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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Sokolov (ranked 1403 p4p, 2773 weight class) and Rubber Turtle (ranked 186 p4p, 335 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergei Sokolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rubber Turtle!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokolov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turtle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turtle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sokolov shoots in for a takedown but Turtle shows good takedown defense.
Sokolov fails with the takedown.
Turtle throws a body kick that misses
and Sokolov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sokolov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sokolov working the head and body with strikes.
Turtle tries to roll over but Sokolov keeps him under control.
Turtle desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Turtle has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokolov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sokolov trying to control from half guard but Turtle is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtle tries to roll over but Sokolov keeps him under control.
Turtle is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sokolov is trying to control. Turtle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Turtle is trying to get back to full guard.
Sokolov has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Sokolov is stalling here. Turtle is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sokolov seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Turtle has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Turtle wants to control but Sokolov is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Turtle's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Turtle! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Sokolov has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rubber Turtle!
Rubber Turtle seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Brown (ranked 2039 p4p, 2505 weight class) and Dan Averescu (ranked 260 p4p, 310 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Averescu's choice of entrance music: Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 36 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Averescu!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Averescu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Averescu counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Averescu counters with a stiff right hand.
Averescu moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Averescu is out of range.
Averescu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Averescu throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Averescu throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Averescu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Averescu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Averescu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown scores with a kick to the body.
Averescu misses with a looping right.
Averescu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Averescu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Averescu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown pushes Averescu away with a front kick.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown with a nice calf kick.
Brown scores with a body shot.
Jackson Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown throws a jab when Averescu was well out of range.
Brown throws a push kick but Averescu slaps the foot to one side.
Averescu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Averescu, as that shot connected.
That kick from Brown tenderised Averescu's leg. Averescu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brown connects with a jab.
Brown moves out of range as Averescu strikes.
Averescu throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Averescu's head.
Averescu checks a low kick from Brown.
Averescu staying out of range there.
Averescu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Averescu misses with a hook
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Averescu is out of range.
Averescu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Averescu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brown takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown cracks Averescu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Averescu misses with a straight right.
Brown quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Averescu blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Averescu! But no joy.
Averescu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Averescu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Averescu throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brown with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Averescu throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Averescu misses its intended target.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brown, as that shot connected.
Averescu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Averescu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Averescu moves forwards but Brown connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Brown dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Averescu ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
Brown is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Averescu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Averescu throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown with a nice calf kick.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Averescu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown thows a leg kick but Averescu checks it
and Averescu counters with a stiff right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Averescu blocks the leg kick.
Brown throws a leg kick but Averescu moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Averescu! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a push kick but Averescu slaps the foot to one side.
Jackson Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown misses with a hook
and Averescu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Averescu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Averescu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown looks for the body kick but Averescu saw that one coming.
Averescu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Averescu is out of range.
Averescu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Averescu moves away from the strike by Brown.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Averescu counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Averescu might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Brown has got the better of the exchanges.
Averescu thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Averescu misses.
Averescu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Averescu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Averescu moves forwards but Brown connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Averescu.
Averescu throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Averescu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Averescu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big left from Averescu misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown delivers a nice body kick.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Averescu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brown!
 It looks like Dan Averescu has been cut.
Averescu throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Averescu throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
A jab from Averescu misses.
Averescu throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown scores with a sloppy right hand. Averescu should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Averescu swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a body kick.
Averescu slips under a jab from Brown.
Brown jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Averescu throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown throws a right hand that Averescu ducks under and follows up with a left that Averescu also avoids with ease.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Averescu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown throws a push kick but Averescu slaps the foot to one side.
It seemed like Averescu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown delivers a nice body kick.
Brown moves away from the strike by Averescu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Averescu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Averescu slips under a jab from Brown.
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice cross by Averescu.
Averescu throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Brown half committed to a counter leg kick.
Averescu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Averescu moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
A little jabbing left from Averescu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Averescu.
Averescu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Averescu throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Averescu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Averescu.
Averescu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Brown lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brown throws a leg kick but Averescu checks it.
Averescu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Averescu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown with a hook.
Brown throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Averescu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Averescu.
Brown scores with a hook to the body. Averescu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Averescu avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown scores with a jab to the head.
Averescu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Averescu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Averescu takes one to the chin there.
Averescu slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Averescu looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Averescu misses with a looping right.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Averescu manages to avoid it.
Brown motions for Averescu to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Averescu saw that one coming.
Averescu moves out of range as Brown strikes.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Averescu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brown throws a right hand that Averescu ducks under and follows up with a left that Averescu also avoids with ease.
Brown lets loose with a powerful body kick. Averescu will feel that in the morning.
Brown lands with a nice body kick.
Averescu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Averescu throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Averescu.
Averescu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Dan Averescu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Averescu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brown.
Averescu avoids a kick to the body.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Averescu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Averescu misses with a looping left.
Averescu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Brown!
A very excited looking Jackson Brown rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Wright (ranked 2238 p4p, 2173 weight class) and Rounin Hashima (ranked 166 p4p, 163 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wright might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Come out to play . Cleon Wright could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rounin Hashima's chin.
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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 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Cleon Wright !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Rounin Hashima!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Wright .
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright looks to land a body kick but Hashima moved away.
Wright throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hashima counters with a head kick. That will keep Wright thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hashima misses with a looping right.
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Hashima moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Hashima.
Wright moves in looking to clinch but Hashima pushes him off.
Hashima takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright slips a straight right by Hashima.
Hashima misses with a wild body shot.
Wright jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Wright has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Is It Avatary Enough? in the buildup to the fight.
Hashima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright .
It seemed like Hashima was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hashima has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hashima throws a combination that misses
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hashima.
Hashima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashima takes a swing at Wright 's ribcage but misses.
Hashima throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hashima scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wright in his tracks.
Wright throws a body punch but Hashima moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Hashima.
Wright throws out a powerful jab.
 Hashima is rocked!
Hashima walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Wright ! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cleon Wright !
A relieved looking Cleon Wright 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Grave (ranked 2476 p4p, 3917 weight class) and The Royal Savage (ranked 258 p4p, 383 weight class). Grave's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, War Pigs - Black Sabbath. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Grave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, The Royal Savage!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grave looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
 It looks like Jack Grave has been cut.
Grave has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grave there as he acknowledges the shot.
Savage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grave.
The fighters circling - Savage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grave is looking to counter punch.
Grave scores with a jab to the head.
Savage misses with a hook
and Grave counters with a stiff right hand.
Savage catches Grave with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Savage connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've been told by Grave's head coaches at Dangerous Fight Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Savage misses with a hook
and Savage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savage throws an off balance right hand
and Grave counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Savage out cold! What a finish! Grave is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Grave!
A very excited looking Jack Grave made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zayden Ahmad (ranked 1377 p4p, 1739 weight class) and Robert Gracie (ranked 127 p4p, 152 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zayden Ahmad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ahmad misses the shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ahmad - that will leave a mark!
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ahmad. Ahmad circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Ahmad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Ahmad counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gracie lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That kick from Gracie tenderised Ahmad's leg. Ahmad is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gracie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ahmad cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Ahmad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ahmad tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Ahmad keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Gracie responds with a good body kick, but Ahmad manages to step out the way in time.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Ahmad sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ahmad pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gracie is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gracie is looking to land body kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ahmad stuffs the takedown.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahmad was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Ahmad throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ahmad.
Ahmad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Ahmad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zayden Ahmad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie defending well as Ahmad loads up on a big left hand.
Ahmad missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ahmad doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ahmad.
Ahmad misses with a kick to the body
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ahmad's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie stays in close to Ahmad's body and controls the position.
Ahmad seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Ahmad keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad is adopting a defensive guard.
Ahmad can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
Ahmad pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Ahmad keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ahmad takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ahmad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie swings for the body but Ahmad moves out of range.
Gracie connects with a solid leg kick.
Ahmad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Ahmad moves forwards but Gracie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ahmad walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gracie.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
Ahmad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ahmad is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Ahmad counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ahmad in his tracks.
Gracie takes one on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Gracie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and Ahmad counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie tries to bum rush Ahmad with a series of wild strikes but Ahmad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Ahmad misses the target.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Ahmad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie throws a leg kick
enabling Ahmad to counter with a crisp jab.
Ahmad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ahmad.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Ahmad checks it
and Ahmad counters with a nice uppercut.
Ahmad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ahmad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Ahmad finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Ahmad. Ahmad maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Ahmad on the inside.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Ahmad works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Ahmad.
Still in the clinch, Ahmad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ahmad scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Ahmad lands a nice uppercut.
Ahmad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ahmad.
Gracie wants a takedown.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Ahmad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gracie wants to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ahmad pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ahmad is keeping the position for now.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Ahmad keeps moving.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ahmad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ahmad is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
Ahmad showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie has an active guard here but Ahmad has managed to pass into half guard.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zayden Ahmad dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Ahmad ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ahmad no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ahmad is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ahmad has escaped and now he's on top!
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie looking for subs off his back but Ahmad has passed one foot through into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has a hand on Ahmad's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ahmad takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Ahmad has a good base and remains in mount.
Ahmad sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Gracie right now.
Good control from Ahmad.
Gracie turns into Ahmad and is now in his guard.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Ahmad is retaining full guard.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie is looking for submissions but instead, Ahmad has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Ahmad is retaining full guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahmad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zayden Ahmad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ahmad controlling the position.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ahmad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Ahmad has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Ahmad maintains control.
Ahmad fails to move to back control.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Ahmad tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ahmad tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Ahmad takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zayden Ahmad showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ahmad 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zayden Ahmad!
After winning the bout, Zayden Ahmad thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Hackett (ranked 2656 p4p, 1209 weight class) and Ernesto Romero (ranked 209 p4p, 109 weight class). Hackett's entrance music is Foe Tha Love of Money. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, James Hackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernesto Romero!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Hackett.
Romero pushes Hackett up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Hackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero's coach down at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Romero's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero working aggressively here.
Hackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hackett has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Romero blocking some punches.
Hackett leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hackett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackett stalling in the clinch.
Hackett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hackett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero breaks the clinch.
Hackett keeps the fight on the outside.
Romero instigates a clinch.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Romero avoiding damage as Hackett throws knees to the body.
Hackett blocks an uppercut.
Romero avoiding damage as Hackett throws knees to the body.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Hackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hackett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hackett lands a body shot in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Romero lands a hook that snaps the head of Hackett backwards.
Hackett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romero.
Hackett is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hackett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romero.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hackett.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Hackett stalling in the clinch but Romero improves position.
Hackett misses with a knee to the head.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
Hackett blocks an uppercut.
Romero misses with some punches.
Hackett is working Romero over against the cage.
Hackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romero has Hackett up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hackett throws a wild body kick that Romero sees coming a mile off.
Hackett throws the left hand but Romero avoids the punch easily.
Hackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romero misses with a straight right.
It looked like Hackett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romero manages to avoid it.
Romero clinches up with Hackett and pushes him back against the cage.
Hackett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hackett crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Hackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Hackett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hackett misses with some punches.
Hackett misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett throws an elbow that misses.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Hackett.
Hackett scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Romero.
Hackett tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Hackett back against the cage.
Hackett trying to land knees to the body.
Hackett takes a shot to the head.
Romero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hackett stalling in the clinch but Romero improves position.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Hackett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hackett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hackett tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Romero dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Romero lands a jab.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Hackett counters with a nice uppercut.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hackett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hackett misses the shot to the body.
Hackett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romero takes the fight into the clinch.
Romero breaks from the clinch.
Romero wants to clinch up but Hackett keeps it at a distance.
Hackett is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hackett throws a front kick aimed at Romero's knee but Romero avoids it well.
Romero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hackett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hackett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero has closed the distance and engaged Hackett in a clinch.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
Hackett leaning his opponent against the cage.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hackett is trying to force a seperation but Romero has the dominant position.
Hackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hackett stalling in the clinch but Romero improves position.
Romero breaks the clinch.
Hackett lands with a hook. Romero tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hackett takes a swing at Romero's ribcage but misses.
Romero wants to clinch.
Hackett misses with a double jab
and Romero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romero rushes Hackett and presses him up against the cage.
Romero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hackett backwards.
Ernesto Romero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Romero lands a left hand.
Hackett lands a body punch.
Hackett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hackett.
Romero misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hackett tries to work over Romero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hackett backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hackett.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hackett.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Hackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Hackett looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Hackett blocking some punches.
Romero lands a nice uppercut.
Hackett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hackett is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hackett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romero blocks it with crossed arms.
Hackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero lands with a short shot to the head.
Hackett is trying to maintain a safe position but Romero gets an underhook and turns Hackett into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hackett can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Hackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hackett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hackett's efforts to push away.
Romero working aggressively here.
Hackett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero manages to break the clinch.
Hackett lands with an uppercut that bounces Romero off the cage and back into range.
Hackett scores with a punch to the head.
Romero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hackett, pushing him back against the cage.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hackett.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Hackett.
Romero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hackett gets through Romero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hackett throws a sloppy head kick and Romero moves out of range easily.
Hackett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hackett throws a sloppy head kick and Romero moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hackett misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Romero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hackett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hackett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
Romero blocks a body shot from Hackett.
Romero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Romero blocks the elbow strike.
Hackett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.
A short right from Hackett on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Hackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Hackett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.
Romero working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Romero.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hackett.
A right hook to the body lands for Hackett.
Hackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hackett is trying to maintain a safe position but Romero gets an underhook and turns Hackett into the cage.
Romero lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Hackett taking a breather.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Hackett.
Hackett blocking some punches.
James Hackett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Hackett fails to land.
Hackett utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hackett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Hackett looking to slow down the pace here.
Hackett blocks an uppercut.
Hackett stalls.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Romero working aggressively here.
Hackett blocking some punches.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero prevents a body shot from Hackett.
Ernesto Romero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hackett backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hackett.
Hackett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romero blocks it with crossed arms.
Hackett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.
Hackett is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romero avoids the body shot from Hackett.
Hackett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hackett misses the jab.
Hackett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hackett gets tackled into the cage by Romero. Romero maintains the clinch.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Hackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hackett backwards.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Hackett.
Hackett misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hackett.
Romero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hackett misses with a punch to the body.
Hackett misses with a knee to the head.
Hackett blocking some punches.
Hackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hackett misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like James Hackett has been cut.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Romero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Romero 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Romero!
A relieved looking Ernesto Romero 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Osama Bin-Semen (ranked 945 p4p, 1213 weight class) and Adiwang Leetoh (ranked 81 p4p, 95 weight class). Leetoh has chosen Mai Wai Bok Wai - Henri feat. Tohmo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Osama Bin-Semen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Adiwang Leetoh!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Leetoh as Bin-Semen shoots in.
Bin-Semen tries to clinch up.
Bin-Semen moves into range and clinches up with Leetoh.
Leetoh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bin-Semen clinches with his opponent.
Bin-Semen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Leetoh smiles and moves away.
Bin-Semen shoots and misses
and Leetoh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osama Bin-Semen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bin-Semen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bin-Semen misses with a takedown attempt
and Leetoh counters with a solid body kick.
Leetoh throws a lazy right hand but Bin-Semen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leetoh scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bin-Semen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Leetoh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bin-Semen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bin-Semen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leetoh throws a head kick that misses
and Bin-Semen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leetoh is looking for a sweep. Bin-Semen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bin-Semen lands a nice short elbow.
Leetoh tries to get to full guard but Bin-Semen has control of the leg.
Leetoh trying to control from the bottom.
Bin-Semen is working for a submission of some sort.
Leetoh is pressing down on Bin-Semen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Leetoh has Bin-Semen pulled in close to control his posture.
Leetoh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bin-Semen manages to get himself to full guard.
Bin-Semen keeping moving, preventing Leetoh from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin-Semen has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Leetoh is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bin-Semen.
Bin-Semen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Leetoh off and has taken his back!
Leetoh trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Will Bin-Semen go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Bin-Semen is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Leetoh trying to control the action but Bin-Semen just sinks the hooks in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leetoh covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Leetoh showing good submission defense here.
Bin-Semen keeps control of the position as Leetoh tries to break free.
Leetoh covering up well and avoiding damage.
Leetoh preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bin-Semen.
Leetoh has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Bin-Semen has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Leetoh has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Bin-Semen is trying to stick to Leetoh's back but Leetoh is turning into Bin-Semen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bin-Semen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Leetoh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin-Semen is trying to keep Leetoh in close.
Leetoh advances position into side control!
Leetoh tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bin-Semen tries to buck Leetoh off but Leetoh is having none of it.
Bin-Semen is being controlled here.
Bin-Semen is looking for a sweep.
Bin-Semen is not content to let Leetoh control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adiwang Leetoh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Leetoh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leetoh misses with a hook. Bin-Semen ducked under it nicely.
Leetoh swings for the body but Bin-Semen moves out of range.
Leetoh throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bin-Semen avoids the head kick by Leetoh.
Leetoh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bin-Semen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leetoh sprawls well. Leetoh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bin-Semen gets slowly back to his feet.
Bin-Semen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leetoh with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leetoh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bin-Semen.
Bin-Semen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Osama Bin-Semen has been cut.
Bin-Semen tries to clinch up but Leetoh circles away and keeps his distance.
Leetoh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin-Semen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Leetoh releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Leetoh misses the shot to the body.
Bin-Semen wants to clinch up but Leetoh keeps it at a distance.
Leetoh throws a hook but Bin-Semen blocks it.
Leetoh circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bin-Semen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leetoh misses with an uppercut
and Bin-Semen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Leetoh!
Leetoh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Leetoh struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin-Semen trying to control the action but Leetoh is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bin-Semen tries for a kimura but Leetoh is defending well.
Leetoh tries to bench press Bin-Semen off him but Bin-Semen keeps the position.
Leetoh keeps trying to improve his position.
Bin-Semen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Leetoh is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bin-Semen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bin-Semen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leetoh keeps working.
Bin-Semen moves into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leetoh tries to hold on but Bin-Semen postures up.
Leetoh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bin-Semen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Leetoh tries to hold on but Bin-Semen pushes him away.
Bin-Semen controlling his opponent.
Bin-Semen landing strikes from the mount.
Leetoh tries to control the position but Bin-Semen now has his back.
Bin-Semen gets his hands free as Leetoh looks to control.
I really don't envy Leetoh right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin-Semen is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Bin-Semen is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Leetoh knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Leetoh for a finish.
Leetoh prevents Bin-Semen from getting a body triangle.
Leetoh rolls, trying to escape but Bin-Semen keeps control of the position.
Leetoh tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bin-Semen wants to take his opponent's back but Leetoh doesn't allow it.
Leetoh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adiwang Leetoh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Osama Bin-Semen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Leetoh jabs Bin-Semen right on the nose. Bin-Semen blinks but takes it well.
Leetoh swinging wildly here.
Leetoh throws a body shot but no joy.
Leetoh lands a nice shot that snaps Bin-Semen's head back.
Leetoh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bin-Semen tries to counter by clinching up but Leetoh breaks away and moves out of range.
Leetoh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bin-Semens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bin-Semen shoots in but Leetoh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leetoh misses with a wild combination.
Bin-Semen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bin-Semen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leetoh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leetoh doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Adiwang Leetoh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin-Semen is looking to clinch.
Bin-Semen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Leetoh to counter with a crisp jab.
Bin-Semen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leetoh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osama Bin-Semen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leetoh tries a head kick but it misses.
Bin-Semen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bin-Semen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bin-Semen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Leetoh pulls Bin-Semen in close to prevent any damage.
Leetoh keeping full guard, as Bin-Semen tries to pass.
Bin-Semen trying to control but Leetoh is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leetoh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bin-Semen with a nice head shot there.
Leetoh is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bin-Semen presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bin-Semen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bin-Semen has Leetoh pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Leetoh manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Osama Bin-Semen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bin-Semen tries to pull guard but Leetoh won't allow it.
Bin-Semen is trying to pull guard but Leetoh turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Leetoh breaks the clinch.
Leetoh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bin-Semen misses.
Bin-Semen takes one to the chin there.
Bin-Semen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Leetoh on his heels. He'll look to pass Leetoh's guard now, I'm sure.
Bin-Semen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leetoh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leetoh controlling the position.
Adiwang Leetoh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Osama Bin-Semen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leetoh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bin-Semen is looking to work some ground and pound but Leetoh has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leetoh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bin-Semen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Leetoh looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Leetoh looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Leetoh!
Leetoh trying to control the position but Bin-Semen is working away.
Leetoh tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bin-Semen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bin-Semen is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adiwang Leetoh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leetoh winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adiwang Leetoh!
Adiwang Leetoh thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lee Huang (ranked 1814 p4p, 629 weight class) and Olan Zapina (ranked 155 p4p, 57 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lee Huang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olan Zapina!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huang doesn't manage to clinch there - Zapina circles away.
Huang blocks a head kick by Zapina.
Huang throws a low kick but Zapina moves out of range easily.
Zapina is looking to land body kicks.
Huang moves away from the strike by Zapina.
Olan Zapina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zapina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huang moves away.
Huang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zapina.
A counter left hand to the body from Huang misses its target.
Huang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Huang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A good leg kick by Huang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zapina throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zapina, as that shot connected.
Huang connects with a leg kick.
Zapina with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang blocks a jab.
Zapina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Huang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zapina walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Huang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zapina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huang was well out of range. Poor timing from Zapina.
Huang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch lands to the side of Zapina 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zapina moves forwards but Huang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Huang throws a poor cross that misses
and Zapina makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zapina darts in and clinches Huang up against the cage.
Huang pulls Zapina into guard.
Zapina stands up from Huang's guard - Zapina perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zapina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huang.
Zapina throws an overhand right that lands on Huang's shoulder, as Huang tries to avoid the shot.
Zapina looks to throw the jab but Huang is out of range.
Zapina takes a swing at Huang's ribcage but misses.
Huang misses with a right hand
and Zapina cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zapina lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Huang at a distance.
Huang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zapina.
Huang scores with a spinning back kick!
Huang lands a right hook to the body.
Huang lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Huang throws a jab but it's blocked by Zapina.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Huang tries to pull guard but Zapina forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Zapina lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Zapina fails to land.
Huang drags the fight down to the ground.
Zapina is looking to stand up but Huang won't let him.
Zapina wants to stand and escape but instead Huang has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Zapina keeping moving, preventing Huang from controlling successfully.
Huang is stalling in the full guard.
Zapina has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Huang drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Huang jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zapina keeping full guard, as Huang tries to pass.
Zapina really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Huang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Huang pushing down on Zapina's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Zapina is in trouble now - Huang has advanced to mount!
Huang with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lee Huang will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Donk. Huang catches Zapina right on the button with a cross.
Zapina staying out of range there.
Zapina gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Huang.
Zapina misses with a body punch.
Zapina tries to throw a body punch but Huang avoids it by throwing Zapina back against the cage.
Zapina has a couple of punches blocked by Huang.
Huang jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zapina walks away with a smile on his face. Huang gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zapina thows a leg kick but Huang checks it
and Huang holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Huang jumps guard but Zapina stands there with Huang around his waist. Huang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zapina throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zapina.
Zapina misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zapina's elbow.
Huang pulls guard effortlessly.
Huang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zapina's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Huang works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Huang works his way into full mount!
Zapina really wants to buck Huang off and get back to his feet.
Huang trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Huang pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huang is working for a guillotine from mount but Zapina frees his head quite easily.
Zapina is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Zapina bucks up and throws Huang to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Zapina slips under a jab from Huang.
Huang misses with a low kick.
Zapina misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zapina loads up on a big right hand but Huang slips the punch.
Huang looks to score with a jab to the body but Zapina is just out of range.
Zapina lands with a good body shot.
Huang blocks a head kick by Zapina.
Zapina looks for the body kick but Huang saw that one coming.
Zapina scores with a crisp jab that stopped Huang in his tracks.
Nice shot by Zapina.
Zapina throws a head kick but Huang moves out of range.
Zapina gets a clinch.
Huang is trying to pull guard but Zapina turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Huang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zapina lands a body punch.
Huang tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zapina just stands there and leans against the cage.
Huang jumps into guard, dragging Zapina to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huang wants to sweep here but Zapina controlling him for the moment.
Huang managing to control the position.
Zapina stands up from Huang's guard - Zapina perhaps looking for a knockout.
Huang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zapina tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Huang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Huang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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 Lee Huang will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Zapina throws an off balance right hand
and Huang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee Huang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zapina swings for the body but Huang moves out of range.
Huang seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Zapina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Huang blocks a head kick by Zapina.
Good shot there by Huang.
Huang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zapina ducks under a wild hook from Huang.
Zapina throws a hook but Huang blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang throws a big shot that misses.
Zapina checks a leg kick.
Zapina just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang throws a chopping leg kick but Zapina manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It seemed like Zapina was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Huang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zapina on the side of the head.
Zapina takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Huang moves out of range as Zapina throws a body kick.
Zapina looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice defenses there by Huang.
Huang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zapina keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Huang.
Zapina throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Huang on the side of the head.
Zapina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Huang avoids the head kick by Zapina.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huang tests Zapina's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Huang throws a body kick that misses.
Zapina looks to land a right hand but Huang moved out of range.
Huang blocks a head kick by Zapina.
Huang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zapina tries a head kick but it misses.
Zapina throws a head kick but Huang moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Huang misses.
Zapina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Huang.
Zapina dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Olan Zapina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zapina misses with the body kick
and Huang holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zapina creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zapina lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zapina throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zapina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Huang's brow.
Zapina misses with a body punch.
Zapina throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zapina creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zapina lands with a left to the head.
Huang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zapinas head.
A short uppercut from Huang.
Zapina lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zapina throws an elbow that misses.
Zapina misses with the head strike.
Olan Zapina seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zapina misses with the head strike.
Zapina pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zapina tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huang's elbow.
Zapina swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huang pulls guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huang pulls Zapina in to control the position.
Zapina is looking to stand up but Huang won't let him.
Olan Zapina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lee Huang.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Huang, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Huang!
Lee Huang seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Kallio (ranked 456 p4p, 1132 weight class) and Donovan Sharpe (ranked 65 p4p, 157 weight class). 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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27 - 14 - 1 |
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13 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimmo Kallio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Sharpe!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpe closes the distance and clinches.
Kallio missing with knees to the body.
Kallio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sharpe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kallio counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sharpe is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kallio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sharpe.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sharpe has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kallio lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sharpe shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kallio manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sharpe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kallio looking to control.
Kallio looking for a sweep. Not yet Kallio, not yet.
Sharpe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kallio controls Sharpe momentarily but Sharpe frees himself.
Kallio keeping moving, preventing Sharpe from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kallio keeping full guard, as Sharpe tries to pass.
Sharpe is still trying to improve position.
Sharpe is working Kallio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kallio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sharpe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sharpe distracts Kallio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sharpe postures up and lands a big shot to Kallio's brow.
Sharpe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kallio's head.
Sharpe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kallio looking for a guillotine here but Sharpe defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sharpe wants to control from the top but Kallio keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kallio looking for a sweep. Not yet Kallio, not yet.
Sharpe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sharpe cracks Kallio with a solid left hand.
Sharpe won't allow Kallio to sweep him here.
Sharpe distracts Kallio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kallio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sharpe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kallio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sharpe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sharpe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kallio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sharpe has managed to get both his arms back between Kallio's legs - danger averted.
Sharpe works over Kallio with some ground and pound from guard.
Kallio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sharpe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kallio has his foot on Sharpe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sharpe works his way back into a safe position though.
Sharpe is working Kallio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sharpe stands up over Kallio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kallio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sharpe is aware though and is defending well.
Kallio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sharpe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kallio controls Sharpe momentarily but Sharpe frees himself.
Sharpe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharpe lands a couple of elbows.
Kallio is looking for a triangle but Sharpe pushes his legs off easily.
Sharpe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kallio working for a triangle but Sharpe defends it easily.
Sharpe works over Kallio with some ground and pound from guard.
 Kallio is rocked!
Sharpe scoring with some ground and pound.
Oh Kallio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kallio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donovan Sharpe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kallio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sharpe.
Kallio is looking to counter punch.
Kallio seems to have got his legs back now.
Sharpe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As Sharpe looks to move away, Kallio throws a big counter combo but Sharpe just gets out of the way.
Sharpe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body kick from Kallio.
A punch combination from Kallio misses.
Sharpe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kallio avoids it really well and circles away.
Kimmo Kallio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donovan Sharpe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharpe closes the distance and clinches up with Kallio, looking for a takedown. Sharpe pushes Kallio against the cage but Kallio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kallio's waist but Kallio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sharpe off to one side.
Kallio is looking to counter punch.
Sharpe fails to land the takedown.
Sharpe avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sharpe is defended easily by Kallio.
Sharpe takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio is trying to break the clinch but Sharpe has him pressed against the cage.
Kallio manages to break the clinch.
Kallio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sharpe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kallio avoids it really well and circles away.
Sharpe moves out of range of the body kick.
Sharpe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kallio is looking for a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kallio.
Kallio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kallio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body kick there by Kallio.
Sharpe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kallio is fending him off so far but Sharpe persists. Nope, Kallio circles away and we're back to standing.
It appears Kallio was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kallio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sharpe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sharpe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallio throws a right hand that Sharpe ducks under and follows up with a left that Sharpe also avoids with ease.
Kallio leaves Sharpe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kallio half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kimmo Kallio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sharpe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kallio works the jab nicely.
Sharpe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kallio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kallio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sharpe is looking to clinch but Kallio is avoiding it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kimmo Kallio dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sharpe looks for a takedown but Kallio sprawls well.
Sharpe shoots in looking for a takedown. Kallio tries to sprawl out of it but Sharpe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kallio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kallio misses with a leg kick
and Sharpe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kallio thinking.
Kallio moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharpe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kallio defends it nicely.
Kimmo Kallio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donovan Sharpe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sharpe.
Sharpe scores with a hook to the body. Kallio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sharpe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sharpe is rocked!
Crack! Kallio connects with the perfect overhand right and Sharpe falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Kallio!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimmo Kallio!
Kimmo Kallio seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Hernandez (ranked 116 p4p, 440 weight class) and Paul Eclaro (ranked 9 p4p, 40 weight class). Hernandez comes into the arena with Journey - Only The Young blaring out of the sound system. Eclaro comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm The Boy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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27
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155
18 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Hernandez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Eclaro!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eclaro misses with a wild body shot.
Hernandez lands a glancing blow to the side of Eclaro's head.
Nice cross by Hernandez.
Eclaro needs to keep his hands up - Hernandez had a free shot at his head there.
Hernandez throws a big shot that misses.
Eclaro feints the counter takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eclaro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hernandez throwing a counter right hand but Eclaro manages to avoid it.
Hernandez feints a jab promting Eclaro to slip. Hernandez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Eclaro slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Hernandez. Those never looked like landing.
Hernandez misses with a wild body shot.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eclaro is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Frank Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez lands with a shot to the body.
Hernandez takes a swing at Eclaro's ribcage but misses.
Hernandez works Eclaro's body with a nice hook.
Eclaro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Eclaro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Eclaro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hernandez finds it's way round the side to connect with Eclaro's head.
Hernandez misses with a body shot.
Eclaro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Eclaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Eclaro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Eclaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernandez moves away.
It looks like Hernandez has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez misses with a few strikes there.
Eclaro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hernandez throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Hernandez catches Eclaro right on the button with a cross.
Hernandez throws a body shot but no joy.
Hernandez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Eclaro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hernandez lands a right hook to the body.
Eclaro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hernandez looks to score with a jab to the body but Eclaro is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hernandez. Eclaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left and a right from Hernandez both land. Nice combination.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eclaro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hernandez is looking to wear down Eclaro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Eclaro jabs Hernandez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hernandez throws an overhand right that lands on Eclaro's shoulder, as Eclaro tries to avoid the shot.
Hernandez throws a jab but it's blocked by Eclaro.
Hernandez lunges at Eclaro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eclaro's hand.
Hernandez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eclaro.
Eclaro misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez with a hook.
Hernandez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eclaro on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez lands with a nice body punch.
Hernandez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Eclaro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hernandez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hernandez with a hook.
Eclaro swings widly with a right hand
and Hernandez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eclaro throws a lazy right hand but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eclaro avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Hernandez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hernandez lands an overhand right.
Hernandez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eclaro can do to turn this around?
Eclaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernandez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez avoids the body shot from Eclaro.
Eclaro misses the shot to the body.
Hernandez throws the left hand but Eclaro avoids the punch easily.
Frank Hernandez is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hernandez, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eclaro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Hernandez.
Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Eclaro.
Hernandez appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a body punch but Eclaro moves out of range.
Eclaro wants to counter the offense by Hernandez and move into the clinch position.
Hernandez lands with a good body shot.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hernandez cracks a nice hook into Eclaro's ribs.
Eclaro avoids the body shot from Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hernandez looks to land a left hand but Eclaro moved out of range nicely.
Hernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eclaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
Eclaro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hernandez counters with a stiff right hand.
Eclaro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Eclaro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eclaro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Decent striking displayed by Hernandez there.
Eclaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Hernandez is just out of range.
Eclaro takes a swing at Hernandez's ribcage but misses.
Eclaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernandez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eclaro staying out of range there.
Hernandez punishes Eclaro's body with a nice straight punch.
Hernandez lands the left hand.
Hernandez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Eclaro might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hernandez has got the better of the exchanges.
Eclaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernandez moves away.
Eclaro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hernandez cracks Eclaro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Frank Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eclaro wants to counter with a clinch but Hernandez pushes him away.
Eclaro takes a swing at Hernandez's ribcage but misses.
Hernandez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sloppy strikes from Hernandez. Those never looked like landing.
Hernandez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eclaro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hernandez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eclaro moves out of range as Hernandez strikes.
Eclaro tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hernandez misses with a body punch
and Eclaro counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hernandez won't be happy with that.
Eclaro taking a breather here.
Hernandez prevents Eclaro from improving position.
Eclaro tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hernandez tries to buck Eclaro off but Eclaro is having none of it.
Hernandez defending against the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Hernandez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Eclaro ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a series of wild punches.
Hernandez tests Eclaro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the liver by Hernandez. Beautiful body shot.
Eclaro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hernandez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eclaro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hernandez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eclaro's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez sizes up Eclaro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Eclaro takes a swing at Hernandez's ribcage but misses.
Eclaro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eclaro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Eclaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eclaro throws a sloppy body shot
and Hernandez counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Hernandez misses its intended target.
Eclaro takes a swing at Hernandez's ribcage but misses.
Eclaro walks into a jab.
Eclaro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with a wild body shot.
Eclaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernandez.
The fighters circling - Hernandez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eclaro is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hernandez punishes Eclaro's body with a nice straight punch.
Hernandez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eclaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with an uppercut. Eclaro saw that one coming.
Hernandez lands a jab to the head.
Eclaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Hernandez scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro misses with a left hand
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hernandez avoids the body shot from Eclaro.
Hernandez lands a jab.
Hernandez swings for the body but Eclaro moves out of range.
Hernandez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hernandez throws a one two combo.
Hernandez throws a body punch but Eclaro moves out of range.
Eclaro just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Hernandez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hernandez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Eclaro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hernandez finds it's way round the side to connect with Eclaro's head.
Nice defenses there by Eclaro.
Eclaro feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A shot to the liver by Hernandez. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eclaro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Eclaro slips a straight right by Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eclaro.
Eclaro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hernandez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eclaro misses with a body shot
and Hernandez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donk. Hernandez catches Eclaro right on the button with a cross.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Eclaro tries to counter it with a takedown but Hernandez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Hernandez clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hernandez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hernandez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eclaro.
Hernandez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Hernandez.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hernandez.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eclaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hernandez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eclaro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eclaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.
Hernandez takes a swing at Eclaro's ribcage but misses.
Eclaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hernandez manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eclaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but Eclaro moves out of range.
Eclaro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Eclaro ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Eclaro tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hernandez lands an overhand right.
A jab from Hernandez does it's job there.
Eclaro moves in looking to clinch but Hernandez pushes him off.
Eclaro throws a jab but it's blocked by Hernandez.
Eclaro misses with a wild body shot.
Hernandez misses with a hook. Eclaro ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Hernandez.
Hernandez lands a nice shot to the body.
Hernandez scores with a body shot.
Hernandez cracks a nice hook into Eclaro's ribs.
Eclaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eclaro changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eclaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Hernandez connects with a right hand. Eclaro shakes it off.
Hernandez misses with the combination.
Eclaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernandez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Eclaro.
Eclaro drops his hands momentarily and Hernandez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hernandez misses with a left hand
and Eclaro counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hernandez wriggles free and stands up.
Hernandez misses with a body shot.
Eclaro drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hernandez defends it well.
Eclaro walks into a stiff left hand from Hernandez.
Eclaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernandez moves away.
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eclaro misses with a hook
and Hernandez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eclaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernandez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a right hand that misses
and Eclaro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Eclaro.
Hernandez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez is trying to control the position but Eclaro postures up.
Eclaro preventing the sweep.
Eclaro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Eclaro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hernandez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eclaro lands a couple of elbows.
Hernandez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Eclaro from controlling successfully.
Hernandez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Hernandez had his way with Paul Eclaro in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Eclaro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Paul Eclaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eclaro moves away from the strike by Hernandez.
Hernandez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eclaro's head backwards.
Hernandez scores with a shot to the body.
Eclaro throws a series of punches but Hernandez avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Hernandez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Eclaro.
The crowd cheers as Hernandez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Eclaro doesn't seem phased though.
Eclaro looks to clinch
and Hernandez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez looks to land a combination but Eclaro avoids it well.
Hernandez takes a swing at Eclaro's ribcage but misses.
Hernandez connects with a body shot that sends Eclaro's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Eclaro on the side of the head.
Eclaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hernandez.
Hernandez swinging wildly here.
Eclaro drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hernandez defends it well.
Hernandez misses with a left hand
and Eclaro counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Eclaro slips nicely into half guard.
Eclaro trying to advance position but Hernandez counters by regaining guard.
Hernandez looking for a guillotine here but Eclaro defends easily.
Eclaro is working Hernandez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro throwing strikes but missing.
Eclaro 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eclaro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eclaro controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hernandez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Eclaro defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Eclaro stands and throws Hernandez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hernandez is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Hernandez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hernandez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Eclaro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Eclaro lands a few punches from side control.
Hernandez is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro wants to control but Hernandez is keeping him busy.
Eclaro throws a strike aimed at the side of Hernandez's head but Hernandez avoids it well.
Eclaro trying to control the action but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Hernandez manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ground and pound from Eclaro.
Eclaro wants to free his trapped foot but Hernandez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Eclaro is trying to work for a kimura but Hernandez is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frank Hernandez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hernandez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Hernandez!
Frank Hernandez retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Frank Hernandez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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