able to avoid easily.
Arroyo connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo lands a leg kick that knocks Mercado off balance momentarily.
Mercado moves forwards but Arroyo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Arroyo works Mercado's body with a nice hook.
Mercado explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arroyo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo tries to clinch
and Mercado counters with a low kick, right behind Arroyo 's knee.
Arroyo moves in looking to clinch but Mercado pushes him off.
Arroyo punishes Mercado's body with a nice straight punch.
Arroyo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mercado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arroyo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mercado throws a body punch but Arroyo moves out of range.
Arroyo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arroyo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mercado.
A clash of legs there as Mercado blocks the low kick.
Mercado tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arroyo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Arroyo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arroyo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mercado seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Arroyo works the jab nicely.
Arroyo misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arroyo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mercado throws a right and a left that Arroyo avoids nicely.
Arroyo checks a leg kick.
Arroyo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mercado's head backwards.
Arroyo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mercado checks it well.
Mercado throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Arroyo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Mercado.
Mercado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercado connects with a solid leg kick.
Arroyo misses with a kick to the body.
Arroyo misses with a straight right.
Arroyo misses with an uppercut. Mercado saw that one coming.
Arroyo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Arroyo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercado checks a low kick from Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a hook but Mercado avoids it easily.
Mercado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arroyo.
Arroyo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mercado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That kick from Mercado tenderised Arroyo's leg. Arroyo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mercado throws a body shot but no joy.
Mercado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arroyo.
Good work by Arroyo as he checks the leg kick.
Mercado defending well as Arroyo loads up on a big left hand.
Mercado tries to land a front kick but Arroyo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arroyo lands a jab.
Mercado tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arroyo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Mercado is predictable there
and Arroyo counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercado scoring well with a low kick there.
Arroyo works the jab nicely.
Mercado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mercado was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercado misses with a head kick.
Mercado misses the jab.
Arroyo avoids the head kick by Mercado.
Mercado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manny Mercado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Javier Arroyo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mercado lunges at Arroyo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arroyo's hand.
Arroyo thuds a left hand into Mercado's body.
Arroyo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mercado.
Mercado misses with a hook
and Arroyo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arroyo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mercado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arroyo. Arroyo obviously looking to wear him down.
Mercado misses with a low kick.
Mercado takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Javier Arroyo.
Well Arroyo 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Arroyo!
Javier Arroyo 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Emelianenko (ranked 1898 p4p, 2229 weight class) and Yannick Sakala (ranked 247 p4p, 279 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Mala Dama - Kabat. Sakala has chosen Pole Pole as his entrance music. Yannick Sakala is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yannick Sakala!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakala blocks a jab.
Sakala tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves away
and Emelianenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Emelianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sakala.
Emelianenko looks to land a right hand but Sakala moved out of range.
Sakala is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sakala misses with a body shot.
It looked like Emelianenko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A low kick from Emelianenko is predictable there
and Sakala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Roman Emelianenko has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sakala throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to land a front kick but Sakala steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sakala on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Sakala avoids it easily.
Sakala tries to counter with a clinch but Emelianenko shakes him off and moves away.
Emelianenko slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for Emelianenko.
Sakala misses with a two punch combination.
Emelianenko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A left lands for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sakala doesn't seem bothered though.
Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but Sakala is out of range.
Sakala wants to counter with a clinch but Emelianenko pushes him away.
Emelianenko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sakala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sakala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakala swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakala scores with a sloppy right hand. Emelianenko should have avoided that one.
Sakala misses with a wild body shot.
Sakala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Sakala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakala.
Sakala lands with a good body shot.
Emelianenko scores with a shot to the body.
Sakala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Emelianenko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Emelianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Emelianenko backs off Sakala throws a huge counter combo but Emelianenko manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Sakala avoids the body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko works Sakala's body with a nice hook.
Emelianenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko pushes Sakala away with a front kick.
Emelianenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Emelianenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sakala looks winded!
Emelianenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sakala at a distance.
Emelianenko digs a good hook to Sakala's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko lands with a nice body kick.
Emelianenko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Emelianenko feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sakala sprawling to the canvas! Sakala rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Emelianenko finish him?!
It looks like Yannick Sakala has been cut.
Sakala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a monster overhand right that drops Sakala! Emelianenko follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Emelianenko!
Roman Emelianenko 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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