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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Nyla (ranked 4156 p4p, 5288 weight class) and Rak Boonliang (ranked 488 p4p, 538 weight class). Sammy Nyla has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Nyla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rak Boonliang!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boonliang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nyla stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boonliang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nyla in his tracks.
Boonliang scores with a body shot.
Boonliang has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Boonliang stuns Nyla with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nyla throws a lazy uppercut
and Boonliang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boonliang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boonliang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sammy Nyla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Boonliang.
Nyla takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nyla swings widly with a right hand
and Boonliang counters with a two punch combo.
Nyla misses with a right hand
and Boonliang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nyla thinking.
Boonliang throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nyla.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyla misses with an uppercut
and Boonliang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boonliang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nyla.
Boonliang is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Boonliang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nyla.
Nyla misses with a right hand
and Boonliang counters with a crisp one two that drops Nyla! Boonliang thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Nyla to his feet! Nyla is in big trouble!
 Nyla is rocked!
Boonliang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nyla has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oh Nyla is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nyla throws the left hand but Boonliang avoids the punch easily.
Nyla seems to have got his legs back now.
Boonliang cracks Nyla on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Nyla falls backwards against the cage. Boonliang follows up with more strikes that drop Nyla to his knees. Boonliang keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Nyla! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rak Boonliang!
Rak Boonliang thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dechlan Tomsett (ranked 3792 p4p, 4147 weight class) and Charles Sobhraj (ranked 239 p4p, 259 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sobhraj's choice of entrance music: hurragutt. The key to victory for Dechlan Tomsett has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dechlan Tomsett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Sobhraj!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sobhraj lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tomsett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tomsett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sobhraj shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tomsett as he jumps to the side.
Tomsett fails to land with a series of punches.
Tomsett misses with a straight left.
Sobhraj shoots in looking for a takedown. Tomsett tries to sprawl out of it but Sobhraj keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tomsett manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sobhraj fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tomsett half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dechlan Tomsett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Sobhraj.
Sobhraj misses with a takedown attempt - Tomsett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobhraj throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tomsett counters with a left to the body.
We've been told by Tomsett's head coaches at Team Mass Valley Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sobhraj gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tomsett is controlling Sobhraj's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobhraj prevents Tomsett from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sobhraj lands a nice short elbow.
Sobhraj has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sobhraj slips a nice elbow through Tomsett's hands, connecting with Tomsett's forehead.
Tomsett wants to get back to his feet.
Sobhraj is taking a breather. Tomsett says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sobhraj prevents Tomsett from improving his position.
Tomsett pushes Sobhraj off looking to stand but Sobhraj dives back in and keeps control.
That's two 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.
Sobhraj controlling the pace.
Tomsett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sobhraj working Tomsett over with strikes.
Tomsett is looking for a sweep. Sobhraj is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tomsett is trying to stand.
Still in half guard, Sobhraj seems content to control.
Sobhraj scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sobhraj prevents Tomsett from standing back up.
Sobhraj stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobhraj is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sobhraj is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Tomsett is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Charles Sobhraj!
Charles Sobhraj 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Calvino Imbembe (ranked 3357 p4p, 2942 weight class) and RaeRae Usman (ranked 452 p4p, 393 weight class). Imbembe comes to the cage accompanied by Tarantella napoletana. Usman has chosen Somewhere I belong as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Calvino Imbembe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, RaeRae Usman!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imbembe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Usman moves out of range of the leg kick from Imbembe.
Usman pushes Imbembe up against the cage in a clinch.
Imbembe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Imbembe wants to break free but Usman has control.
Usman successfully pulls guard.
Usman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Imbembe is aware though and is defending well.
Imbembe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Usman's guard.
Usman 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usman is looking for a triangle but Imbembe pushes his legs off easily.
Usman has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Imbembe doesn't defend quickly enough and Usman has managed to lock this one up! Can Imbembe escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Usman on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). RaeRae Usman!
A very excited looking RaeRae Usman 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Smith (ranked 3015 p4p, 2619 weight class) and Kamaru Usman Jr (ranked 392 p4p, 357 weight class). Matt Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Counter fighter
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kamaru Usman Jr!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usman Jr slips a jab from Smith.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
Smith is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Usman Jr is trying to pull guard but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Usman Jr tries to pull guard but Smith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Matt Smith.
Smith throws a right hand that Usman Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Usman Jr also avoids with ease.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Usman Jr counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Smith!
Smith tries to escape but Usman Jr is in control.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Usman Jr on the ground.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet here but Usman Jr is keeping cool and he's managed to take Smith's back.
Usman Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usman Jr lands punches and elbows.
Usman Jr is punishing Smith with strikes - can he finish him?!
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Usman Jr. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith staying busy and making it hard for Usman Jr to control.
Smith trying to get back to his feet but Usman Jr is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usman Jr has managed to slip his arm under Smith's chin. This could be all over... yep, Smith is tapping out! Submission win for Usman Jr.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kamaru Usman Jr!
Kamaru Usman Jr got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Funny (ranked 3439 p4p, 2489 weight class) and Nigel Victors (ranked 421 p4p, 328 weight class). Funny comes to the cage accompanied by Throw some D's on it. Nigel Victors 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doug Funny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nigel Victors!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victors tests Funny's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 It looks like Doug Funny has been cut.
Victors digs a good hook to Funny's body.
Nice defenses there by Funny.
Nice cross by Victors.
Victors misses with a left hand
and Funny counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Funny takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Funny is looking to take a break and control but Victors is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Funny 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.
Victors is trying to stand.
Funny is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Funny trying to control from half guard but Victors is working away.
Victors really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Funny. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Funny slips a nice elbow through Victors's hands, connecting with Victors's forehead.
Victors tries to kick Funny off but Funny keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Funny 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.
Victors is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funny lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Funny.
Funny wants to control but Victors is keeping him busy.
Funny landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funny slips a nice elbow through Victors's hands, connecting with Victors's forehead.
Funny tries to pass to full mount but Victors defends it.
Funny is trying to control the action in half guard but Victors is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Funny stops Victors from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funny lands strikes from half guard.
Funny prevents Victors from standing back up.
Victors kicks off Funny and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victors throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Funny half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Victors misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nigel Victors seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Victors connects with a looping right hand.
Funny misses with a takedown attempt - Victors sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Victors.
Funny takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Funny gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Victors misses with a combination
and Funny decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Victors's guard.
Victors is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Funny working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victors is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Funny presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Funny looking for a takedown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Funny has clasped his hands together around Victors's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Victors is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Funny cracks Victors with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Funny trying to control the position but Victors is working away.
Victors pushes Funny away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Funny gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Funny scoring with punches from side control.
Victors is trying to escape the position but Funny is controlling the position.
Funny cracks Victors with a big elbow.
Victors is pushing Funny's head away, looking to escape. Funny manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lull in the action here.
Victors is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Funny is controlling him well.
Funny lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Funny works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Funny lands a nice forearm strike.
Victors trying to remain calm as Funny controls from the top position.
Funny trying to control the action but Victors is working from the bottom.
Victors takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Victors is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
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 Doug Funny will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Doug Funny's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Victors lands a jab to the nose.
Victors tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Funny counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Victors pushes Funny off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Nigel Victors is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Victors throws a nice looking combination but Funny bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Victors's corner calls for a 1-2. Victors obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Victors lands with a straight right. Funny didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Victors tries to clinch up but Funny circles away and keeps his distance.
Funny attempts a counter takedown but Victors avoids it well and moves away.
Victors throws an overhand right that lands on Funny's shoulder, as Funny tries to avoid the shot.
Victors fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Funny manages to avoid it.
Funny appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Funny takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Victors throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Funny stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victors lands with a hook. Funny tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Funny takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Victors throws a combination that misses
and Funny counters with a single leg into guard. Victors didn't expect that.
Funny trying to control the position from guard on top but Victors is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Victors wants to get back to his feet but Funny is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Funny advances to half guard.
Funny is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Funny works his way into full mount!
Funny raining down hammerfists from mount.
Victors is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funny is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Victors is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Funny lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Victors hang on?
Funny working the ground and pound effectively.
 Victors is rocked!
 It looks like Nigel Victors has been cut.
Funny lands a big elbow.
Victors is still in real trouble! Can Funny finish him?
Victors is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Funny postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Victors badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Funny around the waist but Funny pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Funny is the winner by TKO! Funny jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doug Funny!
Doug Funny thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barry Bonon (ranked 1932 p4p, 3633 weight class) and Kento Killa (ranked 263 p4p, 430 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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Bonon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kento Killa!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Bonon. No joy for Killa on that attempt.
Killa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bonon closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Killa's guard.
Killa is striking from the bottom but Bonon uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Killa missing with punches from the bottom.
Bonon trying to control the pace.
Bonon trying to pass the guard but Killa defending well.
Bonon has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonon blocks Killa's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bonon blocks Killa's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Killa tries to lock up and control but Bonon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killa throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bonon. What's that going to do exactly?
Bonon trying to control but Killa is having none of it.
Killa regains half guard.
Killa wants to control but Bonon is keeping busy.
Killa is looking to improve his position.
Bonon is working for a submission of some sort.
Bonon is stalling here. Killa is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bonon seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Killa has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Killa staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killa throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bonon's coaches at JAG Battle Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Killa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonon keeps working.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The ground and pound from Killa seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Killa trying to control the action but Bonon is working from the bottom.
Bonon regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Killa trying to control from half guard but Bonon is working away.
Bonon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bonon wants to improve his position but Killa is controlling well.
Killa thows a huge punch but Bonon dodges it nicely.
Bonon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Killa.
Bonon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bonon keeping moving, preventing Killa from controlling successfully.
Killa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bonon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killa throwing strikes but missing.
Bonon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bonon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Killa controlling from the top position.
Bonon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Killa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Killa postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bonon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Killa trying to strike off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Bonon dominated that 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.
Bonon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Killa to the mat! Killa manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Killa striking off his back but it's not causing Bonon any problems.
Killa trying to strike off his back.
Killa will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Killa trying to keep a closed guard but Bonon is proving a slippery customer.
Bonon looking to sit in guard and control but Killa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Killa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Killa advances to half guard.
Bonon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killa controlling the pace.
Bonon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bonon tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Killa has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Killa avoids the attempt from Bonon to control.
Killa trying to control but Bonon is having none of it.
Killa prevents Bonon from getting the reversal.
Bonon tries to hold on but Killa pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killa misses with a head shot.
Killa looking to ground and pound but Bonon is blocking nicely.
Bonon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bonon blocking the ground and pound.
Bonon is desperately trying to improve his position but Killa has a good base and remains in mount.
Bonon avoids a series of strikes thrown by Killa.
Bonon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kento Killa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Killa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bonon because Killa loaded up on that one.
Killa throwing strikes here but Bonon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bonon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bonon holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Killa tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bonon wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Killa.
Bonon tries to hold on but Killa postures up.
Killa throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bonon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Killa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bonon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Bonon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Killa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonon avoids a series of strikes thrown by Killa.
Bonon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Killa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bonon is looking to escape.
Bonon is in a horrible position here. Killa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Killa looking to ground and pound but Bonon is blocking nicely.
Bonon working to try and regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Killa avoids the attempt from Bonon to control.
Killa prevents Bonon from getting the reversal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kento Killa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes 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.
Killa shoots in and drives through. Bonon sprawls well.
Bonon stuffs the takedown.
Killa tries for a takedown but Bonon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barry Bonon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kento Killa.
Killa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Killa fails with the takedown.
Bonon darts in and clinches Killa up against the cage.
Bonon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Killa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Killa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bonon walks away with a smile on his face. Killa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bonon drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killa trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bonon controlling from the top position.
Killa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bonon is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonon trying to control the position from guard on top but Killa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Killa trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bonon being controlled here momentarily.
Killa striking off his back but it's not causing Bonon any problems.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Killa trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Killa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bonon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Killa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bonon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bonon dives in and scores a takedown into Killa's guard.
Killa trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Killa tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killa keeping moving, preventing Bonon from controlling successfully.
Killa will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Killa trying to strike off his back.
Killa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bonon pushing down on Killa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bonon wants to pass to mount but Killa is defending the position.
Killa keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The fighters are battling for position here. Killa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Killa throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Killa working a defensive guard here.
Bonon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Killa's guard.
Killa trying to control but Bonon postures up.
Bonon is trying to work for a kimura but Killa is defending well.
Bonon looking for a submission but Killa manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Killa trying to keep a closed guard but Bonon is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bonon wants to pass the guard but Killa is keeping the position.
Killa looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Killa keeping moving, preventing Bonon from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bonon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Killa to the ground. Bonon is now in Killa's guard.
Killa throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Killa throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Killa throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Killa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bonon manages to get himself to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Killa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Bonon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bonon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Bonon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Garcia (ranked 1495 p4p, 2633 weight class) and Jacob Taylor (ranked 222 p4p, 364 weight class). Jacob Taylor 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garcia throws a big counter combination but Taylor scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kyle Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Taylor doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Garcia 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.
Taylor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Taylor remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Garcia is looking for a sweep.
Garcia avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Taylor.
Taylor goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Garcia rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Taylor's guard! Nice work there by Garcia!
Garcia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taylor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garcia has managed to get both his arms back between Taylor's legs - danger averted.
Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Garcia is defending well. Taylor quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Garcia has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Taylor celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jacob Taylor!
After winning the bout, Jacob Taylor 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Elmanaga Alfonzo (ranked 1537 p4p, 2247 weight class) and Garyn Girith (ranked 169 p4p, 227 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elmanaga Alfonzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garyn Girith!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alfonzo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alfonzo walks into a left hand.
Girith throws a body punch but Alfonzo moves out of range.
Alfonzo drops his hands momentarily and Girith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Elmanaga Alfonzo has been cut.
Girith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Girith has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Girith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alfonzo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Girith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alfonzo scrambles back to his feet.
Girith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alfonzo counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Girith scores with a jab. Alfonzo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Girith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alfonzo is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfonzo drops his hands momentarily. Girith doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Alfonzo staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Alfonzo doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Garyn Girith!
Garyn Girith seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Elmanaga Alfonzo spoke after the fight, saying 'Well, that sucks!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Smif (ranked 1349 p4p, 3784 weight class) and Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. (ranked 185 p4p, 458 weight class). Smif comes to the cage accompanied by Playtime. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Smif!
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, Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smif throws a body shot but no joy.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a wild body shot.
Smif avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux Jr..
Smif misses with a wild body shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with an uppercut.
Smif fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body punch from Thibodeaux Jr..
Smif lands a nice looking body shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thibodeaux Jr. waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smif.
Thibodeaux Jr. bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thibodeaux Jr. defending well as Smif loads up on a big left hand.
Smif sizes up Thibodeaux Jr. with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Thibodeaux Jr.. Those never looked like landing.
Thibodeaux Jr. on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thibodeaux Jr. moves away from the strike by Smif.
Smif throws a lazy uppercut
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smif swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smif paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thibodeaux Jr. looks to score with a jab to the body but Smif is just out of range.
Smif misses with a straight left.
Smif throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thibodeaux Jr. stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smif swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a straight right hand.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a swing at Smif's ribcage but misses.
Smif lands with a good body shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smif throws a body punch but Thibodeaux Jr. moves out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a jab when Smif was well out of range.
Smif lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice jab there from Smif.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smif.
Thibodeaux Jr. avoids the body shot from Smif.
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!
Thibodeaux Jr. avoids the body shot from Smif.
Smif lands with a hook. Thibodeaux Jr. tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smif throws a lazy right hand but Thibodeaux Jr. sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thibodeaux Jr. is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Smif with a body shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a right and a left that Smif avoids nicely.
Smif is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a right and a left that Smif avoids nicely.
Smif seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Smif throws a shot from downtown. Thibodeaux Jr. moves away and avoids it.
Thibodeaux Jr. closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smif misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thibodeaux Jr..
Smif misses with a body punch
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a leg kick.
Smif connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smif misses with a wild body shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Smif missing with a left hand there. Thibodeaux Jr. was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smif uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux Jr..
Smif ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thibodeaux Jr. moves away.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with an uppercut
and Smif counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big left from Thibodeaux Jr. misses.
Bill Smif seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smif misses with a hook
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thibodeaux Jr. walks into a straight right hand from Smif.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch lands to the side of Thibodeaux Jr. 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Smif on the inside.
Thibodeaux Jr. working aggressively here.
Smif misses with the head strike.
Smif blocks the elbow strike.
Smif misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thibodeaux Jr. looking to throw knees to the head but Smif is blocking nicely.
Smif misses with some punches.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a body punch.
Smif tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux Jr.'s elbow.
A short right from Smif on the inside.
Thibodeaux Jr. breaks from the clinch.
Smif throws a hook but Thibodeaux Jr. avoids it easily.
Smif throws the left hand but Thibodeaux Jr. avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thibodeaux Jr.! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smif. Thibodeaux Jr. does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smif throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smif throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a stiff right hand.
Thibodeaux Jr. tries to clinch but Smif moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smif uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smif throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smif throws a big shot that misses.
Smif swats away the attempt to clinch by Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thibodeaux Jr. fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smif manages to avoid it.
Smif lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thibodeaux Jr. forces Smif back against the cage and clinches.
Thibodeaux Jr. goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smif misses with some punches.
Thibodeaux Jr. is trying to maintain a safe position but Smif gets an underhook and turns Thibodeaux Jr. into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thibodeaux Jr. is looking to control Smif's arms but Smif gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thibodeaux Jr. has his back to the cage.
A short right from Thibodeaux Jr. on the inside.
Smif throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. tries to throw a body punch but Smif avoids it by throwing Thibodeaux Jr. back against the cage.
Thibodeaux Jr. looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thibodeaux Jr. manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Smif dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smif misses with a right hand
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Smif counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Smif misses
and Thibodeaux Jr. connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick lands for Thibodeaux Jr..
Bill Smif is winning the standup battle so far.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a head kick.
Smif lands a right hook to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. walks into a straight right hand from Smif.
Smif is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thibodeaux Jr. can do to turn this around?
Smif misses with a looping left.
Smif misses with a straight right.
Smif throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smif on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thibodeaux Jr.. Thibodeaux Jr. obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smif ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thibodeaux Jr. moves away.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smif's sensitive parts.
Thibodeaux Jr. loads up on a big right hand but Smif slips the punch.
Thibodeaux Jr. slips a straight right by Smif.
Smif looks to land a left hand but Thibodeaux Jr. moved out of range nicely.
Smif throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smif paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smif bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a body shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a jab.
Smif avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thibodeaux Jr. swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smif fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeaux Jr. manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a body shot.
Smif fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thibodeaux Jr..
A nice leg kick lands there from Thibodeaux Jr..
Smif tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thibodeaux Jr. was well out of range. Poor timing from Smif.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a swing at Smif's ribcage but misses.
Smif misses with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smif, as that shot connected.
Smif misses with a looping left.
Smif misses with a wild body shot.
Smif swings for the body but Thibodeaux Jr. moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thibodeaux Jr. connects with an inside leg kick.
Smif loads up on a big right hand but Thibodeaux Jr. slips the punch.
Smif swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thibodeaux Jr. displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smif throws out the jab.
Smif throws a shot from downtown. Thibodeaux Jr. moves away and avoids it.
Smif cracks Thibodeaux Jr. with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smif throws a hook but Thibodeaux Jr. avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Thibodeaux Jr. on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smif throws a lazy right hand but Thibodeaux Jr. sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Thibodeaux Jr. misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands with a good body shot.
Smif lands a nice hook to Thibodeaux Jr.'s body. Thibodeaux Jr. takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smif swats away the attempt to clinch by Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. moves in looking to clinch but Smif pushes him off.
Thibodeaux Jr. moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Smif.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smif lands a shoulder strike.
Thibodeaux Jr. is trying to force a seperation but Smif has the dominant position.
Smif tries a body shot but Thibodeaux Jr. blocks it.
Smif misses with a punch to the body.
Smif prevents a body shot from Thibodeaux Jr..
Smif misses with some punches.
Thibodeaux Jr.'s head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smif gets through Thibodeaux Jr.'s defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux Jr. blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smif lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smif lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smif wants to get back to striking at distance but Thibodeaux Jr. won't allow it.
Thibodeaux Jr. goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux Jr. tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smif has had enough of the clinch but Thibodeaux Jr. keeps him there for the moment.
Smif swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux Jr. uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smif misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smif.
Smif prevents a body shot from Thibodeaux Jr..
Smif lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thibodeaux Jr. backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smif can't break the clinch.
Thibodeaux Jr. tries to throw a body punch but Smif avoids it by throwing Thibodeaux Jr. back against the cage.
Thibodeaux Jr. is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smif misses with a punch on the inside.
Smif prevents Thibodeaux Jr. from breaking the clinch.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smif.
Thibodeaux Jr. prevents a body shot from Smif.
Thibodeaux Jr. tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thibodeaux Jr. tries a body shot but Smif blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thibodeaux Jr..
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Smif 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!
Thibodeaux Jr. ducks under a wild hook from Smif.
Thibodeaux Jr. ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smif moves away.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a body shot but no joy.
Thibodeaux Jr. digs a good body shot into Smif's ribs.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a swing at Smif's ribcage but misses.
Smif is looking to counter punch.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a swing at Smif's ribcage but misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smif throws out the jab.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands with a shot to the body.
Smif swings for the body but Thibodeaux Jr. moves out of range.
Smif scores with a nice right hand.
Smif slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smif on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smif lands with a good body shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. looks to clinch
and Smif counters with a stiff right hand.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thibodeaux Jr. staying out of range there.
Smif throws a poor cross that misses
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif throws a lazy right hand but Thibodeaux Jr. sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thibodeaux Jr. tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smif was well out of range. Poor timing from Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a jab but it's blocked by Smif.
Smif lands with a right hand.
Smif throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smif throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smif throws a hook to the side of Thibodeaux Jr.'s head but Thibodeaux Jr. sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thibodeaux Jr. is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smif rather than just go for the knockout.
Smif is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a shot to the body
letting Smif counter with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smif, as that shot connected.
Thibodeaux Jr. is rocked!
Smif closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Thibodeaux Jr.! Smif dives in looking to finish! Thibodeaux Jr. is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Smif!
After winning the bout, Bill Smif 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 Moussa Kabore (ranked 1213 p4p, 1942 weight class) and Datte Bayo (ranked 172 p4p, 264 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moussa Kabore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Datte Bayo!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayo misses with a wild body shot.
Kabore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kabore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bayo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bayo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bayo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kabore tries to bum rush Bayo with a series of wild strikes but Bayo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bayo throws out a counter right but Kabore avoids it with no problem.
Bayo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kabore manages to avoid it.
Kabore attempts a counter takedown but Bayo avoids it well and moves away.
Kabore throws a big shot that misses.
Kabore fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bayo just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been told by Kabore's head coaches at Prizm Jiu Jitsu & MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kabore misses with a jab to the body
and Bayo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Moussa Kabore has been cut.
Kabore misses with a left hand
and Bayo counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kabore tries to clinch but Bayo is having none of it.
Bayo clinches up against the cage.
Bayo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kabore blocks it with crossed arms.
Bayo tries to land a knee to the head but Kabore blocks with his arms.
Bayo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kabore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bayo tries to work over Kabore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bayo working Kabore over with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bayo.
Bayo lands an uppercut.
Bayo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bayo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kabore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bayo drops Kabore with a big knee straight up the middle! Kabore is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Kabore is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bayo lands a body shot.
Oh Kabore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kabore is breathing heavily.
Kabore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bayo lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Kabore head around and knocks him out cold! Bayo hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Datte Bayo!
Datte Bayo is the new lightweight champion!
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