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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abduwali Hassan (ranked 1470 p4p, 1799 weight class) and James Dalton (ranked 131 p4p, 151 weight class). Abduwali Hassan 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 28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Abduwali Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, James Dalton!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Dalton.
Dalton staying out of range there.
Hassan throws a sloppy head kick and Dalton moves out of range easily.
Hassan throws a head kick but Dalton moves out of range.
Hassan instigates a clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dalton 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.
Dalton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hassan fails to land.
Hassan throws an elbow but it misses.
Dalton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hassan is defending well.
Dalton wants a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Hassan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dalton wants to take the fight to the mat but Hassan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Abduwali Hassan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Dalton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hassan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hassan prevents the takedown attempt.
Dalton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hassan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dalton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hassan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daltons head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton goes for a takedown attempt but Hassan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dalton staying out of range there.
Dalton feints the counter takedown.
Dalton misses with a takedown attempt - Hassan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hassan throws a body shot but no joy.
Dalton with the counter takedown but Hassan avoids it easily.
Hassan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dalton's head backwards.
 It looks like James Dalton has been cut.
Dalton moves in looking to clinch but Hassan pushes him off.
Abduwali Hassan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Dalton.
Hassan throws a jab but it's blocked by Dalton.
Dalton tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dalton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hassan circles away.
Hassan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Hassan.
Dalton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dalton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dalton showed some decent athleticism there.
Dalton is looking to advance position but Hassan won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan pushes Dalton off looking to stand but Dalton dives back in and keeps control.
Dalton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dalton seems to be looking for submissions.
Dalton wants to free his trapped foot but Hassan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dalton stops Hassan from getting back to his feet.
Dalton wants to control but Hassan is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan is trying to stand back up but Dalton is controlling him
Dalton trying to pass the guard but Hassan defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dalton frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hassan wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hassan stops Dalton from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Dalton takes Hassan's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is persistently looking for the submission but Hassan is defending it well.
Hassan fending off the submission attempt from Dalton.
Dalton tries to keep control of the position but Hassan is staying busy.
Dalton is looking for the choke from the back position but Hassan is controlling his hands well.
Dalton is persistently looking for the submission but Hassan is defending it well.
Hassan preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Dalton.
Hassan wants to get back to his feet.
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 Abduwali Hassan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Dalton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hassan throws a jab when Dalton was well out of range.
Dalton shoots in for a takedown but Hassan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dalton drives through with a takedown into Hassan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dalton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hassan is keeping the position for now.
Dalton prevents Hassan from getting back to his feet.
Dalton pushing down on Hassan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dalton wants to work for an arm triangle but Hassan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hassan is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton is pressing down on Hassan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hassan is holding on for now.
Dalton is trying a forearm choke
I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton trying to mount his opponent but Hassan defends it.
Hassan kicks off Dalton and gets to his feet.
Dalton avoids the body shot from Hassan.
Hassan throws a big shot that misses.
Dalton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hassan is looking to stand up but Dalton isn't so interested in that idea.
Dalton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hassan is keeping the position for now.
Hassan is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Dalton presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan looking to throw knees to the head but Dalton is blocking nicely.
Dalton takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dalton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hassan.
Hassan stops a takedown attempt from Dalton.
Hassan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dalton is trying to drag Hassan to the mat but Hassan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Abduwali Hassan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Dalton.
Hassan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dalton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hassan is defending well.
Dalton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hassan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dalton blocks an uppercut.
Dalton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hassan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton slips a jab from Hassan.
Hassan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dalton tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hassan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dalton can do to turn this around?
Dalton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hassan looks to land a left hand but Dalton moved out of range nicely.
Hassan works Dalton's body with a nice hook.
Hassan misses with a straight left.
Hassan lands with a hook. Dalton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hassan connects with an inside leg kick.
Hassan stuffs the takedown attempt from Dalton. Dalton gets slowly back to his feet.
Dalton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dalton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hassan avoids it really well and circles away.
Dalton moves out of range of the leg kick from Hassan.
Dalton feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hassan tries to avoid it but Dalton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hassan to the ground. Hassan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hassan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Abduwali Hassan is winning the standup battle so far.
Dalton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dalton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hassan circles away.
Dalton blocks a jab.
Dalton moves out of range as Hassan strikes.
Hassan connects with an inside leg kick.
Hassan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Hassan as Dalton shoots in.
No luck for Dalton with that takedown attempt.
Hassan scores with a jab. Dalton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Abduwali Hassan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hassan misses with an uppercut.
Hassan misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abduwali Hassan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Dalton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Hassan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dalton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hassan throws out the jab.
Dalton with the counter takedown but Hassan avoids it easily.
Hassan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hassan gets a clinch.
Dalton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hassan lands an uppercut.
 Dalton is rocked!
Dalton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dalton is still on wobbly legs! Can Hassan finish him?
Dalton blocking some punches.
Hassan pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Dalton! Hassan unloads with more strikes and Dalton sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abduwali Hassan!
Abduwali Hassan made sure to mention his sponsor, Stoner's Killer Apparel in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raphaƫl Ambrosius Costeau (ranked 936 p4p, 1558 weight class) and Thufir Hawat (ranked 129 p4p, 209 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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 25 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raphaƫl Ambrosius Costeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thufir Hawat!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Costeau lands but Hawat takes it in his stride.
It looks like Thufir Hawat has been cut.
Costeau swings widly with a right hand
and Hawat counters with a two punch combo.
Hawat has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hawat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Costeau misses with a right hand
and Costeau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Costeau throws a wild body kick that Hawat sees coming a mile off.
Costeau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawat.
Costeau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick from Costeau, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Hawat.
A slow jab from Costeau misses its intended target.
Costeau connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Costeau.
Costeau looks to throw the jab but Hawat is out of range.
Costeau takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Costeau throws out a loose jab but Hawat uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawat walks into a jab.
Costeau takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Costeau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Costeau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hawat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawat misses with a hook.
Costeau throws a head kick but Hawat moves out of range.
Costeau looks to land a left hand but Hawat moved out of range nicely.
Hawat scores with a head kick. Costeau tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A nice leg kick from Costeau, right into the meat of the thigh.
Costeau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawat.
Hawat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Costeau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hawat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawat takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Costeau throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice cross by Costeau.
Hawat misses with a head kick.
Costeau misses with a few strikes there.
Hawat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Left hook, right uppercut from Costeau.
Hawat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawat blocks a leg kick.
Costeau moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHawat.
Costeau misses with a wild body shot.
Costeau throws a wild body kick that Hawat sees coming a mile off.
Costeau lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costeau blocks a head kick by Hawat.
Costeau appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hawat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Costeau is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Costeau scores with a sloppy right hand. Hawat should have avoided that one.
Costeau misses with an uppercut
letting Hawat counter with a right hand.
Costeau misses with a double jab.
Costeau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hawat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Costeau throws out the jab.
Costeau throws an off balance right hand
and Hawat counters with a left to the body.
A head kick misses from Costeau.
Hawat scores with a jab.
Costeau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hawat takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Costeau misses
and Hawat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawat on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hawat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Costeau. Costeau obviously looking to wear him down.
Hawat fails to land with a series of punches.
Costeau throws a wild body kick that Hawat sees coming a mile off.
Hawat looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Costeau misses with a hook to the body
and Hawat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costeau moves away.
Hawat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Costeau.
That has opened up Thufir Hawat's cut even more.
Costeau ducks under a wild hook from Hawat.
Costeau was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Costeau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick from Costeau lands but Hawat takes it in his stride.
Costeau misses with a straight right.
Hawat throws an off balance right hand
letting Costeau counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raphaƫl Ambrosius Costeau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thufir Hawat's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hawat throws the left hand but Costeau avoids the punch easily.
Hawat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick by Hawat misses
and Costeau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Costeau throws the kick towards the body but Hawat avoids it.
Hawat now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hawat swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Costeau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawat takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hawat is rocked!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hawat in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hawat catches Costeau with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Costeau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hawat on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Costeau misses with a double jab
letting Hawat counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costeau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Costeau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costeau swinging wildly here.
Hawat now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hawat misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Hawat.
Hawat checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hawat takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Costeau.
A punch combination from Costeau misses.
A nice side step and Hawat releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Costeau fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawat raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hawat throws a head kick that misses.
Costeau misses with a looping left.
Hawat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costeau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawat throws a sloppy head kick and Costeau moves out of range easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Hawat might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Costeau has got the better of the exchanges.
Costeau misses with a body shot.
Hawat lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costeau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hawat at a distance.
Costeau's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Costeau duly obliges.
Costeau throws a jab when Hawat was well out of range.
Hawat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Costeau misses with a looping left.
Hawat moves forwards but Costeau connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hawat walks into a jab.
Costeau's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costeau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawat manages to avoid it.
Hawat throws a head kick but Costeau moves out of range.
Hawat's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Costeau misses with a looping right.
Hawat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hawat tries a head kick but it misses.
Costeau buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Costeau is looking to slow Hawat down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Hawat misses its intended target.
Raphaƫl Ambrosius Costeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costeau moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hawat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hawat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Costeau.
Hawat replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Costeau blocks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hawat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Costeau.
Hawat is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Costeau feints and then cracks Hawat's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawat down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costeau misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Hawat counter with a right hand.
Donk. Costeau catches Hawat right on the button with a cross.
The cut above Thufir Hawat's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Costeau throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hawat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Costeau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawat.
Costeau moves out of range of the strikes.
It appears Costeau was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hawat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Costeau works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Costeau misses with a looping left.
Hawat raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raphaƫl Ambrosius Costeau dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thufir Hawat's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hawat takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Costeau misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hawat tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circle, before Costeau throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Hawat's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Costeau lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Raphaƫl Ambrosius Costeau!
Raphaƫl Ambrosius Costeau thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cuervo Oquendo (ranked 2127 p4p, 1391 weight class) and Phoenix Peterson (ranked 274 p4p, 186 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Peterson's choice of entrance music: Bulls On Parade- Rage Against the Machine. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Excellent boxer
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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 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cuervo Oquendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phoenix Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Oquendo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oquendo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Peterson.
Oquendo instigates a clinch.
Oquendo swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson is working for takedown but Oquendo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Peterson breaks from the clinch.
Oquendo tries to clinch up.
Peterson lands a nice looking body shot.
Oquendo moves into the clinch.
Peterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oquendo backwards.
Peterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson lands a nice shot to the body.
Peterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oquendo working aggressively here.
Peterson works on Oquendo's body with a couple of short punches.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Oquendo fails to land.
Peterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oquendo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peterson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oquendo.
Peterson cracks Oquendo with a good jab.
Oquendo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Peterson lands an elbow just above Oquendo 's eye.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peterson is leaning against Oquendo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oquendo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson lands an elbow that stopped Oquendo in his tracks for a moment.
Peterson connects with a knee to the head.
Oquendo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Peterson missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson.
Peterson tries for a takedown but Oquendo manages to get underhooks.
Cuervo Oquendo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phoenix Peterson.
Oquendo misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oquendo.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Oquendo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands an elbow inside that Oquendo shrugs off.
Peterson tries to score a body lock takedown but Oquendo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Peterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oquendo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oquendo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cuervo Oquendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson sizes up Oquendo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oquendo has closed the distance and engaged Peterson in a clinch.
Peterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oquendo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oquendo avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Oquendo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Peterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oquendo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oquendo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peterson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Oquendo with a body shot.
Peterson works the jab nicely.
No joy there for Peterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oquendo rushes Peterson and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Peterson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oquendo's brow.
Oquendo lands an uppercut.
Oquendo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peterson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Oquendo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Peterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oquendo is looking to clinch.
Oquendo tries to clinch but Peterson is having none of it.
Oquendo has managed to clinch.
Oquendo lands a nice uppercut.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Oquendo has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson.
Peterson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oquendo swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oquendo misses with some punches.
Oquendo misses with some punches.
Peterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A right-left combo lands from Peterson.
 It looks like Cuervo Oquendo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo moves into the clinch successfully.
Peterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oquendo is looking to clinch.
Good shot there by Peterson.
Peterson lands with a straight right. Oquendo didn't see that one coming.
Peterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oquendo tries to clinch
and Peterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oquendo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oquendo doesn't manage to clinch there - Peterson circles away.
Peterson throws a jab when Oquendo was well out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Peterson. That's going to slow Oquendo down.
Peterson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Oquendo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oquendo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peterson with the counter takedown but Oquendo avoids it easily.
Oquendo tries to clinch up but Peterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Oquendo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Peterson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oquendo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Peterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cuervo Oquendo's cut.
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.
Peterson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Peterson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Peterson lands a jab to Oquendo's midsection.
Oquendo tries to clinch but Peterson moves out of range.
Oquendo doesn't manage to clinch there - Peterson circles away.
Peterson scores with a spinning back kick!
Oquendo tries to clinch there but Peterson circles away.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oquendo manages to avoid it.
Oquendo clinches up against the cage.
Peterson lands with a light punch inside.
Peterson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oquendo has him pressed against the cage.
Oquendo avoiding damage as Peterson throws knees to the body.
Peterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oquendo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oquendo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oquendo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peterson throws out a counter right but Oquendo avoids it with no problem.
Peterson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oquendo doesn't seem bothered though.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson throws a hook to the side of Oquendo's head but Oquendo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oquendo clinches.
Oquendo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Peterson stalling.
Oquendo misses with the head strike.
Peterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peterson lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oquendo.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oquendo misses with some punches.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Peterson leaning against his opponent.
Peterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oquendo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peterson takes a swing at Oquendo's ribcage but misses.
Peterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oquendo slips under a jab.
Peterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oquendo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo is looking to clinch.
Oquendo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oquendo tries to close the distance and clinch but Peterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peterson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Peterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson connects with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oquendo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Oquendo tries to clinch but Peterson is having none of it.
Peterson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oquendo is looking to clinch but Peterson is avoiding it.
Oquendo tries to close the distance and clinch but Peterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peterson throws a lazy right hand but Oquendo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oquendo is looking to clinch.
Peterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Peterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phoenix Peterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oquendo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
Oquendo moves in looking to clinch but Peterson pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Peterson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oquendo is looking to clinch.
Peterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Peterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Oquendo.
Oquendo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oquendo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Peterson lands a front kick.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Oquendo saw that one coming.
Oquendo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Oquendo is out of range.
Peterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oquendo has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oquendo.
Oquendo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Peterson pushes Oquendo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oquendo's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Peterson.
Peterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oquendo wants to clinch up but Peterson keeps it at a distance.
Good exchange - Peterson coming out on top.
Oquendo tries to clinch there but Peterson circles away.
Oquendo tries to clinch but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson misses with a low kick.
Peterson misses with a head kick.
Oquendo pushes Peterson up against the cage in a clinch.
Oquendo misses with the head strike.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Oquendo throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.
Peterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oquendo working aggressively here.
Oquendo prevents Peterson from breaking the clinch.
Oquendo lands a shoulder strike.
Peterson working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Peterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cuervo Oquendo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Oquendo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cuervo Oquendo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oquendo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Peterson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Oquendo scrambles back to his feet.
Peterson misses with a series of wild punches.
Oquendo ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oquendo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oquendo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oquendo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oquendo pushes Peterson up against the cage in a clinch.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Oquendo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peterson misses with a two punch combination.
Oquendo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oquendo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oquendo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peterson throws a hook but Oquendo avoids it easily.
Peterson misses with a hook. Oquendo ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson with a nice calf kick.
Peterson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oquendo closes the distance and pushes Peterson back into the cage.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Peterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oquendo slips under a jab from Peterson.
Peterson throws a head kick that half lands.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Oquendo gets a clinch.
Cuervo Oquendo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oquendo swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson misses with an elbow over the top.
Oquendo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Oquendo has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
A short uppercut from Oquendo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oquendo working aggressively here.
Oquendo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petersons head.
A short right from Oquendo on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Peterson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oquendo prevents a body shot from Peterson.
Oquendo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Peterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oquendo tries to clinch up but Peterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Oquendo has closed the distance and engaged Peterson in a clinch.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Peterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Oquendo moved out of range.
Oquendo dips to his left and cracks Peterson with an uppercut!
Peterson keeps Oquendo at a distance using the push kick.
Oquendo wants to clinch.
Peterson lands a nice shot to the body.
Oquendo moves in looking to clinch but Peterson pushes him off.
Peterson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Peterson works Oquendo's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Peterson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Peterson connects with an inside leg kick.
Peterson lands with a right hand.
Peterson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Peterson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Oquendo will feel that in the morning.
Oquendo closes the distance and pushes Peterson back into the cage.
Peterson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oquendo avoids it.
Peterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peterson lands a lovely overhand right.
Peterson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Peterson counters with an outside leg kick.
Oquendo has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oquendo.
Oquendo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Oquendo misses with some punches.
Peterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oquendo scores with a nice right hand.
Oquendo forces Peterson back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Oquendo fails to land.
Oquendo prevents Peterson from breaking the clinch.
Oquendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oquendo lands with a short shot to the head.
Peterson wants to get back to striking at distance but Oquendo won't allow it.
Peterson lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oquendo.
Oquendo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oquendo throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.
Oquendo misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oquendo.
Phoenix Peterson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oquendo throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.
Oquendo misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oquendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oquendo swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phoenix Peterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Peterson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phoenix Peterson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Phoenix Peterson made sure he mentioned Uncle Rufus Clothing .Co, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Broady Hallows (ranked 1238 p4p, 1170 weight class) and Tom Korppila (ranked 114 p4p, 108 weight class). Hallows comes to the cage accompanied by POSTALMONDCLARITY. Korppila comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mustasch - The Mauler kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 9 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Broady Hallows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Korppila!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korppila lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hallows at a distance.
Korppila ducks under a wild hook from Hallows.
Hallows takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hallows tries to clinch but Korppila is having none of it.
Hallows throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Hallows misses.
Hallows misses with a straight left.
Hallows throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Korppila was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Korppila closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hallows to the mat! Hallows manages to get full guard.
Korppila throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hallows has control of Korppila's left arm, preventing Korppila from doing any damage.
Korppila in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hallows controlling Korppila's posture.
Hallows wants to get back to his feet but Korppila is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Korppila has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Bowsh Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hallows tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hallows working a defensive guard but Korppila passes into half guard.
Korppila has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korppila thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hallows's head.
Hallows has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Korppila is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hallows is holding on to half guard well.
Korppila scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Korppila working Hallows over with strikes.
Hallows wants to get back to his feet.
Korppila is trying to control the action in half guard but Hallows is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hallows tries to kick Korppila off in order to stand up. Korppila Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Hallows struggling a bit here.
Hallows is looking for a sweep.
Korppila is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hallows has escaped the position, nice work there.
Korppila scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hallows to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallows manages to work his way to half guard, despite Korppila's best efforts.
Korppila is looking for a kimura here.
Hallows keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hallows has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Korppila is on him like a limpet, forcing Hallows back against the cage.
Korppila tries for a takedown but Hallows manages to get underhooks.
Korppila avoids the elbow strike from Hallows, against the cage.
Hallows lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hallows misses with an elbow strike.
Korppila manages to break the clinch.
Broady Hallows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hallows takes one to the chin there.
Korppila shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hallows manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hallows trying to control the position.
Korppila postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallows is trying to control the position but Korppila postures up.
Korppila postures up in Hallows's guard and throws a big left but Hallows blocks it.
Hallows wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hallows trying to control the position.
Korppila wants to control from the top but Hallows keeps moving.
Hallows is pulling down on Korppila's head. It's preventing any offense from Korppila, at least for the moment.
Korppila trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Korppila wants to control from the top but Hallows keeps moving.
Korppila content to stall in guard here.
Korppila postures up.
Hallows is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Horrible takedown attempt by Korppila or perhaps it was just good defense by Hallows, which made it look bad.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Korppila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hallows was well out of range. Poor timing from Korppila.
Hallows looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hallows takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Korppila connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hallows clinches.
Korppila goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hallows prevents it.
Broady Hallows has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Korppila.
Hallows misses with an elbow over the top.
Korppila tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hallows smiles and moves away.
Hallows cracks Korppila with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Korppila dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Korppila looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hallows!
A control attempt from Hallows but he's now mounted!
Hallows wants to control but Korppila is having none of it.
Korppila prevents Hallows from getting the reversal.
Korppila unloading with bombs!
Hallows wants to control but Korppila is having none of it.
Korppila landing strikes from the mount.
Korppila lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hallows really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Korppila looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Korppila landing strikes from the mount.
 Hallows is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korppila drops a big elbow. That's hurt Hallows! More shots from Korppila and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Korppila!
Tom Korppila very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Threads amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beau Abner (ranked 891 p4p, 1293 weight class) and Mike Cozad (ranked 55 p4p, 82 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beau Abner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Cozad!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cozad throws an off balance right hand
and Abner counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Mike Cozad has been cut.
Abner throws a series of punches but Cozad avoids them all with ease.
Cozad is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cozad lets loose with a powerful body kick. Abner will feel that in the morning.
Cozad misses with a looping right.
Abner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cozad.
Cozad misses with a straight left.
Cozad throws a right hand that misses
and Abner counters with a nice uppercut.
Abner moves out of range as Cozad throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Beau Abner has been cut.
Abner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abner throws a push kick but Cozad slaps the foot to one side.
A little jabbing left from Cozad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abner slips a jab from Cozad.
Cozad looks to land a right hand but Abner moved out of range.
Cozad throws a hook to the side of Abner's head but Abner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Abner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abner moves out of range as Cozad strikes.
Cozad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cozad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cozad lands a lovely overhand right.
Abner misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cozad is out of range.
Cozad throws a hook to the side of Abner's head but Abner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cozad throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Abner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cozad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abner.
Abner scores with a leg kick.
Cozad misses the body punch
and Cozad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cozad. Abner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cozad throws a series of punches but Abner moves out of range.
Cozad throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad misses with a left hand
and Abner counters with a low kick, right behind Cozad 's knee.
Abner misses with a looping right.
Abner wants to slow Cozad down by chopping away at his legs.
Cozad let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Abner instigates a clinch.
Abner misses with some punches.
Cozad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abner backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cozad.
I was talking to Abner's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Abner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cozad backwards.
Abner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abner.
Abner misses with the head strike.
Abner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cozad backwards.
Abner misses with a punch on the inside.
Cozad breaks the clinch.
Cozad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cozad fakes the leg kick and cracks Abner in the body.
Abner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cozad.
Abner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cozad.
Abner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cozad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abner.
Abner misses with a body punch.
Cozad has Abner pushed against the cage.
Cozad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cozad swings wildly with an uppercut but Abner uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Cozad fails to land.
Abner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Cozad on the inside.
Cozad looking to throw knees to the head but Abner is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Cozad will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Abner slips under a jab.
Cozad cracks Abner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abner.
A slow jab from Abner misses its intended target.
A cross from Abner lands.
Abner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abner throws a shot from downtown. Cozad moves away and avoids it.
Cozad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner with a jab.
Cozad throws a jab when Abner was well out of range.
Cozad cracks Abner with a good jab.
Mike Cozad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Abner.
Cozad throws out a counter right but Abner avoids it with no problem.
Cozad drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cozad misses with an uppercut.
Cozad throws a sloppy head kick and Abner moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Cozad misses the target.
Cozad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cozad fakes the leg kick and cracks Abner in the body.
Abner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cozad moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Abner looks for the body kick but Cozad saw that one coming.
Cozad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cozad lands a jab to the head.
Cozad ducks under a wild hook from Abner.
Cozad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice body kick from Cozad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cozad misses with an uppercut.
Cozad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cozad looks to score with a jab to the body but Abner is just out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cozad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad drops Abner with a beautiful combination! Abner stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cozad is looking for the KO!
Abner is rocked!
Abner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cozad.
Abner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cozad throws an overhand right that lands on Abner's shoulder, as Abner tries to avoid the shot.
Cozad misses with a wild body shot.
Abner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abner dodges the punch combination from Cozad.
Cozad bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Abner defending well as Cozad loads up on a big left hand.
Abner blocks a leg kick.
Abner feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Cozad lands.
Cozad blocks a head kick by Abner.
Cozad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abner.
A swing and a miss from Abner.
Abner defending well as Cozad loads up on a big left hand.
Cozad misses with a looping right.
Cozad swings widly with a right hand
and Abner counters with a good, hard body kick but Cozad shrugs it off.
Cozad jabs Abner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cozad throws a leg kick but Abner checks it.
Cozad slips a jab from Abner.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Cozad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cozad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abner counters with a nice body shot.
Abner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cozad appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Abner misses with a hook
and Cozad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cozad throws a shot from downtown. Abner moves away and avoids it.
Abner swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Abner fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Cozad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cozad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cozad tests Abner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cozad misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That kick from Abner tenderised Cozad's leg. Cozad is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cozad.
Abner throws a jab but it's blocked by Cozad.
Cozad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abner was well out of range. Poor timing from Cozad.
Abner is looking to counter with a body kick.
Abner is looking to clinch.
Cozad cracks a nice hook into Abner's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cozad lands a body shot.
Abner moves away from the strike by Cozad.
Abner slips a jab from Cozad.
Beau Abner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner misses with a right hand
and Cozad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cozad throws a shot from downtown. Abner moves away and avoids it.
Abner throws a looping overhand right but Cozad ducks down to avoid it.
Abner looks to land a right hand but Cozad moved out of range.
Abner misses with a double jab
and Cozad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cozad throws out a loose jab but Abner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cozad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abner.
Cozad misses with an uppercut.
Abner half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cozad will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Cozad misses.
Cozad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Abner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cozad drops his hands momentarily and Abner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Abner misses with a body kick.
Abner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cozad to score with a decent uppercut.
Beau Abner's cut is getting worse.
Good standup being displayed there by Cozad as he connects with a hook.
Good shot there by Abner.
Cozad lands with a nice body kick.
Cozad misses with a leg kick.
Abner throwing a counter right hand but Cozad manages to avoid it.
Cozad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abner ducks under a wild hook from Cozad.
Abner will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cozad cracks Abner with a good jab.
Cozad misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abner counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cozad just misses with a punch to the body.
Abner tries to clinch but Cozad moves out of range.
Abner walks into a straight right hand from Cozad.
Cozad throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the liver by Abner. Beautiful body shot.
Abner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cozad.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Cozad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cozad winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Cozad!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Le Franc (ranked 680 p4p, 775 weight class) and Jack Serra (ranked 88 p4p, 105 weight class). Le Franc comes to the cage accompanied by [I Can't Get No] Satisfaction. Guy Le Franc could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Serra's chin.
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13 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guy Le Franc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Serra!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serra's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Serra duly obliges.
Serra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Le Franc.
It seemed like Serra was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jack Serra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Serra.
Le Franc has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Serra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Le Franc throws a quick inside leg kick.
Serra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Le Franc counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Serra scores with a crisp jab that stopped Le Franc in his tracks.
Serra throws a shot from downtown. Le Franc moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Le Franc does no damage.
Serra blocks a low kick nicely.
Le Franc throws an off balance right hand
enabling Serra to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been informed that Serra has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Le Franc swings and misses with a hook 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!
Le Franc throws a shot from downtown. Serra moves away and avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Serra, as that shot connected.
Serra misses the jab.
Serra scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra avoids a kick to the body.
Le Franc looks to throw a body kick
and Serra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Le Franc fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Serra is out of range.
Le Franc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Serra.
Le Franc slips under a jab from Serra.
Good leg kick by Le Franc.
Serra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Le Franc.
A slow jab from Serra misses its intended target.
Le Franc slips a straight right by Serra.
Le Franc on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Le Franc.
Le Franc misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Serra.
Serra looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Franc. Serra does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc defending well as Serra loads up on a big left hand.
Le Franc cracks Serra with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Jack Serra has been cut.
Le Franc defending well as Serra loads up on a big left hand.
Le Franc blocks a jab.
Serra swings widly with a right hand
and Serra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Franc staying out of range there.
Le Franc steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Serra.
Serra misses with a hook
and Le Franc counters with a head kick.
Serra moves out of range as Le Franc throws a body kick.
Le Franc takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Serra throws a jab when Le Franc was well out of range.
It looked like Le Franc wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some wild striking there from Serra.
Le Franc fires out a quick counter leg kick but Serra just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Serra misses with an uppercut.
A jab lands there for Serra.
A low kick from Le Franc is predictable there
and Serra counters by moving into the clinch.
Le Franc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Serra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Serra steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Le Franc.
Serra misses the jab.
Le Franc swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Serra throws out a powerful jab.
Serra throws a hook but Le Franc blocks it.
Serra connects with a right hand. Le Franc shakes it off.
Serra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le Franc.
Le Franc takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Le Franc takes one to the side of the head.
Serra throws a lazy uppercut
and Le Franc counters with a nice right hand that sends Serra toppling to the canvas! Serra scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Le Franc finish him?!
Serra is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Franc misses with a hook. Serra ducked under it nicely.
Serra is still on wobbly legs! Can Le Franc finish him?
Serra loads up on a big right hand but Le Franc slips the punch.
Serra seems to have recovered his senses.
Le Franc buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Le Franc throws a body kick that misses
enabling Serra to counter with a crisp jab.
Le Franc blocks a jab.
Le Franc moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Le Franc misses the target.
Le Franc throws out a leg kick but Serra moves out of range and Le Franc only half commits.
Serra moves into range and connects with a jab.
Le Franc cracks Serra with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Serra looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away
can Le Franc finish him?
Le Franc circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Serra misses with a straight left.
Le Franc staying out of range there.
Serra looks to land a right hand but Le Franc moved out of range.
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 Guy Le Franc will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Serra'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.
Le Franc looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A lazy left from Le Franc finds it's target.
Le Franc throws the kick towards the body but Serra avoids it.
Le Franc steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Serra is out on his feet! Le Franc sets himself and nearly takes Serra's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Guy Le Franc!
Guy Le Franc thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cam Fleming (ranked 821 p4p, 549 weight class) and Bento Barboza (ranked 105 p4p, 70 weight class). Fleming comes to the cage accompanied by Killa Cam - Cam'Ron. Barboza comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Angel Of Death kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cam Fleming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bento Barboza!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barboza gets caught flat footed, as Fleming shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fleming throwing strikes but missing.
Fleming throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fleming passes into half guard.
Barboza is trying to control but can't.
Barboza wants to get back to his feet.
Fleming stalling.
Barboza has hold of Fleming's hands but Fleming 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barboza is looking to escape.
Fleming wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barboza keeps working.
Barboza is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fleming not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fleming is looking to take a break and control but Barboza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fleming looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barboza is refusing to be controlled, as Fleming sits in half guard.
Fleming prevents Barboza from improving his position.
Fleming thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fleming drops an elbow to the side of Barboza's head.
Barboza is looking to escape.
Barboza taking some punishment here, with Fleming in his half guard.
Barboza is trying to stand back up but Fleming is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fleming lands a nice short elbow.
Barboza wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming controlling the action here.
Fleming missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barboza trying to control from the bottom.
Fleming trying to control the action but Barboza is working from the bottom.
Fleming missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barboza wants to improve his position but Fleming is controlling well.
Fleming is trying a forearm choke
I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fleming 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.
Barboza scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Fleming manages to mount him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
BOOM! Fleming connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fleming working for a guillotine from mount but Barboza is in no mood to give up.
Barboza is in a horrible position here. Fleming smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Barboza taking shots to the head.
Barboza is in a horrible position here. Fleming smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Barboza regains half guard.
Fleming looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barboza is trying to stand back up but Fleming is controlling him
Fleming working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barboza trying to control here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fleming moves nicely into side control.
Barboza is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fleming cracks Barboza with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fleming cracks Barboza with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Check out the look on Fleming's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Barboza is looking to reverse the position.
Fleming lands a few punches from side control.
Fleming throws an elbow but Barboza slips to the side and avoids it well.
Barboza is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fleming lands some shots froms side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cam Fleming dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barboza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fleming moves away.
Fleming tries for a takedown but Barboza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fleming wants to clinch.
We've been told by Fleming's head coaches at Tran MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fleming dives in for a single leg takedown but Barboza sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Barboza lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fleming is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Barboza gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cam Fleming. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fleming tries for a takedown. No joy.
Barboza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fleming backwards.
A short left from Barboza.
It looks like Cam Fleming has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Barboza.
Barboza stops a takedown attempt from Fleming.
Fleming is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Barboza.
Barboza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Barboza.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fleming goes for a takedown attempt but Barboza pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fleming shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Barboza is trying to defend but Fleming finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboza pushes Fleming off looking to stand but Fleming dives back in and keeps control.
Barboza has hold of Fleming's hands but Fleming slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barboza is looking to improve his position.
Fleming sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barboza defending well though.
Fleming looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barboza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fleming not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fleming is thwarting Barboza's attempts to control the position.
Barboza is trying to stand.
Fleming thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barboza's head.
Barboza wants to get back to full guard.
Barboza wants to control but Fleming is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barboza looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fleming looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barboza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fleming scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fleming is looking to advance position but Barboza won't allow it.
Barboza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fleming is working away from the top position though.
Barboza is staying active underneath Fleming, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fleming lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barboza taking some punishment here, with Fleming in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Fleming.
Fleming is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barboza can do to turn this around?
Barboza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fleming not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barboza looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fleming thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barboza tries to get to full guard but Fleming has control of the leg.
Fleming prevents Barboza from standing back up.
Fleming sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barboza defending well though.
Fleming prevents Barboza from standing back up.
Barboza taking some punishment here, with Fleming in his half guard.
Fleming not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fleming seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Barboza avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fleming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleming seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barboza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fleming looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barboza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fleming seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barboza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fleming scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fleming slips a nice elbow through Barboza's hands, connecting with Barboza's forehead.
Barboza taking some punishment here, with Fleming in his half guard.
Fleming working the head and body with strikes.
Fleming wants to pass the guard but Barboza is defending well.
Nice strikes from Fleming there.
Barboza is trying to stand up here but Fleming is controlling him well.
Barboza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fleming scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barboza looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fleming is nestled in close to Barboza, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cam Fleming dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cam Fleming's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fleming fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barboza avoids it really well and circles away.
Bento Barboza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fleming with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barboza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fleming shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barboza as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cam Fleming. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fleming gets a double leg takedown into Barboza's guard.
Barboza controlling the position.
Fleming trying to control but Barboza is working from the bottom.
Barboza wants to get back to his feet but Fleming is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleming wants to control from the top but Barboza keeps moving.
Fleming throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barboza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fleming working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barboza's head.
Barboza keeping moving, preventing Fleming from controlling successfully.
Fleming throws a big elbow that misses.
Fleming working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fleming stops Barboza from standing up.
Barboza has his foot on Fleming's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fleming works his way back into a safe position though.
Fleming trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barboza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fleming.
Barboza keeping moving, preventing Fleming from controlling successfully.
Barboza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barboza wants to stand but Fleming is controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fleming landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming stops Barboza from standing up.
Fleming landing some decent shots from guard.
Fleming won't allow Barboza to get back to his feet.
Fleming wants to control from the top but Barboza keeps moving.
Fleming got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barboza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fleming has managed to get both his arms back between Barboza's legs - danger averted.
Barboza has momentary wrist control but Fleming slips an elbow through the middle.
Fleming working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fleming scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barboza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barboza has momentary wrist control but Fleming slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming trying to control but Barboza is working from the bottom.
Barboza had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fleming defends it easily.
Fleming is in close to Barboza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fleming is working Barboza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fleming distracts Barboza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fleming chips away with some ground and pound.
Cam Fleming overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fleming postures up and lands a big shot to Barboza's brow.
Fleming loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fleming won't allow Barboza to get back to his feet.
Fleming trying to control the position from guard on top but Barboza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fleming postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleming working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barboza's head.
Fleming scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barboza has momentary wrist control but Fleming slips an elbow through the middle.
Fleming trying to control the position from guard on top but Barboza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fleming scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barboza has momentary wrist control but Fleming slips an elbow through the middle.
Barboza keeping full guard, as Fleming tries to pass.
Fleming working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fleming avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fleming sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barboza's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cam Fleming showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fleming, 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cam Fleming!
After the fight, Cam Fleming was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pate Ro (ranked 418 p4p, 736 weight class) and Nino Babel (ranked 55 p4p, 97 weight class). Nino Babel 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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Ro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nino Babel!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Babel misses with an uppercut
and Ro counters with a nice uppercut.
Babel tries to clinch but Ro moves out of range.
Babel instigates a clinch.
Babel is trying to pull guard but Ro has him pressed against the cage.
Ro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Ro.
Ro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Babel staying out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Ro.
Babel misses with a combination
and Babel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro is stalking Babel. Babel circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Ro, and it's lights out! Babel really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pate Ro!
A victorious Pate Ro thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Attila Hun (ranked 328 p4p, 205 weight class) and Jayden Sven (ranked 45 p4p, 29 weight class). Attila Hun could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jayden Sven's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Attila Hun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jayden Sven!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sven moves out of range of the strikes.
Sven throws out a counter right but Hun avoids it with no problem.
Sven takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Attila Hun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Hun as he connects with a hook.
Hun throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sven connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick by Hun misses
and Sven counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hun swings widly with a right hand
enabling Sven to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Attila Hun has been cut.
Hun misses with a body shot.
Hun lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hun thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sven if he has to take too many more of those.
Hun throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sven counters with a left and a right that stings Hun.
Hun lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hun feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Svens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hun throws a head kick but Sven moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sven! But no joy.
Hun swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sven counters with a nice right hand that sends Hun toppling to the canvas! Hun scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sven finish him?!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Hun. Those never looked like landing.
Sven looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Hun.
Sven feints a counter leg kick.
Hun gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Sven counter with a right hand.
Hun throws a series of strikes that have Sven backpedaling.
Sven is rocked!
Hun ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hun misses the shot to the body.
Hun misses with a left hand
and Sven connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hun.
Hun swinging wildly here.
Sven unleashes a big counter combination but Hun bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hun scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hun misses with a lunging right hand
and Sven counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Attila Hun's cut is getting worse.
A shot to the liver by Hun. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hun looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hun throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hun throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hun digs a good hook to Sven's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sven flicks out a counter leg kick but Hun steps away.
Hun works Sven's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Attila Hun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Attila Hun's cut.
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.
Hun throws an off balance right hand
and Sven counters with a two punch combo.
Hun lands a nice shot to the body.
Attila Hun is winning the standup battle so far.
Hun lands with a nice body kick.
Hun scores with a nice strike.
Hun throws a hook but Sven avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hun lands a body shot.
Hun misses the body punch
and Sven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sven appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hun lands the left hand.
Hun throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Sven releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hun misses with a head kick.
Hun darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Sven might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hun has got the better of the exchanges.
Hun misses with a body shot
and Sven counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hun misses with a lunging right hand
and Sven counters with a nice right hand that sends Hun toppling to the canvas! Hun scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sven finish him?!
Hun is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sven.
Hun throws a body kick that misses
and Sven counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sven drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hun misses with a right hand
and Sven counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Attila Hun's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sven.
Sven has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sven moves out of range as Hun throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hun moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hun throws a body kick that misses
and Sven counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hun rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sven counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hun swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sven lands a stunning uppercut that sends Hun to the mat!
Oh Hun is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Attila Hun's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sven throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sven seems to be looking for submissions.
Sven frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hun seems to have got his legs back now.
Sven looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hun wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sven.
Hun is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sven looking to ground and pound but Hun is blocking nicely.
Hun avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sven.
Hun takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Attila Hun's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jayden Sven!
The defeated Attila Hun had this to say: 'Ko power, solid chin, intelligent, big heart'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Rodrigues (ranked 176 p4p, 125 weight class) and Lennart Hohenthal (ranked 10 p4p, 6 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 bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Rodrigues!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lennart Hohenthal!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues throws a big shot that misses.
Rodrigues looks to land a body kick but Hohenthal moved away.
A big right from Rodrigues misses.
A swing and a miss from Rodrigues.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rodrigues displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hohenthal throws out the jab.
Rodrigues scores with a nice head shot.
Hohenthal punishes Rodrigues's body with a nice straight punch.
Hohenthal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rodrigues misses the jab.
Hohenthal has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rodrigues fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hohenthal manages to avoid it.
Jake Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hohenthal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hohenthal. Rodrigues does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodrigues on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hohenthal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodrigues keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodrigues misses with a hook. Hohenthal ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hohenthal! But no joy.
Hohenthal defending well as Rodrigues loads up on a big left hand.
Rodrigues gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hohenthal controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal wants to control from the top but Rodrigues keeps moving.
Rodrigues on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rodrigues tries to get out of the position.
Hohenthal wants to pass the guard but Rodrigues is keeping the position.
Rodrigues wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rodrigues keeping moving, preventing Hohenthal from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hohenthal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodrigues works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hohenthal is pushing down on Rodrigues's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rodrigues is fighting to maintain full guard but Hohenthal has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rodrigues avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hohenthal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rodrigues pushes Hohenthal off looking to stand but Hohenthal dives back in and keeps control.
Hohenthal wants to pass the guard but Rodrigues is defending well.
Rodrigues avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hohenthal.
Rodrigues knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hohenthal on the ground.
Hohenthal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rodrigues's head.
Hohenthal controlling the action here.
Hohenthal trying to control the action but Rodrigues is working from the bottom.
Hohenthal content to control rather than advance.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hohenthal lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hohenthal wants to control but Rodrigues is keeping him busy.
Hohenthal is nestled in close to Rodrigues, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hohenthal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rodrigues's head.
Hohenthal wants to take a breather but Rodrigues is having none of it.
Rodrigues regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal landing some decent shots from guard.
Hohenthal trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodrigues is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hohenthal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodrigues swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hohenthal trying to control but Rodrigues is working from the bottom.
Rodrigues is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hohenthal is controlling him.
Hohenthal wants to control from the top but Rodrigues keeps moving.
Rodrigues wants to get back to his feet but Hohenthal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A clash of legs there as Hohenthal blocks the low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hohenthal scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hohenthal stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lennart Hohenthal 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.
Hohenthal scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodrigues in his tracks.
Hohenthal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hohenthal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Rodrigues misses its intended target.
Hohenthal blocks a jab.
Hohenthal throws a body punch but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Rodrigues takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hohenthal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodrigues.
Hohenthal throws a combination. Rodrigues tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rodrigues throws a series of strikes that have Hohenthal backpedaling.
It looks like Lennart Hohenthal has been cut.
Rodrigues looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigues swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodrigues misses with a straight left.
Hohenthal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues swings for the body but Hohenthal moves out of range.
Rodrigues throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodrigues takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hohenthal defending well as Rodrigues loads up on a big left hand.
Hohenthal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hohenthal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hohenthal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodrigues circles away quickly and effectively.
Hohenthal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That kick from Rodrigues tenderised Hohenthal's leg. Hohenthal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hohenthal scores with a hook to the body. Rodrigues takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rodrigues has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodrigues misses the target.
Hohenthal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice jab there from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hohenthal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hohenthal connects with a right hand. Rodrigues shakes it off.
Hohenthal lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodrigues throws out a leg kick but Hohenthal moves out of range and Rodrigues only half commits.
The fighters circling - Rodrigues throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodrigues throws a hook but Hohenthal avoids it easily.
Hohenthal scores with a punch to the head.
Hohenthal digs a good body shot into Rodrigues's ribs.
Hohenthal moves away from the strike by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal cracks a nice hook into Rodrigues's ribs.
Rodrigues takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hohenthal scores with a hook to the body. Rodrigues takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rodrigues uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hohenthal.
Hohenthal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodrigues was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hohenthal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hohenthal takes a swing at Rodrigues's ribcage but misses.
Rodrigues throws a shot from downtown. Hohenthal moves away and avoids it.
Hohenthal appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hohenthal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hohenthal lands with a nice body punch.
Hohenthal is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rodrigues rather than just go for the knockout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rodrigues.
Hohenthal lands with a good body shot.
Rodrigues dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hohenthal. That did some damage!
Rodrigues lands an overhand right.
Hohenthal throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick from Rodrigues, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hohenthal lands a nice hook to Rodrigues's body. Rodrigues takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hohenthal digs a good hook to Rodrigues's body.
Rodrigues misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rodrigues's head.
Hohenthal drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hohenthal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hohenthal looking to sit in guard and control but Rodrigues gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hohenthal is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rodrigues has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rodrigues trying to control the position from guard on top but Hohenthal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodrigues slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hohenthal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hohenthal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal is trying to keep Rodrigues in close.
Hohenthal is pulling down on Rodrigues's head to control his posture.
Hohenthal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hohenthal is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rodrigues won't allow Hohenthal to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hohenthal controls Rodrigues momentarily but Rodrigues frees himself.
Hohenthal keeping moving, preventing Rodrigues from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hohenthal wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lennart Hohenthal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rodrigues misses with a hook
and Hohenthal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good exchange - Rodrigues coming out on top.
Hohenthal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hohenthal there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rodrigues throws a leg kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Hohenthal misses.
Hohenthal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hohenthal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodrigues scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lennart Hohenthal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodrigues swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodrigues cracks Hohenthal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hohenthal throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hohenthal moves away.
Hohenthal scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hohenthal ducks under a wild hook from Rodrigues.
Hohenthal lands a jab to Rodrigues's midsection.
Hohenthal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hohenthal connects with a body shot that sends Rodrigues's belly button to the back.
Hohenthal throws a shot from downtown. Rodrigues moves away and avoids it.
Rodrigues fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hohenthal manages to avoid it.
Hohenthal misses with a double jab.
Hohenthal looks to land a left hand but Rodrigues moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Rodrigues misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hohenthal manages to avoid it.
Hohenthal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rodrigues tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hohenthal was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodrigues.
Despite the aggression on Hohenthal's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rodrigues tries to land a leg kick but Hohenthal saw it coming and moves away.
Rodrigues connects with a body shot that sends Hohenthal's belly button to the back.
Hohenthal avoids the body shot from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues throws a low kick, looking for Hohenthal's leg but Hohenthal calmly moves out of range.
Jake Rodrigues is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hohenthal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rodrigues looks to throw the jab but Hohenthal is out of range.
That kick from Rodrigues tenderised Hohenthal's leg. Hohenthal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hohenthal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hohenthal showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hohenthal trying to control from half guard but Rodrigues is working away.
Hohenthal wants to free his trapped foot but Rodrigues is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal stops Rodrigues from getting back to his feet.
Hohenthal scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hohenthal looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hohenthal performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hohenthal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is looking to get back to is feet but Hohenthal passes into side control.
Hohenthal lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rodrigues defending against the ground and pound.
Lennart Hohenthal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hohenthal working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rodrigues being controlled for a moment.
Hohenthal in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hohenthal lands some shots froms side control.
Rodrigues defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal wants to control but Rodrigues is keeping him busy.
Hohenthal cracks Rodrigues with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hohenthal happy to just control the position for now.
Rodrigues parries the strikes from Hohenthal easily there. Hohenthal is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rodrigues to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lennart Hohenthal really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hohenthal lands a nice shot to the body.
Hohenthal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rodrigues stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hohenthal shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hohenthal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rodrigues defending well though.
Hohenthal thows a huge punch but Rodrigues dodges it nicely.
Rodrigues is refusing to be controlled, as Hohenthal sits in half guard.
Hohenthal scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohenthal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hohenthal is trying to control the action in half guard but Rodrigues is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hohenthal wants to pass the guard but Rodrigues is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal throwing shots but Rodrigues is blocking nicely.
Rodrigues pushes Hohenthal off looking to stand but Hohenthal dives back in and keeps control.
Hohenthal trying to control the action but Rodrigues is working from the bottom.
Hohenthal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hohenthal wants to control but Rodrigues is keeping him busy.
Hohenthal thows a huge punch but Rodrigues dodges it nicely.
Hohenthal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodrigues keeps working.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hohenthal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rodrigues takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rodrigues misses with a looping right.
Hohenthal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hohenthal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rodrigues tries to kick Hohenthal off in order to stand up. Hohenthal Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The strikes coming from Hohenthal are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hohenthal working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hohenthal scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Hohenthal trying to control the action but Rodrigues is working from the bottom.
Hohenthal has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hohenthal lands a heavy elbow.
Rodrigues is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal breaks from Rodrigues's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hohenthal controlling from the full mount.
Hohenthal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rodrigues is looking to escape.
Hohenthal unloads with some shots from mount but Rodrigues bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hohenthal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lennart Hohenthal dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hohenthal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big right from Rodrigues misses.
Hohenthal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hohenthal cracks Rodrigues with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hohenthal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hohenthal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hohenthal slips under a jab.
Rodrigues with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rodrigues moves forwards but Hohenthal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hohenthal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hohenthal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodrigues keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigues with a nice calf kick.
Nice straight punches there by Rodrigues. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rodrigues.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hohenthal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hohenthal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rodrigues misses with a looping left.
Rodrigues on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodrigues. Hohenthal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hohenthal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jab from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues pushes Hohenthal away with a front kick.
Hohenthal connects with a nice looking jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hohenthal.
A lull in the action here.
Rodrigues is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hohenthal connects with a decent elbow.
Hohenthal cracks Rodrigues with a big right hand but Rodrigues just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hohenthal working the ground and pound.
Rodrigues wants to control but Hohenthal postures up.
Jake Rodrigues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lennart Hohenthal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues pushes Hohenthal away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hohenthal gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hohenthal is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rodrigues wants to control but Hohenthal postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rodrigues lands a jab to Hohenthal's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hohenthal tests Rodrigues's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hohenthal looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hohenthal showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Hohenthal 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.
Hohenthal is continuing to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lennart Hohenthal.
Well Hohenthal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lennart Hohenthal!
Lennart Hohenthal is the new bantamweight champion!
Lennart Hohenthal decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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