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HFC 78: Fermi vs Montrose PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mo Scato (ranked 5931 p4p, 4184 weight class) and Jamie Newman (ranked 253 p4p, 219 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mo Scato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamie Newman!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Scato is not content to let Newman control the position.
Scato regains full guard. Nicely done.
Scato escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Newman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Scato looking for a guillotine here but Newman defends easily.
Newman is looking to work some ground and pound but Scato has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scato looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Newman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Scato 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.
Scato is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Newman passes Scato's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman controlling the action here.
Scato wants to improve his position but Newman is controlling well.
Scato looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Scato wants to get back to full guard but Newman has passed into side control.
Scato is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Newman off and has taken his back!
Scato is looking to control Newman but Newman is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newman tries to break free.
Newman covering up well and avoiding damage.
Newman is really stuck here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scato is not going to allow Newman to sit and survive in this position.
Scato looking to break Newman's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Newman remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Scato will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Scato looking to hold on to the position here but Newman rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Scato drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Newman manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Scato has Newman in his guard.
Scato trying to control the position.
Newman chips away with some ground and pound.
Newman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Newman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scato bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Newman's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Scato gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Scato has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Newman being controlled here, momentarily.
Scato content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Newman has locked up a guillotine! Newman's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Scato is holding on here and Newman must be using up a lot of energy. Scato has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Newman gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jamie Newman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luka Seehaubitze (ranked 4135 p4p, 3738 weight class) and Damien Black (ranked 444 p4p, 421 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luka Seehaubitze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Black!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seehaubitze scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Seehaubitze misses with the combination.
Black walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Seehaubitze as he avoids it easily.
Seehaubitze definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Seehaubitze connects with a body shot.
Black looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Seehaubitze displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Black.
It looked like Seehaubitze was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Black looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Black there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Black not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Black working over Seehaubitze with some ground and pound. Seehaubitze looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Black lands with a punch from half guard.
Seehaubitze wants to get back to full guard.
Black working Seehaubitze over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seehaubitze wants to get back to full guard.
Seehaubitze is looking to escape.
Black is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Seehaubitze taking some punishment here, with Black in his half guard.
Seehaubitze wants to get back to his feet.
Seehaubitze taking some punishment here, with Black in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Black there.
Black winds up and cracks Seehaubitze with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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. Black connects with a nice short shot to Seehaubitze's temple.
 Seehaubitze is rocked!
Seehaubitze trying to control here.
Black has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nice strikes from Black there.
Oh Seehaubitze is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black working over Seehaubitze with some ground and pound. Seehaubitze looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black working Seehaubitze over with strikes.
Black drops an elbow to the side of Seehaubitze's head.
Seehaubitze wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Black there.
Black scores with a big shot! Seehaubitze's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Seehaubitze! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Black!
Damien Black tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Will Smith (ranked 6295 p4p, 3603 weight class) and Mer Lo (ranked 259 p4p, 198 weight class). Mer Lo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mer Lo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith tests Lo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lo tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith throws a quick counter head kick but Lo was just out of range.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lo scores with a decent looking hook.
A swing and a miss from Lo.
Lo waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Smith. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Smith to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
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!
Lo postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Smith covers up, he's hurt! Lo keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Lo and the ref steps in to end the fight! Lo can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mer Lo!
During a confident post fight interview, Mer Lo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Matthews (ranked 2472 p4p, 3419 weight class) and Thomas Hill (ranked 271 p4p, 361 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurice Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Hill!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matthews.
Hill throws a one two combo.
Hill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matthews misses with an uppercut. Hill saw that one coming.
Hill throws a shot from downtown. Matthews moves away and avoids it.
Matthews throws a looping overhand right but Hill ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Hill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hill throws a right hand that misses
and Matthews counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Thomas Hill has been cut.
Hill scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've been told by Matthews's head coaches at in shig we trust that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill misses with an uppercut
and Matthews counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hill throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hill digs a good hook to Matthews's body.
Hill scores with a three punch combo!
Matthews takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hill has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hill loads up on a big right hand but Matthews slips the punch.
Hill avoids the body shot from Matthews.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill lands with a straight right. Matthews didn't see that one coming.
Hill looks to land a right hand but Matthews moved out of range.
Hill throws a combination that misses
and Matthews counters with a straight right hand.
Hill throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matthews stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hill looks to throw the jab but Matthews is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Matthews misses the target.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
Matthews is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Matthews misses with an uppercut. Hill saw that one coming.
Matthews throws a jab but it's blocked by Hill.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
It looked like Matthews wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthews moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Matthews on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hill throws a hook but Matthews avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Matthews tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hill misses the jab.
Hill works over Matthews's head and body with a nice combination.
Hill misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill moves into range and connects with a jab.
Matthews throws a shot from downtown. Hill moves away and avoids it.
Hill closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hill looks to land a right hand but Matthews moved out of range.
Matthews displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hill throws out the jab.
A big left from Matthews misses.
Hill misses with a hook
and Matthews counters with a nice right hand that sends Hill toppling to the canvas! Hill scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Matthews finish him?!
 Hill is rocked!
Matthews takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hill is still on wobbly legs! Can Matthews finish him?
Hill misses with a body shot
and Matthews counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maurice Matthews!
A victorious Maurice Matthews thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 1747 p4p, 3295 weight class) and Pate Ro (ranked 200 p4p, 350 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Duterte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Ro!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duterte doesn't manage to clinch there - Ro circles away.
Ro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duterte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ro scores with a jab.
 It looks like Rodrigo Duterte has been cut.
Duterte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ro! But no joy.
Ro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Duterte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ro misses with a hook. Duterte ducked under it nicely.
Duterte wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Duterte tries to clinch
and Ro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duterte defending well as Ro loads up on a big left hand.
Ro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duterte tries to clinch but Ro is having none of it.
Duterte slips a straight right by Ro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duterte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Duterte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duterte tries to clinch but Ro moves away
and Ro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rodrigo Duterte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Ro there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro connects with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Duterte.
Ro misses with a wild combination.
Ro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duterte at a distance.
Ro looks to score with a jab to the body but Duterte is just out of range.
Duterte moves in looking to clinch but Ro pushes him off.
Ro has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Duterte is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ro digs a good body shot into Duterte's ribs.
Ro misses with a looping left.
Duterte takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Duterte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ro misses with a body shot.
Duterte tries to clinch there but Ro circles away.
Ro connects with a body shot that sends Duterte's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duterte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ro swats away the attempt to clinch by Duterte.
Duterte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duterte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Duterte tries to clinch there but Ro circles away.
Duterte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duterte tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ro! But no joy.
Ro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duterte manages to avoid it.
Ro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Duterte is looking to clinch.
Ro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Duterte slips a jab and a cross from Ro.
Duterte wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duterte ducks right into an uppercut from Ro.
Duterte is looking to clinch but Ro is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Ro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ro throws a series of punches but Duterte avoids them all with ease.
Duterte tries to clinch up but Ro circles away and keeps his distance.
Duterte is looking to clinch.
Duterte closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ro lands with a nice body punch.
Ro swings for the body but Duterte moves out of range.
Duterte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Duterte is breathing heavily.
Duterte scores with a hook.
Ro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duterte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rodrigo Duterte's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ro stuns Duterte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duterte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ro is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Duterte with a body shot.
Duterte tries to clinch up.
Ro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Ro as he connects with a hook.
Duterte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ro.
Ro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duterte. Duterte circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ro scores with a body shot.
Duterte needs to keep his hands up - Ro had a free shot at his head there.
Ro cracks Duterte with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ro has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Duterte to stand back up!
Duterte is rocked!
Rodrigo Duterte's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Duterte walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Ro! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pate Ro!
After winning the bout, Pate Ro thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Rodrigo Duterte spoke after the fight, saying 'Don't worry I will be back!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jugo Fury (ranked 1817 p4p, 3273 weight class) and Rodrigo Medeiros (ranked 278 p4p, 457 weight class). Fury comes to the cage accompanied by Pigface by Greyhoundz. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jugo Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Medeiros!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Medeiros.
Medeiros throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Fury was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Medeiros.
Fury closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fury lands in his opponent's guard.
Fury working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fury makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Medeiros 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.
Fury lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Medeiros tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fury wants to control from the top but Medeiros keeps moving.
Fury keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Medeiros's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fury working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Medeiros has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fury can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fury sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fury trying to control but Medeiros is working from the bottom.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA Rio inform us that Medeiros has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Fury landing with the ground and pound.
Fury wants to control from the top but Medeiros keeps moving.
Fury connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros trying to control the position.
Fury passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fury scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Medeiros takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fury staying calm.
Fury creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Medeiros is rocked!
Medeiros is being controlled here.
A big shot lands for Fury! That's hurt Medeiros! Will he recover? Fury fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jugo Fury!
A determined Jugo Fury didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Presley Chai (ranked 1349 p4p, 1989 weight class) and John Karter (ranked 188 p4p, 273 weight class). John Karter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Presley Chai's chin.
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Presley Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, John Karter!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai tries to clinch but Karter is having none of it.
Chai lands with a cross.
Chai cracks Karter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Karter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chai is looking to clinch.
A jab from Chai does it's job there.
Chai connects with a body shot.
Chai connects with a crisp jab.
We've been hearing reports that Chai has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Karter lands with a right hand.
Karter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Karter.
Chai throws a lazy uppercut
and Karter counters with an outside leg kick.
Chai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throws a series of punches but Karter avoids them all with ease.
Karter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chai's knee momentarily.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Karter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai cracks Karter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Karter just misses with a punch to the body.
Karter throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
Karter throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Chai misses with a left hand
and Karter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter looks to land a combination but Chai avoids it well.
Chai lands with a straight right. Karter didn't see that one coming.
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!
A decent looking cross lands there for Chai.
Chai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chai throws a poor cross that misses
and Karter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karter lands a big uppercut and Chai crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Chai looks OK. Karter waves Chai back to his feet!
Chai is rocked!
A punch lands to the side of Karter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oh Chai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai seems to have got his legs back now.
Chai closes the distance looking to clinch
and Karter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
John Karter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karter circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai moves into the clinch successfully.
Karter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chai slips a jab from Karter.
Chai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chai darts in and clinches Karter up against the cage.
Chai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karter's efforts to push away.
Karter has had enough of the clinch but Chai keeps him there for the moment.
Chai wants the takedown. Karter is fighting it off but Chai persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Karter's guard against the cage.
Chai pushing down on Karter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Karter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chai is working away from the top position though.
Chai content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Karter to regain full guard.
Chai lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Karter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chai throwing strikes from guard but Karter blocks nicely.
Chai is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chai controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Karter trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Presley Chai will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Karter lands a leg kick that knocks Chai off balance momentarily.
Chai thuds a left hand into Karter's body.
Karter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Chai closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Karter's guard.
Karter trying to control the position here.
Chai trying to control but Karter is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter wants to control but Chai passes easily into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chai lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chai.
Karter keeping hold of Chai's head, controlling as best he can.
Chai throwing shots but Karter is blocking nicely.
Karter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Karter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chai.
Chai throws a strike but Karter avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Chai showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chai cracks Karter with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Karter controls Chai momentarily but Chai frees himself.
Karter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Karter can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chai pushing down on Karter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Chai not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chai working the head and body with strikes.
John Karter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chai not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chai stalling away here and it's allowed Karter to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Chai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chai is fighting to break Karter's control of his arms but Karter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chai throwing strikes from guard but Karter blocks nicely.
Chai connects with a couple of short punches.
Chai is working Karter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chai trying to control but Karter is working from the bottom.
Chai with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chai wants to control from the top but Karter keeps moving.
Chai 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai postures up in Karter's guard and throws a big left but Karter blocks it.
Chai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chai.
Karter seems keen to control Chai's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Karter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Nice cross by Chai.
Chai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karter.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Karter's shoulder, as Karter tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Presley Chai 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!
Karter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karter throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karter tries to score with a low kick but Chai moves his leg out of the way.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Karter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chai closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Chai moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Karter! Chai continues to tee off on Karter, landing with a left and a right! Chai connects with a right hand that leaves Karter sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Chai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Presley Chai!
During a confident post fight interview, Presley Chai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mertis Falandas (ranked 1651 p4p, 1894 weight class) and Daniel Gable (ranked 220 p4p, 256 weight class). Falandas comes to the cage accompanied by Feed the Machine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mertis Falandas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Gable!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gable misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gable misses with a series of wild punches.
Falandas feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gable misses with a combination
enabling Falandas to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Daniel Gable has been cut.
Gable tries to score a power double leg takedown but Falandas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gable somewhat.
Falandas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Falandas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falandas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gable shoots in looking for a takedown but Falandas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gable's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gable gets a clinch.
Gable breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gable tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falandas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Falandas lands with a shot to the body.
Daniel Gable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gable fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gable fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mertis Falandas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Gable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falandas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Falandas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gable backwards.
Gable tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Falandas smiles and moves away.
Falandas cracks Gable with an open hand slap.
Falandas moves into the clinch.
Gable goes for a takedown in the clinch but Falandas prevents it.
Gable tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Falandas tries to throw a body punch but Gable avoids it by throwing Falandas back against the cage.
Gable has Falandas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Falandas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Falandas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Falandas tries a knee to the head but Gable blocks it.
Falandas lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falandas presses Gable against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Falandas tries a knee to the head but Gable blocks it.
Falandas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gable blocks it with crossed arms.
Falandas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Falandas.
Falandas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Falandas blocks an uppercut.
Gable has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Falandas clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gable is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Falandas has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Falandas covering up well and avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gable lands shots from the back.
Our spies down at at Rabid Dog inform us that Gable has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Well, with Gable on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Falandas is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Falandas defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Gable punishes Falandas with strikes from the back mount.
Falandas covering up well and avoiding damage.
Gable working for the choke.
Gable has good solid back control here.
Gable tightening his grip on Falandas, looking for the choke.
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.
Gable looking to break Falandas's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Falandas remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gable will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Gable is persistently looking for the submission but Falandas is defending it well.
Gable has Falandas flattened out and is raining down punches.
Falandas is having to fend off submission attempts from Gable, who is looking to sink in the choke. Gable doesn't have the hooks in though and Falandas manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Falandas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gable working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Falandas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Falandas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Gable will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Gable's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gable throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gable shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gable throws a left and a right that both miss
and Falandas counters by moving into the clinch.
Gable tries to pull guard but Falandas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Falandas misses with a knee to the head.
Gable tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mertis Falandas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Gable.
Gable is trying to break the clinch but Falandas is controlling him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Falandas.
A nice left hand lands by Falandas.
Falandas throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Falandas on the inside.
Gable tries to pull guard but Falandas holds him up against the cage and eventually Gable drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falandas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gable's efforts to push away.
Gable tries for a takedown but Falandas manages to get underhooks.
Gable tries to pull guard but Falandas won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Falandas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable tries to pull guard but Falandas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Falandas lands a good knee to the midsection. Gable won't want to take too many of those.
Gable blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Falandas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Falandas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Falandas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gable backwards.
Gable takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gable is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Falandas - that landed with a thud.
Falandas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Falandas connects with a knee to the head.
Falandas presses Gable against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gable is trying to pull guard but Falandas has him pressed against the cage.
Gable tries to pull guard but Falandas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Falandas presses Gable against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Falandas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falandas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Falandas scores with a shot to the side of Gable's head.
Gable is rocked!
Mertis Falandas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gable tries to pull guard but Falandas won't allow it.
Gable is still on wobbly legs! Can Falandas finish him?
Gable fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falandas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gable seems to have recovered his senses.
Falandas works on Gable's body with a couple of short punches.
Falandas lands a good knee to the midsection. Gable won't want to take too many of those.
Falandas scores with a hook to the body.
Falandas lands a good knee to the midsection. Gable won't want to take too many of those.
Falandas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gable is trying to pull guard but Falandas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Falandas lands a body punch.
Falandas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Falandas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Falandas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gable avoids it.
Falandas struggles to land a body shot inside as Gable controls his hands.
Gable avoiding damage as Falandas throws knees to the body.
Gable is trying to pull guard but Falandas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Falandas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gable has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Falandas scores with a shot to the side of Gable's head.
Gable tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Falandas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Falandas presses Gable against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Falandas lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falandas misses with a punch to the body.
Falandas digs a right hand underneath Gable's ribcage. Gable let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Falandas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Falandas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Falandas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Falandas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Falandas.
Falandas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gable.
Falandas digs a right hand underneath Gable's ribcage. Gable let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Falandas lands a hook that snaps the head of Gable backwards.
Falandas scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Falandas.
Gable on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Falandas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Falandas is pressed up against the cage. Gable has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Falandas down to the mat. Falandas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Falandas.
Falandas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Falandas coming out on top.
Gable has a takedown stuffed.
Mertis Falandas is winning the standup battle so far.
Falandas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Falandas drops Gable with a straight right hand, right on the button! Falandas follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mertis Falandas!
An out of breath Mertis Falandas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yung Brady (ranked 972 p4p, 1410 weight class) and Raven Harris (ranked 115 p4p, 171 weight class). Brady comes to the cage accompanied by The Requiem . This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Yung Brady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raven Harris!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
It appears Brady was looking to counter with a kick there.
Harris rushes Brady and presses him up against the cage.
Brady's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brady steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Harris throws a leg kick but Brady checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Brady on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brady displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Brady throws a counter high kick but Harris was just alert enough to avoid it.
Harris misses the jab.
Harris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Brady pushes him off.
Harris lands a body shot.
Harris tries to clinch up but Brady circles away and keeps his distance.
Brady avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brady is looking to counter punch.
Harris has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brady is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Brady swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Brady avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris darts in and clinches Brady up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brady up against the cage.
Harris prevents a body shot from Brady.
Harris digs a right hand into Brady's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brady's gas tank.
Brady lands with a light punch inside.
Brady utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brady swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brady wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brady is trying to force a seperation but Harris has the dominant position.
Harris is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brady to keep the fight standing.
A short right from Brady.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brady manages to break the clinch.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Brady's head but Brady sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Brady tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris stuns Brady with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harris swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brady counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Raven Harris has been cut.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brady counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brady looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris scores with a jab. Brady acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harris cracks a nice hook into Brady's ribs.
Brady takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick from Brady.
Harris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brady moves away.
And Brady counters with a quick kick to the body but Harris blocks it.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brady moves away.
Brady was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Raven Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Brady - just one landing.
Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brady lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harris or not.
Brady breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Yung Brady has been cut.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Brady fires out a quick counter leg kick but Harris just manages to avoid it.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Brady counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brady ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Harris takes one to the chin there.
That has opened up Raven Harris's cut even more.
Brady swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brady tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Brady.
Nice uppercut there from Harris.
Harris swings for the body but Brady moves out of range.
Brady throws a counter high kick but Harris was just alert enough to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Brady counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A quick step to the side and Brady tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris drives through and clinches with Brady against the cage.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harris.
Harris is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brady is keeping busy.
Brady breaks from the clinch.
Harris jabs at Brady's body.
Brady ducks right into an uppercut from Harris.
Jab, jab by Harris - just one landing.
Harris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brady on the side of the head.
Brady dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Harris dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
Harris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brady or not.
Brady's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris scores with a nice right hand.
Harris throws a right hand that misses
and Brady counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harris pushes Brady up against the cage in a clinch.
Brady tries to break free but Harris pushes him back against the cage.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Come on Harris - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brady.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brady tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brady manages to break the clinch.
Raven Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brady slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Brady's head but Brady sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris has Brady up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris has Brady pushed against the cage.
Harris taking a breather.
Brady's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Brady avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brady moves away.
Jab, jab by Harris - just one landing.
Harris throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Brady to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harris lands with an overhand left.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Brady was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brady throws a quick counter kick to the body but Harris avoids it.
Harris misses with a hook to the body
and Brady counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Harris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brady doesn't seem phased though.
Brady displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Brady was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brady keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brady swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harris avoids a kick to the body.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yung Brady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brady doesn't seem bothered though.
Brady shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harris ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice shot lands for Harris.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brady.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Brady keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brady stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harris lands a glancing blow to the side of Brady's head.
Brady moves away from the strike by Harris.
Brady throwing a counter right hand but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brady connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brady defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Brady takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brady uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Brady fires out a quick counter leg kick but Harris just manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Harris misses
and Brady counters with a nice right hand that sends Harris toppling to the canvas! Harris scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Brady finish him?!
The cut above Raven Harris's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris cracks Brady with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris clinches with his opponent.
Harris fails to pull guard.
Harris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brady walks away with a smile on his face. Harris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Brady counters with a nice body kick.
Brady misses with a body shot.
Harris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brady's hands.
An inside leg kick lands from Harris.
Harris tries to clinch
and Brady counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brady lands a body shot.
Harris misses the body punch
and Brady finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brady misses with a wild body shot.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Brady was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brady scores with a nice body kick.
Brady works the jab nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brady explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Harris drops his hands momentarily. Brady doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Harris staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Harris doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yung Brady!
A victorious Yung Brady thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Raven Harris stepped up to the mic, saying 'I can't believe I just lost to Titties!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enrico Fermi (ranked 252 p4p, 1004 weight class) and Bastien Montrose (ranked 35 p4p, 119 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Enrico Fermi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bastien Montrose!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montrose uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fermi has time to react.
Montrose gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Montrose tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Montrose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Montrose pushes Fermi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fermi misses with a body punch.
Fermi lands with a right to the head.
Montrose misses with some punches.
Montrose tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fermi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Montrose fails to land.
Fermi misses with the head strike.
Fermi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fermi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Fermi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Montrose throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fermi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Montrose throws a hook to the side of Fermi's head but Fermi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fermi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Enrico Fermi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montrose moves in looking to clinch but Fermi pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montrose takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fermi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montrose manages to avoid it.
Montrose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fermi moves away.
Fermi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fermi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Montrose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Montrose tries to clinch up.
Fermi slips under a jab from Montrose.
Montrose avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fermi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Montrose misses its intended target.
Montrose gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Montrose throws a head punch that misses.
Fermi misses with a punch on the inside.
Montrose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fermi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montrose's elbow.
Fermi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Montrose lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montrose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fermi backwards.
Montrose struggles to land a body shot inside as Fermi controls his hands.
Montrose blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Fermi.
Fermi lands a left hand.
Montrose looks winded!
Fermi working aggressively here.
Montrose blocking some punches.
Fermi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fermi tries to break free but Montrose pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montrose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fermi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Montrose has him pressed against the cage.
Fermi scores with a shot to the side of Montrose's head.
Fermi tries a body shot but Montrose blocks it.
Montrose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fermi misses with a body punch.
Fermi misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Montrose.
Montrose tries to throw a body punch but Fermi avoids it by throwing Montrose back against the cage.
Fermi misses with some punches.
Montrose throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fermi struggles to land a body shot inside as Montrose controls his hands.
Montrose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fermi backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montrose.
Montrose swings wildly with an uppercut but Fermi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montrose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fermi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Montrose or not.
Fermi breaks from the clinch.
Montrose avoids the body shot from Fermi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fermi blocks a jab.
Fermi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Montrose tries to clinch up
and Fermi counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Montrose falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Enrico Fermi!
Enrico Fermi retains his heavyweight title!
Enrico Fermi 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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