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Just some fights 17 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve McNightNight (ranked 4355 p4p, 2895 weight class) and Pablo Poblano (ranked 459 p4p, 332 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve McNightNight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Poblano!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Poblano checks a leg kick.
McNightNight looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McNightNight with a lazy takedown attempt
and Poblano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McNightNight fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Poblano, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poblano lands a right hand.
Poblano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Poblano misses with a punch to the body.
Poblano has a couple of punches blocked by McNightNight.
McNightNight blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNightNight trying to stall but Poblano improves his position.
Poblano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Poblano can't find room to land a body shot as McNightNight controls the action.
Poblano lands a shoulder strike.
Poblano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poblano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poblano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Poblano lands a shoulder strike.
Poblano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poblano.
Poblano lands a body shot.
McNightNight is breathing heavily.
A short right from Poblano on the inside.
Poblano lands a hook that snaps the head of McNightNight backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McNightNight wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve McNightNight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poblano.
McNightNight jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Poblano walks away with a smile on his face. McNightNight gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McNightNight shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Poblano pinned against the cage. Poblano gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Poblano steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McNightNight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNightNight tries for a takedown but Poblano circles away easily
and Poblano moves into the clinch.
Poblano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McNightNight fails to pull guard.
Poblano scores with a shot to the side of McNightNight's head.
Poblano is leaning against McNightNight and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Poblano lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poblano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McNightNight backwards.
Poblano lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poblano.
McNightNight is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Poblano pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Poblano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Poblano scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poblano.
 McNightNight is rocked!
McNightNight tries to pull guard but Poblano holds him up against the cage and eventually McNightNight drops back down to his feet.
Oh McNightNight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poblano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Poblano creates a bit of space for himself and rocks McNightNight with a big uppercut! McNightNight tries to clinch up but Poblano pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples McNightNight to the mat! McNightNight covers up and Poblano unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pablo Poblano!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Bean (ranked 2551 p4p, 3339 weight class) and Jack Lawson (ranked 306 p4p, 390 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Mr Bean has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mr Bean seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean instigates a clinch.
Bean lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bean not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lawson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lawson wants to improve his position but Bean is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bean has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bean missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bean throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lawson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bean.
We've been hearing that Bean has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bean controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Bean is looking to work some ground and pound but Lawson has wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Bean instigates a clinch.
Lawson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bean wants the takedown. Lawson is fighting it off but Bean persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lawson's guard against the cage.
Lawson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bean dives into side control.
Lawson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ground and pound from Bean seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bean lands a few punches from side control.
Lawson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bean working Lawson over with strikes.
Bean working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lawson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bean.
Bean thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bean controlling the action here.
Bean 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.
Bean slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bean takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bean trying to control the pace.
Lawson is looking to improve his position.
Bean throwing shots but Lawson is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bean throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bean with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Bean 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.
Bean clinches with his opponent.
Bean has picked Lawson up - he's going for a ride! Bean dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bean takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bean lands strikes from half guard.
Lawson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bean.
Bean working the head and body with strikes.
Bean throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bean connects with a nice short shot to Lawson's temple.
Bean winds up and cracks Lawson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bean winds up and cracks Lawson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lawson can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean content to control rather than advance.
Bean is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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.
Lawson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bean working over Lawson with some ground and pound. Lawson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bean with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lawson has hold of Bean's hands but Bean slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lawson trying to control from the bottom.
Lawson is not content to let Bean control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bean lands a nice short elbow.
Bean trying to control from half guard but Lawson is working away.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bean in particular looking to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bean fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lawson, pushing him back against the cage.
Bean pulls guard effortlessly.
Lawson stops Bean from standing up.
Bean throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bean holds on and takes a little breather.
Bean looking to control.
Lawson looking to sit in guard and control but Bean gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bean wants to control from the top but Lawson keeps moving.
Bean is looking to work some ground and pound but Lawson has wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Bean dominated that second round.
That's time! Bean's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bean drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bean trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bean working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bean trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bean scoring with some ground and pound.
Bean seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean wants to control from the top but Lawson keeps moving.
Bean with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Our spies down at at Roosters Coop inform us that Lawson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Bean scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bean is looking to work some ground and pound but Lawson has wrist control.
Bean throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lawson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bean looking to pass the guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bean throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lawson's head.
Lawson tries to keep at a distance but Bean has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean has clasped his hands together around Lawson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lawson wants to get back to his feet but Bean is dominant here and he's now got Lawson's back!
Lawson tries to break free.
Bean just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bean's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lawson grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Lawson.
Will Bean go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Mr Bean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bean biding his time, controlling Lawson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lawson covering up well under a series of strikes from Bean.
Good control from Bean.
Bean avoiding Lawson 's attempts to control his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bean just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Bean showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bean 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Bean!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jubei Akechi (ranked 2439 p4p, 2864 weight class) and Rasmus Reedtz (ranked 218 p4p, 243 weight class). Jubei Akechi had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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 30 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Jubei Akechi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rasmus Reedtz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reedtz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Akechi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reedtz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reedtz misses with a left hand
and Akechi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reedtz thinking.
Akechi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reedtz tries to avoid it but Akechi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reedtz to the ground. Reedtz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Akechi works the jab nicely.
Reedtz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reedtz lands in his opponent's guard.
Akechi being controlled here, momentarily.
Akechi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reedtz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Akechi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reedtz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Reedtz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reedtz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reedtz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Reedtz fails with the takedown
and Akechi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akechi throws out a powerful jab.
Akechi avoids the head kick by Reedtz.
Akechi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Akechi as he connects with a hook.
Reedtz misses the shot to the body.
Reedtz moves forwards but Akechi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
 It looks like Rasmus Reedtz has been cut.
Akechi throws a body punch but Reedtz moves out of range.
Reedtz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reedtz lands in his opponent's guard.
Akechi working a defensive guard here.
Reedtz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reedtz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Akechi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reedtz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Reedtz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akechi is keeping the position for now.
That's four 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.
Reedtz is still trying to improve position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Akechi takes a swing at Reedtz's ribcage but misses.
Akechi scores with a jab to the head.
Reedtz misses with a straight left.
Akechi lands with a right hand.
Akechi throws a hook but Reedtz avoids it easily.
Akechi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reedtz.
Akechi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Akechi throws a hook but Reedtz avoids it easily.
Reedtz connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Akechi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reedtz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akechi swings for the body but Reedtz moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reedtz throws a jab when Akechi was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jubei Akechi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rasmus Reedtz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Akechi throws a body punch but Reedtz moves out of range.
Reedtz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Reedtz controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Akechi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Reedtz trying to control but Akechi is working from the bottom.
Reedtz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reedtz is continuing to stall.
Reedtz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Reedtz is defended easily by Akechi.
Reedtz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reedtz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Akechi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Akechi misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Akechi.
Akechi scores with a jab.
Akechi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Akechi wants to clinch up but Reedtz keeps it at a distance.
Reedtz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rasmus Reedtz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reedtz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akechi.
Akechi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reedtz shoots in and bounces Akechi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Akechi can't keep his opponent in guard - Reedtz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Reedtz passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reedtz sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Reedtz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Akechi is looking to escape.
Reedtz dominating with strikes here.
Reedtz wants to control the pace but Akechi is squirming around nicely.
Reedtz controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Reedtz controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Akechi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Reedtz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rasmus Reedtz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rasmus Reedtz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Akechi throws a poor cross that misses
so Reedtz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Reedtz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Akechi keeping moving, preventing Reedtz from controlling successfully.
Reedtz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Akechi keeping moving, preventing Reedtz from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reedtz controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reedtz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Reedtz looking to sit in guard and control but Akechi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Our spies down at at Rasmus's Fun House inform us that Reedtz has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Reedtz wants to hit a sweep here but Akechi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Reedtz there!
Reedtz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akechi tries to control but Reedtz wriggling away.
Reedtz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Akechi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Reedtz can't escape the position.
Reedtz tries to improve his position but instead Akechi has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz trying to control the action but Akechi just sinks the hooks in.
Reedtz turns into Akechi and is now in his guard.
Reedtz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Reedtz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Akechi manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Reedtz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Reedtz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akechi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rasmus Reedtz has got the better of the ground game so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Reedtz holds on and takes a little breather.
Akechi content to stall in guard here.
Reedtz managing to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reedtz looking for a sweep. Not yet Reedtz, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jubei Akechi.
I think Akechi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jubei Akechi!
Jubei Akechi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Axl Cailean (ranked 2073 p4p, 2490 weight class) and Francis Oosthuizen (ranked 247 p4p, 297 weight class). Cailean comes into the arena with Back stabbers blaring out of the sound system. Oosthuizen has chosen TLAD as his entrance music. Francis Oosthuizen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axl Cailean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francis Oosthuizen !
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oosthuizen throws a head kick that misses.
Cailean does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cailean lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Francis Oosthuizen has been cut.
Cailean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oosthuizen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cailean darts in and clinches Oosthuizen up against the cage.
Oosthuizen tries to land knees in the clinch but Cailean avoids the damage to the body.
Cailean on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oosthuizen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cailean breaks from the clinch.
Cailean throws a right and a left that Oosthuizen avoids nicely.
Oosthuizen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oosthuizen swinging wildly here.
Oosthuizen loads up on a big right hand but Cailean slips the punch.
Axl Cailean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Oosthuizen misses.
Cailean looks to throw a body kick
and Oosthuizen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen wants to clinch.
Oosthuizen slips a straight right by Cailean.
Oosthuizen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cailean scores with a kick to the body.
Cailean doesn't manage to clinch there - Oosthuizen circles away.
Oosthuizen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cailean scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cailean avoids the body shot from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen tried to score with a low kick but Cailean checks it.
Cailean getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cailean clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cailean swings wildly with an uppercut but Oosthuizen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cailean lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen manages to break the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cailean.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oosthuizen throws a head kick but Cailean moves out of range.
Oosthuizen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cailean was well out of range. Poor timing from Oosthuizen .
Cailean lands the left hand.
Cailean has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oosthuizen blocks an uppercut.
Cailean working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oosthuizen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cailean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen misses with a shot to the body
and Cailean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Francis Oosthuizen 's cut even more.
Cailean throws a series of punches but Oosthuizen avoids them all with ease.
Oooooh!!! Cailean has knocked Oosthuizen down with a huge combo! Cailean steps away and waves a wobbly Oosthuizen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Oosthuizen is rocked!
Cailean lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Oosthuizen - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Cailean!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Axl Cailean!
The defeated Francis Oosthuizen had this to say: '“I didn’t get the storybook ending, but that’s the fight game. I’ve given everything to this sport, and I’m proud of my journey. Thank you to my team, my family, and my fans for standing by me. The Grim Reaper’s done, but the memories will live forever. Cheers to the next chapter!”'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Barfield (ranked 2330 p4p, 1969 weight class) and Nestor Makhno (ranked 272 p4p, 228 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Barfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nestor Makhno!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makhno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Barfield.
Barfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barfield gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Barfield escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Makhno gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Makhno tries to stand but Barfield is controlling from the bottom.
Makhno decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Barfield, up you get!
Makhno on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice body punch from Makhno.
Makhno lands a glancing blow to the side of Barfield's head.
 It looks like Samuel Barfield has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makhno lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Makhno lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barfield's sensitive parts.
Barfield takes a swing at Makhno's ribcage but misses.
Makhno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Makhno throws a shot to the body.
Makhno has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barfield manages to avoid it.
Makhno dives in and grabs Barfield's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barfield pushes down on Makhno's head and hops out.
Barfield seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Makhno throws a big shot that misses.
Makhno avoids a kick to the body.
Barfield has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Macto Legion Fighting Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Makhno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barfield moves away.
Barfield throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nestor Makhno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makhno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Makhno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Makhno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makhno throws a sloppy body shot
and Barfield counters with a straight right hand.
Barfield tries to clinch there but Makhno circles away.
No joy there for Barfield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makhno lands a body shot.
Barfield takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makhno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barfield lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barfield blocks a body shot from Makhno.
Barfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Makhno's defenses.
Makhno blocks the elbow strike.
Makhno misses with a body punch.
Barfield blocking some punches.
Makhno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makhno.
Barfield tries to stall but Makhno uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Makhno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barfield shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barfield showed some decent athleticism there.
Barfield tries to pass the half guard into mount. Makhno knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barfield connects with a nice short shot to Makhno's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhno looks like he's trying to stand up.
Makhno is looking to improve his position.
Barfield lands strikes from half guard.
Makhno is trying to stand up here but Barfield is controlling him well.
Makhno is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Barfield's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Barfield's back!
Makhno is trying to control but Barfield is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Makhno get's back to his feet.
Barfield scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Makhno sneaks out the side door and pushes Barfield away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Makhno lands a jab to Barfield's midsection.
Makhno jabs Barfield to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barfield's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Makhno connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barfield scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barfield misses the jab.
Barfield scores with a jab. Makhno acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barfield takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick lands for Barfield.
Makhno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barfield moves away.
Makhno on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barfield on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barfield is breathing heavily.
Makhno just misses with a punch to the body.
Makhno looks to score with a jab to the body but Barfield is just out of range.
Makhno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barfield stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Makhno gets a double leg takedown into Barfield's guard.
Makhno stands and steps away. Barfield gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makhno's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barfield under the eye.
Makhno fails to land the takedown.
Makhno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nestor Makhno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Barfield's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barfield will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barfield tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Makhno defends well and Barfield ends up having to push Makhno into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Makhno manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Makhno.
Makhno keeps the fight on the outside.
Barfield on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Makhno tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Makhno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barfield.
Barfield is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barfield fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Makhno is out of range.
Makhno digs a good body shot into Barfield's ribs.
Makhno misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makhno thuds a left hand into Barfield's body.
Makhno cracks a nice hook into Barfield's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Makhno misses the shot to the body.
Barfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makhno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A clash of legs there as Makhno blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barfield checks a leg kick nicely.
Barfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makhno lands a nice shot to the body.
Makhno bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barfield's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makhno. Barfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makhno throws a nice looking combination but Barfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Makhno pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barfield is out of range and Makhno settles back down.
Makhno throws a leg kick which misses Barfield's front leg but catches the back leg as Barfield tries to avoid it.
Makhno misses with a straight right.
Makhno goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Makhno misses the target.
Barfield fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Barfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makhno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barfield throws a leg kick that is checked
and Makhno counters with a straight right hand.
Barfield misses the jab.
Makhno connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barfield takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big right from Makhno misses.
Makhno swings for the body but Barfield moves out of range.
Makhno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makhno throws a body shot but no joy.
Nestor Makhno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makhno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Makhno misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Makhno.
Makhno lands a body shot.
Makhno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barfield moves away.
Barfield throws a big counter combination but Makhno scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Makhno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Makhno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barfield.
A jab from Makhno misses.
A slow jab from Makhno misses its intended target.
Makhno throws a head kick but Barfield moves out of range.
Makhno is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barfield rather than just go for the knockout.
Barfield misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barfield avoids the body shot from Makhno.
Makhno scores with a hook to the body. Barfield takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Makhno jabs at Barfield's body.
Barfield slips a jab from Makhno.
Barfield fails with a takedown attempt.
Makhno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barfield manages to avoid it.
Makhno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barfield on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Makhno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barfield.
Barfield avoids the body shot from Makhno.
Makhno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makhno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makhno looks to land a left hand but Barfield moved out of range nicely.
A cross from Barfield lands.
Makhno has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Makhno with a nice calf kick.
Barfield shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Makhno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Makhno lands a nice shot that snaps Barfield's head back.
Barfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barfield gets a takedown into half guard.
Makhno wants to get back to his feet.
Makhno manages to get to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makhno wants to stand but Barfield is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nestor Makhno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Samuel Barfield's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Barfield tries to clinch but Makhno is having none of it.
Samuel Barfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Makhno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Makhno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barfield.
Makhno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Makhno.
Makhno pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barfield back to the cage. Makhno follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Makhno changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Makhno looks to score with a jab to the body but Barfield is just out of range.
Barfield blocks a jab.
Barfield turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barfield manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Makhno on his heels. He'll look to pass Makhno's guard now, I'm sure.
Makhno wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Barfield manages to pass to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makhno avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barfield.
Barfield thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barfield is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhno is trying to stand back up but Barfield is controlling him
Barfield takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Makhno is trying to stand.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barfield lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barfield is trying to control the action in half guard but Makhno is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Makhno scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Barfield manages to mount him!
Barfield is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Makhno to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Makhno shrugs it off.
Makhno wants to hold on but Barfield pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barfield working Makhno over with strikes here.
Barfield thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Makhno blocking the ground and pound.
Barfield landing punches.
Barfield lands a big elbow - Makhno is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Makhno is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Samuel Barfield!
Samuel Barfield thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Smith (ranked 3443 p4p, 1589 weight class) and Barnabus Sanitario (ranked 214 p4p, 120 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Heave Away- The Fables. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Barnabus Sanitario!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanitario sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Sanitario counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Smith!
Sanitario controlling from side mount.
Sanitario throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Smith works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sanitario performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanitario's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sanitario is looking to pass Smith's guard but actually Smith recovers to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sanitario working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanitario on the ground.
Sanitario lands a couple of digs.
Sanitario with a nice head shot there.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Smith holds on and takes a little breather.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanitario with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanitario controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanitario's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanitario missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanitario holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sanitario gets full guard.
Sanitario wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanitario is pulling down on Smith's head. It's preventing any offense from Smith, at least for the moment.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanitario has wrist control.
Sanitario controlling Smith's posture.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Sanitario gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sanitario is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanitario sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smith seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sanitario looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanitario's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanitario's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sanitario throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanitario seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sanitario has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith controls Sanitario momentarily but Sanitario frees himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanitario controlling from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barnabus Sanitario dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith tries to sprawl but Sanitario drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sanitario throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Sanitario sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sanitario is continuing to stall.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanitario.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanitario controlling the action here.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control but can't.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Sanitario has control of the leg.
Sanitario has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanitario performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sanitario not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanitario connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple.
Smith trying to control here.
Smith tries to roll over but Sanitario keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanitario working the head and body with strikes.
Smith trying to hold on to Sanitario's head to control him but Sanitario postures up.
Sanitario working Smith over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanitario connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple.
Smith wants to get back to full guard but Sanitario has mounted him!
Sanitario raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smith regains half guard.
Sanitario keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Sanitario working Smith over with strikes.
Sanitario looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sanitario is pressing down on Smith's thigh, looking to free his foot. Smith is holding on for now.
Well, if Sanitario is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario prevents Smith from improving his position.
Sanitario thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanitario lands strikes from half guard.
Sanitario performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanitario is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barnabus Sanitario showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanitario looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smith keeping full guard, as Sanitario tries to pass.
Sanitario is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sanitario scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sanitario controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Sanitario is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanitario showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Smith looking to control.
Sanitario is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Sanitario is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sanitario slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanitario gets the takedown into side control.
Sanitario scores with punches from side control.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Sanitario working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario working the head with strikes.
Sanitario is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Smith's shoulder. That is not cool.
Smith manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sanitario's best efforts.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanitario content to control rather than advance.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario is nestled in close to Smith, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Sanitario.
Smith is positioning himself well to prevent Sanitario advancing to mount.
Sanitario is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanitario trying to control the pace.
Sanitario is thwarting Smith's attempts to control the position.
Sanitario 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario slows the pace down in half guard.
Barnabus Sanitario has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanitario throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barnabus Sanitario is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dylan Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith wants to control but Sanitario is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barnabus Sanitario comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanitario 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barnabus Sanitario!
Barnabus Sanitario took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Butch Cassidy (ranked 1738 p4p, 2768 weight class) and Leland Giles (ranked 203 p4p, 325 weight class). Butch Cassidy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Butch Cassidy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 28 - 2, fighting out of New York, Leland Giles!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giles forces Cassidy back against the cage and clinches.
Giles swings wildly with an uppercut but Cassidy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassidy blocks an uppercut.
Cassidy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Giles backwards.
Giles misses with a punch to the body.
Giles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Giles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cassidy jumps guard but Giles turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Giles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Giles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Giles struggles to land a body shot inside as Cassidy controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giles can't find room to land a body shot as Cassidy controls the action.
Giles misses with a body punch.
Giles misses with a punch to the body.
Giles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giles throws a head punch that misses.
Cassidy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cassidy's elbow.
Cassidy tries to pull guard but Giles forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Giles.
It looks like Butch Cassidy has been cut.
Cassidy lands with a right to the head.
Giles goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cassidy prevents it.
Giles tries to work over Cassidy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Giles fails to land.
Giles misses with a punch to the body.
Cassidy stalling in the clinch but Giles improves position.
Giles tries to work over Cassidy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cassidy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butch Cassidy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cassidy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Giles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Giles has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Giles swats away the attempt to clinch by Cassidy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy ducks under a wild hook from Giles.
Nice straight punches there by Giles. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Giles.
We've been told by Cassidy's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Giles with a lazy takedown attempt
and Giles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cassidy scores with a one two! Giles had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cassidy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Giles misses the jab.
Cassidy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cassidy ducks under a wild hook from Giles.
Giles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cassidy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cassidy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cassidy slips a straight right by Giles.
Cassidy avoids the body shot from Giles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giles moves out of range of the body kick from Cassidy.
Giles throws a body shot but no joy.
Giles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cassidy was well out of range. Poor timing from Giles.
Cassidy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Giles throws a shot from downtown. Cassidy moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Giles misses.
That kick from Cassidy tenderised Giles's leg. Giles is trying to keep his angry face on.
Giles punishes Cassidy's body with a nice straight punch.
Cassidy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giles misses with a jab to the body
and Cassidy counters with a three punch combo that has Giles backing up. Giles nods at Cassidy to acknowledge the strikes.
Cassidy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cassidy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Giles is fending him off so far but Cassidy persists. Nope, Giles circles away and we're back to standing.
Cassidy fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giles looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cassidy is fending him off so far but Giles persists. Nope, Cassidy circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Cassidy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Giles moves in looking to clinch but Cassidy pushes him off.
Cassidy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Giles sprawls well. Giles wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cassidy gets slowly back to his feet.
Giles throws a hook but Cassidy blocks it.
Nice takedown defense from Giles. No joy for Cassidy on that attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Cassidy as Giles shoots in.
Giles just misses with a punch to the body.
Giles fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cassidy avoids it really well and circles away.
Cassidy is looking for a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leland Giles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Butch Cassidy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Giles on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Giles rushes Cassidy and presses him up against the cage.
Giles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giles swings wildly with an uppercut but Cassidy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Giles throws a punch but it's blocked by Cassidy.
Giles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Giles misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giles tries to work over Cassidy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cassidy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Giles throws an elbow that misses.
Cassidy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giles lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giles misses with some punches.
Cassidy blocks an uppercut.
Giles misses with a body punch.
Cassidy stalling in the clinch but Giles improves position.
Giles can't get the takedown.
Cassidy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Giles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cassidy.
Giles lands a left hand.
Giles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giles throws a punch but it's blocked by Cassidy.
Cassidy dodges an elbow strike from Giles.
Giles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Giles avoiding damage.
Giles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giles misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Giles tries to throw a body punch but Cassidy avoids it by throwing Giles back against the cage.
Cassidy is trying to pull guard but Giles has him pressed against the cage.
Giles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cassidy backwards.
Giles can't find room to land a body shot as Cassidy controls the action.
Giles struggles to land a body shot inside as Cassidy controls his hands.
Giles throws a punch but it's blocked by Cassidy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giles.
Cassidy is trying to pull guard but Giles turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butch Cassidy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Giles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giles throws a head punch that misses.
Giles swings wildly with an uppercut but Cassidy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giles misses with the head strike.
Giles misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Giles misses with a punch to the body.
Giles digs a right hand underneath Cassidy's ribcage. Cassidy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Giles misses with a body punch.
Giles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giles lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Giles lands a body shot.
Giles can't find room to land a body shot as Cassidy controls the action.
Giles working aggressively here.
Giles misses with a punch to the body.
Giles can't find room to land a body shot as Cassidy controls the action.
Giles tries to work over Cassidy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cassidy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A right hand to the body from Giles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Giles swings wildly with an uppercut but Cassidy uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giles lands a body punch.
Giles throws a head punch that misses.
Giles gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Giles missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cassidy taking some punishment here, with Giles in his half guard.
Giles slips a nice elbow through Cassidy's hands, connecting with Cassidy's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giles working the head and body with strikes.
Giles missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Giles winds up and cracks Cassidy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Giles landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cassidy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Giles scores with a couple of nice shots.
Giles 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.
Giles takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cassidy taking some punishment here, with Giles in his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leland Giles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Butch Cassidy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Giles misses with a body punch
and Cassidy counters with a series of strikes. Giles will be more careful next time no doubt.
Butch Cassidy is winning the standup battle so far.
Cassidy ducks under a wild hook from Giles.
Cassidy throws a big counter combination but Giles scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A low kick from Cassidy misses
and Giles counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cassidy won't be happy with that.
Giles landing a few strikes.
Giles in side control lands a decent elbow.
Giles throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cassidy taking a bit of punishment here - Giles scoring with strikes.
Giles working the ground and pound.
Cassidy is rocked!
Cassidy is pushing Giles's head away, looking to escape. Giles manages to hold on to the position though.
Oh Cassidy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giles lands an elbow.
Giles in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Cassidy looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Giles turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leland Giles!
A relieved looking Leland Giles thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Campbell (ranked 1938 p4p, 1660 weight class) and RollBack TheNineteenth (ranked 230 p4p, 197 weight class). RollBack TheNineteenth has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alex Campbell's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, RollBack TheNineteenth!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TheNineteenth throws a hook to the side of Campbell's head but Campbell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
TheNineteenth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
TheNineteenth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Campbell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Campbell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right from TheNineteenth misses.
Campbell slips a jab from TheNineteenth.
TheNineteenth throws a looping overhand right but Campbell ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell avoids the body shot from TheNineteenth.
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from TheNineteenth.
Campbell tries to counter by moving into the clinch but TheNineteenth manages to circle out of the way.
TheNineteenth throws an overhand right that lands on Campbell's shoulder, as Campbell tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TheNineteenth scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
RollBack TheNineteenth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
TheNineteenth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Campbell avoids the body shot from TheNineteenth.
TheNineteenth throws a lazy right hand but Campbell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
TheNineteenth works the jab nicely.
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from TheNineteenth.
As TheNineteenth tries to get set, Campbell tries to push him back and clinch up but TheNineteenth manages to avoid the attempt.
A left lands for TheNineteenth.
Campbell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Campbell there as he acknowledges the shot.
TheNineteenth connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Campbell tumbling to the canvas! TheNineteenth pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Campbell was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). RollBack TheNineteenth!
A very excited looking RollBack TheNineteenth made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guy Le Franc (ranked 487 p4p, 2452 weight class) and Danny Trejo (ranked 60 p4p, 280 weight class). Le Franc comes into the arena with [I Can't Get No] Satisfaction blaring out of the sound system. Trejo has chosen El Mas Bravo De Los Bravos as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guy Le Franc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Trejo!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Franc drops his hands momentarily and Trejo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Trejo throws a big shot that misses.
Trejo throws a lazy body kick
letting Le Franc counter with a right hand.
It looks like Danny Trejo has been cut.
Le Franc ducks under a wild hook from Trejo.
Trejo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Le Franc appears to be looking for a big counter.
A decent looking cross lands there for Trejo.
Trejo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trejo throws a body shot but no joy.
Trejo misses with a left hand
and Le Franc counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Trejo! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Le Franc!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guy Le Franc!
A relieved looking Guy Le Franc thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 1008 p4p, 1196 weight class) and Pocket Rocket (ranked 88 p4p, 99 weight class). Destin Craven could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pocket Rocket's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 33 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Destin Craven!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pocket Rocket!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocket lands with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Craven lands with a straight right. Rocket didn't see that one coming.
Craven scores with a hook.
Craven misses with a looping right.
Rocket throws a series of punches but Craven avoids them all with ease.
Craven drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rocket is looking to reverse the position.
Craven advances to mount.
Rocket is squirming around, avoiding Craven's attempts to control the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocket wants to hold on but Craven pushes him away.
Craven prevents Rocket from getting the reversal.
Craven wants to control the pace but Rocket is squirming around nicely.
We've been hearing that Craven has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Craven scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rocket?
Craven working the ground and pound effectively.
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.
Craven lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rocket wants to control but Craven is having none of it.
Rocket really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Craven looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rocket is in all sorts of trouble here.
Craven has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rocket's face.
Rocket working to try and regain half guard.
Craven putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Craven has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee warns Rocket that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rocket sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from Craven there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven winds up and cracks Rocket with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rocket is rocked!
Rocket looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Craven tries to pass to full mount but Rocket defends it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Craven is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rocket tries to roll over but Craven keeps him under control.
Rocket is looking to control Craven's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rocket avoid being mounted?
Craven wants to control but Rocket is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Craven working over Rocket with some ground and pound. Rocket looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Craven trying to mount his opponent but Rocket defends it.
Rocket has hold of Craven's hands but Craven slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Craven connects with a nice short shot to Rocket's temple.
Rocket is trying to get back to full guard.
Craven 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.
Craven is looking to advance position but Rocket won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craven working Rocket over with strikes.
Craven wants to free his trapped foot but Rocket is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rocket has hold of Craven's hands but Craven slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rocket is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Craven pulls his head out easily.
Rocket controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Craven seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Rocket has recovered full guard.
Craven trying to control but Rocket is working from the bottom.
Craven connects with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Destin Craven dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Craven connects with a jab.
Craven keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Craven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Craven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rocket was well out of range. Poor timing from Craven.
Rocket shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Craven is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rocket's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rocket's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rocket 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 Craven gets his way!
Rocket breaks Craven's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rocket passes into half guard.
Rocket is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Craven is just riding it out for now. Rocket eventually gives up the hold.
Rocket is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rocket content to stall in guard here.
Craven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rocket can do to turn this around?
Rocket trying to control but Craven is working from the bottom.
Craven looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Craven is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rocket is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Craven keeping moving, preventing Rocket from controlling successfully.
Rocket preventing the sweep.
Rocket is standing up over Craven. Craven looks to escape but Rocket dives into side control.
Craven prevents Rocket from moving into mount.
Craven regains half guard.
Rocket wants to free his trapped foot but Craven is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rocket works his way into side control.
Rocket wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Craven, who protects the arm well.
Rocket wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Craven, who protects the arm well.
Craven is letting Rocket control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocket working away.
Craven is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rocket is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Craven has managed to free his arm - good work.
Craven is staying active underneath Rocket, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rocket looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rocket 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.
Rocket seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Craven is looking to escape.
Rocket is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Craven sees it coming and defends easily.
Craven gets full guard.
Rocket has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Craven to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Rocket is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Craven pulls down on the head and he's put Rocket to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Destin Craven!
Destin Craven retains his bantamweight title!
In his post fight interview, Destin Craven started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Pocket Rocket spoke after the fight, saying 'Oh, noooooo. FUCK!'.
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