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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Creme Brulee (ranked 24675 p4p, 25074 weight class) and Deshawn Miller (ranked 714 p4p, 740 weight class). Deshawn Miller 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Creme Brulee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deshawn Miller!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller tries to clinch but Brulee moves out of range.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brulee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Heroes in the buildup to the fight.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.
Miller closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Miller with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brulee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brulee sizes up Miller with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brulee with a hook.
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brulee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brulee swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Brulee finds it's target.
Miller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brulee tries to avoid it but Miller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brulee to the ground. Brulee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Creme Brulee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deshawn Miller.
Nice jab there from Brulee.
Brulee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Miller moves to clinch but Brulee breaks away
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brulee is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brulee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miller looks winded!
Miller gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Brulee gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Creme Brulee!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jasur Pak (ranked 3873 p4p, 4155 weight class) and Charlie Bravo (ranked 339 p4p, 360 weight class). Jasur Pak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jasur Pak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Bravo there.
Pak changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bravo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bravo is trying to improve his position.
Pak lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bravo down.
Bravo is looking for a sweep.
Bravo is trying to control Pak's posture but Pak avoids it.
Bravo looking for a sweep but Pak has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bravo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pak looking to control but Bravo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bravo tries to hold on but Pak postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Bravo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bravo is trying to escape the mount.
Bravo gets back to half guard.
Pak stops Bravo from getting back to his feet.
Pak controlling the pace.
Pak tries to stand but can't do so whilst Bravo controls his leg.
Bravo is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Pak has latched onto it... Big trouble! Pak pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Bravo is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Pak!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jasur Pak!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dirt Nasty (ranked 4162 p4p, 3451 weight class) and Vitor Almeida (ranked 519 p4p, 450 weight class). Nasty comes to the cage accompanied by Whip It by - DEVO. Vitor Almeida 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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dirt Nasty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitor Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nasty.
Almeida scores with a nice right hand.
Dirt Nasty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almeida changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nasty swings for the body but Almeida moves out of range.
Nasty takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 It looks like Dirt Nasty has been cut.
Nasty slips a jab and a cross from Almeida.
Nasty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Almeida looks to score with a jab to the body but Nasty is just out of range.
A big left from Nasty misses.
It seemed like Almeida was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nasty throws an off balance right hand
and Almeida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nasty. Almeida does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Almeida on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nasty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Almeida throws out a counter right but Nasty avoids it with no problem.
Almeida misses with a wild body shot.
Almeida has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nasty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Almeida throws a jab when Nasty was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almeida lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty missing with a left hand there. Almeida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nasty looks to throw the jab but Almeida is out of range.
Almeida misses with the combination.
Almeida takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nasty paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nasty throws a shot from downtown. Almeida moves away and avoids it.
Almeida goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nasty dodges the punch combination from Almeida.
Nasty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Almeida.
Nasty throws a jab but it's blocked by Almeida.
A nice side step and Almeida releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Almeida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nasty.
Nasty throws an overhand right that lands on Almeida's shoulder, as Almeida tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nasty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Almeida counters with a nice uppercut.
Nasty definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nasty throws a hook but Almeida blocks it.
Nasty misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nasty misses with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Almeida.
Nasty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Almeida.
Nasty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Almeida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Almeida throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nasty displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Almeida throws a nice outside leg kick.
Almeida lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Almeida lands a really nice looking cross but Nasty seems unphased.
Nasty throws a jab when Almeida was well out of range.
Almeida throws out a counter right but Nasty avoids it with no problem.
Nasty throws a hook but Almeida avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Almeida darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nasty throws a series of punches but Almeida moves out of range.
Almeida now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Almeida lands a jab to Nasty's midsection.
Almeida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nasty.
Almeida looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Almeida cracks Nasty with a right hand to the side of the head.
Almeida misses with a few strikes there.
Nasty was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nasty misses with a shot to the body
and Almeida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 Nasty is rocked!
Almeida jabs at Nasty's body.
Oh Nasty is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nasty is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nasty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Almeida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nasty seems to have got his legs back now.
Almeida misses with the combination.
Almeida slips a straight right by Nasty.
Nasty misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almeida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nasty.
Nasty misses with an uppercut
and Almeida counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasty is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Almeida is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nasty had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Almeida lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Nasty goes down and covers up as Almeida starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Almeida!
Our winner, Vitor Almeida, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Dirt Nasty stepped up to the mic, saying 'Dangleangleangle'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshima Nagasaki (ranked 3518 p4p, 3833 weight class) and Ahjo Kuomanen (ranked 115 p4p, 128 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ahjo Kuomanen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshima Nagasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ahjo Kuomanen!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Kuomanen.
Nagasaki misses with a series of wild punches.
We've been informed that Kuomanen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nagasaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Nagasaki slips a jab from Kuomanen.
Nagasaki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kuomanen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nagasaki defends it well.
Kuomanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nagasaki.
Donk. Kuomanen catches Nagasaki right on the button with a cross.
Nagasaki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kuomanen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nagasaki seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kuomanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuomanen lands with a shot to the body.
Nagasaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Kuomanen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nagasaki enables Kuomanen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nagasaki manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagasaki being controlled here, momentarily.
Kuomanen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki keeping full guard, as Kuomanen tries to pass.
Nagasaki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kuomanen controls the pace.
Kuomanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuomanen pushing down on Nagasaki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kuomanen has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Nagasaki defend it? Kuomanen steps over the head and cranks it - Nagasaki is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Kuomanen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ahjo Kuomanen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buster Glover (ranked 2961 p4p, 2672 weight class) and Hao Sawamura (ranked 398 p4p, 360 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 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, Buster Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hao Sawamura!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover walks into a stiff left hand from Sawamura.
Good standup being displayed there by Sawamura as he connects with a hook.
Glover looks to throw the jab but Sawamura is out of range.
Glover's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sawamura under the eye.
 It looks like Hao Sawamura has been cut.
Glover takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sawamura connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Glover misses with a hook. Sawamura ducked under it nicely.
Sawamura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Glover takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sawamura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Glover counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sawamura.
A countering left hand to the body from Sawamura misses.
Glover misses with a hook. Sawamura ducked under it nicely.
Glover moves out of range as Sawamura strikes.
Sawamura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glover throws out the jab.
Glover takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sawamura loads up on a big right hand but Glover slips the punch.
Glover swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Glover.
Sawamura throws a looping overhand right but Glover ducks down to avoid it.
Sawamura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Glover 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.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Glover swings for the body but Sawamura moves out of range.
Sawamura has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Glover misses with an uppercut
and Sawamura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Glover misses with a lunging right hand
and Glover takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Glover lands a jab to Sawamura's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glover swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sawamura counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Glover.
Glover avoids the body shot from Sawamura.
Glover throws a lazy right hand but Sawamura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Sawamura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Glover misses with a left hand
and Sawamura counters with a nice body shot.
Glover connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sawamura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sawamura takes a swing at Glover's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawamura connects with a body shot.
Glover keeps the fight on the outside.
Glover was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Glover is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sawamura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Glover wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab by Sawamura.
Glover misses with an uppercut. Sawamura saw that one coming.
Sawamura appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sawamura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hao Sawamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sawamura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Glover.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hao Sawamura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hao Sawamura's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sawamura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sawamura is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sawamura clinches.
Glover doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sawamura misses with a body punch.
Sawamura throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Glover fails to land.
Glover misses with some punches.
Glover takes a shot to the head.
Sawamura digs a right hand underneath Glover's ribcage. Glover let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Sawamura.
Glover misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glover is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sawamura's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sawamura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Glover or not.
A right hand to the body from Sawamura.
Glover tries to work over Sawamura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glover doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sawamura blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Sawamura.
Glover tries to work over Sawamura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawamura blocks a body shot from Glover.
Glover misses with the head strike.
Sawamura digs a right hand underneath Glover's ribcage. Glover let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sawamura.
Sawamura stalling the fight.
A body shot lands from Sawamura.
Sawamura lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sawamura.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short body shot lands from Sawamura as the two fighters clinch.
Sawamura lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sawamura.
Glover's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sawamura lands a left hand.
Glover's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sawamura working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Glover tries a body shot but Sawamura blocks it.
Sawamura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Sawamura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Glover is rocked!
Sawamura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sawamura lands a shoulder strike.
Glover can't find room to land a body shot as Sawamura controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover can't find room to land a body shot as Sawamura controls the action.
Glover tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hao Sawamura seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sawamura working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sawamura lands with a right to the head.
Oh Glover is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice right hand lands inside from Sawamura.
Sawamura lands with a light punch inside.
Sawamura lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sawamura.
Sawamura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Glover or not.
Sawamura scores with a shot to the side of Glover's head.
Sawamura creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Glover with a big uppercut! Glover tries to clinch up but Sawamura pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Glover to the mat! Glover covers up and Sawamura unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hao Sawamura!
During a confident post fight interview, Hao Sawamura thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Jones (ranked 3063 p4p, 2398 weight class) and Leonid Zakharov (ranked 378 p4p, 297 weight class). Leonid Zakharov 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonid Zakharov!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zakharov lands a body shot.
Zakharov digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Jones tries to clinch but Zakharov moves out of range.
Zakharov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jones looks to throw a body kick
and Zakharov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zakharov cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zakharov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Zakharov counters with a big right hand! Oh Jones is in trouble here! Zakharov follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonid Zakharov!
A very excited looking Leonid Zakharov 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeMartin Daso (ranked 2682 p4p, 2284 weight class) and Nino Babel (ranked 337 p4p, 286 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, DeMartin Daso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nino Babel!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Daso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Daso throws an elbow but misses.
Daso throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Babel tries to pull guard but Daso holds him up against the cage and eventually Babel drops back down to his feet.
Babel blocks the elbow strike.
Babel blocks the elbow strike.
Babel decides to pull guard.
Daso trying to control the position from guard on top but Babel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Daso avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daso stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Babel throws up his legs and catches Daso in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Daso tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Babel! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Nino Babel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Brown (ranked 2584 p4p, 2899 weight class) and RaeRae Usman (ranked 65 p4p, 390 weight class). Usman has chosen Somewhere I belong as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, RaeRae Usman!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown punishes Usman's body with a nice straight punch.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Usman sprawls well. Usman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown throws a body punch but Usman moves out of range.
Brown lands a jab to Usman's midsection.
Brown moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Usman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Usman misses with a wild body shot.
Usman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Usman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Brown misses with the combination.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Usman can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a shot to the body
and Usman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown throws a sloppy body shot
and Usman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown lands a right hook to the body.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Usman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Usman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Usman.
Usman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Usman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
John Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Usman was covering up waiting for the punch and Brown finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usman tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
The referee asks Brown politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Brown prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Brown is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Usman's shoulder. That is not cool.
Usman is looking to regain half guard here but Brown keeps moving and retains side control.
Brown controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Usman tries to bench press Brown off him but Brown keeps the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Usman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brown throws a series of punches but Usman avoids them all with ease.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Usman misses.
Brown has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Brown looks to land a combination but Usman avoids it well.
Brown looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Well, if Brown is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Usman.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown looking to score a takedown here. Usman is defending well but Brown drives through and ends up in Usman's guard.
Brown is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usman wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Usman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Usman tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
Usman regains half guard.
Brown keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Brown prevents Usman from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Usman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Usman throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Brown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Usman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Usman can do to turn this around?
Brown slips under a jab from Usman.
Usman checks the leg kick.
Brown connects with a right hand. Usman shakes it off.
RaeRae Usman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Usman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Usman moves away from the strike by Brown.
Usman scores with a spinning back kick!
Usman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Usman is just out of range.
Usman swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brown darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown throws a series of punches but Usman moves out of range.
Brown punishes Usman's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Usman. That snapped Brown's head back.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Usman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brown backs up against the cage.
Brown throws a lazy body kick
and Usman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Usman tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Usman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Usman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Usman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Usman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Brown'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. This is the final round!
Brown throws a wild body kick that Usman sees coming a mile off.
Usman pushes Brown away with a front kick.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Usman moves away.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Usman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown is looking to wear down Usman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big left from Usman misses.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Usman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Usman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is stalling in the full guard.
Usman looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
John Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Usman has an active guard here but Brown has managed to pass into half guard.
Brown trying to control the pace.
Usman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown wants to land a leg kick but Usman is out of range.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheers as Brown lands an impressive looking overhand right. Usman doesn't seem phased though.
Brown defending well as Usman loads up on a big left hand.
Brown checks a low kick from Usman.
Brown will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Usman misses with a low kick.
Brown throws a push kick but Usman slaps the foot to one side.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Usman.
John Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usman throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Usman.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Usman misses with a straight left.
Brown throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Usman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown scores with the left hand. Usman knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Usman manages to avoid it.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Usman does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy body kick from Usman
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
RaeRae Usman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Usman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown lands a two punch combo.
Usman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Usman throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Usman, which made it look bad.
Usman counters with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Brown!
RaeRae Usman spoke after the fight, saying 'I'd like to thank my opponent for helping me to train harder than I ever had before. I'll be back, and ready to fight again soon!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaco The Rastafarian Priest (ranked 1032 p4p, 1717 weight class) and Murska Mfer (ranked 32 p4p, 52 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jaco The Rastafarian Priest!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Murska Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Rastafarian Priest shoots in and gets a takedown into Mfer's guard.
The Rastafarian Priest wants to control from the top but Mfer keeps moving.
Mfer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mfer controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Rastafarian Priest throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mfer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mfer 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.
The Rastafarian Priest prevents Mfer from getting back to his feet.
The Rastafarian Priest in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Rastafarian Priest throws an elbow that misses. Mfer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in The Rastafarian Priest's guard. Nice move by Mfer!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Rastafarian Priest looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mfer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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.
Mfer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mfer controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mfer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The Rastafarian Priest fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mfer manages to avoid it.
Mfer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mfer moves away from the strike by The Rastafarian Priest.
Mfer lands a nice hook to The Rastafarian Priest's body. The Rastafarian Priest takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Rastafarian Priest counters with a left to the body.
The Rastafarian Priest steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mfer. That one must have hurt.
The Rastafarian Priest cracks Mfer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mfer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Rastafarian Priest cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mfer lands a nice looking kick to the body. The Rastafarian Priest takes a step back to recover.
Mfer misses with a right hand
and The Rastafarian Priest connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mfer closes the distance and pushes The Rastafarian Priest back into the cage.
The Rastafarian Priest tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mfer misses with a body punch.
Mfer can't find room to land a body shot as The Rastafarian Priest controls the action.
The Rastafarian Priest misses with a punch on the inside.
Mfer misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Rastafarian Priest tries to throw a body punch but Mfer avoids it by throwing The Rastafarian Priest back against the cage.
The Rastafarian Priest wants to stall.
Mfer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Rastafarian Priest scores with a shoulder strike.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mfer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mfer scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Rastafarian Priest misses with the head strike.
Mfer has The Rastafarian Priest pushed against the cage.
The Rastafarian Priest throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mfer pushes The Rastafarian Priest back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Rastafarian Priest goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mfer prevents it.
The Rastafarian Priest taking a breather.
Mfer lands a body punch.
The Rastafarian Priest is breathing heavily.
Mfer lands a nice uppercut.
Mfer lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Rastafarian Priest backwards.
Mfer lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Rastafarian Priest.
The Rastafarian Priest misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Murska Mfer 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.
The Rastafarian Priest slips a jab from Mfer.
Mfer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Rastafarian Priest throws out the jab.
Mfer ducks under a wild hook from The Rastafarian Priest.
Mfer thuds his right hand into The Rastafarian Priest's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mfer throws a head kick but The Rastafarian Priest moves out of range.
Jab from Mfer.
Mfer missing with a left hand there. The Rastafarian Priest was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mfer drops The Rastafarian Priest with a huge uppercut! The Rastafarian Priest drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Mfer is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murska Mfer!
Murska Mfer is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Datte Bayo (ranked 699 p4p, 1007 weight class) and Everett Covington (ranked 94 p4p, 140 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Datte Bayo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Everett Covington!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Covington slips under a jab from Bayo.
Datte Bayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Covington shoots in and drives through. Bayo sprawls well.
Covington drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bayo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bayo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bayo swings widly with a right hand
and Covington counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bayo has one foot on Covington's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Covington misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Covington lands a body shot.
Covington looks to score with a jab to the body but Bayo is just out of range.
Bayo has closed the distance and engaged Covington in a clinch.
Covington jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bayo walks away with a smile on his face. Covington gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bayo misses with a straight left.
Covington takes one on the button.
Bayo lands with a good body shot.
Covington throws a lazy right hand but Bayo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayo throws a body punch but Covington moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Bayo as Covington shoots in.
Datte Bayo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Everett Covington.
Bayo lands a nice shot that snaps Covington's head back.
Bayo lands the left hand.
Bayo falls off balance throwing a combination
so Covington counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bayo has his feet on Covington's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bayo misses with a looping left.
Covington with the counter takedown but Bayo avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bayo gets caught flat footed, as Covington shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Covington won't allow Bayo to get back to his feet.
Covington wants to pass the guard but Bayo is keeping the position.
Bayo wants to stand up but Covington is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Covington on the ground.
Covington passes Bayo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Covington is working for a submission of some sort.
Covington is looking to advance position but Bayo won't allow it.
Bayo is trying to stand up here but Covington is controlling him well.
Covington tries to pass to full mount but Bayo defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Covington seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bayo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Covington is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Covington is trying to control. Bayo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Covington lands with a punch from half guard.
Covington moves nicely into side control.
Bayo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Covington with good strikes from the mount here!
Covington misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Covington fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bayo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bayo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bayo tries to get out of the position.
Covington landing punches.
Covington trying to control but Bayo is having none of it.
Covington lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bayo hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Covington landing punches.
Covington unloading with bombs!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Everett Covington will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bayo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Covington manages to avoid it.
Covington is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Covington scores with a shot to the body.
Bayo scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bayo.
Bayo misses with a hook.
Covington missing with a left hand there. Bayo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bayo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Covington manages to avoid it.
Covington feints the counter takedown.
Bayo looks to land a right hand but Covington moved out of range.
Bayo throws a jab but it's blocked by Covington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayo looks to score with a jab to the body but Covington is just out of range.
Covington is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bayo misses with a wild body shot.
Covington drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bayo defends it well.
Bayo is looking to clinch but Covington is avoiding it.
Bayo misses with a looping left.
Covington misses with a takedown attempt
and Bayo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Covington thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Covington.
Bayo cracks Covington with a good jab.
Bayo missing with a left hand there. Covington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Covington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bayo.
Covington takes a swing at Bayo's ribcage but misses.
Covington throws a shot from downtown. Bayo moves away and avoids it.
Datte Bayo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bayo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bayo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bayo misses with a right hand
and Covington counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Covington.
Bayo is looking to stand back up but Covington counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bayo.
Bayo is in trouble now - Covington has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Covington looking to isolate an arm here. Bayo doesn't see it coming and as Covington extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Covington!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Everett Covington!
Everett Covington is the new lightweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Everett Covington started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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