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NYF Fight Night 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Mordin (ranked 5124 p4p, 5524 weight class) and Dallas Winston (ranked 533 p4p, 556 weight class). Mordin comes to the cage accompanied by I Am The Very Model Of A Scientist Salarian. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Mordin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dallas Winston!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston swats away the attempt to clinch by Mordin.
Winston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mordin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Winston, pushing him back against the cage.
Mordin throws an elbow but it misses.
Winston breaks from the clinch.
Mordin throws a right hand that Winston ducks under and follows up with a left that Winston also avoids with ease.
Winston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mordin doesn't seem bothered though.
Mordin wants to clinch.
Mordin tries to clinch up.
Winston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mordin is looking to clinch but Winston is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Winston jabs Mordin right on the nose. Mordin blinks but takes it well.
Mordin tries to clinch but Winston moves out of range.
Winston moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Winston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Winston! Mordin is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dallas Winston!
In defeat, Antonio Mordin stepped up to the mic, saying 'I know I can do better. It was a good fight.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Spinner (ranked 3321 p4p, 5199 weight class) and Alex Ramirez (ranked 403 p4p, 515 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Spinner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Spinner. Those never looked like landing.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spinner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramirez tries to clinch up but Spinner circles away and keeps his distance.
Spinner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramirez moves to clinch but Spinner breaks away
and Spinner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Spinner falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Ramirez to counter with a crisp jab.
Spinner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramirez blocks a low kick nicely.
Ramirez tries to clinch there but Spinner circles away.
Spinner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez forces Spinner back against the cage and clinches.
Ramirez has Spinner pressed against the cage, preventing Spinner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've been hearing reports that Spinner has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Spinner fails to pull guard.
Ramirez lands with a short shot to the head.
Spinner dodges an elbow strike from Ramirez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez breaks the clinch.
Spinner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A knee to the head by Ramirez.
Spinner takes an elbow to the temple.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spinner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spinner is trying to force a seperation but Ramirez has the dominant position.
Ramirez breaks from the clinch.
A nice combination there by Spinner.
Spinner moves into the clinch successfully.
Spinner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramirez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spinner, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramirez needs to keep his hands up - Spinner had a free shot at his head there.
Spinner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spinner tries to work over Ramirez's front leg with a kick but Ramirez checks it.
Ramirez is looking to clinch.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Spinner moves out of range.
Spinner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spinner slips under a jab from Ramirez.
Spinner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ramirez moves into range and clinches up with Spinner.
Spinner wants to break free but Ramirez has control.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ramirez throws an elbow but misses.
Ramirez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a knee to the head.
Spinner breaks the clinch.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spinner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spinner throws a leg kick that misses.
Spinner shoots in and drives through. Ramirez sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Spinner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spinner connects with a single shot there.
James Spinner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spinner misses with a few strikes there.
Ramirez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ramirez looking to throw knees to the head but Spinner is blocking nicely.
Spinner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spinner clinches.
Spinner has Ramirez pressed against the cage.
Ramirez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spinner blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez breaks from the clinch.
Ramirez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spinner is trying to break free.
Ramirez stalling against the cage.
Spinner tries to pull guard but Ramirez won't allow it.
Spinner avoids the elbow strike from Ramirez, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 It looks like James Spinner has been cut.
Spinner avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramirez.
Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramirez doesn't manage to clinch there - Spinner circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Ramirez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Spinner's cut.
That's time! Spinner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Spinner throws a series of strikes that have Ramirez backpedaling.
Ramirez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spinner has Ramirez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Spinner pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ramirez tumbling to the mat - Spinner dives into Ramirez's guard.
Spinner prevents Ramirez from getting back to his feet.
Spinner trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramirez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramirez working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spinner would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ramirez manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spinner has had enough of the clinch but Ramirez keeps him there for the moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ramirez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spinner's brow.
Ramirez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramirez misses with the head strike.
Spinner blocks an elbow strike.
Spinner blocks an elbow strike.
Ramirez misses with an elbow over the top.
Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spinner shoots in and drives through. Ramirez sprawls well.
A little jabbing left from Ramirez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A combination from Spinner does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spinner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spinner lands a nice looking body kick.
Spinner tries to land a body kick
and Ramirez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spinner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramirez dodges the punch combination from Spinner.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ramirez! But no joy.
Spinner scores with a jab to the body.
Spinner throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez tries to clinch there but Spinner circles away.
Spinner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Spinner misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spinner throws a combination that misses
and Ramirez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ramirez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Spinner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez darts in and clinches Spinner up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Spinner.
Ramirez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spinner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spinner misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramirez misses the target.
Spinner misses with the combination.
Ramirez closes the distance and clinches.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but Spinner blocks with his arms.
Ramirez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alex Ramirez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramirez misses with a knee strike.
Spinner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramirez digs a right hand underneath Spinner's ribcage. Spinner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spinner is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramirez has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ramirez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spinner's brow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ramirez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez misses with some punches.
Spinner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex Ramirez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Spinner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramirez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramirez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
James Spinner is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Spinner.
Spinner fails to land with a series of punches.
Spinner connects with a body shot that sends Ramirez's belly button to the back.
Spinner scores with the left hand. Ramirez knows he should have avoided that one.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Spinner moves out of range.
Ramirez moves into the clinch successfully.
A knee to the head by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ramirez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spinner dodges an elbow strike from Ramirez.
Ramirez looking to throw knees to the head but Spinner is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spinner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spinner lands a shot to the body.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez lands an elbow inside that Spinner shrugs off.
Ramirez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spinner is trying to push Ramirez away but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but Spinner blocks it.
Spinner takes an elbow to the temple.
Spinner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ramirez misses with a knee to the head.
Ramirez misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spinner manages to break the clinch.
Ramirez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramirez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Spinner is having none of it.
Spinner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Spinner misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ramirez! But no joy.
Alex Ramirez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spinner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spinner works Ramirez's body with a nice hook.
Spinner wants to slow Ramirez down by chopping away at his legs.
Spinner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spinner counters with a left and a right that stings Ramirez.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Spinner moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spinner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spinner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ramirez avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Ramirez.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spinner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spinner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramirez tries to clinch there but Spinner circles away.
Ramirez clinches.
Ramirez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramirez checks a leg kick.
Spinner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Spinner needs to keep his hands up - Ramirez had a free shot at his head there.
Spinner scores with a jab. Ramirez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ramirez avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez dodges the punch combination from Spinner.
Ramirez doesn't manage to clinch there - Spinner circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ramirez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez wants to clinch.
James Spinner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spinner misses the shot to the body.
Spinner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramirez circles away quickly and effectively.
James Spinner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramirez pushes Spinner up against the cage in a clinch.
Spinner is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramirez has double underhooks.
Ramirez misses with an elbow over the top.
Alex Ramirez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Spinner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Spinner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ramirez 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... James Spinner!
A very excited looking James Spinner rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Warner (ranked 3338 p4p, 3674 weight class) and Randall Dean (ranked 491 p4p, 526 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pete Warner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Randall Dean!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Warner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Warner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Warner content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dean is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Warner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dean keeps working.
Dean gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Warner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dean lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dean pushes down on Warner's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Warner throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dean sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Warner is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dean seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Warner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Warner flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dean frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dean trying to control but Warner is having none of it.
Warner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dean controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean trying to control but Warner is having none of it.
Warner wants to hold on but Dean pushes him away.
Dean can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Warner is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Warner tries to hold on but Dean pushes him away.
Dean controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dean trying to control but Warner is having none of it.
We've been informed that Dean has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dean takes Warner's back, avoiding a couple of desperation strikes from the bottom.
Warner trying to control but not successfully.
Warner is trying to get back to his feet but Dean has full control of the position and if anything, Warner has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Dean controls the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dean is not going to allow Warner to sit and survive in this position.
Dean slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Dean dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Warner shoots in looking for a takedown but Dean manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Warner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Warner darts in looking for a takedown but Dean gets double underhooks and turns Warner into the cage.
Warner misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Warner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Warner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Warner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dean gets underhooks to prevent Warner's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warner working hard to break the clinch.
Warner tries to circle away but Dean has him pinned against the cage.
Dean has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Warner is working for takedown but Dean is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dean gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Warner avoiding damage.
Dean breaks the clinch.
Dean lands the left hand.
Randall Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean misses with a wild body shot.
Dean scores with a decent looking hook.
Dean scores with a one two! Warner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
 Warner is rocked!
A punch combination from Warner misses.
Pete Warner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dean explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warner manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean connects with a right hand. Warner shakes it off.
Oh Warner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dean chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Warner sprawling to the canvas! Warner rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dean finish him?!
Randall Dean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Warner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dean counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Dean. Beautiful body shot.
Dean throws a nice outside leg kick.
Warner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dean ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dean lands a nice hook to Warner's body. Warner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Warner seems to have got his legs back now.
Dean is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Warner rather than just go for the knockout.
Dean misses with a body shot.
Dean scores with a hook to the body. Warner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dean throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Randall Dean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Warner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dean feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Warner sprawling to the canvas! Warner rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dean finish him?!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Warner if he has to take too many more of those.
Warner gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Dean gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Warner is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randall Dean!
Our winner, Randall Dean, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reece Robertson (ranked 2689 p4p, 3758 weight class) and Asim Germic (ranked 330 p4p, 415 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reece Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asim Germic!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson swats away the attempt to clinch by Germic.
Robertson keeps the fight on the outside.
As Germic backs away, Robertson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Germic rushes Robertson and presses him up against the cage.
I was talking to Robertson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Germic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Robertson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Robertson is pushing Germic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Still in the clinch, Germic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Germic missing with knees to the body.
Robertson blocking some punches.
Robertson takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertson struggles to land a body shot inside as Germic controls his hands.
Robertson prevents a body shot from Germic.
Germic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robertson backwards.
Germic managing to block the knees to the body from Robertson.
Germic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Germic tries to throw a body punch but Robertson avoids it by throwing Germic back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Germic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robertson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Germic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Robertson tries a knee to the head but Germic blocks it.
Germic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Robertson's face.
Germic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robertson is defending well for now.
A short right from Germic on the inside.
A short uppercut from Germic.
Robertson tries to land a knee to the head but Germic blocks with his arms.
Robertson blocking some punches.
Robertson misses with an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robertson.
Robertson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Germic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Reece Robertson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robertson has had enough of the clinch but Germic keeps him there for the moment.
Robertson manages to break the clinch.
Germic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robertson throws a big counter combination but Germic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germic wants to clinch up but Robertson keeps it at a distance.
Germic throws a nice looking combination but Robertson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robertson throws a one two combo.
Robertson misses with a body shot.
Germic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Robertson.
Germic doesn't manage to clinch there - Robertson circles away.
Robertson looks to land a left hand but Germic moved out of range nicely.
Germic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robertson throwing a counter right hand but Germic manages to avoid it.
Germic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Germic moves in looking to clinch but Robertson pushes him off.
Robertson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Germic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Germic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Germic misses with the head strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Germic obliges.
A hook to the body from Robertson.
Germic tries to land knees in the clinch but Robertson avoids the damage to the body.
Robertson lands an uppercut.
Germic working aggressively here.
Germic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Germic.
Germic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robertson.
Robertson blocks an uppercut.
Robertson wants to get back to striking at distance but Germic won't allow it.
Robertson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Germic swings for the body but Robertson moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Germic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Germic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Robertson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Germic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Germic closes the distance but Robertson moves to the side
and Robertson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Germic tries to close the distance and clinch but Robertson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robertson throws a leg kick but Germic moved away.
It seemed like Germic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Robertson throws a series of strikes that have Germic backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Germic has closed the distance and engaged Robertson in a clinch.
Germic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robertson is defending well for now.
Robertson lands a damaging elbow.
Germic lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Asim Germic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reece Robertson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Germic tries to clinch but Robertson is having none of it.
Robertson throws a big counter combination but Germic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Germic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Robertson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robertson misses with a low kick.
Germic tries to clinch up.
Asim Germic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Germic wants to clinch up but Robertson keeps it at a distance.
Germic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robertson swats away the attempt to clinch by Germic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Germic misses with a shot to the body
and Robertson counters with a stiff right hand.
Germic ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
Germic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Germic is looking to clinch.
Robertson is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Germic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Robertson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Germic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Robertson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Germic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Germic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robertson misses with a punch to the body.
Robertson is looking to break free of the clinch but Germic has double underhooks.
Germic misses with a punch to the body.
Robertson is looking to control Germic's arms but Germic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Robertson has his back to the cage.
Asim Germic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Germic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Germic misses with a knee strike.
Robertson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robertson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Germic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Germic misses with some punches.
Germic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Robertson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germic tries to land a knee to the head but Robertson blocks with his arms.
Robertson tries to break the clinch but Germic is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Germic.
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!
Germic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robertson lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Robertson.
Robertson lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Robertson as the two fighters clinch.
Germic misses with a knee to the head.
Robertson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Germic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robertson slows down the pace here.
Robertson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robertson lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson struggles to land a body shot inside as Germic controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Germic fails to land.
Germic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robertson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Germic lands a knee to the body.
Germic dodges an elbow strike from Robertson.
Germic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robertson avoids it.
Robertson misses with a knee to the head.
Robertson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Germic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Robertson's efforts to push away.
Robertson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robertson looking to slow down the pace here.
Germic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robertson avoids it.
Robertson prevents a body shot from Germic.
Robertson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Germic up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Robertson.
Germic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Robertson's efforts to push away.
Robertson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Germic is keeping busy.
Germic missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Germic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Germic.
Robertson breaks the clinch.
Germic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Germic forces Robertson back against the cage and clinches.
Robertson taking a breather.
Germic trying to land knees to the body.
Robertson misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Asim Germic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Reece Robertson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Robertson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Germic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Robertson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robertson is looking to control Germic's arms but Germic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Robertson has his back to the cage.
Germic avoiding damage as Robertson throws knees to the body.
Germic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robertson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Germic prevents a body shot from Robertson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Germic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Germic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Robertson has had enough of the clinch but Germic keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Germic lands a shoulder strike.
Germic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robertson prevents a body shot from Germic.
A short right from Robertson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Germic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robertson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Germic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Germic tries to work over Robertson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Germic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Robertson scores with a shoulder strike.
Robertson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Germic scores with a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Germic obliges.
Germic has Robertson pressed against the cage, preventing Robertson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Germic fails to land.
Robertson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Germic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Germic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Germic trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Germic.
Germic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Germic misses with the head strike.
Germic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robertson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Germic managing to block the knees to the body from Robertson.
Robertson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Germic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Germic missing with knees to the body.
Robertson tries to work over Germic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robertson managing to block the knees to the body from Germic.
Germic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robertson is trying to break the clinch but Germic is controlling him.
Robertson misses with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Robertson.
Robertson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Robertson looking to slow down the pace here.
Robertson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Robertson stalling in the clinch but Germic improves position.
Germic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robertson is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Germic scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Germic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Germic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robertson backwards.
Germic pushes Robertson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Germic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Germic misses with a knee strike.
Germic working Robertson over with knees to the body.
Robertson wants to break free but Germic has control.
Germic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Germic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Robertson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Germic's brow.
Germic trying to land knees to the body.
Germic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robertson stalling in the clinch but Germic improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson looking to throw knees to the head but Germic is blocking nicely.
Germic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robertson avoids it.
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!
Germic lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Robertson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Germic fails to land.
Robertson working hard to break the clinch.
Germic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robertsons head.
Germic lands a knee to the head.
Germic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Germic tries to land knees in the clinch but Robertson avoids the damage to the body.
Robertson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Germic scores with a knee to the head.
Robertson is trying to break the clinch but Germic is controlling him.
Germic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Robertson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Asim Germic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Germic 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asim Germic!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Janowski (ranked 3523 p4p, 4830 weight class) and Evan Wilson (ranked 439 p4p, 521 weight class). Janowski's entrance music is Going Down. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stevie Janowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Evan Wilson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Janowski cracks Wilson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wilson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Janowski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stevie Janowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson throws a low kick but Janowski avoids it.
Wilson works over Janowski's head and body with a nice combination.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Janowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Janowski.
Wilson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Janowski.
Wilson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Janowski digs a right hand underneath Wilson's ribcage. Wilson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Janowski digs a right hand underneath Wilson's ribcage. Wilson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wilson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Janowski lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Janowski on the inside.
Janowski digs a right hand into Wilson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wilson's gas tank.
Wilson looks winded!
Janowski lands an elbow inside.
 It looks like Evan Wilson has been cut.
Janowski lands a nice uppercut.
Janowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wilson takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Janowski.
Nice body punch from Janowski.
Nice body punch from Janowski - that landed with a thud.
Janowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janowski lands an elbow inside that Wilson shrugs off.
A short body shot lands from Janowski as the two fighters clinch.
Janowski is working Wilson over against the cage.
Janowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Janowski.
Janowski is leaning against Wilson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Janowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Janowski.
Janowski scores with a hook to the body.
Janowski stalling.
Janowski presses Wilson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
I was talking to Janowski's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Janowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilsons head.
A right handed body shot lands from Janowski.
Wilson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Janowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Janowski as the two fighters clinch.
Janowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Janowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Janowski lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Janowski lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Janowski - that landed with a thud.
Janowski presses Wilson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Janowski pushes Wilson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Janowski lands an elbow that stopped Wilson in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Evan Wilson's cut even more.
Janowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
 Wilson is rocked!
Janowski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilson's defenses.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Janowski finish him?
A short uppercut from Janowski.
Janowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilsons head.
Janowski lands a body shot.
Janowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wilson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of stalling here from Janowski.
Janowski has Wilson pressed against the cage. He pushes Wilson back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Janowski throws a beautiful elbow that sends Wilson crashing to the floor! Janowski piles on the pressure with more strikes! Wilson is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stevie Janowski!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Stevie Janowski waved his t-shirt featuring Champion Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Homas Oleman (ranked 2663 p4p, 23231 weight class) and Slaw Spud (ranked 324 p4p, 535 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Homas Oleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slaw Spud!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spud falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oleman counters with a stiff right hand.
Oleman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spuds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Slaw Spud has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Spud. Those never looked like landing.
Oleman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spud.
Oleman is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Spud hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Homas Oleman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Jones (ranked 3232 p4p, 3791 weight class) and Simon Adebisi (ranked 393 p4p, 445 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Adebisi!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Adebisi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adebisi backwards.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Adebisi avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Adebisi pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Adebisi 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.
Adebisi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Adebisi counters with a right hand to the body.
Adebisi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Adebisi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones catches Adebisi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adebisi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones tries to clinch but Adebisi is having none of it.
And Adebisi tries to counter it with a takedown but Jones pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Adebisi closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Adebisi pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
enabling Adebisi to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adebisi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jones scores with a hook.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've been told by Jones's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones swings for the body but Adebisi moves out of range.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adebisi.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Samuel Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adebisi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jones did well to prevent Adebisi getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adebisi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jones to regain full guard.
Jones wants to sweep here but Adebisi controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Adebisi from controlling successfully.
Adebisi throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Adebisi's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Adebisi wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Adebisi working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Adebisi looking for a triangle here. Jones is fighting it but it looks tight! Adebisi pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Jones is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Simon Adebisi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Dawson (ranked 3230 p4p, 2479 weight class) and Gaston Doumergos (ranked 368 p4p, 312 weight class). The key to victory for Michael Dawson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaston Doumergos!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson lands with an uppercut that bounces Doumergos off the cage and back into range.
Dawson stuffs the takedown.
Doumergos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Doumergos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Doumergos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dawson keeps working.
Doumergos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dawson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Doumergos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dawson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Dawson is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doumergos looking to control but Dawson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Doumergos with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Doumergos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Doumergos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dawson is looking to escape.
Dawson tries to hold on but Doumergos pushes him away.
Doumergos wants to finish this one by submission but Dawson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Doumergos.
Dawson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Doumergos on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doumergos goes for an armbar but Dawson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Dawson.
Doumergos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dawson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dawson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dawson lands a jab-cross combination.
Doumergos shoots for a double leg takedown but Dawson sprawls well. He's pushed Doumergos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Doumergos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dawson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Michael Dawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaston Doumergos.
Nice shot lands for Dawson.
We've been told by Dawson's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
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!
Doumergos has his takedown stuffed
and Dawson counters with an inside leg kick.
Dawson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dawson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doumergos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dawson throws a big counter combination but Doumergos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dawson with a jab.
Doumergos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Doumergos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dawson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A left and a right from Dawson both land. Nice combination.
Doumergos is rocked!
Dawson is stalking Doumergos. Doumergos circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Dawson, and it's lights out! Doumergos really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Dawson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Fuisse (ranked 3311 p4p, 2810 weight class) and Ian Carter (ranked 406 p4p, 341 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Fuisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Carter!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuisse misses with a takedown attempt - Carter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carter has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Carter closes the distance and pushes Fuisse back into the cage.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Fuisse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Fuisse controls his hands.
Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fuisse looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carter is fending him off so far but Fuisse persists. Nope, Carter circles away and we're back to standing.
We've been hearing reports that Fuisse has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Carter misses with a looping left.
Carter gets a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carter.
A short right from Carter.
Carter keeps control of Fuisse as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter lands a right hand.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter digs a right hand into Fuisse's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fuisse's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuisse is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fuisse is rocked!
Carter pushes Fuisse back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oh Fuisse is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carter creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Fuisse with a big uppercut! Fuisse tries to clinch up but Carter pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Fuisse to the mat! Fuisse covers up and Carter unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ian Carter!
Our winner, Ian Carter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Adams (ranked 1352 p4p, 1197 weight class) and Ricky Alvarez (ranked 180 p4p, 156 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruno Adams !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
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.
Alvarez lands a head shot.
Alvarez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alvarez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adams momentarily.
Adams tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alvarez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Adams does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adams s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A lazy left from Alvarez finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alvarez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Adams . Adams circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Adams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alvarez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alvarez looks to land a left hand but Adams moved out of range nicely.
Adams changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Alvarez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a shot from downtown. Adams moves away and avoids it.
As Alvarez tries to get set, Adams tries to push him back and clinch up but Alvarez manages to avoid the attempt.
Adams moves forwards but Alvarez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Adams keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Adams tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Alvarez manages to circle out of the way.
Adams walks into a stiff left hand from Alvarez.
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!
Alvarez misses with an uppercut.
Adams seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Adams takes one to the side of the head.
Alvarez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adams counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Alvarez is defending well.
Alvarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adams is defending well for now.
Adams avoiding damage as Alvarez throws knees to the body.
Adams taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Adams jumps into guard, dragging Alvarez to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alvarez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alvarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alvarez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Adams actively working from the bottom here.
Alvarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adams keeps working.
Adams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alvarez prevents Adams from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams is working hard here to advance position.
Adams is staying active underneath Alvarez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alvarez prevents Adams from improving his position.
Alvarez is looking to take a break and control but Adams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Alvarez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Alvarez's back!
Adams seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Adams is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Alvarez knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Alvarez for a finish.
Adams looking for the choke from the back.
Alvarez manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alvarez to score with a decent uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Alvarez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alvarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Adams is just out of range.
Alvarez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alvarez scores with a jab. Adams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alvarez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alvarez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Adams is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Alvarez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez connects with an inside leg kick.
Alvarez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adams .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alvarez smiles and moves away.
Alvarez misses with a double jab
and Adams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Adams jumps into guard, dragging Alvarez to the mat.
Alvarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Adams is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Alvarez has his hands clasped together but Adams extends and breaks Alvarez's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Adams .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruno Adams !
After the big win, Bruno Adams made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fantasy Threads and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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