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ENIGMA 100 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ishmael Egyptian (ranked 1514 p4p, 1652 weight class) and Alejandro Laguera (ranked 163 p4p, 174 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ishmael Egyptian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alejandro Laguera!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egyptian misses with a wild body shot.
Laguera counters with a body kick.
Egyptian misses with an uppercut.
Laguera unleashes a big counter combination but Egyptian bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Laguera gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Laguera is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Egyptian dives into side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Egyptian'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.
Laguera wants to get back to his feet but Egyptian drags him back down.
Egyptian tries to move to mount but Laguera blocks the move with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laguera takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Laguera is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Laguera seems a little lost for a moment, as Egyptian dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Egyptian has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Laguera is pushing Egyptian's head away, looking to escape. Egyptian manages to hold on to the position though.
Egyptian content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Laguera is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Egyptian is controlling him well.
Egyptian takes a little break here. Laguera wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Egyptian tries to score with some ground and pound. Laguera controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Laguera is trying to buck Egyptian off.
The strikes coming from Egyptian are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Egyptian is putting a hurting on Laguera here, landing some big shots from side control.
Egyptian happy to just control the position for now.
Egyptian 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.
Egyptian looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Laguera is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Egyptian asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Egyptian wants to control but Laguera is keeping him busy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laguera parries the strikes from Egyptian easily there. Egyptian is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Laguera to escape.
Laguera looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Egyptian 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 Laguera's shoulder. That is not cool.
Laguera wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Egyptian tries to advance to mount but Laguera denies him.
Laguera is pushing Egyptian's head away, looking to escape. Egyptian manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Laguera drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Laguera moves out of range as Egyptian strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laguera lands a nice shot to the body.
Egyptian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laguera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Egyptian displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Egyptian misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Egyptian - just one landing.
Egyptian works the jab nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Egyptian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alejandro Laguera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Egyptian throws a lazy uppercut
and Laguera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ishmael Egyptian dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Laguera throws a series of punches but Egyptian moves out of range.
Egyptian tests Laguera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Egyptian shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Laguera napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Egyptian fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Egyptian controlling the position from side mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laguera prevents Egyptian from moving into mount.
Egyptian connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Laguera some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Laguera, who protects the arm well.
Egyptian is looking to take a break and control but Laguera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Laguera is trying to buck Egyptian off.
Egyptian controlling from side mount.
Laguera is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Laguera is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Egyptian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laguera can do to turn this around?
Egyptian is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Laguera knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Egyptian controls the position from side control.
Egyptian cracks Laguera with a big elbow.
Laguera bucks up and tries to throw Egyptian off but instead Egyptian has got his back!
Egyptian goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Laguera escapes and is now in half guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian regains full guard. Nicely done.
Egyptian has a closed guard, preventing Laguera from standing up.
Egyptian escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Laguera gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Laguera stands up from Egyptian's guard - Laguera perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Egyptian throws out a loose jab but Laguera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laguera is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Egyptian digs a good hook to Laguera's body.
Egyptian shoots and misses
and Laguera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laguera tries to keep at a distance but Egyptian has taken the fight into the clinch.
Egyptian looking to slow down the pace here.
Laguera breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laguera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Egyptian circles away quickly and effectively.
Egyptian slips a straight right by Laguera.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ishmael Egyptian dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Egyptian just misses with a punch to the body.
Laguera let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Egyptian shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Egyptian showed some decent athleticism there.
Laguera wants to get back to his feet.
Egyptian lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Egyptian is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian stops Laguera from getting back to his feet.
Laguera won't allow Egyptian to pass to mount.
Egyptian keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ishmael Egyptian is winning the standup battle so far.
Laguera with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Egyptian to score with a decent uppercut.
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.
Egyptian rushes Laguera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Egyptian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Egyptian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laguera.
Egyptian tries to bum rush Laguera with a series of wild strikes but Laguera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Laguera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Egyptian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laguera, pushing him back against the cage.
Laguera tries to circle away but Egyptian has him pinned against the cage.
Laguera is trying to push Egyptian away but Egyptian has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Egyptian displaying some good clinch control by pressing Laguera up against the cage.
Egyptian is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Laguera gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laguera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laguera throws a lazy head kick
and Egyptian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laguera tries to sprawl but Egyptian drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Egyptian tries to pass to full mount but Laguera defends it.
Laguera is trying to stand.
Ishmael Egyptian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Egyptian stalling.
Laguera wants to get back to his feet.
Egyptian controlling the action here.
Alejandro Laguera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Laguera looking for submissions off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Egyptian looks to score with a jab to the body but Laguera is just out of range.
Egyptian fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Laguera to the ground. Egyptian is now in Laguera's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Egyptian is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ishmael Egyptian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Egyptian 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ishmael Egyptian!
Ishmael Egyptian thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valdo Calamari (ranked 1841 p4p, 1855 weight class) and Saxon Byrd (ranked 254 p4p, 257 weight class). Calamari comes to the cage accompanied by Bellini - Samba Do Brasil. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valdo Calamari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Saxon Byrd!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Calamari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Byrd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Byrd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Byrd.
Calamari fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Byrd throws a low kick, looking for Calamari's leg but Calamari calmly moves out of range.
Calamari throws a body shot but no joy.
Byrd throws out a counter right but Calamari avoids it with no problem.
A combination from Calamari does no damage.
Calamari moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Byrd loads up on a big right hand but Calamari slips the punch.
Calamari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valdo Calamari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byrd misses with a hook. Calamari ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Byrd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Calamari throws a body punch but Byrd moves out of range.
Byrd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Byrd throws a jab but it's blocked by Calamari.
Calamari was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Calamari lands a glancing blow to the side of Byrd's head.
Calamari throws a lazy right hand but Byrd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamari fails to land the takedown.
Calamari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byrd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Calamari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Byrd.
Calamari looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrd is just out of range.
Calamari misses the shot to the body.
Byrd just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Calamari lands.
Nice defenses there by Byrd.
Calamari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Calamari throws an overhand right that lands on Byrd's shoulder, as Byrd tries to avoid the shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Byrd.
Calamari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Byrd misses with an uppercut. Calamari saw that one coming.
Byrd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Calamari is out of range.
Calamari is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Calamari misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamari takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calamari misses with a wild body shot.
Calamari just misses with a punch to the body.
Byrd only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Calamari has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valdo Calamari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Calamari.
Byrd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Calamari throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Byrd to counter with a crisp jab.
Calamari tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Byrd thuds his right hand into Calamari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Byrd moves out of range as Calamari strikes.
Byrd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Byrd loads up on a big right hand but Calamari slips the punch.
Byrd connects with a single shot there.
Byrd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calamari.
A telegraphed right hand from Byrd misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd's corner calls for a 1-2. Byrd obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Calamari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Byrd is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Calamari had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Calamari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byrd moves away.
Byrd moves out of range as Calamari strikes.
Byrd throws the left hand but Calamari avoids the punch easily.
Byrd takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Calamari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Byrd.
A jab from Byrd does it's job there.
Calamari checks a low kick from Byrd.
Calamari throwing a counter right hand but Byrd manages to avoid it.
Calamari swings away with a body shot that misses
and Byrd counters with an outside leg kick.
Calamari looks to land a left hand but Byrd moved out of range nicely.
Byrd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Calamari is out of range.
Calamari swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Byrd.
Calamari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Calamari misses.
Calamari misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Calamari loads up on a big right hand but Byrd slips the punch.
It seemed like Byrd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Calamari misses with an uppercut.
Byrd throws a counter combo.
Byrd will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Calamari tries for a takedown but Byrd sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Byrd was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Saxon Byrd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Calamari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byrd.
Calamari cracks Byrd with a good jab.
Calamari throws a jab when Byrd was well out of range.
Byrd lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Calamari looks to throw the jab but Byrd is out of range.
Byrd throws a body punch but Calamari moves out of range.
Calamari connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Byrd momentarily.
Calamari looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrd is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calamari misses with a body punch
and Byrd counters with a three punch combo that has Calamari backing up. Calamari nods at Byrd to acknowledge the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saxon Byrd dominated that round.
That's time! Calamari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Byrd cracks Calamari with a good jab.
Byrd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Calamari punishes Byrd's body with a nice straight punch.
Byrd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Byrd lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Byrd.
A jab lands there for Calamari.
Calamari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Byrd needs to keep his hands up - Calamari had a free shot at his head there.
Byrd scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Byrd darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Calamari throws a series of punches but Byrd avoids them all with ease.
Byrd throws out a loose jab but Calamari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calamari blocks a leg kick.
Calamari walks into a jab.
Byrd slips under a jab.
Calamari shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Calamari slips a straight right by Byrd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamari slips a jab from Byrd.
Calamari connects with a nice looking jab.
Saxon Byrd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Calamari misses its intended target.
Calamari throws a looping overhand right but Byrd ducks down to avoid it.
Byrd needs to keep his hands up - Calamari had a free shot at his head there.
Calamari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Calamari might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Calamari misses with a right hand
and Byrd counters with a nice uppercut.
Byrd with the inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Byrd.
Calamari checks a low kick from Byrd.
Byrd takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Calamari misses.
A big left from Calamari misses.
Calamari misses with a right hand
letting Byrd counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byrd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamari throws a big shot that misses.
Calamari swings for the body but Byrd moves out of range.
Calamari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Byrd misses with a leg kick.
Calamari with a jab.
Byrd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Byrd.
Byrd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Byrd with a nice calf kick.
Calamari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Byrd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Calamari misses the jab.
Calamari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byrd.
Calamari misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Byrd.
Calamari throws a shot to the body.
Calamari swings widly with a right hand
and Byrd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Byrd fails to land with a series of punches.
Calamari staying out of range there.
Calamari throws out a loose jab but Byrd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrd throws a good cross that connects.
Calamari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byrd.
Calamari throws a poor cross that misses
and Byrd counters with a straight right hand.
Calamari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Byrd under the eye.
Calamari avoids the body shot from Byrd.
Byrd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Calamari's hands.
Byrd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Calamari with a hook.
Calamari throws a big shot that misses.
Byrd fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Calamari checks it well.
Calamari misses with a straight left.
Calamari scores with a sloppy right hand. Byrd should have avoided that one.
Byrd connects with a leg kick.
Byrd punishes Calamari's body with a nice straight punch.
Byrd slips under a jab from Calamari.
Byrd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Calamari's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrd throws a jab when Calamari was well out of range.
That kick from Byrd tenderised Calamari's leg. Calamari is trying to keep his angry face on.
Calamari moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saxon Byrd 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! This is the final round!
Calamari cracks Byrd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Calamari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Byrd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calamari.
Byrd misses with an uppercut
and Calamari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Calamari misses.
Byrd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Byrd throws a leg kick
and Calamari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calamari is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Calamari looks to land a right hand but Byrd moved out of range.
Byrd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Byrd thuds his shin into the meat of Calamari's side.
Calamari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Byrd.
Byrd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valdo Calamari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Byrd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Calamari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calamari throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamari misses with a right hand
and Byrd counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slow jab from Calamari misses its intended target.
It seemed like Byrd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Calamari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Calamari scores with a sloppy right hand. Byrd should have avoided that one.
Byrd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Byrd avoids the body shot from Calamari.
Calamari staying out of range there.
Byrd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Calamari throws a one two combo.
Calamari misses with an uppercut. Byrd saw that one coming.
Calamari takes a swing at Byrd's ribcage but misses.
Calamari connects with a right hand. Byrd shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calamari misses with a right hand
and Byrd counters with a straight right hand.
Calamari fails with the takedown
and Byrd counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Calamari is trying hard to land a takedown here. Byrd sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Byrd lands with a right hand.
Calamari swings widly with a right hand
and Byrd counters with a stiff right hand.
 Calamari is rocked!
Byrd tried to score with a low kick but Calamari checks it.
Calamari throwing a counter right hand but Byrd manages to avoid it.
Oh Calamari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Byrd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Calamari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Byrd lands a leg kick that knocks Calamari off balance momentarily.
Byrd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calamari.
Byrd digs a good body shot into Calamari's ribs.
Calamari closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Calamari looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrd is just out of range.
It seemed like Byrd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Byrd bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Calamari's head backwards.
Byrd has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Calamari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Byrd lands a jab to the nose.
Calamari gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Byrd gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saxon Byrd!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Lahey (ranked 1495 p4p, 1581 weight class) and Marcus Shakes (ranked 160 p4p, 169 weight class). Shakes has chosen About the Money- T.I. as his entrance music. Marcus Shakes told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Lahey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Shakes!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakes drives through and clinches with Lahey against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Lahey.
Shakes misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Lahey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shakes trying to land knees to the body.
Lahey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lahey lands with a short shot to the head.
Shakes tries to throw a body punch but Lahey avoids it by throwing Shakes back against the cage.
Lahey avoiding damage as Shakes throws knees to the body.
Shakes misses with a knee strike.
Lahey managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
Lahey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shakes is keeping busy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lahey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shakes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lahey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shakes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lahey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lahey takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lahey working aggressively here.
Shakes misses with an elbow over the top.
Shakes lands a knee to the head.
Shakes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes lands an elbow inside.
Shakes lands a nice uppercut.
Shakes throws an elbow that misses.
Shakes struggles to land a body shot inside as Lahey controls his hands.
Shakes misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shakes.
Lahey misses with some punches.
Shakes has a couple of punches blocked by Lahey.
Lahey throws a punch but it's blocked by Shakes.
Shakes digs a right hand underneath Lahey's ribcage. Lahey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shakes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Shakes as the two fighters clinch.
Shakes misses with a punch to the body.
Shakes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Lahey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shakes obliges.
Lahey is breathing heavily.
Shakes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shakes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shakes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lahey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lahey takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakes landing knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Shakes.
Lahey takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shakes working Lahey over with knees to the body.
Shakes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lahey or not.
Shakes misses with a knee to the head.
Shakes lands a nice elbow.
Shakes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lahey is defending well for now.
Shakes crunches a lovely knee into Lahey's ribcage.
Shakes lands a left hand.
Shakes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lahey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lahey blocks the elbow strike.
Lahey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shakess head.
Lahey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shakes landing knees to the head.
Shakes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Shakes.
Shakes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakes tries a knee to the head but Lahey blocks it.
Shakes trying to land knees to the body.
Lahey pushes Shakes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shakes obliges.
Shakes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lahey blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shakes.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shakes throws an elbow but misses.
Shakes trying to land knees to the body.
Shakes scores a nice knee to the body.
Lahey takes an elbow to the temple.
Shakes trying to land knees to the body.
Lahey misses with a punch on the inside.
Lahey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shakes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shakes blocking some punches.
Lahey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lahey lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lahey blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lahey's defenses.
Shakes throws an elbow that misses.
Shakes misses with an elbow over the top.
Lahey lands a nice uppercut.
Lahey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lahey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lahey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lahey fails to land.
Shakes lands a knee to the head.
Lahey throws a punch but it's blocked by Shakes.
Shakes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shakes misses with a knee to the head.
Shakes lands an elbow just above Lahey 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shakes as Lahey tries to tie him up.
A short left from Shakes.
Lahey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shakes is keeping busy.
Shakes looking to throw knees to the head but Lahey is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Shakes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shakes scores with a nice head shot.
Shakes throws a hook but Lahey avoids it easily.
Lahey throws out a loose jab but Shakes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shakes moves into range and clinches up with Lahey.
Shakes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shakes tries a knee to the head but Lahey blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lahey just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shakes's brow.
Lahey throws a punch but it's blocked by Shakes.
A head punch on the inside from Lahey fails to land.
Shakes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shakes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shakes lands a knee to the body.
Shakes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lahey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shakes is working Lahey over against the cage.
Shakes tries to work over Lahey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shakes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shakes lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lahey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shakes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lahey tries a knee to the head but Shakes blocks it.
Lahey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lahey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shakes misses with a knee to the head.
Lahey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lahey avoids a wild elbow strike from Shakes.
Lahey lands with a light punch inside.
Lahey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shakes up against the cage.
Shakes throws an elbow that misses.
Shakes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shakes tries to throw a body punch but Lahey avoids it by throwing Shakes back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shakes.
Lahey avoids a wild elbow strike from Shakes.
Shakes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lahey stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lahey taking a breather.
Lahey swings wildly with an uppercut but Shakes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lahey throws a head punch that misses.
Shakes lands a body punch.
Shakes presses Lahey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Shakes.
Shakes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lahey's elbow.
Lahey misses with a punch on the inside.
Lahey lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shakes scores with a knee to the head.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lahey.
Shakes lands a knee to the head.
Lahey is rocked!
Shakes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Lahey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lahey.
Lahey is pressed against the cage. Shakes pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Lahey! Two more big strikes from Shakes and Lahey crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Marcus Shakes!
In his post fight interview, Marcus Shakes started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Jim Lahey had this to say: 'This Fuckin SHIT Pirate cheated!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Mayer (ranked 692 p4p, 760 weight class) and Alexander Cotilla (ranked 100 p4p, 112 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Mayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Cotilla!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotilla looks to land a combination but Mayer avoids it well.
Cotilla misses with a low kick.
Cotilla tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mayer is able to avoid easily.
Mayer misses with a straight left.
Cotilla digs a good body shot into Mayer's ribs.
Cotilla throws the left hand but Mayer avoids the punch easily.
Mayer cracks a nice hook into Cotilla's ribs.
A big left from Cotilla misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayer takes a kick to the side of the head.
 It looks like Ethan Mayer has been cut.
Cotilla on the wrong end of a nice jab.
 It looks like Alexander Cotilla has been cut.
Cotilla throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer throws the left hand but Cotilla avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Cotilla.
Cotilla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mayer clobbers Cotilla with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cotilla misses the shot to the body.
Cotilla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayer.
Mayer scores with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mayer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cotilla has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cotilla and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cotilla swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mayer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cotilla takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cotilla tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayer lands an overhand right.
Cotilla slips under a jab from Mayer.
Mayer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cotilla connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayer circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Cotilla drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Mayer follows Cotilla to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethan Mayer!
A victorious Ethan Mayer 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Kicklighter (ranked 847 p4p, 870 weight class) and Jack Phillips (ranked 119 p4p, 125 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinicius Kicklighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Phillips!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicklighter throws a leg kick that misses.
Phillips fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kicklighter to the ground. Phillips is now in Kicklighter's guard.
Phillips trying to control the position from guard on top but Kicklighter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phillips looking to sit in guard and control but Kicklighter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kicklighter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Phillips is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kicklighter stands up from Phillips's guard - Kicklighter perhaps looking for a knockout.
Phillips is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kicklighter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Phillips throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kicklighter was covering up waiting for the punch and Phillips finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicklighter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kicklighter is adopting a defensive guard.
Kicklighter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Phillips throws a big right hand that misses.
Kicklighter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Phillips has his takedown stuffed
and Kicklighter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Phillips defending well as Kicklighter loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Phillips on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Kicklighter. No joy for Phillips on that attempt.
Vinicius Kicklighter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Phillips.
Kicklighter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kicklighter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Phillips closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Phillips lands in his opponent's guard.
Phillips trying to control the position from guard on top but Kicklighter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Phillips passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kicklighter regains half guard, as Phillips was trying to land strikes.
Kicklighter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Phillips.
Phillips throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Phillips controlling the action here.
Phillips missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is trying to control. Kicklighter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Phillips wants to advance to full mount but Kicklighter doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Phillips passes into half guard.
Phillips not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Phillips is keen to just control but Kicklighter is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phillips not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Phillips thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Phillips throwing shots but Kicklighter is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Phillips will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Phillips tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kicklighter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Phillips somewhat.
Kicklighter thinks about countering with a body kick.
Phillips tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kicklighter swivels and escapes.
Kicklighter looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Phillips closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kicklighter is defending against the submission attempts here by Phillips.
Phillips has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kicklighter manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Kicklighter, under a barage of strikes from Phillips.
Kicklighter is defending against the submission attempts here by Phillips.
Jack Phillips has got the better of the ground game so far.
Phillips missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Phillips is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kicklighter sees it coming and defends easily.
Phillips throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kicklighter to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips trying to control but Kicklighter is working from the bottom.
Phillips throwing strikes from guard but Kicklighter blocks nicely.
Phillips throws an elbow that misses. Kicklighter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Phillips's guard. Nice move by Kicklighter!
Our spies down at at Cloud9 inform us that Phillips has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kicklighter trying to stand up but can't free himself from Phillips's guard.
Phillips working for a triangle but Kicklighter defends it easily.
Kicklighter stands up and waves to Phillips to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips with a poor takedown
and Kicklighter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinicius Kicklighter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Phillips.
Phillips shoots for a takedown but Kicklighter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kicklighter connects with a crisp jab.
Kicklighter stuffs the takedown.
A bone on bone clash there as Phillips blocks the leg kick.
Phillips closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kicklighter is looking to reverse the position.
Phillips throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kicklighter works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kicklighter is defending against the submission attempts here by Phillips.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips trying to control from half guard but Kicklighter is working away.
Kicklighter keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Phillips has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phillips 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Phillips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Phillips with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Phillips dives in and grabs Kicklighter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kicklighter pushes down on Phillips's head and hops out.
Kicklighter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Phillips has a takedown stuffed.
Vinicius Kicklighter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Phillips.
Phillips closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kicklighter to the mat! Kicklighter manages to get full guard.
Phillips looking to sit in guard and control but Kicklighter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kicklighter decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kicklighter takes a swing at Phillips's ribcage but misses.
Phillips shoots in looking for a takedown but Kicklighter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Phillips's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Phillips slips a straight right by Kicklighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicklighter slaps away a takedown attempt from Phillips, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kicklighter feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Phillips throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kicklighter's waist but Kicklighter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Phillips off to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kicklighter.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kicklighter.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kicklighter but Kicklighter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kicklighter quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Phillips darts in looking for a takedown but Kicklighter gets double underhooks and turns Phillips into the cage.
Phillips fails with a takedown attempt.
A good leg kick by Kicklighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kicklighter wants it to stay on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kicklighter.
Phillips shoots and misses
and Kicklighter counters with an inside leg kick.
Kicklighter is looking to slow Phillips down with leg kicks.
Phillips dives in and grabs Kicklighter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kicklighter pushes down on Phillips's head and hops out.
Phillips shoots in but no luck this time.
Kicklighter loads up on a big right hand but Phillips slips the punch.
Phillips shoots for a double leg takedown but Kicklighter sprawls well. He's pushed Phillips's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kicklighter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phillips closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kicklighter circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Phillips shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kicklighter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Phillips trying to control the position from guard on top but Kicklighter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kicklighter seems keen to control Phillips's posture.
Phillips throws a strike but Kicklighter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kicklighter wants to stand and escape but instead Phillips has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Phillips missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Phillips accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Phillips trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Phillips loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Phillips throws an elbow that misses. Kicklighter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Phillips's guard. Nice move by Kicklighter!
Kicklighter decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Phillips, up you get!
Phillips takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kicklighter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kicklighter.
Phillips has a takedown stuffed.
Kicklighter is looking to counter punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinicius Kicklighter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Phillips has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jack Phillips!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Phillips 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parta Matti (ranked 850 p4p, 1044 weight class) and Derwent Bolt (ranked 25 p4p, 28 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Parta Matti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derwent Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolt misses with a takedown attempt - Matti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bolt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Matti to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Bolt misses.
As Bolt looks to move away, Matti throws a big counter combo but Bolt just gets out of the way.
Matti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bolt.
Matti appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Matti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bolt.
Parta Matti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derwent Bolt.
Matti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bolt dives in for a single leg takedown but Matti sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Matti sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bolt somewhat.
Matti is looking to counter with head kicks.
We've been told by Matti's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Matti lands a nice hook to Bolt's body. Bolt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt tries for a takedown but Matti circles away easily
and Matti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bolt misses with a few strikes there.
Matti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Matti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bolt manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Matti on his heels. He'll look to pass Matti's guard now, I'm sure.
Bolt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bolt wants to control from the top but Matti keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bolt trying to control the position from guard on top but Matti 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.
Matti 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.
Bolt wants to pass the guard but Matti is keeping the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt trying to control but Matti is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Matti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bolt.
Matti throwing a counter right hand but Bolt manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Bolt.
Bolt dives in and grabs Matti's left leg, looking for a takedown. Matti pushes down on Bolt's head and hops out.
Derwent Bolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolt moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Matti. No joy for Bolt on that attempt.
Bolt with a poor takedown
letting Matti counter with a right hand.
Bolt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matti gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Matti holds on and takes a little breather.
Matti continues to stall.
Bolt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matti keeping moving, preventing Bolt from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Parta Matti dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Matti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bolt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matti manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Matti. No joy for Bolt on that attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Matti misses its target.
Bolt digs a good hook to Matti's body.
Matti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bolt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Bolt as he connects with a hook.
Matti throws a right hand that Bolt ducks under and follows up with a left that Bolt also avoids with ease.
Matti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt looks to land a left hand but Matti moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Matti tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bolt lands a glancing blow to the side of Matti's head.
Parta Matti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matti throws a hook to the side of Bolt's head but Bolt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matti looks to land a combination but Bolt avoids it well.
Bolt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bolt.
Matti went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Matti tests Bolt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 Bolt is rocked!
Parta Matti is winning the standup battle so far.
Bolt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Matti counters with a right hand from hell and Bolt is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Parta Matti!
A relieved looking Parta Matti 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Burrows (ranked 531 p4p, 655 weight class) and Ispa Mfer (ranked 33 p4p, 45 weight class). Burrows comes to the cage accompanied by Baba O'Riley. Ispa Mfer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stuart Burrows's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stuart Burrows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer throws a looping overhand right but Burrows ducks down to avoid it.
Ispa Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mfer throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been hearing reports that Burrows has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mfer misses with a hook. Burrows ducked under it nicely.
Burrows staying out of range there.
Burrows shoots in but no luck this time.
Burrows staying out of range there.
Mfer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Burrows throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mfer's waist but Mfer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burrows off to one side.
Mfer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mfer misses with a hook.
Burrows drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mfer sprawls and moves away.
Burrows fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stuart Burrows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mfer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrows lands a nice hook to Mfer's body. Mfer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mfer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mfer jabs Burrows to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mfer throws a leg kick but Burrows sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mfer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mfer scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burrows counters with a single leg into guard. Mfer didn't expect that.
Mfer has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Burrows off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mfer misses with a low kick as Burrows jumps back.
Mfer misses with a hook. Burrows ducked under it nicely.
Mfer scoring well with a low kick there.
Mfer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burrows changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mfer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burrows in side control, throwing shots but Mfer defends.
Mfer is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Burrows has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Burrows misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Mfer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Burrows misses with the ground and pound.
Burrows wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mfer keeps working.
Burrows is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mfer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Burrows wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Burrows fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Mfer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Burrows throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Burrows wants to control but Mfer is keeping him busy.
Burrows tries to move to mount but Mfer blocks the move with his legs.
Mfer is looking to get back to his feet here but Burrows is keeping cool and he's managed to take Mfer's back.
Mfer prevents Burrows from getting a body triangle.
Burrows throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer is trying to get back to his feet but Burrows has full control of the position and if anything, Mfer has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mfer covering up well under a series of strikes from Burrows.
Burrows keeps control of the position as Mfer tries to break free.
Mfer wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
I would not like to be Mfer right now.
Mfer rolls, trying to escape but Burrows keeps control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrows controlling from the back.
Mfer is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Burrows off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Burrows throwing sloppy strikes.
Burrows struggling to keep hold of the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Burrows trying to control momentarily.
Mfer is trying to stand back up.
Burrows 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.
Mfer trying to control but not successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ispa Mfer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mfer lands a nice hook to Burrows's body. Burrows takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burrows throws a sloppy body shot
and Mfer counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Mfer misses.
Mfer looks to land a left hand but Burrows moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Burrows finds it's target.
Mfer thows a leg kick but Burrows checks it
and Burrows decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mfer's guard.
Burrows trying to control but Mfer is working from the bottom.
Mfer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burrows missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mfer controlling Burrows's posture.
Burrows wants to control from the top but Mfer keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mfer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows trying to control but Mfer is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mfer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burrows lands a jab to the nose.
Burrows thows a left - swing and a miss!
A bone on bone clash there as Burrows blocks the leg kick.
Burrows walks into a straight right hand from Mfer.
Mfer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ispa Mfer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burrows shoots in looking for a takedown but Mfer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Burrows's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Burrows avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mfer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burrows has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice takedown defense from Mfer. No joy for Burrows on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrows misses with a series of wild punches.
Burrows moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMfer.
Burrows looks to throw the jab but Mfer is out of range.
Ispa Mfer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mfer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Burrows throws a lazy right hand but Mfer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burrows throws a looping overhand right but Mfer ducks down to avoid it.
Burrows stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mfer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Mfer misses
and Burrows counters with a right hand to the body.
Mfer tries a head kick but it misses.
Mfer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Burrows wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Burrows takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mfer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burrows scores with a nice right hand.
Burrows stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mfer.
Mfer scores with a one two! Burrows had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mfer is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burrows closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mfer's guard.
Mfer is looking to stand back up but Burrows counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mfer.
Burrows missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mfer is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Mfer is trying to stand up here but Burrows is controlling him well.
Burrows wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mfer keeps working.
Mfer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mfer is doing well to control the position and prevent Burrows from advancing to side control.
Burrows stops Mfer from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burrows.
Burrows is trying to control. Mfer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mfer is trying to stand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mfer throws a hook but Burrows avoids it easily.
Burrows swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burrows is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mfer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stuart Burrows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mfer lands with a kick to the temple. Burrows shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Burrows fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mfer manages to avoid it.
Mfer throws a chopping leg kick but Burrows manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mfer lands a leg kick that knocks Burrows off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Burrows is defended easily by Mfer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ispa Mfer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Burrows dives in and grabs Mfer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mfer pushes down on Burrows's head and hops out.
Mfer misses with a left hand
letting Burrows counter with a right hand.
Burrows displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mfer throws out the jab.
Mfer takes a swing at Burrows's ribcage but misses.
Burrows takes a swing at Mfer's ribcage but misses.
Mfer throws out a loose jab but Burrows uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer with the inside leg kick.
Mfer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burrows half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Burrows chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mfer can pounce on him.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mfer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrows shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Burrows showed some decent athleticism there.
Mfer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows throwing strikes from guard but Mfer blocks nicely.
Mfer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burrows trying to control the position from guard on top but Mfer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mfer wants to sweep here but Burrows controlling him for the moment.
Mfer is pulling down on Burrows's head. It's preventing any offense from Burrows, at least for the moment.
Mfer working a defensive guard here.
Burrows prevents Mfer from getting back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Burrows sizes up Mfer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Burrows shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burrows looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mfer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Burrows is controlling him.
Mfer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burrows.
Burrows stops Mfer from standing up.
Burrows throwing strikes from guard but Mfer blocks nicely.
Mfer seems keen to control Burrows's posture.
Mfer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Burrows controls the pace.
Mfer is pulling down on Burrows's head. It's preventing any offense from Burrows, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Burrows walks into a stiff left hand from Mfer.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mfer.
Mfer misses with a right hand
so Burrows counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Burrows not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mfer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mfer wants to sweep but no luck.
Burrows scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrows won't allow Mfer to get back to his feet.
Burrows tries to free his leg and advance position but Mfer is retaining full guard.
Burrows trying to control but Mfer is working from the bottom.
Burrows looking to pass the guard.
Burrows controlling from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mfer pulls Burrows in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burrows connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stuart Burrows has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mfer slips under a jab from Burrows.
Burrows digs a good hook to Mfer's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stuart Burrows.
I think Mfer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Bleak (ranked 503 p4p, 999 weight class) and Svend Thorsby (ranked 14 p4p, 25 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruno Bleak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Svend Thorsby!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorsby misses the jab.
Svend Thorsby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bleak slips a straight right by Thorsby.
It looked like Bleak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thorsby misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Bleak misses the target.
Thorsby smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thorsby lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thorsby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bleak with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thorsby to score with a decent uppercut.
Thorsby is looking to score with low kicks.
Bleak is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsby throws an overhand right that lands on Bleak's shoulder, as Bleak tries to avoid the shot.
Bleak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thorsby.
Bleak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thorsby works the jab nicely.
Bleak looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bleak moves out of range as Thorsby strikes.
Thorsby misses the shot to the body.
Bleak swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thorsby lands a really nice looking cross but Bleak seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby with a jab.
Thorsby misses with a hook to the body
and Bleak counters with a nice right hand that sends Thorsby toppling to the canvas! Thorsby scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bleak finish him?!
It looks like Svend Thorsby has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorsby throws a nice outside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Bleak blocks the low kick.
Thorsby misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick lands from Thorsby.
Thorsby throws a leg kick
and Bleak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thorsby misses with a lunging right hand
and Bleak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby scores with a hook to the body. Bleak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thorsby misses with a low kick.
Thorsby connects with an inside leg kick.
Thorsby throws a chopping leg kick but Bleak manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thorsby ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thorsby turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thorsby misses with a double jab
and Bleak counters with a nice right hand that sends Thorsby toppling to the canvas! Thorsby scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bleak finish him?!
Thorsby is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorsby throws a body punch but Bleak moves out of range.
It looked like Bleak was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thorsby.
A shot to the body from Thorsby misses
and Bleak counters with a big left hand that crumples Thorsby! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruno Bleak!
Bruno Bleak decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Schultz (ranked 789 p4p, 495 weight class) and Anthony Wayne (ranked 23 p4p, 13 weight class). Schultz comes into the arena with Love Bites blaring out of the sound system. Wayne has chosen Edge Of A Revolution- Nickelback as his entrance music. 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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Schultz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne gets tackled into the cage by Schultz. Schultz maintains the clinch.
Schultz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wayne's elbow.
Schultz misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
Wayne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schultz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wayne blocks a body shot from Schultz.
Wayne is trying to push Schultz away but Schultz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wayne breaks the clinch.
Schultz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Wayne misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wayne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wayne throws a sloppy head kick and Schultz moves out of range easily.
Wayne has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wayne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schultz counters with a stiff right hand.
Schultz throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne slips under a jab from Schultz.
Schultz cracks Wayne with a good jab.
It looks like Anthony Wayne has been cut.
Wayne cracks Schultz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Schultz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
Wayne connects with a right hand. Schultz shakes it off.
Wayne tests Schultz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wayne throws a leg kick
and Schultz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Wayne.
Schultz blocks a head kick by Wayne.
Anthony Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schultz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wayne swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Schultz to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne lands with a hook. Schultz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Schultz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wayne blocks a body shot from Schultz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz scores with a hook to the body.
Schultz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Schultz.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schultz.
Wayne blocks an uppercut.
Schultz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schultz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wayne's brow.
Wayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schultz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Schultz misses with an elbow strike.
Schultz pushes off an throws an elbow but Wayne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wayne breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wayne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne connects with a nice looking jab.
Schultz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne throws a big shot that misses.
Schultz closes the distance and clinches.
Our sources have told us that Schultz has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Wayne lands a shoulder strike.
Schultz struggles to land a body shot inside as Wayne controls his hands.
Wayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wayne misses with a looping right.
Schultz tries to bum rush Wayne with a series of wild strikes but Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wayne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wayne thumps Schultz with a low kick.
Wayne connects with a single shot there.
Nice cross by Wayne.
The crowd cheers as Wayne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Schultz doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wayne scores with a jab to the head.
Wayne connects with a solid leg kick.
Wayne lands with a hook. Schultz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Schultz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wayne throws a poor cross that misses
and Schultz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wayne.
A head kick by Wayne misses
enabling Schultz to counter with a crisp jab.
Wayne scores with a decent looking hook.
Wayne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Schultz wants to clinch up but Wayne keeps it at a distance.
Schultz closes the distance and pushes Wayne back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schultz scores with a hook to the body.
Schultz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schultz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Wayne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anthony Wayne's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wayne throws a hook but Schultz avoids it easily.
Schultz scores with a hook.
Wayne throws a hook but Schultz avoids it easily.
Schultz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wayne throws a sloppy head kick and Schultz moves out of range easily.
Schultz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
Schultz moves away from the strike by Wayne.
Schultz closes the distance and pushes Wayne back into the cage.
Schultz tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
A hook to the body from Schultz.
Schultz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wayne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz lands a shot to the body.
Wayne blocks a body shot from Schultz.
A frustrated look appears on Wayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wayne is breathing heavily.
Wayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
Schultz tries to work over Wayne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hans Schultz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Schultz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wayne blocks a body shot from Schultz.
Wayne is trying to break the clinch but Schultz has him pressed against the cage.
Schultz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schultz throws a punch but it's blocked by Wayne.
Schultz misses with a body punch.
Schultz has Wayne pressed against the cage, preventing Wayne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Schultz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wayne's elbow.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Schultz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schultz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wayne blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Schultz.
That has opened up Anthony Wayne's cut even more.
Schultz working aggressively here.
Schultz tries to throw a body punch but Wayne avoids it by throwing Schultz back against the cage.
Schultz lands a shot to the body.
Wayne blocking some punches.
Schultz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wayne takes an elbow to the temple.
Schultz misses with a body punch.
Schultz keeps control of Wayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Schultz struggles to land a body shot inside as Wayne controls his hands.
Wayne breaks the clinch.
Schultz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The cut above Anthony Wayne's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne tries to clinch but Schultz moves out of range.
Wayne misses with a low kick as Schultz jumps back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Schultz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Schultz misses with a few strikes there.
Wayne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooh!!! Schultz has knocked Wayne down with a huge combo! Schultz steps away and waves a wobbly Wayne back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Anthony Wayne's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anthony Wayne's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hans Schultz!
Hans Schultz is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Hans Schultz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Anthony Wayne stepped up to the mic, saying 'We will go back and watch some film and determine what we need to do to get better for the next time. Hail American Revolutionaries!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yaden Dhargey (ranked 155 p4p, 561 weight class) and Diego Armando (ranked 25 p4p, 84 weight class). Dhargey comes to the cage accompanied by Gyallu - Anthem of Tibet. Yaden Dhargey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yaden Dhargey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Armando!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armando throws a jab when Dhargey was well out of range.
Armando will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Armando gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dhargey.
Armando on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Armando misses.
Armando uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dhargey.
Armando uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dhargey.
Armando throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dhargey lands a nice shot that snaps Armando's head back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Armando.
That kick from Armando tenderised Dhargey's leg. Dhargey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Armando's corner calls for a 1-2. Armando obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Armando throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armando misses with a looping right.
Dhargey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Armando.
Dhargey with a nice cross.
Armando feints and then cracks Dhargey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dhargey down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhargey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dhargey has closed the distance and engaged Armando in a clinch.
Dhargey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Armando prevents a body shot from Dhargey.
Armando misses with a punch on the inside.
Armando misses with a punch on the inside.
Dhargey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Armando's elbow.
Armando escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Armando throws a big shot that misses.
Armando uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dhargey.
Dhargey looks to score with a jab to the body but Armando is just out of range.
Armando will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Armando throws a shot from downtown. Dhargey moves away and avoids it.
Armando misses with a straight right.
Dhargey has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LVPED in the buildup to the fight.
Dhargey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Armando.
Armando walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Armando misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armando looks to throw the jab but Dhargey is out of range.
Armando lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dhargey at a distance.
Armando keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Armando looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dhargey lands a nice hook to Armando's body. Armando takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dhargey defending well as Armando loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Armando.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dhargey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dhargey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Armando looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Armando loads up on a big right hand but Dhargey slips the punch.
Armando misses with a body shot.
Dhargey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dhargey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Armando throws a right hand that misses
and Dhargey counters with a right hand to the body.
Dhargey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Armando throws a jab but it's blocked by Dhargey.
Dhargey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Armando sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhargey scores with a jab. Armando acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dhargey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dhargey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Armando staying out of range there.
Armando throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Armando looks to land a left hand but Dhargey moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Dhargey was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Armando.
Armando misses with an uppercut.
Yaden Dhargey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dhargey scores with a decent looking hook.
Armando throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dhargey counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dhargey.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dhargey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dhargey preventing the sweep.
Dhargey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Armando not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Armando utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armando looking for a sweep. Not yet Armando, not yet.
Armando keeping moving, preventing Dhargey from controlling successfully.
Dhargey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dhargey throwing strikes from guard but Armando blocks nicely.
Dhargey throws a big right hand that misses.
Armando 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.
Armando has momentary wrist control but Dhargey slips an elbow through the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yaden Dhargey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Armando misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Dhargey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Armando misses with a right hand
and Dhargey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dhargey lands a jab to the nose.
Dhargey avoids the body shot from Armando.
Armando thumps Dhargey with a low kick.
Dhargey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Armando sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Armando misses.
Dhargey takes a swing at Armando's ribcage but misses.
Armando uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dhargey.
Dhargey moves out of range of the leg kick from Armando.
Nice defenses there by Dhargey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Dhargey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dhargey throws a looping overhand right but Armando ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Armando misses its intended target.
Dhargey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Armando.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Armando misses with a looping right.
Armando throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armando staying out of range there.
Armando displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dhargey throws out the jab.
Dhargey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Armando feints and then cracks Dhargey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dhargey down.
Dhargey looks to land a right hand but Armando moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Dhargey.
Dhargey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Armando lands a body shot.
Armando throws a leg kick which misses Dhargey's front leg but catches the back leg as Dhargey tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Armando misses its intended target.
Armando listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big right from Dhargey misses.
Armando dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dhargey moves out of range of the strikes.
Armando uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dhargey.
Jab, jab by Dhargey - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhargey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armando keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Armando steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dhargey.
Dhargey with a jab.
Armando throws a jab when Dhargey was well out of range.
Dhargey closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Armando to the mat! Armando manages to get full guard.
Dhargey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dhargey trying to control the position from guard on top but Armando is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Armando has his hands on Dhargey's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhargey trying to control the position from guard on top but Armando is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dhargey preventing the sweep.
Dhargey pushes down on Armando's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dhargey is looking to take a break and control but Armando is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dhargey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Armando's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dhargey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Armando trying to control here.
Armando really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dhargey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Armando is refusing to be controlled, as Dhargey sits in half guard.
Dhargey is pressing down on Armando's thigh, looking to free his foot. Armando is holding on for now.
Armando is looking to improve his position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Armando misses with a wild body shot.
Dhargey defending well as Armando loads up on a big left hand.
Armando misses with an uppercut.
Dhargey drops down looking for a counter takedown but Armando sprawls and moves away.
Dhargey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Armando.
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 Yaden Dhargey will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dhargey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Armando.
Diego Armando seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dhargey catches Armando with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Armando looks to throw the jab but Dhargey is out of range.
Armando drops his hands momentarily and Dhargey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dhargey shoots in but no luck this time.
Dhargey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dhargey content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dhargey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Dhargey.
Dhargey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Armando on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armando trying to control from the bottom.
Dhargey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Armando does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dhargey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dhargey not doing much here.
Nice strikes from Dhargey there.
Dhargey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dhargey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Armando can do to turn this around?
Dhargey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yaden Dhargey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhargey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dhargey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dhargey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dhargey wants to pass to mount but Armando is defending the position.
Dhargey is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dhargey is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhargey wants to take a breather but Armando is having none of it.
Dhargey is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dhargey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dhargey trying to control the action but Armando is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dhargey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Armando misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Armando throws the left hand but Dhargey avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Armando. Dhargey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dhargey misses the jab.
Dhargey throws a body shot but no joy.
Armando throws a body shot but no joy.
Armando fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dhargey checks it well.
Dhargey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diego Armando is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dhargey fails with the takedown.
Armando throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dhargey misses with a hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dhargey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armando.
Dhargey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A cross from Dhargey lands.
Armando smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yaden Dhargey clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Armando lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Armando throws a looping overhand right but Dhargey ducks down to avoid it.
Armando takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Armando blocks a jab.
Dhargey moves away from the strike by Armando.
Armando just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Dhargey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Armando scores with a jab.
Dhargey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Armando shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Armando keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dhargey.
Dhargey misses with a hook.
Armando looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armando looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Armando misses with a body shot.
Dhargey blocks a low kick nicely.
Dhargey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dhargey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Armando's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armando swings for the body but Dhargey moves out of range.
Dhargey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Armando defending against the ground and pound.
Armando is trying to control Dhargey's posture but Dhargey avoids it.
Dhargey is trying to ground and pound but Armando uses the momentary lack of control by Dhargey to regain half guard.
Dhargey looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dhargey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhargey looks to land a strike but Armando avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Armando has Dhargey pulled in close to control his posture.
Dhargey lands a couple of elbows.
Dhargey tries to free his leg and advance position but Armando is retaining full guard.
Dhargey won't allow Armando to sweep him here.
Dhargey throws a big right hand that misses.
Dhargey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Armando is keeping the position for now.
Dhargey is looking to work some ground and pound but Armando has wrist control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhargey advances position into side control!
Armando is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dhargey off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dhargey is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Armando.
Dhargey is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Armando doesn't have the hooks in and Dhargey manages to turn into his guard.
Dhargey trying to control but Armando is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhargey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Armando works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dhargey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dhargey slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dhargey goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Armando has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dhargey but great work by Armando.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dhargey struggling a bit here.
Dhargey gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yaden Dhargey had his way with Diego Armando in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Armando defending well as Dhargey loads up on a big left hand.
Armando has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Armando lands with a nice body punch.
Dhargey misses with a body shot.
Dhargey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Armando is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dhargey.
It looked like Dhargey was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Armando.
Armando throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dhargey swings for the body but Armando moves out of range.
Dhargey looks to land a right hand but Armando moved out of range.
Dhargey connects with a body shot that sends Armando's belly button to the back.
Dhargey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Armando is looking to chop away at Dhargey's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhargey looks to score with a jab to the body but Armando is just out of range.
Armando throws a big shot that misses.
Dhargey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Armando swivels and escapes.
Armando misses with a hook. Dhargey ducked under it nicely.
Dhargey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Armando misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhargey slips a jab from Armando.
Dhargey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dhargey takes a swing at Armando's ribcage but misses.
Dhargey works Armando's body with a nice hook.
Dhargey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Armando.
Dhargey scores with a nice strike.
Dhargey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Armando as he jumps to the side.
Armando tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dhargey was well out of range. Poor timing from Armando.
Armando looks to score with a jab to the body but Dhargey is just out of range.
Armando throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Armando throws a wild body kick that Dhargey sees coming a mile off.
Dhargey misses with a hook. Armando ducked under it nicely.
Dhargey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Armando circles away.
Diego Armando has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yaden Dhargey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yaden Dhargey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armando uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dhargey.
It seemed like Armando was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dhargey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Armando.
Armando takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Armando misses with a looping right.
Armando looks to throw the jab but Dhargey is out of range.
Dhargey is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dhargey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Armando misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Armando's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dhargey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Armando breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Armando throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armando takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Armando lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Dhargey.
Dhargey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dhargey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Armando lands a nice looking body shot.
Dhargey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dhargey shoots in and drives through. Armando sprawls well.
Armando lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dhargey connects with a single shot there.
Armando keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dhargey.
Dhargey staying out of range there.
Armando throws a big shot that misses.
Dhargey misses with a straight left.
Dhargey throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armando attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armando misses the jab.
Dhargey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dhargey, as that shot connected.
Armando walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Armando is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dhargey.
Dhargey slips a straight right by Armando.
Dhargey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Armando.
Dhargey throws a poor cross that misses
and Armando counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dhargey cracks Armando with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Dhargey - just one landing.
Armando misses with a straight left.
Armando throws an overhand right that lands on Dhargey's shoulder, as Dhargey tries to avoid the shot.
Dhargey throws a good cross that connects.
Armando throws a jab but it's blocked by Dhargey.
Dhargey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Armando throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Armando.
I think Dhargey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 49:46
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:45
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yaden Dhargey!
Yaden Dhargey retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Yaden Dhargey 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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