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EMPIRE FN8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pepetinho Perez (ranked 24608 p4p, 24646 weight class) and Reginald James (ranked 465 p4p, 491 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 4 - 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reginald James!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Perez counters with a head kick that drops James to the mat! James scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
James clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Perez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
James is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Perez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Perez just leaning against James, taking a breather.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perez throws a head kick that misses.
Perez slips a jab and a cross from James.
Perez moves into the clinch.
James lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Perez misses with a punch on the inside.
James blocks an elbow strike from Perez.
Perez is pressed up against the cage. James has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Perez down to the mat. Perez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James shoots for a double leg takedown but Perez sprawls well. He's pushed James's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pepetinho Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reginald James.
James tries to bum rush Perez with a series of wild strikes but Perez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from James is defended easily by Perez.
James lands with a good body shot.
Perez tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
James tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez clinches up with James and pushes him back against the cage.
Perez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
James breaks from the clinch.
James throws a body shot but no joy.
James blocks a head kick by Perez.
James shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perez but Perez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
James lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Perez backs up against the cage.
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!
James looks to land a left hand but Perez moved out of range nicely.
Perez checks a leg kick nicely.
James throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Perez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
James really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Perez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
James looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
James looks winded!
Perez advances position into side control!
Perez decides to stand back up.
Perez pushes James up against the cage in a clinch.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
James is trying to break the clinch but Perez is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Perez as he jumps to the side.
James tries to clinch but Perez is having none of it.
Perez moves into the clinch successfully.
Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James works the jab nicely.
James tries to clinch there but Perez circles away.
James throws a wild body kick that Perez sees coming a mile off.
James shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Perez sprawls well. Perez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. James gets slowly back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pepetinho Perez 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.
James throws the kick towards the body but Perez avoids it.
James avoids the head kick by Perez.
Perez blocks a head kick by James.
Perez tries to land a body kick
and James counters with a one-two to the body.
James will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Perez clinches.
Perez breaks the clinch.
James moves in looking to clinch but Perez pushes him off.
Perez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Perez tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
Pepetinho Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Perez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez misses with a few strikes there.
Perez pushes James up against the cage in a clinch.
James tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pepetinho Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reginald James.
James has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Perez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from Perez.
James tries to throw a body punch but Perez avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
James breaks from the clinch.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Perez.
James only half commits to the counter leg kick.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James swings for the body but Perez moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perez is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
James looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Perez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Perez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
James lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
James lands a lovely overhand right.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James shoots in but no luck this time.
James tries to move into range but Perez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
James misses with a few strikes there.
Perez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
James is breathing heavily.
James throws a combination that misses
and Perez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Perez.
Perez breaks from the clinch.
Perez doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
James is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Perez wants to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from James.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez wants to clinch.
James takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Perez tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from James! But no joy.
Perez forces James back against the cage and clinches.
James has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Perez after a bit of a struggle.
James blocks a body shot from Perez.
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 Pepetinho Perez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
James looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
James moves into the clinch.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Perez.
James jabs Perez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James misses with a head kick.
Perez swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by James.
Perez wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
As Perez backs off James throws a huge counter combo but Perez manages to avoid it all.
Perez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pepetinho Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perez is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
Perez sets himself, and James steps forward looking for the clinch! Perez avoids it this time.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Perez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perez tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
James drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Perez defends it well.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Perez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Perez doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
Perez tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
James tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
James misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Perez.
James misses with a kick to the body.
James throws a chopping leg kick but Perez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Perez slips a straight right by James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a head kick that misses.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Perez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick there by James.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perez has closed the distance and engaged James in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from James.
Perez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
James preventing the sweep.
Perez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Perez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as James controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez kicks James off and gets to his feet.
James takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James prevents a body shot from Perez.
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
James misses with a double jab.
Perez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reginald James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pepetinho Perez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Perez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reginald James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Perez 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pepetinho Perez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Erik Dodson (ranked 5145 p4p, 5286 weight class) and Leon Wright (ranked 422 p4p, 428 weight class). Leon Wright struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Erik Dodson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leon Wright's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Dodson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leon Wright!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dodson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dodson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wright takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dodson moves into range and connects with a jab.
 Wright is rocked!
Wright switches off momentarily and Dodson cracks him with a monster right hand! Wright topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Dodson dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Dodson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erik Dodson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lubomir Sultsina (ranked 4731 p4p, 4413 weight class) and Hyun Kel (ranked 526 p4p, 511 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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 Amsterdam, Lubomir Sultsina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hyun Kel!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sultsina throws a right hand that Kel ducks under and follows up with a left that Kel also avoids with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Sultsina as Kel shoots in.
Sultsina lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Kel goes down and covers up as Sultsina starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lubomir Sultsina!
Lubomir Sultsina tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Williams (ranked 3845 p4p, 4248 weight class) and Ethan Gracie (ranked 497 p4p, 525 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Joey Williams has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Joey Williams seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ethan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Gracie has managed to clinch.
Gracie ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gracie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie looking for a triangle here. Williams is fighting it but it looks tight! Gracie pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Williams is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ethan Gracie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pasha Geits (ranked 3609 p4p, 4067 weight class) and Kelemen Kabatban (ranked 451 p4p, 487 weight class). Pasha Geits has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pasha Geits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelemen Kabatban!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geits tries to bum rush Kabatban with a series of wild strikes but Kabatban uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Kabatban.
Geits fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kabatban has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Geits shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kabatban as he avoids it easily.
Kabatban dives in and scores a takedown into Geits's guard.
Geits pushes Kabatban off and scrambles back to his feet.
Geits looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Geits shoots in and gets a takedown into Kabatban's guard.
Kabatban looks winded!
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!
Geits with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Geits missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Geits is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Geits in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Geits trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Geits throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kabatban works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geits wants to control from the top but Kabatban keeps moving.
Kabatban really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Geits. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Geits landing with the ground and pound.
Geits with a flurry of punches that miss.
Geits controlling from the top position.
Geits advances position into side control!
Geits creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kabatban sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Geits fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Geits lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geits controlling from side mount.
Geits tries for a kimura but Kabatban is defending well.
Kabatban defending against the ground and pound.
Geits looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kabatban parries the strikes from Geits easily there. Geits is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kabatban to escape.
Geits in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Geits has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Geits looking to finish Kabatban with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kabatban!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geits controlling the position easily from mount.
Geits landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kabatban looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kabatban is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Geits cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Geits has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kabatban's face.
Geits raining down shots from the mount!
Geits can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kabatban is looking to escape.
Geits is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geits is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kabatban can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Geits throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kabatban because Geits loaded up on that one.
Geits landing punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Geits lands with some strikes.
Geits landing shots from mount.
 It looks like Kelemen Kabatban has been cut.
Kabatban is squirming around, avoiding Geits's attempts to control the action.
Geits landing strikes from the mount.
Geits throws some wild stikes that Kabatban manages to avoid easily.
Geits looking to control but Kabatban is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pasha Geits dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kelemen Kabatban's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Geits moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That has opened up Kelemen Kabatban's cut even more.
Kabatban throws a series of punches but Geits moves out of range.
Geits half committed to a counter leg kick.
A jab from Geits finds it's way through Kabatban's defenses.
Geits scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Geits shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kabatban as he avoids it easily.
Geits is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kabatban can do to turn this around?
Kabatban takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The cut above Kelemen Kabatban's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kabatban chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Geits can pounce on him.
Kabatban takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Geits scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Geits takes the fight into the clinch.
Geits manages to break the clinch.
Geits scores with a takedown into Kabatban's guard.
Kabatban is breathing heavily.
Geits looking to pass the guard.
Geits will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabatban utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Geits scoring with punches to the head and body.
Geits is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Geits 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.
Geits working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Geits tries to free his leg and advance position but Kabatban is retaining full guard.
Geits stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Geits.
Kabatban is rocked!
Kabatban gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kabatban is still on wobbly legs! Can Geits finish him?
Geits closes the distance and clinches.
Kabatban gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Geits.
Geits breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geits lands with a big right hook that stumbles Kabatban - he's out on his feet here! Geits follows up with another monster hook that separates Kabatban from consciousness! Kabatban falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Geits stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pasha Geits!
A very excited looking Pasha Geits made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pete Brown (ranked 3557 p4p, 4502 weight class) and Ethan Hunt (ranked 445 p4p, 514 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pete Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ethan Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brown definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hunt with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Pete Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Hunt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hunt or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown, which made it look bad.
It looked like Brown was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hunt.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Brown leaves Hunt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brown went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hunt slips a jab from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brown could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hunt with a poor takedown
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brown manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hunt looks winded!
Hunt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hunt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt stops Brown from standing up.
Hunt is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hunt 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.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hunt preventing the sweep.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hunt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Hunt.
Hunt is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Hunt is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hunt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hunt.
Hunt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brown sees it coming and defends easily.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hunt is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
Brown wants to control but Hunt is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Brown dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Hunt on that attempt.
Hunt shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Hunt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hunt is defended easily by Brown.
Pete Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Hunt.
Hunt gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Brown's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brown might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hunt prevents Brown from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brown is avoiding damage well.
Brown managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hunt.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
Brown wants to control but Hunt postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt prevents Brown from escaping the position.
Hunt fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hunt tries for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Hunt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brown takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws an elbow but Brown slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hunt creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brown sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Brown is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hunt creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Brown tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hunt wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Brown trying his best to control but Hunt has mounted him.
We've been informed that Hunt has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hunt cracks Brown with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throwing strikes here but Brown is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.
Brown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hunt throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hunt dominating with strikes here.
Hunt fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hunt scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hunt trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Brown takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hunt has hold of Brown's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Brown manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hunt misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hunt dominating with strikes here.
Hunt wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
Hunt working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hunt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunt.
Brown throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Hunt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pete Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hunt.
Pete Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Hunt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Hunt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunt shoots and misses
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hunt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hunt in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Brown dodges the ground and pound from Hunt.
Hunt throws a strike aimed at the side of Brown's head but Brown avoids it well.
What's Brown going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Hunt trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Hunt prevents Brown from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is chipping away with strikes.
The strikes coming from Hunt are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Brown defending against the ground and pound.
Hunt scoring with punches from side control.
Hunt trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Hunt misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Brown avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hunt.
An elbow from Hunt crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt working the ground and pound.
Hunt throws an elbow but Brown slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hunt looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brown is avoiding damage well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hunt is putting a hurting on Brown here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hunt scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Brown to see if he's OK.
Brown is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hunt connects with a decent elbow.
Brown tries to buck Hunt off but Hunt is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brown takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hunt trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Hunt is putting a hurting on Brown here, landing some big shots from side control.
Brown on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brown tries to get out of the position.
Hunt landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunt cracks Brown with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hunt advances nicely into full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hunt 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Hunt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Francis Gane (ranked 4693 p4p, 1878 weight class) and Pepper Brooks (ranked 400 p4p, 204 weight class). Brooks has chosen Pump Up The Jam as his entrance music. Pepper Brooks 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Francis Gane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pepper Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gane.
Gane shoots in but no luck this time.
Gane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brooks scores with a body shot.
Brooks throws a combination. Gane tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brooks instigates a clinch.
Gane misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks slowing the pace effectively.
A right hand to the body from Brooks.
A right hand to the body from Brooks.
Brooks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gane being controlled against the cage.
Brooks stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brooks lands a right hand.
Brooks is struggling to control the position.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike.
Brooks scores with a hook to the body.
Gane goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brooks prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brooks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brooks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brooks presses Gane against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Brooks.
Brooks controlling the action here for a moment.
Brooks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brooks.
Brooks stalling the fight.
Brooks lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Brooks on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brooks.
Brooks is leaning against Gane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brooks lands a hook that snaps the head of Gane backwards.
Brooks is pressed up against the cage. Gane has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brooks down to the mat. Brooks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Gane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks closes the distance and clinches.
Brooks works on Gane's body with a couple of short punches.
Brooks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brooks scores with a hook to the body.
Brooks lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brooks works the jab nicely.
Gane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brooks takes the fight into the clinch.
Brooks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gane can't break the clinch.
Gane letting Brooks take a breather here.
The referee calls for Brooks to work.
Brooks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gane.
Brooks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brooks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brooks effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Brooks.
Brooks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brooks is leaning against Gane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Brooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gane can't break the clinch.
Gane is looking for a takedown.
Gane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee calls for Brooks to work.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brooks scores with a hook to the body.
Brooks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pepper Brooks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brooks pushes Gane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Brooks as the two fighters clinch.
Brooks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brooks lands a shot to the body.
Gane wants to take the fight to the mat but Brooks manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brooks is leaning against Gane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brooks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pepper Brooks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gane tries to circle away but Brooks has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brooks lands with a light punch inside.
Brooks pressing his opponent against the cage.
Brooks stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks stalling.
Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Brooks lands a jab to the head.
Brooks clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Brooks.
Brooks is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brooks avoiding damage.
Brooks lands a shot to the body.
Brooks digs a right hand underneath Gane's ribcage. Gane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brooks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brooks holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brooks cracks Gane with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brooks lands with an uppercut that bounces Gane off the cage and back into range.
Pepper Brooks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brooks.
Brooks scores with a one two! Gane had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brooks is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brooks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brooks's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brooks duly obliges.
Brooks rushes Gane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Brooks - that landed with a thud.
Come on Brooks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brooks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brooks lands a body shot.
Brooks breaks the clinch.
Gane shoots in and drives through. Brooks sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Gane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gane moves out of range of the leg kick from Brooks.
Gane shoots in but no luck this time.
Brooks drives through and clinches with Gane against the cage.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brooks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gane up against the cage.
Brooks cracks Gane with a nice body shot.
Brooks lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Brooks.
Brooks has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brooks is struggling to control the position.
Brooks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Brooks as the two fighters clinch.
The referee calls for Brooks to work.
Gane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brooks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks pushes Gane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Brooks.
Brooks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Come on Brooks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brooks lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pepper Brooks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Brooks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brooks presses Gane against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brooks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brooks lands with a light punch inside.
Brooks prevents Gane from breaking the clinch.
Gane letting Brooks take a breather here.
Brooks taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks is pressed up against the cage. Gane has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brooks down to the mat. Brooks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brooks feints and then cracks Gane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gane down.
Pepper Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks cracks Gane with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Brooks.
Francis Gane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brooks has closed the distance and engaged Gane in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Brooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Brooks.
A hook to the body from Brooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brooks cracks Gane with a nice body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brooks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brooks avoiding damage.
Brooks receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Brooks lands a nice shot to the body.
Brooks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Brooks.
Brooks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gane or not.
Brooks is pushing Gane up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Francis Gane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks works on Gane's body with a couple of short punches.
Brooks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ganes head.
Brooks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brooks is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brooks effectively controlling the action here.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brooks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gane, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gane up against the cage.
Gane tries to score a body lock takedown but Brooks shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brooks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brooks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gane is trying to push Brooks away but Brooks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Brooks - that landed with a thud.
Brooks missing with knees to the body.
Gane is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brooks is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Gane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gane stalling in the clinch but Brooks improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brooks cracks Gane with a nice body shot.
Brooks lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Brooks.
Brooks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brooks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brooks stalling the fight.
Brooks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gane backwards.
Gane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brooks effectively controlling the action here.
Brooks stalls.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brooks.
Nice body punch from Brooks.
A hook to the body from Brooks.
Pepper Brooks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pepper Brooks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brooks 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 24:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 24:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pepper Brooks!
Pepper Brooks took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Usually you pay double for that kind of action, Cotton.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ewgenju Scorfna (ranked 2936 p4p, 3277 weight class) and Angus Scott (ranked 373 p4p, 415 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Scott's choice of entrance music: Eatin pussy and kickin ass. Angus Scott 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ewgenju Scorfna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Angus Scott!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorfna shoots in for a double leg but Scott sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Scott scores with a nice right hand.
Scott scores with a nice strike.
Scott takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Scott fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Scorfna, pushing him back against the cage.
Scorfna tries for a takedown but Scott manages to get underhooks.
Scorfna is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Scott pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ewgenju Scorfna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scorfna is trying to drag Scott to the mat but Scott just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Scorfna is looking to take this one to the mat.
Scott gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Scorfna.
Scott looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Scorfna gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Scott can do anything to dispel that myth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scorfna seems to be looking for submissions.
Scorfna has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Scott is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorfna looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Scorfna trying to control but Scott is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scorfna avoids the attempt from Scott to control.
Scorfna with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Scorfna can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scott is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Scorfna.
Scorfna trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Scott is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Scorfna locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Scott is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ewgenju Scorfna!
Ewgenju Scorfna gave a mention to Seventh Circle Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Leung (ranked 2097 p4p, 2893 weight class) and Maycon Jardim (ranked 230 p4p, 291 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 4 - 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maycon Jardim!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leung shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jardim manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Leung lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leung is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jardim keeping moving, preventing Leung from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jardim is on top in guard.
Jardim throws a sloppy strike and Leung has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Jardim is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Leung!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alvin Leung!
Alvin Leung made sure to mention his sponsor, Shadow Realm Apparel in his post fight interview.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kuol Riak (ranked 1954 p4p, 2275 weight class) and Jona Qarase (ranked 213 p4p, 246 weight class). Riak comes to the cage accompanied by Eye Of The Tiger. Qarase has chosen Tavaka by Voqa Kei Munia 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kuol Riak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jona Qarase!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riak misses with a hook.
Riak looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Riak moves out of range of the strikes.
Riak loads up on a big right hand but Qarase slips the punch.
Riak is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Qarase's half guard.
Qarase is looking to get back to is feet but Riak passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riak tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Riak has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Riak is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Qarase has escaped the position, nice work there.
Qarase can't do much from the bottom here.
Riak is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Qarase is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riak is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Qarase knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Qarase really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Riak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Riak tries for a kimura but Qarase is defending well.
Qarase is looking to reverse the position.
Riak has an Americana. Qarase didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Riak is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Riak hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kuol Riak!
Kuol Riak gave a mention to Bondi MMA 🏝️ in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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