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DMMA Friday Night Fights IX PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Totoy Kekman (ranked 23145 p4p, 22902 weight class) and Red Yabai (ranked 283 p4p, 292 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Totoy Kekman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Yabai!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yabai misses with an uppercut
and Kekman counters with a left and a right that stings Yabai.
Yabai connects with a crisp jab.
Yabai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kekman.
Kekman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yabai.
Yabai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kekman tries to clinch up
and Yabai counters with a nice uppercut.
Kekman wants to clinch.
Yabai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kekman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kekman moves forwards but Yabai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekman tries to clinch up
and Yabai counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Kekman down! Yabai is looking to finish but Kekman is intelligently defending himself.
 Kekman is rocked!
Yabai postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oh Kekman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yabai lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yabai working some strikes from top position.
Kekman wants to stand up but Yabai is controlling him.
Yabai passes Kekman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Yabai takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Yabai drops an elbow to the side of Kekman's head.
Yabai wants to work for an arm triangle but Kekman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kekman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yabai scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yabai lands a big elbow - Kekman is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Yabai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Red Yabai!
Our winner, Red Yabai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kill Shot Jackson (ranked 3627 p4p, 3679 weight class) and Ricardo P Cruz (ranked 482 p4p, 490 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Kill Shot Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo P Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
P Cruz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson has P Cruz pressed against the cage, preventing P Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
P Cruz taking a breather.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but P Cruz is blocking nicely.
P Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Jackson throws a low kick but P Cruz avoids it.
P Cruz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson drives through and clinches with P Cruz against the cage.
P Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson keeps control of P Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
 It looks like Ricardo P Cruz has been cut.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but P Cruz is blocking nicely.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
P Cruz avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
P Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged P Cruz in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
P Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
P Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
P Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson keeps control of P Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
P Cruz lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but P Cruz blocks it.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
P Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
P Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ricardo P Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson dives in and scores a takedown into P Cruz's guard.
P Cruz looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
P Cruz looking for a sweep. Not yet P Cruz, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
Jackson trying to control but P Cruz is working from the bottom.
Jackson stands and throws P Cruz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jackson tries to advance to mount but P Cruz denies him.
P Cruz is pushing Jackson's head away, looking to escape. Jackson manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz gets back to half guard.
Jackson works his way into side control.
P Cruz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jackson seems to be looking for submissions.
P Cruz is not content to let Jackson control the position.
P Cruz trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
P Cruz is refusing to be controlled, as Jackson sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
P Cruz is looking to escape.
Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.
Jackson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so P Cruz is just riding it out for now. Jackson eventually gives up the hold.
Jackson wants to pass to mount but P Cruz is defending the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kill Shot Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo P Cruz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. P Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
P Cruz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jackson on the side of the head.
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and P Cruz counters with a two punch combo.
P Cruz tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
P Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
P Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson connects with a single shot there.
Jackson instigates a clinch.
P Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
P Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A lazy body kick from P Cruz
and P Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
P Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from P Cruz does no damage.
P Cruz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
P Cruz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jackson dives in for a single leg takedown but P Cruz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jackson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromP Cruz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kill Shot Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
P Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
P Cruz avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
P Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
P Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that P Cruz can do to turn this around?
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but P Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Jackson prevents P Cruz from breaking the clinch.
P Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
P Cruz clinches up against the cage.
P Cruz avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but P Cruz blocks with his arms.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but P Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but P Cruz blocks with his arms.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from P Cruz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
P Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
P Cruz misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
P Cruz misses the jab.
Jackson tries to score a power double leg takedown but P Cruz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jackson somewhat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
P Cruz throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
P Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slapping leg kick lands for P Cruz.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
P Cruz lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
P Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
P Cruz misses with the combination.
P Cruz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Ricardo P Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
P Cruz scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
P Cruz is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
P Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming P Cruz to the mat! P Cruz manages to get full guard.
P Cruz manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Jackson prevents P Cruz from breaking the clinch.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
P Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
P Cruz looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ricardo P Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
P Cruz cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
P Cruz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
P Cruz thows a body kick. Jackson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Some wild striking there from P Cruz.
Jackson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jackson clinches with his opponent.
P Cruz takes a knee to the side of the body.
P Cruz is breathing heavily.
Jackson has P Cruz pressed against the cage, preventing P Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kill Shot Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
P Cruz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
P Cruz dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
P Cruz avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but P Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
P Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but P Cruz blocks with his arms.
P Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo P Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricardo P Cruz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
P Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
P Cruz throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping P Cruz at a distance.
P Cruz looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
P Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
P Cruz misses with a hook.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from P Cruz.
Jackson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. P Cruz is trying to defend but Jackson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jackson is thwarting P Cruz's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
P Cruz wants to get back to full guard.
Jackson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but P Cruz is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
P Cruz moves into full guard.
Jackson prevents P Cruz from getting back to his feet.
Jackson trying to control but P Cruz is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
P Cruz moves into the clinch.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but P Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson has P Cruz pressed against the cage, preventing P Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on P Cruz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
P Cruz is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but P Cruz is blocking nicely.
P Cruz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
P Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
P Cruz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
P Cruz tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
P Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
P Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson connects with a right hand. P Cruz shakes it off.
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from P Cruz.
P Cruz misses with a looping left.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed P Cruz into the cage.
P Cruz managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
P Cruz avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
P Cruz tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
P Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says P Cruz as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kill Shot Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson looks for a takedown but P Cruz sprawls well.
P Cruz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
P Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson tries to clinch but P Cruz moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo P Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think P Cruz 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo P Cruz!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adam Bogo (ranked 3510 p4p, 2627 weight class) and Maruim Silva (ranked 346 p4p, 268 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Bogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maruim Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogo throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Bogo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bogo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Bogo is now in Silva's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogo trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Bogo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bogo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Silva is tightening it up a little... Bogo has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bogo reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bogo taps out! Nice BJJ there by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Maruim Silva!
An out of breath Maruim Silva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Cortez (ranked 2551 p4p, 2484 weight class) and Ahjo Kuomanen (ranked 101 p4p, 97 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ahjo Kuomanen!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cortez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at kill or be killed F boring Fights in the buildup to the fight.
Cortez walks into a stiff left hand from Kuomanen.
 It looks like Don Cortez has been cut.
Kuomanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuomanen.
Cortez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cortez lands a jab to Kuomanen's midsection.
Jab by Cortez.
Cortez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kuomanen fails with the takedown.
Cortez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cortez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuomanen.
Cortez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuomanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cortez lands a jab to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Cortez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cortez.
Cortez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good exchange - Cortez coming out on top.
Cortez throws the left hand but Kuomanen avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Kuomanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuomanen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kuomanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Cortez is retaining full guard.
Kuomanen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kuomanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Cortez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cortez managing to control the position.
Kuomanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kuomanen wants to control from the top but Cortez keeps moving.
Kuomanen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cortez manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Cortez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cortez trying to control but Kuomanen is working from the bottom.
Kuomanen is trying to control the position but Cortez postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cortez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kuomanen keeping moving, preventing Cortez from controlling successfully.
Kuomanen has his foot on Cortez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cortez works his way back into a safe position though.
Kuomanen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cortez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cortez forces his way into half guard.
Cortez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cortez lands a nice short elbow.
Cortez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuomanen is looking to improve his position.
Cortez slips a nice elbow through Kuomanen's hands, connecting with Kuomanen's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kuomanen actively working from the bottom here.
Cortez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kuomanen looking for submissions off his back.
Kuomanen trying to control from the bottom.
Kuomanen actively working from the bottom here.
Cortez not doing much here.
Cortez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen actively working from the bottom here.
Kuomanen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cortez wants to control but Kuomanen is keeping him busy.
Kuomanen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kuomanen actively working from the bottom here.
Cortez is keen to just control but Kuomanen is a slippery customer.
Kuomanen looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Cortez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Cortez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kuomanen goes for a double leg but Cortez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cortez continues to drive forward.
Cortez throws a big counter combination but Kuomanen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kuomanen misses the jab.
Kuomanen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cortez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kuomanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cortez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuomanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cortez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cortez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cortez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but Kuomanen ducks down to avoid it.
Kuomanen missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cortez misses with a double jab.
Kuomanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Kuomanen looks to move away, Cortez throws a big counter combo but Kuomanen just gets out of the way.
Cortez lands a nice shot to the body.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Don Cortez is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez looks to land a combination. Kuomanen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cortez misses the jab.
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuomanen can do to turn this around?
Kuomanen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Cortez as Kuomanen shoots in.
Cortez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kuomanen misses with a straight left.
Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuomanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuomanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cortez.
Kuomanen is looking to clinch.
Cortez lands a jab.
Cortez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cortez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuomanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kuomanen connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cortez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuomanen doesn't seem bothered though.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuomanen manages to avoid it.
Cortez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuomanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Don Cortez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuomanen scores with a punch to the head.
Cortez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kuomanen darts in looking for a takedown but Cortez gets double underhooks and turns Kuomanen into the cage.
Don Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahjo Kuomanen.
Kuomanen lands with an overhand left.
Kuomanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kuomanen.
Cortez walks into a left hand.
Kuomanen misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Kuomanen misses
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuomanen throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez feinted with a counter takedown.
Kuomanen misses with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kuomanen thinking.
Cortez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cortez throws a series of punches but Kuomanen avoids them all with ease.
Cortez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuomanen circles away quickly and effectively.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Cortez throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuomanen.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cortez.
Cortez moves away from the strike by Kuomanen.
Cortez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Kuomanen there.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Nice defenses there by Kuomanen.
Cortez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cortez loads up on a big right hand but Kuomanen slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kuomanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuomanen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cortez finds it's way round the side to connect with Kuomanen's head.
Cortez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kuomanen has time to react.
Cortez lands a jab to the nose.
Kuomanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Cortez does no damage.
Kuomanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez is looking to counter punch.
Kuomanen misses with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kuomanen is looking for a triangle but Cortez pushes his legs off easily.
Kuomanen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cortez defends well.
Kuomanen is breathing heavily.
Cortez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuomanen working for a triangle but Cortez defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Cortez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Cortez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kuomanen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kuomanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Cortez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuomanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
Cortez's corner calls for a 1-2. Cortez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cortez tests Kuomanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuomanen.
Cortez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuomanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuomanen.
Kuomanen shoots in looking for a takedown but Cortez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kuomanen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kuomanen connects with a nice looking jab.
Cortez throws a series of punches but Kuomanen avoids them all with ease.
As Cortez backs off Kuomanen throws a huge counter combo but Cortez manages to avoid it all.
Cortez cracks Kuomanen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuomanen misses the target.
Kuomanen slips a straight right by Cortez.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuomanen moves away.
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez connects with a body shot.
Kuomanen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cortez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
Kuomanen takes one to the side of the head.
Kuomanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuomanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cortez.
Kuomanen is looking to clinch.
Cortez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
Kuomanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kuomanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cortez's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Cortez throws a nice looking combination but Kuomanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cortez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kuomanen looks to land a left hand but Cortez moved out of range nicely.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuomanen.
Kuomanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kuomanen misses the jab.
Kuomanen throws a lazy uppercut
and Cortez counters with a one-two to the body.
Cortez swinging wildly here.
Kuomanen tests Cortez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez cracks Kuomanen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cortez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cortez misses with a hook. Kuomanen ducked under it nicely.
Good shot there by Cortez.
 Kuomanen is rocked!
Kuomanen is aggressively charging in as Cortez backs up avoiding any damage. Cortez tosses out a jab and Kuomanen runs right into it face first! Kuomanen is out cold! Cortez dropped down on all fours and is barking in Kuomanen's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Don Cortez!
Don Cortez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erasmo Bezerra (ranked 1767 p4p, 1842 weight class) and Champ Johnson (ranked 242 p4p, 250 weight class). Johnson has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erasmo Bezerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Champ Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bezerra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Bezerra has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bezerra throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Bezerra just misses with a punch to the body.
Bezerra works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bezerra.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bezerra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Bezerra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezerra fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Bezerra throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Bezerra finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bezerra won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Johnson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bezerra off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bezerra darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bezerra throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bezerra is in Johnson's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bezerra stops Johnson from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bezerra landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson wants to stand up but Bezerra is controlling him.
Bezerra controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Bezerra isn't so interested in that idea.
Bezerra sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Bezerra isn't so interested in that idea.
Bezerra sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Bezerra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Bezerra is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bezerra slows the pace down in half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Bezerra wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bezerra is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bezerra wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Bezerra lands with a punch from half guard.
Bezerra prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Bezerra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bezerra trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Bezerra 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.
Bezerra stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Bezerra is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bezerra is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Bezerra.
Johnson kicks Bezerra off and gets back to his feet.
Bezerra takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bezerra thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bezerra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Bezerra lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bezerra closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson to the mat! Johnson manages to get full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erasmo Bezerra dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson lands a jab.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bezerra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson flicks out a counter leg kick but Bezerra steps away.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bezerra cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Bezerra fails with the takedown.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Bezerra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Bezerra tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Bezerra ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And Johnson responds with a good body kick, but Bezerra manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bezerra is trying to pull guard but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erasmo Bezerra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bezerra drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bezerra jumps into guard, dragging Johnson to the mat.
Johnson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bezerra, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezerra slips under a jab from Johnson.
Bezerra attempts a counter takedown but Johnson avoids it well and moves away.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bezerra to score with a decent uppercut.
Bezerra scores with a jab to the head.
Champ Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bezerra throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Bezerra sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Bezerra. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bezerra.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bezerra. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson throws a low kick but Bezerra moves out of range easily.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bezerra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Bezerra tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Bezerra's head back.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Bezerra's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Bezerra changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bezerra keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Johnson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Bezerra just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bezerra throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Bezerra takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Erasmo Bezerra is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson catches Bezerra with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bezerra drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson is looking to stand back up but Bezerra counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Johnson.
Johnson pushes Bezerra off looking to stand but Bezerra dives back in and keeps control.
Johnson kicks Bezerra off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Bezerra looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Bezerra has his takedown stuffed
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Bezerra scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Johnson sneaks out the side door and pushes Bezerra away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Bezerra misses.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bezerra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson defending well as Bezerra loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bezerra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bezerra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Bezerra lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Bezerra misses the shot to the body.
Johnson misses the jab.
Bezerra goes for a double leg but Johnson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Johnson continues to drive forward.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bezerra scores with a jab to the head.
Bezerra swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bezerra. Bezerra circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bezerra shoots in but no luck this time.
Bezerra missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson defending well as Bezerra loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bezerra.
Johnson throws a body punch but Bezerra moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Champ Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bezerra. Bezerra circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bezerra looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Bezerra's front leg but catches the back leg as Bezerra tries to avoid it.
Bezerra misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bezerra under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a nice head kick!
Bezerra ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson throws a jab when Bezerra was well out of range.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Bezerra throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Bezerra avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Bezerra is out of range.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Bezerra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bezerra throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Bezerra was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
Bezerra looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Bezerra persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erasmo Bezerra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bezerra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bezerra half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson lands a body shot.
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!
Bezerra takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bezerra avoids a kick to the body.
Bezerra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bezerra.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Bezerra throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bezerra fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Johnson to the ground. Bezerra is now in Johnson's guard.
Johnson wants to stand but Bezerra is controlling the position.
Erasmo Bezerra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bezerra lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Bezerra isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson wriggles free and stands up.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
enabling Bezerra to counter with a crisp jab.
Bezerra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Bezerra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra lands an overhand right.
Bezerra feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bezerra slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bezerra shoots in and gets a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson wriggles free and stands up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bezerra.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bezerra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bezerra changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Bezerra manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bezerra throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Champ Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Champ Johnson!
Champ Johnson 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 Ilya Muromets (ranked 2226 p4p, 1289 weight class) and Gen Tenryu (ranked 322 p4p, 194 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ilya Muromets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gen Tenryu!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muromets pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tenryu lands an overhand right.
Muromets pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tenryu ducks under a wild hook from Muromets.
Muromets throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A left lands for Muromets.
Muromets throws a head kick that misses
and Tenryu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tenryu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muromets tries a head kick but it misses.
Tenryu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Tenryu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Muromets misses with an uppercut. Tenryu saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Muromets misses.
Muromets throws a lazy head kick
and Tenryu counters with a crisp right hand that drops Muromets! Tenryu lets Muromets back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Muromets is rocked!
Tenryu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murometss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh Muromets is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Muromets bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tenryu drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Muromets's head, knocking him out cold! Tenryu is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gen Tenryu!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Gen Tenryu made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Apothecary, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Hall (ranked 1616 p4p, 1717 weight class) and Stephen Steve (ranked 221 p4p, 234 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by Pinball Wizard. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralph Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Steve!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steve counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hall's knee momentarily.
Hall is trying hard to land a takedown here. Steve sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Steve works Hall's body with a nice hook.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Steve fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steve looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Hall scores with a hook to the body. Steve takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Steve looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hall misses with a hook. Steve ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Steve misses.
Hall has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steve.
Hall slips a jab from Steve.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but Steve shows good takedown defense.
Steve feints a counter leg kick.
Steve takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Steve throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall checks a leg kick.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall attempts a counter takedown but Steve avoids it well and moves away.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steve throws a counter combo.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall misses with a shot to the body
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ralph Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve thuds his right hand into Hall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a jab to the body.
Steve tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steve moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Steve.
Steve looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hall connects with a right hand. Steve shakes it off.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steve manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steve throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Steve won't be happy with that.
Hall has an Americana. Steve didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Hall is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Hall hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ralph Hall!
Ralph Hall was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dezmond Drake (ranked 1338 p4p, 884 weight class) and Carlos Narvaez (ranked 154 p4p, 101 weight class). Narvaez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ñetas for Life - Anvesh Mallick. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dezmond Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Narvaez!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narvaez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narvaez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drake checks a leg kick nicely.
Narvaez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
Narvaez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Drake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Narvaez misses with a jab to the body
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Narvaez slips a straight right by Drake.
Narvaez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Narvaez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Drake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Narvaez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Narvaez tries to land a leg kick but Drake saw it coming and moves away.
Drake has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Narvaez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Narvaez.
Narvaez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drake.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Narvaez! But no joy.
Drake swings for the body but Narvaez moves out of range.
Drake misses the jab.
A slow jab from Narvaez misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narvaez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez throws out a leg kick but Drake moves out of range and Narvaez only half commits.
Drake checks a low kick from Narvaez.
Narvaez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As Narvaez looks to move away, Drake throws a big counter combo but Narvaez just gets out of the way.
Drake avoids the body shot from Narvaez.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Narvaez lands a right hook to the body.
Narvaez is looking to slow Drake down with leg kicks.
Narvaez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Narvaez is just out of range.
Narvaez tries a quick counter leg kick but Drake is wise to it.
Carlos Narvaez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narvaez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Narvaez.
A little feinted left hand from Drake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drake lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A swing and a miss from Drake.
Drake backing away here, and Narvaez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Drake lands a nice looking body shot.
Narvaez jabs Drake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake moves away from the strike by Narvaez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez lands a jab to the head.
Narvaez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drake.
Narvaez throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Narvaez is just out of range.
Narvaez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Drake blocks a leg kick.
Drake swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Narvaez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Narvaez throws out a powerful jab.
Drake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Narvaez counters with a nice body shot.
Drake lands with a good body shot.
Drake lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Narvaez swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
Narvaez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
Drake throws the left hand but Narvaez avoids the punch easily.
Narvaez lands with an uppercut that bounces Drake off the cage and back into range.
Narvaez digs a good body shot into Drake's ribs.
Narvaez is looking to slow Drake down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez staying out of range there.
Narvaez misses with a hook.
Drake went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Drake misses with a hook. Narvaez ducked under it nicely.
Drake backing away here, and Narvaez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Narvaez scores with a nice head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Narvaez. That snapped Drake's head back.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Narvaez.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narvaez manages to avoid it.
Drake throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Drake throws a jab when Narvaez was well out of range.
Drake lands with a good body shot.
Narvaez jabs at Drake's body.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Narvaez.
Narvaez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Narvaez is looking to chop away at Drake's legs.
Drake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Drake misses with an uppercut.
Narvaez wants to land a leg kick but Drake is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narvaez moves away.
Narvaez throws a solid leg kick but Drake takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Narvaez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narvaez is looking to score with low kicks.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Narvaez.
Narvaez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Drake blocks the leg kick.
Drake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Narvaez.
Drake throws a sloppy body shot
and Narvaez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Narvaez throws a leg kick
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Narvaez slips under a jab from Drake.
Narvaez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Narvaez throws a low kick, looking for Drake's leg but Drake calmly moves out of range.
Narvaez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big left from Drake misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Drake misses.
Narvaez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Drake blocks a low kick nicely.
Narvaez lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Narvaez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Narvaez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narvaez motions for Drake to come forward. Narvaez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drake throws out a loose jab but Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narvaez throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Narvaez.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narvaez was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Narvaez throws out a leg kick but Drake moves out of range and Narvaez only half commits.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Narvaez wants to slow Drake down by chopping away at his legs.
Narvaez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Drake finds it's way round the side to connect with Narvaez's head.
Narvaez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narvaez just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Narvaez on the side of the head.
Narvaez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drake to score with a decent uppercut.
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Narvaez looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
Drake appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez stuns Drake with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.
Narvaez misses with a body punch
and Drake counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Narvaez looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
A jab from Narvaez misses.
Narvaez throws a low kick but Drake moves out of range easily.
Drake throws a right and a left that Narvaez avoids nicely.
Drake scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Narvaez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Narvaez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narvaez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Narvaez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
Drake throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Narvaez throws a right and a left that Drake avoids nicely.
Drake throws a body punch but Narvaez moves out of range.
Drake checks the leg kick nicely there.
Narvaez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Narvaez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Narvaez is out of range.
Carlos Narvaez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drake feints a jab promting Narvaez to slip. Drake then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Narvaez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Drake checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Drake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Narvaez walks into a jab.
Narvaez lands a head shot.
Drake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Narvaez finds it's way round the side to connect with Drake's head.
Narvaez misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Drake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drake lands a really nice looking cross but Narvaez seems unphased.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but Drake sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drake moves out of range of the leg kick from Narvaez.
Narvaez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Drake rather than just go for the knockout.
Narvaez throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
Drake checks the leg kick nicely there.
Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.
The fighters circling - Drake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drake scores with a shot to the body.
Narvaez jabs at Drake's body.
A swing and a miss from Drake.
Narvaez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot lands for Drake.
Drake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Narvaez tries a low kick but Drake avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Narvaez. Beautiful body shot.
Narvaez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from Narvaez.
Narvaez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Narvaez throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez moves out of range of the strikes.
Drake avoids the body shot from Narvaez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice body punch from Narvaez.
Narvaez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drake counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Drake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Narvaez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Drake was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Drake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Narvaez counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Narvaez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narvaez moves away.
Drake misses with a straight left.
Drake keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Narvaez moves out of range of the strikes.
Narvaez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narvaez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Narvaez is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carlos Narvaez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake misses with a left hand
and Narvaez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drake thinking.
Narvaez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Narvaez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Drake checks a leg kick.
Narvaez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
A jab from Drake misses.
Drake blocks a jab.
Drake throwing a counter right hand but Narvaez manages to avoid it.
Narvaez scoring well with a low kick there.
Drake blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Drake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Narvaez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narvaez slips under a jab.
Drake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Narvaez punishes Drake's body with a nice straight punch.
Drake misses with a hook. Narvaez ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Narvaez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good work by Drake as he checks the leg kick.
Narvaez swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.
Narvaez connects with a body shot.
Narvaez lands a nice looking body shot.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Drake blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narvaez. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narvaez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake avoids the body shot from Narvaez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narvaez. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake throws the left hand but Narvaez avoids the punch easily.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narvaez was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Narvaez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Drake as he connects with a hook.
Drake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Narvaez.
Drake throws a lazy uppercut
and Narvaez counters with a low kick, right behind Drake 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narvaez ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
A combination from Narvaez does no damage.
Narvaez throws the left hand but Drake avoids the punch easily.
Drake throws a body punch but Narvaez moves out of range.
Narvaez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake stalks Narvaez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Narvaez's face. Narvaez staggers backwards, shaken.
Drake takes a jab right on the kisser.
Drake throws a hook but Narvaez avoids it easily.
Narvaez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Narvaez misses with a low kick as Drake jumps back.
A big right from Narvaez misses.
Drake throws an overhand right that lands on Narvaez's shoulder, as Narvaez tries to avoid the shot.
Narvaez throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez blocks a jab.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Narvaez moved out of range.
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by Narvaez.
Drake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Narvaez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Narvaez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Drake slips under a jab.
Narvaez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Narvaez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Narvaez.
Narvaez slips a jab from Drake.
A big right from Narvaez misses.
Narvaez swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
Drake throws a big shot that misses.
Narvaez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drake checks the leg kick.
Narvaez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.
Dezmond Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drake doesn't seem bothered though.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Drake might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Narvaez misses the shot to the body.
Drake swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Narvaez moves away from the strike by Drake.
Narvaez blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Narvaez. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narvaez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drake throws out a loose jab but Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Narvaez avoids the body shot from Drake.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Narvaez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narvaez manages to avoid it.
Narvaez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Narvaez thuds a left hand into Drake's body.
Drake misses with a looping right.
Drake doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carlos Narvaez.
Well Narvaez 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Narvaez!
Carlos Narvaez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Mojo Risin (ranked 1257 p4p, 1000 weight class) and Cormac Mac Airt (ranked 182 p4p, 148 weight class). Risin's entrance music is L.A. Woman. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Mojo Risin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Mac Airt!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac Airt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mac Airt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Risin.
Mac Airt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Risin. That did some damage!
Risin throws a series of punches but Mac Airt moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Risin checks a leg kick.
Mac Airt shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Risin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Risin is looking to get back to his feet here but Mac Airt is keeping cool and he's managed to take Risin's back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Risin looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Mac Airt is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Mac Airt patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Mac Airt is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Risin preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Mac Airt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mac Airt controls the position.
Will Mac Airt go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Mac Airt patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Mac Airt is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Risin is trying to get back to his feet but Mac Airt has full control of the position and if anything, Risin has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mac Airt is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Our spies down at at Team Grunt inform us that Mac Airt has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Mac Airt's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
What can Risin do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Mac Airt working for a choke but Risin is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Risin controlling Mac Airt 's hands.
Mac Airt patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Mac Airt tries to get the hooks in deep but Risin pushed the leg off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac Mac Airt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice defenses there by Risin.
Risin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mac Airt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mac Airt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mac Airt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mac Airt looks to land a body kick but Risin moved away.
Risin throws a leg kick but Mac Airt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mac Airt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mac Airt punishes Risin's body with a nice straight punch.
Risin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt misses with a low kick.
Risin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mac Airt just manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Mac Airt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mac Airt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Risin moves out of range of the leg kick from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Risin as he connects with a hook.
Cormac Mac Airt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mac Airt misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Risin swings for the body but Mac Airt moves out of range.
Mr Mojo Risin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Airt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Risin at a distance.
Mac Airt checks a low kick from Risin.
Risin throws a chopping leg kick but Mac Airt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mac Airt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mac Airt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Risin.
Risin throws an overhand right that lands on Mac Airt's shoulder, as Mac Airt tries to avoid the shot.
Mac Airt is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mac Airt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mac Airt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Risin is looking to counter punch.
Mac Airt connects with a body shot that sends Risin's belly button to the back.
Risin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mac Airt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Risin.
Mac Airt checks the leg kick.
Risin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mac Airt scores with a hook to the body. Risin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mac Airt scores with a body shot.
Mac Airt lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mac Airt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Risin finds it's way round the side to connect with Mac Airt's head.
It looks like Cormac Mac Airt has been cut.
Cormac Mac Airt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Risin throws a jab when Mac Airt was well out of range.
Mac Airt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mac Airt connects with a crisp jab.
Mac Airt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mac Airt is looking to slow Risin down with leg kicks.
Mac Airt rushes Risin and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mac Airt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mac Airt.
Mac Airt throws a punch but it's blocked by Risin.
Risin blocks an uppercut.
Mac Airt lands with a short shot to the head.
Mac Airt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Risin's elbow.
Risin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt struggles to land a body shot inside as Risin controls his hands.
Risin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mac Airt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Risin walks into a jab.
Mac Airt avoids the body shot from Risin.
Risin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mac Airt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Risin lands with a cross.
That kick from Mac Airt tenderised Risin's leg. Risin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice takedown defense from Risin. No joy for Mac Airt on that attempt.
Risin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Risin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mac Airt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Risin misses.
Risin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Risin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mac Airt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mac Airt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Risin moves away.
Mac Airt lands a nice shot that snaps Risin's head back.
A good leg kick by Risin.
Mac Airt connects with a body shot.
Mac Airt moves away from the strike by Risin.
Risin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Risin throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Risin misses.
Mac Airt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Risin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mac Airt.
Risin throws a solid leg kick but Mac Airt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Risin.
Mac Airt checks the leg kick nicely there.
It seemed like Mac Airt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Risin looks to land a combination. Mac Airt sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mac Airt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Risin throws the left hand but Mac Airt avoids the punch easily.
Mac Airt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac Mac Airt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cormac Mac Airt's cut.
That's time! Risin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mac Airt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Risin circles away quickly and effectively.
Mac Airt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Risin misses
and Mac Airt counters with a thumping low kick.
Risin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Risin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mac Airt jabs Risin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Risin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mac Airt lands with a hook. Risin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mac Airt clobbers Risin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good leg kick by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Risin jabs Mac Airt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mac Airt shoots in for a takedown but Risin shows good takedown defense.
Mac Airt lands a body shot.
Risin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Risin misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Airt lands a really nice looking cross but Risin seems unphased.
Mac Airt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Risin manages to avoid it.
Risin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mac Airt feints a counter leg kick.
Risin throws a leg kick that misses.
Mac Airt lands with a nice combination. Risin backs away looking to recover.
Mac Airt lands a nice shot that snaps Risin's head back.
Risin throws a chopping leg kick but Mac Airt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Risin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Risin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mac Airt.
Good work by Mac Airt as he checks the leg kick.
Mac Airt feints the counter takedown.
Mac Airt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Risin.
Mac Airt cracks Risin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Risin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Risin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mac Airt moves away.
Risin wants to slow Mac Airt down by chopping away at his legs.
Risin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Mac Airt, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mac Airt connects with a single shot there.
Mac Airt lands with a shot to the body.
Mac Airt checks a low kick from Risin.
Mac Airt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Risin misses with a straight left.
Mac Airt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mac Airt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Risin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like Risin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mr Mojo Risin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Risin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mac Airt jabs at Risin's body.
Mac Airt avoids the body shot from Risin.
Mac Airt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mac Airt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mac Airt misses with a hook to the body
and Risin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Risin throws a leg kick but Mac Airt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Risin throws an overhand right that lands on Mac Airt's shoulder, as Mac Airt tries to avoid the shot.
Risin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mac Airt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Risin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Risin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Risin misses with a leg kick.
Good exchange - Mac Airt coming out on top.
Mac Airt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Risin throws a shot from downtown. Mac Airt moves away and avoids it.
Risin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Risin misses with a straight right.
Risin throws a jab when Mac Airt was well out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mac Airt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Risin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Risin throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Risin misses
enabling Mac Airt to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mac Airt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mac Airt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good leg kick by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt checks a leg kick.
Jab by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mac Airt cracks Risin with a right hand to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Mac Airt.
Risin lands a lovely overhand right.
Risin misses with a body shot
and Mac Airt counters with an outside leg kick.
Risin throws a low kick but Mac Airt moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mac Airt.
Risin is looking to slow Mac Airt down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mac Airt. That's going to slow Risin down.
Risin throws a leg kick but Mac Airt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac Mac Airt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mac Airt 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac Mac Airt!
Cormac Mac Airt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Contreiras (ranked 962 p4p, 1245 weight class) and Tris Kapula (ranked 143 p4p, 188 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Contreiras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tris Kapula !
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapula throws a hook but Contreiras avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Kapula . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kapula .
It looks like Victor Contreiras has been cut.
Contreiras slips a jab from Kapula .
Kapula throws a big shot that misses.
Contreiras has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Contreiras blocks a jab.
Kapula rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Contreiras counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Tris Kapula has been cut.
Contreiras connects with an inside leg kick.
Donk. Contreiras catches Kapula right on the button with a cross.
Kapula misses with a lunging right hand
and Contreiras counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kapula throws an overhand right that lands on Contreiras's shoulder, as Contreiras tries to avoid the shot.
Kapula misses with a left hand
and Contreiras counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Kapula misses.
Kapula defending well as Contreiras loads up on a big left hand.
Kapula misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Contreiras.
Kapula misses with an uppercut. Contreiras saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapula throws a lazy uppercut
and Contreiras counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kapula 's knee momentarily.
Contreiras takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kapula misses with a lunging right hand
and Contreiras counters with a nice uppercut.
Contreiras is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kapula looks to land a left hand but Contreiras moved out of range nicely.
Kapula moves out of range as Contreiras strikes.
Kapula throws out a counter right but Contreiras avoids it with no problem.
Contreiras moves out of range as Kapula strikes.
It looked like Contreiras was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kapula .
Kapula lands a slapping body shot.
Kapula on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Contreiras darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Contreiras moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice defenses there by Contreiras.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Contreiras slips a straight right by Kapula .
Kapula scores with a crisp jab that stopped Contreiras in his tracks.
Victor Contreiras's cut is getting worse.
Contreiras scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kapula tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Contreiras was well out of range. Poor timing from Kapula .
Contreiras is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapula throws a hook to the side of Contreiras's head but Contreiras sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Contreiras appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kapula scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kapula misses with a left hand
and Contreiras counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Contreiras closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kapula swings widly with a right hand
and Contreiras makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kapula keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kapula has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Contreiras takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Contreiras is rocked!
Victor Contreiras's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kapula cracks Contreiras with a left hook right on the temple and Contreiras goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Kapula lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Contreiras is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tris Kapula !
Tris Kapula managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Real Men Juice, into his post fight interview.
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