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Covington vs Boonliang PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cannon Hinnant (ranked 24750 p4p, 24379 weight class) and Francis OMalley (ranked 649 p4p, 663 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cannon Hinnant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Francis OMalley!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OMalley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hinnant sprawls well initially but OMalley persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hinnant is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of OMalley's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take OMalley's back!
Hinnant throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Hinnant throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting OMalley!
OMalley felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
OMalley is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Even with his hooks in, Hinnant manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Hinnant misses with an elbow to the head.
OMalley trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Hinnant missing with strikes from the back.
Hinnant punches the canvas rather than the man.
Hinnant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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!
OMalley covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Hinnant punches the canvas rather than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OMalley covering up well and avoiding damage.
Hinnant throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Hinnant thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley is covering up but some of the strikes from Hinnant are getting through and doing damage.
Hinnant has OMalley flattened out and is raining down punches.
Hinnant misses with punches from the back.
OMalley tries to escape the position.
OMalley has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Hinnant.
Hinnant throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Hinnant somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
OMalley is trying to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Can OMalley hold on?! Hinnant is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
OMalley avoids the strikes from Hinnant.
Hinnant throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Hinnant throwing sloppy strikes.
Hinnant somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
OMalley wants to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OMalley is trying to stand back up.
OMalley tries to roll but Hinnant sticks to his back.
OMalley is still trying to improve position.
Hinnant lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OMalley wants to get back to his feet.
Hinnant missing with punches from the back.
Hinnant 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.
OMalley wants to get back to his feet.
Hinnant has the hooks in. OMalley is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinnant thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
OMalley covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Hinnant misses with an elbow to the head.
Hinnant misses with a punch to the head.
Hinnant missing with punches from the back.
OMalley tries to escape but Hinnant has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Hinnant is landing with strikes. OMalley can't take much more of this.
OMalley just trying to survive but Hinnant is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
OMalley is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hinnant lands shots from the back.
Hinnant misses with an elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OMalley has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Hinnant.
Even with his hooks in, Hinnant manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Hinnant is hanging on to OMalley's back as he tries to escape.
OMalley trying to get back to his feet but Hinnant is in full control for now.
Hinnant missing with strikes from the back.
We've been hearing good reports from Hinnant's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hinnant missing with punches from the back.
Even with his hooks in, Hinnant manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Hinnant is hanging on to OMalley's back as he tries to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OMalley trying to get back to his feet but Hinnant is in full control for now.
Hinnant throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cannon Hinnant dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
OMalley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
OMalley is pressing down on Hinnant's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hinnant is holding on for now.
OMalley working over Hinnant with some ground and pound. Hinnant looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hinnant is looking for a sweep. OMalley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
OMalley is looking for a kimura but Hinnant is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for OMalley to get the leverage.
Hinnant punching from the bottom.
OMalley seems to be working for a kimura but Hinnant defends the submission attempt.
Hinnant throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
OMalley lands with a punch from half guard.
Hinnant flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cannon Hinnant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OMalley tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Hinnant.
Hinnant works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hinnant keeping moving, preventing OMalley from controlling successfully.
Hinnant will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hinnant has momentary wrist control but OMalley slips an elbow through the middle.
OMalley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hinnant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
OMalley trying to control but Hinnant is working from the bottom.
OMalley looking to pass the guard.
OMalley drops back looking for a leg! Hinnant is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hinnant manages to kick OMalley off! OMalley jumps back into Hinnant's guard.
OMalley looking to pass the guard.
Hinnant striking from the bottom here.
OMalley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hinnant throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
OMalley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hinnant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
OMalley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
OMalley drops back looking for a leg! Hinnant is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hinnant manages to kick OMalley off! OMalley jumps back into Hinnant's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OMalley wants to control from the top but Hinnant keeps moving.
OMalley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hinnant's guard.
Hinnant lands with a few short shots to the body.
OMalley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
OMalley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hinnant does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hinnant is looking for a sweep. OMalley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
OMalley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hinnant defends it well.
OMalley is looking to take a break and control but Hinnant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
OMalley seems to be working for a kimura but Hinnant defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinnant throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hinnant punching from the bottom.
OMalley is working for a kimura but Hinnant is defending it quite comfortably.
OMalley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hinnant striking from half guard on the bottom.
OMalley is looking for a kimura here.
Hinnant missing with punches from the bottom.
OMalley seems to be working for a kimura but Hinnant defends the submission attempt.
OMalley looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hinnant flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
OMalley is working for a kimura but Hinnant is defending it quite comfortably.
OMalley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
OMalley is looking for a kimura here.
Hinnant flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francis OMalley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
OMalley clobbers Hinnant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
OMalley manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hinnant on his heels. He'll look to pass Hinnant's guard now, I'm sure.
 Hinnant is rocked!
Hinnant will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Oh Hinnant is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
OMalley works over Hinnant with some ground and pound from guard.
Hinnant punching from the bottom.
Hinnant throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
OMalley drops back looking for a leg! Hinnant is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hinnant manages to kick OMalley off! OMalley jumps back into Hinnant's guard.
OMalley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
OMalley arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Hinnant's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Francis OMalley!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Nyla (ranked 2766 p4p, 3018 weight class) and Miroslav Drozd (ranked 321 p4p, 346 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miroslav Drozd!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drozd throws a body punch but Nyla moves out of range.
Nyla blocks the body kick.
Drozd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nyla looks to score with a jab to the body but Drozd is just out of range.
Nyla has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drozd.
Drozd slips a jab from Nyla.
Drozd throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Drozd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drozd connects with an inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Drozd. Nyla shrugs it off though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Drozd!
Nyla tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body kick there by Drozd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nyla blocks a head kick by Drozd.
A little feinted left hand from Nyla on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nyla rushes Drozd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drozd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nyla blocks it with crossed arms.
Nyla managing to block the knees to the body from Drozd.
Nyla avoiding damage as Drozd throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyla lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nyla lands a nice shot to the body.
Drozd struggles to land a body shot inside as Nyla controls his hands.
Drozd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nyla takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nyla scores with a shoulder strike.
Nyla lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nyla lands with a short shot to the head.
Drozd is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nyla is keeping busy.
A short left from Nyla.
Drozd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nyla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nyla digs a right hand underneath Drozd's ribcage. Drozd let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drozd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nyla lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drozd takes a shot to the head.
Nyla lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drozd or not.
A short right from Nyla on the inside.
Nyla lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyla scores with a hook to the body.
Nyla lands an uppercut.
Nyla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
 Drozd is rocked!
Nyla pushes Drozd back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drozd is still on wobbly legs! Can Nyla finish him?
Nyla lands a hook that snaps the head of Drozd backwards.
Drozd is trying to push Nyla away but Nyla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Drozd tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nyla avoids it.
Drozd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nyla.
Nyla works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nyla lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Drozd to his knees! Nyla keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Nyla!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Datte Bayo (ranked 960 p4p, 1611 weight class) and James Howlett (ranked 126 p4p, 211 weight class). Howlett has chosen Indestructible as his entrance music. Datte Bayo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Howlett's 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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Datte Bayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Howlett!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howlett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bayo.
And Howlett tries to counter it with a takedown but Bayo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bayo. Howlett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howlett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bayo!
Bayo moves into the clinch successfully.
Bayo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Howlett shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Howlett is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howlett wants to pass the guard but Bayo is defending well.
Howlett wants to take a breather but Bayo is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett is thwarting Bayo's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, Howlett seems content to control.
Bayo is trying to stand back up but Howlett is controlling him
Bayo tries to roll over but Howlett keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howlett wants to work for an arm triangle but Bayo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Howlett seems to be working for a kimura but Bayo defends the submission attempt.
Bayo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Howlett on the ground.
Howlett is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayo tries to kick Howlett off in order to stand up. Howlett Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Bayo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Howlett has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Howlett trying to control the action but Bayo is working from the bottom.
Bayo is looking to reverse the position.
Howlett trying to control the position but Bayo is working away.
Bayo wants to get back to his feet but Howlett is dominant here and he's now got Bayo's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayo won't enjoy being in this position. Howlett looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Bayo is tapping - it's over boys! Howlett picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). James Howlett!
A victorious James Howlett thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Borrego (ranked 4264 p4p, 2683 weight class) and Pavel Sova (ranked 528 p4p, 342 weight class). Borrego comes into the arena with Bloodlust til Dusk by - MORBID ANGEL blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anthony Borrego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pavel Sova!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sova closes the distance and clinches.
Sova using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Borrego fails to pull guard.
Borrego jumps guard.
Borrego is looking for a triangle but Sova pushes his legs off easily.
Borrego looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Borrego definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sova slips nicely into half guard.
Borrego is looking for a sweep. Sova is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sova trying to mount his opponent but Borrego defends it.
Sova is trying to control. Borrego wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sova controlling the pace.
Sova prevents Borrego from improving his position.
Sova is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borrego has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sova is working away from the top position though.
Sova is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sova thows a huge punch but Borrego dodges it nicely.
Borrego trying to control here.
Borrego manages to get to full guard.
Borrego working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sova doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Borrego is tightening it up a little... Sova has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Sova reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Sova taps out! Nice BJJ there by Borrego!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Anthony Borrego!
A relieved looking Anthony Borrego thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Ezuego (ranked 4633 p4p, 3873 weight class) and he he (ranked 556 p4p, 485 weight class). Jason Ezuego had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Ezuego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, he he!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Ezuego as he connects with a hook.
Nice jab there from Ezuego.
Ezuego cracks he with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ezuego scores with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ezuego darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
he dives in and scores a takedown into Ezuego's guard.
Ezuego throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
he working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
he with a nice head shot there.
he has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
he wants to pass the guard but Ezuego is keeping the position.
he wants to control from the top but Ezuego keeps moving.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
he avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ezuego is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. he is aware though and is defending well.
he tries to free his leg and advance position but Ezuego is retaining full guard.
Ezuego keeping moving, preventing he from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
he got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ezuego has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, he has managed to get both his arms back between Ezuego's legs - danger averted.
Ezuego keeping moving, preventing he from controlling successfully.
he wants to pass the guard but Ezuego is keeping the position.
Ezuego is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
he drops back looking for a leg! Ezuego is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ezuego manages to kick he off! he jumps back into Ezuego's guard.
he trying to control the position from guard on top but Ezuego is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
he thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ezuego throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
he trying to control the position from guard on top but Ezuego is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ezuego keeping full guard, as he tries to pass.
Ezuego looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but he is defending well. Ezuego quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! he has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Ezuego celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Ezuego!
Our winner, Jason Ezuego, 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.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Happy Chukwudu (ranked 2919 p4p, 3452 weight class) and Chie Satonaka (ranked 371 p4p, 434 weight class). Chukwudu's entrance music is Rooster. A fine choice. Satonaka has chosen Rayden 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Happy Chukwudu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chie Satonaka!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Satonaka misses the target.
Chukwudu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chukwudu connects with the punch.
Chukwudu tries to clinch but Satonaka is having none of it.
The crowd cheers as Satonaka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chukwudu doesn't seem phased though.
Satonaka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Satonaka is rocked!
 It looks like Chie Satonaka has been cut.
Satonaka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Satonaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Chukwudu finish him?
Satonaka throws a series of punches but Chukwudu moves out of range.
Chukwudu throws a jab but it's blocked by Satonaka.
Satonaka seems to have recovered his senses.
Satonaka shoots in but no luck this time.
A little feinted left hand from Chukwudu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A cross from Satonaka lands.
Satonaka stuns Chukwudu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Chukwudu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Satonaka is looking for the big counter here.
Satonaka misses with a two punch combination.
Satonaka misses with a hook.
Satonaka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chukwudu slips under a jab from Satonaka.
Some wild striking there from Satonaka.
Chukwudu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwudu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chukwudu is working for a kimura but Satonaka is defending it quite comfortably.
Chukwudu prevents Satonaka from standing back up.
Chukwudu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Still in half guard, Chukwudu seems content to control.
Satonaka is trying to stand back up but Chukwudu is controlling him
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chukwudu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Satonaka.
Satonaka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Satonaka misses with a looping right.
Chukwudu has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chukwudu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chukwudu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chukwudu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chukwudu lands a nice uppercut.
Satonaka throws a head punch that misses.
Chukwudu managing to block the knees to the body from Satonaka.
Chukwudu tries to throw a body punch but Satonaka avoids it by throwing Chukwudu back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satonaka is trying to break the clinch but Chukwudu has him pressed against the cage.
Chukwudu wants to take the fight to the mat but Satonaka manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chukwudu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Satonaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Satonaka working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Chukwudu.
Satonaka lands a right hand.
Chukwudu wants to take the fight to the mat but Satonaka manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Satonaka tries to break the clinch but Chukwudu is controlling the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short left from Satonaka.
Chukwudu misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chukwudu.
A short right from Chukwudu on the inside.
Satonaka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Satonaka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chukwudu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chukwudu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chukwudu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Satonaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chukwudu fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Happy Chukwudu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Chukwudu.
Satonaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chukwudu.
The fighters circling - Satonaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Chukwudu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chukwudu ducks under a wild hook from Satonaka.
Satonaka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chukwudu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Satonaka.
Satonaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chukwudu moves away.
Chukwudu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chukwudu looks to score with a jab to the body but Satonaka is just out of range.
Satonaka throws out a counter right but Chukwudu avoids it with no problem.
Satonaka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chukwudu momentarily.
Satonaka misses with a series of wild punches.
Chie Satonaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chukwudu doesn't manage to clinch there - Satonaka circles away.
Satonaka defending well as Chukwudu loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chie Satonaka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chie Satonaka's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chukwudu throws an overhand right that drops Satonaka like a sack of potatoes! Chukwudu dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Happy Chukwudu!
After winning the bout, Happy Chukwudu 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arax Lightspeed (ranked 1877 p4p, 2183 weight class) and Rooster Test (ranked 256 p4p, 285 weight class). Lightspeed comes to the cage accompanied by Silver Scrapes. Arax Lightspeed 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arax Lightspeed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rooster Test !
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Test misses.
Lightspeed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Test .
Test misses with a lunging right hand
and Lightspeed counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Rooster Test has been cut.
Lightspeed connects with a right hand. Test shakes it off.
Test rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lightspeed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been told by Lightspeed's head coaches at Lakeside Jiu-Jitsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lightspeed tests Test 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Test is rocked!
Lightspeed misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Test throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lightspeed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lightspeed lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lightspeed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Test scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Lightspeed.
Nice body punch from Lightspeed.
The fighters circling - Lightspeed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lightspeed misses the shot to the body.
Lightspeed misses with a hook
and Test counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lightspeed cracks a nice hook into Test 's ribs.
Lightspeed with a hook.
Lightspeed misses with a lunging right hand
letting Test counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lightspeed darts in and clinches Test up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lightspeed.
Test holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Lightspeed.
Test swings wildly with an uppercut but Lightspeed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lightspeed lands with a light punch inside.
Test swings wildly with an uppercut but Lightspeed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lightspeed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Test throws a head punch that misses.
Test swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Test misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Lightspeed.
A head punch on the inside from Test fails to land.
Test misses with the head strike.
Lightspeed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lightspeed misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lightspeed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lightspeed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightspeed throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lightspeed lands a shot to the body.
Lightspeed lands a nice shot to the body.
Test looks winded!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lightspeed.
Lightspeed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lightspeed pushes Test back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lightspeed breaks from the clinch.
Lightspeed drops Test with a huge uppercut! Test drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Lightspeed is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arax Lightspeed!
During a confident post fight interview, Arax Lightspeed 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Shingen Takeda (ranked 1673 p4p, 2282 weight class) and Davante Dunbar (ranked 220 p4p, 282 weight class). Dunbar has chosen Ghost - Cirice as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shingen Takeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davante Dunbar!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunbar connects with a body shot that sends Takeda's belly button to the back.
Shingen Takeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takeda misses with a head kick.
Dunbar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takeda on the side of the head.
 It looks like Shingen Takeda has been cut.
Dunbar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dunbar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Takeda walks into a straight right hand from Dunbar.
Dunbar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takeda gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takeda wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dunbar, who protects the arm well.
Takeda working away.
Takeda goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dunbar has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Takeda but great work by Dunbar.
Dunbar in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Takeda is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Davante Dunbar!
Davante Dunbar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Matthews (ranked 2241 p4p, 1695 weight class) and Albert Sojka (ranked 291 p4p, 223 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Johnny Matthews has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johnny Matthews seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Sojka!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Sojka does it's job there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sojka is fighting off a takedown attempt but Matthews is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sojka to the mat. Sojka regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Matthews drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Matthews jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Matthews pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sojka is keeping the position for now.
Matthews drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Matthews jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sojka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sojka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matthews. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Matthews 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.
Matthews 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.
Sojka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sojka looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sojka looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sojka!
Matthews sneaks back into half guard.
Sojka wants to stand up but Matthews manages to regain full guard.
Matthews has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Sojka should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Matthews has tightened it up now! Sojka should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Johnny Matthews!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Everett Covington (ranked 428 p4p, 1000 weight class) and Rak Boonliang (ranked 61 p4p, 133 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go! 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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Everett Covington!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rak Boonliang!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boonliang misses with a straight right.
Boonliang fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Covington checks it well.
Covington attempts a counter takedown but Boonliang avoids it well and moves away.
Boonliang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Covington takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Covington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Covington 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.
Boonliang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Covington.
Boonliang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Covington attempts a counter takedown but Boonliang avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boonliang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boonliang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Covington misses with a left hand
and Boonliang counters with a good low kick that Covington was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boonliang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Covington misses.
Covington shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boonliang defends it nicely.
Boonliang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Covington.
Boonliang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Covington.
Boonliang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boonliang misses with an uppercut. Covington saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang avoids the body shot from Covington.
Boonliang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Covington.
Boonliang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rak Boonliang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boonliang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Covington.
Boonliang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boonliang has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Boonliang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Covington on the side of the head.
Rak Boonliang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Covington moves out of range as Boonliang strikes.
Boonliang gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Boonliang pushes Covington off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Covington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang takes a swing at Covington's ribcage but misses.
Covington half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Boonliang looks for the body kick but Covington saw that one coming.
Covington takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boonliang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boonliang throws an overhand right that lands on Covington's shoulder, as Covington tries to avoid the shot.
Boonliang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Covington counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boonliang won't be happy with that.
Sloppy strikes there by Covington.
Covington is trying to get an arm triangle but Boonliang is defending well.
Covington in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang is not content to let Covington control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Covington is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Boonliang is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Covington is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Boonliang is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boonliang tries to bench press Covington off him but Covington keeps the position.
Covington works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Boonliang parries the strikes from Covington easily there. Covington is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Boonliang to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rak Boonliang dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boonliang avoids the body shot from Covington.
Covington decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Boonliang manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Covington keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Boonliang gets through Covington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Boonliang.
Covington jumps guard but Boonliang stands there with Covington around his waist. Covington gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Covington tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boonliang smiles and moves away.
Boonliang scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boonliang misses with an uppercut.
Covington changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Boonliang lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Covington goes for a double leg but Boonliang avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Boonliang continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Everett Covington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Covington pulls guard successfully.
Covington wants to control the position but Boonliang says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Covington is looking to improve his position.
Covington wants to sweep but Boonliang has passed to side control!
Covington tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Boonliang wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boonliang 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.
Covington is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Boonliang off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang just trying to survive but Covington is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Covington 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.
Covington throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Boonliang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boonliang trying to get back to his feet but Covington is in full control for now.
Boonliang is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Covington off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
You can see the frustration on Boonliang's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Boonliang tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Everett Covington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boonliang has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Boonliang preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Covington.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Covington thows a strike but Boonliang uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Boonliang as he ends up in Covington 's guard!
Boonliang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Covington. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Covington wants to sweep here but Boonliang controlling him for the moment.
Covington wants to improve his position but instead Boonliang has moved into half guard.
Covington tries to get to full guard but Boonliang has control of the leg.
Boonliang wants to control but Covington is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Covington slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Covington has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Boonliang is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Covington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Covington is looking to regain half guard here but Boonliang keeps moving and retains side control.
Covington manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Covington is trying to get back to full guard.
Covington looking for a kimura from the bottom but Boonliang passes into side control!
Covington tries to buck Boonliang off but Boonliang is having none of it.
Boonliang tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rak Boonliang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boonliang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boonliang. Covington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Covington misses with a takedown attempt
and Covington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boonliang works the jab nicely.
Boonliang looks to throw a body kick
and Covington counters with a shoot takedown. Boonliang fights it but they end up in guard.
Boonliang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Covington's guard.
Covington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boonliang must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Covington lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Covington trying to control but Boonliang is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Covington looking to pass the guard.
Covington advances position into side control!
Covington tries to score with some ground and pound. Boonliang controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Boonliang tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Covington wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
An elbow from Covington crashes against the mat.
Boonliang tries to improve position but can't.
Covington landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Boonliang is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Covington swings around for an armbar but Boonliang sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Covington's guard.
Covington working a defensive guard here.
Covington is really struggling to control Boonliang but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Covington keeping moving, preventing Boonliang from controlling successfully.
Boonliang controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Covington tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Covington throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Covington looking for a sweep. Not yet Covington, not yet.
Boonliang looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boonliang's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Covington 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Covington trying to keep a closed guard but Boonliang is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A big left from Boonliang misses.
Covington attempts a counter takedown but Boonliang avoids it well and moves away.
Boonliang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Covington moves away.
Covington darts in looking for a takedown but Boonliang gets double underhooks and turns Covington into the cage.
Covington throws an elbow but it misses.
Boonliang misses with some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boonliang misses with some punches.
Boonliang avoids a wild elbow strike from Covington.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Covington.
Covington jumps guard but Boonliang stands there with Covington around his waist. Covington gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Everett Covington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boonliang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rak Boonliang really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Covington slips a straight right by Boonliang.
Covington fails to land the takedown.
Covington looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Covington wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Covington slips a jab from Boonliang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Covington looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Boonliang!
Covington in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Covington scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Boonliang to see if he's OK.
Covington working the ground and pound.
Covington wants to control but Boonliang is keeping him busy.
Covington goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Boonliang has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Covington but great work by Boonliang.
Covington tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Covington looks to move to half guard but instead Boonliang has passed into mount! Damn!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Covington is looking to improve his position but Boonliang isn't that keen on the idea.
Covington is working hard here to advance position.
Boonliang controlling from the full mount.
Covington can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang looking to control but Covington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Covington is desperately trying to improve his position but Boonliang has a good base and remains in mount.
Boonliang avoids the attempt from Covington to control.
Covington is desperately trying to improve his position but Boonliang has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang wants to control but instead Covington manages to regain half guard.
Covington wants to get back to full guard.
Boonliang trying to control the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rak Boonliang dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Covington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Boonliang throws a hook to the side of Covington's head but Covington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boonliang gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Covington counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Boonliang is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Covington presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Covington tries for a takedown. No joy.
Boonliang blocks an elbow strike from Covington.
Boonliang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Covington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boonliang throws out the jab.
Covington tries to counter with a takedown but Boonliang is quick to defend against it.
Boonliang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Covington shoots for a takedown but Boonliang saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boonliang cracks Covington with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boonliang with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Covington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boonliang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Covington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Covington misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Boonliang to counter with a crisp jab.
Covington fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Everett Covington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Boonliang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boonliang connects with a looping right hand.
Everett Covington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rak Boonliang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang throws out a loose jab but Covington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boonliang throws a big shot that misses.
Covington shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boonliang sprawls well. Boonliang wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Covington gets slowly back to his feet.
Covington avoids the head kick by Boonliang.
Covington throws out a loose jab but Boonliang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boonliang looks to throw the jab but Covington is out of range.
Covington attempts a counter takedown but Boonliang avoids it well and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Covington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boonliang can pounce on him.
Covington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boonliang.
Covington half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Boonliang throws a sloppy head kick and Covington moves out of range easily.
Covington attempts a counter takedown but Boonliang avoids it well and moves away.
Boonliang scores with a kick to the midsection.
Covington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boonliang.
Covington throws a right hand that misses
letting Boonliang counter with a right hand.
Boonliang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang lands a nice shot that snaps Covington's head back.
Covington swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boonliang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Covington slips under a jab from Boonliang.
Covington takes one on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Boonliang.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boonliang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A cross from Boonliang lands.
Boonliang gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Covington counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rak Boonliang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boonliang winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 45:50
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rak Boonliang!
Rak Boonliang is the new lightweight champion!
Rak Boonliang decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Everett Covington was interviewed post fight and said 'Aw crap!'.
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