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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Hunter (ranked 4929 p4p, 3666 weight class) and Maki Homma (ranked 477 p4p, 413 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Maki Homma!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Homma closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hunter misses with a hook.
Homma wants to counter the offense by Hunter and move into the clinch position.
Hunter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Homma drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hunter defends it well.
A jab from Hunter finds it's way through Homma's defenses.
Homma moves away from the strike by Hunter.
We've been told by Hunter's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hunter throws a right and a left that Homma avoids nicely.
Homma wants to counter the offense by Hunter and move into the clinch position.
Jab by Hunter.
Homma with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunter to score with a decent uppercut.
 Homma is rocked!
Hunter misses with an uppercut. Homma saw that one coming.
Hunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunter throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Homma crashing down! Homma tries to stagger back to his feet but Hunter just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Homma asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Hunter!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cristofer Santana (ranked 3960 p4p, 4046 weight class) and Brice Werner (ranked 209 p4p, 211 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristofer Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brice Werner!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Hugh Johnson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Werner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Santana back to the ropes. Werner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sloppy strikes from Santana. Those never looked like landing.
Werner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Werner sends Santana crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Werner is motioning to the referee to let Santana up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Santana is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santana throws a body shot but no joy.
Oh Santana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santana really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Werner has cracked Santana with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Werner lands another huge swinging hook and Santana tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Santana, before Werner can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brice Werner!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Witse Beukes (ranked 3838 p4p, 4065 weight class) and Joe Disgoia (ranked 403 p4p, 418 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Witse Beukes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Disgoia!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Chris Dean and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Disgoia.
Beukes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beukes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Disgoia moves away.
Disgoia dives in for a single leg takedown but Beukes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Beukes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Disgoia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beukes blocks a head kick by Disgoia.
Beukes throws a right and a left that Disgoia avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Beukes as Disgoia shoots in.
Disgoia instigates a clinch.
Disgoia is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Witse Beukes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Disgoia.
Disgoia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Beukes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Beukes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Beukes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Disgoia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Disgoia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Beukes smiles and moves away.
Disgoia takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disgoia gets through Beukes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beukes tries to circle away but Disgoia has him pinned against the ropes.
Disgoia breaks from the clinch.
Beukes throws a head kick but Disgoia moves out of range.
Beukes tries to clinch up but Disgoia circles away and keeps his distance.
Disgoia clinches with his opponent.
Beukes is trying to push Disgoia away but Disgoia has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Beukes wants to break free but Disgoia has control.
Beukes is trying to break the clinch but Disgoia has him pressed against the ropes.
Disgoia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Beukes.
A punch combination from Beukes misses.
Beukes is looking to slow Disgoia down with leg kicks.
Witse Beukes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Disgoia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beukes.
Disgoia pushes Beukes up against the ropes in a clinch.
Beukes misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Disgoia has Beukes pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Beukes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Beukes has had enough of the clinch but Disgoia keeps him there for the moment.
Disgoia has Beukes pressed against the ropes, preventing Beukes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Disgoia prevents Beukes from breaking the clinch.
Disgoia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Disgoia.
Beukes is looking for a counter combo.
Witse Beukes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Disgoia shoots in looking for a takedown. Beukes tries to sprawl out of it but Disgoia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Beukes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Beukes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Disgoia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Disgoia.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beukes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Disgoia.
Beukes tries to circle away but Disgoia has him pinned against the ropes.
Disgoia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Beukes tries to break free but Disgoia pushes him back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disgoia tries for a takedown but Beukes manages to get underhooks.
Disgoia ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Disgoia no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Beukes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Disgoia is proving hard to escape from.
Disgoia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Beukes defends it easily.
Disgoia looks winded!
Beukes stands and steps away. Disgoia gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Disgoia gets a clinch.
Disgoia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Beukes's efforts to push away.
Disgoia prevents Beukes from breaking the clinch.
Disgoia is working for takedown but Beukes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Beukes is trying to break free.
Beukes wants to break free but Disgoia has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disgoia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Disgoia closes the distance and clinches.
Beukes tries to circle away but Disgoia has him pinned against the ropes.
Beukes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beukes can't break the clinch.
Beukes wants to break free but Disgoia has control.
Beukes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Disgoia has him pressed against the ropes.
Disgoia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Disgoia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Beukes pinned against the ropes. Beukes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Disgoia circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Disgoia counter with a right hand.
Beukes is looking to slow Disgoia down with leg kicks.
Beukes is looking to clinch but Disgoia is avoiding it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Beukes thuds his shin into the meat of Disgoia's side.
Beukes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beukes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Beukes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beukes throws a head kick that misses.
Disgoia fails with the takedown.
No luck for Disgoia with that takedown attempt.
Beukes thuds his shin into the meat of Disgoia's side.
Beukes rushes Disgoia and presses him up against the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Beukes wants to get back to striking at distance but Disgoia won't allow it.
Disgoia is trying to drag Beukes to the mat but Beukes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Disgoia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Beukes to keep the fight standing.
Beukes working hard to break the clinch.
Beukes working hard to break the clinch.
Beukes has had enough of the clinch but Disgoia keeps him there for the moment.
Beukes is trying to break the clinch but Disgoia is controlling him.
Disgoia manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Beukes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Disgoia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beukes is one step ahead there.
Beukes is looking to stand up but Disgoia won't let him.
Disgoia working for a triangle but Beukes defends it easily.
Disgoia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Beukes pushes Disgoia off looking to stand but Disgoia dives back in and keeps control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Disgoia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Disgoia prevents Beukes from standing back up.
Beukes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Beukes tries to kick Disgoia off but Disgoia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Disgoia decides to return to a standing position.
Disgoia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Beukes is trying to break free.
Beukes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Disgoia is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Beukes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Disgoia wants the takedown. Beukes is fighting it off but Disgoia persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Beukes's guard against the ropes.
Disgoia pushes down on Beukes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Beukes wants to get back to his feet.
Beukes won't allow Disgoia to pass to mount.
Disgoia perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Beukes is trying to stand.
Disgoia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Disgoia there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Disgoia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Disgoia 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 9:10
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 9:10
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Disgoia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Faulkner (ranked 3997 p4p, 3836 weight class) and Uzu Mao (ranked 150 p4p, 148 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Faulkner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Uzu Mao!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Chris Dean and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faulkner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Faulkner lands a head kick!
Faulkner tries to clinch up but Mao circles away and keeps his distance.
Mao closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Faulkner quickly recovers to half guard.
Mao stops Faulkner from getting back to his feet.
Mao working Faulkner over with strikes.
Faulkner is breathing heavily.
Faulkner tries to get to full guard but Mao has control of the leg.
Mao landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Faulkner has hold of Mao's hands but Mao slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Faulkner wants to get back to full guard.
Mao seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mao working Faulkner over with strikes.
Mao lands with a punch from half guard.
Faulkner is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mao sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Faulkner! Oh, Faulkner is in big trouble! Mao lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Uzu Mao!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arvin Mootoosamy (ranked 3700 p4p, 3970 weight class) and Kash Crosby (ranked 385 p4p, 399 weight class). Arvin Mootoosamy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arvin Mootoosamy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kash Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mootoosamy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mootoosamy showed some decent athleticism there.
Mootoosamy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Crosby is defending against the submission attempts here by Mootoosamy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crosby is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mootoosamy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mootoosamy seems to be working for a kimura but Crosby defends the submission attempt.
Mootoosamy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mootoosamy is looking to advance position but Crosby won't allow it.
Mootoosamy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mootoosamy is looking for a kimura here.
Mootoosamy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Crosby flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mootoosamy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Crosby is just riding it out for now. Mootoosamy eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mootoosamy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Crosby is just riding it out for now. Mootoosamy eventually gives up the hold.
Mootoosamy seems to be looking for submissions.
Mootoosamy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mootoosamy seems to be working for a kimura but Crosby defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby is trying to get back to full guard.
Crosby trying to control but Mootoosamy postures up.
Mootoosamy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mootoosamy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Crosby trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Crosby is looking to improve his position.
Mootoosamy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Crosby!
Mootoosamy tries to control but Crosby wriggling away.
Mootoosamy has hold of Crosby's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Crosby manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Mootoosamy working for a submission but Crosby is keeping him at bay.
Mootoosamy wants to finish this one by submission but Crosby is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mootoosamy.
Mootoosamy working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mootoosamy is breathing heavily.
Mootoosamy has hold of Crosby's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Crosby manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mootoosamy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Crosby is looking to improve his position but Mootoosamy isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mootoosamy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Crosby has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mootoosamy jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Crosby manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mootoosamy tries for a kimura but Crosby is defending well.
That's six 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.
Mootoosamy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Crosby is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Crosby can't do much from the bottom here.
Mootoosamy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Crosby tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mootoosamy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Crosby has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mootoosamy is looking to take a break and control but Crosby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Crosby wants to control but Mootoosamy postures up.
Crosby tries to buck Mootoosamy off but Mootoosamy is having none of it.
Mootoosamy trying to control the action but Crosby is working from the bottom.
Mootoosamy tries for a kimura but Crosby is defending well.
Mootoosamy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Crosby is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Crosby is trying to control Mootoosamy's posture but Mootoosamy avoids it.
Mootoosamy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mootoosamy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Crosby is looking to reverse the position.
Crosby really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mootoosamy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mootoosamy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Crosby is trying to work for a sweep but Mootoosamy has mounted him!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crosby is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mootoosamy looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Crosby is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mootoosamy has control of Crosby's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Crosby regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Crosby keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mootoosamy is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Crosby is surviving well by controlling Mootoosamy's body position as best he can.
Crosby is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arvin Mootoosamy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mootoosamy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 10:9
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 10:9
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvin Mootoosamy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Fremed (ranked 3033 p4p, 3830 weight class) and Braiden Snyder (ranked 322 p4p, 381 weight class). Braiden Snyder has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Fremed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Braiden Snyder!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snyder shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fremed manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fremed looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Snyder slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Snyder trying to control the position from guard on top but Fremed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snyder accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Snyder stays in close to Fremed's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fremed keeping full guard, as Snyder tries to pass.
Snyder wants to stand and escape but instead Fremed has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snyder not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Snyder trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Fremed got a little sloppy there for a moment and Snyder has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fremed has managed to get both his arms back between Snyder's legs - danger averted.
Fremed throwing strikes from guard but Snyder blocks nicely.
Fremed postures up.
Snyder pulls Fremed in close to his closed guard and prevents Fremed from doing any damage or advancing position.
Snyder wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fremed tries to sprawl but Snyder drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fremed blocking the ground and pound attempt from Snyder.
Snyder wants to control but Fremed is keeping him busy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
It looks like Snyder is going to stand back up.
Snyder is looking to take a break and control but Fremed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Snyder is taking a breather. Fremed says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Snyder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fremed. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fremed wants to control but Snyder is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Snyder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fremed defending well though.
Snyder trying to mount his opponent but Fremed defends it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Snyder closes the distance and clinches.
Fremed is fighting off a takedown attempt but Snyder is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fremed to the mat. Fremed regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Snyder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Snyder wanted to stand there but Fremed had control of the position.
Fremed keeping moving, preventing Snyder from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snyder would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Snyder throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fremed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Snyder wanted to stand there but Fremed had control of the position.
Snyder is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like Snyder might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Snyder feints and as Fremed raises his hands in defense, Snyder changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Snyder tries to free his leg and advance position but Fremed is retaining full guard.
Snyder in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Snyder is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fremed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Snyder.
Snyder controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Snyder trying to control but Fremed is working from the bottom.
That's six 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.
Fremed is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Snyder defends well.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Snyder wanted to stand there but Fremed had control of the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Snyder drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fremed taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Snyder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fremed keeps working.
Snyder sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fremed is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Snyder wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fremed, who protects the arm well.
Snyder throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Snyder in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fremed struggling a bit here.
Snyder thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's eight 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.
Snyder wants to stand but Fremed is controlling his arm.
The ground and pound from Snyder seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Snyder tries for a kimura but Fremed is defending well.
Snyder throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Snyder remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fremed gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Snyder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fremed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Snyder.
Snyder wants to pass the guard but Fremed is keeping the position.
Snyder must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Snyder trying to control the position from guard on top but Fremed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Braiden Snyder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snyder 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 9:10
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 9:10
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braiden Snyder!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Islam Makhachev (ranked 2332 p4p, 4883 weight class) and Grady Weeks (ranked 257 p4p, 450 weight class). Grady Weeks 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 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Islam Makhachev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grady Weeks!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weeks scores with a kick to the midsection.
Makhachev forces Weeks back against the ropes and clinches.
Makhachev has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Weeks uses from the top position.
Weeks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Weeks wants to control from the top but Makhachev keeps moving.
Makhachev has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhachev looking for a sweep. Not yet Makhachev, not yet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Weeks is stalling in the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Weeks trying to control but Makhachev is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Makhachev has closed the distance and engaged Weeks in a clinch.
Makhachev has Weeks pressed against the ropes, preventing Weeks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Weeks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Makhachev keeps control of Weeks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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.
Makhachev manages to pull guard.
Weeks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Makhachev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Makhachev wants to stand but Weeks is controlling the position.
Weeks trying to control but Makhachev is working from the bottom.
Makhachev is pulling down on Weeks's head to control his posture.
Makhachev lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhachev pushing down on Weeks's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Weeks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Makhachev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Weeks wants to control but Makhachev is keeping busy.
Makhachev passes to full mount!
We've been hearing that Makhachev has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Weeks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Makhachev looking to control but Weeks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Makhachev looking to control and managing it successfully.
Weeks is squirming around, avoiding Makhachev's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makhachev is working for a guillotine from mount but Weeks frees his head quite easily.
Makhachev tries to control but Weeks wriggling away.
Makhachev fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Makhachev is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Weeks is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Islam Makhachev!
A determined Islam Makhachev didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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