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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Bremner (ranked 1862 p4p, 3091 weight class) and Igor Lomachenko (ranked 199 p4p, 302 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaxon Bremner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Igor Lomachenko!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bremner tries for a takedown but Lomachenko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bremner 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.
Lomachenko misses with a straight right.
Lomachenko connects with a nice looking jab.
Bremner misses with an uppercut. Lomachenko saw that one coming.
Lomachenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lomachenko throws an overhand right that lands on Bremner's shoulder, as Bremner tries to avoid the shot.
Bremner throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lomachenko tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bremner is in Lomachenko's guard.
Bremner postures up and lands a big shot to Lomachenko's brow.
Bremner trying to move into half guard but instead Lomachenko has managed to sweep!
Bremner is trying to control the position but Lomachenko postures up.
Lomachenko is fighting to break Bremner's control of his arms but Bremner is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bremner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bremner controlling the position.
Lomachenko gets to his feet. Bremner looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bremner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko scores with a jab to the head.
Bremner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bremner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bremner stops Lomachenko from standing up.
Bremner wants to control from the top but Lomachenko keeps moving.
Bremner passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lomachenko is being controlled here.
Bremner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lomachenko keeps working.
Lomachenko is trying to get back to his feet.
Bremner is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bremner wants to control but Lomachenko is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lomachenko is trying to get back to his feet.
Bremner looking to control but instead Lomachenko has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Lomachenko pushes Bremner off and gets back to his feet.
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 lands for Bremner.
Bremner missing with a left hand there. Lomachenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lomachenko cracks Bremner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A low kick lands for Lomachenko.
Lomachenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lomachenko cracks Bremner with a good jab.
Igor Lomachenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bremner shoots in for a takedown but Lomachenko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Lomachenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bremner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko swings for the body but Bremner moves out of range.
Bremner moves out of range of the leg kick from Lomachenko.
Bremner checks a leg kick.
Lomachenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice takedown defense from Lomachenko. No joy for Bremner on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaxon Bremner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lomachenko misses with a straight right.
Bremner lands a head shot.
Bremner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lomachenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bremner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lomachenko sprawls well. Lomachenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bremner gets slowly back to his feet.
It seemed like Lomachenko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lomachenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bremner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lomachenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lomachenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bremner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bremner feinted with a counter takedown.
Bremner fails to land the takedown.
A slow jab from Lomachenko misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bremner tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lomachenko defends well and Bremner ends up having to push Lomachenko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lomachenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lomachenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lomachenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Lomachenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lomachenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lomachenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bremner ducks under a wild hook from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko throws a shot to the body.
Lomachenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lomachenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Lomachenko lands.
Lomachenko misses with a low kick.
Lomachenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Bremner is just out of range.
Bremner goes for a double leg but Lomachenko avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lomachenko continues to drive forward.
Lomachenko leaning against his opponent.
Bremner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lomachenko after a bit of a struggle.
Bremner can't get the takedown.
Bremner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lomachenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bremner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lomachenko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lomachenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Lomachenko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bremner blocks the body kick.
Lomachenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bremner.
Bremner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bremner in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lomachenko felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Lomachenko is pushing Bremner's head away, looking to escape. Bremner manages to hold on to the position though.
Lomachenko is being controlled here.
Lomachenko is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bremner is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lomachenko will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomachenko is pushing Bremner's head away, looking to escape. Bremner manages to hold on to the position though.
Bremner trying to control the action but Lomachenko is working from the bottom.
Lomachenko is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomachenko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lomachenko pushes Bremner off looking to stand but Bremner dives back in and keeps control.
Bremner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lomachenko is trying to stand.
Bremner content to control rather than advance.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lomachenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bremner looks to land a left hand but Lomachenko moved out of range nicely.
Lomachenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lomachenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bremner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bremner throwing a counter right hand but Lomachenko manages to avoid it.
Lomachenko swings for the body but Bremner moves out of range.
Lomachenko staying out of range there.
Bremner slips under a jab from Lomachenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomachenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bremner.
Bremner misses with a looping left.
Lomachenko checks the leg kick.
Lomachenko misses with a two punch combination.
Lomachenko scores with a punch to the head.
Lomachenko tries to bum rush Bremner with a series of wild strikes but Bremner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lomachenko blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Lomachenko misses.
Lomachenko scores with a hook.
Lomachenko swings for the body but Bremner moves out of range.
Bremner appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nice cross by Lomachenko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bremner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lomachenko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bremner has time to react.
Lomachenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Bremner's head.
Bremner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lomachenko.
Lomachenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lomachenko misses with an uppercut
and Bremner counters with a takedown into side control.
Bremner controls the position.
Bremner seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lomachenko for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomachenko is trying to buck Bremner off.
Lomachenko seems a little lost for a moment, as Bremner dominates the positioning.
Bremner wants to control for a moment but Lomachenko uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Bremner controlling the action here.
Bremner passes the guard and advances to mount!
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.
Lomachenko is trying to stand but he's just given Bremner his back.
Bremner controls the action.
Lomachenko is trying to stand back up.
Bremner working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Bremner lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Lomachenko hold on?!
Bremner trying to control momentarily.
Lomachenko is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Igor Lomachenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bremner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lomachenko's corner calls for a 1-2. Lomachenko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lomachenko misses the jab.
Bremner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lomachenko throws a shot from downtown. Bremner moves away and avoids it.
Bremner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bremner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sloppy strikes from Lomachenko. Those never looked like landing.
Lomachenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bremner.
Good leg kick by Lomachenko.
Bremner takes one to the chin there.
Bremner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lomachenko takes a swing at Bremner's ribcage but misses.
Lomachenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bremner.
Bremner walks into a jab.
Lomachenko scores with a nice right hand.
Bremner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lomachenko.
Bremner misses the jab.
Bremner decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lomachenko is looking to get back to is feet but Bremner passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomachenko is not content to let Bremner control the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lomachenko is wriggling around trying to escape but Bremner has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Lomachenko taps out and Bremner picks up the big win! Great work there by Bremner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jaxon Bremner!
Jaxon Bremner seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Igor Lomachenko had this to say: '5 Foot 9. 6.60 Learning Speed.. IQ 101. '.
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