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HFA FIGHT NIGHT 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Garcia (ranked 21581 p4p, 5152 weight class) and Kasen Perkins (ranked 524 p4p, 495 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kasen Perkins!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkins. That's going to slow Garcia down.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Perkins.
Perkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Perkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perkins moves out of range of the body kick.
Garcia lands with a cross.
Perkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Perkins misses
and Garcia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Perkins misses
and Garcia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Perkins checks a low kick from Garcia.
Garcia scores with a nice head shot.
Perkins throws a low kick, looking for Garcia's leg but Garcia calmly moves out of range.
It looked like Garcia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perkins misses with a head kick.
Garcia appears to be looking for a big counter.
Perkins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garcia's sensitive parts.
Perkins throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
 It looks like Junior Garcia has been cut.
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perkins throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
Garcia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Garcia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice leg kick from Perkins, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcia moves out of range as Perkins throws a body kick.
Perkins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
No joy there for Garcia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Garcia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perkins looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkins tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Garcia.
Perkins throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia connects with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Perkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Perkins throws out a leg kick but Garcia moves out of range and Perkins only half commits.
Perkins throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Perkins throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Perkins wants to slow Garcia down by chopping away at his legs.
Perkins misses with a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Garcia scores with a four punch combination!
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perkins.
Perkins appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Garcia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Perkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Perkins.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perkins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garcia is able to avoid easily.
Garcia tries to bum rush Perkins with a series of wild strikes but Perkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kasen Perkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia blocks a leg kick.
Perkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Perkins lands with a slapping head kick.
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perkins circles away quickly and effectively.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Perkins crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Garcia - the referee stops the clock and Perkins gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Garcia. Perkins manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Garcia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perkins flicks out a counter leg kick but Garcia steps away.
Perkins dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
A jab lands there for Garcia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkins throws a lazy head kick
and Perkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia catches Perkins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Garcia tries to bum rush Perkins with a series of wild strikes but Perkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia throws a wild body kick that Perkins sees coming a mile off.
Perkins throws a sloppy head kick
and Garcia counters with a series of strikes. Perkins will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Perkins manages to avoid it.
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Perkins moves out of range.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Garcia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Garcia avoids the head kick by Perkins.
Perkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Perkins might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Garcia has got the better of the exchanges.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Garcia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perkins throws a sloppy head kick
and Garcia counters with a two punch combo.
Garcia scores with a nice strike.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Perkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkins scores with a leg kick.
Perkins is breathing heavily.
Perkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garcia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perkins misses with a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a nice leg kick.
Perkins throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Junior Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia looks to land a body kick but Perkins moved away.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Perkins.
Garcia blocks the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Garcia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Perkins misses with a low kick.
Perkins slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Perkins throws a lazy head kick
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Perkins avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Perkins avoids it well.
Perkins throws a wild body kick that Garcia sees coming a mile off.
Garcia is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Perkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia looks to land a body kick but Perkins moved away.
Garcia lands a head shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Garcia scores with a four punch combination!
A thudding body kick lands there by Garcia!
Garcia blocks a head kick by Perkins.
Garcia lands with a nice combination. Perkins backs away looking to recover.
Junior Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia checks a low kick from Perkins.
Garcia throws a big counter combination but Perkins scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
Perkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Garcia was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Perkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Perkins avoids it well.
Garcia lands with a kick to the temple. Perkins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Perkins throws a lazy head kick
and Garcia counters with a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Garcia!
Garcia throws a series of punches but Perkins avoids them all with ease.
Perkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkins is just out of range.
Perkins connects with an inside leg kick.
Garcia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perkins can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Perkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
An inside leg kick lands from Perkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick by Perkins misses
and Garcia counters with a three punch combo that has Perkins backing up. Perkins nods at Garcia to acknowledge the strikes.
Garcia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Perkins takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Perkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
A head kick misses from Perkins.
Perkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garcia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perkins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Perkins.
Garcia throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Perkins.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Garcia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Junior Garcia's cut.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Kasen Perkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perkins misses with a head kick.
Garcia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Perkins lands a leg kick that knocks Garcia off balance momentarily.
Perkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Perkins misses
and Garcia counters with a left and a right that stings Perkins.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Perkins moved out of range.
Garcia is looking to land body kicks.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perkins throws a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a left and a right that stings Perkins.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Perkins.
Garcia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Perkins avoids it well.
Perkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins throws a low kick but Garcia moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia throws a right hand that Perkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Perkins also avoids with ease.
Perkins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perkins throws a sloppy head kick
and Garcia counters with a one-two to the body.
Garcia throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick by Perkins misses
and Garcia counters with a series of strikes. Perkins will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perkins can do to turn this around?
Perkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perkins can pounce on him.
Perkins throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Garcia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perkins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Garcia appears to be looking for a big counter.
Perkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia throws a combination. Perkins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Garcia is working the combinations to good effect here.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Perkins.
Garcia fires out a quick counter leg kick but Perkins just manages to avoid it.
Garcia explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Perkins has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Garcia.
Garcia connects with a right hand. Perkins shakes it off.
Garcia cracks Perkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garcia throws the kick towards the body but Perkins avoids it.
Perkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Perkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
Perkins feints and then cracks Garcia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garcia down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Perkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPerkins.
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Perkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perkins.
A head kick by Perkins misses
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Perkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Garcia throws a right hand that Perkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Perkins also avoids with ease.
Garcia throws a body kick that misses.
Perkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Perkins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Perkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Garcia. Those never looked like landing.
Perkins throws a sloppy head kick
and Garcia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Perkins lands a head kick!
Perkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Garcia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Junior Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garcia 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Garcia!
Kasen Perkins was interviewed post fight and said 'I had COVID'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hernando Veras (ranked 4266 p4p, 4777 weight class) and Paul Sanchez (ranked 361 p4p, 386 weight class). Veras comes to the cage accompanied by Hasta el Amanecer. 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hernando Veras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Veras shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanchez pinned against the cage. Sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanchez with the counter takedown but Veras avoids it easily.
Sanchez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Veras.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hernando Veras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veras misses with a takedown
and Sanchez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Veras's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Veras working a defensive guard here.
Sanchez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
Sanchez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Veras working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Veras has wrist control.
Veras has control of Sanchez's left arm, preventing Sanchez from doing any damage.
Veras on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Veras tries to get out of the position.
Veras trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Veras's head.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Veras holds on and takes a little breather.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Veras is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veras looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Veras is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Veras trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
Veras is adopting a defensive guard.
Veras is trying to control the position but Sanchez postures up.
Veras controlling Sanchez's posture.
Sanchez working some strikes from top position.
Veras managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veras trying to control the position.
Veras keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Veras trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
Sanchez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Veras.
Sanchez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Veras shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanchez sprawls well. Sanchez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Veras gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanchez feints the counter takedown.
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.
Veras closes the distance and clinches up with Sanchez, looking for a takedown. Veras pushes Sanchez against the cage but Sanchez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Veras fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Sanchez. No joy for Veras on that attempt.
Veras sizes up Sanchez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Veras throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Veras definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sanchez working some strikes from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Sanchez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Veras fails with a takedown attempt.
Veras misses with a left hand
and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Veras pushes Sanchez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Veras fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veras dives in for a single leg takedown but Sanchez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hernando Veras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veras has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez gets control of Veras's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sanchez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanchez is pulling down on Veras's head. It's preventing any offense from Veras, at least for the moment.
Veras thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sanchez is trying to control the position but Veras postures up.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sanchez holds on and takes a little breather.
Sanchez looking to control.
Veras drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Veras jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sanchez is on top in guard.
Sanchez trying to control but Veras is working from the bottom.
Sanchez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Veras's head.
Veras knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanchez on the ground.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Veras keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veras has momentary wrist control but Sanchez slips an elbow through the middle.
Veras is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Veras has control of Sanchez's left arm, preventing Sanchez from doing any damage.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanchez postures up.
Paul Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
Sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Veras's head.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Veras is pulling down on Sanchez's head to control his posture.
Veras working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Veras wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanchez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Veras pulls Sanchez in to control the position.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Veras is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanchez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Veras is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.
Veras has control of Sanchez's left arm, preventing Sanchez from doing any damage.
Veras is trying to control the position but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Veras keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Veras misses with a combination
and Sanchez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Veras!
Veras is looking for a sweep.
Sanchez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sanchez slows the pace down.
Veras is trying to control Sanchez's posture but Sanchez avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Veras is trying to get back to half guard.
Sanchez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Sanchez 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! And we move into the final round!
Veras shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Veras swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sanchez stands up over Veras, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanchez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Veras's head.
Sanchez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Veras is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Veras is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sanchez connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanchez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Veras is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanchez trying to control but Veras is working from the bottom.
Sanchez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Veras's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veras controls Sanchez momentarily but Sanchez frees himself.
Sanchez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Veras has momentary wrist control but Sanchez slips an elbow through the middle.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanchez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sanchez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Veras is trying to keep Sanchez in close.
Sanchez being controlled here momentarily.
Veras looking to control.
Sanchez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Veras's head.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Veras is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanchez lands a couple of elbows.
Veras keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Veras not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanchez is fighting to break Veras's control of his arms but Veras is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sanchez cracks Veras with a solid left hand.
Veras controls Sanchez momentarily but Sanchez frees himself.
Sanchez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Veras utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanchez trying to control but Veras is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Veras has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanchez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Veras trying to control the position.
Veras has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Veras is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanchez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanchez trying to control but Veras is working from the bottom.
Veras controls Sanchez momentarily but Sanchez frees himself.
Sanchez is working Veras over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veras is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Veras looking to control.
Veras pulls Sanchez in close to his closed guard and prevents Sanchez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sanchez stands up over Veras, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanchez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Veras working a defensive guard here.
Hernando Veras has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez cracks Veras with a solid left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Veras is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Veras had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sanchez defends it easily.
Sanchez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanchez 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Montegriffo (ranked 3714 p4p, 4882 weight class) and Omari Moody (ranked 418 p4p, 487 weight class). Omari Moody has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Montegriffo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omari Moody!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montegriffo blocks a jab.
Montegriffo throws a body punch but Moody moves out of range.
Montegriffo lands the left hand.
Montegriffo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moody.
Montegriffo thuds his shin into the meat of Moody's side.
Moody avoids the head kick by Montegriffo.
Moody throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montegriffo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moody counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moody takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Montegriffo misses with a shot to the body
enabling Moody to counter with a crisp jab.
Montegriffo drops his hands momentarily and Moody takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moody just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Moody.
Montegriffo lands a head kick. Moody smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Moody flashes Montegriffo a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Montegriffo's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Montegriffo crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Moody punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Omari Moody!
The defeated Alexander Montegriffo had this to say: 'Oi, I'll be back. These guys ain't got shit on me on my best day'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Teixeira (ranked 3890 p4p, 4032 weight class) and Thor Poohammer (ranked 403 p4p, 416 weight class). Carlos Teixeira has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlos Teixeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thor Poohammer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira dives in and grabs Poohammer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Poohammer pushes down on Teixeira's head and hops out.
We've been told by Teixeira's head coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Poohammer misses with a few strikes there.
Teixeira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Poohammer moves into the clinch.
Poohammer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Poohammer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Teixeira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Teixeira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Teixeira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poohammer closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Poohammer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Teixeira's brow.
Teixeira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teixeira is trying to break the clinch but Poohammer is controlling him.
A right handed body shot lands from Poohammer.
Poohammer tightens his grip and picks Teixeira up, before dumping him to the ground. Teixeira manages to land in guard.
Poohammer content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poohammer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Poohammer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Poohammer's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Teixeira throws a series of punches but Poohammer avoids them all with ease.
Poohammer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Poohammer dives in and grabs Teixeira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Teixeira pushes down on Poohammer's head and hops out.
Teixeira tries to keep at a distance but Poohammer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Teixeira is trying to break free.
Teixeira fails to pull guard.
Poohammer prevents Teixeira from breaking the clinch.
Teixeira tries to work over Poohammer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poohammer has Teixeira pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Teixeira manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Teixeira goes for a takedown attempt but Poohammer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Poohammer moves into the clinch.
Poohammer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Teixeira connects with a couple of short punches.
Poohammer has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Teixeira off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Teixeira tries to close the distance and clinch but Poohammer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Teixeira stuns Poohammer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Poohammer looks winded!
Teixeira lands a left and a right that send Poohammer crashing to the mat, dazed. Teixeira thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Poohammer is rocked!
 It looks like Thor Poohammer has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teixeira connects with a nice cross there... Poohammer is looking wobbly and Teixeira recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Poohammer to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Teixeira jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Carlos Teixeira!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tai Brooks (ranked 2896 p4p, 4163 weight class) and Imanshapi Magomedov Jr (ranked 279 p4p, 366 weight class). Imanshapi Magomedov Jr 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tai Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Imanshapi Magomedov Jr!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks looks for a takedown but Magomedov Jr sprawls well.
Magomedov Jr looks for a takedown but Brooks sprawls well.
Brooks drops down looking for a counter takedown but Magomedov Jr sprawls and moves away.
Brooks shoots in looking for a takedown but Magomedov Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brooks's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brooks shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tai Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks has his takedown stuffed
and Magomedov Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Brooks is working for takedown but Magomedov Jr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brooks prevents Magomedov Jr from breaking the clinch.
Magomedov Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Magomedov Jr is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov Jr pulls guard successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brooks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Magomedov Jr has his feet on Brooks's thighs here. He's pushed Brooks 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! Brooks screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Imanshapi Magomedov Jr!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Duck Silva (ranked 2654 p4p, 4831 weight class) and Jordon Grant (ranked 163 p4p, 228 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 Jordon Grant was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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135
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Counter fighter
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duck Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordon Grant!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Grant, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Grant looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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.
Grant controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Grant's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva looking for subs off his back but Grant has passed one foot through into half guard.
Grant is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Grant has control of the leg.
Grant is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Grant is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Grant prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Grant controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Grant wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Grant's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Grant's back!
Grant looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Grant is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Silva gets his way!
Silva avoiding Grant 's attempts to control his hands.
Grant trying to get back to his feet but Silva is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Silva gets his way!
Grant rolls, trying to escape but Silva keeps control of the position.
Grant trying to get back to his feet but Silva is in full control for now.
Silva is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Grant defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Silva patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Grant defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Silva's arms.
Silva working for a choke but Grant is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva working for the choke.
Grant is in bad spot here.
Grant showing good submission defense here.
Silva looking for the RNC.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Grant defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grant tries to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duck Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grant tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grant looks to throw a body kick
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Grant!
Grant bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Grant shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Grant's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva throws a head kick but Grant moves out of range.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva drops down looking for a counter takedown but Grant sprawls and moves away.
Grant gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Grant won't be happy with that.
Duck Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordon Grant.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Grant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grant is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position but Grant is working away.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Grant has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Grant's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva has hold of Grant's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Grant tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Silva cranks the arm and Grant screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Grant, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Duck Silva!
Duck Silva took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hype Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josue Everett (ranked 2526 p4p, 4769 weight class) and Avery Watson (ranked 245 p4p, 392 weight class). Josue Everett looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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144
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josue Everett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Avery Watson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Everett throws a combination that misses
and Watson counters with a straight right hand.
Everett stuffs the takedown attempt from Watson. Watson gets slowly back to his feet.
Everett shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Watson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Everett throws a lazy uppercut
and Everett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Everett gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Watson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Watson throws a strike but Everett rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Watson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Everett trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
Everett definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Watson trying to control the position here.
Everett thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Everett stopping the sweep attempt from Watson.
Everett advances position into side control!
Watson is trying to control Everett's posture but Everett avoids it.
Everett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Watson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Everett trying to control the position but Watson is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson tries to bench press Everett off him but Everett keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Everett is looking to take a break and control but Watson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Everett.
Everett is trying to get an arm triangle but Watson is defending well.
Watson tries to buck Everett off but Everett is having none of it.
Everett tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Watson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everett is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Watson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
I wouldn't like to be where Watson is right now.
Everett trying to control the position but Watson is working away.
Watson is looking to reverse the position.
Everett working away.
Watson is trying to improve his position.
Everett thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Everett is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Watson has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Watson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Everett looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Watson is avoiding damage well.
Watson wants to get back to his feet.
Everett lands some shots froms side control.
Everett wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Watson, who protects the arm well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Everett looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Watson is avoiding damage well.
Watson is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Josue Everett 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.
Everett tries to clinch up
and Watson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Everett rushes Watson and presses him up against the cage.
Everett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Everett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watson avoids it.
Everett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watson is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Watson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Watson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Everett jumps into guard, dragging Watson to the mat.
Josue Everett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Everett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Watson throws a strike but Everett rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson wants to sweep but no luck.
Watson is trying to keep Everett in close.
Everett is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Everett trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Everett sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Watson's guard.
Everett is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Watson has his hands clasped together around Everett's back. He's all about the action.
Watson tries to roll over but Everett keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Everett uses his free foot to push down on Watson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Watson.
Watson working to try and regain half guard.
Watson wants to hold on but Everett pushes him away.
Everett lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Watson hang on?
Watson is desperately trying to improve his position but Everett has a good base and remains in mount.
Everett lands a heavy elbow.
Everett working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Watson has left one of his arms exposed and Everett doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Watson screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josue Everett!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Kidd (ranked 2354 p4p, 3994 weight class) and Hezekiah Mcneil (ranked 328 p4p, 479 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edgar Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hezekiah Mcneil!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Mcneil.
It looks like Edgar Kidd has been cut.
Mcneil drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kidd definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kidd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mcneil.
Mcneil stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mcneil thuds his right hand into Kidd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mcneil lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
 Kidd is rocked!
Mcneil fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Kidd square on the jaw! Damn, Kidd 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 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hezekiah Mcneil!
Hezekiah Mcneil very nearly forgot to thank Bloodbath MMA Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Brooks (ranked 2199 p4p, 2611 weight class) and Amber Jack (ranked 139 p4p, 159 weight class). Brooks comes to the cage accompanied by Stronger - Kanye West. Jack has chosen DDA - Pusha T as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terrell Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amber Jack!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks throws a hook but Jack blocks it.
Jack misses the jab.
Brooks throwing a counter right hand but Jack manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Jack.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A jab from Jack misses.
Jack misses with a left hand
and Jack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jack throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brooks on the side of the head.
Jack uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brooks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jack catches Brooks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brooks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brooks.
Jack swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Brooks counter with a right hand.
Jack changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jack throws a hook to the side of Brooks's head but Brooks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Jack tries to get set, Brooks tries to push him back and clinch up but Jack manages to avoid the attempt.
Jack lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack tries to move into range but Brooks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jack punishes Brooks's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Jack misses the target.
Jack lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brooks has time to react.
Brooks is rocked!
Brooks dodges the punch combination from Jack.
Brooks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oh Brooks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jack drops Brooks with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Brooks! Jack dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amber Jack!
An out of breath Amber Jack 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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