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LVC #79 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Percy Harvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Loid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Loid has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Percy Harvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Loid!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Loid, pushing him back against the cage.
Harvin tries to break free but Loid pushes him back against the cage.
Harvin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loid's elbow.
Harvin stalling in the clinch.
Harvin lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Harvin.
Harvin is trying to force a seperation but Loid has the dominant position.
Harvin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harvin manages to break the clinch.
Harvin feints and then cracks Loid's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Loid down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harvin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Loid counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Loid.
Harvin breaks the clinch.
Harvin closes the distance and clinches.
Harvin is trying to force a seperation but Loid has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harvin.
Harvin lands with a right to the head.
Harvin tries to stall but Loid uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harvin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harvin struggles to land a body shot inside as Loid controls his hands.
Harvin pulls Loid into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harvin wants to stand and escape but Loid is having none of it.
Loid throws a big elbow that misses.
Loid with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harvin wants to get back to his feet but Loid is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Loid has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harvin trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loid throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Loid throws an elbow that misses. Harvin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Loid's guard. Nice move by Harvin!
Harvin is looking to stand up but Loid won't let him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loid wants to get back to his feet but Harvin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Harvin wants to stand but Loid is controlling his posture from full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harvin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harvin stops Loid from standing up.
Loid has a closed guard, preventing Harvin from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvin stands and steps away. Loid gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Harvin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Loid sprawls well initially but Harvin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Harvin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harvin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Harvin decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Harvin wants to clinch up but Loid keeps it at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harvin tries to close the distance and clinch but Loid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harvin tries to clinch up.
Harvin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Percy Harvin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Loid shoots in for a takedown but Harvin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harvin has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harvin.
Harvin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loid looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Harvin trying to control but Loid postures up.
Loid lands with a punch from half guard.
Loid missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Loid seems to be working for a kimura but Harvin defends the submission attempt.
Harvin looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loid is trying to control. Harvin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harvin trying to control but Loid postures up.
Harvin pushes Loid off looking to stand but Loid dives back in and keeps control.
Loid is trying to control the action in half guard but Harvin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeff Loid was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Loid keeps the fight on the outside.
Harvin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Loid blocks a head kick by Harvin.
Harvin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harvin doesn't manage to clinch there - Loid circles away.
Harvin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harvin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Loid is breathing heavily.
Harvin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Loid.
Harvin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harvin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harvin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harvin gets a clinch.
Harvin breaks from the clinch.
Harvin wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Loid tries to avoid it but Harvin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Loid to the ground. Loid escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harvin wants to clinch.
Harvin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harvin breaks the clinch.
Harvin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Loid keeps the fight on the outside.
Harvin rushes Loid and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harvin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harvin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harvin moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvin lands a body punch.
Harvin tries to break the clinch but Loid is controlling the position.
Harvin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harvin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harvin breaks from the clinch.
Harvin tries to clinch up.
Harvin fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harvin forces Loid back against the cage and clinches.
Harvin can't find room to land a body shot as Loid controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harvin pulls guard successfully.
Loid wants to control from the top but Harvin keeps moving.
Loid gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Percy Harvin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Harvin instigates a clinch.
Harvin missing with knees to the body.
Loid avoiding damage as Harvin throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Harvin.
Loid throws a head punch that misses.
Harvin lands a nice knee to the body.
I was talking to Harvin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Harvin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loid backwards.
Loid jumps guard.
Harvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Loid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harvin won't allow Loid to get back to his feet.
Harvin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Loid's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loid is looking to stand up but Harvin isn't so interested in that idea.
Loid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harvin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Percy Harvin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Harvin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Loid's waist but Loid gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harvin off to one side.
Harvin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Loid defends well and Harvin ends up having to push Loid into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Percy Harvin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Loid tries to pull guard but Harvin holds him up against the cage and eventually Loid drops back down to his feet.
Harvin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harvin breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loid tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harvin swivels and escapes.
Harvin stuffs the takedown attempt from Loid. Loid gets slowly back to his feet.
Percy Harvin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Loid.
Harvin is looking to clinch but Loid is avoiding it.
Harvin wants to clinch up but Loid keeps it at a distance.
Loid shoots for a takedown but Harvin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harvin tries to clinch but Loid moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harvin. That's going to slow Loid down.
Harvin gets a clinch.
Harvin jumps guard.
Loid throws an elbow that misses. Harvin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Loid's guard. Nice move by Harvin!
Harvin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loid is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvin looking to pass the guard.
Harvin stands up from Loid's guard - Harvin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Harvin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harvin wants to clinch.
Harvin tries to clinch there but Loid circles away.
Percy Harvin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loid swats away the attempt to clinch by Harvin.
Harvin scores with a one two! Loid had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Harvin moves in looking to clinch but Loid pushes him off.
Harvin clinches with his opponent.
Harvin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Percy Harvin is winning the standup battle so far.
Loid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harvin doesn't manage to clinch there - Loid circles away.
Loid darts in looking for a takedown but Harvin gets double underhooks and turns Loid into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harvin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harvin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Loid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jeff Loid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Percy Harvin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harvin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Percy Harvin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harvin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Percy Harvin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Pikachoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Bergasmarchi (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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179 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
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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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Pikachoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Bergasmarchi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pikachoo fails with the takedown.
Bergasmarchi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pikachoo circles away quickly and effectively.
Bergasmarchi shoots in and gets a takedown into Pikachoo's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bergasmarchi trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pikachoo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Pikachoo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bergasmarchi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pikachoo is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $300 fee) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Bergasmarchi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bergasmarchi keeping full guard, as Pikachoo tries to pass.
Bergasmarchi wants to stand up but Pikachoo is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pikachoo landing some decent shots from guard.
Bergasmarchi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bergasmarchi wants to sweep but no luck.
Bergasmarchi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gabriel Bergasmarchi has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bergasmarchi slaps away a takedown attempt from Pikachoo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pikachoo slaps away a takedown attempt from Bergasmarchi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pikachoo with a poor takedown
and Bergasmarchi counters with a shoot takedown. Pikachoo fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Pikachoo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pikachoo trying to control the position.
Bergasmarchi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bergasmarchi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bergasmarchi is stalling in the full guard.
Bergasmarchi wants to control from the top but Pikachoo keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gabriel Bergasmarchi wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bergasmarchi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pikachoo to the mat! Pikachoo manages to get full guard.
Pikachoo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bergasmarchi is one step ahead there.
Pikachoo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bergasmarchi pushing down on Pikachoo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bergasmarchi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bergasmarchi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pikachoo trying to control here.
Bergasmarchi controlling the action here.
Bergasmarchi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bergasmarchi stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Bergasmarchi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A left and a right from Bergasmarchi both land. Nice combination.
Bergasmarchi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pikachoo sprawls well initially but Bergasmarchi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pikachoo is looking for a sweep. Bergasmarchi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bergasmarchi throwing shots but Pikachoo is blocking nicely.
Pikachoo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bergasmarchi is trying to control the action in half guard but Pikachoo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pikachoo is looking for a sweep. Bergasmarchi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bergasmarchi in particular looking to stall.
Bergasmarchi is looking to advance position but Pikachoo won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bergasmarchi in particular looking to stall.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gabriel Bergasmarchi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Good standup being displayed there by Bergasmarchi as he connects with a hook.
Bergasmarchi misses with a double jab
and Pikachoo counters with a one-two to the body.
Pikachoo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bergasmarchi quickly recovers to half guard.
Bergasmarchi manages to get to full guard.
Bergasmarchi is pulling down on Pikachoo's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pikachoo tries to free his leg and advance position but Bergasmarchi is retaining full guard.
Bergasmarchi controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pikachoo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bergasmarchi has his hands on Pikachoo's head, controlling the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pikachoo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bergasmarchi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because David Pikachoo just wasn't active enough.
Bergasmarchi throws a right hand that Pikachoo ducks under and follows up with a left that Pikachoo also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pikachoo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pikachoo gets caught flat footed, as Bergasmarchi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bergasmarchi is pushing down on Pikachoo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pikachoo is fighting to maintain full guard but Bergasmarchi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pikachoo trying to control here.
Bergasmarchi trying to control the action but Pikachoo is working from the bottom.
Bergasmarchi slows the pace down in half guard.
Let's hope that Bergasmarchi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because David Pikachoo just wasn't active enough.
Bergasmarchi throws a series of strikes that have Pikachoo backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pikachoo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bergasmarchi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pikachoo to the mat! Pikachoo manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Bergasmarchi 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!
No joy there for Bergasmarchi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bergasmarchi tries to bum rush Pikachoo with a series of wild strikes but Pikachoo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pikachoo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bergasmarchi as he avoids it easily.
Pikachoo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bergasmarchi on his heels. He'll look to pass Bergasmarchi's guard now, I'm sure.
Gabriel Bergasmarchi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bergasmarchi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bergasmarchi 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.
Bergasmarchi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bergasmarchi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi keeping full guard, as Pikachoo tries to pass.
Pikachoo trying to control but Bergasmarchi is working from the bottom.
Pikachoo preventing the sweep.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of David Pikachoo.
Bergasmarchi throws a one two combo.
Bergasmarchi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pikachoo tries to clinch up but Bergasmarchi circles away and keeps his distance.
Bergasmarchi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi moves nicely into side control.
Bergasmarchi taking a breather here.
Bergasmarchi trying to control the position but Pikachoo is working away.
You can see the frustration on Pikachoo's face as Bergasmarchi controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pikachoo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bergasmarchi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pikachoo struggling a bit here.
Pikachoo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bergasmarchi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bergasmarchi wants to control but Pikachoo is keeping him busy.
David Pikachoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pikachoo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bergasmarchi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pikachoo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bergasmarchi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pikachoo is looking to regain half guard here but Bergasmarchi keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pikachoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bergasmarchi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Bergasmarchi scores with a four punch combination!
Pikachoo misses with a takedown attempt
and Bergasmarchi counters with a single leg into guard. Pikachoo didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bergasmarchi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bergasmarchi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pikachoo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gabriel Bergasmarchi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bergasmarchi content to stall in guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Bergasmarchi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bergasmarchi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Bergasmarchi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moses Rington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rington comes to the cage accompanied by Ring The Alarm by Tenor Saw. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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165 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moses Rington !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes throws a series of punches but Rington avoids them all with ease.
Rington paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big right from Rington misses.
Rington lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hughes's sensitive parts.
Rington turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rington with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rington scores with a nice head shot.
Rington 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hughes under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes throws a jab when Rington was well out of range.
Rington closes the distance and clinches up with Hughes, looking for a takedown. Rington pushes Hughes against the cage but Hughes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rington blocks a head kick by Hughes.
Hughes throws a shot from downtown. Rington moves away and avoids it.
Rington misses with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rington .
Matt Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rington checks a leg kick.
Hughes misses the body punch
and Rington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hughes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rington at a distance.
We've been informed that Hughes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes with a nice cross.
It looks like Moses Rington has been cut.
Rington avoids the body shot from Hughes.
Rington keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hughes misses with a body shot.
Hughes misses with a few strikes there.
Hughes throws a shot to the body.
Rington defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses.
Hughes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rington just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes throws a one two combo.
We've been hearing reports that Rington has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rington is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hughes's half guard.
Hughes is rocked!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rington in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hughes tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Rington !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Moses Rington !
Moses Rington thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lincoln comes to the cage accompanied by Mottaka by Queso. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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155 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Lincoln!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lincoln scores with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Harvey - just one landing.
A combination from Harvey does no damage.
Lincoln lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Harvey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lincoln.
Harvey cracks Lincoln with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lincoln looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harvey blocks a leg kick.
Lincoln lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harvey has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lincoln throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harvey connects with a nice looking jab.
Harvey checks a low kick from Lincoln.
Lincoln turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Harvey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harvey.
Harvey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Harvey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lincoln scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Lincoln scores with a sloppy right hand. Harvey should have avoided that one.
A big left from Harvey misses.
Harvey checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harvey.
Lincoln tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harvey throws a looping overhand right but Lincoln ducks down to avoid it.
Lincoln throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harvey throws the left hand but Lincoln avoids the punch easily.
Lincoln connects with a solid leg kick.
Lincoln throws a shot from downtown. Harvey moves away and avoids it.
Harvey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lincoln. That's going to slow Harvey down.
Harvey moves out of range of the body kick from Lincoln.
A slow jab from Harvey misses its intended target.
Harvey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lincoln scores with a jab.
Lincoln moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lincoln moves away from the strike by Harvey.
Harvey scores with a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Lincoln.
Lincoln looks to land a right hand but Harvey moved out of range.
Lincoln takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Harvey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lincoln with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harvey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lincoln moves out of range as Harvey strikes.
Lincoln takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body kick there by Lincoln.
Harvey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from Lincoln is predictable there
and Harvey counters with a two punch combo.
Lincoln throws a push kick but Harvey slaps the foot to one side.
Harvey fails to land with a series of punches.
Lincoln misses with a low kick as Harvey jumps back.
Harvey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lincoln ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
Lincoln fakes the leg kick and cracks Harvey in the body.
Lincoln scores with a jab. Harvey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lincoln throws a good cross that connects.
Harvey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lincoln will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lincoln throws a head kick but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey misses with a wild combination.
Lincoln moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lincoln tries to land a leg kick but Harvey saw it coming and moves away.
Harvey might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Harvey swinging wildly here.
Harvey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harvey checks the leg kick.
Harvey throws out a loose jab but Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harvey tries to move into range but Lincoln moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harvey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lincoln makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harvey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harvey slips a straight right by Lincoln.
Harvey scores with a one two! Lincoln had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Harvey misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Harvey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lincoln misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lincoln lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lincoln lands a shoulder strike.
Harvey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lincoln stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lincoln lands a shoulder strike.
Harvey is trying to break free.
Harvey working hard to break the clinch.
Lincoln tries a body shot but Harvey blocks it.
Lincoln gets through Harvey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lincoln goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lincoln tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Lincoln.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lincoln lands with a short shot to the head.
Lincoln digs a right hand into Harvey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harvey's gas tank.
Harvey looks winded!
Lincoln lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harvey or not.
Lincoln lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Lincoln.
Lincoln pushes Harvey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Lincoln dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lincoln. That's going to slow Harvey down.
Lincoln connects with a nice looking jab.
Harvey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lincoln lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lincoln moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but Harvey checks it.
Lincoln throws a low kick but Harvey avoids it.
Lincoln on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harvey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harvey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lincoln throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harvey.
Harvey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lincoln misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lincoln misses with a body kick.
Harvey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lincoln connects with a leg kick. Harvey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lincoln tries to clinch up but Harvey circles away and keeps his distance.
Harvey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lincoln.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harvey takes a swing at Lincoln's ribcage but misses.
Lincoln has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lincoln connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln connects with a looping right hand.
Lincoln looks to throw the jab but Harvey is out of range.
Lincoln moves out of range as Harvey strikes.
A head kick misses from Lincoln.
Lincoln looks to land a left hand but Harvey moved out of range nicely.
Harvey lands a nice hook to Lincoln's body. Lincoln takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheers as Lincoln lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harvey doesn't seem phased though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lincoln.
Matt Lincoln is winning the standup battle so far.
Harvey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harvey misses with a straight left.
Lincoln connects with a right hand. Harvey shakes it off.
Harvey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A lazy left from Harvey finds it's target.
Lincoln dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harvey. That did some damage!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lincoln will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lincoln fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harvey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lincoln.
That kick from Lincoln tenderised Harvey's leg. Harvey is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lincoln scores with a three punch combo!
A swing and a miss from Lincoln.
Harvey connects with the punch.
Harvey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lincoln circles away quickly and effectively.
Harvey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lincoln, right into the meat.
Harvey is breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Lincoln.
Lincoln attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harvey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lincoln throws a lazy uppercut
letting Harvey counter with a right hand.
Lincoln slips under a jab from Harvey.
Lincoln fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harvey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lincoln throws a front kick that sends Harvey stumbling back into the cage.
Harvey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lincoln.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Harvey misses.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but Harvey checks it.
Lincoln slips a jab from Harvey.
Harvey looks to land a combination but Lincoln avoids it well.
Harvey throws a lazy right hand but Lincoln sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harvey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lincoln lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lincoln feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harvey's calf.
Lincoln dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harvey. That did some damage!
Harvey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lincoln forces Harvey back against the cage and clinches.
Harvey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lincoln scores with a shoulder strike.
Lincoln misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harvey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lincoln backwards.
Lincoln lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lincoln prevents Harvey from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harvey tries to break the clinch but Lincoln is controlling the position.
Lincoln gets through Harvey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lincoln is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harvey can do to turn this around?
Lincoln lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lincoln lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lincoln lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lincoln.
Lincoln throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lincoln works on Harvey's body with a couple of short punches.
Lincoln lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lincoln lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Lincoln.
Lincoln gets through Harvey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harvey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harvey is rocked!
Lincoln lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harvey.
Harvey is still on wobbly legs! Can Lincoln finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lincoln cracks Harvey with a nice body shot.
Lincoln cracks Harvey with a nice body shot.
Harvey seems to have recovered his senses.
Matt Lincoln has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lincoln works on Harvey's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Lincoln.
Lincoln lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harvey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Lincoln dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A left and a right from Lincoln both land. Nice combination.
Harvey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Harvey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lincoln fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harvey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harvey throws a jab but it's blocked by Lincoln.
A big right from Harvey misses.
Harvey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lincoln.
Lincoln slips a jab from Harvey.
Harvey throws a hook to the side of Lincoln's head but Lincoln sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harvey looks to land a left hand but Lincoln moved out of range nicely.
Harvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lincoln manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lincoln, right into the meat.
A slow jab from Lincoln misses its intended target.
Harvey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lincoln lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harvey connects with the punch.
Lincoln throws a jab when Harvey was well out of range.
Harvey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lincoln buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lincoln.
Harvey misses with the combination.
Lincoln fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Lincoln tenderised Harvey's leg. Harvey is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Lincoln tenderised Harvey's leg. Harvey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lincoln connects with the punch.
Lincoln lands a lovely overhand right.
Lincoln looks to land a body kick but Harvey moved away.
Harvey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lincoln attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lincoln jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lincoln ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lincoln connects with a solid leg kick.
Lincoln scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harvey in his tracks.
Lincoln lands the left hand.
Harvey lands a slapping body shot.
Harvey throws a lazy right hand but Lincoln sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lincoln, right into the meat.
Harvey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good leg kick by Lincoln there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harvey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harvey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lincoln was well out of range. Poor timing from Harvey.
Lincoln pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lincoln throws a right and a left that Harvey avoids nicely.
Harvey swings for the body but Lincoln moves out of range.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lincoln moves away.
Harvey needs to keep his hands up - Lincoln had a free shot at his head there.
Harvey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lincoln misses with a straight right.
Harvey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lincoln can pounce on him.
Lincoln attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln lands a high kick!
Harvey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Harvey misses.
Harvey lands a lovely overhand right.
Lincoln throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lincoln connects with a solid leg kick.
Lincoln looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lincoln throws a sloppy head kick and Harvey moves out of range easily.
Harvey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lincoln.
Lincoln connects with an inside leg kick.
Lincoln jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lincoln swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Lincoln.
Lincoln avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harvey moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harvey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lincoln moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matt Lincoln is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big left from Lincoln misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lincoln.
Harvey blocks a low kick nicely.
Harvey misses the jab.
Good shot there by Harvey.
Harvey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lincoln lands a leg kick that knocks Harvey off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harvey scores with the left hand. Lincoln knows he should have avoided that one.
Lincoln with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lincoln pushes Harvey away with a front kick.
Harvey missing with a left hand there. Lincoln was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harvey throws a right hand that misses
and Lincoln counters with a nice leg kick.
Lincoln throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lincoln throws a low kick, looking for Harvey's leg but Harvey calmly moves out of range.
Nice shot by Lincoln.
Lincoln misses with a leg kick.
Shane Harvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harvey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Lincoln showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lincoln has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Lincoln!
Matt Lincoln gave a mention to Kemists ↑ 5x160Q in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Backscratcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Bergasmarchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class 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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Backscratcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustavo Bergasmarchi!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Backscratcher.
Bergasmarchi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bergasmarchi wants to control but Backscratcher is keeping him busy.
Backscratcher wants to control but Bergasmarchi is keeping busy.
Backscratcher has his hands clasped together around Bergasmarchi's back. He's all about the action.
Backscratcher is trying to control but can't.
Bergasmarchi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bergasmarchi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bergasmarchi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bergasmarchi trying to control the action but Backscratcher is working from the bottom.
My spies in Skylab Vegas inform me that Bergasmarchi has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backscratcher keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bergasmarchi is trying to control the action in half guard but Backscratcher is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Backscratcher walks into a left hand.
Bergasmarchi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bergasmarchi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Backscratcher, who protects the arm well.
Backscratcher wants to control but Bergasmarchi postures up.
Bergasmarchi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Backscratcher keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Backscratcher manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi trying to control the pace.
Backscratcher keeping hold of Bergasmarchi's head, controlling as best he can.
Bergasmarchi throwing shots but Backscratcher is blocking nicely.
Bergasmarchi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Backscratcher looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bergasmarchi is trying to control the action in half guard but Backscratcher is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bergasmarchi is thwarting Backscratcher's attempts to control the position.
Backscratcher is controlling Bergasmarchi's trapped leg to prevent Bergasmarchi from advancing to side control.
Backscratcher trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backscratcher is doing well to control the position and prevent Bergasmarchi from advancing to side control.
Backscratcher is not content to let Bergasmarchi control the position.
Brian Backscratcher has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bergasmarchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Backscratcher catches Bergasmarchi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Backscratcher has a takedown stuffed.
Backscratcher gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bergasmarchi.
A jab lands there for Bergasmarchi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backscratcher takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bergasmarchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Backscratcher.
Backscratcher lands with a nice body punch.
Bergasmarchi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergasmarchi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Backscratcher prevents Bergasmarchi from improving position.
Bergasmarchi controls the position from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Backscratcher manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bergasmarchi's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Bergasmarchi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Backscratcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Backscratcher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bergasmarchi's waist but Bergasmarchi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Backscratcher off to one side.
Backscratcher misses with a takedown attempt - Bergasmarchi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Backscratcher.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Backscratcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bergasmarchi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bergasmarchi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Backscratcher sprawls well initially but Bergasmarchi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Backscratcher has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bergasmarchi is working away from the top position though.
Gustavo Bergasmarchi has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi wants to control but Backscratcher is keeping him busy.
Backscratcher is looking for a sweep. Bergasmarchi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bergasmarchi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bergasmarchi tries to pass to full mount but Backscratcher defends it.
Backscratcher wants to improve his position but Bergasmarchi is controlling well.
Backscratcher keeping control of the position.
Backscratcher manages to get to full guard.
Bergasmarchi wants to control from the top but Backscratcher keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Backscratcher is trying to control the position but Bergasmarchi postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bergasmarchi throws a big right hand that misses.
Backscratcher throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bergasmarchi trying to control but Backscratcher is working from the bottom.
Backscratcher has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bergasmarchi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bergasmarchi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bergasmarchi with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backscratcher keeping moving, preventing Bergasmarchi from controlling successfully.
Backscratcher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Backscratcher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Backscratcher working a defensive guard here.
Bergasmarchi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Backscratcher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bergasmarchi wants to control from the top but Backscratcher keeps moving.
Bergasmarchi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bergasmarchi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Backscratcher keeping moving, preventing Bergasmarchi from controlling successfully.
Backscratcher has Bergasmarchi pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backscratcher keeping full guard, as Bergasmarchi tries to pass.
Backscratcher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bergasmarchi passes Backscratcher's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Backscratcher is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bergasmarchi pulls his head out easily.
Bergasmarchi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Backscratcher is just riding it out for now. Bergasmarchi eventually gives up the hold.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Backscratcher avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bergasmarchi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gustavo Bergasmarchi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bergasmarchi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Backscratcher quickly recovers to half guard.
Bergasmarchi trying to pass the guard but Backscratcher defending well.
Backscratcher wants to improve his position but Bergasmarchi is controlling well.
Bergasmarchi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Backscratcher is looking to control Bergasmarchi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Backscratcher avoid being mounted?
Bergasmarchi passes to full mount!
Bergasmarchi lands a heavy elbow.
Backscratcher tries to lock up and control but Bergasmarchi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! Bergasmarchi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bergasmarchi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bergasmarchi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bergasmarchi working for a guillotine from mount but Backscratcher is in no mood to give up.
Backscratcher holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bergasmarchi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bergasmarchi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Backscratcher is looking to escape.
Bergasmarchi punching from mount but Backscratcher doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bergasmarchi misses with a head shot.
Backscratcher tries to hold on but Bergasmarchi postures up.
Bergasmarchi thowing shots but they're missing.
Backscratcher is trying desperately to improve position.
Backscratcher tries to hold on but Bergasmarchi pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Backscratcher is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
BOOM! Bergasmarchi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bergasmarchi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Backscratcher avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bergasmarchi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bergasmarchi is landing with some decent strikes but Backscratcher is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Backscratcher is rocked!
Bergasmarchi postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Backscratcher in real trouble here! The ref calls for Backscratcher to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustavo Bergasmarchi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Julio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yiotis Egomitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yiotis Egomitis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Don Julio's chin.
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Julio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yiotis Egomitis!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julio looks to throw the jab but Egomitis is out of range.
Egomitis misses with a series of wild punches.
Julio seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Egomitis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Egomitis throws a sloppy head kick and Julio moves out of range easily.
Egomitis tries to clinch up
and Julio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Julio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Julio lands a lovely overhand right.
Julio throws a jab when Egomitis was well out of range.
Julio jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Egomitis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Julio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Egomitis instigates a clinch.
Egomitis working aggressively here.
Egomitis misses with a body punch.
Egomitis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egomitis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egomitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Julio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Egomitis lands with a short shot to the head.
Egomitis scores with a shot to the side of Julio's head.
Egomitis misses with a body punch.
Egomitis misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Egomitis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Julio.
Julio is trying to break the clinch but Egomitis is controlling him.
Julio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Egomitis wants to clinch up but Julio keeps it at a distance.
Egomitis fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egomitis is looking to clinch but Julio is avoiding it.
Julio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Egomitis at a distance.
Egomitis moves into the clinch.
Egomitis misses with the head strike.
Egomitis throws a head punch that misses.
Egomitis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Julio up against the cage.
Julio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Egomitis fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egomitis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Julio's elbow.
Egomitis has a couple of punches blocked by Julio.
Egomitis tries to work over Julio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio takes a shot to the head.
Egomitis is struggling to control the position.
Julio is looking to break free of the clinch but Egomitis has double underhooks.
Egomitis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Julio backwards.
Egomitis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egomitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Egomitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Egomitis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Egomitis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Julio wants to break free but Egomitis has control.
Egomitis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Egomitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Julio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Julio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Julio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Egomitis was well out of range. Poor timing from Julio.
Julio cracks Egomitis with an open hand slap.
Egomitis tries to clinch up but Julio circles away and keeps his distance.
Julio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Egomitis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yiotis Egomitis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egomitis lands a big head kick that sends Julio tumbling to the mat! Egomitis takes a step backwards and waves Julio back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Julio is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Egomitis.
Oh Julio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Julio gets tackled into the cage by Egomitis. Egomitis maintains the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Egomitis throws a punch but it's blocked by Julio.
Julio seems to have got his legs back now.
Egomitis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Egomitis lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yiotis Egomitis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Egomitis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Egomitis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Egomitis throws a head kick but Julio moves out of range.
Egomitis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Julio ducks right into an uppercut from Egomitis.
Egomitis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Julio counters with a left to the body.
Egomitis is looking to clinch but Julio is avoiding it.
Jab from Julio.
Egomitis instigates a clinch.
Egomitis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egomitis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Egomitis has a couple of punches blocked by Julio.
Egomitis tries to work over Julio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Egomitis tries to stall but Julio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Julio is trying to force a seperation but Egomitis has the dominant position.
Egomitis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Julio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egomitis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Egomitis tries to work over Julio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Julio blocking some punches.
Egomitis cracks Julio with a nice body shot.
Egomitis has Julio pushed against the cage.
Egomitis lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egomitis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Egomitis misses with some punches.
Julio blocks an uppercut.
Egomitis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Julio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egomitis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egomitis is stalling here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Egomitis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egomitis misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Egomitis.
Egomitis pushes Julio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Egomitis digs a right hand into Julio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Julio's gas tank.
Julio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egomitis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Egomitis throws a punch but it's blocked by Julio.
Julio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Egomitis just leaning against Julio, taking a breather.
Julio is trying to break the clinch but Egomitis is controlling him.
Egomitis throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Egomitis.
A short uppercut from Egomitis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egomitis lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egomitis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Egomitis has a couple of punches blocked by Julio.
Egomitis lands with a right to the head.
Egomitis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Egomitis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Egomitis.
Egomitis misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot in the inside from Egomitis.
Egomitis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Julio or not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Egomitis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yiotis Egomitis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Egomitis throws a head kick that misses.
Egomitis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Julio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oooooh!!! Egomitis has knocked Julio down with a huge combo! Egomitis steps away and waves a wobbly Julio back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Don Julio has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egomitis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Julio looks to land a combination but Egomitis avoids it well.
Egomitis throws a head kick that misses.
Julio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Julio avoids the head kick by Egomitis.
Egomitis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Egomitis tries to clinch there but Julio circles away.
Julio misses with an uppercut. Egomitis saw that one coming.
No joy there for Julio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Egomitis.
Egomitis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Egomitis looks to score with a jab to the body but Julio is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egomitis rushes Julio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Egomitis trying to control the position but instead, Julio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Egomitis into the cage.
Egomitis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Julio backwards.
Egomitis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Julio prevents a body shot from Egomitis.
A head punch on the inside from Egomitis fails to land.
A short left from Egomitis.
Julio is looking to break free of the clinch but Egomitis has double underhooks.
Egomitis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Egomitis working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julio breaks from the clinch.
Julio just misses with a punch to the body.
Egomitis darts in and clinches Julio up against the cage.
Egomitis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Julio backwards.
Egomitis working aggressively here.
Julio tries to break the clinch but Egomitis is controlling the position.
Egomitis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Julio tries to circle away but Egomitis has him pinned against the cage.
Egomitis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from Egomitis fails to land.
Egomitis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Egomitis has him pressed against the cage.
Julio manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Egomitis misses.
Julio blocks a jab.
Egomitis throws a jab when Julio was well out of range.
Good shot there by Julio.
Julio loads up on a big right hand but Egomitis slips the punch.
Don Julio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yiotis Egomitis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Egomitis throws a looping overhand right but Julio ducks down to avoid it.
Julio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Julio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Julio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Egomitis manages to avoid it.
Egomitis wants to clinch.
Egomitis fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egomitis scores with a head kick. Julio tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Egomitis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Egomitis pushes Julio up against the cage in a clinch.
Yiotis Egomitis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Egomitis prevents Julio from breaking the clinch.
Julio tries a body shot but Egomitis blocks it.
Julio is trying to break the clinch but Egomitis is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Julio working hard to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egomitis swings wildly with an uppercut but Julio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Julio has a couple of punches blocked by Egomitis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yiotis Egomitis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Egomitis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yiotis Egomitis!
A victorious Yiotis Egomitis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Cousteau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chico Dicko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cousteau's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 20000 Leagues Under the Sea - The Monster Attacks . Jacques Cousteau has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Cousteau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chico Dicko!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cousteau shoots in but Dicko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dicko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dicko throws a head kick that misses.
Dicko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cousteau.
We've been hearing reports that Cousteau has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dicko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cousteau shoots for a takedown but Dicko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cousteau shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dicko as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Cousteau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cousteau looks for a takedown but Dicko sprawls well.
Dicko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dicko leaves Cousteau with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dicko scores with a sloppy right hand. Cousteau should have avoided that one.
Jab by Dicko.
Dicko scores with a nice head shot.
Chico Dicko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dicko breaks the clinch.
Dicko feints and then cracks Cousteau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cousteau down.
Dicko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cousteau is out of range.
Dicko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cousteau dives in for a single leg takedown but Dicko sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dicko digs a right hand into Cousteau's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cousteau's gas tank.
Cousteau tries to score a body lock takedown but Dicko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dicko is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dicko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A body shot lands from Dicko.
Dicko tries to land a knee to the head but Cousteau blocks with his arms.
Dicko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dicko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cousteau has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dicko after a bit of a struggle.
Dicko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dicko after a bit of a struggle.
Dicko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dicko presses Cousteau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cousteau is breathing heavily.
Dicko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dicko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cousteau. Cousteau circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cousteau tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dicko counters with an outside leg kick.
Cousteau tries to clinch there but Dicko circles away.
Dicko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dicko duly obliges.
Cousteau shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dicko - that will leave a mark!
Chico Dicko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cousteau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dicko lands a jab.
Dicko throws out a loose jab but Cousteau uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cousteau shoots in but no luck this time.
Dicko cracks Cousteau with an open hand slap.
Dicko lands with a cross.
Dicko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dicko connects with a nice looking jab.
Dicko clinches up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dicko.
Cousteau drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dicko pulls his leg out and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cousteau.
Cousteau shoots in but Dicko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cousteau. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cousteau shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dicko stuffs the takedown.
Dicko lands with a straight right. Cousteau didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dicko gets a clinch.
Dicko trying to control the position but instead, Cousteau has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dicko into the cage.
Dicko lands an uppercut.
Dicko lands an elbow just above Cousteau 's eye.
Dicko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cousteau changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dicko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dicko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cousteau had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cousteau has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dicko.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dicko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dicko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chico Dicko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dicko has Cousteau up against the cage in a clinch.
Dicko breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cousteau.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dicko enables Cousteau to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dicko manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dicko wants to stand but Cousteau is controlling the position.
Cousteau trying to control the position from guard on top but Dicko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cousteau passes Dicko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cousteau is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousteau is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dicko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cousteau. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cousteau is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dicko pushes Cousteau off looking to stand but Cousteau dives back in and keeps control.
Dicko trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Cousteau throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dicko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cousteau looking for a guillotine from mount but Dicko is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dicko trying desperately to get to his feet.
Cousteau working for a submission but Dicko is keeping him at bay.
Cousteau wants to control the pace but Dicko is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dicko is bucking up trying to escape but Cousteau cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dicko is squirming around, avoiding Cousteau's attempts to control the action.
Cousteau throws a sloppy strike and Dicko uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Dicko has ended up in Cousteau's guard.
Cousteau 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.
Cousteau looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cousteau is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cousteau is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dicko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dicko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cousteau is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cousteau wants to sweep here but Dicko controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cousteau has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dicko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Cousteau dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Cousteau shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dicko napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cousteau is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dicko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dicko bucks up and tries to throw Cousteau off but instead Cousteau has got his back!
Dicko has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Cousteau.
Dicko preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Cousteau.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cousteau working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousteau is hanging on to Dicko's back as he tries to escape.
Cousteau is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Dicko tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Cousteau jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dicko manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cousteau throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dicko dodges the ground and pound from Cousteau.
Cousteau goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dicko rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cousteau's guard! Nice work there by Dicko!
Dicko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dicko trying to control but Cousteau is working from the bottom.
Cousteau wants to sweep but no luck.
Cousteau throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cousteau has his foot on Dicko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dicko works his way back into a safe position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cousteau managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dicko passes into half guard.
Cousteau wants to control but Dicko is keeping busy.
Cousteau moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cousteau will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dicko trying to control the position from guard on top but Cousteau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cousteau throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dicko uses it to pass to side control.
Dicko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cousteau keeps working.
Cousteau is trying to control Dicko's posture but Dicko avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cousteau looking for a sweep but Dicko has passed into full mount! Oh no!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Cousteau showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cousteau 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Cousteau!
Our winner, Jacques Cousteau, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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