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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Garon Knightley (ranked 4580 p4p, 24469 weight class) and Dharya Bhate (ranked 339 p4p, 393 weight class). Dharya Bhate has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garon Knightley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dharya Bhate!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhate swings widly with a right hand
and Knightley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bhate looks to score with a jab to the body but Knightley is just out of range.
Knightley misses with a hook.
Bhate on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Knightley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bhate counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bhate is working for a kimura but Knightley is defending it quite comfortably.
Bhate is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Knightley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Knightley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bhate doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bhate manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Knightley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bhate pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knightley is keeping the position for now.
Knightley looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bhate is defending well. Knightley quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bhate has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Knightley celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Garon Knightley!
After winning the bout, Garon Knightley 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Halvorsen (ranked 4191 p4p, 4167 weight class) and Jaxon Williams (ranked 443 p4p, 442 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Adrian Halvorsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaxon Williams!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Francis DeMontford and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Halvorsen. That one must have hurt.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Halvorsen is pressing down on Williams's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Halvorsen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Halvorsen's head.
Halvorsen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Williams manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams postures up.
Williams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halvorsen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Halvorsen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Williams postures up in Halvorsen's guard and throws a big left but Halvorsen blocks it.
Halvorsen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Williams passes into side control.
Williams gets to mount! Halvorsen was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Williams lands a nice shot to the head.
 Halvorsen is rocked!
Williams is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Halvorsen goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Williams!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jaxon Williams!
During a confident post fight interview, Jaxon Williams 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Aries Lagana (ranked 3335 p4p, 2886 weight class) and Marco Mo (ranked 273 p4p, 233 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aries Lagana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Mo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Topper Green and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Mo tenderised Lagana's leg. Lagana is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mo throws a sloppy head kick and Lagana moves out of range easily.
Mo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lagana darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lagana scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mo doesn't seem bothered though.
Mo throws a leg kick but Lagana sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lagana connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mo momentarily.
Mo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lagana was well out of range. Poor timing from Mo.
Lagana cracks Mo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mo misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Lagana tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mo throws an off balance right hand
and Lagana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mo throws a solid leg kick but Lagana takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mo.
Mo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lagana lands with a hook. Mo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mo misses with a head kick.
Mo looks to land a body kick but Lagana moved away.
It looked like Lagana wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A punch combination from Lagana misses.
Mo misses with a low kick.
Mo connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheers as Lagana lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mo doesn't seem phased though.
Lagana blocks a head kick by Mo.
Lagana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lagana looks to land a right hand but Mo moved out of range.
Mo walks into a jab.
Mo throws a front kick aimed at Lagana's knee but Lagana avoids it well.
Lagana was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lagana darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lagana was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lagana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mo.
Mo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mo.
Lagana lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mo throws a leg kick
and Lagana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good shot there by Lagana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mo walks into a straight right hand from Lagana.
Lagana moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mo swings for the body but Lagana moves out of range.
Lagana looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lagana.
Mo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lagana.
Lagana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mo throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lagana to counter with a crisp jab.
Mo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mo's coach down at Rough House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mo throws a lazy head kick
and Lagana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lagana. That did some damage!
Lagana lands with a straight right. Mo didn't see that one coming.
Lagana lands a jab-cross combination.
Lagana fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lagana scores with a jab.
Mo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lagana misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mo slips a straight right by Lagana.
Mo misses with an uppercut. Lagana saw that one coming.
Mo slips under a jab from Lagana.
Lagana misses with a straight right.
Mo lands a jab.
Lagana fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lagana moves away from the strike by Mo.
Mo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lagana.
Lagana scores with a hook to the body. Mo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Mo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mo thuds his shin into the meat of Lagana's side.
Lagana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lagana throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lagana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lagana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mo misses with a low kick.
Lagana seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lagana loads up on a big right hand but Mo slips the punch.
Mo wants to counter the offense by Lagana and move into the clinch position.
Mo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lagana takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mo moves away from the strike by Lagana.
Lagana moves out of range of the body kick from Mo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lagana.
Mo just misses with a punch to the body.
Mo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mo looks to throw a body kick
and Lagana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lagana is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mo tries a head kick but it misses.
Lagana is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good exchange - Lagana coming out on top.
Lagana throws a hook but Mo avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aries Lagana 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.
Good shot there by Lagana.
Marco Mo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mo throws a lazy head kick
enabling Lagana to counter with a crisp jab.
Lagana bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mo's head backwards.
Lagana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mo.
It looked like Lagana was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mo thows a body kick. Lagana tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lagana throws a shot to the body.
Mo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lagana.
Lagana lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mo ducks under a wild hook from Lagana.
Marco Mo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mo with the inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lagana scores with a body shot.
Aries Lagana is winning the standup battle so far.
Lagana tests Mo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mo misses with a leg kick
and Lagana counters with a three punch combo that has Mo backing up. Mo nods at Lagana to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagana darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lagana is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Mo.
Lagana walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mo.
Mo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lagana checks it well.
Mo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lagana lands with an uppercut that bounces Mo off the cage and back into range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Mo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lagana has got the better of the exchanges.
Lagana scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Mo.
Lagana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lagana.
Mo misses with a looping left.
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!
Mo connects with a body shot that sends Lagana's belly button to the back.
Lagana scores with a punch to the head.
Lagana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mo with the inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mo throws a wild body kick that Lagana sees coming a mile off.
Mo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lagana misses with a straight right.
Mo throws a head kick that misses.
Mo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lagana scores with a nice right hand.
Lagana takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mo throws a head kick that misses.
Mo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lagana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Lagana misses its intended target.
Mo ducks under a wild hook from Lagana.
Mo misses with a low kick.
Lagana scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lagana scores with a nice right hand.
Lagana misses with a looping left.
Lagana is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mo throws a leg kick which misses Lagana's front leg but catches the back leg as Lagana tries to avoid it.
Lagana listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mo throws a wild body kick that Lagana sees coming a mile off.
Lagana swings for the body but Mo moves out of range.
Lagana lunges at Mo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mo's hand.
Lagana lands a nice shot to the body.
Mo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mo throws a head kick but Lagana moves out of range.
Lagana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mo can do to turn this around?
Mo throws a head kick that misses.
Lagana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mo.
Lagana goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lagana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lagana fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mo on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Lagana.
Lagana tests Mo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lagana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mo.
Mo wants to counter the offense by Lagana and move into the clinch position.
Mo throws a right hand that misses
letting Lagana counter with a right hand.
Mo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lagana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lagana misses with a hook. Mo ducked under it nicely.
Mo throws a wild body kick that Lagana sees coming a mile off.
Lagana was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lagana uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lagana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lagana.
Mo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mo throws a push kick but Lagana slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mo throws a front kick aimed at Lagana's knee but Lagana avoids it well.
Lagana cracks Mo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lagana counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lagana is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aries Lagana dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lagana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mo takes a swing at Lagana's ribcage but misses.
Lagana throws out a powerful jab.
A low kick from Mo misses
and Lagana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lagana feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lagana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mo throws a head kick that misses.
Mo tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Lagana.
Lagana throws a big shot that misses.
Lagana scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lagana scores with a hook.
Lagana scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagana takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lagana closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lagana.
Lagana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mo connects with a solid leg kick.
Lagana misses with a right hand
and Mo counters with a series of strikes. Lagana will be more careful next time no doubt.
Good exchange - Lagana coming out on top.
Lagana checks the leg kick.
Mo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lagana misses with a hook
and Mo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lagana slips a straight right by Mo.
Nice straight punches there by Lagana. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lagana.
Lagana looks to land a combination but Mo avoids it well.
Lagana on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mo. Mo obviously looking to wear him down.
Mo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lagana stalks Mo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mo's face. Mo staggers backwards, shaken.
Lagana scores with a hook.
Lagana lands a really nice looking cross but Mo seems unphased.
Mo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mo tries a head kick but it misses.
Mo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mo throws a leg kick
and Mo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mo takes a swing at Lagana's ribcage but misses.
Lagana loads up on a big right hand but Mo slips the punch.
Mo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lagana checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lagana connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mo. Mo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A low kick from Mo misses
and Lagana counters with a nice uppercut.
Mo throws a lazy head kick
and Lagana counters with a nice body shot.
Lagana with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mo takes one to the side of the head.
Mo throws a push kick but Lagana slaps the foot to one side.
Nice shot lands for Lagana.
Mo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lagana!
Lagana ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lagana works the jab nicely.
Mo throws a leg kick but Lagana sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lagana blocks a head kick by Mo.
Lagana was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mo scores with a push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lagana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mo needs to keep his hands up - Lagana had a free shot at his head there.
Lagana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lagana to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagana blocks a head kick by Mo.
Mo misses with a left hand
and Lagana counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mo thinking.
Mo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lagana throws a lazy right hand but Mo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lagana lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lagana bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mo's head backwards.
Mo blocks a jab.
Mo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lagana misses with a straight left.
Lagana throws a hook but Mo avoids it easily.
Lagana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aries Lagana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice combination there by Mo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aries Lagana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lagana 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aries Lagana!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincenzo Oliveira (ranked 2766 p4p, 4638 weight class) and Tear Drop Drake (ranked 332 p4p, 488 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincenzo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Tear Drop Drake!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira misses with a straight left.
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vincenzo Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake fails with a takedown attempt.
Oliveira blocks a jab.
Oliveira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Drake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oliveira working hard to break the clinch.
I was talking to Oliveira's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Oliveira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drake wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
Drake takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oliveira getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oliveira lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira forces Drake back against the cage and clinches.
Oliveira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drake is struggling to control the position.
Drake tries to pull guard but Oliveira holds him up against the cage and eventually Drake drops back down to his feet.
Oliveira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira breaks from the clinch.
Oliveira 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.
Drake darts in and clinches Oliveira up against the cage.
Drake taking a breather.
Drake has clasped his hands together around Oliveira's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Oliveira throws Drake to one side and escapes!
Oliveira lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira shows good takedown defense.
Vincenzo Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tear Drop Drake.
A combination from Drake does no damage.
Drake misses with a left hand
and Oliveira counters with an outside leg kick.
Oliveira is looking to clinch.
Oliveira lands with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Oliveira.
Oliveira cracks Drake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oliveira swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drake.
Oliveira cracks Drake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oliveira misses with a looping left.
Oliveira gets tackled into the cage by Drake. Drake maintains the clinch.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Drake is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to land knees in the clinch but Oliveira avoids the damage to the body.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Oliveira is blocking nicely.
Oliveira manages to break the clinch.
Oliveira is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Oliveira misses with a looping left.
Vincenzo Oliveira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oliveira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oliveira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
Oliveira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oliveira connects with the punch.
Drake shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Oliveira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Oliveira.
Drake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oliveira breaks from the clinch.
Drake shoots for a double leg takedown but Oliveira sprawls well. He's pushed Drake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oliveira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oliveira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oliveira slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira scoring well with a low kick there.
Drake avoids the body shot from Oliveira.
Drake misses with a hook. Oliveira ducked under it nicely.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Oliveira dodges the punch combination from Drake.
Jab, jab by Oliveira - just one landing.
Drake misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick lands from Oliveira.
Oliveira looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oliveira throws a good cross that connects.
Oliveira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oliveira is looking to slow Drake down with leg kicks.
Drake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drake is looking to clinch but Oliveira is avoiding it.
As Drake looks to move away, Oliveira throws a big counter combo but Drake just gets out of the way.
Oliveira throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oliveira jabs Drake right on the nose. Drake blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake blocks a leg kick.
We've been informed that Drake has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliveira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oliveira lands a jab.
Drake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good standup being displayed there by Oliveira as he connects with a hook.
Oliveira sizes up Drake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira sets himself, and Drake steps forward looking for the clinch! Oliveira avoids it this time.
Oliveira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
Oliveira is looking to counter punch.
Drake throws a hook but Oliveira avoids it easily.
Oliveira is looking to counter punch.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliveira is just out of range.
Oliveira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliveira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake walks into a stiff left hand from Oliveira.
Nice takedown defense from Oliveira. No joy for Drake on that attempt.
Drake takes one to the side of the head.
Drake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Oliveira 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.
Oliveira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Oliveira.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Oliveira slips under a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Oliveira.
Drake slips under a jab.
Drake forces Oliveira back against the cage and clinches.
Oliveira is looking to break free of the clinch but Drake has double underhooks.
Oliveira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oliveira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake throws a shot from downtown. Oliveira moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Oliveira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut.
Oliveira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drake.
Drake wants to counter with a clinch but Oliveira pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira wants to land a leg kick but Drake is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drake! But no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Drake as he connects with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circling - Oliveira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oliveira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drake can do to turn this around?
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oliveira jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drake avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliveira quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A left lands for Oliveira.
Drake tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Oliveira defends well and Drake ends up having to push Oliveira into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Drake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oliveira clinches with his opponent.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks with his arms.
Oliveira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake takes one to the side of the head.
Drake shoots in but no luck this time.
Vincenzo Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tear Drop Drake.
Drake takes one to the chin there.
Drake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Oliveira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira 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.
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!
Oliveira misses with an uppercut.
Oliveira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oliveira connects with a leg kick.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliveira throws out a powerful jab.
Drake checks a leg kick.
Oliveira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drake.
Oliveira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oliveira scores with a nice right hand.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut.
Drake instigates a clinch.
Drake jumps guard and drags Oliveira to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Drake is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oliveira is aware though and is defending well.
Drake wants to stand up but Oliveira is controlling him.
Oliveira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drake is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira stays in close to Drake's body and controls the position.
Oliveira won't allow Drake to sweep him here.
Oliveira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oliveira slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Drake is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Oliveira is controlling him well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Drake can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oliveira takes a little break here. Drake wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drake is looking for a sweep.
Oliveira just content to control the position.
Oliveira continues to stall.
Drake can't do much from the bottom here.
Oliveira trying to control the position but Drake is working away.
Oliveira is staying tight to Drake's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Drake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Oliveira dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Oliveira lands an overhand right.
Drake is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Oliveira throws a shot to the body.
Vincenzo Oliveira is winning the standup battle so far.
Drake swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Oliveira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oliveira.
Oliveira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drake darts in looking for a takedown but Oliveira gets double underhooks and turns Drake into the cage.
Drake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drake darts in looking for a takedown but Oliveira gets double underhooks and turns Drake into the cage.
Drake walks forward, straight into a front kick from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oliveira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliveira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oliveira lands with a right hand.
Drake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Oliveira thows a body kick. Drake tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oliveira lands with a cross.
A leg kick checked by Drake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Drake checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oliveira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drake at a distance.
Drake shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oliveira counters with a straight right hand.
Vincenzo Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tear Drop Drake.
Oliveira lands a body shot.
Oliveira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drake forces Oliveira back against the cage and clinches.
Drake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oliveira lands with a left to the head.
Drake keeps control of Oliveira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
Oliveira is trying to push Drake away but Drake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oliveira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oliveira's efforts to push away.
Tear Drop Drake seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Drake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oliveira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tear Drop Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Drake checks it well.
Oliveira looks to land a combination. Drake sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Drake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oliveira connects with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliveira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Oliveira.
Drake throws the left hand but Oliveira avoids the punch easily.
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oliveira stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drake drops his hands momentarily and Oliveira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oliveira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drake misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Oliveira tries to clinch
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oliveira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Drake.
Oliveira scores with a body shot.
Vincenzo Oliveira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oliveira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Drake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oliveira leaves Drake with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oliveira throwing a counter right hand but Drake manages to avoid it.
Drake takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Drake throws a lazy uppercut
letting Oliveira counter with a right hand.
Oliveira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drake throws a right hand that misses
and Oliveira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice cross by Drake.
Oliveira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oliveira scores with a nice strike.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliveira.
Oliveira scores with a jab to the body.
Oliveira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oliveira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drake needs to keep his hands up - Oliveira had a free shot at his head there.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice jab there from Oliveira.
Drake might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oliveira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Oliveira lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drake doesn't seem phased though.
An inside leg kick lands from Oliveira.
Oliveira works over Drake's head and body with a nice combination.
Oliveira connects with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincenzo Oliveira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oliveira, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincenzo Oliveira!
Vincenzo Oliveira really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Furnace Performance 🔥 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bedgars Trimms (ranked 3146 p4p, 2923 weight class) and Luc Balland (ranked 260 p4p, 237 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bedgars Trimms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luc Balland!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Topper Green and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trimms defending well as Balland loads up on a big left hand.
Trimms gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Trimms fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trimms lands a hook that snaps the head of Balland backwards.
Trimms lands a nice shot to the body.
Trimms tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Trimms's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Trimms blocking some punches.
Balland misses with the head strike.
Trimms works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Trimms as the two fighters clinch.
Trimms lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Balland backwards.
Trimms misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Balland.
Trimms lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Balland or not.
Trimms throws a punch but it's blocked by Balland.
Trimms digs a right hand underneath Balland's ribcage. Balland let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trimms lands a right hand that snaps the head of Balland backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trimms digs a right hand underneath Balland's ribcage. Balland let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trimms.
Trimms is working Balland over against the cage.
Trimms lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Balland backwards.
Trimms lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trimms working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Trimms.
Balland manages to break the clinch.
Trimms rushes Balland and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Trimms blocks a body shot from Balland.
Trimms lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trimms lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trimms.
Balland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balland tries a body shot but Trimms blocks it.
Balland lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trimms doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trimms.
A short right from Trimms.
Trimms misses with a punch to the body.
Trimms struggles to land a body shot inside as Balland controls his hands.
Trimms misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balland swings wildly with an uppercut but Trimms uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trimms misses with a punch on the inside.
Trimms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Trimms prevents a body shot from Balland.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trimms's elbow.
Balland swings wildly with an uppercut but Trimms uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balland looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trimms lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trimms misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balland.
Trimms working aggressively here.
Trimms tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balland's elbow.
Balland lands a shoulder strike.
Balland throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Balland.
Trimms blocks an uppercut.
Balland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balland.
Trimms lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trimms lands with a right to the head.
Trimms tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balland misses with some punches.
Trimms prevents a body shot from Balland.
Trimms lands a hook that snaps the head of Balland backwards.
Trimms throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ballands head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trimms throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ballands head.
Balland misses with a punch to the body.
Balland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balland looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Trimms lands with a left to the head.
Balland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trimms avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trimms is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trimms drives through and clinches with Balland against the cage.
Trimms blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trimms has a couple of punches blocked by Balland.
Still in the clinch, Trimms scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trimms blocking some punches.
Balland misses with a punch to the body.
Trimms lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Trimms scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trimms struggles to land a body shot inside as Balland controls his hands.
Balland working aggressively here.
Balland struggles to land a body shot inside as Trimms controls his hands.
Trimms working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balland lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Trimms.
Still in the clinch, Balland scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Trimms.
Balland working aggressively here.
Trimms scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trimms.
Balland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balland prevents a body shot from Trimms.
Trimms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balland has a couple of punches blocked by Trimms.
Balland throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Trimms.
Trimms blocks an uppercut.
Trimms misses with the head strike.
Balland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trimms scores with a shot to the side of Balland's head.
Trimms lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Trimms.
Trimms tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Trimms.
Trimms lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bedgars Trimms dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Trimms pushes Balland up against the cage in a clinch.
Trimms scores with a hook to the body.
Trimms digs a right hand underneath Balland's ribcage. Balland let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trimms misses with a body punch.
Balland misses with some punches.
Trimms lands a shot to the body.
Trimms throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trimms misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trimms working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Trimms.
A right handed body shot lands from Trimms.
Balland blocks a body shot from Trimms.
Trimms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trimms scores with a shot to the side of Balland's head.
Bedgars Trimms has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Balland takes a shot to the head.
Trimms takes a shot to the head.
Balland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trimms is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balland can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trimms.
Balland lands a left hand.
Trimms scores with a shot to the side of Balland's head.
A nice left hand lands by Trimms.
Balland blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trimms misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trimms creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trimms scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Balland's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trimms lands a body shot.
Trimms tries to work over Balland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Trimms.
Balland throws a punch but it's blocked by Trimms.
A short uppercut from Trimms.
A right handed body shot lands from Balland.
Trimms lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trimms lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Balland's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trimms 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.
Trimms working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Balland.
Balland has a couple of punches blocked by Trimms.
Trimms lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balland misses with some punches.
Balland's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balland is trying to break the clinch but Trimms has him pressed against the cage.
Trimms working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balland is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Trimms scores with a nice short uppercut.
Balland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trimms lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
 Balland is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trimms.
Balland is still on wobbly legs! Can Trimms finish him?
Trimms struggles to land a body shot inside as Balland controls his hands.
Trimms lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trimms pushes Balland back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Trimms.
Balland is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Trimms.
Trimms works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Trimms works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Trimms throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ballands head.
A short right from Trimms on the inside.
Trimms lands a right hand that snaps the head of Balland backwards.
Trimms softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Trimms lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trimms creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Balland's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Balland drops to his knees and Trimms pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bedgars Trimms!
An out of breath Bedgars Trimms 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 Ty Little (ranked 2369 p4p, 2106 weight class) and Jake Paulson (ranked 298 p4p, 273 weight class). Ty Little has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ty Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Paulson!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little lands with a straight right. Paulson didn't see that one coming.
Little throws a leg kick but Paulson moved away.
Little throws a hook to the side of Paulson's head but Paulson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ty Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Little fails to land the takedown.
Paulson drops his hands momentarily and Little takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Little lands with a hook. Paulson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice defenses there by Paulson.
Little shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paulson but Paulson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paulson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulson slips under a jab from Little.
Paulson rushes Little and presses him up against the cage.
Paulson prevents Little from breaking the clinch.
Paulson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Paulson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Little.
Paulson leaning against his opponent.
Little wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson lands a shoulder strike.
Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
 It looks like Ty Little has been cut.
Paulson lands a good knee to the midsection. Little won't want to take too many of those.
Paulson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Littles head.
Paulson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Little blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Little's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paulson has Little pressed against the cage, preventing Little from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Paulson keeps control of Little as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paulson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Little's efforts to push away.
Paulson scores with a knee to the head.
Paulson with a knee to the head.
Paulson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulson prevents Little from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson lands a knee to the head.
Little breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paulson has Little up against the cage in a clinch.
Little is trying to break the clinch but Paulson is controlling him.
I was talking to Little's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Paulson obliges.
Paulson lands a knee to the body.
Paulson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Little lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Little is breathing heavily.
Paulson misses with a knee to the head.
Paulson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but Little blocks it.
Paulson lands a knee to the head.
Paulson misses with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Paulson.
Paulson working Little over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson gets through Little's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Little has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Paulson with a knee to the head.
Ty Little's cut is getting worse.
Little wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paulson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Little has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paulson misses with a knee strike.
Little tries to circle away but Paulson has him pinned against the cage.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paulson scores with a knee to the head.
Paulson misses with a knee to the head.
Paulson scores with a knee to the head.
Little blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paulson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ty Little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulson landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulson scores with a knee to the head.
Paulson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paulson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but Little blocks it.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but Little blocks it.
Paulson misses with a knee strike.
Little's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Little throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paulson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Little darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Paulson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paulson moves away from the strike by Little.
Paulson misses with a few strikes there.
Little throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paulson moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Paulson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ty Little'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.
Decent striking displayed by Little there.
Nice defenses there by Paulson.
A jab from Little misses.
Paulson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Paulson instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Paulson is leaning against Little and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Little takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paulson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jake Paulson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little has had enough of the clinch but Paulson keeps him there for the moment.
Little on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paulson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paulson stalls.
Knees to the body from Paulson.
Little has had enough of the clinch but Paulson keeps him there for the moment.
Paulson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paulson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Little blocks it with crossed arms.
Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ty Little's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Little escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Little lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice shot by Little.
Little misses with a wild combination.
Paulson misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Little. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Little.
Little throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paulson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little throws an overhand right that lands on Paulson's shoulder, as Paulson tries to avoid the shot.
Paulson wants to counter with a clinch but Little pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulson swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Little misses with a straight left.
Little tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Paulson is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Little.
Paulson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Little misses with a hook. Paulson ducked under it nicely.
Paulson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Little.
Paulson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Little.
A slow jab from Little misses its intended target.
Paulson tries to move into range but Little moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Little throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paulson avoids the head kick by Little.
Little throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paulson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Little has had enough of the clinch but Paulson keeps him there for the moment.
Paulson landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Paulson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson lands a left hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Paulson misses with a knee to the head.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paulson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Paulson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Paulson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ty Little is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Little throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paulson has managed to clinch.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Little's face.
Jeez, Ty Little's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Paulson misses with a knee strike.
Paulson lands a good knee to the midsection. Little won't want to take too many of those.
Little is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Little tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paulson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paulson is struggling to control the position.
Little on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Little's face.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ty Little's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jake Paulson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jake Paulson thanked Un-Kaged Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Osama Bin-Semen (ranked 1846 p4p, 1773 weight class) and Tolgot Tochukwu (ranked 163 p4p, 156 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Osama Bin-Semen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tolgot Tochukwu!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin-Semen 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.
Tochukwu pushes a forearm under Bin-Semen's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Bin-Semen is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tolgot Tochukwu!
Tolgot Tochukwu decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Blades (ranked 1003 p4p, 534 weight class) and Saurabh Pandeya (ranked 139 p4p, 78 weight class). Blades comes to the cage accompanied by Three 6 Mafia - It's a fight. Pandeya has chosen Clan In Da Front as his entrance music. Saurabh Pandeya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Blades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saurabh Pandeya!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Watson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandeya's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blades under the eye.
Pandeya throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blades counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pandeya just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Blades was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pandeya throws out a leg kick but Blades moves out of range and Pandeya only half commits.
Blades definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Blades fakes the leg kick and cracks Pandeya in the body.
Pandeya lands a slapping body shot.
Pandeya throws a body shot but no joy.
Blades throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pandeya 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.
Pandeya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blades moves away.
A head kick misses from Blades.
Pandeya swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pandeya works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blades uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pandeya.
Pandeya fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blades looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Blades.
A nice side step and Pandeya releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blades chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pandeya can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya misses with a body punch
and Blades counters with a three punch combo that has Pandeya backing up. Pandeya nods at Blades to acknowledge the strikes.
Blades throws a jab when Pandeya was well out of range.
Blades misses with a looping right.
Blades throws an overhand right that lands on Pandeya's shoulder, as Pandeya tries to avoid the shot.
Blades slips under a jab from Pandeya.
Pandeya defending well as Blades loads up on a big left hand.
Pandeya throws a looping overhand right but Blades ducks down to avoid it.
Blades waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pandeya.
Blades keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pandeya.
Blades is looking to counter punch.
Blades pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saurabh Pandeya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandeya cracks a nice hook into Blades's ribs.
Pandeya looks to land a right hand but Blades moved out of range.
A big right from Pandeya misses.
Blades is looking to counter with head kicks.
A low kick from Pandeya is predictable there
and Blades counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blades misses with a head kick.
Pandeya only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pandeya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandeya jabs Blades to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pandeya scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pandeya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pandeya.
Pandeya fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blades avoids it really well and circles away.
Pablo Blades is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pandeya throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blades counters with a body kick that stops Pandeya in his tracks momentarily.
Pandeya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blades swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blades takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big right from Blades misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya misses with an uppercut.
Pandeya throws a big shot that misses.
Blades jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pandeya loads up on a big right hand but Blades slips the punch.
Pandeya walks into a jab.
Pandeya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pandeya misses with a low kick.
Blades lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pandeya circles away quickly and effectively.
Blades looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pandeya fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blades on the side of the head.
Blades uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pandeya.
Blades throwing a counter right hand but Pandeya manages to avoid it.
Pandeya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blades connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pandeya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blades.
Blades tries to counter by clinching up but Pandeya breaks away and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Pandeya misses.
Pandeya throws a right hand that misses
and Pandeya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Pandeya dives in and scores a takedown into Blades's guard.
Pandeya is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pandeya pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blades is keeping the position for now.
Pandeya controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Let's hope that Pandeya 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Saurabh Pandeya will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pandeya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pandeya misses with a body shot.
Blades throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pandeya thows a left - swing and a miss!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blades checks a leg kick.
Blades looks for the body kick but Pandeya saw that one coming.
Blades blocks a jab.
Blades is looking for a counter combo.
Pandeya throws a leg kick
and Blades cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pandeya misses with a body shot.
Saurabh Pandeya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandeya shoots in for a takedown but Blades shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A slow jab from Pandeya misses its intended target.
Blades swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pandeya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blades pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blades shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya is looking to slow Blades down with leg kicks.
Pandeya shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blades as he jumps to the side.
Blades lands a right hook to the body.
Pandeya moves away from the strike by Blades.
Blades avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pandeya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blades tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pandeya manages to circle out of the way.
Pandeya blocks a head kick by Blades.
Pandeya misses with a straight right.
Pandeya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blades tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blades uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pandeya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blades looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pablo Blades is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pandeya fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blades is looking to counter punch.
Pablo Blades has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saurabh Pandeya.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pandeya.
Blades takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandeya throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blades stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pandeya throws a shot from downtown. Blades moves away and avoids it.
Pandeya looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blades lands an overhand right.
Blades rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pandeya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pandeya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pandeya flicks out a counter leg kick but Blades steps away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Blades misses the target.
Pandeya tried to score with a low kick but Blades checks it.
Blades is looking for a counter combo.
Blades takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pandeya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blades moves away.
Blades slips a jab from Pandeya.
Pandeya connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blades momentarily.
Blades takes one to the chin there.
Pandeya swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blades.
A swing and a miss from Pandeya.
Blades ducks under a wild hook from Pandeya.
Blades lands a really nice looking cross but Pandeya seems unphased.
Pandeya throws out a loose jab but Blades uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Pandeya finds it's way through Blades's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blades throws a nice looking combination but Pandeya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pandeya misses with a hook
and Blades counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Blades throws a head kick that half lands.
Pandeya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A leg kick checked by Blades.
Blades uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pandeya.
A jab from Blades misses.
A little jabbing left from Pandeya on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pandeya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blades was well out of range. Poor timing from Pandeya.
Pandeya is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Blades's half guard.
Blades wants to stand back up but Pandeya manages to pass into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Saurabh Pandeya will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pandeya throws an overhand right that lands on Blades's shoulder, as Blades tries to avoid the shot.
Blades slips a straight right by Pandeya.
Blades thinks about countering with a head kick.
Blades uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pandeya.
Pandeya motions for Blades to come forward. Pandeya throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blades throws an off balance right hand
and Pandeya counters with a nice uppercut.
Blades tests Pandeya's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blades cracks Pandeya with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pandeya missing with a left hand there. Blades was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blades tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pandeya manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blades tests Pandeya's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pandeya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pandeya blocks a head kick by Blades.
Pandeya closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Blades's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pandeya tries to free his leg and advance position but Blades is retaining full guard.
Pandeya passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pablo Blades has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pandeya's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Pandeya is looking to take a break and control but Blades is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pandeya advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya controlling the pace for now.
Saurabh Pandeya has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Pandeya.
Blades is squirming around, avoiding Pandeya's attempts to control the action.
Pandeya tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Saurabh Pandeya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pandeya has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saurabh Pandeya!
A victorious Saurabh Pandeya thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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