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Big Wave XIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lacasa (ranked 5729 p4p, 5791 weight class) and Detritus Rubble (ranked 251 p4p, 256 weight class). Lacasa comes to the cage accompanied by Hooligang - Joey Valence & Brae. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Lacasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Detritus Rubble!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacasa scores with a three punch combo!
Lacasa avoids the body shot from Rubble.
Lacasa slips a straight right by Rubble.
Lacasa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rubble.
Lacasa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rubble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lacasa.
Rubble looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rubble lands with a shot to the body.
Lacasa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rubble.
A big left from Rubble misses.
Rubble throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lacasa misses with the combination.
Lacasa sizes up Rubble with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab, jab by Lacasa - just one landing.
Rubble cracks a nice hook into Lacasa's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacasa moves away from the strike by Rubble.
Rubble throws a right and a left that Lacasa avoids nicely.
Lacasa cracks Rubble with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lacasa missing with a left hand there. Rubble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lacasa throws a hook to the side of Rubble's head but Rubble sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lacasa ducks under a wild hook from Rubble.
Diego Lacasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lacasa's corner calls for a 1-2. Lacasa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rubble throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Rubble. That snapped Lacasa's head back.
Rubble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacasa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lacasa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lacasa scores with a decent looking hook.
Rubble bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lacasa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rubble moves away.
A combination from Rubble does no damage.
The fighters circling - Lacasa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lacasa throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Rubble misses.
Lacasa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lacasa misses with a looping right.
Rubble looks to score with a jab to the body but Lacasa is just out of range.
Lacasa moves forwards but Rubble connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lacasa slips a straight right by Rubble.
Rubble misses the shot to the body.
Lacasa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rubble thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rubble misses with a wild body shot.
Lacasa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rubble.
Lacasa lands a glancing blow to the side of Rubble's head.
Rubble tries to move into range but Lacasa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble throws a body shot but no joy.
Rubble throws a hook but Lacasa avoids it easily.
Lacasa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rubble takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lacasa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rubble misses with a straight right.
Rubble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lacasa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rubbles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rubble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lacasa scores with a hook to the body. Rubble takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rubble takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lacasa catches Rubble with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lacasa lands a glancing blow to the side of Rubble's head.
Lacasa lands the left hand.
Lacasa looks to score with a jab to the body but Rubble is just out of range.
Rubble jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rubble moves away from the strike by Lacasa.
Lacasa misses with a wild body shot.
Lacasa fails to land with a series of punches.
Lacasa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lacasa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rubble.
Lacasa misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa misses with the combination.
Rubble takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rubble showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lacasa.
Lacasa connects with a crisp jab.
Lacasa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lacasa stuns Rubble with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lacasa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rubble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lacasa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rubble has time to react.
Lacasa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rubble bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rubble keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubble ducks right into an uppercut from Lacasa.
Rubble is looking to clinch but Lacasa is avoiding it.
Lacasa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lacasa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rubble misses with a straight right.
Lacasa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rubble throws a jab but it's blocked by Lacasa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Lacasa - just one landing.
Lacasa throws a lazy right hand but Rubble sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rubble misses with a hook.
Lacasa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rubble in his tracks.
A jab from Rubble misses.
Rubble throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lacasa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lacasa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rubble on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rubble steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lacasa.
Lacasa misses with a hook.
Lacasa scores with a hook to the body. Rubble takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rubble throws a looping overhand right but Lacasa ducks down to avoid it.
Rubble slips a straight right by Lacasa.
A jab from Lacasa misses.
Rubble walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rubble takes a swing at Lacasa's ribcage but misses.
Rubble throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A counter left hand to the body from Lacasa misses its target.
Rubble just misses with a punch to the body.
Lacasa misses with a hook.
Rubble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lacasa was well out of range. Poor timing from Rubble.
Rubble throws a hook but Lacasa blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lacasa dominated that round.
That's time! Lacasa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rubble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lacasa.
Rubble gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rubble swings for the body but Lacasa moves out of range.
Rubble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lacasa moves away.
Lacasa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lacasa scores with a jab. Rubble acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lacasa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rubble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lacasa moves away.
Lacasa cracks Rubble with a good jab.
Rubble throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lacasa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rubble slips under a jab.
Lacasa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lacasa lands with a hook. Rubble tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lacasa throws a hook but Rubble avoids it easily.
Lacasa lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubble moves away from the strike by Lacasa.
Rubble throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lacasa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lacasa swings for the body but Rubble moves out of range.
Rubble misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rubble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lacasa manages to avoid it.
Lacasa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rubble can do to turn this around?
Lacasa throws a right and a left that Rubble avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Lacasa misses.
Lacasa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lacasa lands a jab.
Lacasa scores with a sloppy right hand. Rubble should have avoided that one.
Rubble cracks Lacasa with an open hand slap.
A jab from Rubble misses.
Lacasa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lacasa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lacasa misses with a wild combination.
Rubble throws an overhand right that lands on Lacasa's shoulder, as Lacasa tries to avoid the shot.
Rubble bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rubble moves out of range as Lacasa strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacasa misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Lacasa.
Lacasa lands a nice hook to Rubble's body. Rubble takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Rubble might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lacasa has got the better of the exchanges.
Lacasa misses with a series of wild punches.
Rubble keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lacasa.
Rubble jabs Lacasa right on the nose. Lacasa blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lacasa lands a lovely overhand right.
Rubble thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lacasa scores with the left hand. Rubble knows he should have avoided that one.
Lacasa throws a hook but Rubble blocks it.
Rubble is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lacasa with a body shot.
Rubble misses with a wild body shot.
Rubble has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rubble connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lacasa. Lacasa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rubble misses with a hook.
Rubble uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lacasa.
Rubble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lacasa throwing a counter right hand but Rubble manages to avoid it.
Lacasa drops his hands momentarily and Rubble takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rubble misses with an uppercut.
Lacasa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rubble ducks under a wild hook from Lacasa.
Jab, jab by Rubble - just one landing.
Lacasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lacasa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diego Lacasa is winning the standup battle so far.
Lacasa lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Lacasa misses its intended target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rubble darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lacasa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lacasa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Rubble on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa lands a jab to the nose.
Lacasa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut lands for Rubble. That snapped Lacasa's head back.
Rubble doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lacasa misses the shot to the body.
Rubble looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lacasa misses the target.
Rubble jabs Lacasa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rubble moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rubble scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lacasa lands a nice shot to the body.
Rubble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubble swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Rubble misses the target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lacasa.
Rubble takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rubble walks into a jab.
Lacasa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rubble moves out of range of the strikes.
Rubble is looking for the big counter here.
Rubble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lacasa lands with a hook. Rubble tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa ducks under a wild hook from Rubble.
Lacasa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rubble on the side of the head.
Lacasa punishes Rubble's body with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Lacasa coming out on top.
Lacasa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rubble.
A swing and a miss from Rubble.
Rubble uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lacasa has time to react.
Lacasa throws a jab when Rubble was well out of range.
Lacasa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rubble.
Rubble throws a big shot that misses.
Rubble steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lacasa.
Lacasa misses with a straight left.
Lacasa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rubble throws out the jab.
Lacasa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rubble counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lacasa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lacasa throws a shot to the body.
Rubble looks to land a left hand but Lacasa moved out of range nicely.
Rubble misses with a straight left.
Lacasa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lacasa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rubble was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacasa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lacasa dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Lacasa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lacasa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rubble.
Lacasa misses with an uppercut. Rubble saw that one coming.
Lacasa looks to land a combination. Rubble sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rubble ducks right into an uppercut from Lacasa.
Rubble just misses with a punch to the body.
Lacasa staying out of range there.
Rubble gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lacasa.
Rubble scores with a hook.
Rubble takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lacasa throws a looping overhand right but Rubble ducks down to avoid it.
Lacasa throws a hook but Rubble avoids it easily.
Lacasa slips a jab from Rubble.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lacasa defending well as Rubble loads up on a big left hand.
A counter left hand to the body from Lacasa misses its target.
Rubble throws a hook to the side of Lacasa's head but Lacasa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rubble needs to keep his hands up - Lacasa had a free shot at his head there.
Rubble swinging wildly here.
Lacasa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rubble circles away quickly and effectively.
Rubble looks to score with a jab to the body but Lacasa is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lacasa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacasa misses with a body shot.
Lacasa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rubble on the side of the head.
Rubble swings for the body but Lacasa moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Rubble - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rubble. Lacasa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lacasa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rubble.
Lacasa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rubble moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rubble walks into a jab.
Lacasa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lacasa loads up on a big right hand but Rubble slips the punch.
Rubble looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice jab there from Lacasa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lacasa throws out a powerful jab.
A right-left combo lands from Lacasa.
Rubble scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rubble dodges the punch combination from Lacasa.
A nice side step and Rubble releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rubble closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rubble misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa lands a slapping body shot.
Lacasa moves away from the strike by Rubble.
Rubble looks to land a left hand but Lacasa moved out of range nicely.
Lacasa stalks Rubble and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rubble's face. Rubble staggers backwards, shaken.
Lacasa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lacasa misses with a wild combination.
A nice side step and Rubble releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lacasa punishes Rubble's body with a nice straight punch.
Lacasa misses with a straight left.
Lacasa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rubble moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Lacasa misses the target.
Rubble is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lacasa.
Rubble bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rubble cracks Lacasa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lacasa misses with a two punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Lacasa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rubble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lacasa.
Rubble tries to clinch up but Lacasa circles away and keeps his distance.
Lacasa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lacasa throws the left hand but Rubble avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble ducks under a wild hook from Lacasa.
Lacasa throws a lazy right hand but Rubble sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rubble let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lacasa cracks Rubble with an open hand slap.
Lacasa thuds his right hand into Rubble's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big left from Rubble misses.
Rubble cracks Lacasa with a good jab.
Rubble thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lacasa ducks right into an uppercut from Rubble.
Rubble misses with a hook. Lacasa ducked under it nicely.
Lacasa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rubble.
Lacasa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rubble.
Rubble throws a looping overhand right but Lacasa ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Lacasa. Beautiful body shot.
Lacasa throws a series of punches but Rubble moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Rubble.
Rubble drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rubble missing with a left hand there. Lacasa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lacasa with a jab.
Rubble moves away from the strike by Lacasa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rubble lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lacasa throws out a loose jab but Rubble uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rubble. Lacasa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Lacasa misses its intended target.
A big left from Rubble misses.
Lacasa throwing a counter right hand but Rubble manages to avoid it.
Lacasa throws a jab but it's blocked by Rubble.
Lacasa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lacasa missing with a left hand there. Rubble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rubble tries to clinch up.
Rubble throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rubble looks to land a right hand but Lacasa moved out of range.
Rubble dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rubble on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice jab there from Lacasa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Lacasa misses.
Rubble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rubble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lacasa.
Lacasa keeps the fight on the outside.
Lacasa ducks under a wild hook from Rubble.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Lacasa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lacasa 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Lacasa!
After winning the bout, Diego Lacasa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Steinbeck (ranked 5616 p4p, 5780 weight class) and Hiroshi Gomi (ranked 248 p4p, 255 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Steinbeck might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Avalanche - Bring Me The Horizon. Gomi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Only Thing The Fear is You- DOOM Eternal OST. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Steinbeck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiroshi Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi throws a poor cross that misses
and Steinbeck counters by clinching up.
Gomi prevents a body shot from Steinbeck.
Steinbeck drags the fight down to the ground.
Steinbeck tries to strike from the bottom.
Steinbeck punching from the bottom.
Steinbeck wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Steinbeck's guard.
Steinbeck 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.
Steinbeck bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gomi's guard.
Gomi wants to get back to his feet but Steinbeck is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gomi pushes Steinbeck off and gets back to his feet.
Gomi misses with a hook
and Steinbeck counters with a shoot takedown. Gomi fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Steinbeck has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Steinbeck is looking to work some ground and pound but Gomi has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinbeck prevents Gomi from getting back to his feet.
Gomi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gomi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steinbeck. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Steinbeck postures up in Gomi's guard and throws a big left but Gomi blocks it.
Gomi wants to stand up but Steinbeck is controlling him.
Steinbeck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gomi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Steinbeck is controlling him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gomi throws a right hand that Steinbeck ducks under and follows up with a left that Steinbeck also avoids with ease.
Steinbeck tries to counter with a takedown but Gomi is quick to defend against it.
Steinbeck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinbeck shoots in looking for a takedown but Gomi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Steinbeck's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Steinbeck shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gomi but Gomi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gomi throws out a counter right but Steinbeck avoids it with no problem.
Gomi misses the shot to the body.
Gomi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steinbeck counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gomi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steinbeck keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomi's efforts to push away.
Gomi is trying to force a seperation but Steinbeck has the dominant position.
Steinbeck stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steinbeck stalling.
Gomi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gomi working hard to break the clinch.
Steinbeck definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Steinbeck breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinbeck slips a jab and a cross from Gomi.
Gomi throws a jab but it's blocked by Steinbeck.
Gomi misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Gomi. Those never looked like landing.
Gomi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steinbeck.
Gomi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steinbeck's hands.
Hiroshi Gomi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomi misses with a hook
and Steinbeck counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Steinbeck decides to pull guard.
Steinbeck lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Steinbeck prevents Gomi from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Steinbeck with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been informed that Gomi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gomi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gomi wants to get back to his feet but Steinbeck is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Steinbeck throws a big elbow that misses.
Steinbeck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gomi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gomi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomi wants to stand but Steinbeck is controlling the position.
Steinbeck is working Gomi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Steinbeck is working Gomi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gomi wants to stand and escape but Steinbeck is having none of it.
Steinbeck lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Steinbeck postures up in Gomi's guard and throws a big left but Gomi blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Steinbeck dominated that 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.
Gomi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Steinbeck closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gomi to the mat! Gomi manages to get full guard.
Gomi wants to stand but Steinbeck is controlling the position.
Steinbeck with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steinbeck is in close to Gomi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gomi wriggles free and stands up.
Steinbeck fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gomi to the ground. Steinbeck is now in Gomi's guard.
Gomi has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Steinbeck has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steinbeck looking for a takedown.
Steinbeck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gomi duly obliges.
Gomi misses with a wild combination.
Hiroshi Gomi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steinbeck counters with a single leg into guard. Gomi didn't expect that.
Steinbeck postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Steinbeck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steinbeck prevents Gomi from getting back to his feet.
Steinbeck sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gomi's guard.
Gomi is trying to stand.
Steinbeck is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gomi manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Steinbeck keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomi tries to break the clinch but Steinbeck is controlling the position.
Gomi is looking to break free of the clinch but Steinbeck has double underhooks.
Gomi can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi is trying to push Steinbeck away but Steinbeck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gomi tries to break free but Steinbeck pushes him back against the cage.
Gomi is trying to force a seperation but Steinbeck has the dominant position.
Gomi is trying to push Steinbeck away but Steinbeck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Steinbeck prevents Gomi from breaking the clinch.
Steinbeck stalling the fight.
Steinbeck lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gomi has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Steinbeck is on him like a limpet, forcing Gomi back against the cage.
Gomi is trying to break the clinch but Steinbeck is controlling him.
Gomi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Gomi misses its intended target.
Steinbeck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steinbeck changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gomi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steinbeck moves into the clinch.
Gomi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Steinbeck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinbeck jumps into guard, dragging Gomi to the mat.
Steinbeck on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Steinbeck tries to get out of the position.
Gomi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Steinbeck's guard.
Steinbeck throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Steinbeck has a closed guard, preventing Gomi from standing up.
Gomi preventing the sweep.
Gomi tries to stand but Steinbeck is controlling from the bottom.
Steinbeck wants to sweep here but Gomi controlling him for the moment.
Gomi wants to get up but he can't break Steinbeck's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gomi throws a nice looking combination but Steinbeck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gomi scores with a jab. Steinbeck acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gomi misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from Gomi as Steinbeck shoots in.
Steinbeck fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gomi sprawls well initially but Steinbeck persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gomi makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ryan Steinbeck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Gomi misses.
Steinbeck gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomi pushes Steinbeck away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Steinbeck gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ryan Steinbeck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steinbeck scores with punches from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Gomi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gomi missing with a left hand there. Steinbeck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gomi scores with a nice strike.
Gomi lands an overhand right.
Steinbeck shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gomi but Gomi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gomi throws a hook but Steinbeck avoids it easily.
Gomi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steinbeck in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomi tries to sprawl but Steinbeck drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gomi manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Steinbeck keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steinbeck manages to pull guard.
Steinbeck lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gomi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Steinbeck is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinbeck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steinbeck landing some decent shots from guard.
Steinbeck won't allow Gomi to get back to his feet.
Steinbeck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steinbeck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steinbeck prevents Gomi from getting back to his feet.
Gomi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gomi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Steinbeck distracts Gomi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gomi wants to stand up but Steinbeck is controlling him.
Steinbeck postures up and lands a big shot to Gomi's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinbeck stops Gomi from standing up.
Steinbeck content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Steinbeck is in close to Gomi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Steinbeck throwing strikes from guard but Gomi blocks nicely.
Steinbeck stops Gomi from standing up.
Steinbeck lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gomi wants to get back to his feet but Steinbeck is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gomi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gomi wants to stand and escape but Steinbeck is having none of it.
Steinbeck passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gomi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gomi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Steinbeck is controlling him well.
Gomi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gomi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gomi defending against the ground and pound.
Steinbeck working the body and head with strikes.
Steinbeck throws a strike aimed at the side of Gomi's head but Gomi avoids it well.
Gomi is trying to buck Steinbeck off.
Steinbeck cracks Gomi with a big right hand but Gomi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gomi parries the strikes from Steinbeck easily there. Steinbeck is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gomi to escape.
Gomi defending against the ground and pound.
Gomi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Steinbeck working the ground and pound.
Gomi pushes Steinbeck away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Steinbeck gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steinbeck working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gomi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Steinbeck has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Steinbeck landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinbeck landing strikes.
Steinbeck working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Steinbeck in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Steinbeck prevents Gomi from escaping the position.
Steinbeck works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steinbeck fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gomi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Steinbeck has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gomi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Steinbeck works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gomi is trying to get back to his feet.
Steinbeck scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gomi to see if he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Steinbeck showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Steinbeck has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Steinbeck!
A victorious Ryan Steinbeck thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaxen Christ (ranked 5458 p4p, 5275 weight class) and Oscar Hamid (ranked 477 p4p, 468 weight class). Jaxen Christ has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaxen Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Hamid!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamid throws a body kick that misses.
Hamid throws a right hand that misses
and Christ counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hamid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hamid misses with a leg kick
and Christ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christ takes a swing at Hamid's ribcage but misses.
Christ smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Christ avoids the body shot from Hamid.
Christ cracks Hamid with a right hand to the side of the head.
 Hamid is rocked!
Christ misses with an uppercut
and Hamid counters with a two punch combo.
Hamid is still on wobbly legs! Can Christ finish him?
Hamid looks up at the clock. Bad move! Christ lands a right hand from hell, dropping Hamid. Christ pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaxen Christ!
During a confident post fight interview, Jaxen Christ 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Lexus Chaos (ranked 4757 p4p, 24868 weight class) and Alejandro Laguera (ranked 501 p4p, 585 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lexus Chaos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alejandro Laguera!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos lands with a right hand.
Laguera tries to land a front kick but Chaos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Laguera tries to get set, Chaos tries to push him back and clinch up but Laguera manages to avoid the attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Laguera!
Laguera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laguera misses with a head kick.
Chaos throwing a counter right hand but Laguera manages to avoid it.
A combination from Chaos does no damage.
Nice shot lands for Chaos.
A big left from Laguera misses.
The crowd cheers as Chaos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Laguera doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Chaos finds it's way through Laguera's defenses.
Chaos throws a monster overhand right that drops Laguera! Chaos follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lexus Chaos!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kieth Stokes (ranked 4518 p4p, 5794 weight class) and Pierre De Pain (ranked 446 p4p, 490 weight class). Pierre De Pain will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kieth Stokes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre De Pain!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Pain misses with a two punch combination.
Stokes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A combination from De Pain does no damage.
Stokes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
De Pain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stokes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Pain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stokes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Pain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stokes looks for a takedown but De Pain sprawls well.
Stokes with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Pain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stokes thumps De Pain with a low kick.
Stokes connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Stokes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Pain on the side of the head.
De Pain slaps away a takedown attempt from Stokes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As Stokes backs off De Pain throws a huge counter combo but Stokes manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kieth Stokes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stokes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stokes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Pain's hands.
Kieth Stokes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stokes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stokes misses with a takedown
and De Pain counters with a three punch combo that has Stokes backing up. Stokes nods at De Pain to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice jab there from Stokes.
Stokes lands a right hook to the body.
Stokes tries for a takedown but De Pain circles away easily
and De Pain counters with a nice uppercut.
Stokes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Pain is fending him off so far but Stokes persists. Nope, De Pain circles away and we're back to standing.
Stokes misses with a hook. De Pain ducked under it nicely.
De Pain closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
De Pain throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Stokes stumbling backwards into the cage! Stokes bounces back off the cage towards De Pain, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! De Pain lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! De Pain celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pierre De Pain!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iakob Tusishvili (ranked 4823 p4p, 5325 weight class) and Marcos De Lima (ranked 393 p4p, 411 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Iakob Tusishvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcos De Lima!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Lima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tusishvili moves out of range as De Lima strikes.
Tusishvili defending well as De Lima loads up on a big left hand.
A counter left hand to the body from Tusishvili misses its target.
De Lima with a poor takedown
enabling Tusishvili to counter with a crisp jab.
Tusishvili moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Lima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Lima moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tusishvili tries to keep at a distance but De Lima has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tusishvili is trying to break the clinch but De Lima is controlling him.
De Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Tusishvili is blocking nicely.
Tusishvili wants to break free but De Lima has control.
De Lima prevents Tusishvili from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tusishvili wants to get back to striking at distance but De Lima won't allow it.
Tusishvili is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tusishvili tries to circle away but De Lima has him pinned against the cage.
De Lima turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Tusishvili throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Tusishvili throws a shot from downtown. De Lima moves away and avoids it.
De Lima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tusishvili sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tusishvili looks to land a right hand but De Lima moved out of range.
De Lima looks to land a left hand but Tusishvili moved out of range nicely.
De Lima defending well as Tusishvili loads up on a big left hand.
Tusishvili scores with a sloppy right hand. De Lima should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Lima misses with a looping left.
Tusishvili throws a lazy right hand but De Lima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from De Lima on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lima throws a hook but Tusishvili avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Tusishvili.
De Lima uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tusishvili has time to react.
De Lima loads up on a big right hand but Tusishvili slips the punch.
De Lima looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tusishvili darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tusishvili walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tusishvili throws a poor cross that misses
enabling De Lima to counter with a crisp jab.
De Lima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tusishvili.
Marcos De Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tusishvili moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tusishvili throws an off balance right hand
and De Lima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Tusishvili misses the target.
Tusishvili throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Lima stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tusishvili ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Lima moves away.
Tusishvili ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice cross by De Lima.
Tusishvili throws out a loose jab but De Lima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tusishvili missing with a left hand there. De Lima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Lima staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - De Lima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tusishvili lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Lima at a distance.
Iakob Tusishvili is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Lima swings widly with a right hand
and Tusishvili counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Lima closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Tusishvili is looking to work his way out of this bad position but De Lima is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tusishvili prevents De Lima from moving into mount.
De Lima prevents Tusishvili from escaping the position.
Tusishvili explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Tusishvili throws a hook to the side of De Lima's head but De Lima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Lima looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from De Lima misses.
De Lima shoots for a double leg takedown but Tusishvili sprawls well. He's pushed De Lima's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tusishvili throwing a counter right hand but De Lima manages to avoid it.
Iakob Tusishvili has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos De Lima.
Tusishvili looks to throw the jab but De Lima is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iakob Tusishvili dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tusishvili swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Lima ducks under a wild hook from Tusishvili.
De Lima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tusishvili.
Tusishvili is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tusishvili misses with a body punch
and De Lima counters with a stiff right hand.
De Lima misses with a takedown attempt - Tusishvili sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Lima bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lima misses with a right hand
and Tusishvili counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Lima with a hook.
De Lima throws a right hand that misses
and De Lima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima misses with an uppercut
and Tusishvili counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Lima scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tusishvili misses with an uppercut.
Tusishvili misses with a hook.
De Lima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been informed that De Lima has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
De Lima throws a jab when Tusishvili was well out of range.
Tusishvili swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tusishvili with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Lima lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tusishvili looks to land a right hand but De Lima moved out of range.
Nice shot by De Lima.
Tusishvili chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Lima can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lima throws a jab but it's blocked by Tusishvili.
Tusishvili fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Lima manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by De Lima. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Lima.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Lima blocks a jab.
De Lima throws out a counter right but Tusishvili avoids it with no problem.
Tusishvili throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Lima counters with a stiff right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by De Lima or perhaps it was just good defense by Tusishvili, which made it look bad.
A counter left hand to the body from Tusishvili misses its target.
Tusishvili throws a hook to the side of De Lima's head but De Lima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Lima swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Lima has a takedown stuffed.
Iakob Tusishvili has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos De Lima.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lima thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tusishvili swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Iakob Tusishvili is winning the standup battle so far.
Tusishvili keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Lima.
Tusishvili lands a slapping body shot.
Tusishvili misses with a body punch
and De Lima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tusishvili misses with a straight left.
De Lima takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Lima throws a right hand that misses
and Tusishvili counters with a straight right hand.
Tusishvili takes one to the side of the head.
De Lima connects with a crisp jab.
De Lima lands a jab.
Tusishvili throws a looping overhand right but De Lima ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Lima throws a shot from downtown. Tusishvili moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tusishvili misses with an uppercut
and De Lima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tusishvili throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Lima throws a hook but Tusishvili avoids it easily.
Tusishvili was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Lima tries for a takedown but Tusishvili sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - De Lima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Tusishvili wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Lima avoids the body shot from Tusishvili.
De Lima tries to counter with a clinch but Tusishvili shakes him off and moves away.
De Lima doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tusishvili throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Lima was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
De Lima misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcos De Lima will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tusishvili throws a big shot that misses.
Tusishvili throws a sloppy body shot
and De Lima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tusishvili throws an overhand right that lands on De Lima's shoulder, as De Lima tries to avoid the shot.
De Lima looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tusishvili throws a hook but De Lima avoids it easily.
Tusishvili bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tusishvili throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tusishvili throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tusishvili moves out of range of the strikes.
Tusishvili misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut lands for De Lima. That snapped Tusishvili's head back.
De Lima misses with a hook.
Tusishvili was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tusishvili throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tusishvili misses with an uppercut.
Tusishvili throws a lazy uppercut
and De Lima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Lima with a jab.
Tusishvili ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tusishvili was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Lima connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tusishvili's hands.
Tusishvili looks to land a right hand but De Lima moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from De Lima on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tusishvili ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Lima moves away.
Tusishvili jabs De Lima right on the nose. De Lima blinks but takes it well.
Tusishvili moves out of range as De Lima strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tusishvili uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Lima.
Tusishvili takes one to the side of the head.
De Lima blocks a jab.
De Lima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheers as De Lima lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tusishvili doesn't seem phased though.
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!
De Lima shoots for a double leg takedown but Tusishvili sprawls well. He's pushed De Lima's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Lima shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tusishvili thuds his right hand into De Lima's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lima slips under a jab from Tusishvili.
Tusishvili slips under a jab.
De Lima blocks a jab.
Tusishvili looks to throw the jab but De Lima is out of range.
De Lima cracks Tusishvili with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tusishvili. De Lima does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Lima lands a left and a right that sends Tusishvili crashing to the canvas! De Lima dives into mount looking to finish!
 Tusishvili is rocked!
 It looks like Iakob Tusishvili has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tusishvili is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Oh Tusishvili is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Lima has control of Tusishvili's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tusishvili regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Tusishvili bucks up and throws De Lima to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Tusishvili seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tusishvili ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Lima moves away.
Tusishvili bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Tusishvili.
Tusishvili misses the shot to the body.
Tusishvili checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tusishvili is looking to counter punch.
De Lima throws an off balance right hand
and De Lima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Lima throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Lima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Lima throws a right hand that misses
and Tusishvili counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Lima is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos De Lima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Lima 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos De Lima!
Marcos De Lima opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liber Lambart (ranked 2850 p4p, 4159 weight class) and Yamapi Chan (ranked 319 p4p, 431 weight class). Chan has chosen Ikenai Taiyou as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liber Lambart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yamapi Chan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambart stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lambart manages to break the clinch.
Lambart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chan misses with a hook. Lambart ducked under it nicely.
Lambart connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lambart takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chan has his takedown stuffed
letting Lambart counter with a right hand.
Lambart definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lambart connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chan. Chan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chan shoots for a takedown but Lambart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lambart feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chan ducks under a wild hook from Lambart.
Lambart catches Chan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lambart misses with a body shot.
Lambart moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chan is rocked!
Yamapi Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan closes the distance but Lambart moves to the side
and Lambart counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liber Lambart!
Yamapi Chan was interviewed post fight and said 'this guy did not deserve the win !'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Olly Holy (ranked 2758 p4p, 2634 weight class) and Odion Davis (ranked 371 p4p, 357 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 middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olly Holy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Odion Davis !
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis misses with an uppercut. Holy saw that one coming.
Holy closes the distance and pushes Davis back into the cage.
Holy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Holy is controlling the position.
Holy successfully pulls guard.
Holy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Holy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Davis is aware though and is defending well.
Holy pushes a forearm under Davis 's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Davis is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Olly Holy!
Olly Holy is the new middleweight champion!
Olly Holy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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