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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brick Bronson (ranked 25032 p4p, 4882 weight class) and Flavio De Rossi (ranked 284 p4p, 234 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bronson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall. Brick Bronson 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brick Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Flavio De Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson gets a clinch.
Bronson lands a knee to the body.
De Rossi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bronson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
De Rossi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bronson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bronson prevents the takedown attempt.
Brick Bronson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flavio De Rossi.
Bronson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bronson pulls guard effortlessly.
De Rossi advances position into side control!
Bronson tries to bench press De Rossi off him but De Rossi keeps the position.
De Rossi controls the position from side control.
Bronson is not content to let De Rossi control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rossi remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
De Rossi takes a little break here. Bronson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
De Rossi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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.
More stalling from De Rossi.
Bronson struggling a bit here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bronson is trying to improve his position.
De Rossi controls the position from side control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson takes the fight into the clinch.
De Rossi has Bronson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bronson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
De Rossi has clasped his hands together around Bronson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bronson is pushing De Rossi's head away, looking to escape. De Rossi manages to hold on to the position though.
De Rossi moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bronson is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bronson is looking for a sweep.
Bronson is working hard here to advance position.
De Rossi is working to tighten his grip on Bronson's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Bronson has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but De Rossi is really squeezing tight and eventually Bronson passes out! De Rossi breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Flavio De Rossi!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Graham (ranked 4196 p4p, 25159 weight class) and Naheed Fellings (ranked 220 p4p, 278 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Billy Graham has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Billy Graham seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Basic striking
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Graham !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Naheed Fellings!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham tries for a takedown but Fellings circles away easily
and Fellings counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fellings tries to pass to full mount but Graham defends it.
Graham slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Graham keeping moving, preventing Fellings from controlling successfully.
Graham trying to keep a closed guard but Fellings is proving a slippery customer.
Graham will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fellings really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Graham . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fellings is sitting in close to Graham 's body. Graham has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Fellings is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Fellings is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Graham .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Billy Graham !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Mullen (ranked 4120 p4p, 5423 weight class) and Tiago Tomate (ranked 434 p4p, 486 weight class). Tomate is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by “Danger! High Voltage”, by Electric Six. Tiago Tomate told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Basic striking
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Mullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiago Tomate!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A shot in the inside from Tomate.
Tomate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tomate throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mullens head.
Mullen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Tomate.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tomate takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tomate cracks Mullen with a nice body shot.
Mullen swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomate pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mullen wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mullen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tomate gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tomate cracks Mullen with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Tomate.
Mullen misses with the head strike.
Mullen wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mullen.
Mullen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tomate is defending well.
Mullen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Mullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tomate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mullen looking to slow down the pace here.
Tomate digs a right hand into Mullen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mullen's gas tank.
Tomate works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tomate lands a right hand.
Tomate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A left hand lands to the body for Tomate.
Tomate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Nick Mullen has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Tomate.
Mullen is breathing heavily.
Tomate lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tomate - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tomate gets underhooks to prevent Mullen's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Tomate.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Tomate.
Tomate lands with a left to the head.
Tomate lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tomate scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tomate will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mullen up against the cage.
Tomate lands with a right to the head.
Tomate stalls.
Tomate blocks a body shot from Mullen.
Tomate lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tomate lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mullen backwards.
Tomate lands a nice elbow.
 Mullen is rocked!
Tomate makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Mullen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tomate creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Mullen with a big uppercut! Mullen tries to clinch up but Tomate pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Mullen to the mat! Mullen covers up and Tomate unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tiago Tomate!
Tiago Tomate 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Sikoa (ranked 3727 p4p, 4022 weight class) and Brayden Green (ranked 484 p4p, 508 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joel Sikoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brayden Green!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sikoa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Green tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sikoa is in Green's guard.
Sikoa drops back looking for a leg! Green is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Green manages to kick Sikoa off! Sikoa jumps back into Green's guard.
Sikoa drops back looking for a leg! Green is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Green manages to kick Sikoa off! Sikoa jumps back into Green's guard.
Green controls Sikoa momentarily but Sikoa frees himself.
Sikoa drops back looking for a leg! Green is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Green manages to kick Sikoa off! Sikoa jumps back into Green's guard.
Sikoa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green is trying to control the position but Sikoa postures up.
Green is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sikoa wants to pass the guard but Green is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikoa drops back looking for a leg! Green is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Green manages to kick Sikoa off! Sikoa jumps back into Green's guard.
Green is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Green might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sikoa haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sikoa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sikoa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sikoa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sikoa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sikoa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Green trying to keep a closed guard but Sikoa is proving a slippery customer.
Sikoa passes Green's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sikoa seems to be looking for submissions.
Sikoa is working for a submission of some sort.
Sikoa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Green tries to roll over but Sikoa keeps him under control.
Green has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Sikoa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Green knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is looking to improve his position.
Green gets back to full guard.
Green is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sikoa drops back looking for a leg! Green is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Green manages to kick Sikoa off! Sikoa jumps back into Green's guard.
Sikoa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Green looking to control.
That's four 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.
Green pulls Sikoa in close to prevent any damage.
Sikoa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sikoa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sikoa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sikoa seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Green is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Joel Sikoa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Sins (ranked 3279 p4p, 3589 weight class) and Ben Licht (ranked 404 p4p, 446 weight class). Licht has chosen The Exies - What You Deserve as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Johnny Sins has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Sins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Licht!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sins moves into range and clinches up with Licht.
Sins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Licht's elbow.
Licht blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Licht is looking for a takedown.
Sins lands with a short shot to the head.
Sins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Licht's elbow.
Licht tries to throw a body punch but Sins avoids it by throwing Licht back against the cage.
Sins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Licht backwards.
Licht can't find room to land a body shot as Sins controls the action.
Licht prevents a body shot from Sins.
Licht pushes Sins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Licht misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Licht.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sins lands a shoulder strike.
Sins misses with a punch on the inside.
Licht pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sins ducks under a wild hook from Licht.
Sins takes a swing at Licht's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sins. Licht does a little dance to reset his feet.
Licht walks into a jab.
Sins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Licht fails to land with a series of punches.
Licht throws a series of punches but Sins avoids them all with ease.
Sins jabs Licht to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Licht takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice shot lands for Licht.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Licht wants to slow Sins down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sins misses with the combination.
Sins looks to land a right hand but Licht moved out of range.
Johnny Sins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Licht takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sins throws a shot to the body.
Licht moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Sins as he connects with a hook.
Sins connects with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Sins.
Sins closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Sins.
Sins can't find room to land a body shot as Licht controls the action.
Sins digs a right hand into Licht's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Licht's gas tank.
Sins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Licht blocks a body shot from Sins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sins fails to land.
Sins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Licht or not.
Sins misses with the head strike.
Sins can't find room to land a body shot as Licht controls the action.
Licht goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sins prevents it.
Johnny Sins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Licht.
Licht is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sins is defending well.
Licht wants to break the clinch but can't.
Licht is trying to force a seperation but Sins has the dominant position.
Licht looking to stall.
Licht tries a body shot but Sins blocks it.
Licht escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sins lands a right hook to the body.
Sins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sins misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sins prevents the takedown attempt.
Sins pushes Licht back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sins.
Sins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Licht.
Licht softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sins lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Sins.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Licht tries a body shot but Sins blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Sins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sins closes the distance and clinches.
Licht is trying to pull guard but Sins has him pressed against the cage.
Licht wants to break free but Sins has control.
Sins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Licht can do to turn this around?
A shot in the inside from Sins.
Sins lands a shot to the body.
Sins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Licht is trying to force a seperation but Sins has the dominant position.
Licht goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sins prevents it.
Sins misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Sins.
A right hook to the body lands for Sins.
Sins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Licht tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnny Sins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Licht.
Sins tries a body shot but Licht blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Licht tries to throw a body punch but Sins avoids it by throwing Licht back against the cage.
Sins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sins lands an uppercut.
Sins prevents Licht from breaking the clinch.
Sins scores with a hook to the body.
Sins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Licht is breathing heavily.
Licht's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Licht.
Sins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Licht jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sins works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licht trying to control but Sins postures up.
Licht slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Licht pulls Sins in close to prevent any damage.
Sins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licht is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sins looking to sit in guard and control but Licht gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Licht wants to control from the top but Sins keeps moving.
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.
Sins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sins is adopting a defensive guard.
My spies in MMA Training and Sparring Buddies inform me that Licht has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Licht loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Sins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
An inside leg kick from Licht misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Licht throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sins counters with a straight right hand.
Sins clinches with his opponent.
A hook to the body from Sins.
Licht is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Sins dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sins lunges at Licht with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Licht's hand.
Sins throws a nice looking combination but Licht bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Licht takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Licht throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sins scores with a decent looking hook.
Licht throws a hook to the side of Sins's head but Sins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnny Sins is winning the standup battle so far.
Sins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Licht.
Sins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sins slips a jab from Licht.
A low kick lands for Licht.
A leg kick checked by Sins.
Sins darts in and clinches Licht up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sins lands a left hand.
Sins lands with a short shot to the head.
Sins misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sins blocking some punches.
Sins lands a left hand.
Sins scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sins.
Sins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Licht backwards.
Sins misses with a body punch.
Sins pushes Licht back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sins.
A head punch on the inside from Sins fails to land.
Licht tries to break free but Sins pushes him back against the cage.
Sins misses with a body punch.
Sins tries a body shot but Licht blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Licht.
Sins misses with some punches.
Johnny Sins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Licht misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Licht doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Licht is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sins is keeping busy.
Sins struggles to land a body shot inside as Licht controls his hands.
Sins lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Sins - that landed with a thud.
Sins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Licht doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sins.
Sins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Licht takes a shot to the head.
Licht avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Licht tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sins lands a hook that snaps the head of Licht backwards.
Sins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sins scores with a shoulder strike.
Sins lands a shoulder strike.
Ben Licht has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sins gets through Licht's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Licht blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Licht decides to pull guard.
Sins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sins sitting in guard here, content to control.
Licht wants to sweep here but Sins controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licht working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Licht takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Licht trying to control the position.
Johnny Sins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Licht has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sins has managed to get both his arms back between Licht's legs - danger averted.
Licht looking for a guillotine here but Sins defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Sins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Sins!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tear Drop Drake (ranked 2734 p4p, 2695 weight class) and Jesse Kruger (ranked 340 p4p, 337 weight class). Tear Drop Drake has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Tear Drop Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jesse Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger fails with the takedown.
Drake slips under a jab from Kruger.
Kruger moves away from the strike by Drake.
Kruger shoots for a takedown but Drake saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kruger manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Drake on his heels. He'll look to pass Drake's guard now, I'm sure.
Drake 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.
Kruger thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kruger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drake wants to improve his position but instead Kruger has moved into half guard.
Kruger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake tries to get to full guard but Kruger has control of the leg.
Kruger has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Combat Wombat Burrow. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Drake wants to control but Kruger is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Drake wants to get back to his feet.
Kruger thows a huge punch but Drake dodges it nicely.
Drake is refusing to be controlled, as Kruger sits in half guard.
Drake on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drake tries to get out of the position.
Kruger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kruger drops an elbow to the side of Drake's head.
Drake trying to hold on to Kruger's head to control him but Kruger postures up.
Kruger passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kruger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger landing strikes from the mount and Drake is in trouble!
Kruger throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Drake taking shots to the head.
Kruger punching from mount but Drake doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kruger avoids the attempt from Drake to control.
Kruger looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kruger has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Drake's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruger connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Drake is working to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Kruger there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Drake is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kruger sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drake tries to hold on but Kruger pushes him away.
Kruger raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kruger avoids the attempt from Drake to control.
BOOM! Kruger connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kruger throws some wild stikes that Drake manages to avoid easily.
Drake holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kruger tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Drake tries to hold on but Kruger pushes him away.
Kruger thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Drake definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kruger punching from mount but Drake doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger breaks from Drake's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kruger misses with a head shot.
Kruger tries to control but Drake wriggling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruger is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Kruger.
Kruger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drake is looking to escape.
Kruger throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Drake is trying desperately to improve position.
Drake blocking the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Kruger dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Kruger circles away.
And Kruger tries to counter it with a takedown but Drake pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kruger shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drake defends it nicely.
Kruger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Kruger looking to score a takedown here. Drake is defending well but Kruger drives through and ends up in Drake's guard.
Kruger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Kruger from controlling successfully.
Kruger advances to half guard.
Kruger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Drake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kruger on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger is looking to take a break and control but Drake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drake is trying to stand back up but Kruger is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger thows a huge punch but Drake dodges it nicely.
Kruger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Drake on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Drake is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kruger's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kruger's back!
What can Kruger do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Kruger trying to control the action but Drake just sinks the hooks in.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Drake controlling the positon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger trying to control the hands but Drake breaks the grip.
Jesse Kruger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kruger is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger is still trying to improve position.
Kruger wants to control his opponent's hands but Drake gets his hands free.
You can see the frustration on Kruger's face He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Kruger trying to control the hands but Drake breaks the grip.
Good control from Drake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kruger trying to control the action but Drake just sinks the hooks in.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
I really don't envy Kruger right now.
Drake has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kruger's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tear Drop Drake dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Drake misses.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruger shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kruger was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Drake's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kruger misses with the ground and pound.
Kruger working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Drake wants to get back to his feet but Kruger drags him back down.
The strikes coming from Kruger are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kruger tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kruger has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kruger in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kruger throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kruger is looking to take a break and control but Drake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drake avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kruger.
Kruger trying to control the action but Drake is working from the bottom.
Kruger wants to take a breather but Drake manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Kruger.
Kruger working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kruger throwing strikes but missing.
Kruger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kruger throwing strikes but missing.
Drake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kruger.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Kruger from controlling successfully.
Kruger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kruger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kruger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kruger stands up over Drake, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Drake is pulling down on Kruger's head. It's preventing any offense from Kruger, at least for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kruger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kruger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Drake wants to sweep here but Kruger controlling him for the moment.
Kruger stays in close to Drake's body and controls the position.
Kruger trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kruger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kruger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Drake is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kruger connects with a decent elbow.
Drake on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Drake struggling a bit here.
Kruger throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kruger misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kruger cracks Drake with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kruger sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Drake is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Drake is not content to let Kruger control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Kruger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kruger 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Kruger!
Jesse Kruger thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Smith (ranked 2572 p4p, 2866 weight class) and Rikz Moon (ranked 147 p4p, 161 weight class). Smith comes into the arena with The Only Thing They Fear is You- DOOM Eternal OST blaring out of the sound system. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rikz Moon!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moon.
Moon lands a jab to the head.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moon lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Rikz Moon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice uppercut there from Moon.
Moon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moon takes one on the button.
Moon staying out of range there.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Moon uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Moon's coach down at MONEY TEAM!!! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Moon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Moon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Moon misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a swing at Moon's ribcage but misses.
Moon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Moon scores with a jab.
Moon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Moon's shoulder, as Moon tries to avoid the shot.
Moon thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Moon lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Moon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Moon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith is rocked!
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!
Moon misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Moon is just out of range.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Moon.
Moon cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Moon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moon throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Moon's head back.
Moon looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Moon.
Moon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Moon scores with a jab.
Moon 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.
Smith digs a good hook to Moon's body.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Moon just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Moon lands.
Moon lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Moon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moon moves away.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moon was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith slips a jab from Moon.
Moon defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Moon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Moon connects with a nice looking jab.
Moon throws a good cross that connects.
Moon cracks Smith with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Moon has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Smith to stand back up!
Moon takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Moon as he checks the leg kick.
Smith looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Moon is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rikz Moon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Moon's corner calls for a 1-2. Moon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith jabs at Moon's body.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moon manages to avoid it.
Moon looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Moon clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Moon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Moon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moon misses with a straight left.
Moon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Smith misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moon cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon slips under a jab from Smith.
Moon blocks a leg kick.
Smith moves out of range as Moon strikes.
Oooooh!!! Moon has knocked Smith down with a huge combo! Moon steps away and waves a wobbly Smith back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Moon looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Moon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Moon cracks Smith with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Smith falls to his knees and Moon doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rikz Moon!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Winslow (ranked 2227 p4p, 2602 weight class) and Adriel Nayati (ranked 289 p4p, 316 weight class). Winslow comes to the cage accompanied by Win In The End - Mark Safan. Nayati has chosen Indian Calling - At War as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Winslow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adriel Nayati!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winslow swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nayati counters with a shoot takedown. Winslow fights it but they end up in guard.
Winslow seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Winslow has an active guard here but Nayati has managed to pass into half guard.
Nayati 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.
Winslow wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winslow manages to get to full guard.
Nayati with a nice head shot there.
Winslow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nayati can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Winslow is looking for a triangle but Nayati pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayati trying to control but Winslow is working from the bottom.
Nayati with a nice head shot there.
Nayati in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nayati wants to control from the top but Winslow keeps moving.
Nayati might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Winslow haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Winslow trying to control the position.
Nayati chips away with some ground and pound.
Winslow wants to hit a sweep here but Nayati passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Winslow there!
Nayati landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayati scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nayati with a couple of short strikes.
Nayati lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nayati working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nayati in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nayati can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Winslow is looking to escape.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Winslow is desperately trying to improve his position but Nayati has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nayati lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nayati looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Winslow is looking to get to half guard.
Nayati punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winslow tries to hold on but Nayati postures up.
Nayati breaks from Winslow's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Winslow bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Nayati had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Winslow defends it easily.
Nayati has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Winslow can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Winslow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nayati has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Punch Fit. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Winslow preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nayati looking for a guillotine here but Winslow defends easily.
Nayati looking for a sweep. Not yet Nayati, not yet.
Nayati throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Winslow is working Nayati over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Winslow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nayati wants to sweep but no luck.
Nayati is still trying to improve position.
Nayati bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Winslow's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adriel Nayati dominated that round.
That's time! Winslow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nayati keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nayati defending well as Winslow loads up on a big left hand.
Nayati with the counter takedown but Winslow avoids it easily.
Winslow misses with a body shot.
Nayati shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nayati lands with a punch from half guard.
Nayati scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Winslow is trying to control but can't.
Winslow has hold of Nayati's hands but Nayati slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nayati has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winslow regains full guard. Nicely done.
Winslow is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nayati is in close to Winslow's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayati throws a big right hand that misses.
Winslow keeping full guard, as Nayati tries to pass.
Nayati chips away with some ground and pound.
Winslow is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nayati is aware though and is defending well.
Nayati stopping the sweep attempt from Winslow.
Adriel Nayati has got the better of the ground game so far.
Winslow working for a triangle but Nayati defends it easily.
Nayati is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nayati connects with a couple of short punches.
Nayati with a nice head shot there.
Nayati connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nayati's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayati pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Winslow is keeping the position for now.
Winslow looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nayati slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Winslow tries to bench press Nayati off him but Nayati keeps the position.
Winslow takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nayati goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Winslow has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Nayati but great work by Winslow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winslow scoring with punches from side control.
Nayati tries to improve position but can't.
Winslow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nayati is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nayati manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winslow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nayati tries to roll over but Winslow keeps him under control.
Nayati is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Winslow pulls his head out easily.
Nayati gets full guard.
Winslow lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nayati wants to sweep here but Winslow controlling him for the moment.
Nayati is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Winslow is aware though and is defending well.
Winslow with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winslow working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Winslow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Winslow stands up over Nayati, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nayati looking to hit a scissor sweep but Winslow is one step ahead there.
Winslow throws a big elbow that misses.
Nayati is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nayati is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Winslow wants to control from the top but Nayati keeps moving.
Winslow lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adriel Nayati showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Winslow gets tackled into the cage by Nayati. Nayati maintains the clinch.
Nayati breaks the clinch.
Nayati shoots and misses
and Winslow counters with a straight right hand.
Winslow swings for the body but Nayati moves out of range.
Winslow throws an off balance right hand
and Nayati counters with a takedown into side control.
Winslow is trying to improve his position.
Nayati looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Winslow wants to control but Nayati postures up.
Nayati scoring with punches from side control.
Nayati working the head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winslow is looking to regain half guard here but Nayati keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayati working away.
Winslow is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Nayati is chipping away with strikes.
Winslow is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nayati connects with a decent elbow.
Nayati looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nayati working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nayati cracks Winslow with a big right hand but Winslow just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Winslow manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nayati taking some punishment here, with Winslow in his half guard.
Winslow working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nayati is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winslow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nayati with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nayati is looking for a sweep. Winslow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Winslow slips a nice elbow through Nayati's hands, connecting with Nayati's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winslow wants to control but Nayati is keeping him busy.
Winslow scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Winslow seems to be looking for submissions.
Winslow wants to work for an arm triangle but Nayati is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nayati is defending against the submission attempts here by Winslow.
Nayati looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayati tries to get to full guard but Winslow has control of the leg.
Nayati looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Winslow is trying to control. Nayati wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Winslow working over Nayati with some ground and pound. Nayati looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Winslow drops an elbow to the side of Nayati's head.
Nayati is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nayati makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nayati.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nayati wants to sweep but no luck.
Winslow 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.
Winslow with a nice head shot there.
Nayati is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Winslow wants to control from the top but Nayati keeps moving.
Winslow working some strikes from top position.
Winslow trying to control the position from guard on top but Nayati is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Adriel Nayati just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Winslow scores with a hook to the body. Nayati takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nayati slips under a jab.
Nayati gets a takedown into half guard.
Winslow tries to get to full guard but Nayati has control of the leg.
Winslow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winslow has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nayati is working away from the top position though.
Winslow on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winslow tries to get to full guard but Nayati has control of the leg.
Nayati working over Winslow with some ground and pound. Winslow looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Winslow is looking to improve his position.
Nayati wants to free his trapped foot but Winslow is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Winslow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Nayati.
Winslow looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nayati connects with a nice short shot to Winslow's temple.
Nayati trying to pass the guard but Winslow defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayati is looking for a kimura here.
Nayati looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nayati working Winslow over with strikes.
Winslow is trying to get back to full guard.
Winslow trying to hold on to Nayati's head to control him but Nayati postures up.
Nayati scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Nayati there.
Winslow tries to get to full guard but Nayati has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Nayati there.
Winslow works his way to full guard. Good work.
Winslow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Winslow is really struggling to control Nayati but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Winslow looking for a guillotine here but Nayati defends easily.
Nayati must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nayati scoring with some ground and pound.
Winslow trying to keep a closed guard but Nayati is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nayati is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Winslow is trying to keep Nayati in close.
Nayati trying to control but Winslow is working from the bottom.
Nayati scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nayati is in close to Winslow's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nayati postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nayati lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nayati looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nayati postures up and lands a big shot to Winslow's brow.
Winslow is looking for a triangle but Nayati pushes his legs off easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adriel Nayati dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Winslow misses with a left hand
and Nayati counters with a nice double leg into side control. Winslow won't be happy with that.
Nayati working the ground and pound from side control.
Winslow is rocked!
Nayati working away.
Oh Winslow is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nayati lands an elbow.
Nayati lands some shots froms side control.
Nayati working the head with strikes.
A big shot lands for Nayati! That's hurt Winslow! Will he recover? Nayati fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adriel Nayati!
Adriel Nayati is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Adriel Nayati thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Jeff Winslow was interviewed post fight and said 'Congratulations. Great fight.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vito Romero (ranked 1609 p4p, 1990 weight class) and Magnus Thorgard (ranked 240 p4p, 291 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vito Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Magnus Thorgard!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorgard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thorgard is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Thorgard has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Thorgard misses with a looping left.
Thorgard misses with a hook
enabling Romero to counter with a crisp jab.
Romero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Thorgard.
Romero slips a jab and a cross from Thorgard.
Thorgard slips a jab from Romero.
A jab from Romero misses.
Thorgard lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Romero connects with a jab.
Thorgard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Romero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Romero. Those never looked like landing.
Thorgard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Vito Romero has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorgard throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
Thorgard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thorgard throws out a loose jab but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorgard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Romero avoids it really well and circles away.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thorgard.
Romero connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Romero.
Romero stuffs the takedown attempt from Thorgard. Thorgard gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thorgard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thorgard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slow jab from Romero misses its intended target.
Thorgard changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Romero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Thorgard ducks down to avoid it.
Romero takes one on the button.
Thorgard misses with a body shot
and Romero counters with a straight right hand.
Thorgard swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Thorgard defending well as Romero loads up on a big left hand.
Thorgard with the counter takedown but Romero avoids it easily.
Thorgard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Romero under the eye.
Nice defenses there by Thorgard.
Vito Romero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thorgard throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero throws a body punch but Thorgard moves out of range.
Thorgard lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Romero closes the distance and pushes Thorgard back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard takes a shot to the head.
Romero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thorgard fails to land with a series of punches.
Romero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorgard. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero wants to clinch up but Thorgard keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Romero.
Thorgard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Romero wants to stand up but Thorgard is controlling him.
Romero wants to sweep but no luck.
Romero is working hard here to advance position.
Romero looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Thorgard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Romero wants to get back to his feet but Thorgard passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thorgard lands a nice short elbow.
Thorgard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Thorgard 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.
Still in half guard, Thorgard seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero pushes Thorgard off looking to stand but Thorgard dives back in and keeps control.
Romero wants to control but Thorgard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thorgard is trying to control. Romero wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Romero is trying to stand up here but Thorgard is controlling him well.
Romero tries to get to full guard but Thorgard has control of the leg.
Romero blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thorgard.
Thorgard is looking for a kimura but Romero is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Thorgard to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero is doing well to control the position and prevent Thorgard from advancing to side control.
Thorgard slips a nice elbow through Romero's hands, connecting with Romero's forehead.
Romero won't allow Thorgard to pass to mount.
Romero knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thorgard on the ground.
Thorgard is working for a submission of some sort.
Thorgard winds up and cracks Romero with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thorgard is taking a breather. Romero says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Romero makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Romero.
Thorgard prevents Romero from getting back to his feet.
Romero wants to sweep but no luck.
Thorgard trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thorgard.
Romero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thorgard landing some decent shots from guard.
Thorgard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Thorgard trying to control but Romero is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Thorgard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vito Romero's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Thorgard slips the punch.
Thorgard is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Romero throws a hook but Thorgard blocks it.
Thorgard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero.
Thorgard drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Romero defends it well.
Thorgard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thorgard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Romero lands an overhand right.
Thorgard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero takes a swing at Thorgard's ribcage but misses.
Thorgard thuds a left hand into Romero's body.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Thorgard moved out of range nicely.
Thorgard defending well as Romero loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero throws a hook but Thorgard blocks it.
Romero throws a right hand that Thorgard ducks under and follows up with a left that Thorgard also avoids with ease.
Thorgard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Romero misses with a double jab.
A jab from Thorgard finds it's way through Romero's defenses.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thorgard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Romero scrambles back to his feet.
Thorgard moves away from the strike by Romero.
Romero throws a hook to the side of Thorgard's head but Thorgard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thorgard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romero manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Thorgard finds it's target.
Thorgard blocks a jab.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorgard.
Romero scores with a nice right hand.
Vito Romero is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Romero.
Thorgard misses with a hook
and Thorgard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thorgard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thorgard swings widly with a right hand
and Thorgard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thorgard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Thorgard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorgard shoots and misses
and Romero counters with a straight right hand.
Thorgard throws a right and a left that Romero avoids nicely.
Vito Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorgard connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero cracks Thorgard with a good jab.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thorgard.
Romero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Romero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thorgard doesn't seem bothered though.
Thorgard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Romero.
Thorgard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Thorgard.
A big right from Thorgard misses.
Thorgard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Romero misses with a two punch combination.
Romero cracks Thorgard with a good jab.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thorgard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Romero connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thorgard scrambles back to his feet.
Thorgard throws a good cross that connects.
Vito Romero's cut is getting worse.
A jab from Thorgard finds it's way through Romero's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard shoots and misses
and Romero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vito Romero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Thorgard.
Romero gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Thorgard as he connects with a hook.
Romero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Magnus Thorgard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorgard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Thorgard cracks Romero with a good jab.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorgard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thorgard feints the counter takedown.
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Thorgard.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Thorgard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thorgard throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Romero.
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!
Thorgard tries to move into range but Romero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Romero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thorgard.
Thorgard misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romero misses with a looping left.
Thorgard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero blocks a jab.
Romero throwing a counter right hand but Thorgard manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Romero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thorgard throws an overhand right that lands on Romero's shoulder, as Romero tries to avoid the shot.
Romero misses the jab.
Romero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by Thorgard.
Vito Romero's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Romero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thorgard throws out the jab.
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thorgard.
Romero misses with a straight right.
Thorgard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero slips a jab and a cross from Thorgard.
Thorgard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorgard.
Romero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thorgard throws a series of punches but Romero moves out of range.
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 Vito Romero will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vito Romero's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Romero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thorgard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romero takes one on the button.
Thorgard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Romero throws a hook to the side of Thorgard's head but Thorgard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero fails to land with a series of punches.
Thorgard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thorgard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romero counters with a stiff right hand.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thorgard with the counter takedown but Romero avoids it easily.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorgard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romero fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thorgard.
Romero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thorgard throws out the jab.
Thorgard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Thorgard.
Romero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thorgard scores with a nice head shot.
Nice straight punches there by Romero. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Romero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throws out a loose jab but Thorgard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorgard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Romero slips a jab from Thorgard.
Romero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Romero misses.
Thorgard throws a hook but Romero blocks it.
Thorgard staying out of range there.
Thorgard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
Romero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorgard cracks Romero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thorgard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Thorgard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thorgard misses with a hook
enabling Romero to counter with a crisp jab.
Romero takes one to the side of the head.
Thorgard staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Romero misses.
Thorgard is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Romero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thorgard at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Romero stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Romero wants it to stay on the feet.
Vito Romero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Thorgard.
Thorgard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Thorgard moved out of range nicely.
Thorgard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thorgard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Romero swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thorgard.
Romero misses with an uppercut. Thorgard saw that one coming.
Romero moves out of range as Thorgard strikes.
Thorgard scores with the left hand. Romero knows he should have avoided that one.
Thorgard slips under a jab from Romero.
Thorgard misses with a straight right.
Thorgard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Romero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romero takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thorgard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thorgard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a hook but Thorgard avoids it easily.
Thorgard feints the counter takedown.
Thorgard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thorgard scores with a jab.
Romero defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thorgard.
A right-left combo lands from Romero.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Romero does no damage.
Romero looks to throw the jab but Thorgard is out of range.
Thorgard moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Romero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thorgard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorgard misses with a looping right.
Thorgard misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Romero there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Romero finds it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Romero misses with a wild body shot.
Thorgard with the counter takedown but Romero avoids it easily.
Romero looks to throw the jab but Thorgard is out of range.
Thorgard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thorgard swats away the attempt to clinch by Romero.
Nice straight punches there by Romero. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Romero.
Horrible takedown attempt by Thorgard or perhaps it was just good defense by Romero, which made it look bad.
Romero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thorgard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Romero defends it nicely.
Romero appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thorgard throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vito Romero showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Romero has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vito Romero!
Vito Romero took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Dias (ranked 734 p4p, 1987 weight class) and Rustam Kadurov (ranked 104 p4p, 274 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinny Dias!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rustam Kadurov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kadurov digs a good hook to Dias's body.
Kadurov works over Dias's head and body with a nice combination.
Kadurov misses with a looping right.
Kadurov connects with the punch.
Kadurov throws a hook but Dias avoids it easily.
Dias ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kadurov misses with a series of wild punches.
Dias slips under a jab from Kadurov.
Dias is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kadurov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dias goes for a double leg but Kadurov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kadurov continues to drive forward.
Kadurov works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kadurov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dias has his foot on Kadurov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kadurov works his way back into a safe position though.
Dias looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadurov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kadurov trying to control but Dias is working from the bottom.
Kadurov postures up.
Kadurov stopping the sweep attempt from Dias.
Dias working for a triangle but Kadurov defends it easily.
Dias keeping moving, preventing Kadurov from controlling successfully.
Dias looking for a guillotine here but Kadurov defends easily.
Dias working for a triangle but Kadurov defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kadurov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kadurov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Dias's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dias is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Dias is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadurov grinds an elbow into Dias's temple.
Kadurov wants to stand but Dias has his arm trapped.
Kadurov is staying tight to Dias's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Dias sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dias is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kadurov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kadurov's back!
Kadurov trying to control the hands but Dias won't let him.
Dias is trying to control but Kadurov is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Kadurov wants to control but Dias is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias looking to ground and pound but Kadurov is blocking nicely.
Dias looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kadurov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dias trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dias throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kadurov 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.
Dias trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rustam Kadurov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dias fails with a takedown attempt.
Kadurov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kadurov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dias tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kadurov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dias somewhat.
Dias bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dias takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dias uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kadurov.
Kadurov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kadurov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kadurov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadurov is looking to take a break and control but Dias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kadurov working away.
Dias tries to buck Kadurov off but Kadurov is having none of it.
Rustam Kadurov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dias takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dias is trying to improve his position.
Kadurov controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kadurov tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kadurov just content to control the position.
Kadurov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dias keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Dias's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kadurov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Kadurov working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias is trying to improve his position.
Kadurov scoring with punches and elbows.
Kadurov in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kadurov looks up at the clock and then as Dias takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kadurov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dias stops Kadurov from passing to mount.
Kadurov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dias on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias can't do much from the bottom here.
Kadurov tries for a kimura but Dias is defending well.
Dias sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kadurov wants to take a breather but Dias is having none of it.
Kadurov slips a nice elbow through Dias's hands, connecting with Dias's forehead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kadurov in particular looking to stall.
Kadurov lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rustam Kadurov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dias fails to land the takedown.
Kadurov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dias.
Dias darts in looking for a takedown but Kadurov gets double underhooks and turns Dias into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinny Dias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dias is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kadurov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dias to the mat. Dias regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Dias escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kadurov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kadurov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dias's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kadurov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kadurov with a nice head shot there.
Kadurov is posturing up here but Dias has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Kadurov tries to roll out but it's too tight and Kadurov has to tap! Slick submission there by Dias!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vinny Dias!
Vinny Dias retains his welterweight title!
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