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WFC 27: Brunson v Lacasa II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bishop Alexander (ranked 5886 p4p, 24949 weight class) and Harry Johnson (ranked 494 p4p, 544 weight class). Johnson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Georgia Satellites -Keep your hands to yourself. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bishop Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Alexander circles away.
Alexander throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Alexander scores with a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Alexander tries to pass.
Alexander is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Johnson looking to control.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Alexander tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alexander slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexander stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alexander lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alexander lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
 It looks like Harry Johnson has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Alexander.
Alexander looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Johnson wants to stand back up but Alexander manages to pass into side control.
Johnson wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Alexander seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Johnson is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Bishop Alexander!
Harry Johnson was interviewed post fight and said 'Gon' put my ass in a lawnchair and have a cold beer when I get home, need some time to reflect and let the clouds open up to that big blue sky again. Then back to the gym. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daytona LaRosa (ranked 3558 p4p, 24823 weight class) and Sayten Thursar (ranked 415 p4p, 555 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daytona LaRosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sayten Thursar!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Thursar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thursar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
LaRosa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thursar misses with a body shot.
Sayten Thursar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thursar blocks a leg kick.
Thursar slips under a jab from LaRosa.
Thursar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thursar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thursar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thursar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thursar drops LaRosa with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but LaRosa looks back up at him and smiles so Thursar waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 LaRosa is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thursar circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends LaRosa tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Thursar wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sayten Thursar!
A very excited looking Sayten Thursar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Hopson (ranked 3680 p4p, 3644 weight class) and Antonio Williston (ranked 429 p4p, 427 weight class). Jacob Hopson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Hopson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Williston!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williston misses with a looping left.
Jacob Hopson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williston lands with an uppercut that bounces Hopson off the cage and back into range.
A telegraphed right hand from Williston misses the target.
Williston misses with a body shot.
Hopson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Williston in his tracks.
Williston on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Antonio Williston has been cut.
Hopson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Williston to counter with a crisp jab.
Williston misses with a kick to the body.
Hopson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williston.
Hopson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hopson throws a head kick but Williston moves out of range.
Hopson throws a head kick that misses
and Williston counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Williston counters with a straight right hand.
Hopson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hopson throws a shot from downtown. Williston moves away and avoids it.
Hopson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Williston pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Williston misses.
A combination from Williston does no damage.
Williston scores with a jab to the head.
Hopson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williston.
Williston fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hopson checks it well.
Hopson throws out a loose jab but Williston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopson lands a nice shot that snaps Williston's head back.
Williston misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williston. Hopson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopson throws a series of punches but Williston moves out of range.
Hopson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williston.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Williston checks a leg kick.
Hopson throws a jab but it's blocked by Williston.
Williston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williston throws a body punch but Hopson moves out of range.
Williston jabs Hopson right on the nose. Hopson blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williston.
Williston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hopson ducks under a wild hook from Williston.
Hopson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williston's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hopson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Hopson misses.
And Williston responds with a good body kick, but Hopson manages to step out the way in time.
Williston misses with a lunging right hand
and Williston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Hopson.
Williston scores with a sloppy right hand. Hopson should have avoided that one.
Williston throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hopson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hopson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williston.
Hopson misses with a leg kick.
Hopson throws a lazy uppercut
and Williston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hopson misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson throws a low kick but Williston moves out of range easily.
Williston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hopson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williston punishes Hopson's body with a nice straight punch.
Williston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab from Hopson.
Williston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hopson swinging wildly here.
Williston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopson dips to his left and cracks Williston with an uppercut!
Hopson misses with a wild body shot.
Williston throws a shot from downtown. Hopson moves away and avoids it.
Williston walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hopson misses
and Hopson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williston throws a hook but Hopson blocks it.
Williston moves away from the strike by Hopson.
Williston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williston misses with a hook. Hopson ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Williston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hopson doesn't seem phased though.
Williston throws a lazy uppercut
and Hopson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 Williston is rocked!
Williston is holding his hands too far apart here. Hopson throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Williston is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacob Hopson!
After winning the bout, Jacob Hopson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Shark (ranked 2920 p4p, 5203 weight class) and Suga Diabeetus (ranked 316 p4p, 501 weight class). Franklin Shark has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Shark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Suga Diabeetus!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diabeetus tries to keep at a distance but Shark has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diabeetus can't find room to land a body shot as Shark controls the action.
Shark really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diabeetus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diabeetus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diabeetus has Shark pressed against the cage, preventing Shark from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shark is trying to break the clinch but Diabeetus is controlling him.
Shark tries to break the clinch but Diabeetus is controlling the position.
Diabeetus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shark blocks an uppercut.
Shark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shark is trying to break the clinch but Diabeetus has him pressed against the cage.
Diabeetus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shark backwards.
Diabeetus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diabeetus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diabeetus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diabeetus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
 It looks like Franklin Shark has been cut.
Diabeetus prevents Shark from breaking the clinch.
Shark is trying to break free.
Shark working hard to break the clinch.
Diabeetus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Diabeetus.
Shark is trying to force a seperation but Diabeetus has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Diabeetus.
Shark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Shark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shark is trying to force a seperation but Diabeetus has the dominant position.
Diabeetus prevents Shark from breaking the clinch.
Shark is trying to force a seperation but Diabeetus has the dominant position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shark is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diabeetus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diabeetus has Shark pressed against the cage, preventing Shark from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shark takes a shot to the head.
Diabeetus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diabeetus looking to slow down the pace here.
Diabeetus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shark's efforts to push away.
Diabeetus prevents Shark from breaking the clinch.
Diabeetus tries a body shot but Shark blocks it.
Diabeetus lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diabeetus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diabeetus tries to work over Shark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shark wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diabeetus.
Shark is rocked!
Diabeetus scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Shark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diabeetus creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Shark's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Shark drops to his knees and Diabeetus pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suga Diabeetus!
After winning the bout, Suga Diabeetus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Carden (ranked 2684 p4p, 3882 weight class) and Ailin Trills (ranked 319 p4p, 419 weight class). Carden kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Simple Man. Trills is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: HonestKey- What My Life For. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ailin Trills was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Carden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ailin Trills!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carden thuds a left hand into Trills's body.
Carden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Trills throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some bone on bone action there as Carden checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Trills throws a head kick but Carden moves out of range.
Carden looks to land a combination but Trills avoids it well.
Trills throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carden. Trills does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trills tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carden throws a series of punches but Trills avoids them all with ease.
Trills misses with a leg kick
and Carden counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carden.
Carden tries a body shot but Trills blocks it.
Trills misses with some punches.
Carden has Trills pressed against the cage.
Trills has a couple of punches blocked by Carden.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carden.
Carden manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Trills lands but Carden takes it in his stride.
Ailin Trills is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carden swings widly with a right hand
and Trills counters with a nice kick to the body.
Carden forces Trills back against the cage and clinches.
Trills tries to throw a body punch but Carden avoids it by throwing Trills back against the cage.
Trills lands a shoulder strike.
Carden lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Trills or not.
Carden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trills has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trills lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Trills jumps guard but Carden stands there with Trills around his waist. Trills gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carden.
Trills tries to pull guard but Carden forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Carden scores with a hook to the body.
Carden lands a hook that snaps the head of Trills backwards.
Carden blocking some punches.
Trills tries to pull guard but Carden forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Thomas Carden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ailin Trills.
Carden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carden as Trills tries to tie him up.
A short right from Carden on the inside.
Carden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carden lands a left hand.
Carden will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Trills up against the cage.
Trills letting Carden take a breather here.
Carden scores with a shoulder strike.
Carden scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trills working aggressively here.
Carden misses with a body punch.
Trills is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carden is defending well for now.
Carden lands an uppercut.
Carden pushes Trills back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carden pushes Trills back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trills misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trills looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trills.
Carden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trills is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carden is keeping busy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Trills tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trills's elbow.
Carden pushes Trills back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Trills lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Trills lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carden lands a body shot.
Carden breaks the clinch.
Carden misses with a hook.
Carden has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trills tries to pull guard but Carden forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trills backwards.
Trills can't find room to land a body shot as Carden controls the action.
Trills throws a head punch that misses.
Carden leaning against his opponent.
Carden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carden lands an elbow that stopped Trills in his tracks for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Carden.
Come on Carden - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Carden stalling against the cage.
Trills misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trills tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Trills misses with a body punch.
Carden breaks the clinch.
A low kick lands for Trills.
Carden works over Trills's head and body with a nice combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Carden dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Trills throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carden wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Carden throws a jab but it's blocked by Trills.
Carden with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trills.
Trills lands a leg kick that knocks Carden off balance momentarily.
Trills looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Trills looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trills lands a nice looking kick to the body. Carden takes a step back to recover.
Nice uppercut lands for Carden. That snapped Trills's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Carden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carden lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A punch lands to the side of Trills 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trills can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trills manages to avoid it.
Carden avoids the body shot from Trills.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carden misses with a straight left.
Carden misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Carden misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trills lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Carden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carden connects with a body shot.
Trills with a nice calf kick.
Carden misses with a wild combination.
Trills scores with a head kick. Carden tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thomas Carden is winning the standup battle so far.
Trills throws a leg kick but Carden sees it coming and moves out of range.
Carden shoots in and gets a takedown into Trills's guard.
Carden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carden content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trills is keeping the position for now.
Trills looking for a guillotine here but Carden defends easily.
Trills looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carden is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carden connects with a couple of short punches.
Trills working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carden working some strikes from top position.
Carden working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Carden stopping the sweep attempt from Trills.
Trills not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carden lands a couple of elbows.
Carden is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Trills is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carden is aware though and is defending well.
Carden wants to control from the top but Trills keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carden lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trills tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carden is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Carden's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Trills pulls Carden in close to his closed guard and prevents Carden from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trills slips under a jab from Carden.
As Carden backs off Trills throws a huge counter combo but Carden manages to avoid it all.
Carden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trills keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Carden.
Carden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Carden dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Carden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carden jabs at Trills's body.
Carden closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Trills did well to prevent Carden getting side control.
Trills is trying to control but Carden manages to pass to mount!
Carden landing punches.
Carden scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Trills?
Trills gets back to half guard.
Carden landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carden is trying to control the action in half guard but Trills is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Trills trying to hold on to Carden's head to control him but Carden postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trills gets back to full guard.
Trills looking for subs off his back but Carden has passed one foot through into half guard.
Trills wants to control but Carden is keeping busy.
Carden takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Carden is trying to control the action in half guard but Trills is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carden drops an elbow to the side of Trills's head.
Carden is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Carden looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Trills wants to control but Carden is keeping busy.
Carden lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Carden is thwarting Trills's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Carden lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trills wants to control the action here but instead Carden manages to pass to full mount!
Trills takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Carden is trying to control here but Trills has managed to regain half guard.
Carden lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Carden is controlling the pace.
Carden lands with a punch from half guard.
Trills trying to hold on to Carden's head to control him but Carden postures up.
Thomas Carden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carden with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carden looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Trills with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Carden.
Carden slips a nice elbow through Trills's hands, connecting with Trills's forehead.
Carden stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Carden lands a right hook to the body.
Ailin Trills has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carden throws a one two combo.
It looks like Carden has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trills connects with a leg kick.
Thomas Carden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice shot by Carden.
Trills fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carden manages to avoid it.
Carden blocks a head kick by Trills.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Carden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carden has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Carden!
Thomas Carden 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 3762 p4p, 2044 weight class) and Phillip Coles (ranked 487 p4p, 292 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 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phillip Coles!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coles throws a hook but Daniels avoids it easily.
Daniels keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Phillip Coles has been cut.
Jack Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daniels scores with a shot to the body.
Daniels throws a body punch but Coles moves out of range.
Daniels scores with a head kick. Coles tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Daniels's corner calls for a 1-2. Daniels obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Daniels looks to land a right hand but Coles moved out of range.
Daniels misses with a head kick.
Coles works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Coles. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Coles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coles connects with a body shot that sends Daniels's belly button to the back.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coles.
Daniels pushes Coles up against the cage in a clinch.
Daniels lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Coles fails to land.
Coles throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels lands a right hand.
Daniels prevents Coles from breaking the clinch.
Coles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daniels.
Coles lands a body punch in the clinch.
Daniels blocks an uppercut.
Coles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Coles fails to land.
Coles looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Daniels lands a body punch in the clinch.
Daniels lands a nice uppercut.
Coles tries a body shot but Daniels blocks it.
Coles misses with a punch to the body.
Coles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coles digs a right hand underneath Daniels's ribcage. Daniels let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Coles.
Coles tries to throw a body punch but Daniels avoids it by throwing Coles back against the cage.
Daniels misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coles blocks a body shot from Daniels.
Still in the clinch, Daniels scores with a nice short uppercut.
Coles is trying to break free.
Coles can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Coles working aggressively here.
Coles misses with some punches.
Coles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Coles.
Daniels throws a counter high kick but Coles was just alert enough to avoid it.
Daniels walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Coles cracks Daniels with a right hand to the side of the head.
Daniels throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Coles counter with a right hand.
Coles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniels circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coles moves out of range as Daniels throws a body kick.
Coles scores with a crisp jab that stopped Daniels in his tracks.
Daniels tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Coles connects with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phillip Coles will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Phillip Coles's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick by Daniels misses
and Coles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Coles scores with a four punch combination!
Daniels is rocked!
It looks like Jack Daniels has been cut.
Daniels walks straight into a right hand from Coles - that's dropped him! Coles jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Daniels from any more punishment! Daniels complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Phillip Coles!
Phillip Coles 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 Johan Nilsson (ranked 3525 p4p, 2601 weight class) and Trent Temple (ranked 471 p4p, 355 weight class). Temple has chosen HonestKey- What My Life For as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Trent Temple has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johan Nilsson's chin.
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Nilsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Temple!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Temple stuffs the takedown attempt from Nilsson. Nilsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Nilsson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Temple defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Nilsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nilsson dives in and grabs Temple's left leg, looking for a takedown. Temple pushes down on Nilsson's head and hops out.
Temple is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nilsson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Temple defends well and Nilsson ends up having to push Temple into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Temple! But no joy.
Temple tries a body shot but Nilsson blocks it.
Temple lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nilsson has Temple pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Temple manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Temple works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nilsson wants to take the fight to the mat but Temple manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Temple.
Nilsson is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Temple scores with a shoulder strike.
Temple scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nilsson is rocked!
Nilsson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Oh Nilsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Temple lands with a light punch inside.
Temple digs a right hand into Nilsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nilsson's gas tank.
Temple throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nilssons head.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Temple creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Temple lands a nice shot to the body.
Temple has clasped his hands together around Nilsson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Temple has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Temple postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Nilsson badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Temple around the waist but Temple pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Temple is the winner by TKO! Temple jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trent Temple!
After the fight, Trent Temple was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malig Mferi (ranked 1870 p4p, 3468 weight class) and Jabba Christ (ranked 203 p4p, 365 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Malig Mferi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jabba Christ!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mferi moves out of range as Christ strikes.
A big right from Mferi misses.
Christ avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christ looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mferi slips under a jab.
Christ with a hook.
Mferi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Mferi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christ.
Mferi throws a lazy uppercut
and Christ counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice cross by Mferi.
Christ cracks Mferi with an open hand slap.
Mferi works Christ's body with a nice hook.
Mferi misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Christ on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mferi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mferi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Christ, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A frustrated look appears on Christ's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Christ swings wildly with an uppercut but Mferi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mferi effectively controlling the action here.
Christ tries to break the clinch but Mferi is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Mferi as the two fighters clinch.
Christ looks winded!
Mferi scores with a shot to the side of Christ's head.
Mferi drops Christ onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Christ is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
It looks like Jabba Christ has been cut.
Mferi digs a right hand underneath Christ's ribcage. Christ let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mferi unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Christ! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Mferi is unloading with more strikes now! Christ drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malig Mferi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Striker Jackson (ranked 1643 p4p, 3264 weight class) and Chris Maurelli (ranked 217 p4p, 391 weight class). Striker Jackson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Striker Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Maurelli!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a head kick but Maurelli moves out of range.
A head kick by Jackson misses
and Maurelli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maurelli moves out of range of the body kick from Jackson.
Maurelli let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Maurelli looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Maurelli misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Maurelli misses the target.
Jackson slips under a jab from Maurelli.
And Jackson counters with a quick kick to the body but Maurelli blocks it.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Maurelli finds it's target.
Maurelli misses with a left hand
and Jackson counters with a good low kick that Maurelli was not able to check.
Jackson scores with a push kick.
Maurelli misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Maurelli to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maurelli works Jackson's body with a nice hook.
Jackson is looking to slow Maurelli down with leg kicks.
Jackson is looking to slow Maurelli down with leg kicks.
Striker Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maurelli lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maurelli cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maurelli throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maurelli.
Jackson tries to move into range but Maurelli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maurelli slips a jab from Jackson.
Maurelli walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jackson.
Maurelli jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
and Maurelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Jackson misses
and Maurelli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson misses the jab.
Good shot there by Maurelli.
Maurelli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Maurelli avoids nicely.
A nice side step and Maurelli releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurelli lands with a nice body punch.
Maurelli moves out of range of the body kick.
Maurelli avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Maurelli avoids the head kick by Jackson.
It seemed like Maurelli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jackson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maurelli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jackson scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Maurelli moves out of range easily.
Maurelli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Maurelli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jackson slips a straight right by Maurelli.
Jackson jabs Maurelli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson wants to land a leg kick but Maurelli is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Maurelli misses the target.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Maurelli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jackson walks into a left hand.
Jackson lands the left hand.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maurelli checks a leg kick.
Jackson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson throws a hook but Maurelli blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Maurelli dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maurelli takes a step back to recover.
Jackson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jackson connects with a looping right hand.
Jackson walks into a left hand.
Maurelli avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Maurelli has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Maurelli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maurelli blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
enabling Maurelli to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson swings for the body but Maurelli moves out of range.
Maurelli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jackson throws a head kick but Maurelli moves out of range.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Jackson is predictable there
and Maurelli counters with a nice uppercut.
Maurelli throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maurelli throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
And Jackson counters with a quick kick to the body but Maurelli blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Maurelli.
Maurelli misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Maurelli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maurelli might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Maurelli misses with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a left and a right that stings Maurelli.
Maurelli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maurelli swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Maurelli walks into a straight right hand from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson lands a nice looking body kick.
Jackson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Maurelli moves out of range easily.
Maurelli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson throws a low kick but Maurelli moves out of range easily.
Jackson scores with a head kick. Maurelli tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maurelli was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson slips a jab from Maurelli.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Maurelli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Maurelli moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Maurelli blocks the body kick.
Maurelli let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maurelli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maurelli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Maurelli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson throws a big counter combination but Maurelli scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jackson throws a hook but Maurelli avoids it easily.
Maurelli connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackson. Jackson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice body punch from Maurelli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a lazy head kick
and Maurelli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Maurelli lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jackson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maurelli's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Maurelli throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Maurelli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maurelli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Maurelli throws out a counter right but Jackson avoids it with no problem.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Maurelli's shoulder, as Maurelli tries to avoid the shot.
Maurelli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maurelli appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Striker Jackson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Maurelli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maurelli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson slips under a jab from Maurelli.
Maurelli takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson lands a jab to the nose.
Jackson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maurelli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maurelli misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson lands with a nice body kick.
Maurelli connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maurelli throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Jackson lands a high kick!
Maurelli has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Maurelli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maurelli throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson throws a lazy body kick
and Maurelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maurelli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maurelli walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jackson throws a lazy head kick
and Maurelli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson moves forwards but Maurelli connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maurelli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson misses with a body punch
and Maurelli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson is rocked!
Jackson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson wants to slow Maurelli down by chopping away at his legs.
Jackson throws a head kick that Maurelli semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chris Maurelli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maurelli throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maurelli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick
and Maurelli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurelli lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
Jackson lands with a slapping head kick.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Maurelli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maurelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maurelli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maurelli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jackson slips under a jab from Maurelli.
Maurelli misses with a wild body shot.
Maurelli throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Maurelli scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Jackson misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maurelli! But no joy.
Striker Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maurelli clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Maurelli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maurelli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
The fighters circling - Maurelli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maurelli.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maurelli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maurelli throws out a counter right but Jackson avoids it with no problem.
Maurelli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson slips a jab from Maurelli.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Maurelli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maurelli 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Maurelli!
During a confident post fight interview, Chris Maurelli thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Striker Jackson had this to say: 'He hit the lotto! Ill be back!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blonde Brunson (ranked 932 p4p, 1901 weight class) and Diego Lacasa (ranked 51 p4p, 113 weight class). Lacasa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hooligang - Joey Valence & Brae. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blonde Brunson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Lacasa!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lacasa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brunson tries for a takedown but Lacasa circles away easily
and Lacasa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blonde Brunson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lacasa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brunson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Brunson throws a big elbow that misses.
Brunson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lacasa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brunson 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.
Lacasa keeping moving, preventing Brunson from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacasa trying to keep a closed guard but Brunson is proving a slippery customer.
Brunson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brunson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brunson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacasa pulls Brunson in close to prevent any damage.
Brunson postures up in Lacasa's guard and throws a big left but Lacasa blocks it.
Brunson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lacasa is keeping the position for now.
Brunson throwing strikes from guard but Lacasa blocks nicely.
Lacasa has momentary wrist control but Brunson slips an elbow through the middle.
Brunson postures up and lands a big shot to Lacasa's brow.
Lacasa trying to control the position.
Lacasa pulls Brunson in to control the position.
Brunson throws a big right hand that misses.
Brunson throws a big right hand that misses.
Lacasa pulls Brunson in close to prevent any damage.
Brunson slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brunson.
Brunson is thwarting Lacasa's attempts to control the position.
Brunson prevents Lacasa from improving his position.
Brunson is thwarting Lacasa's attempts to control the position.
Lacasa tries to get to full guard but Brunson has control of the leg.
Brunson moves into full mount! Lacasa won't be happy about that!
Brunson looking for a guillotine from mount but Lacasa is having none of it.
Brunson lands a big shot there that rocks Lacasa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lacasa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brunson looking to finish Lacasa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lacasa!
Lacasa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lacasa sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Brunson tries to pass to full mount but Lacasa defends it.
Brunson working Lacasa over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lacasa is looking for a sweep. Brunson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brunson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lacasa 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.
Brunson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lacasa has hold of Brunson's hands but Brunson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brunson is trying to control the action in half guard but Lacasa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brunson wants to work for an arm triangle but Lacasa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brunson 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lacasa is looking to control Brunson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lacasa avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Brunson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lacasa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brunson is working away from the top position though.
Brunson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lacasa sees it coming and defends easily.
Lacasa has a hand on Brunson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Brunson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Lacasa tries to lock up and control but Brunson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brunson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lacasa hang on?
Lacasa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brunson lands a big shot there that rocks Lacasa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lacasa is desperately trying to improve his position but Brunson has a good base and remains in mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brunson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lacasa is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blonde Brunson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brunson shoots in for a takedown but Lacasa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lacasa throws a counter combo.
Lacasa cracks Brunson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brunson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lacasa counters with a nice uppercut.
Brunson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lacasa counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blonde Brunson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lacasa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brunson shoots and misses
and Lacasa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brunson thinking.
Brunson tries for a takedown but Lacasa circles away easily
and Brunson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunson has his takedown stuffed
and Lacasa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lacasa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brunsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diego Lacasa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacasa scores with a one two! Brunson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brunson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lacasa avoids it really well and circles away.
Diego Lacasa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lacasa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brunson momentarily.
Brunson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lacasa counters with a nice uppercut.
Brunson with a poor takedown
and Lacasa counters with a stiff right hand.
Lacasa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brunson tries for a takedown but Lacasa circles away easily
and Lacasa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunson tries for a takedown but Lacasa circles away easily
and Lacasa counters with a nice body shot.
Brunson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lacasa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lacasa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brunson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brunson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lacasa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brunson has his takedown stuffed
and Lacasa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brunson needs to keep his hands up - Lacasa had a free shot at his head there.
Lacasa lands with a good body shot.
Brunson misses with a takedown attempt
letting Lacasa counter with a right hand.
Lacasa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunson tries for a takedown but Lacasa circles away easily
and Lacasa counters with a one-two to the body.
Brunson misses with a takedown attempt
and Lacasa counters with a left to the body.
Brunson shoots and misses
and Brunson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lacasa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lacasa lands a body shot.
Brunson walks into a left hand.
Brunson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lacasa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brunson at a distance.
Lacasa lands with a cross.
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!
Lacasa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lacasa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lacasa is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brunson tries for a takedown but Lacasa circles away easily
letting Lacasa counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice combination there by Lacasa.
Lacasa lands a nice shot to the body.
Brunson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lacasa lands the left hand.
Lacasa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brunson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blonde Brunson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lacasa 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.
Brunson fails with the takedown
and Lacasa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brunson fails with the takedown
and Lacasa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lacasa 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!
Lacasa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brunson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lacasa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lacasa throws a combination. Brunson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brunson misses with a takedown attempt
and Lacasa counters with a nice uppercut.
Brunson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brunson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blonde Brunson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brunson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lacasa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacasa lands a nice shot to the body.
Brunson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lacasa counters with a nice uppercut.
Lacasa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson drops his hands momentarily and Lacasa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brunson misses with a takedown
and Lacasa counters with a one-two to the body.
Brunson tries for a takedown but Lacasa circles away easily
and Lacasa counters with a two punch combo.
Brunson with a poor takedown
and Lacasa counters with a nice uppercut.
Lacasa connects with a looping right hand.
Lacasa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacasa scores with a hook to the body. Brunson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lacasa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lacasa duly obliges.
Brunson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lacasa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunson fails with the takedown
and Lacasa counters with a nice body shot.
Brunson fails with the takedown
and Lacasa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lacasa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brunson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lacasa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lacasa lands a really nice looking cross but Brunson seems unphased.
Nice shot by Lacasa.
Brunson shoots and misses
and Lacasa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lacasa tests Brunson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lacasa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunson fails with the takedown
and Lacasa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brunson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lacasa punishes Brunson's body with a nice straight punch.
Brunson tries for a takedown but Lacasa circles away easily
and Lacasa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lacasa connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice shot lands for Lacasa.
Brunson closes the distance and clinches up with Lacasa, looking for a takedown. Brunson pushes Lacasa against the cage but Lacasa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lacasa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brunson. Brunson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brunson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Lacasa to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lacasa cracks Brunson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brunson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lacasa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lacasa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lacasa connects with the punch.
Lacasa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brunson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lacasa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brunson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lacasa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacasa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lacasa lands with a nice combination. Brunson backs away looking to recover.
Lacasa scores with a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lacasa really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lacasa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brunson fails with the takedown
and Lacasa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brunson misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Lacasa to counter with a crisp jab.
Brunson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lacasa lands with a hook. Brunson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brunson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brunson tries for a takedown but Lacasa circles away easily
and Lacasa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blonde Brunson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunson misses with a takedown
and Lacasa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lacasa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brunson. Brunson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacasa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lacasa works Brunson's body with a nice hook.
Lacasa scores with a nice strike.
Brunson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Lacasa to counter with a crisp jab.
Brunson has his takedown stuffed
and Lacasa counters with a right hand to the body.
Brunson tries for a takedown but Lacasa circles away easily
and Lacasa counters with a three punch combo that has Brunson backing up. Brunson nods at Lacasa to acknowledge the strikes.
Lacasa cracks Brunson with an open hand slap.
Brunson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lacasa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunson shoots and misses
and Lacasa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brunson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brunson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lacasa counters with a stiff right hand.
Lacasa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brunson under the eye.
Lacasa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lacasa lands with a cross.
Brunson tries for a takedown but Lacasa circles away easily
and Lacasa counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab by Lacasa.
Lacasa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brunson doesn't seem bothered though.
Brunson shoots and misses
and Lacasa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunson misses with a takedown
and Lacasa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lacasa connects with a looping right hand.
Brunson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lacasa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A cross from Lacasa lands.
Lacasa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brunson with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Lacasa counter with a right hand.
Brunson fails with the takedown
and Lacasa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lacasa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brunson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lacasa counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lacasa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brunson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lacasa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brunson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brunson fails with the takedown
and Lacasa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lacasa feints a jab promting Brunson to slip. Lacasa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brunson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brunson misses with a takedown
and Lacasa counters with a one-two to the body.
Lacasa lands a two punch combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lacasa dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brunson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lacasa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brunson with a poor takedown
and Lacasa counters with a stiff right hand.
Lacasa thuds a left hand into Brunson's body.
Brunson misses with a takedown
and Lacasa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blonde Brunson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lacasa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brunson fails with the takedown
and Brunson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lacasa counters with a left to the body.
Nice body punch from Lacasa.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Brunson has his takedown stuffed
and Lacasa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacasa lands the left hand.
Lacasa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brunson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lacasa counters with a stiff right hand.
Lacasa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brunson has his takedown stuffed
and Lacasa counters with a nice uppercut.
Lacasa lands with an uppercut that bounces Brunson off the cage and back into range.
Lacasa scores with a hook.
Lacasa throws a good cross that connects.
Lacasa scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lacasa counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brunson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lacasa scores with a body shot.
Brunson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lacasa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brunsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lacasa lands a nice hook to Brunson's body. Brunson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brunson looking to score a takedown here. Lacasa is defending well but Brunson drives through and ends up in Lacasa's guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Lacasa pulls Brunson in close to his closed guard and prevents Brunson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Brunson is looking to work some ground and pound but Lacasa has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lacasa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lacasa is adopting a defensive guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brunson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lacasa trying to control the position.
Brunson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lacasa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lacasa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brunson manages to get himself to full guard.
Brunson wants to sweep here but Lacasa controlling him for the moment.
Blonde Brunson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lacasa trying to control the position from guard on top but Brunson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blonde Brunson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brunson trying to keep a closed guard but Lacasa is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brunson is looking to cinch up a triangle. Lacasa throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Brunson's body to avoid the submission. Brunson has instead reached around Lacasa's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Brunson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Blonde Brunson!
Blonde Brunson retains his bantamweight title!
Blonde Brunson 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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