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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Morello Hawthorne (ranked 1517 p4p, 1781 weight class) and Dragon Li Chai (ranked 119 p4p, 138 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Morello Hawthorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dragon Li Chai!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawthorne wants to clinch but Chai slips to the side
and Chai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hawthorne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hawthorne tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai is trying to break the clinch but Hawthorne has him pressed against the cage.
Chai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dragon Li Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne feinted with a counter takedown.
Chai misses with a wild combination.
Hawthorne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chai, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawthorne prevents Chai from breaking the clinch.
Hawthorne tries to pull guard but Chai won't allow it.
Hawthorne presses Chai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Hawthorne.
Chai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawthorne closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chai circles away.
Hawthorne moves into the clinch successfully.
Hawthorne tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morello Hawthorne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawthorne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawthorne lands an uppercut.
Chai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawthorne moves into the clinch.
A short right from Chai.
Chai scores with a shoulder strike.
Hawthorne jumps guard but Chai turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Chai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hawthorne backwards.
Chai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawthorne tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chai just stands there and leans against the cage.
Chai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dragon Li Chai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chai fails to land with a series of punches.
Chai misses with a head kick.
Hawthorne tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hawthorne fails with a takedown attempt.
Chai lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance.
Hawthorne shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chai's guard.
Chai is wriggling around but Hawthorne manages to pass to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hawthorne in particular looking to stall.
Chai tries to kick Hawthorne off but Hawthorne keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hawthorne is looking for a kimura but Chai is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hawthorne to get the leverage.
Chai tries to kick Hawthorne off but Hawthorne keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hawthorne is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hawthorne content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dragon Li Chai dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hawthorne fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Chai does no damage.
Chai clobbers Hawthorne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hawthorne shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hawthorne showed some decent athleticism there.
Hawthorne is looking to stall here but Chai recovers full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Hawthorne from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chai is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hawthorne is controlling him.
Hawthorne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
Hawthorne prevents Chai from getting back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hawthorne wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawthorne moves into range and clinches up with Chai.
Hawthorne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chai's efforts to push away.
Hawthorne misses with a punch to the body.
Hawthorne is trying to pull guard but Chai has him pressed against the cage.
Hawthorne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne is trying to stall.
Hawthorne lands with a short shot to the head.
Chai misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chais head.
Hawthorne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
Hawthorne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chai's efforts to push away.
Hawthorne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai breaks from the clinch.
Hawthorne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hawthorne tries to clinch up.
Hawthorne takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hawthorne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chai as he jumps to the side.
Chai throws out a counter right but Hawthorne avoids it with no problem.
Hawthorne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne moves out of range of the body kick.
Hawthorne closes the distance and clinches.
Chai working hard to break the clinch.
Hawthorne blocks a body shot from Chai.
Chai tries to break the clinch but Hawthorne is controlling the position.
Hawthorne pushes Chai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hawthorne tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morello Hawthorne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawthorne misses with a punch to the body.
Hawthorne throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Hawthorne is trying to stall.
Chai blocks a body shot from Hawthorne.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chai tries to circle away but Hawthorne has him pinned against the cage.
Hawthorne throws a head punch that misses.
Chai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hawthorne backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dragon Li Chai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Hawthorne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chai throws a body punch but Hawthorne moves out of range.
Hawthorne drives through with a takedown into Chai's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hawthorne trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawthorne looking to sit in guard and control but Chai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hawthorne has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chai has managed to get both his arms back between Hawthorne's legs - danger averted.
Chai must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chai wants to stand but Hawthorne is controlling his posture from full guard.
Morello Hawthorne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hawthorne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chai would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hawthorne manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chai manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hawthorne trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Hawthorne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
Hawthorne trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawthorne passes Chai's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai is defending against the submission attempts here by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne moves nicely into side control.
Morello Hawthorne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawthorne tries to advance to mount but Chai denies him.
Chai tries to escape but Hawthorne is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chai stops Hawthorne from passing to mount.
Hawthorne trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom.
Chai is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dragon Li Chai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hawthorne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hawthorne doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dragon Li Chai.
I've got Chai 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Morello Hawthorne!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Barella (ranked 1595 p4p, 915 weight class) and Sean O Rally (ranked 127 p4p, 77 weight class). Barella kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Prova del 9. Sonny Barella is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sonny Barella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Rally!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Rally throws a shot to the body.
O Rally shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barella sprawls well. Barella wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. O Rally gets slowly back to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Barella scores with a four punch combination!
Barella swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barella swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Rally gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Barella to score an easy takedown into full guard.
O Rally is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barella defends well.
O Rally told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
O Rally is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rally's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
O Rally utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barella pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Rally is keeping the position for now.
Barella trying to control but O Rally is working from the bottom.
Barella loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barella 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.
O Rally pulls Barella in close to prevent any damage.
Barella stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Rally swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
O Rally is pulling down on Barella's head to control his posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Good exchange - O Rally coming out on top.
O Rally keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
O Rally swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barella shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Rally as he jumps to the side.
O Rally throws a right and a left that Barella avoids nicely.
Barella throws an overhand right that lands on O Rally's shoulder, as O Rally tries to avoid the shot.
O Rally goes for a double leg but Barella avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Barella continues to drive forward.
Barella scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rally trying to control here.
Barella is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
O Rally trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Barella there.
Barella wants to free his trapped foot but O Rally is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Barella perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Barella is looking to advance position but O Rally won't allow it.
O Rally is pressing down on Barella's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barella trying to control the position from guard on top but O Rally is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Rally working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barella.
Barella trying to control the position from guard on top but O Rally is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Rally is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barella advances position into side control!
Barella wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by O Rally, who protects the arm well.
Barella stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Rally misses with a hook.
Barella closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Barella dominated that round.
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.
O Rally displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barella tries to bum rush O Rally with a series of wild strikes but O Rally uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Rally swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Rally has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barella cracks O Rally with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
 O Rally is rocked!
Barella gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O Rally.
Barella is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barella is looking to clinch.
Sonny Barella is winning the standup battle so far.
O Rally shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barella but Barella pushes him off and we're back to square one.
O Rally digs a good body shot into Barella's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barella throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barella scores with a takedown into O Rally's guard.
O Rally is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rally is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barella defends well.
O Rally avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barella is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! O Rally is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! O Rally has escaped and now he's on top!
Barella wants to sweep but no luck.
Barella is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. O Rally is aware though and is defending well.
Barella controls O Rally momentarily but O Rally frees himself.
O Rally trying to control but Barella is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barella isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. O Rally stacks Barella on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by O Rally!
O Rally tries to move to mount but Barella blocks the move with his legs.
Barella is looking for a sweep.
O Rally working away.
Barella is looking for a sweep.
Sonny Barella overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barella is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked O Rally off and has taken his back!
O Rally tries to escape but Barella has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barella gets his hands free as O Rally looks to control.
O Rally turns into Barella and is now in his guard.
Barella seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Barella looking for a guillotine here but O Rally defends easily.
Barella is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
O Rally trying to control the position from guard on top but Barella is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barella working for submissions but it's allowed O Rally to get to half guard.
O Rally seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barella is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Barella gets back to full guard.
Barella is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and O Rally defends well.
Barella isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. O Rally stacks Barella on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by O Rally!
Barella is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sonny Barella will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jab, jab by O Rally - just one landing.
Barella misses with a takedown attempt - O Rally sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
O Rally lands a really nice looking cross but Barella seems unphased.
O Rally is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
O Rally digs a good body shot into Barella's ribs.
Barella misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
O Rally connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barella misses with an uppercut. O Rally saw that one coming.
Sonny Barella is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barella looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Rally is fending him off so far but Barella persists. Nope, O Rally circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Barella. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Rally fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Rally lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barella gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O Rally.
O Rally misses with the combination.
O Rally listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
O Rally scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barella with a lazy takedown attempt
and O Rally counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A cross from O Rally lands.
Barella changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. O Rally looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on O Rally's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barella is looking to take a break and control but O Rally is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barella is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but O Rally is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rally is looking for a sweep.
Barella is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but O Rally is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barella is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, O Rally has escaped the position, nice work there.
O Rally is trying to control Barella's posture but Barella avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barella goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, O Rally has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Barella but great work by O Rally.
O Rally looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
O Rally tries to advance to mount but Barella denies him.
Barella is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on O Rally's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Barella has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. O Rally is working away from the top position though.
Barella looking for a kimura from the bottom but O Rally passes into side control!
O Rally wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Barella, who protects the arm well.
Sean O Rally has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barella is not content to let O Rally control the position.
Barella tries to bench press O Rally off him but O Rally keeps the position.
Sonny Barella is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barella is trying to control O Rally's posture but O Rally avoids it.
Barella is not content to let O Rally control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean O Rally comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barella has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Barella!
Sonny Barella took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Howlett (ranked 1746 p4p, 1741 weight class) and Sickwat Dan (ranked 197 p4p, 195 weight class). Howlett comes to the cage accompanied by Indestructible. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Howlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sickwat Dan !
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dan throws a leg kick but Howlett moved away.
Dan has Howlett up against the cage in a clinch.
Dan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Howlett shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dan but Dan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
James Howlett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dan throws a sloppy head kick and Howlett moves out of range easily.
Dan gets a double leg takedown into Howlett's guard.
Dan trying to control the position from guard on top but Howlett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dan throws a strike but Howlett rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Howlett controls the pace.
Howlett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dan has his foot on Howlett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Howlett works his way back into a safe position though.
Howlett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Howlett has managed to get both his arms back between Dan 's legs - danger averted.
Howlett engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howlett is trying to control the position but Dan postures up.
Howlett is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Howlett keeping moving, preventing Dan from controlling successfully.
Howlett is trying to keep Dan in close.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Howlett wants to sweep but no luck.
Howlett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Howlett maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Dan could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Howlett has cracked it and Dan is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Howlett!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Howlett!
A relieved looking James Howlett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chief Red Eagle (ranked 1995 p4p, 1326 weight class) and InSaen Chai (ranked 247 p4p, 166 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Red Eagle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, InSaen Chai!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Red Eagle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Red Eagle tries to clinch up but Chai circles away and keeps his distance.
Chai scores with a hook to the body. Red Eagle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Red Eagle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chai.
Red Eagle closes the distance and clinches.
Chai breaks the clinch.
Chai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Red Eagle slips under a jab.
Red Eagle throwing a counter right hand but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Red Eagle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Chai instigates a clinch.
Red Eagle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai manages to break the clinch.
Chai swats away the attempt to clinch by Red Eagle.
Chai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chai scores with a hook.
Chai jabs Red Eagle right on the nose. Red Eagle blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Red Eagle.
Red Eagle misses with a shot to the body
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Red Eagle moves into the clinch successfully.
Chai tries to work over Red Eagle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai breaks from the clinch.
Chai plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A good leg kick by Chai.
Chai defending well as Red Eagle loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. Chai catches Red Eagle right on the button with a cross.
Red Eagle is looking to clinch.
Red Eagle throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
Red Eagle tries to clinch up.
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chai connects with a leg kick.
Chai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Red Eagle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Chai there.
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chai gets tackled into the cage by Red Eagle. Red Eagle maintains the clinch.
Chai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch but Chai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Red Eagle moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
Chai scores with a punch to the head.
Red Eagle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Red Eagle wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance.
Chai moves away from the strike by Red Eagle.
Red Eagle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chai lunges at Red Eagle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Red Eagle's hand.
A punch combination from Red Eagle misses.
Chai is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Red Eagle had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Red Eagle lands with a cross.
Red Eagle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Red Eagle is looking to clinch but Chai is avoiding it.
Chai throws a head kick that half lands.
Red Eagle tries to clinch there but Chai circles away.
Chai ducks right into an uppercut from Red Eagle.
Chai dips to his left and cracks Red Eagle with an uppercut!
Red Eagle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Red Eagle tries to clinch there but Chai circles away.
Red Eagle wants to clinch but Chai slips to the side
and Red Eagle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai clobbers Red Eagle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chai takes the fight into the clinch.
Red Eagle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Red Eagle.
Chai manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Red Eagle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chai gets tackled into the cage by Red Eagle. Red Eagle maintains the clinch.
Chai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Red Eagle struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Chai working hard to break the clinch.
Red Eagle scores with a shoulder strike.
Chai cracks Red Eagle with a nice body shot.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Red Eagle throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chai with the inside leg kick.
Red Eagle tries to clinch there but Chai circles away.
Jab by Chai.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Red Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Red Eagle's shoulder, as Red Eagle tries to avoid the shot.
Chai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab from Chai.
Red Eagle is looking to clinch.
Chai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
InSaen Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Red Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch but Chai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Red Eagle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Red Eagle tries to clinch but Chai is having none of it.
Red Eagle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chai! But no joy.
Chai lands a high kick!
Red Eagle tries to clinch there but Chai circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
InSaen Chai dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A nice inside leg kick there by Chai. That's going to slow Red Eagle down.
Red Eagle tries to clinch but Chai moves out of range.
Chai misses with a straight right.
Red Eagle misses with a double jab
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Red Eagle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Red Eagle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Chai. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Chai connects with a crisp jab.
Red Eagle throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
Red Eagle tries to clinch but Chai moves out of range.
Red Eagle closes the distance and clinches.
Red Eagle misses with some punches.
Chai blocking some punches.
Chai prevents a body shot from Red Eagle.
Red Eagle misses with a body punch.
Chai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Red Eagle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Red Eagle is looking to clinch but Chai is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai swats away the attempt to clinch by Red Eagle.
Chief Red Eagle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chai lands a high kick!
Chai forces Red Eagle back against the cage and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Chai.
Red Eagle misses with a punch on the inside.
Red Eagle struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Red Eagle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Red Eagle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chai breaks from the clinch.
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chai feints a counter leg kick.
Chai lands with a kick to the temple. Red Eagle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chai works the jab nicely.
Red Eagle moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
Red Eagle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Red Eagle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai throws a head kick but Red Eagle moves out of range.
Red Eagle throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Red Eagle pushes Chai up against the cage in a clinch.
Red Eagle misses with some punches.
Red Eagle misses with some punches.
Chai manages to break the clinch.
Red Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Red Eagle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chai swats away the attempt to clinch by Red Eagle.
Red Eagle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Red Eagle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chai lands a lovely overhand right.
Chai gets tackled into the cage by Red Eagle. Red Eagle maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Red Eagle fails to land.
Chai blocks a body shot from Red Eagle.
Red Eagle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Red Eagle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Red Eagle has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red Eagle gets through Chai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chai manages to break the clinch.
Red Eagle wants to clinch.
Chai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
InSaen Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Red Eagle.
Red Eagle lands a nice hook to Chai's body. Chai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Red Eagle tries to clinch there but Chai circles away.
Red Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch but Chai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Red Eagle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chai misses with a body punch
enabling Red Eagle to counter with a crisp jab.
Red Eagle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chai throws a leg kick which misses Red Eagle's front leg but catches the back leg as Red Eagle tries to avoid it.
Chai swats away the attempt to clinch by Red Eagle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a hook to the side of Red Eagle's head but Red Eagle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Red Eagle doesn't manage to clinch there - Chai circles away.
Red Eagle moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromChai.
Red Eagle tries to clinch but Chai moves out of range.
Red Eagle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Red Eagle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chai misses with a hook. Red Eagle ducked under it nicely.
Red Eagle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chai finds it's way round the side to connect with Red Eagle's head.
Chai keeps the fight on the outside.
Chai throws out a counter right but Red Eagle avoids it with no problem.
A good leg kick by Chai.
Chai cracks Red Eagle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chai connects with a crisp jab.
Chai dips to his left and cracks Red Eagle with an uppercut!
Chai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Red Eagle tries to clinch up but Chai circles away and keeps his distance.
Chai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Red Eagle ducks right into an uppercut from Chai.
Red Eagle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Red Eagle lands a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
InSaen Chai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jab, jab by Chai - just one landing.
Chai connects with a body shot that sends Red Eagle's belly button to the back.
Chai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Red Eagle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Red Eagle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Red Eagle tries to clinch
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai scores with a jab.
Red Eagle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Red Eagle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Red Eagle fails to land.
Red Eagle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Red Eagle throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
A nice right hand lands inside from Red Eagle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Red Eagle prevents a body shot from Chai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
Chai is trying to break the clinch but Red Eagle is controlling him.
Chai lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Eagle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai lands a left hand.
Red Eagle has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Red Eagle misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Red Eagle.
Chai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Chai.
Red Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chai throws out a counter right but Red Eagle avoids it with no problem.
Red Eagle moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
Red Eagle is looking to clinch but Chai is avoiding it.
Red Eagle misses with a lunging right hand
and Chai counters with a low kick, right behind Red Eagle 's knee.
Red Eagle moves forwards but Chai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chai keeps the fight on the outside.
Red Eagle moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
Chai scores with a nice strike.
Red Eagle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
 Red Eagle is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chai drops Red Eagle with a huge uppercut! Red Eagle drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Chai is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). InSaen Chai!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, InSaen Chai made sure he mentioned Champion Apparel, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Batang Kock (ranked 553 p4p, 841 weight class) and Jean Paul Savette (ranked 40 p4p, 69 weight class). Kock's entrance music is I will axe kick you, and I am not careful.. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Batang Kock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Paul Savette!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savette misses the shot to the body.
Savette looks to land a left hand but Kock moved out of range nicely.
Savette scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Savette throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kock.
Savette rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Savette steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kock.
Savette ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Savette loads up on a big right hand but Kock slips the punch.
Kock shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kock was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Savette bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Savette 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Savette misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Savette.
Kock slips under a jab from Savette.
Nice body kick there by Savette.
Kock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savette throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kock lands with a hook. Savette tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Savette misses its intended target.
Kock misses with a left hand
and Savette counters with a left to the body.
Kock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kock with a lazy takedown attempt
and Savette counters with a nice uppercut.
Kock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kock thuds his shin into the meat of Savette's side.
Kock cracks Savette with a good jab.
Kock walks into a jab.
Savette misses with a looping left.
Savette looks to land a left hand but Kock moved out of range nicely.
Savette lands with an uppercut that bounces Kock off the cage and back into range.
Jean Paul Savette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kock takes the fight into the clinch.
Kock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kock wants to break free but Savette has control.
Savette wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Kock.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kock manages to break the clinch.
A cross from Kock lands.
Savette throws a hook but Kock blocks it.
Kock feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kock throws a body punch but Savette moves out of range.
Kock misses with a hook
and Kock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Savette uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kock.
Kock instigates a clinch.
Kock lands a shot to the body.
Kock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Savette misses with some punches.
Kock digs a right hand underneath Savette's ribcage. Savette let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Savette misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kock tries to pull guard but Savette holds him up against the cage and eventually Kock drops back down to his feet.
Savette lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kock swings wildly with an uppercut but Savette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Savette lands a right hand.
Savette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savette breaks the clinch.
Savette fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Savette ducks right into an uppercut from Kock.
The fighters circling - Kock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kock connects with the punch.
Savette misses with an uppercut. Kock saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Savette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kock shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kock throws a right hand that misses
and Savette makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Savette has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savette lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kock throws a body punch but Savette moves out of range.
Savette throws a looping overhand right but Kock ducks down to avoid it.
Savette cracks Kock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Kock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Savette.
Savette lands with a cross.
Savette ducks under a wild hook from Kock.
Savette is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kock swings for the body but Savette moves out of range.
Savette throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Savette has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kock.
Kock throws a right hand that misses
and Savette counters with a straight right hand.
Savette throws a big shot that misses.
Kock is looking to counter punch.
Savette catches Kock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Savette scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A slapping leg kick lands for Savette.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kock 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.
Savette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Paul Savette dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kock pushes Savette away with a front kick.
Batang Kock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Savette.
Savette throws a jab when Kock was well out of range.
Savette lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot by Kock.
Kock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kock. Savette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savette getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Savette takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kock misses with an uppercut. Savette saw that one coming.
Kock 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!
Savette lands a glancing blow to the side of Kock's head.
Savette takes one to the chin there.
Jean Paul Savette seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Savette.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kock checks a leg kick.
Kock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Savette in his tracks.
Savette doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savette connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Savette uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kock has time to react.
Kock is rocked!
Savette wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Savette ducks under a wild hook from Kock.
Savette misses with a body shot.
Savette misses with a head kick.
Kock throws a quick counter head kick but Savette was just out of range.
Kock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savette.
Savette throws a hook to the side of Kock's head but Kock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kock with a nice cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Kock misses the target.
Kock throws a lazy uppercut
and Savette counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Savette swings for the body but Kock moves out of range.
Kock avoids the body shot from Savette.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kock looks to land a left hand but Savette moved out of range nicely.
Kock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savette moves away from the strike by Kock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savette was well out of range. Poor timing from Kock.
Kock missing with a left hand there. Savette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kock blocks a leg kick.
Savette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kock tries a head kick but it misses.
Savette bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kock's head.
Savette lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kock's sensitive parts.
Savette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kock.
Savette throws a leg kick but Kock moved away.
Kock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Savette throws a head kick but Kock moves out of range.
Kock drives through and clinches with Savette against the cage.
Kock blocks an uppercut.
Kock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kock throws a hook but Savette blocks it.
Savette lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kock circles away quickly and effectively.
Savette connects with a right hand. Kock shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Savette does it's job there.
Savette connects with an inside leg kick.
Kock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savette moves away.
Kock takes one to the chin there.
Kock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kock throws a body kick that misses.
Savette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kock misses the target.
Kock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Savette scores with a spinning back kick!
Savette lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Savette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savette swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kock to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kock throws a hook to the side of Savette's head but Savette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savette wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice cross by Savette.
Savette just misses with a punch to the body.
Savette scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Savette counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kock checks a leg kick.
Kock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice side step and Savette releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Savette pinned against the cage. Savette gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Batang Kock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Savette fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kock.
Kock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kock throws a hook to the side of Savette's head but Savette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kock throws a leg kick that is checked
and Savette counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kock misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd cheers as Savette lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kock doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Savette.
Kock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savette was well out of range. Poor timing from Kock.
Kock throws a lazy right hand but Savette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Savette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Paul Savette showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Savette rushes Kock and presses him up against the cage.
Savette is trying to break free.
Kock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Savette on the inside.
Kock struggles to land a body shot inside as Savette controls his hands.
Savette has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Savette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kock lands an overhand right.
Savette lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kock's sensitive parts.
Savette has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savette was well out of range. Poor timing from Kock.
Kock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savette.
Savette takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Savette blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kock.
Kock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savette sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Kock.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kock throws the left hand but Savette avoids the punch easily.
Kock throws a hook but Savette blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Kock.
Kock sets himself, and Savette steps forward looking for the clinch! Kock avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for Kock.
Savette cracks Kock with an open hand slap.
Savette has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kock.
Kock misses with a head kick.
Savette ducks under a wild hook from Kock.
Savette scores with a hook to the body. Kock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Savette thuds his right hand into Kock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slapping leg kick lands for Savette.
Savette throws a nice inside leg kick.
Savette works the jab nicely.
Oh Kock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Savette misses with an uppercut. Kock saw that one coming.
Kock checks the leg kick.
Kock seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savette steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kock.
Kock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Kock.
Savette misses with an uppercut.
Savette swings for the body but Kock moves out of range.
Savette fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kock is out of range.
Kock drives through with a takedown into guard.
Savette is trying to keep Kock in close.
Kock might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kock trying to control but Savette is working from the bottom.
Kock postures up in Savette's guard and throws a big left but Savette blocks it.
Batang Kock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kock pushes down on Savette's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kock is working for a kimura but Savette is defending it quite comfortably.
Kock passes to full mount!
Jean Paul Savette is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kock punching from mount but Savette doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Savette is desperately trying to improve his position but Kock has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kock cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock looking to finish with strikes here!
Kock sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kock throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Savette tries to lock up and control but Kock gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kock cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kock punching from mount but Savette doing a good job of avoiding damage.
BOOM! Kock connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Kock.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kock sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that's the end of the fight!
Batang Kock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Savette has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Paul Savette!
Jean Paul Savette really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jay Reepo (ranked 890 p4p, 384 weight class) and Putte Ro (ranked 73 p4p, 27 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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135
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27
139
15 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Reepo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Putte Ro!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reepo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ro counters with a nice body shot.
Reepo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reepo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ro tries to counter with a clinch but Reepo shakes him off and moves away.
Reepo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ro.
Reepo scores with the left hand. Ro knows he should have avoided that one.
Ro shoots in and drives through. Reepo sprawls well.
Ro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reepo.
Ro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reepo.
Reepo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ro clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ro tries to work over Reepo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Ro fails to land.
A short left from Ro.
Reepo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ro backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reepo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ro tries to work over Reepo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reepo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Reepo.
Ro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reepo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Ro.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reepo gets control of Ro's arms and successfully pulls guard. Reepo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Reepo has an active guard here but Ro has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ro prevents Reepo from improving his position.
Reepo's coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Reepo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Reepo wants to improve his position but Ro is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reepo has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Ro escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Ro!
Reepo looks to move to half guard but instead Ro has passed into mount! Damn!
Reepo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reepo tries to lock up and control but Ro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ro lands a heavy elbow.
Reepo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ro is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reepo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reepo's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ro seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Reepo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ro defends it easily.
Reepo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ro's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ro wants to control from the top but Reepo keeps moving.
Reepo is trying to control the position but Ro postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Putte Ro will probably get the nod.
That's time! Reepo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A head kick misses from Reepo.
Ro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reepo forces Ro back against the cage and clinches.
Ro struggles to land a body shot inside as Reepo controls his hands.
A short left from Ro.
Ro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ro throws a head punch that misses.
Ro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ro gets through Reepo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reepo blocks a body shot from Ro.
Ro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Reepo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ro can turn it around.
Ro has a couple of punches blocked by Reepo.
Ro gets through Reepo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ro lands a nice shot to the body.
Reepo tries to work over Ro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ro can't find room to land a body shot as Reepo controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Reepo.
Ro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reepo tries to circle away but Ro has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro prevents a body shot from Reepo.
Reepo gets through Ro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reepo tries to work over Ro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Reepo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reepo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reepo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ro.
Reepo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reepo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ro walks away with a smile on his face. Reepo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jay Reepo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ro tests Reepo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ro keeps the fight on the outside.
Reepo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ro closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Reepo did well to prevent Ro getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Reepo is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reepo keeps working.
Reepo is looking to improve his position.
Reepo won't allow Ro to pass to mount.
Ro sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Reepo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ro pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reepo is trying to get back to full guard.
Reepo actively working from the bottom here.
Reepo is trying to maintain the position but Ro is very close to passing his half guard.
Reepo tries to get to full guard but Ro has control of the leg.
Ro is taking a breather. Reepo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reepo misses with a hook. Ro ducked under it nicely.
Ro connects with a body shot that sends Reepo's belly button to the back.
Ro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reepo.
And Ro tries to counter it with a takedown but Reepo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Reepo closes the distance and clinches.
Ro tries a body shot but Reepo blocks it.
Reepo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reepo struggles to land a body shot inside as Ro controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Ro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reepo tries a body shot but Ro blocks it.
Ro presses Reepo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Reepo.
Ro is working Reepo over against the cage.
Ro lands a hook that snaps the head of Reepo backwards.
Ro tries a body shot but Reepo blocks it.
Ro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reepo's elbow.
Reepo tries to throw a body punch but Ro avoids it by throwing Reepo back against the cage.
Reepo prevents a body shot from Ro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Putte Ro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ro avoids the head kick by Reepo.
Reepo doesn't manage to clinch there - Ro circles away.
Ro blocks a jab.
Ro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Reepo misses.
And Ro tries to counter it with a takedown but Reepo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Reepo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reepo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jay Reepo is winning the standup battle so far.
Ro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reepo.
Reepo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ro checks a leg kick.
Ro changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Reepo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reepo is looking to clinch.
Ro cracks Reepo with a good jab.
Ro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reepo throws a shot from downtown. Ro moves away and avoids it.
Reepo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reepo looks to land a left hand but Ro moved out of range nicely.
Reepo tries to clinch up.
Reepo is looking to clinch but Ro is avoiding it.
Despite the aggression on Ro's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Reepo scores with a jab.
Reepo clinches up with Ro and pushes him back against the cage.
Ro pushes Reepo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reepo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reepo blocks a body shot from Ro.
Reepo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ro just stands there and leans against the cage.
Reepo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ro misses with the head strike.
Ro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reepo backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ro has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Reepo is trying to keep an underhook but Ro manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ro content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Reepo actively working from the bottom here.
Reepo tries to roll over but Ro keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reepo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Reepo actively working from the bottom here.
Ro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ro working the head and body with strikes.
Reepo is looking to improve his position.
That's four 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.
Ro perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Reepo wants to get back to full guard.
Ro content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Reepo looking for submissions off his back.
Putte Ro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reepo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Putte Ro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ro 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Putte Ro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Spong (ranked 528 p4p, 657 weight class) and Bartolomeu Ganz (ranked 66 p4p, 83 weight class). Ganz has chosen Adam and Eve as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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35
232
22 - 17 - 0 |
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31
259
14 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
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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 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartolomeu Ganz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spong feints and as Ganz raises his hands in defense, Spong changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Spong stopping the sweep attempt from Ganz.
Spong is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Spong throwing strikes but missing.
Spong won't allow Ganz to sweep him here.
Spong wants to control from the top but Ganz keeps moving.
Ganz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spong's guard.
Spong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ganz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Spong is tightening it up a little... Ganz has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Ganz reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Ganz taps out! Nice BJJ there by Spong!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Daniel Spong!
Daniel Spong decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Pushkin (ranked 1735 p4p, 351 weight class) and Bobby Drake (ranked 219 p4p, 46 weight class). Drake has chosen Hell Yeah - Rev Theory as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
195
5 - 0 - 0 |
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28 - 24 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Pushkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Drake!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pushkin gets a double leg takedown into Drake's guard.
Pushkin 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.
Drake wants to get back to his feet but Pushkin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pushkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pushkin trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Drake wants to get back to his feet but Pushkin 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.
Pushkin passes into half guard.
Pushkin wants to control but Drake is keeping him busy.
Drake wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Drake has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pushkin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pushkin is working for a submission of some sort.
Pushkin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Drake is looking to escape.
Drake is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pushkin scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drake won't allow Pushkin to pass to mount.
Pushkin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pushkin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Drake wants to get back to his feet.
Pushkin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Drake is refusing to be controlled, as Pushkin sits in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pushkin is trying to work for a kimura but Drake is defending well.
Drake tries to kick Pushkin off but Pushkin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Drake cracks Pushkin with an open hand slap.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pushkin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Drake sprawls and moves away.
Pushkin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Drake quickly recovers to half guard.
Pushkin trying to advance position but Drake counters by regaining guard.
Drake is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pushkin is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
Drake wants to stand but Pushkin is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pushkin controls the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pushkin trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Drake slaps away a takedown attempt from Pushkin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Pushkin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Drake cracks Pushkin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pushkin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
Pushkin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Drake manages to circle out of the way.
Drake connects with a crisp jab.
Pushkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake throws a combination that misses
and Pushkin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Drake is wriggling around but Pushkin manages to pass to half guard.
Aleksandr Pushkin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pushkin prevents Drake from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkin controlling the action here.
Pushkin stops Drake from getting back to his feet.
Pushkin is looking to take a break and control but Drake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pushkin stops Drake from getting back to his feet.
Pushkin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pushkin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Drake does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Drake is trying to stand up here but Pushkin is controlling him well.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Drake swings for the body but Pushkin moves out of range.
Pushkin tries to counter with a takedown but Drake is quick to defend against it.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pushkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pushkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Pushkin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Drake misses.
Pushkin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pushkin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Drake was covering up waiting for the punch and Pushkin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pushkin wants to pass the guard but Drake is keeping the position.
Drake wants to stand up but Pushkin is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Pushkin 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.
Pushkin advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pushkin trying to control the position but Drake is working away.
Pushkin moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Drake tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Pushkin's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Pushkin lands with a hammerfist to the side of Drake's head.
Pushkin is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Drake fending off the submission attempt from Pushkin.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pushkin is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Pushkin dominated that second round.
That's time! Pushkin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Drake misses with a looping left.
Aleksandr Pushkin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pushkin.
Pushkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drake can do to turn this around?
Jab by Drake.
Pushkin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Drake sprawls well. Drake wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pushkin gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pushkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pushkin tries to counter with a takedown but Drake is quick to defend against it.
Drake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by Pushkin.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pushkin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Drake misses with a hook. Pushkin ducked under it nicely.
Pushkin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drake misses with a double jab
and Pushkin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pushkin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pushkin pushing down on Drake's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake is trying to stand.
Drake is refusing to be controlled, as Pushkin sits in half guard.
Well, if Pushkin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Drake is trying to stand up here but Pushkin is controlling him well.
Still in half guard, Pushkin seems content to control.
Drake is refusing to be controlled, as Pushkin sits in half guard.
Drake looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pushkin has his takedown stuffed
and Drake counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Pushkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
Pushkin tries to counter with a takedown but Drake is quick to defend against it.
Drake takes a swing at Pushkin's ribcage but misses.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Drake. Those never looked like landing.
Bobby Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Drake throws a hook but Pushkin avoids it easily.
Drake jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin shoots and misses
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake throws a nice looking combination but Pushkin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pushkin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Drake.
Bobby Drake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pushkin dives in and grabs Drake's left leg, looking for a takedown. Drake pushes down on Pushkin's head and hops out.
Drake misses with a looping right.
Pushkin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Drake sprawls and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Pushkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake throws a poor cross that misses
and Pushkin counters with a shoot takedown. Drake fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake wants to get back to his feet but Pushkin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pushkin advances position into side control!
Bobby Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drake pushes Pushkin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pushkin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Drake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pushkin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Pushkin!
Our winner, Aleksandr Pushkin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Gustafsson (ranked 166 p4p, 986 weight class) and Claudio Benedetti (ranked 24 p4p, 132 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Benedetti's choice of entrance music: Atrevete te. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Claudio Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti throws a combination that misses
and Benedetti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gustafsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gustafsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Gustafsson misses the target.
Benedetti walks into a jab.
Gustafsson connects with a body shot.
Gustafsson lands a big uppercut and Benedetti crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Benedetti looks OK. Gustafsson waves Benedetti back to his feet!
Benedetti is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustafsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gustafsson catches Benedetti with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Benedetti forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Oscar Gustafsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Oscar Gustafsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Claudio Benedetti had this to say: '"te voy inyectar con la bacteria"'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugeniy Tryastsyn (ranked 46 p4p, 188 weight class) and Stres Fleshou Jr (ranked 3 p4p, 16 weight class). Fleshou Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ace Of Spades- Motorhead kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Tryastsyn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stres Fleshou Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleshou Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tryastsyn was well out of range. Poor timing from Fleshou Jr.
Nice shot by Tryastsyn.
Fleshou Jr drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tryastsyn working for a triangle but Fleshou Jr defends it easily.
Fleshou Jr postures up.
Fleshou Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tryastsyn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fleshou Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleshou Jr works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fleshou Jr wants to pass the guard but Tryastsyn is defending well.
Tryastsyn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tryastsyn looking for submissions off his back.
Fleshou Jr is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tryastsyn sees it coming and defends easily.
Fleshou Jr looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tryastsyn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fleshou Jr pulls his head out easily.
Fleshou Jr trying to control the action but Tryastsyn is working from the bottom.
Tryastsyn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fleshou Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tryastsyn looking for submissions off his back.
Fleshou Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fleshou Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fleshou Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fleshou Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tryastsyn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Fleshou Jr.
Tryastsyn looking for submissions off his back.
Tryastsyn is looking to improve his position.
Fleshou Jr moves into full mount! Tryastsyn won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou Jr is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tryastsyn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! Fleshou Jr connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tryastsyn is looking to get to half guard.
Fleshou Jr lands a heavy elbow.
Fleshou Jr landing strikes from the mount and Tryastsyn is in trouble!
Fleshou Jr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tryastsyn is rocked!
Tryastsyn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tryastsyn can't escape the position.
Fleshou Jr trying to control but Tryastsyn is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fleshou Jr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tryastsyn hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fleshou Jr lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fleshou Jr lands a nice shot to the head.
Fleshou Jr looking to finish Tryastsyn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tryastsyn!
Oh Tryastsyn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
My spies in Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym inform me that Fleshou Jr has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fleshou Jr softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Tryastsyn is out cold! Fleshou Jr jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stres Fleshou Jr!
Stres Fleshou Jr is the new super heavyweight champion!
Stres Fleshou Jr made sure to mention his sponsor, Black Lab Clothing in his post fight interview.
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