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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Jackson (ranked 5131 p4p, 6050 weight class) and Boris Bo (ranked 529 p4p, 567 weight class). Boris Bo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Donnie Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris Bo!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sloppy strikes from Bo. Those never looked like landing.
Bo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bo throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Bo swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Bo looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Bo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJackson.
Bo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bo misses with a hook
and Jackson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bo has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bo blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bo looks winded!
Bo is working for takedown but Jackson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bo is working for takedown but Jackson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Donnie Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Bo.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Bo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jackson.
Jackson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bo tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
The fighters circle, before Jackson throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Bo's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Jackson lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Donnie Jackson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ridley Scott (ranked 4035 p4p, 5325 weight class) and Benjamin Walton (ranked 485 p4p, 541 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ridley Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benjamin Walton!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walton moves into range and clinches up with Scott.
Walton lands with a short shot to the head.
Scott misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Walton.
Walton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Walton prevents a body shot from Scott.
Walton lands with a short shot to the head.
Scott has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walton.
Walton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scott drives through and clinches with Walton against the cage.
Walton misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scott.
Walton wants to break free but Scott has control.
Walton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scott's elbow.
Walton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Scott works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Scott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walton closes the distance and clinches.
Walton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scott is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Walton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Scott up against the cage.
Walton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Still in the clinch, Scott scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Walton lands with a left to the head.
Scott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Scott.
A head punch on the inside from Scott fails to land.
Walton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scott's elbow.
Walton taking a breather.
Scott can't find room to land a body shot as Walton controls the action.
Walton breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walton.
A nice side step and Walton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Scott dives in and grabs Walton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Walton pushes down on Scott's head and hops out.
Walton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walton scores with a kick to the body.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walton.
Walton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Walton.
Scott is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ridley Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Walton.
Walton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scott avoids it.
Walton stalling in the clinch.
Walton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scott.
Walton tries a quick counter leg kick but Scott is wise to it.
Walton feints and then cracks Scott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scott down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton connects with a crisp jab.
Walton instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Walton.
Walton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scott gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Walton to counter with a crisp jab.
Walton works the jab nicely.
Scott moves into the clinch.
Walton blocks an uppercut.
Scott has Walton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Walton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Scott works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott stops Walton from standing up.
Walton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Scott. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Walton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott postures up in Walton's guard and throws a big left but Walton blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Scott might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Scott postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Scott is looking to work some ground and pound but Walton has wrist control.
Scott lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Scott wants to control from the top but Walton keeps moving.
Walton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Scott is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Scott trying to control but Walton is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Scott throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Walton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Walton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ridley Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scott.
A countering left hand to the body from Walton misses.
Scott misses with the combination.
Walton appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Walton connects with a high kick.
 It looks like Ridley Scott has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Walton.
Scott gets a takedown into half guard.
Walton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Scott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Walton defending well though.
Walton is staying active underneath Scott, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Walton is positioning himself well to prevent Scott advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Scott trying to mount his opponent but Walton defends it.
Walton keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Scott with the ground and pound but Walton uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Scott postures up in Walton's guard and throws a big left but Walton blocks it.
Scott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Walton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Scott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two 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.
Scott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Walton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Scott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Scott scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott distracts Walton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've been hearing that Scott has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Scott passes Walton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Scott wants to control but Walton is keeping him busy.
Scott missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Scott not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Walton wants to get back to full guard.
Scott controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Scott there.
Scott is taking a breather. Walton 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.
Scott is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Walton reverses the position - he's now on top in Scott's guard.
Scott wants to sweep but no luck.
Walton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton is continuing to stall.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Scott holds on and takes a little breather.
Walton looking to pass the guard.
Scott is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walton wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ridley Scott dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ridley Scott's cut.
That's time! Scott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Scott is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Walton's half guard.
Scott not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Scott looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Scott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Walton defending well though.
Scott seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Walton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Scott thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Scott is trying to control the action in half guard but Walton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott with the ground and pound but Walton uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Walton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Walton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Walton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Scott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Scott throwing strikes but missing.
Walton has Scott pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Scott or perhaps it was just good defense by Walton, which made it look bad.
Scott drives through and clinches with Walton against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scott goes for a takedown in the clinch but Walton prevents it.
A short right from Scott.
Scott stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Scott can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ridley Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott pushes Walton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Walton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Scott looking for a takedown.
Walton prevents a body shot from Scott.
Scott misses with some punches.
Walton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Scott can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scott misses with a takedown
and Walton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scott gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Walton counter with a right hand.
Walton throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Walton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Benjamin Walton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Walton leaning against his opponent.
Walton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Scott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton connects with a leg kick.
Scott has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Scott.
Walton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Scott has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
Walton lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott throws a punch but it's blocked by Walton.
Scott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scott drops down looking for an ankle pick but Walton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Scott. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Scott.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Benjamin Walton.
I think Walton 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Walton!
In his post fight interview, Benjamin Walton started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ty Little (ranked 4056 p4p, 5500 weight class) and Ailin Trills (ranked 431 p4p, 474 weight class). Trills comes into a darkened arena with his song building. HonestKey- What My Life For kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ty Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ailin Trills!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trills takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Little lands with a shot to the body.
Little works the jab nicely.
Little looks to score with a jab to the body but Trills is just out of range.
Little takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trills slips under a jab.
Little misses with a hook. Trills ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Little misses the target.
Trills fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Little is out of range.
Trills fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Little has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Little throws an off balance right hand
and Trills counters with an inside leg kick.
Little takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some wild striking there from Little.
Nice jab there from Little.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Little takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Little checks a leg kick.
Trills throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Trills keeps Little at a distance using the push kick.
Trills takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good work by Little as he checks the leg kick.
Little seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trills tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trills dodges the punch combination from Little.
Little throws a body kick that misses.
Trills checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Trills dodges the punch combination from Little.
Trills flicks out a counter leg kick but Little steps away.
Trills walks into a jab.
Little fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Trills on the side of the head.
Little throws an overhand right that lands on Trills's shoulder, as Trills tries to avoid the shot.
Little throws an off balance right hand
and Little takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trills connects with a leg kick.
Little connects with a nice looking jab.
Trills keeps Little at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Little lands a nice looking body shot.
Little closes the distance and clinches up with Trills, looking for a takedown. Little pushes Trills against the cage but Trills circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Little scores with the left hand. Trills knows he should have avoided that one.
Little throws a shot from downtown. Trills moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little misses the shot to the body.
Ty Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little moves out of range of the body kick from Trills.
Trills takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Trills pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab, jab by Little - just one landing.
Little punishes Trills's body with a nice straight punch.
Trills chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Little thows a left - swing and a miss!
Little throws a head kick but Trills moves out of range.
Trills is trying to counter with his kicks.
Trills looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Trills ducks under a wild hook from Little.
A slow jab from Little misses its intended target.
Trills avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trills flicks out a counter leg kick but Little steps away.
Little misses with a straight right.
Little throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Trills.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trills.
Trills takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Trills has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trills there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick from Trills lands but Little takes it in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Little. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trills checks a leg kick.
Trills throws a sloppy head kick and Little moves out of range easily.
Little throwing a counter right hand but Trills manages to avoid it.
Little misses with a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Trills!
A nice leg kick from Trills, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trills scores with a leg kick.
Little steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Trills. That one must have hurt.
An inside leg kick from Trills misses.
Trills scores with a leg kick.
Trills defending well as Little loads up on a big left hand.
Trills finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Trills fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Little has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Little will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Little bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trills tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Little ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trills displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Little throws out the jab.
Little sets himself, and Trills steps forward looking for the clinch! Little avoids it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trills throws a leg kick but Little sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trills slips a jab from Little.
Little throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Little is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Little walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Trills checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Trills scoring well with a low kick there.
Little scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trills in his tracks.
Little checks the leg kick.
Trills tries to score with a low kick but Little moves his leg out of the way.
Trills lands a nice looking body kick.
Little avoids a kick to the body.
Little goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Little is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trills.
Little on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Little looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Trills lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little digs a good hook to Trills's body.
Little connects with the punch.
Little is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Trills misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Little dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Little takes a swing at Trills's ribcage but misses.
Trills blocks a jab.
Little misses with a few strikes there.
Little tried to score with a low kick but Trills checks it.
Little lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Little jabs Trills right on the nose. Trills blinks but takes it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Trills misses the target.
Ty Little is winning the standup battle so far.
Trills misses with a body kick.
Trills looks for the body kick but Little saw that one coming.
Little works Trills's body with a nice hook.
A cross from Little lands.
Little throws a body punch but Trills moves out of range.
Trills fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Little.
Nice uppercut there from Little.
Little misses with a body shot.
Trills was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Little jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trills throws a leg kick but Little moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trills avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Little lands a jab to Trills's midsection.
Trills takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trills throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trills throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Little misses the target.
Little lands a right hook to the body.
Little is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trills can do to turn this around?
Trills tries to clinch but Little is having none of it.
Little swings widly with a right hand
and Trills counters with a thumping low kick.
Little misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trills lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Little has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Little and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Trills takes one to the side of the head.
Little buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Little misses with a hook. Trills ducked under it nicely.
Little lands a nice shot that snaps Trills's head back.
Little avoids the head kick by Trills.
Little scores with a jab. Trills acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Little will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Trills lands with a thumping leg kick.
Little waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trills.
Little fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trills turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trills has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Trills ducks under a wild hook from Little.
A swing and a miss from Little.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Little.
Trills doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
No joy there for Little, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Little is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Trills walks into a straight right hand from Little.
Trills closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Little looks to throw the jab but Trills is out of range.
Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trills.
Trills throws a leg kick but Little sees it coming and moves out of range.
Trills chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Little missing with a left hand there. Trills was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Little checks a leg kick.
Little misses with a low kick.
Jab by Little.
Little lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Trills pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trills moves away.
Little looks to land a right hand but Trills moved out of range.
Trills connects with an inside leg kick.
Trills scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trills dodges the punch combination from Little.
A good leg kick by Little.
Trills throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trills throws a push kick but Little slaps the foot to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trills.
Trills drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Little tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Little misses with a body shot.
Little connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Trills throws a wild body kick that Little sees coming a mile off.
Little throws a shot from downtown. Trills moves away and avoids it.
Little fails to land with a series of punches.
Trills throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trills moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Trills blocks the low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Little misses.
Trills blocks a jab.
A jab from Little misses.
Trills only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Little rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trills counters with a nice body shot.
Trills throws a leg kick that misses.
Little tests Trills's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Little rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trills moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trills does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A low kick lands for Trills.
Trills connects with an inside leg kick.
Little throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trills tries a head kick but it misses.
Little throws a low kick but Trills avoids it.
Trills moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little throws out a loose jab but Trills uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trills throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Little stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Trills looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Little dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Trills throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Little throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Little, as that shot connected.
Little misses with an uppercut.
Trills dodges the punch combination from Little.
Little lands a lovely overhand right.
Trills throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Trills has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Little finds it's way round the side to connect with Trills's head.
Trills blocks a jab.
Little throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Trills might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Little has got the better of the exchanges.
Little jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little throws out a loose jab but Trills uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trills appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Little does it's job there.
Little throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Little throws a lazy uppercut
and Trills counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Little thinking.
Trills lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trills slips a straight right by Little.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little throws a hook but Trills blocks it.
Trills bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Little looks to land a combination but Trills avoids it well.
Trills fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Little.
Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Little misses with a hook. Trills ducked under it nicely.
Little looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Trills.
Little misses with an uppercut. Trills saw that one coming.
Little misses with an uppercut.
Trills displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Little throws out the jab.
Trills scores with a push kick.
Little scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trills doesn't seem bothered though.
Trills throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Trills throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trills circles away quickly and effectively.
Trills with a nice calf kick.
Trills with the inside leg kick.
Trills throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trills misses with a body shot.
Trills connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Little waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trills.
Trills flicks out a counter leg kick but Little steps away.
Little waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trills.
Trills pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Trills throws a half hearted mid kick.
Trills displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Little throws out the jab.
Trills throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trills.
Trills checks the leg kick nicely there.
Trills feints a counter leg kick.
Little checks a leg kick nicely.
Little uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Trills throws a nice outside leg kick.
Little is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Little lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Trills checks a low kick from Little.
Little swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Trills misses.
Little looks to land a right hand but Trills moved out of range.
Little lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trills circles away quickly and effectively.
Trills pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Trills throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Trills with a nice calf kick.
Little throws a front kick aimed at Trills's knee but Trills avoids it well.
Little throws a hook but Trills avoids it easily.
Trills is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Little rather than just go for the knockout.
Little waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trills.
Little throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trills sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Little on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trills. Trills obviously looking to wear him down.
Little throws a poor cross that misses
and Trills counters with an inside leg kick.
Little throws an overhand right that lands on Trills's shoulder, as Trills tries to avoid the shot.
Trills tries to counter by closing the distance.
Trills lands a nice leg kick that just misses Little's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trills.
Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Little scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trills avoids the head kick by Little.
Little ducks under a wild hook from Trills.
Little throws a looping overhand right but Trills ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trills.
Little looks to land a right hand but Trills moved out of range.
Trills lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trills lands a leg kick that knocks Little off balance momentarily.
Trills with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ailin Trills has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Little scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trills in his tracks.
Trills scoring well with a low kick there.
Trills pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trills connects with an inside leg kick.
Little tests Trills's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ty Little is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trills throws a nice head kick!
Little slips a straight right by Trills.
Trills looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Little tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ailin Trills.
Well Little has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ty Little!
After the fight, Ty Little was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Devon Black (ranked 2822 p4p, 5804 weight class) and Nick Mullen (ranked 332 p4p, 483 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Mullen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Black napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Black struggling a bit here.
Mullen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Black sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Black is looking for a sweep.
Black isn't going anywhere.
Mullen trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Mullen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Black haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mullen in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Mullen trying to control the position but Black is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black regains half guard.
Mullen trying to pass the guard but Black defending well.
Black is refusing to be controlled, as Mullen sits in half guard.
Black on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mullen is looking to advance position but Black won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mullen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Black has managed to free his arm - good work.
Black wants to control but Mullen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mullen trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Black looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mullen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Black wants to control but Mullen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Black is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black regains full guard. Nicely done.
Black wants to sweep here but Mullen controlling him for the moment.
Mullen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mullen wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mullen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Black working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mullen has passed into half guard!
Mullen is trying to control the action in half guard but Black is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen throwing shots but Black is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Mullen seems content to control.
Mullen prevents Black from improving his position.
Mullen wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
Mullen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Black gets full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mullen trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mullen's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Mullen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mullen moves away.
Mullen gets a double leg takedown into Black's guard.
Black escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mullen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mullen wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Mullen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mullen stands up over Black, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black 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.
Mullen throwing strikes but missing.
Mullen passes Black's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen is looking for a kimura here.
Mullen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Black is pressing down on Mullen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nick Mullen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Black is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Black trying to keep a closed guard but Mullen is proving a slippery customer.
Mullen controlling from the top position.
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.
Mullen wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Black is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mullen defends well.
Mullen forces his way into half guard.
Mullen moves into full mount! Black won't be happy about that!
Black wants to control but Mullen is having none of it.
Black is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen cracks Black with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mullen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mullen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Black is looking to improve his position but Mullen isn't that keen on the idea.
Mullen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Black regains half guard.
Mullen is trying to control. Black wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mullen tries to pass to full mount but Black defends it.
Mullen is trying to work for a kimura but Black is defending well.
Black wants to improve his position but Mullen is controlling well.
Mullen throwing shots but Black is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mullen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Black is working to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Mullen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mullen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mullen off to one side.
Mullen closes the distance and clinches up with Black, looking for a takedown. Mullen pushes Black against the cage but Black circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mullen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Black but Black pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Devon Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Mullen.
Mullen fails with a takedown attempt.
Black tries to counter with a takedown but Mullen is quick to defend against it.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Mullen slips the punch.
Mullen slips a straight right by Black.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mullen fails with the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Black as Mullen shoots in.
Black changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mullen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Mullen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mullen clinches up with Black and pushes him back against the cage.
Black jumps guard.
Mullen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black keeping moving, preventing Mullen from controlling successfully.
Black is trying to control the position but Mullen postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mullen is looking for a sweep. Black is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mullen is still trying to improve position.
Black is trying to work for a kimura but Mullen is defending well.
Black is thwarting Mullen's attempts to control the position.
Mullen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mullen is trying to control but Black manages to pass to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black looking to control but Mullen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Black working for a submission but Mullen is keeping him at bay.
Mullen tries to hold on but Black pushes him away.
Mullen is desperately trying to improve his position but Black has a good base and remains in mount.
Nick Mullen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Black sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to control but Mullen wriggling away.
Mullen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mullen keeps trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mullen tries to lock up and control but Black gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devon Black showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mullen 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Mullen!
A relieved looking Nick Mullen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rustam Kadurov (ranked 2027 p4p, 25031 weight class) and Derrick Gawain (ranked 271 p4p, 609 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rustam Kadurov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Gawain!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Kadurov.
Gawain throws a body kick that misses
and Kadurov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gawain won't be happy with that.
Kadurov working the head with strikes.
Gawain on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kadurov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kadurov working the ground and pound from side control.
 Gawain is rocked!
Kadurov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gawain is still in real trouble! Can Kadurov finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gawain takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kadurov cracks Gawain with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Kadurov immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Gawain is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Kadurov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rustam Kadurov!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rustam Kadurov waved his t-shirt featuring Champion Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Smith (ranked 3756 p4p, 4122 weight class) and Billy Graham (ranked 203 p4p, 209 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by The Only Thing They Fear is You- DOOM Eternal OST. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Graham !
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham shoots and misses
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Graham misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Graham tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Dylan Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Graham .
Graham has a takedown stuffed.
Graham fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Graham takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No luck for Graham with that takedown attempt.
Graham with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Graham looks winded!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crunch! Smith slams his shin into Graham 's torso.
Graham shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Smith.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Billy Graham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith digs a good hook to Graham 's body.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Graham takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Graham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body kick there by Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith thuds a left hand into Graham 's body.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Graham 's belly button to the back.
Graham takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oooooh!!! Smith has knocked Graham down with a huge combo! Smith steps away and waves a wobbly Graham back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Graham is rocked!
Graham walks straight into a right hand from Smith - that's dropped him! Smith jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Graham from any more punishment! Graham complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dylan Smith!
An out of breath Dylan Smith 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Williams (ranked 2996 p4p, 3763 weight class) and Papi Chichilla (ranked 355 p4p, 411 weight class). Jaxon Williams could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Papi Chichilla's chin.
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaxon Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Papi Chichilla!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chichilla.
Williams tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chichilla defends well and Williams ends up having to push Chichilla into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Chichilla misses with the head strike.
Chichilla stops a takedown attempt from Williams.
Chichilla prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaxon Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Chichilla is holding on to half guard well.
Chichilla avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
Williams looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chichilla moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Williams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Williams distracts Chichilla with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chichilla has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Williams's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams postures up and lands a big shot to Chichilla's brow.
Williams landing some decent shots from guard.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chichilla's head.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams stands up over Chichilla, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Williams scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chichilla has momentary wrist control but Williams slips an elbow through the middle.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Chichilla has wrist control.
Williams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Williams is sitting in close to Chichilla's body. Chichilla has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Williams is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Williams is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Chichilla.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Papi Chichilla!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Thorgard (ranked 1470 p4p, 3321 weight class) and Deepi White (ranked 167 p4p, 343 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexei Thorgard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deepi White!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorgard feints and as White raises his hands in defense, Thorgard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thorgard chips away with some ground and pound.
Thorgard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
White being controlled here, momentarily.
White not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorgard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
White being controlled here, momentarily.
Thorgard lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorgard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thorgard landing some decent shots from guard.
Thorgard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorgard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Thorgard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of White's head.
Thorgard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Thorgard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thorgard controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two 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.
Thorgard working some strikes from top position.
Thorgard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thorgard lands a couple of digs.
Thorgard controls from within his opponent's guard.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thorgard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
White looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thorgard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Thorgard chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thorgard lands a couple of elbows.
Thorgard stands up over White, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thorgard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thorgard connects with a couple of short punches.
White being controlled here, momentarily.
Thorgard lands a couple of elbows.
Thorgard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Thorgard working some strikes from top position.
Thorgard is in close to White's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
White can't keep his opponent in guard - Thorgard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorgard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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. Thorgard connects with a nice short shot to White's temple.
Thorgard working White over with strikes.
Thorgard working White over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorgard drops an elbow to the side of White's head.
Thorgard slips a nice elbow through White's hands, connecting with White's forehead.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if White can do anything to dispel that myth.
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. Thorgard connects with a nice short shot to White's temple.
White on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
White is rocked!
Thorgard 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.
Thorgard lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked White! More strikes land and this one is all over! Thorgard jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexei Thorgard!
Alexei Thorgard 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iranian Hulk (ranked 2336 p4p, 2193 weight class) and Bronze Bomber Chai (ranked 247 p4p, 236 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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iranian Hulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bronze Bomber Chai!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hulk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chai pinned against the cage. Chai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chai misses with a right hand
and Hulk counters with a single leg into guard. Chai didn't expect that.
Hulk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hulk postures up in Chai's guard and throws a big left but Chai blocks it.
Hulk looking to pass the guard.
Chai working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hulk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Hulk from controlling successfully.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hulk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai pulls Hulk in close to prevent any damage.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hulk.
Hulk wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
Hulk throwing strikes from guard but Chai blocks nicely.
Hulk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hulk throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hulk with a nice head shot there.
Hulk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hulk throws an elbow that misses. Chai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hulk's guard. Nice move by Chai!
Hulk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hulk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hulk is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulk looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Chai is defending well. Hulk quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Chai has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Hulk celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Iranian Hulk!
Iranian Hulk 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Gomi (ranked 912 p4p, 1706 weight class) and Diego Lacasa (ranked 64 p4p, 102 weight class). Gomi comes to the cage accompanied by The Only Thing The Fear is You- DOOM Eternal OST. Lacasa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hooligang - Joey Valence & Brae kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Diego Lacasa has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiroshi Gomi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Lacasa!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi with a hook.
Gomi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gomi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lacasa lands with a nice body punch.
Lacasa cracks Gomi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lacasa lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheers as Lacasa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gomi doesn't seem phased though.
Lacasa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacasa. Gomi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Gomi.
Gomi defending well as Lacasa loads up on a big left hand.
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!
Gomi looks to land a right hand but Lacasa moved out of range.
Lacasa slips under a jab from Gomi.
Lacasa looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
Lacasa jabs Gomi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lacasa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gomi. Gomi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gomi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lacasa.
Gomi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lacasa looks to land a combination but Gomi avoids it well.
Gomi blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lacasa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lacasa ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
Lacasa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gomi rather than just go for the knockout.
Lacasa throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Gomi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gomi throws a shot from downtown. Lacasa moves away and avoids it.
Gomi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lacasa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lacasa slips a straight right by Gomi.
Lacasa misses with an uppercut. Gomi saw that one coming.
A big right from Lacasa misses.
Lacasa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gomi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lacasa.
Lacasa with a hook.
Gomi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Lacasa finds it's target.
We've been told by Gomi's head coaches at Dillo's Deadly Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice straight punches there by Gomi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gomi.
Gomi throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gomi misses with an uppercut. Lacasa saw that one coming.
Lacasa misses with a hook. Gomi ducked under it nicely.
Gomi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lacasa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lacasa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomi.
Gomi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lacasa with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Lacasa.
Gomi throws a sloppy body shot
letting Lacasa counter with a right hand.
Lacasa jabs Gomi right on the nose. Gomi blinks but takes it well.
Lacasa throws a lazy right hand but Gomi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lacasa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lacasa misses the shot to the body.
Gomi throwing a counter right hand but Lacasa manages to avoid it.
Lacasa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gomi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lacasa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomi ducks under a wild hook from Lacasa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi misses with a double jab
and Lacasa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lacasa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gomi on the side of the head.
Gomi swings for the body but Lacasa moves out of range.
Lacasa throws a shot to the body.
Lacasa moves out of range as Gomi strikes.
Gomi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lacasa.
Lacasa lands with a good body shot.
Gomi loads up on a big right hand but Lacasa slips the punch.
Lacasa lands a really nice looking cross but Gomi seems unphased.
Gomi misses with a hook.
Gomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lacasa manages to avoid it.
Gomi throws a hook but Lacasa blocks it.
Gomi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lacasa counters with a straight right hand.
Diego Lacasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Gomi misses
enabling Lacasa to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomi moves out of range as Lacasa strikes.
Lacasa thuds a left hand into Gomi's body.
Gomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lacasa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a right hand that misses
and Lacasa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lacasa slips under a jab from Gomi.
Lacasa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gomi throws a big counter combination but Lacasa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lacasa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gomi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lacasa throws the left hand but Gomi avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Gomi.
Lacasa swings widly with a right hand
and Lacasa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gomi misses with a straight right.
Gomi walks into a straight right hand from Lacasa.
Lacasa thuds a left hand into Gomi's body.
Gomi misses with a wild combination.
Lacasa lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacasa connects with a nice looking jab.
Gomi throws an overhand right that lands on Lacasa's shoulder, as Lacasa tries to avoid the shot.
Lacasa connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Lacasa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gomi doesn't seem phased though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lacasa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lacasa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lacasa misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Gomi to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Gomi misses.
Gomi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lacasa misses with a hook. Gomi ducked under it nicely.
Good shot there by Lacasa.
Lacasa misses with a wild body shot.
Lacasa misses with a wild body shot.
Lacasa defending well as Gomi loads up on a big left hand.
Gomi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomi avoids the body shot from Lacasa.
Lacasa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gomi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gomi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomi misses the target.
Lacasa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomi throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomi. Lacasa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Lacasa.
Lacasa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacasa.
Lacasa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi digs a good body shot into Lacasa's ribs.
Gomi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lacasa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gomi misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Gomi misses its intended target.
Gomi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lacasa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lacasa lands a jab to the head.
Lacasa lands with a shot to the body.
Lacasa throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomi misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomi. Lacasa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomi looks to land a left hand but Lacasa moved out of range nicely.
Lacasa misses with a series of wild punches.
Lacasa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacasa.
Gomi moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomi throwing a counter right hand but Lacasa manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lacasa.
Gomi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Lacasa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomi misses the target.
Lacasa cracks a nice hook into Gomi's ribs.
Diego Lacasa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lacasa looks to land a right hand but Gomi moved out of range.
Gomi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gomi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lacasa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lacasa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomi moves away.
Lacasa throws a shot from downtown. Gomi moves away and avoids it.
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gomi ducks under a wild hook from Lacasa.
Gomi loads up on a big right hand but Lacasa slips the punch.
Gomi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lacasa defending well as Gomi loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gomi throws a body punch but Lacasa moves out of range.
Lacasa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gomi misses with a straight right.
Gomi misses with a jab to the body
and Lacasa counters with a nice uppercut.
Lacasa throws a combination that misses
and Gomi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gomi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gomi swings for the body but Lacasa moves out of range.
Lacasa throws a shot to the body.
Gomi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lacasa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slow jab from Gomi misses its intended target.
Lacasa is looking for the big counter here.
Gomi connects with a right hand. Lacasa shakes it off.
Lacasa throws a lazy right hand but Gomi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lacasa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomi throws a hook to the side of Lacasa's head but Lacasa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lacasa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacasa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomi.
A jab from Gomi misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a body punch but Lacasa moves out of range.
Lacasa lands with an uppercut that bounces Gomi off the cage and back into range.
Gomi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gomi duly obliges.
Gomi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gomi dodges the punch combination from Lacasa.
Lacasa cracks Gomi with a good jab.
Lacasa cracks a nice hook into Gomi's ribs.
Gomi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gomi throws a jab but it's blocked by Lacasa.
Lacasa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomi.
Lacasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lacasa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gomi throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice side step and Lacasa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacasa scores with a hook to the body. Gomi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lacasa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gomi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lacasa scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lacasa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Gomi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gomi misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomi misses the target.
Lacasa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lacasa scores with the left hand. Gomi knows he should have avoided that one.
Lacasa takes a swing at Gomi's ribcage but misses.
Lacasa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lacasa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomi.
Nice straight punches there by Lacasa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lacasa.
Nice straight punches there by Gomi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gomi.
Gomi cracks Lacasa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lacasa slips a straight right by Gomi.
Lacasa moves out of range of the strikes.
Lacasa tests Gomi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacasa. Gomi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lacasa throws an off balance right hand
and Gomi counters with a left to the body.
Lacasa digs a good hook to Gomi's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacasa connects with a crisp jab.
Lacasa works Gomi's body with a nice hook.
Gomi throws a big shot that misses.
Lacasa misses with a straight left.
Gomi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gomi throws out a loose jab but Lacasa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacasa throws a jab when Gomi was well out of range.
Gomi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lacasa on the side of the head.
Lacasa cracks Gomi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gomi avoids the body shot from Lacasa.
Lacasa throws a shot to the body.
Gomi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lacasa throws a big shot that misses.
Gomi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lacasa looks to land a combination. Gomi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gomi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lacasa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gomi misses with an uppercut. Lacasa saw that one coming.
Lacasa misses with a hook.
Lacasa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lacasa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomi.
Lacasa moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lacasa! But no joy.
Lacasa throws a body punch but Gomi moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Lacasa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gomi doesn't seem phased though.
A swing and a miss from Gomi.
Lacasa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lacasa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gomi's hands.
Gomi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lacasa misses with the combination.
Lacasa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa lands a body shot.
Lacasa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot by Lacasa.
Lacasa misses with a body shot.
Lacasa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomi.
Lacasa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomi throws out the jab.
Lacasa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gomi.
Gomi throws out a loose jab but Lacasa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacasa cracks Gomi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gomi misses with a hook.
Gomi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gomi swings for the body but Lacasa moves out of range.
A lazy left from Lacasa finds it's target.
Gomi blocks a jab.
Lacasa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lacasa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Gomi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lacasa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gomi throws a body shot but no joy.
Lacasa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lacasa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lacasa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lacasa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomi manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Gomi.
Gomi throws the left hand but Lacasa avoids the punch easily.
Lacasa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gomi throws a jab but it's blocked by Lacasa.
Gomi misses with an uppercut. Lacasa saw that one coming.
Lacasa throws a body punch but Gomi moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomi walks into a stiff left hand from Lacasa.
Gomi takes one to the chin there.
Lacasa lands a nice hook to Gomi's body. Gomi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lacasa misses with a wild body shot.
Lacasa scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lacasa really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lacasa throws a nice looking combination but Gomi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Lacasa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lacasa avoids the body shot from Gomi.
Gomi misses with a straight right.
Gomi looks to land a right hand but Lacasa moved out of range.
Lacasa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lacasa lands with a shot to the body.
Lacasa cracks Gomi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gomi moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gomi connects with a nice looking jab.
Lacasa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lacasa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gomi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacasa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gomi takes one to the side of the head.
Lacasa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacasa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lacasa looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
Gomi misses the jab.
Gomi misses the jab.
Lacasa punishes Gomi's body with a nice straight punch.
Gomi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lacasa throws a hook but Gomi blocks it.
Lacasa lands a lovely overhand right.
Lacasa scores with a jab to the head.
Gomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lacasa.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gomi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gomi throws out a loose jab but Lacasa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lacasa.
Lacasa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice shot lands for Lacasa.
Gomi scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Gomi catches Lacasa right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi looks to land a right hand but Lacasa moved out of range.
Nice shot by Lacasa.
A punch lands to the side of Lacasa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lacasa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice shot lands for Lacasa.
Gomi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lacasa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gomi lands a lovely overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Gomi.
Lacasa missing with a left hand there. Gomi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Gomi misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Gomi.
Lacasa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomi needs to keep his hands up - Lacasa had a free shot at his head there.
Lacasa throws out a loose jab but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacasa slips a jab from Gomi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lacasa.
A shot to the liver by Lacasa. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Gomi misses.
Lacasa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lacasa misses with a series of wild punches.
Lacasa ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gomi throws a hook to the side of Lacasa's head but Lacasa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Lacasa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Lacasa moves out of range.
Lacasa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lacasa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomi cracks Lacasa with a good jab.
Lacasa jabs Gomi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lacasa staying out of range there.
Jab by Lacasa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lacasa swings for the body but Gomi moves out of range.
Lacasa misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Lacasa.
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lacasa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lacasa lands a nice hook to Gomi's body. Gomi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lacasa misses the jab.
Lacasa moves out of range as Gomi strikes.
Gomi misses with a looping right.
Gomi swings for the body but Lacasa moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacasa scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body punch from Lacasa.
Gomi looks to land a combination but Lacasa avoids it well.
Lacasa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gomi with a body shot.
Lacasa lands an overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lacasa dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Gomi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lacasa.
Gomi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gomi lands a nice shot to the body.
Gomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lacasa.
It seemed like Lacasa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gomi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lacasa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gomi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gomi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lacasa. Lacasa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lacasa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lacasa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gomi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lacasa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gomi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lacasa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gomi staying out of range there.
Gomi looks to land a right hand but Lacasa moved out of range.
Lacasa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lacasa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gomi misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lacasa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gomi throws a hook to the side of Lacasa's head but Lacasa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gomi lands a nice hook to Lacasa's body. Lacasa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gomi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gomi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lacasa throws a hook but Gomi blocks it.
Gomi throwing a counter right hand but Lacasa manages to avoid it.
Gomi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lacasa.
Gomi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lacasa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lacasa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gomi with a body shot.
Lacasa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacasa.
Gomi throws a hook to the side of Lacasa's head but Lacasa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lacasa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gomi scores with a decent looking hook.
Gomi misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws out a loose jab but Lacasa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacasa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lacasa cracks Gomi with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lacasa.
It looked like Gomi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lacasa lands with a good body shot.
Lacasa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gomi misses with a wild combination.
Lacasa scores with the left hand. Gomi knows he should have avoided that one.
Lacasa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gomi misses the shot to the body.
Gomi looks to throw the jab but Lacasa is out of range.
Lacasa scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa lands a nice hook to Gomi's body. Gomi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lacasa lands with a good body shot.
Lacasa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gomi walks into a stiff left hand from Lacasa.
Gomi walks into a straight right hand from Lacasa.
Lacasa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gomi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sloppy strikes from Lacasa. Those never looked like landing.
Gomi throws a lazy uppercut
and Lacasa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gomi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lacasa.
Gomi missing with a left hand there. Lacasa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gomi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomi avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacasa. Gomi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lacasa connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Lacasa misses its intended target.
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lacasa throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomi misses with a double jab.
Lacasa moves away from the strike by Gomi.
A slow jab from Gomi misses its intended target.
Gomi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lacasa was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomi.
Gomi missing with a left hand there. Lacasa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lacasa throws a body punch but Gomi moves out of range.
Lacasa cracks a nice hook into Gomi's ribs.
Gomi moves out of range of the strikes.
Lacasa lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Gomi misses.
Nice jab there from Gomi.
Hiroshi Gomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lacasa loads up on a big right hand but Gomi slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Lacasa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lacasa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Lacasa!
Diego Lacasa is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Diego Lacasa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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