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SCC 45: Rebirth of The Cobra?? PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hasimir Fenring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Kalivas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fenring comes to the ring accompanied by Opeth - The Grand Conjuration. Hasimir Fenring has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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184 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hasimir Fenring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eugene Kalivas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenring scores with a shot to the body.
Fenring throws an overhand right that lands on Kalivas's shoulder, as Kalivas tries to avoid the shot.
Fenring connects with a single shot there.
Hasimir Fenring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalivas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fenring misses with a hook
and Kalivas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fenring blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kalivas.
Kalivas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fenring defends it well.
Fenring tries to kick Kalivas off but Kalivas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kalivas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fenring tries to kick Kalivas off but Kalivas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kalivas is looking to take a break and control but Fenring is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fenring pushes Kalivas off looking to stand but Kalivas dives back in and keeps control.
Kalivas tries to pass to full mount but Fenring defends it.
Fenring has hold of Kalivas's hands but Kalivas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kalivas stops Fenring from getting back to his feet.
Fenring really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fenring is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenring pushes Kalivas off and gets back to his feet.
Fenring moves out of range of the body kick from Kalivas.
Kalivas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fenring sprawls well. Fenring wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kalivas gets slowly back to his feet.
Kalivas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kalivas catches Fenring with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fenring leaves Kalivas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kalivas wants to clinch.
Fenring leaves Kalivas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hasimir Fenring has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugene Kalivas.
Fenring throws a combination. Kalivas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fenring connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kalivas momentarily.
Kalivas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fenring tries to break the clinch but Kalivas is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalivas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fenring is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kalivas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fenring gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kalivas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kalivas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fenring or not.
Kalivas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kalivas lands an elbow inside that Fenring shrugs off.
Fenring is trying to break the clinch but Kalivas is controlling him.
Fenring looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fenring wants a takedown.
Fenring is trying to break the clinch but Kalivas has him pressed against the ropes.
Fenring wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenring wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kalivas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fenring backwards.
Fenring drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kalivas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kalivas stops a takedown attempt from Fenring.
Kalivas has Fenring pressed against the ropes, preventing Fenring from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fenring wants to break free but Kalivas has control.
Fenring wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kalivas has him pressed against the ropes.
Kalivas misses with a punch on the inside.
Fenring looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A body shot lands from Kalivas.
Nice elbow from Kalivas.
Fenring has Kalivas pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Kalivas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kalivas is pushing Fenring up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four 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.
Kalivas pulls guard.
Kalivas pulls Fenring in close to his closed guard and prevents Fenring from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fenring wants to stand but Kalivas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kalivas holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eugene Kalivas was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Fenring throws a jab but it's blocked by Kalivas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Kalivas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kalivas throws a right and a left that Fenring avoids nicely.
Fenring tries a head kick but it misses.
Kalivas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kalivas wants to stall.
Fenring wants to break free but Kalivas has control.
Kalivas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fenring walks away with a smile on his face. Kalivas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kalivas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fenring quickly recovers to half guard.
Fenring won't allow Kalivas to pass to mount.
Kalivas tries to stand and escape but Fenring is controlling the position.
Fenring manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Kalivas tries for a takedown but Fenring sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kalivas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fenring throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fenring misses with a right hand
and Kalivas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fenring won't be happy with that.
Kalivas stands up and beckons Fenring to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kalivas.
Hasimir Fenring has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugene Kalivas.
Kalivas is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalivas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
No joy there for Fenring, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fenring closes the distance and clinches up with Kalivas, looking for a takedown. Fenring pushes Kalivas against the ropes but Kalivas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fenring uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kalivas has time to react.
Kalivas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kalivas.
Kalivas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fenring lands a slapping body shot.
Kalivas swinging wildly here.
Kalivas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kalivas fails with the takedown.
Fenring dips to his left and cracks Kalivas with an uppercut!
Kalivas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fenring.
Fenring scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Fenring. No joy for Kalivas on that attempt.
Fenring swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kalivas throws a low kick, looking for Fenring's leg but Fenring calmly moves out of range.
Kalivas ducks under a wild hook from Fenring.
Kalivas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fenring avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kalivas.
Fenring is trying to stand up here but Kalivas is controlling him well.
Kalivas lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kalivas lands a nice short elbow.
Fenring is trying to stand up here but Kalivas is controlling him well.
Kalivas drops an elbow to the side of Fenring's head.
Kalivas tries to stand and escape but Fenring is controlling the position.
Kalivas prevents Fenring from standing back up.
Kalivas is keen to just control but Fenring is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenring is trying to stand up here but Kalivas is controlling him well.
Kalivas stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Fenring to get to his feet.
Kalivas throws a right and a left that Fenring avoids nicely.
Kalivas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fenring pinned against the cage. Fenring gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kalivas misses with a few strikes there.
Fenring lands with a hook. Kalivas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fenring checks a low kick from Kalivas.
Fenring stuffs the takedown.
Fenring is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kalivas throws a right and a left that Fenring avoids nicely.
Fenring takes a swing at Kalivas's ribcage but misses.
Kalivas fails with a takedown attempt.
Fenring lands a nice looking body shot.
Fenring jabs at Kalivas's body.
Kalivas fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenring lands with a straight right. Kalivas didn't see that one coming.
Kalivas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kalivas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fenring.
Fenring punishes Kalivas's body with a nice straight punch.
Kalivas tries to clinch but Fenring moves out of range.
Fenring misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kalivas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fenring sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fenring lands with a good body shot.
Fenring throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kalivas.
Fenring gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fenring wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalivas throws a series of punches but Fenring avoids them all with ease.
Kalivas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fenring avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Kalivas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kalivas misses with a two punch combination.
Fenring scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Fenring. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fenring.
Kalivas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fenring's corner calls for a 1-2. Fenring obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Eugene Kalivas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kalivas is looking to clinch but Fenring is avoiding it.
Fenring connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kalivas.
Kalivas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fenring slips a jab and a cross from Kalivas.
Fenring goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kalivas looks to throw the jab but Fenring is out of range.
Kalivas thows a leg kick but Fenring checks it
and Fenring cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalivas misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenring throws a big shot that misses.
Kalivas closes the distance and clinches up with Fenring, looking for a takedown. Kalivas pushes Fenring against the ropes but Fenring circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hasimir Fenring has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugene Kalivas.
Kalivas throws a right hand that Fenring ducks under and follows up with a left that Fenring also avoids with ease.
Fenring scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Fenring does it's job there.
Fenring listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kalivas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fenring moves away.
Fenring looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kalivas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fenring manages to get himself to full guard.
Kalivas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fenring keeping full guard, as Kalivas tries to pass.
Kalivas stops Fenring from standing up.
Hasimir Fenring has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalivas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fenring's head.
Fenring wants to get back to his feet but Kalivas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fenring will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kalivas forces his way into half guard.
Fenring is trying to stand.
Kalivas drops an elbow to the side of Fenring's head.
Fenring is trying to stand up here but Kalivas is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenring scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Kalivas manages to mount him!
Kalivas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fenring is bucking up trying to escape but Kalivas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The referee warns Fenring that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kalivas wants to control the pace but Fenring is squirming around nicely.
Kalivas scoring with strikes but Fenring is staying in there.
Kalivas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fenring is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kalivas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fenring can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Eugene Kalivas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalivas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kalivas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kalivas content just to control the position here.
Fenring is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kalivas has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fenring's face.
Fenring trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kalivas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kalivas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eugene Kalivas.
I've got Kalivas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugene Kalivas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronin Fujimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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153 lbs
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154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 New York, Stevie Diamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronin Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujimoto dodges the punch combination from Diamond.
Diamond tries to land a leg kick but Fujimoto saw it coming and moves away.
Fujimoto tries to clinch up
and Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fujimoto closes the distance but Diamond moves to the side
and Diamond counters with a right hand to the body.
Fujimoto moves to clinch but Diamond breaks away
letting Diamond counter with a right hand.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diamond counters with a left and a right that stings Fujimoto.
Fujimoto slips a jab and a cross from Diamond.
Fujimoto tries to score with a low kick but Diamond moves his leg out of the way.
Diamond blocks a head kick by Fujimoto.
Diamond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but Diamond moves away
and Diamond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diamond throws a right and a left that Fujimoto avoids nicely.
Fujimoto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diamond counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto looks to clinch
and Diamond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fujimoto with a poor takedown
enabling Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
Diamond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ronin Fujimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujimoto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diamond.
Diamond lunges at Fujimoto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fujimoto's hand.
Fujimoto tries to clinch
and Diamond counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fujimoto darts in trying to clinch
and Diamond counters with a thumping low kick.
Diamond is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stevie Diamond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fujimoto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fujimoto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fujimoto shoots in and gets a takedown into Diamond's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Diamond has wrist control.
Fujimoto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diamond works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fujimoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Diamond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fujimoto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fujimoto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diamond wants to stand up but Fujimoto is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto looking to sit in guard and control but Diamond gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fujimoto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fujimoto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diamond's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fujimoto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fujimoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Diamond keeping moving, preventing Fujimoto from controlling successfully.
Diamond on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diamond tries to get out of the position.
Fujimoto stands and throws Diamond's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fujimoto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Diamond dominated that round.
That's time! Diamond's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diamond counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fujimoto darts in and clinches Diamond up against the ropes.
Diamond blocks an elbow strike.
Diamond tries to break the clinch but Fujimoto is controlling the position.
Diamond blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fujimoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diamond avoids it.
Diamond has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fujimoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fujimoto prevents Diamond from breaking the clinch.
Diamond avoiding damage as Fujimoto throws knees to the body.
Diamond wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fujimoto has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamond managing to block the knees to the body from Fujimoto.
Diamond looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fujimoto tries a knee to the head but Diamond blocks it.
Fujimoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fujimoto looking to throw knees to the head but Diamond is blocking nicely.
Diamond is trying to force a seperation but Fujimoto has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fujimoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diamond's brow.
Fujimoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Fujimoto tries a knee to the head but Diamond blocks it.
Fujimoto lands an elbow inside.
Fujimoto stalls.
Fujimoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diamond is trying to push Fujimoto away but Fujimoto has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fujimoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diamond blocks an elbow strike from Fujimoto.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fujimoto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fujimoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diamond's brow.
Diamond is trying to break the clinch but Fujimoto is controlling him.
Diamond blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fujimoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diamond lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fujimoto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diamond is keeping busy.
Fujimoto misses with an elbow strike.
Fujimoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fujimoto missing with knees to the body.
Diamond has had enough of the clinch but Fujimoto keeps him there for the moment.
Fujimoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fujimoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fujimoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diamond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fujimoto wants to clinch but Diamond slips to the side
and Diamond counters with a nice uppercut.
Diamond gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fujimoto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fujimoto is breathing heavily.
Diamond wants to stand up but Fujimoto is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fujimoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Diamond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diamond knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fujimoto on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fujimoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fujimoto wants to control from the top but Diamond keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ronin Fujimoto.
Fujimoto wants to clinch but Diamond slips to the side
enabling Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Diamond, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diamond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diamond misses with a wild combination.
Diamond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diamond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fujimoto.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fujimoto moves to clinch but Diamond breaks away
and Diamond counters with a stiff right hand.
Fujimoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diamond.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronin Fujimoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diamond counters with a left and a right that stings Fujimoto.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diamond counters with a left and a right that stings Fujimoto.
Fujimoto is looking to clinch.
Diamond keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fujimoto tries to clinch up.
Fujimoto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diamond sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fujimoto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diamond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fujimoto slips under a jab from Diamond.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fujimoto.
Stevie Diamond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronin Fujimoto.
Diamond connects with a nice looking jab.
Fujimoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fujimoto darts in trying to clinch
and Diamond counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond leaves Fujimoto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fujimoto wants to land a leg kick but Diamond is out of range.
Fujimoto wants to clinch
enabling Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
Fujimoto dives in and grabs Diamond's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diamond pushes down on Fujimoto's head and hops out.
Fujimoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diamond lunges at Fujimoto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fujimoto's hand.
Diamond fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fujimoto tries to clinch
enabling Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
Fujimoto tries to clinch
and Diamond counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice shot lands for Diamond.
Diamond scores with a one two! Fujimoto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond jabs Fujimoto right on the nose. Fujimoto blinks but takes it well.
Fujimoto drops his hands momentarily and Diamond takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diamond throws a wild body kick that Fujimoto sees coming a mile off.
Diamond stalks Fujimoto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fujimoto's face. Fujimoto staggers backwards, shaken.
Fujimoto wants to clinch but Diamond slips to the side
and Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujimoto looks to clinch
and Diamond counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diamond throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fujimoto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fujimoto closes the distance but Diamond moves to the side
and Diamond makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Some wild striking there from Diamond.
Fujimoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diamond lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fujimoto with a poor takedown
and Diamond counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stevie Diamond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Diamond does no damage.
Diamond moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diamond looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fujimoto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diamond counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fujimoto misses with a takedown
and Diamond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Diamond. Those never looked like landing.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diamond counters with a thumping low kick.
Diamond lands with a right hand.
Diamond misses with a few strikes there.
Diamond throws a series of punches but Fujimoto avoids them all with ease.
Stevie Diamond is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fujimoto in his tracks.
Fujimoto looks to clinch
and Diamond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diamond counters with a nice uppercut.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but Diamond moves away
and Diamond counters with a right hand to the body.
Fujimoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fujimoto closes the distance and pushes Diamond back into the ropes.
Diamond wants to break free but Fujimoto has control.
Nice elbow from Fujimoto.
Diamond is trying to force a seperation but Fujimoto has the dominant position.
Diamond has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fujimoto seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fujimoto just leaning against Diamond, taking a breather.
Fujimoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diamond is trying to break the clinch but Fujimoto has him pressed against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Diamond showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diamond has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Diamond!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isiah Acer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Acer comes to the ring accompanied by Mad at Gravity- Burn. Bad has chosen Bad to the bone as his entrance music. Johnny Bad is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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21
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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25
183 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Isiah Acer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Bad!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acer throws a sloppy body shot
and Acer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bad tries to close the distance and clinch but Acer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bad tries to clinch up
and Acer counters with a left to the body.
Acer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bad counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Acer's guard now.
Bad stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Acer throws up his legs and catches Bad in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Bad tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Acer! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Isiah Acer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Olympus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paramendr Chakra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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25
166 lbs
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165 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Apollo Olympus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paramendr Chakra!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olympus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Olympus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chakra knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Olympus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Olympus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chakra wants to get back to his feet.
Chakra is refusing to be controlled, as Olympus sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Olympus there.
Olympus 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.
Olympus is looking for a kimura but Chakra is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Olympus to get the leverage.
Chakra is trying to stand up here but Olympus is controlling him well.
Olympus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olympus is looking to advance position but Chakra won't allow it.
Olympus working the head and body with strikes.
Olympus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Olympus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chakra's head.
Olympus is stalling here. Chakra is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Olympus seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Chakra has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Chakra trying to control the position but Olympus is working away.
Olympus tries to bench press Chakra off him but Chakra keeps the position.
Chakra wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Olympus, who protects the arm well.
Olympus is not content to let Chakra control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chakra is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Olympus wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Chakra creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Chakra prevents Olympus from escaping the position.
Olympus is looking for a sweep.
Chakra goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Olympus has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Chakra but great work by Olympus.
Olympus cracks Chakra with a big right hand but Chakra just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Olympus working away.
Chakra regains half guard, as Olympus was trying to land strikes.
Chakra is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olympus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Olympus misses with a head shot. Chakra uses the momentum to regain guard.
Chakra is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Olympus lands a couple of elbows.
Olympus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Olympus throwing strikes from guard but Chakra blocks nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Olympus postures up in Chakra's guard and throws a big left but Chakra blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Olympus looking to pass the guard.
Chakra wants to get back to his feet but Olympus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chakra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Olympus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Olympus throwing strikes but missing.
Olympus throws a strike but Chakra rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Olympus wants to stand and escape but Chakra is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Olympus dominated that round.
That's time! Olympus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chakra with a poor takedown
and Olympus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Olympus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Olympus cracks Chakra with a solid left hand.
Olympus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chakra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Olympus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Olympus trying to control but Chakra is working from the bottom.
Olympus trying to move into half guard but instead Chakra has managed to sweep!
Olympus trying to strike off his back.
Olympus is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chakra is controlling him.
Chakra drops back looking for a leg! Olympus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Olympus manages to kick Chakra off! Chakra jumps back into Olympus's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olympus scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Olympus as Chakra shoots in.
Chakra takes the fight into the clinch.
Chakra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Olympus is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Chakra gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chakra wants to stall.
Chakra tries to land knees in the clinch but Olympus avoids the damage to the body.
Chakra connects with a nasty looking knee right to Olympus's face.
Chakra is breathing heavily.
Olympus is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Chakra gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chakra misses with a knee to the head.
Chakra tries to land knees in the clinch but Olympus avoids the damage to the body.
Olympus misses with a knee to the head.
Olympus wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Olympus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olympus being controlled against the ropes.
Chakra looking to throw knees to the head but Olympus is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Olympus throws an elbow but misses.
Chakra misses with a knee strike.
Olympus is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Olympus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chakra pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Olympus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chakra fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chakra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Olympus is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Chakra gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chakra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Olympus is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Chakra gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chakra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Olympus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chakra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chakra connects with a knee to the head.
Chakra misses with a knee to the head.
Olympus tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chakra lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chakra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chakra scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Olympus has Chakra pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Chakra manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chakra lands an elbow inside that Olympus shrugs off.
Chakra lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Chakra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chakra lands a knee to the head.
Olympus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chakra fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chakra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Olympus can't get the takedown.
Chakra landing knees to the head.
Chakra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chakra looking to stall.
Olympus is trying to drag Chakra to the mat but Chakra just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Chakra connects with a knee to the head.
Chakra lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olympus tries to score a body lock takedown but Chakra shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chakra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olympus backwards.
Still in the clinch, Chakra scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chakra lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Olympus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Olympus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chakra pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chakra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chakra comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chakra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Olympus misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chakra lands a knee to the head.
Olympus tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chakra lands a nice elbow.
Chakra misses with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Chakra.
Olympus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chakra pulls his leg out and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chakra.
Chakra clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paramendr Chakra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Olympus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Olympus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chakra is trying to defend but Olympus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chakra gets back to full guard.
Chakra wants to stand and escape but Olympus is having none of it.
Olympus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Olympus wants to pass the guard but Chakra is keeping the position.
Olympus distracts Chakra with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chakra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Olympus drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Chakra dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chakra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chakra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Olympus looking for a sweep. Not yet Olympus, not yet.
Olympus wants to get back to his feet but Chakra is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chakra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Olympus keeping moving, preventing Chakra from controlling successfully.
Chakra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Apollo Olympus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Olympus wants to sweep but no luck.
Olympus is adopting a defensive 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.
Chakra wants to stand but Olympus is controlling his posture from full guard.
Olympus wants to get back to his feet but Chakra is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Olympus manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chakra in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Olympus thowing shots but they're missing.
Chakra tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olympus throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Olympus throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Olympus thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Olympus jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Chakra is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Chakra and Olympus has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Olympus throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Chakra works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Chakra makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chakra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olympus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Olympus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Olympus throws and elbow that misses. Chakra uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Olympus's guard. Nice move by Chakra!
Olympus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chakra can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chakra lands a couple of elbows.
Olympus wants to stand up but Chakra is controlling him.
Chakra forces his way into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Apollo Olympus.
I think Olympus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paramendr Chakra!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Brzenszczykiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brzenszczykiewicz comes to the ring accompanied by Body Count - Body muthafuckin' count. Pierce is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Red Right Hand. Kyle Pierce has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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22
220 lbs
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220 lbs
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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 New York, Adam Brzenszczykiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Pierce!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brzenszczykiewicz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pierce blocks a head kick by Brzenszczykiewicz.
Pierce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brzenszczykiewicz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brzenszczykiewicz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Pierce. Those never looked like landing.
Pierce closes the distance and clinches.
Brzenszczykiewicz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pierce has him pressed against the ropes.
Brzenszczykiewicz tries to circle away but Pierce has him pinned against the ropes.
Pierce lands a body shot.
Pierce tries for a takedown but Brzenszczykiewicz manages to get underhooks.
Pierce slowing the pace effectively.
Pierce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brzenszczykiewicz backwards.
Pierce tries for a takedown but Brzenszczykiewicz manages to get underhooks.
Pierce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pierce will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brzenszczykiewicz up against the ropes.
Brzenszczykiewicz blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pierce.
Pierce lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brzenszczykiewicz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pierce has him pressed against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pierce.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pierce.
Brzenszczykiewicz has had enough of the clinch but Pierce keeps him there for the moment.
Pierce works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pierce pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Pierce lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pierce is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brzenszczykiewicz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Adam Brzenszczykiewicz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Pierce.
Pierce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brzenszczykiewicz up against the ropes.
Brzenszczykiewicz is pressed up against the ropes. Pierce has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brzenszczykiewicz down to the mat. Brzenszczykiewicz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brzenszczykiewicz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brzenszczykiewicz is looking to land body kicks.
Brzenszczykiewicz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pierce shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pierce showed some decent athleticism there.
Pierce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce tries to pass to full mount but Brzenszczykiewicz defends it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pierce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pierce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pierce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brzenszczykiewicz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pierce.
Brzenszczykiewicz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierce.
Pierce connects with a couple of short punches.
Pierce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pierce missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brzenszczykiewicz is breathing heavily.
Pierce postures up and lands a big shot to Brzenszczykiewicz's brow.
Brzenszczykiewicz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pierce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pierce is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pierce wants to control from the top but Brzenszczykiewicz keeps moving.
Pierce passes Brzenszczykiewicz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Pierce dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brzenszczykiewicz throws a head kick but Pierce moves out of range.
Pierce avoids the head kick by Brzenszczykiewicz.
Brzenszczykiewicz throws a sloppy head kick and Pierce moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick there by Brzenszczykiewicz.
Brzenszczykiewicz misses with a low kick.
Brzenszczykiewicz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierce.
Brzenszczykiewicz misses with a head kick.
Brzenszczykiewicz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brzenszczykiewicz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pierce slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pierce scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pierce lands a slapping body shot.
Pierce forces Brzenszczykiewicz back against the ropes and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce is working Brzenszczykiewicz over against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pierce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Pierce makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pierce pushes Brzenszczykiewicz back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brzenszczykiewicz is rocked!
Pierce presses Brzenszczykiewicz against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pierce cracks Brzenszczykiewicz with a nice body shot.
A short right from Pierce on the inside.
Oh Brzenszczykiewicz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pierce lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Pierce.
Brzenszczykiewicz seems to have got his legs back now.
Pierce is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pierce lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Pierce as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierce scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Pierce.
Pierce lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brzenszczykiewicz backwards.
Pierce wants the takedown. Brzenszczykiewicz is fighting it off but Pierce persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Brzenszczykiewicz's guard against the ropes.
Pierce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pierce wants to control from the top but Brzenszczykiewicz keeps moving.
Pierce lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pierce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pierce is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pierce throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce throwing strikes from guard but Brzenszczykiewicz blocks nicely.
Pierce wants to control from the top but Brzenszczykiewicz keeps moving.
Pierce throwing strikes but missing.
Brzenszczykiewicz keeping moving, preventing Pierce from controlling successfully.
That's four 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.
Pierce looking to pass the guard.
Pierce with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pierce is pushing down on Brzenszczykiewicz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brzenszczykiewicz is fighting to maintain full guard but Pierce has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pierce scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierce working over Brzenszczykiewicz with some ground and pound. Brzenszczykiewicz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brzenszczykiewicz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Pierce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Brzenszczykiewicz throws a head kick but Pierce moves out of range.
Pierce avoids the head kick by Brzenszczykiewicz.
Brzenszczykiewicz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pierce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pierce lands with a shot to the body.
Brzenszczykiewicz throws a head kick but Pierce moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Pierce.
Brzenszczykiewicz stuffs the takedown attempt from Pierce. Pierce gets slowly back to his feet.
Brzenszczykiewicz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brzenszczykiewicz moves out of range as Pierce strikes.
Brzenszczykiewicz avoids the body shot from Pierce.
Pierce gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pierce.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pierce has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Brzenszczykiewicz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Brzenszczykiewicz covering up well under a series of strikes from Pierce.
Pierce has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pierce lands punches and elbows.
Pierce punishes Brzenszczykiewicz with strikes from the back mount.
Pierce misses with an elbow to the head.
Pierce gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can Brzenszczykiewicz hold on?! Pierce is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierce scores with punches from the back.
Pierce lands shots from the back.
Pierce softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Pierce lands a shot to the body.
Kyle Pierce has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pierce is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Pierce is landing with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brzenszczykiewicz wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Pierce lands a big shot to the head and Brzenszczykiewicz winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kyle Pierce!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jhon Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes comes to the ring accompanied by Bodies, by Drowning Pool. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jhon Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duke Riley!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Riley throws a shot to the body.
Holmes blocks a jab.
Riley just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riley.
Holmes throws a combination. Riley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Duke Riley has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes tries to clinch but Riley moves out of range.
Riley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crunch! Riley slams his shin into Holmes's torso.
Riley jabs Holmes right on the nose. Holmes blinks but takes it well.
Riley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Riley throws a right and a left that Holmes avoids nicely.
Riley looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Riley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holmes.
Holmes wants to clinch up but Riley keeps it at a distance.
Holmes misses with a straight left.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Riley.
Riley circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riley jabs Holmes right on the nose. Holmes blinks but takes it well.
Holmes is looking to clinch.
Riley scores with a hook to the body. Holmes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Holmes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Riley swats away the attempt to clinch by Holmes.
Holmes tries to clinch but Riley moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Riley counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Riley.
Riley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Holmes walks into a jab.
Riley throws a right hand that Holmes ducks under and follows up with a left that Holmes also avoids with ease.
Riley drops Holmes with a beautiful combination! Holmes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Riley is looking for the KO!
Holmes is rocked!
It looks like Jhon Holmes has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley connects with a solid leg kick.
Oh Holmes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Riley throws a shot to the body.
Holmes seems to have got his legs back now.
Riley lands with a good body shot.
Riley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Riley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Holmes walks into a jab.
Riley lands a big head kick that sends Holmes tumbling to the mat! Riley takes a step backwards and waves Holmes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Riley lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Holmes falls backwards - clearly groggy! Riley dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Riley!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Hyneman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Budgie - Breadfan 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamie Hyneman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mauricio Jones!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyneman has a takedown stuffed.
Hyneman misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hyneman throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hyneman throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hyneman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Hyneman misses with a wild body shot.
Hyneman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jones manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jones has control of Hyneman's left arm, preventing Hyneman from doing any damage.
Hyneman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hyneman preventing the sweep.
Jones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hyneman passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hyneman.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jones regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hyneman.
Hyneman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hyneman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hyneman throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hyneman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones pushing down on Hyneman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jones controlling the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mauricio Jones hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hyneman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hyneman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hyneman lands a left and a right that send Jones crashing to the mat, dazed. Hyneman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jones is rocked!
It looks like Mauricio Jones has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyneman throws a pinpoint strike between Jones's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Jones crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Hyneman scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jamie Hyneman!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Cabbanas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thom Le Bou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabbanas comes to the ring accompanied by For Those About To Rock, (We Salute You) - AC/DC. Le Bou has chosen H.A.M. - Kanye west as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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170 lbs
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Diego Cabbanas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thom Le Bou!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Bou misses the body punch
and Cabbanas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Le Bou misses with an uppercut
and Cabbanas counters with a nice uppercut.
Le Bou connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Le Bou misses with a right hand
and Cabbanas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Le Bou is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cabbanas's half guard.
Le Bou is trying to work for a kimura but Cabbanas is defending well.
Le Bou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Le Bou missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Le Bou there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bou is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cabbanas is just riding it out for now. Le Bou eventually gives up the hold.
Le Bou looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Le Bou is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Cabbanas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Le Bou thows a big elbow that misses.
Le Bou thows a big elbow that misses.
Le Bou has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Le Bou trying to control but Cabbanas is working from the bottom.
Le Bou cracks Cabbanas with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Le Bou accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Le Bou trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Le Bou working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cabbanas's head.
Le Bou looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou thows a big elbow that misses.
Le Bou with a flurry of punches that miss.
Le Bou postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Le Bou tries to free his leg and advance position but Cabbanas is retaining full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Le Bou is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Le Bou trying to control but Cabbanas is working from the bottom.
Le Bou lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Le Bou postures up in Cabbanas's guard and throws a big left but Cabbanas blocks it.
Le Bou trying to move into half guard but instead Cabbanas has managed to sweep!
Cabbanas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Le Bou is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cabbanas defends well.
Cabbanas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cabbanas stopping the sweep attempt from Le Bou.
Cabbanas connects with a couple of short punches.
Cabbanas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Le Bou 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thom Le Bou dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Le Bou swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cabbanas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Le Bou misses with a shot to the body
enabling Cabbanas to counter with a crisp jab.
Le Bou shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cabbanas as he jumps to the side.
Le Bou misses with a hook to the body
and Cabbanas counters with a straight right hand.
Cabbanas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Le Bou is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cabbanas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Le Bou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cabbanas.
Le Bou throws a lazy uppercut
and Cabbanas counters with a left and a right that stings Le Bou.
Le Bou misses with a body shot
and Cabbanas counters with a nice uppercut.
Le Bou swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cabbanas counters with a nice uppercut.
Le Bou throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cabbanas counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabbanas scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Le Bou to see if he's OK.
Cabbanas working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Le Bou tries to improve position but can't.
Le Bou takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cabbanas scores with punches from side control.
Le Bou is rocked!
Le Bou is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cabbanas connects with a decent elbow.
Cabbanas is chipping away with strikes.
Le Bou is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cabbanas working the body and head with strikes.
Cabbanas lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Le Bou is still in real trouble! Can Cabbanas finish him?
Le Bou manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cabbanas trying to control from the bottom.
Le Bou seems to have recovered his senses.
Le Bou working the head and body with strikes.
Le Bou looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cabbanas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Le Bou throws a strike but Cabbanas avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Le Bou throws a strike but Cabbanas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cabbanas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cabbanas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Le Bou looking for a guillotine here but Cabbanas defends easily.
Cabbanas is looking to work some ground and pound but Le Bou has wrist control.
Cabbanas connects with a couple of short punches.
Cabbanas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Le Bou looking for a guillotine here but Cabbanas defends easily.
Cabbanas is looking to work some ground and pound but Le Bou has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabbanas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cabbanas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Le Bou is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Le Bou working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cabbanas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cabbanas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Le Bou is breathing heavily.
Le Bou escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cabbanas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cabbanas working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Le Bou is on top in guard.
Le Bou wants to control from the top but Cabbanas keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou throwing strikes but missing.
Le Bou throwing strikes from guard but Cabbanas blocks nicely.
Le Bou thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le Bou drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cabbanas looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cabbanas looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cabbanas!
Le Bou regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Cabbanas dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Le Bou slaps away a takedown attempt from Cabbanas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Le Bou shoots in for a takedown but Cabbanas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Le Bou misses with a body shot
and Cabbanas counters with a straight right hand.
Le Bou takes a swing at Cabbanas's ribcage but misses.
Diego Cabbanas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Le Bou tries for a takedown but Cabbanas circles away easily
letting Cabbanas counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Bou misses the body punch
and Cabbanas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cabbanas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Le Bou rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cabbanas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cabbanas lands a couple of elbows.
Le Bou is looking for a triangle but Cabbanas pushes his legs off easily.
Le Bou takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Le Bou escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cabbanas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bou has momentary wrist control but Cabbanas slips an elbow through the middle.
Le Bou is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cabbanas is aware though and is defending well.
Le Bou has momentary wrist control but Cabbanas slips an elbow through the middle.
Cabbanas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cabbanas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Le Bou has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cabbanas has managed to get both his arms back between Le Bou's legs - danger averted.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cabbanas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cabbanas advances to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cabbanas lands a nice short elbow.
Cabbanas lands strikes from half guard.
Le Bou is in trouble now - Cabbanas has advanced to mount!
Le Bou working to try and regain half guard.
Cabbanas with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabbanas raining down shots from the mount!
Cabbanas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Le Bou can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Le Bou is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cabbanas lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabbanas scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cabbanas landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabbanas raining down hammerfists from mount.
Le Bou is bucking up trying to escape but Cabbanas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Le Bou is trying to escape the mount.
Cabbanas landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cabbanas pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cabbanas lands a big shot to the head and Le Bou winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Diego Cabbanas!
Diego Cabbanas retains his welterweight title!
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