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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian McGregor (ranked 5649 p4p, 4753 weight class) and Jeff Cooper (ranked 557 p4p, 518 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ian McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper fails with a takedown attempt.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Cooper turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Cooper working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cooper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McGregor can't do much from the bottom here.
Cooper looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor is looking for a sweep.
Cooper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cooper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cooper tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cooper has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cooper tries for a kimura but McGregor is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor tries to buck Cooper off but Cooper is having none of it.
Cooper in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... McGregor is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jeff Cooper!
In his post fight interview, Jeff Cooper started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Jensen (ranked 4814 p4p, 2784 weight class) and Gerrad Skolz (ranked 520 p4p, 340 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerrad Skolz!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Skolz!
Jensen misses with a series of wild punches.
Jensen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jensen is looking to land body kicks.
Skolz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jensen.
Jensen misses with a straight left.
Jensen takes one to the chin there.
Skolz with a nice calf kick.
A cross from Jensen lands.
We've been told by Jensen's head coaches at Iron Sharpens Iron that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jensen tries to close the distance and clinch but Skolz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Skolz lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jensen moves forwards but Skolz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
 Jensen is rocked!
Jensen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Skolz feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Jensen collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gerrad Skolz!
Kevin Jensen spoke after the fight, saying 'congrats to my opponent. I'll work harder and be back stronger next time.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bantam Rooster (ranked 3210 p4p, 5825 weight class) and Max Chapman (ranked 171 p4p, 262 weight class). Chapman has chosen Invincible - Pop Smoke as his entrance music. Max Chapman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bantam Rooster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Chapman!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rooster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chapman.
Rooster throws out a loose jab but Chapman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chapman tries for a takedown but Rooster sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Rooster on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rooster misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Rooster.
 It looks like Max Chapman has been cut.
Chapman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rooster.
 Chapman is rocked!
Rooster sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Chapman's defenses. It connects perfectly with Chapman's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bantam Rooster!
Our winner, Bantam Rooster, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roman Reyes (ranked 3140 p4p, 2661 weight class) and Joseph Mawma (ranked 384 p4p, 326 weight class). Reyes comes to the cage accompanied by Zack Hemsey - Vengeance. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Mawma!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Reyes finds it's target.
Good shot there by Reyes.
Mawma fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Reyes sprawls well initially but Mawma persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mawma wants to take a breather but Reyes is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mawma throwing shots but Reyes is blocking nicely.
Reyes won't allow Mawma to pass to mount.
Mawma with the ground and pound but Reyes uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Reyes seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Mawma wants to control from the top but Reyes keeps moving.
Reyes wants to get back to his feet but Mawma is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mawma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reyes is keeping the position for now.
Reyes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes looking for a sweep. Not yet Reyes, not yet.
Reyes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mawma works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Reyes wants to get back to full guard.
Mawma slips a nice elbow through Reyes's hands, connecting with Reyes's forehead.
Mawma seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mawma has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Reyes is squirming around, avoiding Mawma's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is in a horrible position here. Mawma smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Reyes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mawma is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Reyes can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Reyes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mawma.
Mawma can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reyes is looking to escape.
Mawma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is trying to escape the mount.
Mawma working Reyes over with strikes here.
Mawma wants to control the pace but Reyes is squirming around nicely.
Mawma putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Reyes is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mawma connects with a bit shot that sees Reyes covering up! More strikes from Mawma and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mawma is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Mawma!
During a confident post fight interview, Joseph Mawma 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Anakoni Kai (ranked 1791 p4p, 2877 weight class) and Syngin Colchester (ranked 255 p4p, 379 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anakoni Kai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Syngin Colchester!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colchester walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kai.
Colchester lands a right hook to the body.
Colchester slips under a jab from Kai.
And Colchester tries to counter it with a takedown but Kai pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Colchester shoots in but no luck this time.
Colchester shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kai manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Colchester is looking to work some ground and pound but Kai has wrist control.
Colchester trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Colchester trying to control the position from guard on top but Kai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kai working for a triangle but Colchester defends it easily.
Kai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colchester looking to sit in guard and control but Kai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Colchester controlling the position.
Colchester's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kai looking to pass the guard.
Kai engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Colchester is pulling down on Kai's head to control his posture.
That's two 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.
Kai controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kai trying to control the position from guard on top but Colchester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kai is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Colchester is controlling Kai's posture.
Kai looking to pass the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Colchester ducks under a wild hook from Kai.
Kai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colchester checks a leg kick.
Colchester takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Syngin Colchester has been cut.
Colchester dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Colchester scores with a one two! Kai had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Colchester jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Kai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Colchester misses the target.
Kai cracks Colchester with a good jab.
Anakoni Kai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Colchester has a takedown stuffed.
Kai connects with a solid leg kick.
Kai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good leg kick by Kai.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kai throws the left hand but Colchester avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Colchester, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kai with a nice calf kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai darts in and clinches Colchester up against the cage.
Kai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kai lands a damaging elbow.
Colchester drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kai pulls his leg out and moves away.
Anakoni Kai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Syngin Colchester.
Kai lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kai.
Colchester tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kai defends well and Colchester ends up having to push Kai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Colchester swats away the attempt to clinch by Kai.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Colchester shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kai as he avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Colchester misses.
Colchester lands a slapping body shot.
Kai staying out of range there.
Kai throwing a counter right hand but Colchester manages to avoid it.
Colchester just misses with a punch to the body.
Colchester fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Colchester throws a right hand that misses
and Kai counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anakoni Kai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Syngin Colchester's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Colchester is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Kai connects with a jab.
Colchester is still on wobbly legs! Can Kai finish him?
Kai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anakoni Kai is winning the standup battle so far.
Colchester throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kai.
Kai is looking to counter punch.
Kai closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Colchester! Kai dives in looking to finish! Colchester is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anakoni Kai!
After winning the bout, Anakoni Kai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Dimblett (ranked 1829 p4p, 4247 weight class) and Ronald Durall (ranked 229 p4p, 432 weight class). Paddy Dimblett has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paddy Dimblett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronald Durall!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimblett with a poor takedown
and Durall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Durall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dimblett drives through with a takedown into Durall's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Durall wants to stand up but Dimblett is controlling him.
Durall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dimblett is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Durall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dimblett is one step ahead there.
Durall wants to stand but Dimblett is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durall wants to sweep here but Dimblett controlling him for the moment.
Dimblett tries to free his leg and advance position but Durall is retaining full guard.
Durall is looking to sweep but instead, Dimblett has passed into half guard.
Durall is trying to escape back to his feet but Dimblett uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durall is not content to let Dimblett control the position.
Durall is trying to buck Dimblett off.
Durall is looking to reverse the position.
Durall really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dimblett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dimblett working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dimblett slows the pace down.
Dimblett prevents Durall from escaping the position.
Dimblett is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Durall knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dimblett is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Durall has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimblett is trying to get an arm triangle but Durall is defending well.
Durall is looking for a sweep.
We've been hearing that Dimblett has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Durall explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Durall lands a jab.
Durall throws a series of strikes that have Dimblett backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durall misses with a lunging right hand
and Dimblett counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Durall is looking to stand back up but Dimblett counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Durall.
Durall is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimblett is looking for a kimura but Durall is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dimblett to get the leverage.
Dimblett has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dimblett wants to control the pace but Durall is squirming around nicely.
Dimblett controlling the pace for now.
Durall is trying to escape the mount.
Durall is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Durall is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durall keeps trying to improve his position.
Dimblett looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Dimblett prevents Durall from getting the reversal.
Dimblett controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dimblett trying to control but Durall is having none of it.
Durall working to try and regain half guard.
Durall sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Dimblett stops Durall from getting back to his feet.
Dimblett trying to control from half guard but Durall is working away.
Dimblett is working for a kimura but Durall is defending it quite comfortably.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Dimblett dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dimblett shoots for a takedown but Durall saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Durall there.
Dimblett staying out of range there.
Durall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Durall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Durall scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheers as Durall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dimblett doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ronald Durall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body punch from Durall.
Dimblett needs to keep his hands up - Durall had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durall uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dimblett has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Durall.
The crowd cheers as Durall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dimblett doesn't seem phased though.
A swing and a miss from Durall.
Dimblett drops down looking for a counter takedown but Durall sprawls and moves away.
Durall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Durall finds it's way through Dimblett's defenses.
Dimblett looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy Dimblett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good shot there by Durall.
Durall connects with a nice looking jab.
Durall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dimblett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimblett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durall misses with a left hand
and Dimblett counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dimblett.
Paddy Dimblett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Durall wants to get back to his feet but Dimblett is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Durall is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Durall is looking to stand back up but Dimblett counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Durall.
Dimblett is looking to take a break and control but Durall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Durall is looking to escape.
Still in half guard, Dimblett seems content to control.
Dimblett tries to pass the half guard into mount. Durall knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durall is not content to let Dimblett control the position.
Dimblett is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Durall doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dimblett.
Durall tries to get to full guard but Dimblett has control of the leg.
Dimblett not doing much here.
Dimblett is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dimblett prevents Durall from standing back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ronald Durall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimblett tries for a takedown but Durall circles away easily
and Durall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Durall. That snapped Dimblett's head back.
Ronald Durall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dimblett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durall.
Dimblett attempts a counter takedown but Durall avoids it well and moves away.
Durall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Durall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Durall there.
Durall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dimblett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Durall as he avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Durall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dimblett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Durall.
Dimblett changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Durall misses the jab.
Dimblett shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Durall sprawls well. Durall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dimblett gets slowly back to his feet.
Dimblett avoids the body shot from Durall.
Durall stuns Dimblett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Durall.
Dimblett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dimblett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Durall connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimblett with a lazy takedown attempt
and Durall counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dimblett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Durall with a hook.
Dimblett takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Durall throws a big shot that misses.
Dimblett gets a takedown into half guard.
Durall manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Dimblett keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Durall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dimblett looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy Dimblett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durall manages to break the clinch.
Dimblett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Durall catches Dimblett right on the button with a cross.
Dimblett needs to keep his hands up - Durall had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Durall misses.
Dimblett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Durall throws a series of punches but Dimblett moves out of range.
Durall throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dimblett scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Durall is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimblett wants to control but Durall is keeping him busy.
Dimblett tries for a kimura but Durall is defending well.
Durall wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dimblett is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Durall knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Durall tries to improve position but can't.
Dimblett is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Durall is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Durall is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durall is looking for a sweep. Dimblett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Durall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dimblett wants to control but Durall is keeping him busy.
Dimblett prevents Durall from standing back up.
Dimblett is looking to take a break and control but Durall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dimblett sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dimblett is looking for a kimura but Durall is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dimblett to get the leverage.
Durall is trying to stand.
Durall is looking to get back to is feet but Dimblett passes into side control.
Dimblett is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Durall has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald Durall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Durall 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronald Durall!
Ronald Durall bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hansen (ranked 2683 p4p, 2740 weight class) and Chie Satonaka (ranked 330 p4p, 335 weight class). Hansen comes to the cage accompanied by Black Sabbath - Iron Man. Satonaka has chosen Rayden as his entrance music. Marcus Hansen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chie Satonaka!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Hansen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hansen scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Hansen finds it's way through Satonaka's defenses.
Hansen shoots in looking for a takedown but Satonaka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hansen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Satonaka.
Satonaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hansen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hansen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Satonaka.
Hansen misses with a takedown
enabling Satonaka to counter with a crisp jab.
Hansen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Satonaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Satonaka has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hansen lands with a good body shot.
Hansen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hansen looks to throw the jab but Satonaka is out of range.
Satonaka needs to keep his hands up - Hansen had a free shot at his head there.
Satonaka throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hansen was covering up waiting for the punch and Satonaka finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Satonaka is looking to work some ground and pound but Hansen has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Satonaka must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hansen pulls Satonaka in to control the position.
Satonaka is stalling in the full guard.
Satonaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hansen 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Satonaka scores with a shot to the body.
Satonaka has managed to clinch.
Hansen lands an uppercut.
Satonaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hansen.
Hansen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Satonaka.
Satonaka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Satonaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Satonaka.
Satonaka scores with a shot to the side of Hansen's head.
Hansen lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Hansen.
A head punch on the inside from Hansen fails to land.
Hansen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Satonaka is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hansen to the mat. Hansen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Satonaka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Satonaka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hansen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satonaka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Satonaka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Satonaka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hansen is trying to keep Satonaka in close.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Satonaka is fighting to break Hansen's control of his arms but Hansen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Satonaka trying to control but Hansen is working from the bottom.
Hansen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Satonaka manages to get himself to full guard.
Satonaka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen lands a couple of digs.
Hansen looking to sit in guard and control but Satonaka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Satonaka postures up in Hansen's guard and throws a big left but Hansen blocks it.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Satonaka from controlling successfully.
Satonaka postures up in Hansen's guard and throws a big left but Hansen blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Satonaka trying to control but Hansen is working from the bottom.
Hansen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chie Satonaka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Satonaka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hansen throws a jab but it's blocked by Satonaka.
Hansen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hansen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hansen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Satonaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Satonaka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hansen shoots in looking for a takedown but Satonaka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hansen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Satonaka tries to clinch up but Hansen circles away and keeps his distance.
Hansen loads up on a big right hand but Satonaka slips the punch.
Satonaka has closed the distance and engaged Hansen in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hansen.
Hansen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Satonaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Satonaka working aggressively here.
Hansen gets through Satonaka's defenses to land a nice punch 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!
Satonaka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Satonaka lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satonaka gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hansen regains guard.
Satonaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hansen is adopting a defensive guard.
Satonaka throws a big elbow that misses.
Satonaka throws a strike but Hansen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hansen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Satonaka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Satonaka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hansen.
Hansen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've been hearing that Hansen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hansen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satonaka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hansen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hansen stands up over Satonaka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Satonaka is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Satonaka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hansen throws an elbow that misses. Satonaka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hansen's guard. Nice move by Satonaka!
Satonaka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Satonaka won't allow Hansen to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satonaka is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hansen has Satonaka pulled in close to control his posture.
Satonaka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hansen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Satonaka drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hansen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hansen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hansen!
Satonaka tries to buck Hansen off but Hansen is having none of it.
Hansen is working Satonaka over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hansen is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is working Satonaka over with some ground and pound from side control.
Satonaka is rocked!
Hansen scoring with punches and elbows.
Satonaka is still in real trouble! Can Hansen finish him?
Hansen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hansen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hansen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hansen wants to control but Satonaka is keeping him busy.
Hansen lands a nice forearm strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hansen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hansen landing a few strikes.
Hansen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Satonaka has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hansen but great work by Satonaka.
Satonaka misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Satonaka are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Satonaka lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hansen down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hansen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Donk. Satonaka catches Hansen right on the button with a cross.
Satonaka seems to have recovered his senses.
Marcus Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satonaka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hansen throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Satonaka.
Hansen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Satonaka pushes Hansen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Satonaka tries to throw a body punch but Hansen avoids it by throwing Satonaka back against the cage.
Satonaka misses with a body punch.
Hansen is pushing Satonaka up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Satonaka gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Satonaka throws an elbow that misses. Hansen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Satonaka's guard. Nice move by Hansen!
Satonaka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hansen is looking to work some ground and pound but Satonaka has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hansen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hansen throwing strikes from guard but Satonaka blocks nicely.
Hansen lands a couple of elbows.
Hansen scoring with some ground and pound.
Hansen has gone for a leg lock! Satonaka slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hansen's guard.
Hansen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Satonaka.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Satonaka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hansen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satonaka is working Hansen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hansen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Satonaka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hansen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Satonaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hansen controlling Satonaka's posture.
Satonaka with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satonaka slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Satonaka working the ground and pound.
Hansen 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.
Hansen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Satonaka drops an elbow to the side of Hansen's head.
Satonaka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Satonaka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hansen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Satonaka.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hansen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Satonaka throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satonaka throwing strikes from guard but Hansen blocks nicely.
Hansen is trying to keep Satonaka in close.
Satonaka wants to control from the top but Hansen keeps moving.
Hansen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Satonaka with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hansen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Satonaka.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Satonaka's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Satonaka duly obliges.
Hansen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hansen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Satonaka, pushing him back against the cage.
Satonaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Hansen controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chie Satonaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Satonaka 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chie Satonaka!
After winning the bout, Chie Satonaka thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Goggins (ranked 3432 p4p, 2031 weight class) and Betty Crocker (ranked 438 p4p, 266 weight class). Betty Crocker has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Goggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Betty Crocker!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goggins moves into range and clinches up with Crocker.
Goggins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goggins misses with the head strike.
Crocker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crocker blocks an uppercut.
Goggins throws a punch but it's blocked by Crocker.
Our sources have told us that Goggins has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Crocker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goggins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crocker.
Goggins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Goggins missing with a left hand there. Crocker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crocker misses with a body shot.
Goggins lands a nice hook to Crocker's body. Crocker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crocker throws a lazy right hand but Goggins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crocker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crocker misses with a looping left.
Crocker scores with a sloppy right hand. Goggins should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Crocker. Beautiful body shot.
Goggins lands with an overhand left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crocker misses with a straight right.
Crocker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Goggins forces Crocker back against the cage and clinches.
Crocker breaks from the clinch.
Crocker misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocker jabs at Goggins's body.
Crocker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Goggins is breathing heavily.
Crocker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crocker drops Goggins with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Goggins looks back up at him and smiles so Crocker waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crocker closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Goggins out cold! Goggins corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Betty Crocker!
A less than humble Betty Crocker misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
David Goggins was interviewed post fight and said 'Watch your back Mother F***er I'm coming for you'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Ringo (ranked 2205 p4p, 1977 weight class) and Marcos Furriel (ranked 266 p4p, 240 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Ringo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcos Furriel!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furriel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ringo but Ringo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ringo is looking to counter punch.
Furriel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ringo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Furriel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Furriel decides to pull guard.
Furriel looking to control.
Ringo wants to get up but he can't break Furriel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Furriel wants to sweep but no luck.
Furriel has a closed guard, preventing Ringo from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ringo trying to control the position from guard on top but Furriel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ringo looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furriel has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Ringo doesn't defend quickly enough and Furriel has managed to lock this one up! Can Ringo escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Furriel on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marcos Furriel!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pate Hunt (ranked 1383 p4p, 1924 weight class) and Bethania Valverde (ranked 72 p4p, 105 weight class). Valverde has chosen LLAMAME YA as his entrance music. Bethania Valverde will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pate Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bethania Valverde!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valverde misses with a hook.
Pate Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Valverde.
Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Valverde.
Valverde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt clinches up with Valverde and pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt stalling in the clinch.
Valverde breaks from the clinch.
Valverde misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Valverde turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunt taking a breather.
Hunt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hunt stalling in the clinch.
Hunt effectively controlling the action here.
Hunt pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pate Hunt.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Valverde is avoiding it.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
Hunt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hunt has managed to clinch.
Hunt has Valverde pushed against the cage.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Valverde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valverde misses with a straight right.
Valverde wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Valverde pushes him off.
Valverde keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunt clinches up against the cage.
Valverde breaks the clinch.
Hunt checks a leg kick nicely.
Hunt tries to clinch but Valverde moves out of range.
Valverde keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valverde throws out the jab.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valverde.
Hunt tries to clinch but Valverde moves out of range.
Hunt has closed the distance and engaged Valverde in a clinch.
Hunt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Valverde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalling in the clinch from Hunt.
Valverde breaks from the clinch.
Valverde circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt tries to clinch but Valverde is having none of it.
Hunt drives through and clinches with Valverde against the cage.
Hunt stalling in the clinch.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hunt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt stalling.
Hunt stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pate Hunt.
Valverde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Valverde circles away and keeps his distance.
Valverde scores with a body shot.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valverde.
Valverde misses with a low kick.
Valverde attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Valverde looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunt stalls.
The referee calls for Hunt to work.
Hunt seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Hunt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Valverde up against the cage.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hunt for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt has Valverde pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pate Hunt.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Valverde pushes him off.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valverde manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valverde swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Valverde - that will leave a mark!
Hunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunt stalling against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hunt taking a breather.
Hunt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Valverde up against the cage.
Valverde escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bethania Valverde will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt tries to clinch but Valverde is having none of it.
Valverde shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Valverde looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Hunt drops down looking for a counter takedown but Valverde sprawls and moves away.
Hunt drives through and clinches with Valverde against the cage.
Valverde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt needs to keep his hands up - Valverde had a free shot at his head there.
Valverde works Hunt's body with a nice hook.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Valverde turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valverde keeps the fight on the outside.
Valverde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Valverde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Valverde letting Hunt take a breather here.
Valverde breaks the clinch.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Valverde circles away.
Hunt avoids a kick to the body.
Hunt instigates a clinch.
Valverde being controlled against the cage.
Valverde manages to break the clinch.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Valverde keeps it at a distance.
Valverde swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valverde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Valverde misses the jab.
Valverde keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunt backing away here, and Valverde unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Valverde misses the jab.
Valverde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Valverde.
Hunt tries to clinch
and Valverde counters with a slapping leg kick.
Valverde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valverde misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Valverde misses.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Valverde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bethania Valverde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valverde throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Hunt wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunt closes the distance and pushes Valverde back into the cage.
Hunt pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hunt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hunt gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The referee calls for Hunt to work.
Hunt has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Valverde breaks the clinch.
Hunt walks into a left hand.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Valverde circles away.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valverde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Valverde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt closes the distance but Valverde moves to the side
and Valverde counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Valverde pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Valverde is avoiding it.
Valverde connects with a nice looking jab.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Valverde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Valverde has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Hunt slips under a jab from Valverde.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Valverde pushes him off.
Hunt wants to clinch.
Hunt tries to clinch but Valverde moves out of range.
Valverde misses with a low kick.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valverde swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valverde misses with a looping right.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valverde getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt wants to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Valverde misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bethania Valverde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Valverde.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Valverde circles away.
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hunt is struggling to control the position.
Valverde escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valverde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Hunt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Valverde counters with a low kick, right behind Hunt 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valverde.
Hunt drives through and clinches with Valverde against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hunt trying to stall but Valverde improves his position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pate Hunt.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Valverde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Valverde on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Valverde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt darts in trying to clinch
and Valverde counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Valverde is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valverde paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valverde! But no joy.
Valverde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valverde swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valverde just misses with a punch to the body.
Valverde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Valverde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Valverde was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Hunt rushes Valverde and presses him up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunt.
Hunt avoiding damage.
Hunt just leaning against Valverde, taking a breather.
Valverde escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt tries to clinch but Valverde is having none of it.
Bethania Valverde is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunt has Valverde pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hunt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pate Hunt.
Hunt moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hunt has Valverde pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pate Hunt.
Valverde throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Valverde throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Valverde lands a really nice looking cross but Hunt seems unphased.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Valverde is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hunt with a body shot.
Valverde ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Valverde lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hunt backs up against the cage.
Valverde looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Valverde.
Hunt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valverde throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Valverde pushes him off.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Pate Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Valverde throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bethania Valverde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Valverde winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bethania Valverde!
During a confident post fight interview, Bethania Valverde thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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