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EMPIRE 9: Kaca vs Punter PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pepetinho Perez (ranked 6151 p4p, 4698 weight class) and Pierce Freeman (ranked 436 p4p, 388 weight class). Freeman has chosen Hammerhead Entrance Song as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pepetinho Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierce Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez forces Freeman back against the cage and clinches.
Perez jumps guard.
Perez pulls Freeman in close to prevent any damage.
Freeman trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Freeman is fighting to break Perez's control of his arms but Perez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Perez manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Freeman's coach down at Canucks Combat Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Freeman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman looking to slow down the pace here.
Perez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Freeman is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Freeman tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez tries to clinch but Freeman is having none of it.
Perez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Freeman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freeman misses with a body shot.
Freeman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perez looks to clinch
letting Freeman counter with a right hand.
Perez tries to clinch there but Freeman circles away.
Freeman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez tries to clinch up
and Freeman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Freeman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freeman.
Perez thinks about countering with a head kick.
Perez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Freeman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Perez scrambles back to his feet.
Perez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Perez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Freeman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Perez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Perez tries to clinch
and Freeman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Freeman fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Freeman. Beautiful body shot.
Perez moves to clinch but Freeman breaks away
and Freeman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Perez is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman punishes Perez's body with a nice straight punch.
Perez is breathing heavily.
Perez drops his hands for a split second and Freeman immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Perez face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Freeman follows up with a right hand that knocks Perez into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pierce Freeman!
Pierce Freeman made sure to mention his sponsor, Bondi MMA 🏝️ in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pete Brown (ranked 3995 p4p, 3714 weight class) and Kelemen Kabatban (ranked 453 p4p, 427 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pete Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelemen Kabatban!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kabatban wants to clinch
and Brown counters with a one-two to the body.
Brown throws a series of punches but Kabatban moves out of range.
Kabatban throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pete Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kabatban backs up against the cage.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brown cracks Kabatban with an open hand slap.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kabatban eats them both and turns towards Brown to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brown throws a combination. Kabatban tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kabatban misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brown blocks a head kick by Kabatban.
Brown went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pete Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabatban tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kabatban throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kabatban looks winded!
Brown lands with a nice combination. Kabatban backs away looking to recover.
Kabatban fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown is looking for a counter combo.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kabatban tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kabatban thinking.
Brown could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kabatban takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kabatban throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kabatban looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brown throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kabatban takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Kabatban bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Kabatban, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.
Brown closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a right hand that Kabatban ducks under and follows up with a left that Kabatban also avoids with ease.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kabatban connects with a high kick.
Brown throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kabatban on the side of the head.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Kabatban bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown stalks Kabatban and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kabatban's face. Kabatban staggers backwards, shaken.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Brown misses with the combination.
It seemed like Kabatban was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kabatban eats them both and turns towards Brown to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Nice body punch from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kabatban showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Kabatban tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Brown darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brown is working the combinations to good effect here.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kabatban misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kabatban lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A left lands for Brown.
Kabatban takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kabatban scores with a head kick. Brown tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kabatban takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kabatban scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kabatban slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Kabatban throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Kabatban slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Kabatban rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kabatban is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown throws a right hand that Kabatban ducks under and follows up with a left that Kabatban also avoids with ease.
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
Brown looks to land a combination. Kabatban sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown digs a good body shot into Kabatban's ribs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brown!
Nice uppercut lands for Brown. That snapped Kabatban's head back.
Brown lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Brown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brown swinging wildly here.
Kabatban is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brown jabs Kabatban right on the nose. Kabatban blinks but takes it well.
Brown avoids the head kick by Kabatban.
Kabatban connects with a solid leg kick.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Brown works over Kabatban's head and body with a nice combination.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kabatban steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brown.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Kabatban shoots in.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Kabatban might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Brown has got the better of the exchanges.
Kabatban is breathing heavily.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabatban fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Brown was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pete Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Kabatban.
Brown scores with a one two! Kabatban had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kabatban has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown feints a jab promting Kabatban to slip. Brown then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kabatban slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Donk. Brown catches Kabatban right on the button with a cross.
Kabatban tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown throws a series of punches but Kabatban avoids them all with ease.
And Kabatban tries to counter it with a takedown but Brown pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown looks to land a combination. Kabatban sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Kabatban bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No joy there for Kabatban, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown connects with a body shot that sends Kabatban's belly button to the back.
Nice straight punches there by Brown. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brown.
Brown swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kabatban.
Kabatban throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brown!
Brown throws a series of strikes that have Kabatban backpedaling.
Brown throws a combination. Kabatban tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pete Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kabatban looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Pete Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelemen Kabatban.
Kabatban takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kabatban can do to turn this around?
Kabatban takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kabatban is trying desperately to land a takedown but Brown is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kabatban.
Kabatban walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kabatban looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kabatban rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown throws a right and a left that Kabatban avoids nicely.
Brown lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brown.
Brown cracks Kabatban with an open hand slap.
Kabatban doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kabatban throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown looks to land a combination but Kabatban avoids it well.
Kabatban throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brown!
Brown scores with a three punch combo!
Kabatban takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kabatban avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Brown here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Brown takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kabatban moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Kabatban throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Brown dominated that second round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown scores with a hook to the body. Kabatban takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kabatban showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Kabatban throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Kabatban tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brown displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brown works over Kabatban's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown looks to land a combination. Kabatban sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brown has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Kabatban is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kabatban tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kabatban throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Brown dips to his left and cracks Kabatban with an uppercut!
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Kabatban looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kabatban eats them both and turns towards Brown to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kabatban tries to move into range but Brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kabatban throws a head kick that misses.
Brown lands with a nice combination. Kabatban backs away looking to recover.
Brown lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Pete Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Kabatban looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kabatban throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brown with a nice cross.
Brown throws a series of strikes that have Kabatban backpedaling.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brown closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brown cracks Kabatban with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brown displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kabatban missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Brown was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Brown.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Kabatban throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kabatban throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Kabatban bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Brown's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brown duly obliges.
Brown feints a jab promting Kabatban to slip. Brown then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kabatban slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kabatban tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Kabatban. Those never looked like landing.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kabatban is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kabatban takes one to the chin there.
A left and a right from Brown both land. Nice combination.
Kabatban throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kabatban off to one side.
Pete Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelemen Kabatban.
Kabatban slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Kelemen Kabatban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown works the jab nicely.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown lands with a nice combination. Kabatban backs away looking to recover.
Kabatban throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown sizes up Kabatban with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kabatban has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kabatban is defended easily by Brown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Brown!
Post fight, Pete Brown took to the microphone: 'This guy is 16lbs heavier than me... Still didn't have the strength to beat me... Embaressing.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kai Reynolds (ranked 4135 p4p, 3612 weight class) and Maycon Jardim (ranked 361 p4p, 333 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kai Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maycon Jardim!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds fails with a takedown attempt.
Jardim scores with a punch to the head.
Reynolds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jardim.
Jardim takes a swing at Reynolds's ribcage but misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reynolds.
It seemed like Jardim was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jardim throws a body punch but Reynolds moves out of range.
Reynolds misses with a wild combination.
Reynolds shoots for a double leg takedown but Jardim sprawls well. He's pushed Reynolds's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kai Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jardim misses with a series of wild punches.
Jardim throws a body shot but no joy.
Jardim looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Reynolds has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jardim is looking to work some ground and pound but Reynolds has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds 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.
Reynolds is pulling down on Jardim's head. It's preventing any offense from Jardim, at least for the moment.
Jardim must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jardim working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reynolds's head.
Reynolds looking for a guillotine here but Jardim defends easily.
Reynolds working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jardim.
Jardim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jardim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jardim wants to control from the top but Reynolds keeps moving.
Jardim working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds keeping full guard, as Jardim tries to pass.
Reynolds is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jardim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reynolds 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.
Jardim postures up and lands a big shot to Reynolds's brow.
Jardim with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jardim scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jardim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jardim lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Reynolds working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jardim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jardim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jardim landing with the ground and pound.
Reynolds is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jardim postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jardim postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jardim lands a couple of digs.
Reynolds lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Reynolds stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jardim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reynolds 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.
Jardim tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jardim looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Reynolds puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jardim makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jardim.
Reynolds sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jardim wants to sweep here but Reynolds controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jardim is trying to control the position but Reynolds postures up.
Jardim keeping moving, preventing Reynolds from controlling successfully.
Jardim looking for a sweep. Not yet Jardim, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maycon Jardim dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reynolds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jardim.
Reynolds is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jardim sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jardim bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jardim slaps away a takedown attempt from Reynolds, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reynolds fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reynolds is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jardim sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kai Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reynolds misses with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reynolds.
Jardim throws a hook but Reynolds avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jardim missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jardim tries to work over Reynolds's front leg with a kick but Reynolds checks it.
Jardim feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jardim throws a big elbow that misses.
Jardim throwing strikes from guard but Reynolds blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds trying to keep a closed guard but Jardim is proving a slippery customer.
Reynolds is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jardim defends well.
Jardim keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reynolds's head.
Reynolds is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jardim distracts Reynolds with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Reynolds looking for a guillotine here but Jardim defends easily.
Jardim scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jardim pushes down on Reynolds's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Reynolds on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jardim lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Jardim.
Jardim working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jardim is looking to take a break and control but Reynolds is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jardim slips a nice elbow through Reynolds's hands, connecting with Reynolds's forehead.
Nice strikes from Jardim there.
Jardim thows a huge punch but Reynolds dodges it nicely.
Jardim wants to take a breather but Reynolds is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jardim lands a nice short elbow.
Reynolds trying to control but Jardim postures up.
Jardim is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Reynolds.
Reynolds throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jardim looking to sit in guard and control but Reynolds gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reynolds preventing the sweep.
Reynolds is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jardim is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jardim has escaped and now he's on top!
Jardim throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jardim stopping the sweep attempt from Reynolds.
Reynolds preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reynolds has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jardim is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Reynolds.
Jardim working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jardim lands some shots froms side control.
Reynolds is not content to let Jardim control the position.
We've been informed that Jardim has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jardim controls the position.
Jardim creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maycon Jardim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A slow jab from Jardim misses its intended target.
Reynolds drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Reynolds tries to move to full mount but Jardim actually manages to regain half guard.
Jardim tries to roll over but Reynolds keeps him under control.
Jardim is still trying to improve position.
Jardim punching from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds wants to control but Jardim is keeping him busy.
Jardim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Reynolds wants to work for an arm triangle but Jardim is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jardim tries to roll over but Reynolds keeps him under control.
Jardim slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jardim 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.
Jardim isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Reynolds stacks Jardim on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Reynolds!
Jardim is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Reynolds looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jardim is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jardim wants to control but Reynolds postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jardim has escaped the position, nice work there.
Reynolds tries to advance to mount but Jardim denies him.
Reynolds is looking to take a break and control but Jardim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jardim is trying to control Reynolds's posture but Reynolds avoids it.
Maycon Jardim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jardim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jardim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four 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.
Reynolds tries for a kimura but Jardim is defending well.
Jardim tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Reynolds wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jardim is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reynolds content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jardim punching from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Reynolds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jardim has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maycon Jardim!
Maycon Jardim took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Big shout out to DJ Parko for picking me up from the Free Agents and giving me a second chance. The guys at The Facility are legends!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Thornton (ranked 4794 p4p, 3009 weight class) and Pasha Geits (ranked 494 p4p, 367 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Craig Thornton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pasha Geits!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Geits, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Thornton.
Geits ducks under a wild hook from Thornton.
Thornton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Geits was well out of range. Poor timing from Thornton.
Geits moves out of range of the leg kick from Thornton.
Thornton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Geits on the side of the head.
Geits shoots for a double leg takedown but Thornton sprawls well. He's pushed Geits's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Thornton misses the target.
Geits changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Thornton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Geits sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Geits was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Geits steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thornton.
Geits was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Thornton leaves Geits with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Geits 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thornton misses with a hook
and Geits counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thornton throws a jab when Geits was well out of range.
Geits with the counter takedown but Thornton avoids it easily.
Geits ducks under a wild hook from Thornton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geits ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Geits tries to counter it with a takedown but Thornton pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Geits moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Geits misses with an uppercut. Thornton saw that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thornton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thornton cracks Geits with a good jab.
Geits walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
No luck for Geits with that takedown attempt.
Craig Thornton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pasha Geits.
Thornton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thornton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Thornton. Those never looked like landing.
Thornton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Geits shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thornton misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton lands with a right hand.
Geits takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Geits walks into a stiff left hand from Thornton.
Geits slips a jab from Thornton.
Geits wants to land a leg kick but Thornton is out of range.
Thornton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Geits clinches with his opponent.
Thornton looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Geits tries to score a body lock takedown but Thornton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Geits wants a takedown but no success here.
Come on Thornton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Geits goes for a takedown attempt but Thornton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thornton takes a swing at Geits's ribcage but misses.
Thornton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thornton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thornton misses with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Thornton. No joy for Geits on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton connects with a crisp jab.
Geits tries to close the distance and clinch but Thornton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Geits takes one to the side of the head.
Geits takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thornton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Geitss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thornton misses with a straight left.
A jab from Thornton does it's job there.
Craig Thornton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Geits.
Thornton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thornton cracks Geits with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thornton throws an off balance right hand
and Geits cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thornton scores with a hook to the body. Geits takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Geits moves away from the strike by Thornton.
Thornton connects with a body shot that sends Geits's belly button to the back.
Geits shoots in but Thornton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thornton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Geits slips a straight right by Thornton.
Geits tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Geits takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thornton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Geits backs up against the cage.
Geits slips under a jab.
Thornton takes a swing at Geits's ribcage but misses.
Thornton dips to his left and cracks Geits with an uppercut!
Thornton thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Thornton dominated that round.
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.
Thornton lands an overhand right.
Geits bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Craig Thornton is winning the standup battle so far.
Thornton looks to land a right hand but Geits moved out of range.
Geits uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thornton.
Geits ducks under a wild hook from Thornton.
Geits with the counter takedown but Thornton avoids it easily.
Geits ducks under a wild hook from Thornton.
Thornton connects with a nice looking jab.
Thornton missing with a left hand there. Geits was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Geits has his takedown stuffed
and Thornton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thornton loads up on a big right hand but Geits slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Thornton.
Geits looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thornton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Geits can do to turn this around?
Thornton misses with a right hand
letting Geits counter with a right hand.
Thornton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Geits.
It seemed like Geits was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thornton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thornton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Geits looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Geits uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thornton.
Geits shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thornton but Thornton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thornton just misses with a punch to the body.
Geits is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Thornton takes a swing at Geits's ribcage but misses.
Geits drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Thornton defends it well.
Geits shoots in and drives through. Thornton sprawls well.
A quick step to the side and Thornton tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Craig Thornton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pasha Geits.
Thornton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Geits checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Geits takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thornton connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton misses with a straight right.
Geits drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thornton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Geits misses with a takedown attempt - Thornton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thornton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thornton scores with a nice strike.
Geits tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thornton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Geits somewhat.
Geits steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thornton.
Thornton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton throws a leg kick but Geits sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Thornton misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Geits.
Thornton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Geits's head backwards.
Thornton misses with a straight left.
Geits tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Geits has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Geits is looking to clinch but Thornton is avoiding it.
Geits stuns Thornton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thornton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Geits moves away.
Thornton throws a shot from downtown. Geits moves away and avoids it.
Craig Thornton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Geits on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Decent striking displayed by Thornton there.
Geits is trying desperately to land a takedown but Thornton is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Geits.
Thornton clobbers Geits with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slow jab from Thornton misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thornton scores with a sloppy right hand. Geits should have avoided that one.
Thornton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Geits.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thornton throws the left hand but Geits avoids the punch easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thornton 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 Geits has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Geits and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Geits drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Thornton defends it well.
Geits ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thornton misses with a low kick.
Geits feints the counter takedown.
Geits gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thornton.
Geits displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thornton throws out the jab.
Pasha Geits is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thornton throws a big shot that misses.
Geits moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thornton throws a jab but it's blocked by Geits.
Geits closes the distance and clinches up with Thornton, looking for a takedown. Geits pushes Thornton against the cage but Thornton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Thornton dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Thornton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Geits counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot by Thornton.
Thornton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Geits moves away.
Geits changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Geits walks into a jab.
Thornton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Geits connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thornton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Geits takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Thornton misses.
Geits looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Thornton scores with a three punch combo!
 Geits is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geits will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Geits is still on wobbly legs! Can Thornton finish him?
Thornton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Geits slips under a jab.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Geits got wobbled bad by a big combination! Thornton presses forward with punches and knees until Geits stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Geits closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Thornton!
During a confident post fight interview, Craig Thornton 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 Jack Messervey (ranked 3976 p4p, 2879 weight class) and Marcus Bloomer (ranked 510 p4p, 390 weight class). Marcus Bloomer will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Messervey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Bloomer!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Bloomer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bloomer digs a good hook to Messervey's body.
Messervey closes the distance and clinches.
Messervey just leaning against Bloomer, taking a breather.
Bloomer just leaning against Messervey, taking a breather.
Bloomer lands a hook that snaps the head of Messervey backwards.
Bloomer taking a breather.
Bloomer slowing the pace effectively.
Bloomer prevents Messervey from breaking the clinch.
Bloomer blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Messervey displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bloomer up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bloomer - that landed with a thud.
Bloomer blocks an elbow strike from Messervey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloomer can't find room to land a body shot as Messervey controls the action.
Bloomer blocking some punches.
Bloomer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bloomer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Messervey misses with the head strike.
Messervey throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloomer.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bloomer.
Bloomer blocking some punches.
Messervey blocks an elbow strike from Bloomer.
Messervey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Messervey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Messervey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Messervey clinches.
Bloomer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Messervey landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloomer tries to throw a body punch but Messervey avoids it by throwing Bloomer back against the cage.
Bloomer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Messervey.
Messervey throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloomer.
Bloomer blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bloomer throws an elbow that misses.
Messervey is trying to push Bloomer away but Bloomer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bloomer effectively controlling the action here.
Messervey breaks from the clinch.
Messervey misses with a two punch combination.
Messervey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Messervey connects with a solid leg kick.
Bloomer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messervey misses with the body kick
and Bloomer counters with a straight right hand.
Messervey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bloomer lands an elbow just above Messervey 's eye.
Bloomer digs a right hand underneath Messervey's ribcage. Messervey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Messervey is trying to force a seperation but Bloomer has the dominant position.
Messervey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Messervey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sloppy strikes from Messervey. Those never looked like landing.
Messervey has Bloomer up against the cage in a clinch.
Bloomer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bloomer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloomer leaning his opponent against the cage.
A hook to the body from Bloomer.
Messervey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bloomer lands an uppercut.
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!
Messervey misses with a knee strike.
Messervey prevents a body shot from Bloomer.
Messervey takes an elbow to the forehead.
A body shot lands from Bloomer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcus Bloomer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Messervey rushes Bloomer and presses him up against the cage.
Bloomer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bloomer.
A head punch on the inside from Messervey fails to land.
Bloomer digs a right hand into Messervey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Messervey's gas tank.
Messervey working aggressively here.
Messervey breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Messervey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Messervey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bloomer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Messervey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bloomer wants to counter the offense by Messervey and move into the clinch position.
Messervey clinches.
Bloomer misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloomer avoiding damage as Messervey throws knees to the body.
Messervey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bloomer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bloomer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bloomer throws an elbow but misses.
We've been informed that Bloomer has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Messervey has a couple of punches blocked by Bloomer.
Bloomer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Messervey's elbow.
A short uppercut from Bloomer.
Bloomer stalls.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bloomer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloomer blocks the elbow strike.
Bloomer lands a body shot.
Bloomer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Messervey is trying to stall.
Messervey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Messervey is looking to control Bloomer's arms but Bloomer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Messervey has his back to the cage.
Messervey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bloomer tries to throw a body punch but Messervey avoids it by throwing Bloomer back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloomer prevents a body shot from Messervey.
Bloomer pushes Messervey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Messervey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bloomer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bloomer lands an elbow just above Messervey 's eye.
Bloomer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bloomer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bloomer - that landed with a thud.
Messervey breaks from the clinch.
Messervey instigates a clinch.
Messervey tries to land knees in the clinch but Bloomer avoids the damage to the body.
Bloomer keeps control of Messervey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messervey swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloomer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bloomer gets through Messervey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bloomer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Messervey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Messervey.
Marcus Bloomer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Messervey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch on the inside from Messervey fails to land.
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 Jack Messervey will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Messervey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Messervey clinches up against the cage.
Messervey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Messervey breaks the clinch.
Messervey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bloomer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bloomer blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bloomer misses with an elbow strike.
Messervey blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloomer blocking some punches.
Messervey tries to circle away but Bloomer has him pinned against the cage.
Messervey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Messervey pushes Bloomer up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messervey working hard to break the clinch.
Bloomer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Messervey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bloomer blocks a head kick by Messervey.
Messervey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Messervey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good leg kick by Messervey.
Bloomer jabs at Messervey's body.
Messervey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bloomer is stalling here.
Messervey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bloomer scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messervey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bloomer avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Bloomer.
Messervey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bloomer up against the cage.
Bloomer scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Messervey looking to stall.
Messervey blocks an elbow strike.
Bloomer tries a body shot but Messervey blocks it.
Bloomer just leaning against Messervey, taking a breather.
Messervey avoids the elbow strike from Bloomer, against the cage.
Messervey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Messervey fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Messervey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bloomer throws an elbow but it misses.
Messervey has a couple of punches blocked by Bloomer.
Messervey blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Messervey is looking to control Bloomer's arms but Bloomer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Messervey has his back to the cage.
Messervey throws a head punch that misses.
Bloomer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A shot in the inside from Bloomer.
Messervey lands with a short shot to the head.
Bloomer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Messervey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Bloomer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messervey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Messervey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Messervey breaks the clinch.
A jab from Bloomer does it's job there.
Bloomer closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bloomer lands with a right to the head.
Bloomer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Messervey wants to get back to striking at distance but Bloomer won't allow it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bloomer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bloomer stalling against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcus Bloomer.
I think Bloomer 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marcus Bloomer!
In defeat, Jack Messervey stepped up to the mic, saying 'That's not Bussin'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matto Hyrra (ranked 3654 p4p, 3238 weight class) and Carleton Starling (ranked 475 p4p, 423 weight class). Carleton Starling will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matto Hyrra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carleton Starling!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyrra throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Starling's waist but Starling gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hyrra off to one side.
Starling scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hyrra tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hyrra on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hyrra tries to get out of the position.
Starling is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hyrra knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hyrra is looking for a sweep.
Hyrra is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyrra is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Starling off and has taken his back!
Hyrra is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Starling up.
Hyrra definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Starling is trapped and Hyrra is scoring with shots to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starling rolls, trying to escape but Hyrra keeps control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starling trying to control the hands but Hyrra breaks the grip.
Hyrra lands punches and elbows.
Hyrra scores with punches from the back.
Hyrra lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Hyrra.
Starling is rocked!
 It looks like Carleton Starling has been cut.
Hyrra looking to break Starling's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Starling remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Hyrra will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Starling is still in real trouble! Can Hyrra finish him?
Hyrra trying to control.
Hyrra has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Starling.
Starling really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hyrra. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hyrra lands with a hammerfist to the side of Starling's head.
Hyrra cracks Starling with a big right hand from the back mount! Starling immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Hyrra takes this one by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matto Hyrra!
Matto Hyrra 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Leung (ranked 2403 p4p, 5200 weight class) and Romeo Vanderbilt (ranked 243 p4p, 398 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alvin Leung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romeo Vanderbilt!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanderbilt shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Leung eats them both and turns towards Vanderbilt to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Leung closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vanderbilt did well to prevent Leung getting side control.
Leung with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vanderbilt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Leung is working away from the top position though.
Leung sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanderbilt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Leung scores with a couple of nice shots.
Leung moves into full mount! Vanderbilt won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vanderbilt is looking to improve his position but Leung isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leung controlling the pace for now.
Leung definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Leung has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
Leung with a couple of short strikes.
Leung looking to control and managing it successfully.
Leung seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Vanderbilt for as long as he can get away with.
Leung avoids the attempt from Vanderbilt to control.
Leung scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vanderbilt?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leung sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Leung lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vanderbilt hang on?
Leung breaks from Vanderbilt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vanderbilt is wriggling around trying to escape.
Leung controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leung with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Leung controlling his opponent.
Vanderbilt looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Leung scoring with strikes but Vanderbilt is staying in there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leung content just to control the position here.
Leung landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alvin Leung dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vanderbilt gets caught flat footed, as Leung shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Leung chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Leung's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Leung content to stall in guard here.
Leung's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Leung preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leung pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vanderbilt is keeping the position for now.
Leung sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leung continues to stall.
Leung might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Leung is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Leung is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Leung landing with the ground and pound.
Leung controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Leung keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vanderbilt's head.
Leung controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Leung tries to free his leg and advance position but Vanderbilt is retaining full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbilt closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Leung's guard.
Leung lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Leung advances position into side control!
Vanderbilt on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Leung lands a decent elbow from side control.
Leung controlling the position.
Vanderbilt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Leung stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leung scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leung is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Vanderbilt will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Vanderbilt taking a bit of punishment here - Leung scoring with strikes.
Vanderbilt is being controlled here.
Leung looks up at the clock and then as Vanderbilt takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Leung smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leung working the ground and pound from side control.
Leung content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alvin Leung dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vanderbilt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Leung is looking to reverse the position.
Leung manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Leung seems to be looking for submissions.
Vanderbilt is looking to control Leung's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vanderbilt avoid being mounted?
Leung passes to side control.
Vanderbilt is looking to reverse the position.
Leung working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leung controls the position.
Leung has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Vanderbilt!
Leung sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Leung cracks Vanderbilt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Leung controlling the position easily from mount.
Leung putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbilt wants to control but Leung is having none of it.
Leung sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Leung looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Leung with good strikes from the mount here!
Leung controlling from mount.
Leung with shots to the head and body - Vanderbilt looks very uncomfortable down there.
Leung takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vanderbilt tries to hold on but Leung pushes him away.
Leung content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Leung cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vanderbilt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leung controlling from the full mount.
Vanderbilt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Alvin Leung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leung tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Further stalling from Leung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leung lands with some strikes.
Leung controlling from mount.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Leung.
Leung working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Leung landing strikes, looking to finish!
Leung controlling the pace for now.
Romeo Vanderbilt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvin Leung showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leung, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvin Leung!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Alvin Leung made sure he mentioned Shadow Realm Apparel, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hunt (ranked 3775 p4p, 3873 weight class) and Ewgenju Scorfna (ranked 432 p4p, 440 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 New York, Ethan Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ewgenju Scorfna!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt looking to score a takedown here. Scorfna is defending well but Hunt drives through and ends up in Scorfna's guard.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Scorfna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scorfna looking for a guillotine here but Hunt defends easily.
Hunt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Scorfna keeps moving.
Hunt wants to stand but Scorfna has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hunt is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Scorfna has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Hunt is looking to defend but Scorfna has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Hunt! Scorfna pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Hunt taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ewgenju Scorfna!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ewgenju Scorfna waved his t-shirt featuring Seventh Circle Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jona Qarase (ranked 2741 p4p, 3759 weight class) and Francis Gane (ranked 271 p4p, 339 weight class). Qarase comes to the cage accompanied by Tavaka by Voqa Kei Munia. The key to victory for Jona Qarase has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jona Qarase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Francis Gane!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gane drives through with a takedown into Qarase's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gane working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gane postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Qarase avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gane with a flurry of punches that miss.
Qarase is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gane working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gane advances to half guard.
Gane sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Qarase defending well though.
Gane landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gane is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Qarase avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gane.
Qarase wants to get back to full guard.
Qarase has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gane is working away from the top position though.
Gane is looking for a kimura here.
Qarase trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gane is nestled in close to Qarase, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gane winds up and cracks Qarase with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Qarase manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Qarase looking for a sweep. Not yet Qarase, not yet.
Gane postures up.
Qarase looking for a sweep. Not yet Qarase, not yet.
Gane connects with a couple of short punches.
Gane wants to control from the top but Qarase keeps moving.
Qarase wants to sweep but no luck.
Gane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Qarase pulls Gane in close to prevent any damage.
Gane with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gane drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gane jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qarase trying to control the position.
Gane keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Qarase's head.
Gane lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gane connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gane makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Qarase is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gane postures up in Qarase's guard and throws a big left but Qarase blocks it.
Qarase trying to control the position here.
Gane has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gane wants to control from the top but Qarase keeps moving.
Qarase has Gane pulled in close to control his posture.
Gane postures up and lands a big shot to Qarase's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gane's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gane works over Qarase with some ground and pound from guard.
Gane lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gane looking to pass the guard.
Gane content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gane throws a big elbow that misses.
Gane stands up over Qarase, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Qarase is trying to keep Gane in close.
Qarase has momentary wrist control but Gane slips an elbow through the middle.
Qarase knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gane on the ground.
Qarase is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gane scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Qarase lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gane is looking to stand up but Qarase isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qarase wants to stand and escape but instead Gane has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Qarase looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gane is one step ahead there.
Gane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gane chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gane drops back looking for a leg! Qarase is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Qarase manages to kick Gane off! Gane jumps back into Qarase's guard.
Qarase utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gane wants to pass the guard but Qarase is keeping the position.
Qarase working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gane.
Qarase avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Gane dominated that round.
That's time! Qarase's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gane shoots in but Qarase avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Qarase's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gane under the eye.
Gane fails with the takedown
letting Qarase counter with a right hand.
Gane slips a jab and a cross from Qarase.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gane gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Qarase counters with a nice uppercut.
Jona Qarase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Gane.
Qarase lands a really nice looking cross but Gane seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qarase lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Qarase connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Qarase scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gane in his tracks.
Gane is rocked!
No luck for Gane with that takedown attempt.
Gane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Qarase to score with a decent uppercut.
Qarase stuffs the takedown attempt from Gane. Gane gets slowly back to his feet.
Gane has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gane there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jona Qarase is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gane misses with a takedown attempt
and Qarase connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Qarase feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gane sprawling to the canvas! Gane rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Qarase finish him?!
Gane is still on wobbly legs! Can Qarase finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gane gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Qarase counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Gane out cold! What a finish! Qarase is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jona Qarase!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jona Qarase thanked Bondi MMA 🏝️ for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gatot Kaca (ranked 1609 p4p, 2195 weight class) and Jack Punter (ranked 220 p4p, 292 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gatot Kaca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Punter!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punter misses with a hook.
Kaca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Punter.
Punter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaca.
Punter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gatot Kaca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaca on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kaca drops Punter with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Punter looks back up at him and smiles so Kaca waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Punter is rocked!
It looks like Jack Punter has been cut.
Punter misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Kaca misses the target.
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!
Kaca cracks Punter with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kaca has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Punter to stand back up!
Punter is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaca finish him?
Kaca stuns Punter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kaca finds Punter's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Punter flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Kaca lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Punter will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gatot Kaca!
Gatot Kaca is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Gatot Kaca thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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