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MILF 113 Ridley vs Vargas PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sakkie Bruinbrood (ranked 4561 p4p, 25311 weight class) and zOe gOld (ranked 467 p4p, 524 weight class). Sakkie Bruinbrood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sakkie Bruinbrood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, zOe gOld!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
gOld lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bruinbrood circles away quickly and effectively.
Bruinbrood connects with an inside leg kick.
Bruinbrood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
gOld misses with a body punch
and Bruinbrood counters with a one-two to the body.
Bruinbrood misses with a kick to the body.
gOld takes one to the side of the head.
gOld getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab lands there for gOld.
Bruinbrood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Bruinbrood. Those never looked like landing.
gOld works Bruinbrood's body with a nice hook.
Bruinbrood clinches with his opponent.
gOld tries to break the clinch but Bruinbrood is controlling the position.
gOld content to slow the pace in the clinch.
gOld tries to throw a body punch but Bruinbrood avoids it by throwing gOld back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
gOld throws a punch but it's blocked by Bruinbrood.
gOld's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
gOld takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Decent striking displayed by gOld there.
gOld dodges the punch combination from Bruinbrood.
Bruinbrood closes the distance looking to clinch
and gOld counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from gOld misses its intended target.
Bruinbrood scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Decent striking displayed by gOld there.
gOld avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruinbrood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but gOld circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
gOld checks a low kick from Bruinbrood.
Nice jab there from gOld.
Bruinbrood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
gOld scores with a one two! Bruinbrood had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
 It looks like Sakkie Bruinbrood has been cut.
Bruinbrood has his takedown stuffed
and Bruinbrood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bruinbrood gets cracked there but stands up to it.
gOld throws a jab when Bruinbrood was well out of range.
Bruinbrood throws a big counter combination but gOld scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
gOld is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bruinbrood.
gOld showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bruinbrood.
Bruinbrood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
gOld is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bruinbrood with a body shot.
gOld keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
gOld let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
gOld scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruinbrood throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bruinbrood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut lands for gOld. That snapped Bruinbrood's head back.
Bruinbrood blocks a jab.
Bruinbrood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as gOld throws out the jab.
gOld slaps away a takedown attempt from Bruinbrood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sakkie Bruinbrood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruinbrood throws a body kick that misses.
Sakkie Bruinbrood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruinbrood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
gOld defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bruinbrood.
gOld takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Bruinbrood misses.
Bruinbrood dodges the punch combination from gOld.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
gOld throws the left hand but Bruinbrood avoids the punch easily.
gOld connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bruinbrood pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces gOld back to the cage. Bruinbrood follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
gOld is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bruinbrood had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruinbrood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruinbrood is breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from gOld.
zOe gOld is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from gOld finds it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruinbrood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bruinbrood misses with a leg kick
and Bruinbrood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bruinbrood takes one to the chin there.
Bruinbrood looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A left lands for gOld.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruinbrood pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces gOld back to the cage. Bruinbrood follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bruinbrood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bruinbrood throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bruinbrood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
zOe gOld dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sakkie Bruinbrood's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
gOld lands a lovely overhand right.
gOld pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
zOe gOld seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bruinbrood misses with a two punch combination.
Bruinbrood throws a left and a right that both miss
and gOld connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
gOld might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
gOld throws a lazy uppercut
and Bruinbrood counters with a series of strikes. gOld will be more careful next time no doubt.
gOld lands with a nice body punch.
gOld throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruinbrood takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick by Bruinbrood misses
and gOld counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruinbrood lands with an overhand left.
Bruinbrood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bruinbrood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
gOld lands a nice hook to Bruinbrood's body. Bruinbrood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
gOld jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bruinbrood fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruinbrood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab lands there for gOld.
Bruinbrood misses with a double jab
and gOld counters with a left and a right that stings Bruinbrood.
gOld bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bruinbrood's head backwards.
gOld takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bruinbrood tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from gOld as Bruinbrood shoots in.
gOld scores with a hook.
Bruinbrood moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on gOld's face as he tries to break the clinch.
gOld working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by gOld.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruinbrood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
gOld connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bruinbrood momentarily.
Bruinbrood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
gOld throws out a counter right but Bruinbrood avoids it with no problem.
gOld throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruinbrood throws a big counter combination but gOld scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
gOld misses with a hook
enabling Bruinbrood to counter with a crisp jab.
gOld slaps away a takedown attempt from Bruinbrood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sakkie Bruinbrood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
gOld throws a big shot that misses.
Bruinbrood shoots in looking for a takedown. gOld tries to sprawl out of it but Bruinbrood keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. gOld manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
gOld moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bruinbrood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but gOld moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bruinbrood lands a jab to the nose.
Bruinbrood throws a right and a left that both miss.
gOld misses with a wild body shot.
gOld lands the left hand.
gOld looks to land a combination. Bruinbrood sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bruinbrood throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruinbrood swinging wildly here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
gOld dodges the punch combination from Bruinbrood.
gOld keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruinbrood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from gOld.
gOld connects with a crisp jab.
Bruinbrood swings widly with a right hand
and gOld counters with a left to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from gOld misses the target.
A jab from gOld does it's job there.
gOld scores with the left hand. Bruinbrood knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab from gOld.
 Bruinbrood is rocked!
Bruinbrood doesn't succeed with the takedown
and gOld cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Bruinbrood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
gOld measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Bruinbrood! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). zOe gOld!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Cosmo (ranked 2705 p4p, 3400 weight class) and Island Try (ranked 162 p4p, 186 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timmy Cosmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Island Try!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosmo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cosmo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Try lands a shoulder strike.
Try is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Try throws a head punch that misses.
Try misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cosmo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Try smiles and moves away.
Cosmo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Try fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cosmo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cosmo wants it to stay on the feet.
Try lands a big right hand that sends Cosmo crashing to the mat! Try stays standing though and waves Cosmo back to his feet!
Cosmo is rocked!
It looks like Timmy Cosmo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Try fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Cosmo square on the jaw! Damn, Cosmo is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Island Try!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdulrashid Sadulaev (ranked 2536 p4p, 2614 weight class) and George Pogie (ranked 84 p4p, 159 weight class). Pogie has chosen Nobody’s Angel as his entrance music. George Pogie is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdulrashid Sadulaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Pogie!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pogie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sadulaev counters with a single leg into guard. Pogie didn't expect that.
Pogie controls Sadulaev momentarily but Sadulaev frees himself.
Sadulaev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pogie on the ground.
Sadulaev throws a big elbow that misses.
Sadulaev preventing the sweep.
Sadulaev trying to control but Pogie is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sadulaev is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Pogie has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Sadulaev is looking to defend but Pogie has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Sadulaev! Pogie pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Sadulaev taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). George Pogie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deon Jeffries (ranked 3443 p4p, 1961 weight class) and Jimar Kinkead (ranked 407 p4p, 255 weight class). Kinkead has chosen No Sunshine as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deon Jeffries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimar Kinkead!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeffries stuffs the takedown.
Jeffries goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
 It looks like Jimar Kinkead has been cut.
Jeffries swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kinkead counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jeffries throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kinkead moves into the clinch.
Jeffries is trying to break the clinch but Kinkead has him pressed against the cage.
Jeffries is working for takedown but Kinkead is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jeffries wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jeffries's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jeffries misses with the combination.
Kinkead with the counter takedown but Jeffries avoids it easily.
Jeffries lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kinkead circles away quickly and effectively.
Kinkead closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jeffries quickly recovers to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kinkead takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kinkead scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kinkead is working for a submission of some sort.
Kinkead stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkead missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kinkead stalling.
Kinkead passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kinkead has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jeffries's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kinkead thowing shots but they're missing.
Kinkead has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Jeffries is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jimar Kinkead!
Deon Jeffries spoke after the fight, saying 'I’ll be back better stronger and faster you bastards.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felix Dakat (ranked 1744 p4p, 2255 weight class) and Ross Morrow (ranked 173 p4p, 202 weight class). Dakat comes to the cage accompanied by Right On- Showcore. On his way into the cage it seems that Felix Dakat has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Felix Dakat seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Dakat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dakat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dakat seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dakat misses with a looping left.
Morrow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morrow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dakat scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've been informed that Morrow has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Felix Dakat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dakat swings widly with a right hand
and Morrow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dakat thinking.
Dakat connects with a body shot.
Dakat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrow.
Dakat swings widly with a right hand
enabling Morrow to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Felix Dakat has been cut.
Dakat throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Morrow to counter with a crisp jab.
Morrow rushes Dakat and presses him up against the cage.
Morrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dakat misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dakat.
Morrow lands with a short shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dakat backwards.
Morrow lands a nice shot to the body.
Morrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dakat works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Dakat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrow pulls Dakat in to control the position.
Morrow's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dakat trying to control but Morrow is working from the bottom.
Dakat is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Morrow is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Morrow has escaped and now he's on top!
Dakat is looking for a triangle but Morrow pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dakat looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dakat has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morrow can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dakat working for a triangle but Morrow defends it easily.
Morrow tries to free his leg and advance position but Dakat is retaining full guard.
Dakat is trying to keep Morrow in close.
Dakat looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dakat looking for a guillotine here but Morrow defends easily.
Dakat had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morrow defends it easily.
Morrow slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
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.
Morrow wants to get up but he can't break Dakat's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dakat throws a shot from downtown. Morrow moves away and avoids it.
Morrow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dakat with a hook.
Morrow throws a lazy right hand but Dakat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Dakat.
Dakat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good shot there by Dakat.
Morrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dakat slips under a jab.
Dakat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrow moves away.
Morrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dakat.
A swing and a miss from Dakat.
Morrow tries to counter with a clinch but Dakat shakes him off and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ross Morrow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Felix Dakat's cut.
That's time! Dakat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morrow throws a looping overhand right but Dakat ducks down to avoid it.
Morrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dakat.
Dakat smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Dakat.
Dakat lands with a nice body punch.
Dakat lands with a hook. Morrow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A swing and a miss from Morrow.
Nice defenses there by Dakat.
Dakat scores with a hook to the body. Morrow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dakat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Dakat.
As Morrow looks to move away, Dakat throws a big counter combo but Morrow just gets out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Dakat.
Morrow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dakat, pushing him back against the cage.
Morrow dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrow leaning against his opponent.
Dakat lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Dakat controls his hands.
Morrow blocks an uppercut.
Morrow has Dakat pressed against the cage.
Dakat breaks from the clinch.
Morrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dakat.
Dakat scores with a nice head shot.
Dakat swings for the body but Morrow moves out of range.
Dakat misses with a hook. Morrow ducked under it nicely.
Morrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dakat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dakat misses the body punch
and Morrow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dakat lands with a cross.
Morrow misses with a leg kick
and Morrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dakat swings for the body but Morrow moves out of range.
Dakat digs a good hook to Morrow's body.
Morrow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Dakat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Felix Dakat is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Dakat as he connects with a hook.
Dakat ducks under a wild hook from Morrow.
Dakat scores with a nice head shot.
Dakat scores with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Dakat.
Dakat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dakat lands a jab.
Dakat swings for the body but Morrow moves out of range.
A slow jab from Morrow misses its intended target.
A lazy left from Dakat finds it's target.
Morrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dakat.
Morrow throws a body punch but Dakat moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Morrow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dakat doesn't seem phased though.
Morrow misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dakat misses with a shot to the body
letting Morrow counter with a right hand.
Morrow tries to clinch but Dakat moves out of range.
Morrow on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Morrow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dakat scores with a shot to the body.
Morrow rushes Dakat and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dakat being controlled against the cage.
Dakat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dakat wants a takedown.
Morrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dakat works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dakat looking to sit in guard and control but Morrow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow wants to stand but Dakat has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dakat had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morrow defends it easily.
Morrow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Morrow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dakat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dakat escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morrow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morrow controlling from the top position.
Morrow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dakat is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Dakat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Felix Dakat's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice shot by Dakat.
Dakat scores with a decent looking hook.
Morrow might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dakat fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morrow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morrow connects with a nice looking jab.
Morrow misses with a straight right.
Morrow looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice body punch from Dakat.
Dakat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dakat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morrow in his tracks.
Morrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Dakat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrow is looking to clinch but Dakat is avoiding it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dakat, as that shot connected.
Morrow on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Morrow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dakat.
Dakat sets himself, and Morrow steps forward looking for the clinch! Dakat avoids it this time.
Dakat blocks a jab.
Dakat lands a nice shot to the body.
Dakat connects with the punch.
A big right from Morrow misses.
Dakat swings for the body but Morrow moves out of range.
Dakat throws out a powerful jab.
Morrow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dakat.
Dakat misses with a lunging right hand
and Morrow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dakat lands a jab to the head.
Morrow closes the distance and clinches.
Morrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dakat works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dakat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dakat has had enough of the clinch but Morrow keeps him there for the moment.
Dakat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morrow lands with a light punch inside.
Morrow stalling the fight.
Morrow holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Morrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dakat backwards.
Morrow stalling in the clinch.
Dakat lands a nice uppercut.
Morrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dakat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morrow.
A head punch on the inside from Dakat fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Morrow fails to land.
Dakat takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dakat is trying to break the clinch but Morrow is controlling him.
Morrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dakat backwards.
Morrow lands a left hand.
Morrow lands a body shot.
Morrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dakat lands a body punch.
Morrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Dakat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dakat being controlled against the cage.
A hook to the body from Morrow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dakat.
Morrow has Dakat pressed against the cage.
Dakat working hard to break the clinch.
Morrow'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dakat tries to circle away but Morrow has him pinned against the cage.
Dakat lands a hook that snaps the head of Morrow backwards.
Dakat throws a head punch that misses.
Dakat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morrow leaning his opponent against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Dakat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ross Morrow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dakat tries to break the clinch but Morrow is controlling the position.
Morrow effectively controlling the action here.
Morrow lands an uppercut.
Morrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ross Morrow.
I think Morrow has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamison Hutchinson (ranked 1413 p4p, 1172 weight class) and Jose Joao Antonio Ferriera (ranked 194 p4p, 158 weight class). Jamison Hutchinson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jose Joao Antonio Ferriera's chin.
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamison Hutchinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Joao Antonio Ferriera!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Ferriera tries to clinch but Hutchinson is having none of it.
Hutchinson throwing a counter right hand but Ferriera manages to avoid it.
Ferriera has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ferriera pushes Hutchinson up against the cage in a clinch.
Hutchinson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hutchinson digs a right hand into Ferriera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ferriera's gas tank.
Ferriera tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hutchinson tries a body shot but Ferriera blocks it.
Hutchinson scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Hutchinson.
Hutchinson misses with a body punch.
Ferriera jumps guard but Hutchinson stands there with Ferriera around his waist. Ferriera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hutchinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Ferriera backwards.
Still in the clinch, Hutchinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ferriera pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hutchinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferriera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hutchinson gets to his feet - Ferriera follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutchinson misses with a looping left.
A jab from Hutchinson misses.
Hutchinson looks to throw the jab but Ferriera is out of range.
The fighters circling - Hutchinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferriera throws a looping overhand right but Hutchinson ducks down to avoid it.
Hutchinson wants to clinch up but Ferriera keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ferriera tries to clinch up but Hutchinson circles away and keeps his distance.
A little feinted left hand from Hutchinson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ferriera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hutchinson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hutchinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferriera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferriera tries to clinch but Hutchinson moves away
and Hutchinson counters with a straight right hand.
Ferriera fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferriera tries to clinch up
and Hutchinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hutchinson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hutchinson clinches with his opponent.
Ferriera fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jamison Hutchinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Joao Antonio Ferriera.
Ferriera jumps guard but Hutchinson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ferriera tries to pull guard but Hutchinson won't allow it.
Hutchinson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hutchinson scores with a shot to the side of Ferriera's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hutchinson misses with the head strike.
Hutchinson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ferriera is trying to pull guard but Hutchinson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ferriera dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hutchinson scores with a shoulder strike.
Hutchinson tries to work over Ferriera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferriera has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hutchinson uses from the top position.
Ferriera has a closed guard, preventing Hutchinson from standing up.
Ferriera has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Hutchinson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Ferriera has tightened it up now! Hutchinson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jose Joao Antonio Ferriera!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blazej Maleszewski (ranked 1264 p4p, 1664 weight class) and Giancarlo Zuniga (ranked 125 p4p, 166 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blazej Maleszewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giancarlo Zuniga!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuniga has managed to clinch.
Maleszewski has hold of one of Zuniga's legs. Zuniga is fighting the takedown attempt but Maleszewski gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Zuniga is adopting a defensive guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maleszewski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maleszewski throws a big elbow that misses.
Zuniga has Maleszewski pulled in close to control his posture.
Let's hope that Zuniga 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.
Maleszewski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maleszewski trying to control the position from guard on top but Zuniga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zuniga holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maleszewski takes the fight into the clinch.
Maleszewski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zuniga after a bit of a struggle.
Zuniga tries to pull guard but Maleszewski forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Maleszewski lands a takedown into guard.
Maleszewski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zuniga wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Zuniga's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Maleszewski trying to control but Zuniga is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maleszewski is really struggling to control Zuniga but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Zuniga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zuniga pulls Maleszewski in close to prevent any damage.
Maleszewski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Maleszewski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maleszewski wants to control from the top but Zuniga keeps moving.
Zuniga has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zuniga has closed the distance and engaged Maleszewski in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maleszewski has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Zuniga is trying to keep an underhook but Maleszewski manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Zuniga tries to roll over but Maleszewski keeps him under control.
Maleszewski controlling the pace.
Zuniga desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Zuniga is pressing down on Maleszewski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zuniga trying to keep a closed guard but Maleszewski is proving a slippery customer.
Maleszewski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zuniga pulls Maleszewski in to control the position.
Zuniga is trying to keep Maleszewski in close.
Maleszewski wants to control from the top but Zuniga keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuniga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zuniga can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maleszewski controls the pace.
Zuniga is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Maleszewski trying to control the position from guard on top but Zuniga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zuniga darts in and clinches Maleszewski up against the cage.
Maleszewski gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zuniga is trying is best to control the position here.
Maleszewski not doing much here.
Maleszewski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blazej Maleszewski 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.
Zuniga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maleszewski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zuniga swats away the attempt to clinch by Maleszewski.
Zuniga tries to clinch but Maleszewski moves out of range.
Maleszewski instigates a clinch.
Maleszewski lands a takedown into guard.
Maleszewski 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.
Zuniga is pulling down on Maleszewski's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maleszewski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Maleszewski stopping the sweep attempt from Zuniga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maleszewski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zuniga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zuniga seems keen to control Maleszewski's posture.
Maleszewski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maleszewski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zuniga is keeping the position for now.
Zuniga is adopting a defensive guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Maleszewski trying to control but Zuniga is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Zuniga wants to clinch up but Maleszewski keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maleszewski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zuniga moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuniga pulls guard.
Zuniga has Maleszewski pulled in close to control his posture.
Maleszewski working some strikes from top position.
Zuniga has his hands on Maleszewski's head, controlling the position.
Maleszewski is stalling in the full guard.
Zuniga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blazej Maleszewski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maleszewski being controlled here momentarily.
Zuniga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maleszewski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maleszewski trying to control but Zuniga is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Zuniga is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maleszewski moves into the clinch.
Zuniga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maleszewski smiles and moves away.
Zuniga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maleszewski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maleszewski pushes Zuniga up against the cage in a clinch.
Maleszewski looking for a takedown.
Maleszewski turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Zuniga is trying to control Maleszewski's posture but Maleszewski avoids it.
Zuniga tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maleszewski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The strikes coming from Maleszewski are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Maleszewski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zuniga keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maleszewski working away.
Zuniga defending against the ground and pound.
Zuniga struggling a bit here.
Maleszewski landing a few strikes.
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Zuniga is looking to reverse the position.
Zuniga is not content to let Maleszewski control the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Maleszewski working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zuniga is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Maleszewski's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maleszewski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zuniga's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blazej Maleszewski dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Maleszewski swats away the attempt to clinch by Zuniga.
Giancarlo Zuniga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maleszewski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maleszewski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zuniga can do to turn this around?
Zuniga jumps guard but Maleszewski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Maleszewski turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Zuniga holding on.
Zuniga manages to get back to half guard.
Zuniga is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maleszewski is looking to stall here but Zuniga recovers full guard.
Zuniga keeping moving, preventing Maleszewski from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuniga is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zuniga pulls Maleszewski in close to his closed guard and prevents Maleszewski from doing any damage or advancing position.
Maleszewski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zuniga is adopting a defensive guard.
Zuniga thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Maleszewski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Maleszewski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zuniga is keeping the position for now.
Zuniga is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zuniga pulls Maleszewski in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Maleszewski controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zuniga holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Maleszewski wants to clinch.
Zuniga wants to clinch.
Maleszewski clinches up against the cage.
Maleszewski manages to pull guard.
Zuniga 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.
Maleszewski working a defensive guard here.
Zuniga sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuniga tries to free his leg and advance position but Maleszewski is retaining full guard.
Zuniga is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Maleszewski trying to control the position.
Zuniga stays in close to Maleszewski's body and controls the position.
Zuniga stands and throws Maleszewski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Maleszewski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zuniga wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Maleszewski prevents Zuniga from moving into mount.
Maleszewski is being controlled here.
Zuniga tries to move to mount but Maleszewski blocks the move with his legs.
Sloppy strikes there by Zuniga.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuniga working away.
Zuniga is looking to take a break and control but Maleszewski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zuniga is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Maleszewski has escaped the position, nice work there.
Maleszewski is trying to control Zuniga's posture but Zuniga avoids it.
Zuniga trying to control the action but Maleszewski is working from the bottom.
Maleszewski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zuniga has hold of Maleszewski's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Maleszewski tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Zuniga cranks the arm and Maleszewski screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Maleszewski, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Giancarlo Zuniga!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Faarooq Rahim (ranked 401 p4p, 434 weight class) and Jukka Raikkonen (ranked 57 p4p, 60 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Faarooq Rahim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jukka Raikkonen!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raikkonen dives in and grabs Rahim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rahim pushes down on Raikkonen's head and hops out.
Rahim missing with a left hand there. Raikkonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Rahim.
Rahim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Raikkonen fails to land the takedown.
Rahim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Raikkonen but Raikkonen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Raikkonen feints the counter takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Rahim as Raikkonen shoots in.
Faarooq Rahim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukka Raikkonen.
Raikkonen shoots in but no luck this time.
Rahim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Raikkonen.
Raikkonen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rahim sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Raikkonen somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raikkonen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rahim as he jumps to the side.
Rahim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Raikkonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikkonen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Raikkonen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Raikkonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rahim keeping moving, preventing Raikkonen from controlling successfully.
Raikkonen throws a big right hand that misses.
Rahim seems keen to control Raikkonen's posture.
Rahim wants to sweep here but Raikkonen controlling him for the moment.
Rahim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Raikkonen landing some decent shots from guard.
Rahim trying to control the position here.
Raikkonen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahim manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Raikkonen manages to get himself to full guard.
Raikkonen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rahim is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rahim tries to free his leg and advance position but Raikkonen is retaining full guard.
Raikkonen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rahim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raikkonen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rahim's guard.
Raikkonen won't allow Rahim to sweep him here.
Rahim seems keen to control Raikkonen's posture.
Raikkonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rahim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rahim controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raikkonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rahim is controlling Raikkonen's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rahim looking for a sweep. Not yet Rahim, not yet.
Rahim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rahim definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rahim is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Raikkonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rahim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rahim looking for a sweep. Not yet Rahim, not yet.
Raikkonen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Raikkonen won't allow Rahim to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Raikkonen working some strikes from top position.
Rahim trying to control the position here.
Raikkonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rahim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Raikkonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raikkonen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rahim sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Raikkonen scores with a takedown into Rahim's guard.
Raikkonen trying to control but Rahim is working from the bottom.
Rahim has control of Raikkonen's left arm, preventing Raikkonen from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raikkonen throws a big elbow that misses.
Raikkonen looking to sit in guard and control but Rahim gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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 Faarooq Rahim will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rahim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Raikkonen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Raikkonen closes the distance and clinches up with Rahim, looking for a takedown. Raikkonen pushes Rahim against the cage but Rahim circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raikkonen.
Faarooq Rahim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukka Raikkonen.
Raikkonen tries to sprawl but Rahim drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rahim slips a nice elbow through Raikkonen's hands, connecting with Raikkonen's forehead.
Raikkonen is trying to maintain the position but Rahim is very close to passing his half guard.
Rahim working over Raikkonen with some ground and pound. Raikkonen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Raikkonen is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raikkonen taking some punishment here, with Rahim in his half guard.
Rahim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Raikkonen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rahim makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikkonen is pulling down on Rahim's head. It's preventing any offense from Rahim, at least for the moment.
Rahim trying to control but Raikkonen is working from the bottom.
Rahim is working Raikkonen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Raikkonen can't keep his opponent in guard - Rahim advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Raikkonen is trying to control but can't.
Rahim content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Raikkonen tries to roll over but Rahim keeps him under control.
Raikkonen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rahim tries to free his leg and advance position but Raikkonen is retaining full guard.
Raikkonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raikkonen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rahim working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Raikkonen's head.
Rahim keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Raikkonen's head.
Rahim scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rahim throws a strike but Raikkonen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Raikkonen won't allow Rahim to sweep him here.
Raikkonen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rahim is pulling down on Raikkonen's head. It's preventing any offense from Raikkonen, at least for the moment.
Rahim keeping moving, preventing Raikkonen from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahim manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Raikkonen manages to get himself to full guard.
Raikkonen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Raikkonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rahim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raikkonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rahim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Raikkonen is in close to Rahim's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rahim is adopting a defensive guard.
Raikkonen wants to control from the top but Rahim keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raikkonen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rahim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rahim trying to control the position here.
Faarooq Rahim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Raikkonen wants to control from the top but Rahim keeps moving.
Raikkonen throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raikkonen being controlled here momentarily.
Raikkonen wants to control from the top but Rahim keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Faarooq Rahim dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rahim lands with an overhand left.
Jukka Raikkonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raikkonen fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Raikkonen.
Raikkonen throws a shot from downtown. Rahim moves away and avoids it.
Rahim keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Faarooq Rahim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukka Raikkonen.
Raikkonen fails with the takedown.
Rahim half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rahim looks to throw the jab but Raikkonen is out of range.
Raikkonen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rahim defends well and Raikkonen ends up having to push Rahim into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahim fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rahim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raikkonen.
Rahim changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Raikkonen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rahim working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rahim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raikkonen keeps working.
Raikkonen is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahim cracks Raikkonen with a big right hand but Raikkonen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Check out the look on Rahim's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rahim lands a few punches from side control.
Raikkonen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rahim off and has taken his back!
Raikkonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rahim trying to control the hands but Raikkonen breaks the grip.
Rahim turns into Raikkonen and is now in his guard.
Rahim makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rahim showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Raikkonen keeping moving, preventing Rahim from controlling successfully.
Rahim is looking to work some ground and pound but Raikkonen has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raikkonen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Raikkonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rahim is one step ahead there.
Raikkonen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rahim manages to get himself to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Raikkonen wants to control from the top but Rahim keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rahim holds on and takes a little breather.
Raikkonen looking to pass the guard.
Raikkonen trying to control but Rahim is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raikkonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Raikkonen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rahim bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Raikkonen's guard.
Rahim won't allow Raikkonen to sweep him here.
Raikkonen is pulling down on Rahim's head. It's preventing any offense from Rahim, at least for the moment.
Rahim keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Raikkonen's head.
Raikkonen keeping moving, preventing Rahim from controlling successfully.
Raikkonen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahim throws a big elbow that misses.
Raikkonen controls Rahim momentarily but Rahim frees himself.
Raikkonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Raikkonen, not yet.
Rahim wants to control from the top but Raikkonen keeps moving.
Rahim lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rahim postures up and lands a big shot to Raikkonen's brow.
Rahim lands a couple of digs.
Raikkonen has momentary wrist control but Rahim slips an elbow through the middle.
Raikkonen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rahim defends it easily.
Rahim landing some decent shots from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Faarooq Rahim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rahim has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Faarooq Rahim!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Freaky Trevor (ranked 471 p4p, 472 weight class) and Dragon Kingdad (ranked 48 p4p, 49 weight class). Dragon Kingdad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Freaky Trevor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dragon Kingdad!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trevor connects with a crisp jab.
Trevor wants to clinch up but Kingdad keeps it at a distance.
Trevor slips under a jab.
Kingdad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trevor.
Trevor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kingdad.
Kingdad throws a head kick that misses.
Trevor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kingdad appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kingdad misses with a straight left.
Kingdad misses the jab.
Trevor ducks under a wild hook from Kingdad.
Trevor has Kingdad up against the cage in a clinch.
Kingdad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trevor jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trevor is looking for a triangle but Kingdad pushes his legs off easily.
Trevor striking off his back but it's not causing Kingdad any problems.
Trevor wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Trevor 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trevor is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Trevor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Trevor wants to control from the top but Kingdad keeps moving.
Trevor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Trevor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Trevor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Trevor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Trevor sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Trevor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Trevor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Trevor drops back looking for a leg! Kingdad is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kingdad manages to kick Trevor off! Trevor jumps back into Kingdad's guard.
Trevor trying to control but Kingdad is working from the bottom.
Trevor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Trevor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trevor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Trevor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Trevor drops back looking for a leg! Kingdad is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kingdad manages to kick Trevor off! Trevor jumps back into Kingdad's guard.
Trevor drops back looking for a leg! Kingdad is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kingdad manages to kick Trevor off! Trevor jumps back into Kingdad's guard.
Trevor trying to control but Kingdad is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kingdad trying to keep a closed guard but Trevor is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kingdad can do anything to dispel that myth.
Trevor drops back looking for a leg! Kingdad is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kingdad manages to kick Trevor off! Trevor jumps back into Kingdad's guard.
Trevor preventing the sweep.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Trevor slips a straight right by Kingdad.
Trevor doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingdad circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trevor moves into the clinch.
Trevor is struggling to control the position.
Kingdad misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Freaky Trevor 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.
Trevor drives through and clinches with Kingdad against the cage.
Kingdad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trevor's elbow.
Trevor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Trevor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kingdad throws a head punch that misses.
Trevor fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freaky Trevor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kingdad gets through Trevor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trevor tries to pull guard but Kingdad holds him up against the cage and eventually Trevor drops back down to his feet.
Trevor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kingdad up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trevor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kingdad just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kingdad tries to stall but Trevor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Trevor is trying to pull guard but Kingdad turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevor fails to pull guard.
Kingdad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trevor tries to stall but Kingdad uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Trevor stalling in the clinch but Kingdad improves position.
Kingdad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trevor has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kingdad is trying to push Trevor away but Trevor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Trevor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kingdad misses with a knee strike.
Kingdad stalls.
Trevor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kingdad just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kingdad lands a hook that snaps the head of Trevor backwards.
Kingdad has a couple of punches blocked by Trevor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trevor managing to block the knees to the body from Kingdad.
Kingdad struggles to land a body shot inside as Trevor controls his hands.
Kingdad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kingdad is trying to break the clinch but Trevor is controlling him.
Kingdad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hand to the body from Kingdad.
Kingdad is pushing Trevor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Trevor is trying to pull guard but Kingdad has him pressed against the cage.
Kingdad looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Trevor blocking some punches.
Kingdad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kingdad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trevor's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingdad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Kingdad.
Trevor moves into the clinch.
Kingdad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trevor is defending well for now.
Trevor jumps guard but Kingdad turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kingdad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kingdad works Trevor's body with a nice hook.
Trevor wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Kingdad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trevor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kingdad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kingdad throws a low kick, looking for Trevor's leg but Trevor calmly moves out of range.
Kingdad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trevor.
Trevor misses with a hook.
Trevor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trevor is trying to pull guard but Kingdad has him pressed against the cage.
Kingdad dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingdad controlling the action here for a moment.
Trevor blocks an uppercut.
Trevor tries to pull guard but Kingdad won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trevor.
Trevor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice body punch from Kingdad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trevor tries to pull guard but Kingdad won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingdad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kingdad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kingdad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dragon Kingdad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kingdad throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Trevor clinches up with Kingdad and pushes him back against the cage.
Trevor fails to pull guard.
Kingdad throws a head punch that misses.
Trevor letting Kingdad take a breather here.
Good body shot from Kingdad.
A short left from Kingdad.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kingdad.
Kingdad misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingdad tries to land knees in the clinch but Trevor avoids the damage to the body.
Trevor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kingdad just stands there and leans against the cage.
Trevor is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kingdad to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freaky Trevor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kingdad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingdad leaning against his opponent.
Trevor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kingdad.
The referee calls for Kingdad to work.
Kingdad lands with a light punch inside.
Kingdad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trevor avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Trevor.
Trevor fails to pull guard.
Kingdad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kingdad.
Kingdad struggles to land a body shot inside as Trevor controls his hands.
Kingdad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Kingdad on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Trevor has Kingdad pushed against the cage.
Trevor takes a shot to the head.
Trevor fails to pull guard.
A hook to the body from Kingdad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kingdad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trevor tries to clinch there but Kingdad circles away.
Kingdad misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trevor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trevor cracks Kingdad with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingdad misses the shot to the body.
Kingdad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Trevor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kingdad checks it well.
Trevor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kingdad is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Trevor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kingdad swings wildly with an uppercut but Trevor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingdad being controlled against the cage.
Trevor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trevor managing to block the knees to the body from Kingdad.
Dragon Kingdad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kingdad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trevor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from Kingdad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingdad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kingdad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trevor pulls guard.
Kingdad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trevor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Trevor trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Trevor has his feet on Kingdad's thighs here. He's pushed Kingdad off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kingdad screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Freaky Trevor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke Ridley (ranked 733 p4p, 595 weight class) and Danny Vargas (ranked 106 p4p, 82 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ridley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to No Shelter/ Rage Against The Machine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Ridley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas throws a nice looking combination but Ridley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ridley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vargas circles away quickly and effectively.
Vargas throws out a counter right but Ridley avoids it with no problem.
Ridley lands with an overhand left.
Ridley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vargas.
Vargas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters circling - Vargas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ridley manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vargas on his heels. He'll look to pass Vargas's guard now, I'm sure.
Vargas wants to control the position but Ridley says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ridley is thwarting Vargas's attempts to control the position.
Ridley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vargas defending well though.
Ridley drops an elbow to the side of Vargas's head.
Ridley is looking to advance position but Vargas won't allow it.
Ridley wants to work for an arm triangle but Vargas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ridley lands a nice short elbow.
Ridley working Vargas over with strikes.
Ridley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vargas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ridley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vargas's head.
Ridley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vargas keeps working.
Ridley is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Vargas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridley lands a couple of good shots and Vargas has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Vargas is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Ridley tightening his grip on Vargas, looking for the choke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ridley punches the canvas rather than the man.
Ridley working for the choke.
Ridley thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Vargas is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas trying to control the action but Ridley just sinks the hooks in.
Ridley is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Vargas has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Ridley throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Ridley working for the choke.
Ridley lands with a hammerfist to the side of Vargas's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridley is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Vargas taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Ridley.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luke Ridley!
A relieved looking Luke Ridley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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