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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mawunyo Kato (ranked 24544 p4p, 25083 weight class) and Kendrick Sosa (ranked 576 p4p, 556 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Mawunyo Kato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Kendrick Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa gets a clinch.
Kato pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sosa is stalling in the full guard.
Kato throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sosa escapes and throws Kato's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kato is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa controlling the position from side mount.
Sosa is continuing to stall.
Kato on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kato tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sosa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kato is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sosa pulls his head out easily.
Sosa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kato wants to control the action here but instead Sosa manages to pass to full mount!
Kato is trying to escape the mount.
Sosa controlling the pace for now.
Kato really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa controlling his opponent.
Sosa prevents Kato from getting the reversal.
Sosa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kato is looking to improve his position but Sosa isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa controlling the pace for now.
Kato is looking to get to half guard.
Sosa controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kato is looking to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kato is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sosa controlling from the full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kendrick Sosa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sosa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kato, pushing him back against the cage.
Kato drags the fight down to the ground.
Kato has an active guard here but Sosa has managed to pass into half guard.
Kato tries to get to full guard but Sosa has control of the leg.
Kato wants to get back to full guard but Sosa has mounted him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa controlling his opponent.
Sosa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sosa slows the pace down in half guard.
Sosa moves nicely into side control.
Kato trying to control but Sosa flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
What can Kato do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato rolls, trying to escape but Sosa keeps control of the position.
Sosa is trying to stick to Kato's back but Kato is turning into Sosa. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sosa's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kato.
Sosa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sosa is looking to sweep but instead, Kato has passed into half guard.
Sosa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kato's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kato's back!
Sosa controlling the position well here. Kato rolled but Sosa kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Let's hope that Sosa has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato turns into Sosa and is now in his guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sosa trying to keep a closed guard but Kato is proving a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kendrick Sosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kato takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sosa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kato pulls guard.
Sosa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kato looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sosa passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa has control of an arm but Kato manages to advance to Sosa's back!
Sosa can't escape the position.
Kato is trying to stick to Sosa's back but Sosa is turning into Kato. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kato's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sosa.
Sosa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kato wants to sweep but no luck.
Kato being controlled here, momentarily.
The adventures of Sosa the control monster continue. Boring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato trying to keep a closed guard but Sosa is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kato looking for a sweep. Not yet Kato, not yet.
Sosa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
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.
More stalling from Sosa.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sosa moves into the clinch.
Kato could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kato pulls guard successfully.
Sosa stays in close to Kato's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sosa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kato has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sosa has managed to get both his arms back between Kato's legs - danger averted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kato is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kendrick Sosa.
Well Sosa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendrick Sosa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Jones (ranked 2866 p4p, 4739 weight class) and Toshiro Hitsugaya (ranked 205 p4p, 270 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Toshiro Hitsugaya was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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145
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146
8 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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 17 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Caleb Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toshiro Hitsugaya!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitsugaya shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hitsugaya's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Hitsugaya slips the punch.
Hitsugaya throws a big counter head kick but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Hitsugaya shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Hitsugaya misses with a takedown
and Jones moves into the clinch.
Caleb Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toshiro Hitsugaya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones jumps guard but Hitsugaya stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones manages to pull guard.
Hitsugaya loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hitsugaya throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitsugaya postures up.
Hitsugaya throws a big elbow that misses.
Hitsugaya missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Hitsugaya doesn't defend quickly enough and Jones has managed to lock this one up! Can Hitsugaya escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Jones on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Caleb Jones!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Ryker (ranked 567 p4p, 2541 weight class) and Caiden Banks (ranked 71 p4p, 200 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Ryker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Caiden Banks!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryker gets tackled into the cage by Banks. Banks maintains the clinch.
Banks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Banks is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A bit of stalling here from Banks.
Ryker letting Banks take a breather here.
A bit of stalling here from Banks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks forces Ryker back against the cage and clinches.
Ryker stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks has Ryker pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Banks.
A bit of stalling here from Banks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryker tries to stall but Banks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Banks leaning his opponent against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks drives through and clinches with Ryker against the cage.
Banks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ryker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Banks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Banks taking a breather.
Banks stalling in the clinch but Ryker improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ryker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Banks just leaning against Ryker, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Ryker tries to keep at a distance but Banks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ryker letting Banks take a breather here.
Come on Ryker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Banks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Banks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ryker up against the cage.
Ryker being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Banks stalling in the clinch.
Banks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Banks receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The referee is keeping an eye on Banks - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Banks trying to control the position but instead, Ryker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Banks into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ryker as Banks tries to tie him up.
Banks is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Ryker has denied him.
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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks has managed to clinch.
Ryker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Banks up against the cage.
Banks stalling in the clinch but Ryker improves position.
Banks slows down the pace here.
Banks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ryker up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Banks is looking to control Ryker's arms but Ryker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Banks has his back to the cage.
Ryker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Banks is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caiden Banks dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Banks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Banks has Ryker pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Banks trying to control the position but instead, Ryker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Banks into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Banks.
Banks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ryker is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Banks is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Banks slowing the pace effectively.
Banks just leaning against Ryker, taking a breather.
Ryker being controlled against the cage.
Ryker being controlled against the cage.
Banks continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ryker, pushing him back against the cage.
Banks is struggling to control the position.
Ryker is struggling to control the position.
Banks has Ryker pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks is stalling here.
Banks looking to slow down the pace here.
Ryker just leaning against Banks, taking a breather.
Banks letting Ryker take a breather here.
Ryker avoiding damage.
Banks effectively controlling the action here.
The referee calls for Banks to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks has managed to clinch.
Caiden Banks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks pressing his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Banks avoiding damage.
Ryker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Banks has Ryker pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ryker as Banks tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Banks just leaning against Ryker, taking a breather.
Banks stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Banks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stalling in the clinch from Ryker.
Banks just leaning against Ryker, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks moves into range and clinches up with Ryker.
Ryker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Banks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ryker being controlled against the cage.
Banks has Ryker pushed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caiden Banks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Banks clinches.
Banks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Banks looking to slow down the pace here.
Ryker is struggling to control the position.
Banks slows down the pace here.
Banks is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks drives through and clinches with Ryker against the cage.
Banks is pushing Ryker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ryker as Banks tries to tie him up.
Banks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks clinches.
Banks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Banks effectively controlling the action here.
Ryker effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Banks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ryker.
Banks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Banks wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Ryker gets tackled into the cage by Banks. Banks maintains the clinch.
Banks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Banks stalling.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ryker as Banks tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks looking to slow down the pace here.
Banks leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Ryker tries to keep at a distance but Banks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ryker stalling in the clinch but Banks improves position.
Banks trying to stall but Ryker improves his position.
Banks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Banks looking to slow down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ryker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Banks is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Ryker gets tackled into the cage by Banks. Banks maintains the clinch.
Banks slowing the pace effectively.
Ryker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Banks is keeping busy.
Banks taking a breather.
Banks is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Banks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caiden Banks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Banks has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caiden Banks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anwar Hussin (ranked 2160 p4p, 3564 weight class) and Sakkie Bruinbrood (ranked 274 p4p, 407 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hussin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shooting Stars ft. Toro y moi (Flume Cover). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anwar Hussin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sakkie Bruinbrood!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruinbrood shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bruinbrood was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bruinbrood staying calm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruinbrood tries to stand but Hussin is controlling his head.
Hussin is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruinbrood remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bruinbrood's best efforts.
Hussin wants to control but Bruinbrood is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hussin wants to improve his position but Bruinbrood is controlling well.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hussin holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bruinbrood forces Hussin back against the cage and clinches.
Hussin tries to score a body lock takedown but Bruinbrood shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hussin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bruinbrood can't fight it off and eventually Hussin manages to take the fight to the floor. Bruinbrood looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hussin is pushing down on Bruinbrood's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bruinbrood is fighting to maintain full guard but Hussin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hussin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bruinbrood defending well though.
Hussin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bruinbrood is just riding it out for now. Hussin eventually gives up the hold.
Hussin throwing shots but Bruinbrood is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hussin thows a huge punch but Bruinbrood dodges it nicely.
Hussin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Hussin.
Hussin lands with a punch from half guard.
Hussin thows a huge punch but Bruinbrood dodges it nicely.
Hussin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hussin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bruinbrood's head.
Hussin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bruinbrood defending well though.
Hussin throwing shots but Bruinbrood is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruinbrood keeping hold of Hussin's head, controlling as best he can.
Bruinbrood blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hussin.
Hussin prevents Bruinbrood from standing back up.
Hussin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hussin lands with a punch from half guard.
Bruinbrood is refusing to be controlled, as Hussin sits in half guard.
Hussin drops an elbow to the side of Bruinbrood's head.
Hussin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hussin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anwar Hussin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bruinbrood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been informed that Bruinbrood has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bruinbrood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bruinbrood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hussin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bruinbrood won't be happy with that.
Hussin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bruinbrood is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bruinbrood wants to control but Hussin postures up.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hussin lands an elbow.
Hussin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bruinbrood keeps working.
Anwar Hussin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hussin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hussin working the ground and pound.
Bruinbrood dodges the ground and pound from Hussin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruinbrood trying to remain calm as Hussin controls from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussin working the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Hussin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hussin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bruinbrood keeps working.
Hussin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bruinbrood, who protects the arm well.
Hussin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hussin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hussin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hussin scores with punches from side control.
Hussin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bruinbrood some visible discomfort.
Bruinbrood taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruinbrood pushes Hussin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hussin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hussin landing strikes.
Bruinbrood takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hussin is working Bruinbrood over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hussin trying to control the position but Bruinbrood is working away.
Hussin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hussin scores with punches from side control.
Hussin trying to control the position but Bruinbrood is working away.
Hussin lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussin working the ground and pound.
Hussin advances to full mount.
Hussin landing punches.
Hussin content just to control the position here.
Hussin lands a big shot there that rocks Bruinbrood but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hussin landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hussin lands a couple of good shots and Bruinbrood has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bruinbrood is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bruinbrood fending off the submission attempt from Hussin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussin punishes Bruinbrood with strikes from the back mount.
Hussin slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Hussin scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussin has Bruinbrood flattened out and is raining down punches.
Bruinbrood is trying to remain composed but Hussin is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Hussin lands punches and elbows.
Bruinbrood staying busy and making it hard for Hussin to control.
Hussin punches Bruinbrood on the ear.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anwar Hussin dominated that second round.
That's time! Hussin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bruinbrood throws out a powerful jab.
Hussin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bruinbrood defends it nicely.
Hussin misses with an uppercut.
Bruinbrood throws a sloppy head kick
and Hussin counters with a single leg into guard. Bruinbrood didn't expect that.
Hussin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hussin connects with a couple of short punches.
Bruinbrood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hussin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hussin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hussin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruinbrood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hussin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bruinbrood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hussin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruinbrood controls Hussin momentarily but Hussin frees himself.
Bruinbrood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hussin stands up over Bruinbrood, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hussin landing with the ground and pound.
Hussin is in close to Bruinbrood's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hussin works over Bruinbrood with some ground and pound from guard.
Bruinbrood managing to control the position.
Hussin is in close to Bruinbrood's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hussin throws a big right hand that misses.
Hussin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bruinbrood's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hussin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hussin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bruinbrood can do to turn this around?
Bruinbrood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hussin 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.
Hussin works over Bruinbrood with some ground and pound from guard.
Hussin is in close to Bruinbrood's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hussin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bruinbrood's head.
Bruinbrood has momentary wrist control but Hussin slips an elbow through the middle.
Hussin stands up over Bruinbrood, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hussin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bruinbrood's head.
Hussin postures up in Bruinbrood's guard and throws a big left but Bruinbrood blocks it.
Hussin landing some decent shots from guard.
Hussin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruinbrood keeping moving, preventing Hussin from controlling successfully.
Hussin lands a couple of digs.
Bruinbrood keeping moving, preventing Hussin from controlling successfully.
Hussin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hussin working some strikes from top position.
Bruinbrood keeping moving, preventing Hussin from controlling successfully.
Hussin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hussin landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussin is stalling in the full guard.
Hussin lands a couple of digs.
Hussin cracks Bruinbrood with a solid left hand.
Bruinbrood looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hussin is one step ahead there.
Bruinbrood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hussin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sakkie Bruinbrood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hussin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anwar Hussin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hussin, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anwar Hussin!
An out of breath Anwar Hussin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Nichols (ranked 890 p4p, 24600 weight class) and Ayden Gaines (ranked 121 p4p, 537 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Nichols!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ayden Gaines!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nichols scores with a nice head shot.
Gaines looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Nichols dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nichols cracks Gaines with a good jab.
Nichols pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gaines back to the cage. Nichols follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nichols throws a good cross that connects.
Nichols buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nichols shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gaines's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaines working a defensive guard here.
Nichols content to stall in guard here.
Gaines is working an open guard so Nichols takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nichols bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gaines's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nichols closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gaines did well to prevent Nichols getting side control.
Gaines is trying to maintain the position but Nichols is very close to passing his half guard.
Nichols wants to pass the guard but Gaines is defending well.
Nichols controlling the action here.
Nichols gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Nichols definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice body kick from Nichols.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nichols turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nichols dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gaines. That did some damage!
Gaines is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nichols scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gaines drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A low kick lands for Nichols.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nichols looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gaines on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nichols scores with a sloppy right hand. Gaines should have avoided that one.
Nichols is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice uppercut there from Nichols.
Gaines looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nichols takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
 Gaines is rocked!
Nichols lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Gaines can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Nichols and Gaines drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Nichols.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Nichols!
Paul Nichols tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marco Natta (ranked 2264 p4p, 581 weight class) and Colby Taylor (ranked 169 p4p, 54 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Natta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Colby Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Natta misses with a hook
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor moves away from the strike by Natta.
Taylor throws out a counter right but Natta avoids it with no problem.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Natta takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Natta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Natta moves away from the strike by Taylor.
Natta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taylor.
Natta defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
Taylor throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nattas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Taylor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta misses the body punch
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor lunges at Natta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Natta's hand.
Natta definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Natta misses with a straight right.
Natta slips a straight right by Taylor.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Natta defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Natta has time to react.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Natta misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Taylor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Natta throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Natta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Natta ducks down to avoid it.
Natta throws a right hand that misses
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Taylor scores with a body shot.
Taylor throws a shot from downtown. Natta moves away and avoids it.
Natta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Natta misses with a hook
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Natta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Natta misses.
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor jabs at Natta's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natta misses with an uppercut
and Taylor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taylor scores with a jab to the body.
Natta tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor throws a shot from downtown. Natta moves away and avoids it.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Natta moved out of range nicely.
Natta misses with a right hand
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Natta on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Natta tries to clinch up
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Taylor misses.
Taylor is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Natta had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Taylor throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor's corner calls for a 1-2. Taylor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Natta is out of range.
Marco Natta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natta takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Natta is just out of range.
As Taylor tries to get set, Natta tries to push him back and clinch up but Taylor manages to avoid the attempt.
Natta throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Natta.
Taylor lands a nice looking body shot.
Taylor lands a jab to Natta's midsection.
Natta throws a sloppy body shot
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Taylor throws a jab when Natta was well out of range.
Taylor slips a straight right by Natta.
Natta throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Natta misses with a left hand
and Natta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Natta tries to clinch up.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Natta has time to react.
Taylor dips to his left and cracks Natta with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natta needs to keep his hands up - Taylor had a free shot at his head there.
Nice jab there from Taylor.
Natta closes the distance and pushes Taylor back into the cage.
Natta manages to pull guard.
Taylor sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Natta is keeping the position for now.
Natta looking for a guillotine here but Taylor defends easily.
Taylor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Taylor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Natta slips a straight right by Taylor.
Natta misses with a shot to the body
and Natta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Natta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taylor thuds a left hand into Natta's body.
Natta misses the shot to the body.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Natta misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Natta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Taylor.
A jab from Taylor misses.
Natta just misses with a punch to the body.
Colby Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Natta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Natta.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Natta moves away.
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Natta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor cracks Natta with an open hand slap.
Natta misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Natta.
Natta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
Natta just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Natta misses.
Natta misses the jab.
Taylor jabs Natta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Taylor clobbers Natta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Natta pushes Taylor up against the cage in a clinch.
Natta can't find room to land a body shot as Taylor controls the action.
Taylor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Taylor jumps guard but Natta turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Natta throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natta misses with the head strike.
Natta tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor pulls guard effortlessly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Natta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taylor throws his legs up looking for a submission but Natta uses it to pass to side control.
Taylor is not content to let Natta control the position.
Taylor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to control but Natta postures up.
Taylor is looking for a sweep.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor tries to buck Natta off but Natta is having none of it.
Natta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
Natta working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Natta is looking to take a break and control but Taylor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Taylor is trying to improve his position.
Taylor tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Colby Taylor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Natta tries to clinch up.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Natta was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Natta wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Taylor lands with a right hand.
Natta ducks right into an uppercut from Taylor.
Natta looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Taylor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Natta clinches.
Taylor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Natta.
Natta blocks a body shot from Taylor.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
Natta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Natta looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta pulls Taylor into guard.
Natta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Taylor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor advances position into side control!
Taylor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Natta knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Taylor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Natta trying to control but Taylor flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Marco Natta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Taylor controlling the positon.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor looking to break Natta's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Natta remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Taylor will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor controlling the position well here. Natta rolled but Taylor kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Natta wants to escape the position.
Colby Taylor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taylor slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
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.
Natta tries to roll but Taylor sticks to his back.
Taylor really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Natta.
Natta just trying to survive but Taylor is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colby Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Taylor 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colby Taylor!
A very excited looking Colby Taylor 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hog Molly (ranked 569 p4p, 719 weight class) and Omari Morales (ranked 35 p4p, 30 weight class). Omari Morales will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Hog Molly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omari Morales!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Molly misses its target.
Molly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morales counters with a straight right hand.
Morales thows a left - swing and a miss!
Molly lands a nice looking body shot.
Molly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morales.
Molly tries to clinch
and Morales counters with a straight right hand.
Molly wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molly misses with a combination
and Morales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Molly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Morales counters with a crisp one two that drops Molly! Morales thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Molly to his feet! Molly is in big trouble!
 Molly is rocked!
Hog Molly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales slips under a jab.
Oh Molly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morales throws the left hand but Molly avoids the punch easily.
Morales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Molly seems to have got his legs back now.
Morales misses with a hook
and Molly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morales throws a big shot that misses.
Morales dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morales stuns Molly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Molly misses with a lunging right hand
and Morales counters with a stiff right hand.
Molly is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Molly swings widly with a right hand
and Morales counters with a straight right hand.
Molly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morales unleashes a big counter combination but Molly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Morales lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Molly misses with an uppercut
and Morales counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Molly blocks a jab.
Molly misses with a straight left.
Donk. Molly catches Morales right on the button with a cross.
Morales is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Molly scores with a shot to the body.
Molly lunges at Morales with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morales's hand.
Morales has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Molly looks to score with a jab to the body but Morales is just out of range.
Morales throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Good exchange - Molly coming out on top.
Morales misses with a wild body shot.
Molly slips under a jab.
Molly swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Morales lands a really nice looking cross but Molly seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molly slips a straight right by Morales.
Molly misses with a body shot
and Molly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morales's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Molly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morales scrambles back to his feet.
Molly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morales is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Molly had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Molly scores with a nice strike.
Molly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morales.
Molly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morales misses with a few strikes there.
Molly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morales let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Molly throws a body punch but Morales moves out of range.
Morales misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Molly misses with a hook
and Morales counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Molly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morales throws a looping overhand right but Molly ducks down to avoid it.
Morales scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Molly misses with a left hand
and Molly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morales throws a looping overhand right but Molly ducks down to avoid it.
Molly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morales moves away.
A jab from Molly misses.
Molly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Omari Morales dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Morales lands with a nice body punch.
Molly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morales on the side of the head.
Morales walks into a left hand.
Molly lands with an uppercut that bounces Morales off the cage and back into range.
Molly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Molly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Molly misses with a punch on the inside.
Molly working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morales is trying to break free.
Molly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morales has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Molly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morales is looking to break free of the clinch but Molly has double underhooks.
Molly can't find room to land a body shot as Morales controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molly throws a head punch that misses.
Molly throws a head punch that misses.
Molly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Molly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Molly lands with a left to the head.
Morales working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morales working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Molly lands with a right to the head.
Morales throws a punch but it's blocked by Molly.
Molly tries to work over Morales's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Molly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morales is looking to control Molly's arms but Molly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morales has his back to the cage.
Molly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morales lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Molly backwards.
A right hand to the body from Morales.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molly scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morales.
Molly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Molly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morales misses with some punches.
Molly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morales stalling in the clinch but Molly improves position.
Hog Molly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morales misses with a body punch.
Molly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Molly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Molly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Molly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Morales pushes Molly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Molly has a couple of punches blocked by Morales.
Molly misses with some punches.
Morales blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.
Morales wants to get back to striking at distance but Molly won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molly.
Morales blocks an uppercut.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but Molly is controlling him.
Morales blocks a body shot from Molly.
A shot in the inside from Molly.
Morales is trying to stall.
Molly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morales taking a breather.
Morales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Molly has him pressed against the cage.
Morales swings wildly with an uppercut but Molly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morales lands with a short shot to the head.
Morales misses with some punches.
Morales lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Molly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morales misses with the head strike.
Molly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Molly lands with a light punch inside.
Morales's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morales is trying to force a seperation but Molly has the dominant position.
Morales is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Morales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Molly has him pressed against the cage.
Molly tries a body shot but Morales blocks it.
Molly blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Morales.
A short body shot lands from Molly as the two fighters clinch.
Molly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hog Molly dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Morales digs a good hook to Molly's body.
Molly throws a hook to the side of Morales's head but Morales sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morales displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Molly throws out the jab.
Morales let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Molly misses with a body shot
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morales steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Molly.
Morales missing with a left hand there. Molly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morales looks to land a combination but Molly avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Molly. Morales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Molly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Molly is looking to counter punch.
Molly misses with a hook. Morales ducked under it nicely.
Omari Morales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Molly throws a sloppy body shot
and Morales counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Morales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morales throws a series of punches but Molly avoids them all with ease.
Molly throwing a counter right hand but Morales manages to avoid it.
Morales wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Molly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morales was well out of range. Poor timing from Molly.
Morales connects with a crisp jab.
Molly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A shot to the liver by Morales. Beautiful body shot.
Omari Morales seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Molly lands with a hook. Morales tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morales throws a lazy uppercut
and Morales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Molly misses with an uppercut
and Morales makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molly misses with a right hand
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morales blocks a jab.
Molly wants to clinch but Morales slips to the side
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Molly misses with a body punch
letting Morales counter with a right hand.
Molly throws a shot to the body.
Molly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Molly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morales takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Molly throws a lazy uppercut
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morales scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales walks into a jab.
Molly misses with an uppercut
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morales just misses with a punch to the body.
Molly misses with a right hand
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Molly slips a jab from Morales.
Morales slips a jab from Molly.
Morales walks into a stiff left hand from Molly.
Molly wants to clinch but Morales slips to the side
and Morales counters with a right hand to the body.
Molly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molly misses with a hook to the body
and Morales counters with a big right hand! Oh Molly is in trouble here! Morales follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omari Morales!
A less than humble Omari Morales misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Campbell (ranked 699 p4p, 443 weight class) and Jesse Thomas Babcock (ranked 99 p4p, 64 weight class). Babcock has chosen 70 as his entrance music. Alex Campbell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jesse Thomas Babcock's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Decent boxing
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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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Thomas Babcock!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock lands with a right that hurts Campbell. Campbell looks to clinch but Babcock throws a short knee that drops Campbell. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Jesse Thomas Babcock!
After winning the bout, Jesse Thomas Babcock thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gillechriosd McCoy (ranked 180 p4p, 1131 weight class) and Richard Hall (ranked 7 p4p, 40 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McCoy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to YxngB - The Irish. Richard Hall has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gillechriosd McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Hall!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy misses with a straight left.
A big left from Hall misses.
McCoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCoy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
McCoy throws a lazy right hand but Hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by McCoy.
McCoy feinted with a counter takedown.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hall.
Hall misses with a hook
and McCoy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall slips a straight right by McCoy.
McCoy slips a jab from Hall.
McCoy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hall's hands.
McCoy lands with a straight right. Hall didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - McCoy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hall doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McCoy lands with a cross.
McCoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCoy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hall fails with the takedown
and McCoy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hall is rocked!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hall 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.
Hall drives through with a takedown into McCoy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCoy pulls Hall in close to prevent any damage.
McCoy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hall wants to control from the top but McCoy keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McCoy looking for a guillotine here but Hall defends easily.
Hall is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McCoy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCoy throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hall misses with an uppercut. McCoy saw that one coming.
McCoy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McCoy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hall.
A punch combination from McCoy misses.
A big left from McCoy misses.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCoy is looking for a counter combo.
McCoy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hall lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
McCoy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hall controls the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gillechriosd McCoy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hall lands with an overhand left.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCoy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hall swings away with a body shot that misses
and McCoy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gillechriosd McCoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall throws a poor cross that misses
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab by McCoy.
Hall is still on wobbly legs! Can McCoy finish him?
Hall throws a jab when McCoy was well out of range.
McCoy works Hall's body with a nice hook.
Hall seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall blocks a jab.
A big left from McCoy misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from McCoy.
McCoy connects with a right hand. Hall shakes it off.
McCoy moves away from the strike by Hall.
It looked like McCoy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McCoy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hall. Hall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hall swings widly with a right hand
and McCoy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCoy fails with a takedown attempt.
McCoy scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCoy moves away.
Hall leaves McCoy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McCoy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McCoy scores with a sloppy right hand. Hall should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by McCoy. Beautiful body shot.
McCoy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
McCoy drops Hall with a beautiful combination! Hall stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McCoy is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Hall misses.
Hall throws a right hand that misses
and McCoy counters with a nice right hand that sends Hall toppling to the canvas! Hall scrambles and gets back to his feet - can McCoy finish him?!
Hall gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! McCoy gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Hall is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gillechriosd McCoy!
During a confident post fight interview, Gillechriosd McCoy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucky Lemon (ranked 568 p4p, 681 weight class) and Santino Oliviera (ranked 72 p4p, 94 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucky Lemon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santino Oliviera!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemon has closed the distance and engaged Oliviera in a clinch.
Oliviera tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lemon smiles and moves away.
Lemon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oliviera, pushing him back against the cage.
Oliviera tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lemon smiles and moves away.
Oliviera tries to clinch up.
Lemon closes the distance and pushes Oliviera back into the cage.
Oliviera tries to pull guard but Lemon holds him up against the cage and eventually Oliviera drops back down to his feet.
Lucky Lemon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santino Oliviera.
Oliviera is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lemon to keep the fight standing.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lemon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliviera fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Oliviera is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lemon to keep the fight standing.
Oliviera jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lemon walks away with a smile on his face. Oliviera gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lemon swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliviera.
Lemon tries to counter with a takedown but Oliviera is quick to defend against it.
Lemon has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemon slowing the pace effectively.
Oliviera has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lemon uses from the top position.
Lemon wanted to stand there but Oliviera had control of the position.
Oliviera working a defensive guard but Lemon manages to pass into side control anyway.
Lemon tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Lemon trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Oliviera is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliviera manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Oliviera wants to take a breather but Lemon is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemon is trying to stand up here but Oliviera is controlling him well.
Well, if Oliviera is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Oliviera trying to control from half guard but Lemon is working away.
Lemon looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lemon darts in and clinches Oliviera up against the cage.
Oliviera successfully pulls guard.
Oliviera had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lemon defends it easily.
Lemon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lemon tries to keep at a distance but Oliviera has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliviera tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lemon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lemon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lemon stalling in the clinch but Oliviera improves position.
Lemon looking to stall.
Oliviera tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oliviera tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lemon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oliviera tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lemon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Oliviera jumps guard and drags Lemon to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lemon tries to stand but Oliviera is controlling from the bottom.
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 Lucky Lemon will probably get the nod.
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.
Lemon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oliviera tries to pull guard but Lemon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Oliviera is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lemon to keep the fight standing.
Oliviera ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Oliviera no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Oliviera looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lemon passes into side control.
Oliviera tries to improve position but can't.
Lemon tries to stand but Oliviera is controlling his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliviera tries to improve position but can't.
Lemon tries to stand but Oliviera is controlling his head.
Lemon tries to get to his feet but Oliviera is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Lemon in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliviera is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lemon defends well.
Lemon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Oliviera has his foot on Lemon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lemon works his way back into a safe position though.
Lemon wanted to stand there but Oliviera had control of the position.
Lemon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oliviera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lemon has managed to get both his arms back between Oliviera's legs - danger averted.
Lemon wanted to stand there but Oliviera had control of the position.
Lemon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lemon gets to his feet. Oliviera looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lemon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lemon controlling the action here for a moment.
Oliviera is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lemon to keep the fight standing.
Lucky Lemon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santino Oliviera.
Oliviera being controlled against the cage.
Oliviera fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lemon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliviera can do to turn this around?
Oliviera jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lemon walks away with a smile on his face. Oliviera gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oliviera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lemon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oliviera tries to pull guard but Lemon won't allow it.
Lemon avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliviera is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lemon to keep the fight standing.
Lemon stalling against the cage.
Oliviera is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lemon to keep the fight standing.
Lemon slows down the pace here.
Lemon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lemon controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lucky Lemon.
Oliviera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lemon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Oliviera is trying to pull guard but Lemon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Oliviera jumps guard but Lemon stands there with Oliviera around his waist. Oliviera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliviera tries to pull guard but Lemon won't allow it.
Oliviera jumps guard.
Oliviera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lemon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lemon tries to clinch but Oliviera moves out of range.
Oliviera closes the distance and clinches.
Lemon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Oliviera up against the cage.
Oliviera is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lemon to keep the fight standing.
Oliviera tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lemon smiles and moves away.
Oliviera has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lemon moves into the clinch successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucky Lemon dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Oliviera tries to clinch there but Lemon circles away.
Lemon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oliviera tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lemon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oliviera jumps guard but Lemon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Oliviera tries to pull guard but Lemon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lucky Lemon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santino Oliviera.
Come on Lemon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Oliviera tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lemon smiles and moves away.
Lemon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lemon tries to clinch but Oliviera moves out of range.
Oliviera circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemon tries to keep at a distance but Oliviera has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oliviera tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oliviera as Lemon tries to tie him up.
Lemon controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliviera is trying to pull guard but Lemon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Oliviera tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oliviera is trying to pull guard but Lemon has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lemon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lemon controlling the action here for a moment.
Oliviera tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lemon smiles and moves away.
Oliviera takes the fight into the clinch.
Lemon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lemon wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lucky Lemon.
Lemon tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliviera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lemon sets himself, and Oliviera steps forward looking for the clinch! Lemon avoids it this time.
Lemon gets tackled into the cage by Oliviera. Oliviera maintains the clinch.
Oliviera fails to pull guard.
Lemon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oliviera is trying to pull guard but Lemon has him pressed against the cage.
Lemon stalling.
Lemon is stalling here.
Oliviera tries to pull guard but Lemon won't allow it.
A bit of stalling here from Lemon.
Lemon has Oliviera pushed against the cage.
Lemon gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lucky Lemon.
Lemon tries to clinch but Oliviera is having none of it.
Oliviera wants to counter with a clinch but Lemon pushes him away.
Lemon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliviera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliviera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lemon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliviera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliviera wants to clinch.
Oliviera keeps the fight on the outside.
Lemon sets himself, and Oliviera steps forward looking for the clinch! Lemon avoids it this time.
Oliviera drives through and clinches with Lemon against the cage.
Oliviera jumps guard and drags Lemon to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lemon wants to stand but Oliviera is controlling his posture from full guard.
Santino Oliviera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oliviera had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lemon defends it easily.
Lemon tries to stand but Oliviera is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliviera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lemon is looking to stand up but Oliviera won't let him.
Oliviera has an active guard here but Lemon has managed to pass into half guard.
Lemon wants to stand up but Oliviera has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Lucky Lemon did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lemon pushes Oliviera up against the cage in a clinch.
Oliviera jumps guard but Lemon stands there with Oliviera around his waist. Oliviera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lemon avoiding damage.
Oliviera jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lemon walks away with a smile on his face. Oliviera gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oliviera tries to clinch but Lemon moves away
and Lemon counters with a single leg into guard. Oliviera didn't expect that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemon tries to stand but Oliviera is controlling from the bottom.
Lemon gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lemon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliviera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliviera tries to counter with a clinch but Lemon shakes him off and moves away.
Lemon has Oliviera up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliviera is trying to pull guard but Lemon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lucky Lemon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santino Oliviera.
Stalling in the clinch from Lemon.
Oliviera being controlled against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Oliviera fails to pull guard.
Lemon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Oliviera fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lemon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lucky Lemon.
Lemon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliviera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lemon moves in looking to clinch but Oliviera pushes him off.
Lemon moves in looking to clinch but Oliviera pushes him off.
Oliviera tries to counter with a clinch but Lemon shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lemon tries to clinch but Oliviera is having none of it.
Oliviera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oliviera is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lemon wants to clinch up but Oliviera keeps it at a distance.
Lemon tries to clinch there but Oliviera circles away.
Lemon pushes Oliviera up against the cage in a clinch.
Oliviera tries to pull guard but Lemon holds him up against the cage and eventually Oliviera drops back down to his feet.
Oliviera jumps guard but Lemon stands there with Oliviera around his waist. Oliviera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lemon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lucky Lemon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliviera tries to pull guard but Lemon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Oliviera jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lemon walks away with a smile on his face. Oliviera gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oliviera keeps the fight on the outside.
Oliviera tries to clinch up but Lemon circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliviera is looking to clinch.
Lemon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lemon tries to clinch there but Oliviera circles away.
Oliviera tries to counter with a clinch but Lemon shakes him off and moves away.
Oliviera takes the fight into the clinch.
Lemon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lemon is pushing Oliviera up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliviera jumps guard but Lemon stands there with Oliviera around his waist. Oliviera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oliviera tries to pull guard but Lemon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lemon stalling.
Lemon leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lucky Lemon.
Oliviera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lemon leaning against his opponent.
Lemon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Oliviera up against the cage.
Lemon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucky Lemon had his way with Santino Oliviera in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lemon pushes Oliviera up against the cage in a clinch.
Lemon taking a breather.
Lemon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lucky Lemon.
Lemon wants to clinch up but Oliviera keeps it at a distance.
Lemon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lemon wants to clinch up but Oliviera keeps it at a distance.
Oliviera wants to counter the offense by Lemon and move into the clinch position.
Lemon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oliviera tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lemon smiles and moves away.
Lemon moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliviera is trying to pull guard but Lemon has him pressed against the cage.
Oliviera jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lemon walks away with a smile on his face. Oliviera gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lucky Lemon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santino Oliviera.
Oliviera tries to close the distance and clinch but Lemon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliviera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oliviera tries to clinch there but Lemon circles away.
Lemon gets tackled into the cage by Oliviera. Oliviera maintains the clinch.
Lemon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Oliviera up against the cage.
Oliviera tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oliviera drags the fight down to the ground.
Oliviera looking for a guillotine here but Lemon defends easily.
Oliviera is working an open guard so Lemon takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemon is looking to clinch but Oliviera is avoiding it.
Oliviera tries to keep at a distance but Lemon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lemon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Oliviera fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lemon.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lemon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lemon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Oliviera tries to pull guard but Lemon won't allow it.
Oliviera tries to pull guard but Lemon won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemon has Oliviera pushed against the cage.
Oliviera tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lemon smiles and moves away.
Oliviera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lemon tries to clinch but Oliviera is having none of it.
Lemon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oliviera wants to clinch.
Lemon tries to clinch up but Oliviera circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliviera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemon taking a breather.
Lemon pressing his opponent against the cage.
Oliviera fails to pull guard.
Lemon trying to stall but Oliviera improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lucky Lemon.
Oliviera swats away the attempt to clinch by Lemon.
Lemon is looking to clinch but Oliviera is avoiding it.
Lemon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oliviera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lemon tries to clinch but Oliviera moves out of range.
Lemon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santino Oliviera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliviera missing with a left hand there. Lemon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lemon changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucky Lemon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lemon, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:45
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucky Lemon!
Lucky Lemon retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Lucky Lemon 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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