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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nico Mcgee (ranked 5323 p4p, 3687 weight class) and Yegor Lenkov (ranked 383 p4p, 310 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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169 cm 19 142 0 - 1 - 0 |
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160 cm 18 136 2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt Basic striking Granite chin |
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nico Mcgee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yegor Lenkov! The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lenkov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mcgee's guard. Mcgee 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. Mcgee is trying to keep Lenkov in close.
Lenkov works a leg free and moves into half guard. Lenkov passes to full mount! Mcgee stops Lenkov from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Lenkov is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Lenkov extends the arm and Mcgee is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yegor Lenkov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Milan Kerkermann (ranked 5244 p4p, 4673 weight class) and Jamari Golden (ranked 512 p4p, 481 weight class). Jamari Golden is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 cm 25 185 0 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm 26 185 0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Excellent boxer KO power |
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Milan Kerkermann! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamari Golden! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Golden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Golden doesn't succeed with the takedown and Kerkermann counters with a lovely straight right hand! Golden shoots in but no luck this time. Kerkermann dives in for a single leg takedown but Golden sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Kerkermann wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Kerkermann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kerkermann is trying to force a seperation but Golden has the dominant position. Golden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Golden is looking to take this one to the mat. Milan Kerkermann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamari Golden.
Golden wants the takedown. Kerkermann is fighting it off but Golden persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kerkermann's guard against the cage.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Kerkermann manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage. Golden looks winded! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kerkermann has had enough of the clinch but Golden keeps him there for the moment.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Golden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kerkermann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Golden is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kerkermann to keep the fight standing. Golden is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kerkermann to keep the fight standing.
Kerkermann decides to pull guard. Kerkermann seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kerkermann is on top in guard.
Kerkermann is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Kerkermann forces his way into half guard.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Kerkermann sitting and controlling from the half guard. Kerkermann has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Kerkermann throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Golden is trying to maintain the position but Kerkermann is very close to passing his half guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerkermann decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. Kerkermann shoots and misses and Golden counters with a solid body kick. We've been told by Kerkermann's head coaches at Cozad MMA London that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Kerkermann misses with a takedown attempt - Golden sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Golden lands with a slapping head kick. No luck with that takedown attempt from Golden. Kerkermann shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Golden pinned against the cage. Golden gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Golden with a lazy takedown attempt and Kerkermann counters with a stiff right hand. Kerkermann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Kerkermann looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kerkermann is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Golden's half guard.
Kerkermann is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Golden doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kerkermann. 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! Kerkermann performing his best blanket impression for a moment. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Milan Kerkermann dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Golden tries to clinch and Kerkermann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Golden closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kerkermann did well to prevent Golden getting side control.
Kerkermann makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work! Golden darts in looking for a takedown but Kerkermann gets double underhooks and turns Golden into the cage. Kerkermann lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kerkermann throws a right hand that Golden ducks under and follows up with a left that Golden also avoids with ease. Kerkermann shoots in for a takedown but Golden shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Kerkermann fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Kerkermann throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Golden crashing down! Golden tries to stagger back to his feet but Kerkermann just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Golden asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milan Kerkermann!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blake Dillon (ranked 3789 p4p, 3712 weight class) and Edmund Holloway (ranked 382 p4p, 370 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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156 cm 18 166 3 - 1 - 0 |
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BJJ White Belt Solid Muay Thai Big heart |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blake Dillon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edmund Holloway! The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Holloway's corner calls for a 1-2. Holloway obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Dillon lands a glancing blow to the side of Holloway's head. Holloway lands a really nice looking cross but Dillon seems unphased.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Holloway throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dillon. Holloway is looking to land body kicks. A little feinted left hand from Dillon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Holloway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dillon.
The fighters circling - Holloway throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Donk. Dillon catches Holloway right on the button with a cross. Dillon swings for the body but Holloway moves out of range.
Holloway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dillon moves away. Holloway walks into a stiff left hand from Dillon. Holloway takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. A looping hook to the body misses from Holloway. Dillon does a little dance to reset his feet. Edmund Holloway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nice shot lands for Dillon.
Holloway is rocked! Dillon walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Holloway drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Dillon swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Holloway's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blake Dillon! Edmund Holloway spoke after the fight, saying 'fuck allat bull shit'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Huang (ranked 3194 p4p, 4299 weight class) and Mica Mica Galvao (ranked 376 p4p, 451 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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178 cm 19 177 4 - 0 - 0 |
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BJJ Brown Belt Counter fighter Good 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Huang! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mica Mica Galvao! The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mica Galvao shoots for a takedown but Huang saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Mica Galvao looks for a takedown but Huang sprawls well. Mica Galvao darts in looking for a takedown but Huang gets double underhooks and turns Mica Galvao into the cage. As Mica Galvao tries to get set, Huang tries to push him back and clinch up but Mica Galvao manages to avoid the attempt. Jonathan Huang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mica Mica Galvao. Mica Galvao tries to score a power double leg takedown but Huang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mica Galvao somewhat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mica Galvao keeps the fight on the outside. Huang stuffs the takedown. Huang changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mica Galvao tries to avoid it but Huang manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mica Galvao to the ground. Mica Galvao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Huang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mica Galvao.
Mica Galvao looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Mica Galvao stuffs the takedown. Mica Galvao has his takedown stuffed
and Huang counters with a shoot takedown. Mica Galvao fights it but they end up in guard. Mica Galvao is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Huang trying to control the position from guard on top but Mica Galvao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Huang's corner is telling him to maintain position. Mica Galvao keeping moving, preventing Huang from controlling successfully. Mica Galvao not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
 The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Huang looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Huang is looking to take a break and control but Mica Galvao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Huang is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mica Galvao doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Huang. Mica Galvao is looking to control Huang's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mica Galvao avoid being mounted?
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Mica Galvao gets full guard. Huang trying to control the position from guard on top but Mica Galvao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Huang won't allow Mica Galvao to sweep him here. Mica Galvao looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Huang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mica Galvao swivels though and keeps the full guard. Mica Galvao looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Huang passes easily into side control. Nice work. A lull in the action here. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Huang dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Huang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Mica Galvao drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Huang defends it well. Huang looks for a takedown but Mica Galvao sprawls well. Huang fails to land the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Huang. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mica Galvao keeps the fight on the outside. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Huang blocks a head kick by Mica Galvao.
Huang wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Huang throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mica Galvao tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Huang is in Mica Galvao's guard. Huang wants to pass the guard but Mica Galvao is keeping the position. Huang won't allow Mica Galvao to sweep him here.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Mica Galvao is trying to control the position but Huang postures up. Huang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Huang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mica Galvao swivels though and keeps the full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Mica Galvao trying to control the position.
Huang content to stall in guard here. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Mica Galvao manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Huang manages to get himself to full guard.

 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. Huang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mica Galvao is one step ahead there.
Mica Galvao is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Huang is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Huang has escaped and now he's on top!
Mica Galvao working a defensive guard here.
Huang is stalling in the full guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Huang pushes down on Mica Galvao's leg and manages to get into half guard. Huang perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Mica Galvao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Mica Galvao tries to get to full guard but Huang has control of the leg. Huang seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mica Galvao does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Mica Galvao won't allow Huang to pass to mount.
Mica Galvao looking for submissions off his back.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Huang scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Mica Galvao moves into full guard.
Huang wants to control from the top but Mica Galvao keeps moving. Huang is really struggling to control Mica Galvao but he's trying to hold on to the position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Mica Galvao is trying to keep Huang in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Huang dominated that second round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mica Galvao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Huang doesn't manage to clinch there - Mica Galvao circles away.
Huang shoots in for a takedown but Mica Galvao shows good takedown defense. Mica Galvao with the counter takedown but Huang avoids it easily. Mica Galvao is trying hard to land a takedown here. Huang sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Huang half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Mica Galvao fails with the takedown. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang tries to sprawl but Mica Galvao drives through with a takedown into half guard. Huang trying to control here.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Huang gets full guard.
Huang is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Huang is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mica Galvao tries to roll over but Huang keeps him under control. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mica Galvao wants to improve his position but Huang is controlling well.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Mica Galvao is not content to let Huang control the position. Huang works his foot free and advances to mount. Huang wants to control the pace but Mica Galvao is squirming around nicely. Mica Galvao is in all sorts of trouble here.
Huang wants to take Mica Galvao's back but he can't do it this time. Huang controlling from the full mount.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Mica Galvao really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Huang trying to control but Mica Galvao is having none of it. Mica Galvao is wriggling around trying to escape.
Huang throws some wild stikes that Mica Galvao manages to avoid easily.
Mica Galvao really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Mica Galvao wants to control but Huang is having none of it. Huang tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Mica Galvao bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Huang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Huang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mica Galvao manages to get himself to full guard.
 The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Mica Galvao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight! Jonathan Huang showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Huang, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27 Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27 Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Huang!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Durov (ranked 3109 p4p, 4951 weight class) and Roman Lenkov (ranked 267 p4p, 366 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Durov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to *Wet oil slushing around ASMR*. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Roman Lenkov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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161 cm 18 153 0 - 1 - 0 |
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Durov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Lenkov! The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lenkov tries for a takedown but Durov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. No luck for Lenkov with that takedown attempt. Durov is looking to counter punch.
Lenkov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lenkov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Lenkov working away. Durov is not content to let Lenkov control the position.
Lenkov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Durov has escaped the position, nice work there. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Durov tries to improve position but can't. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lenkov working away.
Lenkov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lenkov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Durov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Durov can't do much from the bottom here. Durov is looking to reverse the position. Lenkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Durov keeps working. An elbow from Lenkov crashes against the mat.
Durov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lenkov has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Durov is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Lenkov yanks on the arm and Durov is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Lenkov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roman Lenkov! Pavel Durov spoke after the fight, saying 'Is wasn't fair, daddy didn't give me enough money for supplements and shit.
He definitely didn't give me enough to bride the refs and judges- I could've won by unanimous or TKO or some bullshit atleast!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Byron Trevino (ranked 3796 p4p, 2420 weight class) and Juan Alro (ranked 383 p4p, 255 weight class). 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 lightweight 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, Byron Trevino! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Alro! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Trevino shoots in looking for a takedown. Alro tries to sprawl out of it but Trevino keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Trevino takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Trevino feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Alro tries to land a sweep but no joy. Trevino postures up.
Trevino has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Alro looking to sweep here. No luck so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Trevino won't allow Alro to get back to his feet. Alro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trevino manages to get himself to full guard.
 The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Trevino wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Trevino is looking to stand up but Alro isn't so interested in that idea. Alro trying to control the position from guard on top but Trevino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
 The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Trevino shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Trevino is breathing heavily.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Alro is trying to stand back up but Trevino is controlling him
Alro is looking for a sweep. Trevino is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Alro is trying to stand.
Alro wants to control but Trevino is keeping busy.
Alro is trying to get back to full guard. Alro trying to control from the bottom.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Trevino looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
 The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. A swing and a miss from Alro. Alro swats away the attempt to clinch by Trevino. Trevino has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alro. Trevino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trevino tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trevino somewhat. Alro throws a body shot but no joy. Trevino misses with a series of wild punches.
Trevino gets tackled into the cage by Alro. Alro maintains the clinch.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Trevino is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Alro gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Byron Trevino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alro looks to land a left hand but Trevino moved out of range nicely. Alro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alro instigates a clinch. Alro can't get the takedown.
Alro manages to break the clinch.
Trevino is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Alro's half guard.
Alro kicks off Trevino and gets to his feet. Byron Trevino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Trevino walks into a left hand. Trevino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alro.
Trevino tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trevino somewhat. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Alro dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Trevino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Trevino checks a leg kick. Trevino really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Trevino with a poor takedown
and Alro counters with a nice double leg into side control. Trevino won't be happy with that. Trevino bucks up and tries to throw Alro off but instead Alro has got his back! The referee is taking a good look at Trevino as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Alro!
Alro lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Trevino.
Trevino covers up after that shot from Alro.
Alro is looking to finish with some ground and pound! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Alro is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Alro gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Alro gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Alro apologises and we restart here on the feet.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Trevino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Alro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Trevino defending well as Alro loads up on a big left hand. An inside leg kick from Alro misses. A slapping leg kick lands for Alro.
Trevino changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alro tries to avoid it but Trevino manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alro to the ground. Alro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Alro with the counter takedown but Trevino avoids it easily. Alro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Trevino momentarily.
Alro connects with a solid leg kick.
Alro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trevino, pushing him back against the cage.
Alro pulls Trevino into guard.
Alro has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Trevino should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Alro has tightened it up now! Trevino should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Juan Alro! After the fight, Juan Alro was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Martial Calixte (ranked 2633 p4p, 3463 weight class) and Alexander Tampolla (ranked 172 p4p, 216 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martial Calixte! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Tampolla! The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tampolla connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Tampolla misses with a low kick.
Calixte circles away from the clinch attempt and Calixte counters with a nice body shot. Tampolla walks into a jab. Calixte with a body punch. A glancing blow. Calixte checks the leg kick. The fighters circle momentarily. Calixte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Tampolla throws out a loose jab but Calixte uses good head movement to avoid it. Calixte scores with a nice head shot. Tampolla misses with a double jab
and Calixte moves into the clinch. Tampolla looks to throw an elbow but misses. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tampolla has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Calixte lands a left hand.
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! Calixte lands with a light punch inside. Calixte lands on the inside with an uppercut. Tampolla drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Calixte presses Tampolla against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Tampolla is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Calixte gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Calixte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tampolla backwards.
Tampolla is rocked! Tampolla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Tampolla is still on wobbly legs! Can Calixte finish him? A head punch blocked on the inside by Tampolla. Tampolla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calixte misses with a short punch on the inside. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calixte. Tampolla is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Calixte pulls him back up using the underhooks. Martial Calixte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Tampolla. Calixte swings wildly with an uppercut but Tampolla uses good head movement to avoid it. Calixte swings wildly with an uppercut but Tampolla uses good head movement to avoid it. A head punch blocked on the inside by Tampolla. Calixte misses with a punch on the inside.
Calixte misses with the head strike.
Tampolla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Calixte misses with some punches.
Calixte misses with the head strike.
Tampolla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Calixte digs a right hand into Tampolla's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tampolla's gas tank. Calixte blocks an elbow strike. Calixte is pressed up against the cage. Tampolla has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Calixte down to the mat. Calixte avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Calixte throws an uppercut from hell that sends Tampolla clean off his feet! He's out cold! Calixte stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Martial Calixte! After the fight, Martial Calixte was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conner Mclovin (ranked 2520 p4p, 2649 weight class) and Loris Klen (ranked 264 p4p, 278 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conner Mclovin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Loris Klen! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The fighters circle momentarily. Mclovin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Mclovin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Klen's waist but Klen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mclovin off to one side. Klen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Mclovin has his takedown stuffed
and Klen counters by clinching up. Klen trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Klen. Klen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Klen breaks the clinch.
Mclovin throws a leg kick which misses Klen's front leg but catches the back leg as Klen tries to avoid it.
Mclovin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Klen on his heels. He'll look to pass Klen's guard now, I'm sure. Mclovin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Klen works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Mclovin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Mclovin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mclovin stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Klen throws up his legs and catches Mclovin in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Mclovin tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Klen! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Loris Klen! In defeat, Conner Mclovin stepped up to the mic, saying 'FUuuuuCKkkK oooooffff Mannn SHIET!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Dybala (ranked 2677 p4p, 2113 weight class) and Remington Kaiser (ranked 175 p4p, 152 weight class). Kaiser has chosen Slam by Onyx as his entrance music. Remington Kaiser 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 bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paulo Dybala! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remington Kaiser! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dybala scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Nice defenses there by Kaiser. Dybala lunges at Kaiser with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kaiser's hand.
Dybala darts in and clinches Kaiser up against the cage. Kaiser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Dybala on the inside.
Kaiser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dybala thuds his right hand into Kaiser's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Kaiser fails to land the takedown.
Dybala moves into the clinch. Dybala scores with a shoulder strike. Dybala misses with a punch to the body.
Dybala misses with a punch on the inside.
Dybala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaiser's elbow.
Kaiser pulls Dybala into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dybala is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Kaiser keeping moving, preventing Dybala from controlling successfully.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Dybala prevents Kaiser from getting back to his feet.
Dybala avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kaiser keeping moving, preventing Dybala from controlling successfully. Dybala is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Dybala knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kaiser on the ground. Kaiser trying to keep a closed guard but Dybala is proving a slippery customer.
Dybala trying to control but Kaiser is working from the bottom. Dybala could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Kaiser striking off his back but it's not causing Dybala any problems.
Kaiser working for a triangle but Dybala defends it easily.
Dybala won't allow Kaiser to sweep him here.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Kaiser can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dybala controls the pace. Kaiser keeping moving, preventing Dybala from controlling successfully. Dybala engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Dybala sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kaiser's guard. Kaiser gets full guard. Dybala is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Dybala looking to sit in guard and control but Kaiser gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

 That's three minutes gone in the round. Kaiser throws a big right hand that misses. Dybala is adopting a defensive guard. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Dybala can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kaiser controls the pace. Dybala tries to land a sweep but no joy. Kaiser is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Dybala 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. Dybala looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Kaiser stopping the sweep attempt from Dybala.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Kaiser wants to control from the top but Dybala keeps moving. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Kaiser throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dybala works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Dybala is controlling Kaiser's posture. Dybala working a defensive guard here.
Dybala controlling Kaiser's posture. Dybala is trying to keep Kaiser in close.
Kaiser trying to control but Dybala is working from the bottom.
 The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Dybala leaves Kaiser with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Dybala is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kaiser.
Dybala moves into the clinch successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Dybala dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dybala throws a body shot but no joy. Kaiser shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dybala forces Kaiser back against the cage and clinches. Kaiser is trying to pull guard but Dybala has him pressed against the cage. Kaiser's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Dybala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Dybala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Dybala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Dybala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kaiser can do to turn this around? Kaiser throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kaiser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Dybala ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Dybala lands a jab-cross combination. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kaiser scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Dybala lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Dybala scores with a jab to the jaw. Dybala lands a nice shot to the body.
Dybala pushes Kaiser up against the cage in a clinch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Dybala lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaiser backwards. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dybala as Kaiser tries to tie him up.
Kaiser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Paulo Dybala is winning the standup battle so far. Dybala lands a nice shot that snaps Kaiser's head back.
Dybala has managed to clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kaiser breaks from the clinch.
Dybala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dybala throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Kaiser shoots in but Dybala avoids the takedown attempt easily. Paulo Dybala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remington Kaiser. Kaiser takes a shot to the body in his stride.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Dybala throws a body shot but no joy. Kaiser lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Jab, jab by Dybala - just one landing. Kaiser on the wrong end of a nice hook. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dybala lands with an overhand left. Kaiser shoots for a double leg takedown but Dybala sprawls well. He's pushed Kaiser's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Dybala lands with a right hand. Dybala throws a hook but Kaiser blocks it. Dybala fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kaiser looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dybala moves into the clinch. Dybala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dybala throws a head punch that misses. Dybala lands with a short shot to the head. A head punch on the inside from Dybala fails to land. Dybala prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dybala pushes Kaiser back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Dybala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dybala misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Dybala. Dybala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A nice left hand lands by Dybala.
Dybala scores with a hook to the body. Kaiser is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Dybala scores with an uppercut up the middle. Kaiser is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dybala is defending well. Dybala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dybala tries to work over Kaiser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaiser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaiser has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Remington Kaiser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Dybala misses with a wild combination.
Dybala moves into the clinch. Dybala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Dybala can't find room to land a body shot as Kaiser controls the action.
Paulo Dybala has scored more points in the clinch so far. Dybala misses with some punches.
Dybala misses with a punch on the inside.
Dybala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Dybala tries to throw a body punch but Kaiser avoids it by throwing Dybala back against the cage. Kaiser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dybala lands a shoulder strike. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dybala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Dybala working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dybala. Dybala struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaiser controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Dybala. Kaiser blocks an uppercut.
Dybala gets through Kaiser's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dybala. Kaiser is looking to take this one to the mat. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Dybala dominated that second round. That's time! Dybala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kaiser is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dybala sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Kaiser is looking to chop away at Dybala's legs. Kaiser tries for a takedown but Dybala sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dybala pushes Kaiser up against the cage in a clinch. Dybala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Dybala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dybala lands a hook to the side of the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaiser. Kaiser wants to take the fight to the mat but Dybala manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Paulo Dybala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remington Kaiser. Dybala pushes Kaiser back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Dybala is pressed up against the cage. Kaiser has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dybala down to the mat. Dybala avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kaiser lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dybala has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dybala and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dybala ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Left hook, right uppercut from Dybala.
Dybala gets in close and instigates a clinch. 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! A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaiser. Dybala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Kaiser is working for takedown but Dybala is calmly controlling the position for now. A shot in the inside from Dybala. Dybala working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dybala. Kaiser tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dybala just stands there and leans against the cage. A short right from Dybala on the inside. Dybala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. A short body shot lands from Dybala as the two fighters clinch.
Dybala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaiser backwards. Kaiser is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dybala to keep the fight standing. Dybala scores with a shot to the side of Kaiser's head. Dybala has a couple of punches blocked by Kaiser.
Dybala misses with a body punch.
Dybala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaiser jumps guard but Dybala turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Dybala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaiser backwards.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Dybala lands a left hand.
Dybala misses with a hook from the clinch. Kaiser blocks an uppercut.
Dybala lands a nice uppercut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dybala managing to block the knees to the body from Kaiser.
Nice body punch from Dybala. Dybala lands with a right to the head. Dybala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaiser tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kaiser is trying to pull guard but Dybala has him pressed against the cage. Dybala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Dybala swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaiser uses good head movement to avoid it. A head punch on the inside from Dybala fails to land. Dybala tries to work over Kaiser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Dybala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaiser backwards. Dybala misses with a hook to the ribs.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Dybala scores with an uppercut up the middle. Dybala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaiser tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dybala smiles and moves away.
Kaiser shoots in but no luck this time.
Dybala gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Dybala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Dybala gets underhooks to prevent Kaiser's takedown attempt.
Kaiser takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Dybala lands a body punch in the clinch. Dybala misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dybala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Kaiser tries for a takedown but Dybala manages to get underhooks.
Dybala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dybala scores with a shot to the side of Kaiser's head. Dybala lands a nice uppercut. Kaiser is trying to maintain a safe position but Dybala gets an underhook and turns Kaiser into the cage. Dybala lands a shot to the body.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Dybala scores with a hook to the body. A short body shot lands from Dybala as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Dybala. This has been an exciting period of action! Kaiser is trying to break the clinch but Dybala has him pressed against the cage. Dybala throws a head punch that misses. Kaiser takes a shot to the head. Dybala misses with a short punch on the inside. Dybala can't find room to land a body shot as Kaiser controls the action.
Kaiser tries to pull guard but Dybala forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Dybala misses with a punch on the inside.
Dybala swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaiser uses good head movement to avoid it. Dybala lands with a short shot to the head. Dybala lands with a short head shot on the inside. Dybala misses with some punches.
Remington Kaiser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Paulo Dybala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Kaiser misses with a knee to the head. Kaiser throws a punch but it's blocked by Dybala.
And that's the end of the fight! Paulo Dybala showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dybala, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26 Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26 Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Dybala!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frenk Casteel (ranked 1802 p4p, 2166 weight class) and Ai Yurchon (ranked 131 p4p, 153 weight class). Frenk Casteel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ai Yurchon's chin.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frenk Casteel! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ai Yurchon! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yurchon misses with a hook. Casteel ducked under it nicely. Casteel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Casteel there as he acknowledges the shot. A jab from Yurchon misses. Ai Yurchon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Yurchon throws an overhand right that lands on Casteel's shoulder, as Casteel tries to avoid the shot. Yurchon misses with a left hand and Casteel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Yurchon looks to land a left hand but Casteel moved out of range nicely. Casteel takes a swing at Yurchon's ribcage but misses. Yurchon misses with a hook
and Casteel counters with a left to the body.
Casteel darts in and clinches Yurchon up against the cage. Casteel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yurchons head. Yurchon is trying to break the clinch but Casteel is controlling him. A head punch blocked on the inside by Casteel. Casteel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Yurchon is looking to break free of the clinch but Casteel has double underhooks. Yurchon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yurchon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yurchon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Casteel has him pressed against the cage. Casteel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yurchon's elbow. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Yurchon is trying to break the clinch but Casteel has him pressed against the cage. Casteel prevents Yurchon from breaking the clinch.
Yurchon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Yurchon misses with a hook
and Casteel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Casteel has Yurchon up against the cage in a clinch.
Casteel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yurchon up against the cage. Yurchon is trying to push Casteel away but Casteel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Yurchon takes a shot to the head. Casteel struggles to land a body shot inside as Yurchon controls his hands.
Casteel has Yurchon pressed against the cage, preventing Yurchon from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Casteel blocks a body shot from Yurchon. Casteel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yurchon or not. Casteel keeps control of Yurchon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Yurchon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Yurchon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Yurchon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. A frustrated look appears on Yurchon's face as he tries to break the clinch. Casteel pushes Yurchon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yurchon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yurchon looks to score with a jab to the body but Casteel is just out of range. Yurchon throws a jab when Casteel was well out of range.
Casteel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casteel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yurchon misses with a right hand and Casteel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yurchon is rocked!
It looks like Ai Yurchon has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Yurchon throws an off balance right hand
and Casteel counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Yurchon is still on wobbly legs! Can Casteel finish him? Casteel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yurchon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Yurchon seems to have recovered his senses. Yurchon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Casteel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Casteel scores with a shot to the side of Yurchon's head. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Casteel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Yurchon throws a looping overhand right but Casteel ducks down to avoid it. A lazy left from Casteel finds it's target. Casteel looks to score with a jab to the body but Yurchon is just out of range. Casteel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Yurchon thuds a left hand into Casteel's body. Casteel defending well as Yurchon loads up on a big left hand. Casteel swings for the body but Yurchon moves out of range.
Yurchon throws the left hand but Casteel avoids the punch easily. Casteel seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Casteel rushes Yurchon and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Yurchon is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Casteel piles on the pressure and Yurchon crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frenk Casteel! Frenk Casteel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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