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NYF 32: Traumen vs Adams PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reece Robertson (ranked 3332 p4p, 23176 weight class) and Slaw Spud (ranked 374 p4p, 519 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 - 6 - 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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slaw Spud!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spud misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spud on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spud throws a right and a left that Robertson avoids nicely.
Spud lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robertson circles away quickly and effectively.
Robertson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spud throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robertson blocks a jab.
Spud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spud misses with an uppercut. Robertson saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Robertson.
 It looks like Slaw Spud has been cut.
Robertson with a nice calf kick.
Robertson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robertson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spud throws out the jab.
Robertson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spud throws a right hand that Robertson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robertson also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Spud misses.
Spud misses with a two punch combination.
Robertson moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Spud goes down! Can Robertson finish him!?
 Spud is rocked!
Robertson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Spud is still in real trouble! Can Robertson finish him?
Robertson throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson gets to his feet and stands over Spud, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Spud felt that one! Robertson unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Spud from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reece Robertson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marc Dennison (ranked 5497 p4p, 4798 weight class) and Burt Baklava (ranked 380 p4p, 347 weight class). Dennison comes into the arena with Taio Cruz - Dynamite blaring out of the sound system. Burt Baklava is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marc Dennison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Burt Baklava!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baklava connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Baklava throws a good cross that connects.
Baklava is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dennison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dennison fails to land with a series of punches.
Dennison throws a nice looking combination but Baklava bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Baklava on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baklava uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dennison.
A nice side step and Baklava releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dennison takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dennison works over Baklava's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dennison walks into a straight right hand from Baklava.
Burt Baklava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baklava wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dennison swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Baklava on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baklava swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dennison is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Baklava. That snapped Dennison's head back.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dennison.
Dennison keeps the fight on the outside.
Dennison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baklava digs a good body shot into Dennison's ribs.
Baklava works Dennison's body with a nice hook.
Marc Dennison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dennison throws a series of punches but Baklava avoids them all with ease.
Baklava throws out a counter right but Dennison avoids it with no problem.
Baklava scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dennison is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dennison throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baklava counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dennison thinking.
Dennison definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Baklava scores with a shot to the body.
Baklava lands a body shot.
Baklava clobbers Dennison with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baklava lands a head shot.
 Dennison is rocked!
Baklava walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Dennison drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Baklava swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Dennison's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Burt Baklava!
The defeated Marc Dennison had this to say: 'He sucks.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikos Balopoulos (ranked 2273 p4p, 2425 weight class) and Asim Germic (ranked 290 p4p, 306 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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikos Balopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asim Germic!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Germic tries to clinch but Balopoulos moves out of range.
Balopoulos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Germic.
A jab lands there for Germic.
Balopoulos throws a right hand that misses
and Germic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Balopoulos thinking.
A punch lands to the side of Balopoulos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Balopoulos throws a body punch but Germic moves out of range.
Balopoulos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Balopoulos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Germic manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've been hearing that Balopoulos has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Balopoulos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Balopoulos connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balopoulos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Germic's guard.
Germic is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balopoulos controlling the pace.
Balopoulos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Balopoulos not doing much here.
Germic wants to improve his position but Balopoulos is controlling well.
Germic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Balopoulos.
Balopoulos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Balopoulos throwing shots but Germic is blocking nicely.
Balopoulos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Balopoulos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Germic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Balopoulos lands with a punch from half guard.
Balopoulos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Balopoulos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Germic has hold of Balopoulos's hands but Balopoulos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Balopoulos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Balopoulos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Germic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Balopoulos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Balopoulos trying to control the pace.
Balopoulos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Balopoulos slips a nice elbow through Germic's hands, connecting with Germic's forehead.
Balopoulos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Balopoulos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos working the head and body with strikes.
Balopoulos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Balopoulos lands strikes from half guard.
Balopoulos winds up and cracks Germic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Balopoulos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Balopoulos lands strikes from half guard.
Balopoulos throwing shots but Germic is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Balopoulos wants to pass to mount but Germic is defending the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balopoulos lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikos Balopoulos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Balopoulos misses with an uppercut. Germic saw that one coming.
Germic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Germic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Germic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balopoulos.
Balopoulos throws a shot from downtown. Germic moves away and avoids it.
Balopoulos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Germic moves out of range as Balopoulos strikes.
Germic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Balopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
Germic moves out of range of the strikes.
Germic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Balopoulos throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balopoulos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Germic was well out of range. Poor timing from Balopoulos.
Germic tries to clinch there but Balopoulos circles away.
Balopoulos pushes Germic up against the cage in a clinch.
Germic breaks from the clinch.
Asim Germic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Germic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Germic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balopoulos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Balopoulos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Balopoulos misses.
Balopoulos throws out a loose jab but Germic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Germic.
Balopoulos missing with a left hand there. Germic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Balopoulos throws a sloppy body shot
and Germic counters with a series of strikes. Balopoulos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Balopoulos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Germic.
Balopoulos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Germic can do to turn this around?
Balopoulos swinging wildly here.
Germic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Germic wants to clinch up but Balopoulos keeps it at a distance.
Balopoulos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Balopoulos.
Despite the aggression on Germic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germic is looking to clinch but Balopoulos is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balopoulos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Germic was well out of range. Poor timing from Balopoulos.
The fight stays on the outside here - Germic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Balopoulos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Balopoulos throws a right hand that misses
and Germic counters with a left and a right that stings Balopoulos.
A right-left combo lands from Germic.
Balopoulos throws an off balance right hand
and Germic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Balopoulos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Germic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Germic cracks a nice hook into Balopoulos's ribs.
Germic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Balopoulos looks to throw the jab but Germic is out of range.
Nikos Balopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balopoulos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Germic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Germic lands.
Germic looks to land a combination but Balopoulos avoids it well.
Balopoulos just misses with a punch to the body.
Germic is looking for the big counter here.
Germic misses with the combination.
Asim Germic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Germic lands with a nice combination. Balopoulos backs away looking to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balopoulos. Germic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balopoulos looks to throw the jab but Germic is out of range.
Balopoulos has Germic up against the cage in a clinch.
Balopoulos is trying to drag Germic to the mat but Germic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Germic manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Germic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Balopoulos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Germic throws a counter combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Germic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Balopoulos tries for a takedown but Germic circles away easily
and Germic counters with a three punch combo that has Balopoulos backing up. Balopoulos nods at Germic to acknowledge the strikes.
Germic sizes up Balopoulos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Balopoulos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Balopoulos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balopoulos clinches up with Germic and pushes him back against the cage.
Germic pushes Balopoulos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Germic prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikos Balopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Germic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Asim Germic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Germic slips under a jab.
Balopoulos throws a body punch but Germic moves out of range.
Balopoulos throws a hook to the side of Germic's head but Germic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Germic is looking to clinch.
Balopoulos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Germic throws a series of punches but Balopoulos moves out of range.
Asim Germic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Germic stalks Balopoulos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Balopoulos's face. Balopoulos staggers backwards, shaken.
Germic thumps Balopoulos with a low kick.
A shot to the body from Balopoulos misses
and Germic counters with a right hand to the body.
That kick from Germic tenderised Balopoulos's leg. Balopoulos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Germic throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Germic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Balopoulos.
Balopoulos working the head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balopoulos is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Germic will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Balopoulos in side control, throwing shots but Germic defends.
Balopoulos fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Balopoulos in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Germic takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ground and pound from Balopoulos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Balopoulos controlling the position.
Balopoulos misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germic wants to get back to his feet but Balopoulos is dominant here and he's now got Germic's back!
Balopoulos lands shots from the back.
Balopoulos biding his time, controlling Germic.
Balopoulos has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Germic grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Balopoulos is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Balopoulos is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Germic up.
Balopoulos scores with strikes from the back.
Balopoulos misses with punches from the back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Balopoulos.
Germic is rocked!
Germic is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Balopoulos.
Germic is still in real trouble! Can Balopoulos finish him?
Balopoulos struggling to land strikes to the head as Germic covers up.
Germic seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Balopoulos is landing with strikes. Germic can't take much more of this.
Balopoulos lands punches and elbows.
Balopoulos lands punches and elbows.
Balopoulos really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Germic.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Balopoulos.
Balopoulos connects with a couple of big shots that have Germic covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Germic! Balopoulos fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikos Balopoulos!
An out of breath and clearly excited Nikos Balopoulos thanked Fantasy Threads for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimothy Halpert (ranked 3527 p4p, 4121 weight class) and Hobert Nye (ranked 395 p4p, 442 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimothy Halpert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hobert Nye!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nye misses with a wild body shot.
Halpert tries to close the distance and clinch but Nye swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halpert slips a jab from Nye.
Nye clinches up with Halpert and pushes him back against the cage.
Nye lands an elbow that stopped Halpert in his tracks for a moment.
Nye works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nye lands a shoulder strike.
Nye with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nye.
 It looks like Jimothy Halpert has been cut.
Nye stalling against the cage.
Nye with a knee to the head.
Halpert is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nye lands an elbow that stopped Halpert in his tracks for a moment.
Nye scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halpert tries to land knees in the clinch but Nye avoids the damage to the body.
Halpert takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halpert can't break the clinch.
Halpert is trying to pull guard but Nye turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nye lands a damaging elbow.
Halpert is rocked!
Halpert blocks the elbow strike.
Halpert goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nye prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimothy Halpert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nye stalling the fight.
Halpert wants to take the fight to the mat but Nye manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nye lands a nice shot to the body.
Nye gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Halpert is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nye looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nye throws an elbow but it misses.
Nye pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halpert tries to get into range but Nye steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Halpert! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Nye scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hobert Nye!
Our winner, Hobert Nye, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Michel Santos (ranked 2073 p4p, 2529 weight class) and Julian Diaz (ranked 177 p4p, 211 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Intro. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julian Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Diaz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Santos wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Diaz is now in half guard.
Santos's coaches at California Top Team have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Diaz tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
It looks like Diaz is going to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Santos works to full guard.
Santos trying to control the position.
Santos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Santos won't let him.
Santos looking to control.
Santos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Diaz wants to get up but he can't break Santos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Diaz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Julian Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Diaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Diaz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Diaz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santos's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a takedown into side control.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Santos drags him back down.
Santos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Santos lands a decent elbow from side control.
Santos prevents Diaz from escaping the position.
Diaz taking a bit of punishment here - Santos scoring with strikes.
Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Diaz is pushing Santos's head away, looking to escape. Santos manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos scoring with punches and elbows.
Diaz has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Santos has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Diaz!
Santos won't let Diaz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Santos swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Diaz is now in Santos's guard. A big mistake from Santos there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz wants to get up but he can't break Santos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michel Santos will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
Diaz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diaz wants it to stay on the feet.
Michel Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz throws a sloppy body shot
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Santos is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz.
Diaz throws out a powerful jab.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diaz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santos somewhat.
Diaz 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.
Diaz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santos's head backwards.
Santos moves away from the strike by Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Julian Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz.
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Santos shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michel Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Santos's body.
Diaz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A cross from Santos lands.
Santos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Santos looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diaz.
Diaz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Santos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Diaz sprawls and moves away.
Santos blocks a jab.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Diaz.
Santos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Diaz wants to stand but Santos is controlling the position.
Santos postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Santos wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
Santos slips nicely into half guard.
Santos is looking for a kimura but Diaz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Santos to get the leverage.
Santos wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Diaz is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice strikes from Santos there.
Diaz tries to kick Santos off but Santos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Diaz has hold of Santos's hands but Santos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Santos trying to mount his opponent but Diaz defends it.
Diaz is looking to escape.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice straight punches there by Diaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diaz.
Diaz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Diaz.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz with a nice calf kick.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Julian Diaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Diaz misses with a leg kick
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Santos backs up against the cage.
Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Santos lands a jab to the nose.
Santos scores with a jab. Diaz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diaz to the ground. Diaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
Santos staying out of range there.
Diaz stalks Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Santos's face. Santos staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diaz scores with the left hand. Santos knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Santos showed some decent athleticism there.
Diaz tries to kick Santos off in order to stand up. Santos Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Diaz is trying to buck Santos off.
Santos landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Santos lands with a punch from half guard.
Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Diaz has managed to free his arm - good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz is trying to escape back to his feet but Santos uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Diaz is trying to buck Santos off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos scoring with punches and elbows.
Diaz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Diaz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Santos asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Santos tries for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Santos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Santos is staying tight to Diaz's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Diaz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Santos is controlling him well.
Santos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Santos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Santos has hold of Diaz's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Diaz seems comfortable defending it but Santos has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Diaz is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Diaz is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Santos couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michel Santos!
A very excited looking Michel Santos 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian Carter (ranked 2215 p4p, 2925 weight class) and Keanu Landron (ranked 293 p4p, 374 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keanu Landron!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter throws a poor cross that misses
and Landron counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Landron swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Landron takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Landron moves out of range of the strikes.
Carter lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Landron does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Landron! But no joy.
Carter misses with an uppercut
and Landron counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Landron is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Carter just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Landron has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ian Carter!
Ian Carter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik White (ranked 1151 p4p, 1087 weight class) and Jesse Thomas Babcock (ranked 152 p4p, 144 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone. Babcock has chosen 70 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fredrik White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Thomas Babcock!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Jesse Thomas Babcock has been cut.
Babcock throws a lazy uppercut
and Babcock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Babcock is rocked!
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Babcock got wobbled bad by a big combination! White presses forward with punches and knees until Babcock stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Babcock closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fredrik White!
Fredrik White decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Baddock (ranked 1981 p4p, 810 weight class) and Léo Saint-Clair (ranked 227 p4p, 102 weight class). Saint-Clair has chosen Seine Saint-Denis Style - Suprême NTM as his entrance music. Brendan Baddock 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brendan Baddock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Léo Saint-Clair!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baddock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brendan Baddock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baddock throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Saint-Clair scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Brendan Baddock has been cut.
Baddock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Saint-Clair on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Saint-Clair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baddock misses with a few strikes there.
Baddock looks to land a combination but Saint-Clair avoids it well.
Saint-Clair connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baddock momentarily.
Baddock swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint-Clair is looking to clinch but Baddock is avoiding it.
Saint-Clair is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baddock misses with a double jab
and Saint-Clair counters with a nice body shot.
Saint-Clair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baddock was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint-Clair.
Baddock lands a two punch combo.
We've been told by Baddock's head coaches at The Jungle Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baddock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint-Clair.
Baddock throws a lazy uppercut
and Saint-Clair counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baddock throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Saint-Clair misses.
Baddock swings away with a body shot that misses
and Saint-Clair counters with a nice uppercut.
Brendan Baddock's cut is getting worse.
Saint-Clair tries to clinch but Baddock moves out of range.
Saint-Clair throws a jab but it's blocked by Baddock.
Saint-Clair fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saint-Clair connects with a single shot there.
Saint-Clair avoids the body shot from Baddock.
Baddock's corner calls for a 1-2. Baddock obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Baddock catches Saint-Clair with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Saint-Clair throws a hook but Baddock blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baddock motions for Saint-Clair to come forward. Baddock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saint-Clair waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baddock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint-Clair jabs at Baddock's body.
Baddock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brendan Baddock's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Saint-Clair misses the shot to the body.
Saint-Clair throws out a loose jab but Baddock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baddock lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Saint-Clair misses with a looping left.
Saint-Clair dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baddock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Saint-Clair. Beautiful body shot.
Baddock is breathing heavily.
Saint-Clair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Saint-Clair does it's job there.
Baddock moves out of range as Saint-Clair strikes.
Baddock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint-Clair misses with a looping left.
Baddock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint-Clair.
Baddock throwing a counter right hand but Saint-Clair manages to avoid it.
Baddock throws a low kick but Saint-Clair moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Baddock misses.
Baddock misses with a double jab
and Saint-Clair counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jeez, Brendan Baddock's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brendan Baddock's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Léo Saint-Clair!
Léo Saint-Clair seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olivier Dujardin (ranked 331 p4p, 726 weight class) and Nakagome Kakuzo (ranked 45 p4p, 95 weight class). Dujardin comes to the cage accompanied by Sosa by Leto & Guy2bezbar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olivier Dujardin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakagome Kakuzo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dujardin throws a right hand that misses
and Dujardin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dujardin throws a jab when Kakuzo was well out of range.
Kakuzo throws a jab when Dujardin was well out of range.
Dujardin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kakuzo looks to land a left hand but Dujardin moved out of range nicely.
Kakuzo doesn't manage to clinch there - Dujardin circles away.
A slow jab from Dujardin misses its intended target.
Kakuzo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kakuzo takes the fight into the clinch.
Kakuzo is trying to pull guard but Dujardin has him pressed against the cage.
Kakuzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Dujardin.
Dujardin tightens his grip and picks Kakuzo up, before dumping him to the ground. Kakuzo manages to land in guard.
Dujardin is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Kakuzo has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Dujardin is looking to defend but Kakuzo has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Dujardin! Kakuzo pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Dujardin taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nakagome Kakuzo!
Nakagome Kakuzo is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Traumen (ranked 551 p4p, 902 weight class) and Bruno Adams (ranked 87 p4p, 127 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Traumen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruno Adams !
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traumen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Traumen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Adams blocks a jab.
Traumen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adams .
A left lands for Traumen.
Traumen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Traumen thuds a left hand into Adams 's body.
Adams walks into a straight right hand from Traumen.
Traumen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice straight punches there by Traumen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Traumen.
Traumen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adams .
Adams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Traumen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Adams if he has to take too many more of those.
Adams walks forward, straight into a front kick from Traumen.
Traumen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adams .
Adams tries to counter with a clinch but Traumen shakes him off and moves away.
Adams is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traumen jabs Adams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Adams on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Bruno Adams has been cut.
Both fighters circling a little - Traumen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Traumen moves into the clinch.
Adams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Traumen smiles and moves away.
Traumen tries to bum rush Adams with a series of wild strikes but Adams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Traumen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adams . That did some damage!
Traumen throws a shot from downtown. Adams moves away and avoids it.
Adams steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Traumen.
Traumen throws the left hand but Adams avoids the punch easily.
Adams throws out a counter right but Traumen avoids it with no problem.
Traumen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Traumen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adams moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traumen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Traumen coming out on top.
Traumen loads up on a big right hand but Adams slips the punch.
Adams steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Traumen.
Traumen misses with a hook. Adams ducked under it nicely.
Lucas Traumen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Traumen throws a big shot that misses.
Adams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Traumen throws a wild body kick that Adams sees coming a mile off.
Adams wants to counter with a clinch but Traumen pushes him away.
Traumen lands with a cross.
Adams is rocked!
Traumen steps in with a hook that catches Adams right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Traumen follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Adams looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Traumen!
Lucas Traumen is the new lightweight champion!
Lucas Traumen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Bruno Adams was interviewed post fight and said 'Aww geez'.
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