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NYF Fight Night 62 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ross Clay (ranked 25368 p4p, 25642 weight class) and Alex Burns (ranked 461 p4p, 485 weight class). Ross Clay 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Burns!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns takes the fight into the clinch.
Burns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burns tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Clay swivels and escapes.
Clay stuffs the takedown attempt from Burns. Burns gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick by Burns misses
and Clay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Clay shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Burns defends it nicely.
Clay throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay tries to clinch up but Burns circles away and keeps his distance.
Burns feints the counter takedown.
Clay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Horrible takedown attempt by Burns or perhaps it was just good defense by Clay, which made it look bad.
Ross Clay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Burns.
Clay closes the distance and pushes Burns back into the cage.
Burns pulls Clay into guard.
Burns has his foot on Clay's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Clay works his way back into a safe position though.
Burns being controlled here, momentarily.
Clay stands up from Burns's guard - Clay perhaps looking for a knockout.
A swing and a miss from Burns.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns pushes Clay up against the cage in a clinch.
Clay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Burns is trying to drag Clay to the mat but Clay just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Burns is working Clay over against the cage.
Burns pulls guard.
Burns wants to control but Clay passes easily into half guard.
Clay is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Burns is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is looking for a sweep. Clay is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Burns trying to get back to full guard but Clay takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Burns is in all sorts of trouble here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Burns can do anything to dispel that myth.
Burns is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to control but Clay is having none of it.
Burns is working to get back to half guard.
Clay scoring with strikes but Burns is staying in there.
Burns is squirming around, avoiding Clay's attempts to control the action.
Clay looking to isolate an arm here. Burns doesn't see it coming and as Clay extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Clay!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ross Clay!
Ross Clay took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Jacobson Ill (ranked 2606 p4p, 2991 weight class) and Mateo Wolfe (ranked 225 p4p, 247 weight class). Dylan Jacobson Ill looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Jacobson Ill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mateo Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfe shoots in but no luck this time.
It looked like Jacobson Ill was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wolfe.
Wolfe misses with a takedown attempt - Jacobson Ill sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jacobson Ill tries to sprawl but Wolfe drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wolfe is pressing down on Jacobson Ill's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jacobson Ill is holding on for now.
Jacobson Ill is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at 3Band MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Jacobson Ill trying to get back to full guard but Wolfe takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Jacobson Ill has given up his back - I don�t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Jacobson Ill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wolfe on the ground.
Wolfe sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Jacobson Ill taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mateo Wolfe!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rivera (ranked 1784 p4p, 2925 weight class) and Tum Bailek (ranked 155 p4p, 242 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tum Bailek!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailek closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rivera tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bailek wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Rivera's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rivera is trying to improve his position.
Rivera taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rivera is looking to regain half guard here but Bailek keeps moving and retains side control.
Bailek looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bailek trying to pass the guard but Rivera defending well.
Bailek is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera is looking for a sweep. Bailek is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rivera is trying to control but can't.
Bailek content to control rather than advance.
Rivera tries to get to full guard but Bailek has control of the leg.
Bailek looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rivera is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rivera looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rivera looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rivera is staying active underneath Bailek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bailek might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rivera haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rivera looking for submissions off his back.
Rivera is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bailek's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bailek's back!
Rivera is persistently looking for the submission but Bailek is defending it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailek wants to control his opponent's hands but Rivera gets his hands free.
Rivera is hanging on to Bailek's back as he tries to escape.
Rivera has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Rivera is not going to allow Bailek to sit and survive in this position.
Bailek showing good submission defense here.
Rivera gets his hands free as Bailek looks to control.
Rivera controlling well, preventing Bailek from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Rivera.
Rivera controlling well, preventing Bailek from escaping the position.
Bailek defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Rivera's arms.
Bailek defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Rivera's arms.
Bailek trying to control the hands but Rivera won't let him.
Rivera looking for the RNC.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rivera is not going to allow Bailek to sit and survive in this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Rivera dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bailek shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bailek was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rivera is trying to control Bailek's posture but Bailek avoids it.
Bailek landing strikes.
Bailek trying to control the position but Rivera is working away.
Rivera is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bailek trying to pass the guard but Rivera defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailek is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rivera has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rivera is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bailek avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rivera looking for a guillotine here but Bailek defends easily.
Antonio Rivera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rivera wants to sweep here but Bailek controlling him for the moment.
Rivera bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bailek's guard.
Bailek is trying to keep Rivera in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailek looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bailek looking for a triangle here. Rivera is fighting it but it looks tight! Bailek pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Rivera is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tum Bailek!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rohan Peters (ranked 1818 p4p, 4487 weight class) and Davion Mccall (ranked 224 p4p, 473 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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rohan Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davion Mccall!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Peters looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Peters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mccall.
Mccall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Peters stuns Mccall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mccall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice straight punches there by Peters. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Peters.
The crowd cheers as Peters lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mccall doesn't seem phased though.
Mccall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Peters lands a nice hook to Mccall's body. Mccall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Peters!
Mccall fails with the takedown
and Mccall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mccall misses with a takedown
and Peters cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rohan Peters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davion Mccall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters lands a jab to the nose.
Peters moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mccall shoots in looking for a takedown. Peters tries to sprawl out of it but Mccall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Peters manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Peters lands a glancing blow to the side of Mccall's head.
Peters ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mccall gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Peters to counter with a crisp jab.
Mccall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mccall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mccall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mccall shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Peters connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peters scores with a jab to the body.
Peters lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Peters throws a shot to the body.
Mccall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Peters finds it's way round the side to connect with Mccall's head.
Mccall misses with a takedown
and Peters counters with a nice body shot.
Peters changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peters lands a nice hook to Mccall's body. Mccall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Peters lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Peters tests Mccall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peters thuds his right hand into Mccall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rohan Peters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters's corner calls for a 1-2. Peters obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rohan Peters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peters lands a jab.
A cross from Peters lands.
Peters throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mccall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Peters throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mccall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Peters lands a body shot.
Peters digs a good hook to Mccall's body.
Peters cracks Mccall with a good jab.
Mccall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Peters is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Peters scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peters thuds a left hand into Mccall's body.
Peters moves into range and connects with a jab.
Peters pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mccall back to the cage. Peters follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mccall's head backwards.
Mccall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice takedown defense from Peters. No joy for Mccall on that attempt.
Mccall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mccall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Peters to score with a decent uppercut.
Peters scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Peters sizes up Mccall with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Peters scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab by Peters.
Peters scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mccall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mccall takes one on the button.
Mccall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Peters fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rohan Peters dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Peters jabs Mccall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mccall with a poor takedown
and Peters counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mccall drives through with a takedown into Peters's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Peters looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mccall puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Peters trying to control here.
Peters tries to roll over but Mccall keeps him under control.
Peters controlling the position for now.
Mccall is taking a breather. Peters says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peters is looking for a sweep. Mccall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peters is staying active underneath Mccall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Peters is looking for a sweep. Mccall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccall controlling the action here.
Peters trying to control from the bottom.
Peters is concentrating on defense, preventing Mccall from advancing position.
Mccall is looking to take a break and control but Peters is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peters is looking for a sweep. Mccall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peters keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mccall trying to control the action but Peters is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Peters lands with a nice body punch.
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.
Peters connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mccall momentarily.
Peters fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mccall fails with a takedown attempt.
Mccall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've been informed that Mccall has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mccall fails with the takedown
and Peters counters with a stiff right hand.
Rohan Peters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davion Mccall.
Mccall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Peters dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peters lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mccall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Peters stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters lands a nice shot to the body.
Mccall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mccall shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mccall sitting in guard here, content to control.
Peters pulls Mccall in to control the position.
Peters working a defensive guard here.
Peters wants to sweep but no luck.
Peters is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Peters keeping moving, preventing Mccall from controlling successfully.
Peters working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mccall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccall is fighting to break Peters's control of his arms but Peters is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Peters connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mccall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peters scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mccall in his tracks.
Peters scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Peters.
Peters with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mccall is defended easily by Peters.
Peters scores with the left hand. Mccall knows he should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rohan Peters dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Peters fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mccall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Peters works Mccall's body with a nice hook.
Peters lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Peters lands a lovely overhand right.
Peters throws a good cross that connects.
Mccall shoots in for a double leg but Peters sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Peters fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mccall with a poor takedown
and Peters counters with a stiff right hand.
Mccall is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Peters.
 It looks like Davion Mccall has been cut.
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!
Nice shot by Peters.
Peters stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rohan Peters is winning the standup battle so far.
Mccall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peters cracks a nice hook into Mccall's ribs.
Peters uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mccall has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters works over Mccall's head and body with a nice combination.
Mccall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mccall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mccall shoots in looking for a takedown but Peters manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mccall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rohan Peters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davion Mccall.
Peters uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mccall has time to react.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mccall.
Mccall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peters is trying to get back to half guard.
Peters struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mccall is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peters tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mccall wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mccall trying to control the action but Peters is working from the bottom.
Peters takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Peters can't do much from the bottom here.
Peters is not content to let Mccall control the position.
Mccall cracks Peters with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccall throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Davion Mccall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peters struggling a bit here.
Peters is looking to regain half guard here but Mccall keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Peters's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Peters keeping his opponent close.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
You can see the frustration on Peters's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mccall trying to control the position but Peters is working away.
Mccall landing a few strikes.
Mccall cracks Peters with a big right hand but Peters just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Peters tries to bench press Mccall off him but Mccall keeps the position.
Mccall is looking to take a break and control but Peters is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mccall controls the position from side control.
Mccall trying to control the position but Peters is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rohan Peters showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Peters, 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rohan Peters!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Salter JR (ranked 1343 p4p, 1863 weight class) and Joe Patterson (ranked 134 p4p, 191 weight class). Joe Patterson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Salter JR!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Patterson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JR manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Patterson on his heels. He'll look to pass Patterson's guard now, I'm sure.
Patterson is trying to keep JR in close.
JR stops Patterson from standing up.
JR landing with the ground and pound.
JR lands a couple of decent looking shots.
JR trying to control but Patterson is working from the bottom.
JR stands up over Patterson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
JR throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
JR postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
JR throws a strike but Patterson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Patterson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
JR is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Patterson is controlling him.
JR on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if JR tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JR has Patterson pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Patterson stops JR from standing up.
Patterson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Las Vegas. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Patterson chips away with some ground and pound.
Patterson stopping the sweep attempt from JR.
Patterson trying to control but JR is working from the bottom.
Patterson won't allow JR to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Patterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
JR is pulling down on Patterson's head to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Patterson throws the kick towards the body but JR avoids it.
JR fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Patterson to the ground. JR is now in Patterson's guard.
Patterson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Patterson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Patterson tries to sprawl but JR drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Patterson is trying to control but can't.
JR 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.
Patterson taking some punishment here, with JR in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is trying to control but can't.
JR takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
JR 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.
JR sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Patterson defending well though.
JR slips a nice elbow through Patterson's hands, connecting with Patterson's forehead.
Patterson taking some punishment here, with JR in his half guard.
JR lands strikes from half guard.
JR looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Patterson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
JR scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Patterson wants to get back to full guard.
JR wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patterson keeps working.
JR working the head and body with strikes.
JR is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
JR is keen to just control but Patterson is a slippery customer.
Patterson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Patterson gets full guard.
JR 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.
JR loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
JR really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
JR passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Patterson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with JR. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
JR landing strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Salter JR dominated that 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.
JR closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
JR misses with a knee to the head.
JR working some nice short punches in the clinch.
JR landing knees to the head.
JR swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patterson looking to slow down the pace here.
Patterson misses with a punch to the body.
JR tries a knee to the head but Patterson blocks it.
JR crunches a lovely knee into Patterson's ribcage.
JR is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Patterson is defending well for now.
JR is working for takedown but Patterson is calmly controlling the position for now.
JR is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patterson can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Patterson.
JR works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
JR trying to control the position from guard on top but Patterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
JR throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson is trying to control the position but JR postures up.
JR is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
JR drops back, looking for a kneebar! Patterson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Patterson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Patterson!
Patterson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Patterson trying to control the position but JR is working away.
Patterson throwing strikes but JR manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
JR in side control lands a decent elbow.
JR tries to score with some ground and pound. Patterson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
JR scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
JR working the ground and pound.
Patterson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Patterson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
JR wants to free his trapped foot but Patterson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
JR missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
JR slips a nice elbow through Patterson's hands, connecting with Patterson's forehead.
Patterson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
JR is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
JR is nestled in close to Patterson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
JR trying to control from half guard but Patterson is working away.
Patterson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from JR.
JR scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Patterson is trying to maintain the position but JR is very close to passing his half guard.
JR is looking to take a break and control but Patterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
JR slips a nice elbow through Patterson's hands, connecting with Patterson's forehead.
JR wants to control but Patterson is keeping him busy.
JR 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.
Patterson punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from JR.
JR thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Patterson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but JR scores with a couple of nice shots.
JR scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Patterson has hold of JR's hands but JR slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
JR is thwarting Patterson's attempts to control the position.
Salter JR overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
JR winds up and cracks Patterson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
JR lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
JR 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.
JR slips a nice elbow through Patterson's hands, connecting with Patterson's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
JR is nestled in close to Patterson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
JR not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Salter JR dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
JR is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patterson.
Patterson is looking for the big counter here.
JR tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Patterson counters with a left to the body.
JR moves into the clinch successfully.
JR lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Patterson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
JR is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Patterson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Patterson breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
JR shoots in and drives through. Patterson sprawls well.
JR darts in and clinches Patterson up against the cage.
JR lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for JR.
Knees in the clinch landing for JR.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JR tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Patterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
JR scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
JR looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Patterson takes a jab right on the kisser.
JR tries to clinch
and Patterson counters with a nice body shot.
JR bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
JR lands some shots froms side control.
JR tries to advance to mount but Patterson denies him.
JR cracks Patterson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
JR in side control lands a decent elbow.
JR working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is being controlled here.
Patterson tries to buck JR off but JR is having none of it.
JR lands a nice forearm strike.
JR creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
JR trying to control the action but Patterson is working from the bottom.
JR lands a nice forearm strike.
Patterson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Patterson is not content to let JR control the position.
Patterson wants to control but JR postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is not content to let JR control the position.
JR lands a decent elbow from side control.
JR lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
JR tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no JR has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
JR scoring with punches and elbows.
JR working the ground and pound.
JR landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is trying to get back to half guard.
JR is working Patterson over with some ground and pound from side control.
 Patterson is rocked!
JR lands a few punches from side control.
Patterson is still in real trouble! Can JR finish him?
JR lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Patterson down.
A big shot lands for JR! That's hurt Patterson! Will he recover? JR fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salter JR!
The defeated Joe Patterson had this to say: 'Hats off to my opponent, I would hope to settle the score soon.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ender Knightley (ranked 1613 p4p, 1860 weight class) and Two Kickman (ranked 200 p4p, 224 weight class). Ender Knightley 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 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ender Knightley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Two Kickman!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kickman misses with a wild combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Knightley.
Knightley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knightley cracks Kickman with an open hand slap.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kickman gets tackled into the cage by Knightley. Knightley maintains the clinch.
A short left from Knightley.
Knightley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knightley takes a shot to the head.
Knightley tries to work over Kickman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kickman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knightley working aggressively here.
Knightley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kickman's elbow.
A short right from Knightley on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Knightley - that landed with a thud.
Knightley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knightley checks a leg kick nicely.
Knightley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kickman just manages to avoid it.
Kickman avoids the head kick by Knightley.
Kickman misses the jab.
Knightley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knightley with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kickman misses its intended target.
Two Kickman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knightley gets a clinch.
Knightley breaks from the clinch.
Kickman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kickman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Kickman is predictable there
and Knightley counters with a three punch combo that has Kickman backing up. Kickman nods at Knightley to acknowledge the strikes.
Ender Knightley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kickman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knightley circles away quickly and effectively.
Kickman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body kick from Kickman.
Knightley takes one to the side of the head.
Kickman 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knightley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Kickman.
Knightley moves out of range as Kickman strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Kickman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kickman.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knightley.
Knightley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Knightley lands a nice shot that snaps Kickman's head back.
Kickman fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Knightley. Those never looked like landing.
Kickman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kickman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knightley was well out of range. Poor timing from Kickman.
A head kick by Kickman misses
and Knightley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Knightley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Knightley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kickman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Knightley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kickman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kickman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kickman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Knightley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kickman.
Kickman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Kickman is predictable there
and Knightley counters with a three punch combo that has Kickman backing up. Kickman nods at Knightley to acknowledge the strikes.
Kickman cracks Knightley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kickman misses the body punch
and Knightley counters with a head kick. That will keep Kickman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kickman throws a head kick that misses.
Kickman looks winded!
Knightley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knightley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knightley pushes Kickman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knightley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kickman's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley struggles to land a body shot inside as Kickman controls his hands.
Kickman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knightley struggles to land a body shot inside as Kickman controls his hands.
Knightley lands a body shot.
Kickman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knightley manages to break the clinch.
Knightley slips a jab and a cross from Kickman.
Knightley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kickman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kickman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knightley avoids the head kick by Kickman.
Knightley tried to counter with a leg kick but Kickman avoided it.
Kickman misses with a head kick.
Knightley has managed to clinch.
A body shot lands from Knightley.
Knightley lands a body shot.
Knightley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kickman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knightley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Knightley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knightley lands a shot to the body.
Knightley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knightley.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knightley.
Knightley lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knightley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Knightley.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knightley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knightley tries a body shot but Kickman blocks it.
Knightley lands a hook that snaps the head of Kickman backwards.
Knightley lands with a right to the head.
Kickman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kickman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kickman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knightley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knightley breaks from the clinch.
Kickman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knightley rushes Kickman and presses him up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ender Knightley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kickman avoids the head kick by Knightley.
Kickman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
 It looks like Ender Knightley has been cut.
Oooooh!!! Kickman has knocked Knightley down with a huge combo! Kickman steps away and waves a wobbly Knightley back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Knightley is rocked!
Kickman seems to be stalking Knightley here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Knightley drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Two Kickman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Chester (ranked 669 p4p, 2025 weight class) and Toti Rotiz (ranked 85 p4p, 253 weight class). Rotiz has chosen Southtown as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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17 - 21 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Chester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toti Rotiz!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Chester.
A telegraphed right hand from Chester misses the target.
Chester throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chester connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A good leg kick by Chester.
Chester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rotiz.
Chester scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rotiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chester connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rotiz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Toti Rotiz has been cut.
Rotiz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chester rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rotiz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chester darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chester scores with a jab to the body.
Chester dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rotiz. That did some damage!
Chester connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rotiz shoots in for a takedown but Chester shows good takedown defense.
Chester misses with a low kick as Rotiz jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rotiz looks for a takedown but Chester sprawls well.
Chester is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chester misses with an uppercut. Rotiz saw that one coming.
Rotiz moves out of range as Chester strikes.
Rotiz closes the distance and clinches up with Chester, looking for a takedown. Rotiz pushes Chester against the cage but Chester circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mike Chester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toti Rotiz.
Chester misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rotiz is defended easily by Chester.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Chester.
Chester wants to slow Rotiz down by chopping away at his legs.
Rotiz feints the counter takedown.
Chester takes a swing at Rotiz's ribcage but misses.
Chester attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As Chester backs off Rotiz throws a huge counter combo but Chester manages to avoid it all.
Rotiz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chester's waist but Chester gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rotiz off to one side.
Chester with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chester throws a sloppy head kick and Rotiz moves out of range easily.
Rotiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chester.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chester.
Rotiz feints and as Chester raises his hands in defense, Rotiz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chester keeping moving, preventing Rotiz from controlling successfully.
Rotiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chester works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rotiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rotiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rotiz postures up in Chester's guard and throws a big left but Chester blocks it.
Chester working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rotiz.
Rotiz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chester not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Chester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toti Rotiz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chester misses with the combination.
Rotiz with the counter takedown but Chester avoids it easily.
Rotiz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chester pinned against the cage. Chester gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chester stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chester wants it to stay on the feet.
Chester appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chester will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rotiz slips under a jab from Chester.
Rotiz feints the counter takedown.
Chester stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chester wants it to stay on the feet.
Mike Chester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toti Rotiz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chester lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rotiz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chester sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chester throws a nice looking combination but Rotiz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rotiz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A bone on bone clash there as Rotiz blocks the leg kick.
Rotiz tries to counter with a clinch but Chester shakes him off and moves away.
Rotiz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chester defends it nicely.
Chester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rotiz tries to counter with a clinch but Chester shakes him off and moves away.
Rotiz shoots in for a takedown but Chester shows good takedown defense.
Chester looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chester scores with a jab to the body.
Chester connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rotiz. Rotiz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chester slaps away a takedown attempt from Rotiz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rotiz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And Rotiz tries to counter it with a takedown but Chester pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chester throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rotiz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chester throws a jab but it's blocked by Rotiz.
Chester lands a nice shot that snaps Rotiz's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chester scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mike Chester is winning the standup battle so far.
Chester clobbers Rotiz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A leg kick checked by Rotiz.
Rotiz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rotiz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chester counters with a body kick that stops Rotiz in his tracks momentarily.
Chester missing with a left hand there. Rotiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rotiz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chester forces Rotiz back against the cage and clinches.
Chester prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right hand to the body from Chester.
Rotiz is breathing heavily.
Chester has Rotiz pressed against the cage, preventing Rotiz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chester lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rotiz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chester lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Chester - that landed with a thud.
Rotiz tries to score a body lock takedown but Chester shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chester scores with a hook to the body.
Chester lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chester lands a right hand.
Chester lands with a short shot to the head.
Rotiz tries for a takedown but Chester manages to get underhooks.
Chester scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Chester.
Chester is leaning against Rotiz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Chester.
Chester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chester listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chester smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Chester dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Toti Rotiz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Chester throws the left hand but Rotiz avoids the punch easily.
Toti Rotiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toti Rotiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chester jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rotiz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chester jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chester fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rotiz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rotiz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chester as he avoids it easily.
Chester scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Chester lands.
Rotiz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chester to score with a decent uppercut.
Chester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rotiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Chester.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotiz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chester as he jumps to the side.
Rotiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chester looks to land a combination. Rotiz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chester swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rotiz.
That has opened up Toti Rotiz's cut even more.
Chester motions for Rotiz to come forward. Chester throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rotiz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rotiz slips a straight right by Chester.
And Rotiz tries to counter it with a takedown but Chester pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rotiz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mike Chester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toti Rotiz.
Rotiz slips a straight right by Chester.
Rotiz wants to counter the offense by Chester and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotiz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chester sprawls well initially but Rotiz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Chester knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rotiz on the ground.
Rotiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rotiz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rotiz prevents Chester from improving his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rotiz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rotiz drops an elbow to the side of Chester's head.
Rotiz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rotiz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rotiz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rotiz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chester keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rotiz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chester blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rotiz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotiz throwing shots but Chester is blocking nicely.
Rotiz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chester defending well though.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rotiz working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Chester on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chester is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rotiz scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Rotiz there.
Rotiz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rotiz throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Chester to regain full guard.
Chester has momentary wrist control but Rotiz slips an elbow through the middle.
Chester pulls Rotiz in to control the position.
Rotiz trying to control but Chester is working from the bottom.
Rotiz throws an elbow that misses. Chester uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rotiz's guard. Nice move by Chester!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chester sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rotiz's guard.
Rotiz tries to get to full guard but Chester has control of the leg.
Chester blocks the strikes from Rotiz.
Rotiz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rotiz punching from the bottom.
Mike Chester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rotiz looking for a kimura from the bottom but Chester passes into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Chester showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chester, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Chester!
In defeat, Toti Rotiz stepped up to the mic, saying 'I was hurt, my cat is sick, it's raining outside, heard someone fart in the arena... I should have never lost, I'm the real winner.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Diddy (ranked 1940 p4p, 1082 weight class) and Olivier Dujardin (ranked 235 p4p, 134 weight class). Diddy comes to the cage accompanied by lvl99ROIDMAGE. Dujardin has chosen Sosa by Leto & Guy2bezbar as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Diddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olivier Dujardin!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dujardin lands a jab.
Diddy works the jab nicely.
Dujardin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joe Diddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Dujardin lands.
Diddy throws a lazy right hand but Dujardin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diddy lands with an uppercut that bounces Dujardin off the cage and back into range.
Dujardin swats away the attempt to clinch by Diddy.
Diddy missing with a left hand there. Dujardin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diddy throws an off balance right hand
and Dujardin counters with a straight right hand.
Diddy misses the jab.
Dujardin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diddy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dujardin! But no joy.
Diddy closes the distance and clinches.
Dujardin scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dujardin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diddys head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dujardin scores with a shot to the side of Diddy's head.
Diddy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dujardin gets through Diddy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diddy lands a damaging elbow.
Diddy prevents a body shot from Dujardin.
Diddy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dujardin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diddy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Diddy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dujardin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Diddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dujardin is pressed up against the cage. Diddy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dujardin down to the mat. Dujardin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Diddy connects with a right hand. Dujardin shakes it off.
Diddy tries to clinch but Dujardin moves away
and Dujardin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diddy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dujardin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diddy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dujardin! But no joy.
Diddy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dujardin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Diddy is looking to improve his position.
Diddy gets full guard.
Diddy 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.
Dujardin chips away with some ground and pound.
Diddy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dujardin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dujardin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dujardin trying to control the position from guard on top but Diddy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dujardin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dujardin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dujardin is working Diddy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dujardin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diddy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dujardin has managed to get both his arms back between Diddy's legs - danger averted.
Dujardin lands a couple of digs.
Dujardin is sitting in close to Diddy's body. Diddy has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Dujardin is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Dujardin is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Diddy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joe Diddy!
A very excited looking Joe Diddy 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Garrone (ranked 1022 p4p, 1600 weight class) and Lian Belmiro (ranked 105 p4p, 162 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francesco Garrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lian Belmiro!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belmiro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garrone avoids the body shot from Belmiro.
Belmiro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Garrone keeping full guard, as Belmiro tries to pass.
Belmiro throws a big elbow that misses.
Belmiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Garrone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garrone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Belmiro on the ground.
Belmiro is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrone working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmiro pushing down on Garrone's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Belmiro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Garrone wants to control but Belmiro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Belmiro prevents Garrone from improving his position.
Belmiro 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.
Belmiro is trying to control the action in half guard but Garrone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Belmiro is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Belmiro working Garrone over with strikes.
Belmiro wants to work for an arm triangle but Garrone is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Belmiro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Garrone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Belmiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Belmiro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Belmiro working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Belmiro is thwarting Garrone's attempts to control the position.
Belmiro is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Garrone has managed to free his arm - good work.
Belmiro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Belmiro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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. Belmiro connects with a nice short shot to Garrone's temple.
Garrone trying to control from the bottom.
Belmiro winds up and cracks Garrone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro is trying to control the action in half guard but Garrone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Belmiro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Garrone trying to hold on to Belmiro's head to control him but Belmiro postures up.
Garrone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Belmiro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garrone is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at California Top Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Garrone is looking to control Belmiro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garrone avoid being mounted?
Belmiro is nestled in close to Garrone, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garrone has hold of Belmiro's hands but Belmiro slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Belmiro there.
Belmiro lands strikes from half guard.
Belmiro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Garrone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Belmiro.
Belmiro trying to control the action but Garrone is working from the bottom.
Belmiro working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Belmiro.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garrone trying to control from the bottom.
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. Belmiro connects with a nice short shot to Garrone's temple.
Garrone taking some punishment here, with Belmiro in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belmiro trying to mount his opponent but Garrone defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lian Belmiro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Garrone throws a right hand that Belmiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Belmiro also avoids with ease.
Garrone missing with a left hand there. Belmiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belmiro slips under a jab from Garrone.
Francesco Garrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belmiro scores with a punch to the head.
Garrone throws a combination that misses
and Belmiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belmiro throws the left hand but Garrone avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Belmiro.
Garrone takes a swing at Belmiro's ribcage but misses.
And Belmiro tries to counter it with a takedown but Garrone pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Belmiro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Garrone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Belmiro misses.
Garrone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good work by Belmiro as he checks the leg kick.
Belmiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belmiro looks to throw the jab but Garrone is out of range.
Belmiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garrone.
Belmiro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belmiro.
Garrone throws a right hand that Belmiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Belmiro also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Belmiro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garrone swings for the body but Belmiro moves out of range.
Belmiro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garrone has time to react.
Belmiro throws a jab when Garrone was well out of range.
Garrone misses with a series of wild punches.
Garrone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Belmiro to counter with a crisp jab.
Belmiro throws a jab when Garrone was well out of range.
It looked like Garrone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Belmiro throws an overhand right that lands on Garrone's shoulder, as Garrone tries to avoid the shot.
Lian Belmiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belmiro misses with a straight left.
Garrone throws a right and a left that Belmiro avoids nicely.
It seemed like Belmiro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garrone throws the kick towards the body but Belmiro avoids it.
Belmiro might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Garrone as Belmiro shoots in.
Garrone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrone throws a nice looking combination but Belmiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garrone misses with a double jab.
Garrone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Belmiro throws an overhand right that lands on Garrone's shoulder, as Garrone tries to avoid the shot.
Garrone slips a jab from Belmiro.
A punch combination from Garrone misses.
Belmiro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garrone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garrone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garrone throws out a loose jab but Belmiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrone just misses with a punch to the body.
Belmiro tries for a takedown but Garrone circles away easily
enabling Garrone to counter with a crisp jab.
Francesco Garrone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lian Belmiro.
Belmiro walks into a jab.
Garrone looks to score with a jab to the body but Belmiro is just out of range.
Francesco Garrone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belmiro misses with an uppercut. Garrone saw that one coming.
Garrone swings away with a body shot that misses
and Belmiro counters with a takedown into side control.
Garrone tries to improve position but can't.
Belmiro trying to control the action but Garrone is working from the bottom.
Belmiro works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lian Belmiro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garrone taking punishment in the form of punches.
Belmiro working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Garrone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garrone takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Belmiro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Garrone has escaped the position, nice work there.
Garrone is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Garrone is looking for a sweep.
Belmiro working the head with strikes.
Belmiro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Garrone has escaped the position, nice work there.
Garrone is not content to let Belmiro control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lian Belmiro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Belmiro slips a jab and a cross from Garrone.
Belmiro fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Garrone to the ground. Belmiro is now in Garrone's guard.
Garrone has momentary wrist control but Belmiro slips an elbow through the middle.
Belmiro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garrone is trying to keep Belmiro in close.
Belmiro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Belmiro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmiro 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.
Belmiro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Belmiro advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmiro 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.
Garrone taking some punishment here, with Belmiro in his half guard.
Garrone trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Belmiro there.
Garrone trying to control here.
Belmiro is trying for a kimura here. Garrone looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Belmiro wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lian Belmiro!
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