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HFC 90: Cruz vs Nomura PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zheng Fei (ranked 3783 p4p, 4988 weight class) and Rodrigo Medeiros (ranked 534 p4p, 615 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zheng Fei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Medeiros!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fei moves away from the strike by Medeiros.
Medeiros misses with an uppercut
and Fei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Fei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Medeiros tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Medeiros shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fei as he jumps to the side.
A left lands for Fei.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Medeiros swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Medeiros looks winded!
Fei drops Medeiros with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Medeiros looks back up at him and smiles so Fei waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Medeiros is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Medeiros swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fei counters with a huge right that knocks Medeiros out cold! Fei is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zheng Fei!
An out of breath Zheng Fei thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duke Babaganush (ranked 2350 p4p, 2299 weight class) and Horus Egyptian (ranked 309 p4p, 303 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duke Babaganush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Horus Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babaganush connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Babaganush throws a big shot that misses.
Babaganush jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Egyptian throws a hook but Babaganush blocks it.
Babaganush moves out of range as Egyptian strikes.
Egyptian throws a low kick but Babaganush moves out of range easily.
Babaganush takes one to the chin there.
A bone on bone clash there as Babaganush blocks the leg kick.
Egyptian throws a chopping leg kick but Babaganush manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Egyptian closes the distance and pushes Babaganush back into the cage.
Babaganush is trying to break free.
Egyptian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Babaganush is defending well for now.
Egyptian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Egyptian misses with a knee to the head.
Babaganush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Babaganush scores with a jab.
Egyptian connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babaganush takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.
Babaganush misses with a straight left.
Babaganush takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Babaganush misses with a straight left.
Babaganush shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Egyptian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Egyptian throws a leg kick which misses Babaganush's front leg but catches the back leg as Babaganush tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Babaganush - just one landing.
Babaganush tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Egyptian tries a quick counter leg kick but Babaganush is wise to it.
A punch lands to the side of Babaganush 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Babaganush on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Egyptian. Egyptian obviously looking to wear him down.
Egyptian misses the jab.
Babaganush has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Egyptian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Babaganush moves out of range of the strikes.
Egyptian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Babaganush walks forward, straight into a front kick from Egyptian.
Egyptian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Egyptian takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Egyptian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Babaganush misses with a hook.
Egyptian lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egyptian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babaganush throws out the jab.
Babaganush with a jab.
Babaganush throws a body punch but Egyptian moves out of range.
Babaganush misses with a straight right.
Egyptian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Egyptian lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Egyptian misses its intended target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian avoids the body shot from Babaganush.
Egyptian has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Babaganush throws a jab when Egyptian was well out of range.
Babaganush looks to throw the jab but Egyptian is out of range.
Egyptian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Babaganush.
Egyptian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babaganush.
Egyptian moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Babaganush throws an off balance right hand
and Egyptian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Babaganush throws a right hand that Egyptian ducks under and follows up with a left that Egyptian also avoids with ease.
Babaganush throws a hook to the side of Egyptian's head but Egyptian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Egyptian thuds a left hand into Babaganush's body.
Babaganush connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Egyptian's hands.
Egyptian throws a push kick but Babaganush slaps the foot to one side.
Egyptian misses with a head kick.
Egyptian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Babaganush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Babaganush is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Egyptian. Babaganush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Egyptian slips a straight right by Babaganush.
Egyptian is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Babaganush with a body shot.
Horus Egyptian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Egyptian defending well as Babaganush loads up on a big left hand.
Egyptian stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Babaganush lands with a hook. Egyptian tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babaganush uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Egyptian has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Babaganush steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Egyptian.
Babaganush throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duke Babaganush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egyptian gets a clinch.
Babaganush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Babaganush misses.
Babaganush throws a body shot but no joy.
Egyptian feints and then cracks Babaganush's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Babaganush down.
Babaganush is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Babaganush missing with a left hand there. Egyptian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Egyptian slips a straight right by Babaganush.
Babaganush lands with a good body shot.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
Egyptian slips a straight right by Babaganush.
Egyptian moves out of range of the strikes.
A cross from Babaganush lands.
Babaganush throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Egyptian on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babaganush misses with a hook.
Egyptian now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Egyptian lands with an uppercut that bounces Babaganush off the cage and back into range.
Babaganush misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Babaganush throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Egyptian was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babaganush will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Babaganush checks the leg kick.
Egyptian throws a shot to the body.
Egyptian with the inside leg kick.
Babaganush is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Egyptian cracks a nice hook into Babaganush's ribs.
Babaganush tries a head kick but it misses.
Babaganush ducks under a wild hook from Egyptian.
Egyptian with the inside leg kick.
Egyptian misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Babaganush misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Egyptian.
Babaganush scoring well with a low kick there.
Egyptian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babaganush moves away.
Egyptian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Babaganush looks to land a combination but Egyptian avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Egyptian is looking to score with low kicks.
Babaganush blocks a jab.
Babaganush takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Egyptian staying out of range there.
Babaganush throws a chopping leg kick but Egyptian manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Horus Egyptian will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Egyptian blocks a jab.
Babaganush looks to land a left hand but Egyptian moved out of range nicely.
Egyptian takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Egyptian misses with a knee strike.
Egyptian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Egyptian.
Babaganush wants to break the clinch but can't.
Babaganush is looking to break free of the clinch but Egyptian has double underhooks.
Babaganush is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Egyptian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Egyptian scores with a hook to the body.
Egyptian crunches a lovely knee into Babaganush's ribcage.
Babaganush is trying to break the clinch but Egyptian is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Duke Babaganush has been cut.
Egyptian lands an uppercut.
Egyptian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egyptian tries to land knees in the clinch but Babaganush avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Babaganush looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Egyptian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Babaganush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian fails to land with a series of punches.
Babaganush throws a big shot that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Babaganush.
Babaganush slips a straight right by Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a head kick but Babaganush moves out of range.
Babaganush dips to his left and cracks Egyptian with an uppercut!
Egyptian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Babaganush's sensitive parts.
A telegraphed right hand from Egyptian misses the target.
Babaganush just misses with a punch to the body.
Egyptian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Egyptian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Egyptian defending well as Babaganush loads up on a big left hand.
Egyptian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Egyptian thumps Babaganush with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Egyptian. That's going to slow Babaganush down.
Babaganush pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Egyptian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Babaganush throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Egyptian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick from Egyptian, right into the meat of the thigh.
Babaganush scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egyptian is looking to slow Babaganush down with leg kicks.
A solid body kick from Egyptian.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
Egyptian takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Babaganush throws out a loose jab but Egyptian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Egyptian throws a solid leg kick but Babaganush takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Egyptian.
Egyptian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Egyptian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Babaganush has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Egyptian stuns Babaganush with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Egyptian feints and then cracks Babaganush's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Babaganush down.
Babaganush fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Egyptian moves into the clinch.
Babaganush takes a shot to the head.
Babaganush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters circling a little - Egyptian finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Babaganush throws a hook but Egyptian blocks it.
Babaganush thows a left - swing and a miss!
Babaganush misses with a straight right.
Egyptian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babaganush throws out the jab.
Babaganush tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Egyptian swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Babaganush tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Babaganush waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Egyptian.
Egyptian wants to clinch up but Babaganush keeps it at a distance.
Babaganush wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Babaganush looks to throw the jab but Egyptian is out of range.
Babaganush throws out a loose jab but Egyptian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babaganush thows a left - swing and a miss!
Babaganush throws a jab when Egyptian was well out of range.
Egyptian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Babaganush.
Egyptian slips under a jab.
Egyptian scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Duke Babaganush is winning the standup battle so far.
Egyptian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Egyptian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Egyptian lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egyptian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Babaganush moves out of range as Egyptian throws a body kick.
Babaganush ducks under a wild hook from Egyptian.
Babaganush looks to land a combination but Egyptian avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Egyptian misses.
Babaganush looks to land a right hand but Egyptian moved out of range.
Babaganush throws a shot from downtown. Egyptian moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Egyptian.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Egyptian! But no joy.
Babaganush tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Babaganush throws a hook but Egyptian blocks it.
Egyptian misses with a body kick.
A jab from Babaganush misses.
Egyptian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Egyptian clinches up with Babaganush and pushes him back against the cage.
Babaganush takes a knee right on the jaw!
Egyptian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Babaganush tries to pull guard but Egyptian forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Babaganush is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Egyptian breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babaganush lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Babaganush.
Babaganush is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Egyptian.
Egyptian wants to clinch up but Babaganush keeps it at a distance.
Egyptian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Horus Egyptian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Duke Babaganush's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Babaganush throws a front kick aimed at Egyptian's knee but Egyptian avoids it well.
Egyptian lands a head shot.
Egyptian misses with a hook.
Egyptian bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Babaganush throws out a loose jab but Egyptian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babaganush defending well as Egyptian loads up on a big left hand.
Egyptian blocks a jab.
Egyptian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Babaganush with a jab.
Egyptian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babaganush moves away.
No joy there for Babaganush, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Egyptian finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Babaganush wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Egyptian moves out of range as Babaganush strikes.
Babaganush waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Egyptian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babaganush checks a low kick from Egyptian.
Babaganush lands a jab to Egyptian's midsection.
Babaganush misses with a hook.
Babaganush throws a body punch but Egyptian moves out of range.
Egyptian moves away from the strike by Babaganush.
It seemed like Egyptian was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Babaganush fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babaganush lands a jab to the nose.
Babaganush defending well as Egyptian loads up on a big left hand.
Egyptian misses with a wild body shot.
Babaganush throws a jab but it's blocked by Egyptian.
Babaganush misses with a hook. Egyptian ducked under it nicely.
Babaganush throws a looping overhand right but Egyptian ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Egyptian! But no joy.
Babaganush misses with a straight right.
Egyptian needs to keep his hands up - Babaganush had a free shot at his head there.
Babaganush ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Babaganush checks a leg kick.
Egyptian throws a sloppy head kick and Babaganush moves out of range easily.
Babaganush throws a hook but Egyptian blocks it.
Egyptian throws a leg kick which misses Babaganush's front leg but catches the back leg as Babaganush tries to avoid it.
Babaganush misses with an attempted mid kick.
Egyptian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Egyptian lands a knee to the head.
Egyptian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babaganush wants to break free but Egyptian has control.
Egyptian prevents Babaganush from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babaganush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Egyptian is looking to clinch but Babaganush is avoiding it.
Babaganush misses with a looping right.
Babaganush catches Egyptian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Babaganush throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Egyptian on the side of the head.
Egyptian feints and then cracks Babaganush's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Babaganush down.
Babaganush throws a shot from downtown. Egyptian moves away and avoids it.
Babaganush looks to land a left hand but Egyptian moved out of range nicely.
Egyptian slips a straight right by Babaganush.
Babaganush throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Egyptian takes a swing at Babaganush's ribcage but misses.
Babaganush throws a right and a left that both miss.
Egyptian lands with an uppercut that bounces Babaganush off the cage and back into range.
Babaganush looks to land a right hand but Egyptian moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Egyptian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Egyptian lands with a thumping leg kick.
Egyptian throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Egyptian takes one to the side of the head.
Babaganush misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babaganush looks to throw the jab but Egyptian is out of range.
Egyptian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Babaganush swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Egyptian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Egyptian throws an overhand right that lands on Babaganush's shoulder, as Babaganush tries to avoid the shot.
Egyptian misses with a wild body shot.
Babaganush throws a leg kick but Egyptian checks it.
Babaganush lands the left hand.
Egyptian moves out of range of the leg kick from Babaganush.
Egyptian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Egyptian was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Egyptian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babaganush throws out the jab.
Good exchange - Egyptian coming out on top.
Egyptian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Egyptian lands a slapping body shot.
Egyptian has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Babaganush takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.
Egyptian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babaganush throws out the jab.
Egyptian staying out of range there.
Egyptian moves out of range as Babaganush strikes.
Babaganush throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Babaganush waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Egyptian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babaganush takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babaganush moves out of range as Egyptian throws a body kick.
Babaganush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Egyptian.
Egyptian slips a straight right by Babaganush.
Egyptian ducks under a wild hook from Babaganush.
Egyptian flicks out a counter leg kick but Babaganush steps away.
Babaganush throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Egyptian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Babaganush misses with an uppercut.
Egyptian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Egyptian releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Egyptian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Babaganush keeps the fight on the outside.
Horus Egyptian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Babaganush pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Egyptian tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Egyptian throws a body shot but no joy.
Egyptian looks to land a right hand but Babaganush moved out of range.
Babaganush takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.
Egyptian tries a quick counter leg kick but Babaganush is wise to it.
Egyptian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Babaganush doesn't seem bothered though.
Egyptian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Babaganush.
Duke Babaganush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A leg kick checked by Babaganush.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Duke Babaganush.
I think Egyptian 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Williams (ranked 3714 p4p, 2593 weight class) and Jake Paulson (ranked 431 p4p, 335 weight class). Jake Paulson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaxon Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Paulson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulson scores with a nice strike.
Paulson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paulson counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams misses with a takedown
and Paulson counters with a right hand to the body.
Williams with a poor takedown
and Paulson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Williams! Paulson lets Williams back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Williams is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaxon Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulson rushes Williams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paulson gets underhooks to prevent Williams's takedown attempt.
Williams wants a takedown but no success here.
Paulson scores with a shoulder strike.
Paulson takes control of his opponent's neck and spins him into the cage. Williams is off balance and as he stumbles, Paulson throws a jumping knee that lands flush on Williams's chin, knocking him out cold! Oh my word - what a knockout! Definitely one for his highlight reel! If he ever decides to rob a bank and run off to Morocco, that moment is defintely worthy of a tacky mural!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jake Paulson!
Jake Paulson very nearly forgot to thank Un-Kaged Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Putte Ro (ranked 2027 p4p, 2657 weight class) and Detritus Rubble (ranked 140 p4p, 165 weight class). Rubble has chosen Flux Pavilion x Feed Me - Survive (feat. meesh) as his entrance music. Detritus Rubble told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Excellent boxer
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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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Putte Ro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Detritus Rubble!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rubble misses with a body shot.
Rubble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ro.
Ro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rubble looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rubble on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rubble throws a hook but Ro avoids it easily.
A jab from Rubble misses.
Rubble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ro closes the distance and pushes Rubble back into the cage.
Ro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ro.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rubble.
Ro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ro lands a nice uppercut.
Ro gets control of Rubble's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ro will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubble trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ro manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Rubble is pulling down on Ro's head. It's preventing any offense from Ro, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rubble wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro trying to control but Rubble is working from the bottom.
Rubble wants to sweep here but Ro controlling him for the moment.
Rubble wants to hit a sweep here but Ro passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rubble there!
Rubble is squirming around, avoiding Ro's attempts to control the action.
Ro pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rubble is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ro looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ro landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rubble keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ro postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rubble looks a forlorn figure.
Rubble can't escape the position.
Ro with a couple of short strikes.
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!
Rubble in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rubble tries to lock up and control but Ro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ro controlling from mount.
Ro has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rubble's face.
Rubble wants to control but Ro is having none of it.
Rubble tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ro avoids the attempt from Rubble to control.
Ro with good strikes from the mount here!
Rubble felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Rubble is squirming around, avoiding Ro's attempts to control the action.
Ro 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.
Rubble is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ro landing punches.
Ro punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rubble is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ro with good strikes from the mount here!
Ro scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rubble is rocked!
BOOM! Ro connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rubble is still in real trouble! Can Ro finish him?
Rubble slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rubble wants to get back to full guard.
Ro is looking for a kimura but Rubble is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ro to get the leverage.
Rubble is trying to get back to full guard.
Ro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rubble seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rubble does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ro prevents Rubble from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble is still trying to improve position.
Still in half guard, Ro seems content to control.
Ro wants to take a breather but Rubble is having none of it.
Rubble works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rubble has momentary wrist control but Ro slips an elbow through the middle.
Rubble is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rubble wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ro is now in half guard.
Ro wants to pass the guard but Rubble is defending well.
Rubble trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Ro.
Ro wants to pass to mount but Rubble is defending the position.
Ro seems to be looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Putte Ro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rubble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ro moves away.
Ro shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rubble is trying to defend but Ro finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rubble moves into full guard.
Ro tries to free his leg and advance position but Rubble is retaining full guard.
Rubble controlling the position.
Ro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ro slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rubble holds on and takes a little breather.
Rubble working a defensive guard but Ro manages to pass into side control anyway.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ro advances to mount.
Rubble is looking to improve his position but Ro isn't that keen on the idea.
Ro looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ro looking to control but Rubble is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ro looking to finish Rubble with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rubble!
Rubble tries to lock up and control but Ro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rubble might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ro haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Putte Ro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ro lands with some strikes.
Rubble sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ro wants to control but Rubble is keeping him busy.
Ro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rubble is looking to control Ro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rubble avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ro working Rubble over with strikes.
Ro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rubble is controlling Ro's trapped leg to prevent Ro from advancing to side control.
Rubble wants to improve his position but Ro is controlling well.
Ro not doing much here.
Rubble tries to roll over but Ro keeps him under control.
Ro thows a huge punch but Rubble dodges it nicely.
Ro seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ro working over Rubble with some ground and pound. Rubble looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ro prevents Rubble from improving his position.
Ro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rubble is not content to let Ro control the position.
Ro seems to be looking for submissions.
Rubble is defending against the submission attempts here by Ro.
Rubble is looking to improve his position.
Ro working over Rubble with some ground and pound. Rubble looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rubble tries to get to full guard but Ro has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ro with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ro tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rubble knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rubble works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ro preventing the sweep.
Ro trying to control but Rubble is working from the bottom.
Ro passes into half guard.
Rubble regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rubble looking for a sweep. Not yet Rubble, not yet.
Ro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rubble can do to turn this around?
Ro engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ro trying to control but Rubble is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Putte Ro dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ro closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rubble's guard.
Rubble is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ro is refusing to be controlled, as Rubble sits in half guard.
Rubble performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ro works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ro is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubble looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ro landing some decent shots from guard.
Rubble looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ro is one step ahead there.
Ro is fighting to break Rubble's control of his arms but Rubble is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rubble working a defensive guard here.
Ro with a nice head shot there.
Rubble wants to sweep but no luck.
Rubble keeping full guard, as Ro tries to pass.
Rubble has Ro pulled in close to control his posture.
Rubble manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ro manages to get himself to full guard.
Rubble trying to control the position from guard on top but Ro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ro working for a triangle but Rubble defends it easily.
Ro has control of Rubble's left arm, preventing Rubble from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble looking to pass the guard.
Ro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rubble wants to control from the top but Ro keeps moving.
Ro being controlled here, momentarily.
Rubble's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ro trying to keep a closed guard but Rubble is proving a slippery customer.
Ro looking for a sweep. Not yet Ro, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ro keeping moving, preventing Rubble from controlling successfully.
Rubble looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rubble manages to get himself to full guard.
Ro trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubble is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rubble's head.
Rubble wants to sweep but no luck.
Ro trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubble is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ro preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble keeping moving, preventing Ro from controlling successfully.
Ro pushing down on Rubble's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ro is looking to take a break and control but Rubble is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ro lands strikes from half guard.
Rubble wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Ro seems content to control.
Ro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ro prevents Rubble from improving his position.
Putte Ro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ro controlling the pace.
Ro trying to control from half guard but Rubble is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Putte Ro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Putte Ro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bone Breaker (ranked 1559 p4p, 2388 weight class) and Vito Romero (ranked 248 p4p, 387 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bone Breaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vito Romero!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Romero moves out of range of the leg kick from Breaker.
Romero sizes up Breaker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Breaker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero.
Romero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Breaker throws out the jab.
Breaker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Romero is out of range.
Romero is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Breaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
Romero is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Breaker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Breaker ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Jab, jab by Romero - just one landing.
Romero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Breaker misses with a wild body shot.
Romero on the wrong end of a nice jab.
 It looks like Vito Romero has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Romero. That snapped Breaker's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Breaker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Romero has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Breaker.
Breaker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Romero misses.
Breaker half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Breaker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Breaker counters with an outside leg kick.
Breaker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Breaker blocks a jab.
Romero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Breaker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero.
Breaker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Breaker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Breaker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero throws a front kick aimed at Breaker's knee but Breaker avoids it well.
Breaker tries to counter with a takedown but Romero is quick to defend against it.
Breaker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Breaker slips under a jab.
Romero misses with a hook.
Romero works Breaker's body with a nice hook.
Breaker connects with a nice looking jab.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Breaker.
Romero slaps away a takedown attempt from Breaker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Romero.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Romero.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Breaker backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Breaker.
Romero blocks a body shot from Breaker.
Breaker throws a head punch that misses.
Breaker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Breaker breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Romero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Breaker doesn't seem phased though.
A punch combination from Romero misses.
Breaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Romero checks a leg kick nicely.
Breaker throws a body kick that misses.
Romero looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero jabs Breaker right on the nose. Breaker blinks but takes it well.
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Breaker has time to react.
Breaker slips under a jab from Romero.
Vito Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Breaker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Breaker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Breaker.
Breaker throws a wild body kick that Romero sees coming a mile off.
Romero tries to counter with a clinch but Breaker shakes him off and moves away.
Romero tries to clinch but Breaker moves away
and Breaker counters with a right hand to the body.
Romero scores with a punch to the head.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Breaker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romero jabs at Breaker's body.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romero lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Breaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Breaker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Romero wants to counter the offense by Breaker and move into the clinch position.
Breaker blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breaker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romero to score with a decent uppercut.
Romero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Breaker ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Romero lands a body shot.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Breaker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Breaker misses with a looping left.
A cross from Romero lands.
Romero misses with a series of wild punches.
Romero bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Romero.
Breaker fails with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vito Romero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vito Romero's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
Breaker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Romero's jab looks to have found its range, popping Breaker under the eye.
Romero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Donk. Breaker catches Romero right on the button with a cross.
Breaker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero.
Romero stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Romero wants it to stay on the feet.
Breaker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero.
Breaker feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Romero scores with a sloppy right hand. Breaker should have avoided that one.
Breaker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Romero steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Breaker.
Romero misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Romero scores with a jab to the jaw.
Romero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Breaker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Romero misses.
Romero misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Breaker throws a leg kick which misses Romero's front leg but catches the back leg as Romero tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Breaker blocks a jab.
Breaker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Breaker misses with an uppercut.
Romero lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Breaker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romero to score with a decent uppercut.
Breaker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero.
Breaker digs a good body shot into Romero's ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Breaker checks a leg kick.
Breaker swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Romero is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Breaker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Breaker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Romero.
Breaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romero throws a hook but Breaker blocks it.
Romero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Breaker throws a poor cross that misses
and Romero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Breaker blocks a jab.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Breaker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Breaker working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Romero tries to get to full guard but Breaker has control of the leg.
Breaker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Breaker lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Breaker working the head and body with strikes.
Breaker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Romero misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Breaker working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Breaker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Romero is looking to improve his position.
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. Breaker connects with a nice short shot to Romero's temple.
Ground and pound from Breaker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Breaker scoring with strikes but Romero is staying in there.
Romero is rocked!
Breaker softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Romero is out cold! Breaker jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bone Breaker!
During a confident post fight interview, Bone Breaker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Omar Brown (ranked 1731 p4p, 1467 weight class) and Volodimir Borrisinov (ranked 121 p4p, 106 weight class). Volodimir Borrisinov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Omar Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Volodimir Borrisinov!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borrisinov throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Borrisinov misses with a looping left.
Brown fires out a quick counter leg kick but Borrisinov just manages to avoid it.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Borrisinov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borrisinov misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a good low kick that Borrisinov was not able to check.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Borrisinov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Borrisinov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Brown.
Borrisinov misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borrisinov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borrisinov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Borrisinov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Borrisinov is rocked!
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Borrisinov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Borrisinov is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Brown closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Borrisinov! Brown dives in looking to finish! Borrisinov is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Brown!
After winning the bout, Omar Brown 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amadeo Thevenet (ranked 2288 p4p, 1021 weight class) and Alexei Thorgard (ranked 280 p4p, 122 weight class). Amadeo Thevenet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amadeo Thevenet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexei Thorgard!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thevenet misses with a right hand
and Thorgard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thorgard.
Thorgard tries to free his leg and advance position but Thevenet is retaining full guard.
Thorgard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Let's hope that Thorgard has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Thorgard is looking to work some ground and pound but Thevenet has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thevenet looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thorgard is one step ahead there.
Thevenet is controlling Thorgard's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorgard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thevenet utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thorgard postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thorgard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thevenet lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thevenet gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thorgard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Thorgard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thevenet's head.
Thorgard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thevenet looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thorgard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thorgard slips nicely into half guard.
Thorgard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thorgard in particular looking to stall.
Thorgard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thevenet on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thevenet tries to get out of the position.
Thorgard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thevenet's head.
Thevenet is looking to control Thorgard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thevenet avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thorgard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thevenet defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorgard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thorgard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thevenet avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thorgard.
Thevenet taking some punishment here, with Thorgard in his half guard.
Thorgard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thorgard is trying to control. Thevenet wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thevenet is looking for a sweep. Thorgard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thevenet.
Thorgard stuffs the takedown.
Thevenet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorgard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard connects with the punch.
Thevenet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thorgard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thevenet is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thorgard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amadeo Thevenet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorgard throws a body punch but Thevenet moves out of range.
A big left from Thevenet misses.
Thevenet throws a body punch but Thorgard moves out of range.
Thorgard closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Thevenet quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorgard wants to take a breather but Thevenet is having none of it.
Thorgard might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Thevenet haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thevenet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thorgard is trying to control the action in half guard but Thevenet is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Thorgard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thevenet misses with a wild body shot.
Thorgard with the counter takedown but Thevenet avoids it easily.
Thorgard scores with a jab to the head.
Thevenet stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thevenet wants it to stay on the feet.
Thorgard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice defenses there by Thevenet.
A little feinted left hand from Thevenet on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Thorgard misses.
No luck for Thorgard with that takedown attempt.
Amadeo Thevenet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Thorgard.
Thorgard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thevenet.
Thorgard takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thevenet fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thorgard avoids it really well and circles away.
Thorgard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thevenet feints a jab promting Thorgard to slip. Thevenet then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thorgard slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Alexei Thorgard has been cut.
Thevenet lands a jab to the head.
Thevenet moves out of range as Thorgard strikes.
Thorgard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Thevenet wants to control but Thorgard is keeping busy.
Thorgard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thevenet's head.
Thorgard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thorgard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard wants to control but Thevenet is keeping him busy.
Thevenet makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Thevenet.
Thevenet looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thorgard is one step ahead there.
Thevenet keeping moving, preventing Thorgard from controlling successfully.
Thevenet wants to sweep but no luck.
Thorgard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thorgard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thevenet manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thorgard manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thevenet tries to get to full guard but Thorgard has control of the leg.
Thevenet has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thorgard is working away from the top position though.
Thorgard blocks the strikes from Thevenet.
Thevenet controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thevenet defending well though.
Thorgard is thwarting Thevenet's attempts to control the position.
Thorgard wants to pass to mount but Thevenet is defending the position.
Thorgard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thevenet trying to control here.
Thevenet works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thorgard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thevenet's head.
Thorgard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alexei Thorgard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thevenet wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexei Thorgard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexei Thorgard's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Thorgard misses the shot to the body.
Thorgard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thevenet was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorgard.
Thevenet swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thevenet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thevenet has Thorgard up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Thevenet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thevenet.
Thevenet throws a punch but it's blocked by Thorgard.
Thorgard looking for a takedown.
A short right from Thevenet.
Thevenet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thorgard scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorgard is looking for a takedown.
Thorgard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thorgard misses with some punches.
Thevenet blocks an uppercut.
Thorgard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thevenet jabs Thorgard right on the nose. Thorgard blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thevenet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thorgard.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thorgard.
Thorgard misses with a left hand
and Thevenet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thevenet cracks Thorgard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thorgard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thevenet.
Thorgard is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Thevenet's half guard.
Thorgard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thorgard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thevenet is trying to control but can't.
Thorgard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thorgard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alexei Thorgard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amadeo Thevenet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thevenet is concentrating on defense, preventing Thorgard from advancing position.
Thorgard is controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thevenet.
Thorgard shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Thevenet manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Thorgard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Thorgard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Thorgard's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Thorgard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexei Thorgard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thorgard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Thorgard!
In his post fight interview, Alexei Thorgard 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeong Hoon Chai (ranked 1008 p4p, 682 weight class) and Adriel Nayati (ranked 94 p4p, 60 weight class). Nayati is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Indian Calling - At War. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeong Hoon Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adriel Nayati!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai misses the jab.
Chai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nayati's head backwards.
Chai throws a series of punches but Nayati avoids them all with ease.
Nayati looks for a takedown but Chai sprawls well.
Chai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chai cracks Nayati with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Adriel Nayati has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nayati tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chai defends well and Nayati ends up having to push Chai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nayati gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Nayati is out of range.
Nayati looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jeong Hoon Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adriel Nayati.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai stuffs the takedown attempt from Nayati. Nayati gets slowly back to his feet.
Chai connects with a body shot.
Nayati fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chai.
Nayati misses with a takedown
and Chai counters with a three punch combo that has Nayati backing up. Nayati nods at Chai to acknowledge the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Chai scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nayati slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai scores with a nice strike.
Nayati is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Chai misses
and Nayati counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nayati not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nayati not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nayati not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nayati not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chai is doing well to control the position and prevent Nayati from advancing to side control.
Nayati is looking for a kimura but Chai is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nayati to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nayati misses with a head shot. Chai uses the momentum to regain guard.
Nayati pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
Nayati has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayati throwing strikes from guard but Chai blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nayati accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nayati trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Nayati is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nayati looking to pass the guard.
Nayati scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four 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.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Nayati from controlling successfully.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nayati.
Nayati throws an elbow that misses. Chai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nayati's guard. Nice move by Chai!
Chai stays in close to Nayati's body and controls the position.
Nayati throws his legs up looking for a submission but Chai uses it to pass to side control.
Nayati gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nayati actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeong Hoon Chai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adriel Nayati's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nayati needs to keep his hands up - Chai had a free shot at his head there.
Chai lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nayati tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nayati somewhat.
A quick step to the side and Chai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nayati.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nayati darts in looking for a takedown but Chai gets double underhooks and turns Nayati into the cage.
Donk. Chai catches Nayati right on the button with a cross.
Chai misses with a double jab.
Chai lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayati shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chai is trying to defend but Nayati finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nayati trying to mount his opponent but Chai defends it.
Nayati misses with a head shot. Chai uses the momentum to regain guard.
Adriel Nayati has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chai is trying to keep Nayati in close.
Nayati throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayati throwing strikes from guard but Chai blocks nicely.
Nayati missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nayati trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nayati throws an elbow that misses. Chai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nayati's guard. Nice move by Chai!
Nayati manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chai manages to get himself to full guard.
Nayati trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayati trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nayati throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nayati landing some decent shots from guard.
Nayati throws a big right hand that misses.
Nayati lands a couple of digs.
Nayati pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nayati is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nayati throwing strikes but missing.
Nayati scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nayati trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nayati loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nayati missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nayati throwing strikes but missing.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nayati.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adriel Nayati will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Adriel Nayati's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nayati shoots in but Chai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nayati gets a takedown into half guard.
Nayati throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nayati passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chai!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai is in a horrible position here. Nayati smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayati has hold of Chai's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chai manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Nayati looking to finish with strikes here!
Nayati throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Nayati is landing with some decent strikes but Chai is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chai in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nayati scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chai?
Chai wants to hold on but Nayati pushes him away.
Chai wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nayati.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Nayati there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nayati has hold of Chai's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chai manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The referee warns Chai that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nayati throwing strikes here but Chai is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nayati landing strikes from the mount.
Nayati unloads with some shots from mount but Chai bucks and avoids them well.
Nayati misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Nayati lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayati trying to control but Chai is having none of it.
Nayati looking to finish Chai with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chai!
Nayati misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Nayati lands with some strikes.
Nayati working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Chai blocking the ground and pound.
Nayati looking to ground and pound but Chai is blocking nicely.
Nayati throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nayati lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Chai that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nayati lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nayati working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Chai holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nayati tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nayati lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nayati working Chai over with strikes here.
Nayati looking to secure an arm triangle but Chai defends it well.
Nayati pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adriel Nayati comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nayati 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Adriel Nayati!
Adriel Nayati took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Julian Bashir (ranked 1082 p4p, 1156 weight class) and Blonde Brunson (ranked 81 p4p, 87 weight class). Bashir kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Exodus - The Toxic Waltz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Bashir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blonde Brunson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunson shoots in looking for a takedown. Bashir tries to sprawl out of it but Brunson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bashir manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brunson has a takedown stuffed.
Bashir feinted with a counter takedown.
Brunson has closed the distance and engaged Bashir in a clinch.
Brunson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Julian Bashir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blonde Brunson.
Bashir tries a body shot but Brunson blocks it.
Bashir softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bashir stops a takedown attempt from Brunson.
Brunson has Bashir pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bashir manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brunson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bashir but Bashir pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brunson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brunson dives in and grabs Bashir's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bashir pushes down on Brunson's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bashir feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bashir content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brunson is rocked!
Bashir keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brunson's head.
Brunson is still in real trouble! Can Bashir finish him?
Brunson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bashir is in close to Brunson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bashir is working Brunson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brunson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bashir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brunson seems to have recovered his senses.
Bashir is working Brunson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bashir scoring with some ground and pound.
Bashir won't allow Brunson to sweep him here.
Bashir cracks Brunson with a solid left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brunson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bashir sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brunson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashir working the head and body with strikes.
Bashir controlling the pace.
Brunson wants to get back to full guard.
Brunson has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Bashir escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Bashir!
Bashir wants to control but Brunson is keeping him busy.
Bashir happy to just control the position for now.
Bashir tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bashir working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir controlling the position from side mount.
Bashir cracks Brunson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bashir is chipping away with strikes.
Brunson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bashir passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Brunson!
Brunson wants to control but Bashir is having none of it.
Bashir working the ground and pound effectively.
Brunson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brunson is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashir connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bashir looking to finish Brunson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brunson!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice elbow there by Bashir.
Brunson is looking to improve his position but Bashir isn't that keen on the idea.
Bashir postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Brunson badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Bashir around the waist but Bashir pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Bashir is the winner by TKO! Bashir jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Bashir!
A relieved looking Julian Bashir 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Cruz (ranked 309 p4p, 315 weight class) and Tadahiro Nomura (ranked 23 p4p, 24 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by FEEL SOMETHING. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Cruz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tadahiro Nomura!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cruz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nomura has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cruz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little jabbing left from Nomura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cruz gets tackled into the cage by Nomura. Nomura maintains the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nomura lands a right hand.
Nomura tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Nomura back against the cage.
Nomura tries to pull guard but Cruz holds him up against the cage and eventually Nomura drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nomura jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cruz walks away with a smile on his face. Nomura gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cruz lands with a right hand.
Nomura shoots for a double leg takedown but Cruz sprawls well. He's pushed Nomura's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A quick step to the side and Cruz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danny Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tadahiro Nomura.
Nomura cracks Cruz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Danny Cruz has been cut.
Nomura takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nomura is rocked!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Cruz throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Nomura is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Danny Cruz!
Danny Cruz retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Danny Cruz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Tadahiro Nomura stepped up to the mic, saying 'Mizu ni nagasu/the water flows.'.
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