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BKFC 2 - Red vs Bravo PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Atkins (ranked 5557 p4p, 5814 weight class) and JJ Olatunji (ranked 630 p4p, 641 weight class). Olatunji has chosen KSI – Patience as his entrance music. Terry Atkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, JJ Olatunji!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atkins cracks Olatunji with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Atkins has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Olatunji to stand back up!
 Olatunji is rocked!
 It looks like JJ Olatunji has been cut.
Olatunji shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Atkins manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Olatunji is still in real trouble! Can Atkins finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olatunji trying to control the position from guard on top but Atkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olatunji wants to pass the guard but Atkins is keeping the position.
Olatunji throws an elbow that misses. Atkins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Olatunji's guard. Nice move by Atkins!
Olatunji seems to have recovered his senses.
Atkins controlling from the top position.
Olatunji working a defensive guard but Atkins manages to pass into side control anyway.
Olatunji tries to buck Atkins off but Atkins is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins slows the pace down.
Atkins working away.
Olatunji is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olatunji wants to control but Atkins postures up.
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.
Olatunji manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Olatunji trying to control the action but Atkins is working from the bottom.
Olatunji is pressing down on Atkins's thigh, looking to free his foot. Atkins is holding on for now.
Olatunji is stalling here. Atkins is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Olatunji seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Atkins has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Atkins slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atkins is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
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.
Olatunji tries to improve position but can't.
Olatunji being controlled for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olatunji wants to control but Atkins postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Atkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JJ Olatunji's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Atkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Olatunji.
Olatunji uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atkins.
Atkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atkins cracks a nice hook into Olatunji's ribs.
Olatunji closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Olatunji lands in his opponent's guard.
Olatunji stopping the sweep attempt from Atkins.
Olatunji sitting in guard here, content to control.
Atkins keeping moving, preventing Olatunji from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olatunji slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Olatunji pushing down on Atkins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olatunji is keen to just control but Atkins is a slippery customer.
Olatunji is looking to stall here but Atkins recovers full guard.
Olatunji controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Atkins controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
We've been told by Atkins's head coaches at Top Gun Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Terry Atkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atkins loads up on a big right hand but Olatunji slips the punch.
Atkins throws a lazy right hand but Olatunji sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Olatunji drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Atkins defends it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Atkins misses the target.
Olatunji looking to score a takedown here. Atkins is defending well but Olatunji drives through and ends up in Atkins's guard.
Atkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olatunji can do to turn this around?
Olatunji looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Olatunji working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Atkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins keeping moving, preventing Olatunji from controlling successfully.
Atkins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Atkins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Olatunji manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Atkins's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Olatunji is looking to sweep but instead, Atkins has passed into half guard.
Atkins prevents Olatunji from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olatunji trying to control here.
Olatunji is looking for a sweep. Atkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Atkins content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Olatunji wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Terry Atkins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on JJ Olatunji's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Atkins has managed to clinch.
Atkins is pressed up against the cage. Olatunji has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Atkins down to the mat. Atkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Atkins swings for the body but Olatunji moves out of range.
Olatunji keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Olatunji feints the counter takedown.
Atkins throws out a loose jab but Olatunji uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olatunji on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Atkins.
Olatunji will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Atkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Olatunji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atkins.
Atkins connects with a leg kick.
Olatunji dives in and grabs Atkins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Atkins pushes down on Olatunji's head and hops out.
Terry Atkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JJ Olatunji.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olatunji slips a jab and a cross from Atkins.
A shot to the liver by Atkins. Beautiful body shot.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olatunji swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olatunji shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Atkins defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olatunji misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Olatunji is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Atkins doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Olatunji crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Olatunji's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Terry Atkins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kentrail Colamarino (ranked 5419 p4p, 5556 weight class) and Tai Zu (ranked 536 p4p, 541 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kentrail Colamarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tai Zu!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colamarino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut there from Colamarino.
Zu lands a nice looking body shot.
Zu avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick from Zu lands but Colamarino takes it in his stride.
Colamarino has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zu finds it's way round the side to connect with Colamarino's head.
Colamarino misses the shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Colamarino.
Colamarino stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Colamarino wants it to stay on the feet.
Zu connects with a body shot that sends Colamarino's belly button to the back.
Zu scores with a nice strike.
Zu throws a body punch but Colamarino moves out of range.
Colamarino misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zu, as that shot connected.
Zu moves away from the strike by Colamarino.
Colamarino misses with a wild combination.
Zu 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.
Colamarino looks to land a left hand but Zu moved out of range nicely.
Colamarino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zu throws a low kick, looking for Colamarino's leg but Colamarino calmly moves out of range.
Colamarino swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zu moves out of range as Colamarino strikes.
Colamarino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Colamarino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Colamarino drives through and clinches with Zu against the cage.
Zu throws an elbow that misses.
Colamarino working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zu struggles to land a body shot inside as Colamarino controls his hands.
Zu tries to work over Colamarino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Colamarino.
Zu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Colamarino.
Zu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Colamarino lands a shoulder strike.
Zu misses with an elbow strike.
Zu working aggressively here.
Colamarino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zu is looking to control Colamarino's arms but Colamarino gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zu has his back to the cage.
Colamarino lands with a light punch inside.
Colamarino can't find room to land a body shot as Zu controls the action.
Colamarino misses with a punch to the body.
Colamarino lands with a right to the head.
Zu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Colamarino digs a right hand into Zu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zu's gas tank.
Colamarino working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Colamarino.
Colamarino works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Colamarino blocks a body shot from Zu.
A short right from Colamarino on the inside.
Zu can't find room to land a body shot as Colamarino controls the action.
Zu misses with some punches.
Colamarino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zu backwards.
Zu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Colamarino controlling the action here for a moment.
Colamarino blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Colamarino throws a shot from downtown. Zu moves away and avoids it.
Colamarino misses with a hook. Zu ducked under it nicely.
Zu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big left from Zu misses.
Zu tries to close the distance and clinch but Colamarino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Colamarino throws a series of punches but Zu avoids them all with ease.
Colamarino shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Colamarino throws a lazy right hand but Zu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zu sizes up Colamarino with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Colamarino takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zu moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zu.
Zu throws a punch but it's blocked by Colamarino.
Colamarino lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zu.
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!
Colamarino lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Colamarino's brow.
Good body shot from Colamarino.
Colamarino throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zus head.
Colamarino lands an uppercut.
Zu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Colamarino lands with a short shot to the head.
Colamarino lands an uppercut.
Colamarino breaks the clinch.
Zu looks to score with a jab to the body but Colamarino is just out of range.
Zu tries to land a leg kick but Colamarino saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Colamarino misses the target.
Colamarino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Colamarino.
Tai Zu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colamarino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zu throws out the jab.
Colamarino throwing a counter right hand but Zu manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colamarino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Colamarino checks the leg kick nicely there.
Colamarino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zu.
Zu lands a nice hook to Colamarino's body. Colamarino takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zu wants to clinch up but Colamarino keeps it at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kentrail Colamarino dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice body punch from Zu.
Colamarino defending well as Zu loads up on a big left hand.
Colamarino swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Colamarino throws out a loose jab but Zu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colamarino throws a right hand that Zu ducks under and follows up with a left that Zu also avoids with ease.
Colamarino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zu lands a jab.
Colamarino scores with a shot to the body.
Zu staying out of range there.
Colamarino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Colamarino throws an overhand right that lands on Zu's shoulder, as Zu tries to avoid the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zu.
Zu looks to score with a jab to the body but Colamarino is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colamarino stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big left from Colamarino misses.
Zu flicks out a counter leg kick but Colamarino steps away.
Colamarino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zu.
Colamarino lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colamarino uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zu connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colamarino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Colamarino gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Colamarino.
Colamarino dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Colamarino avoids a wild elbow strike from Zu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zu.
Colamarino has Zu pressed against the cage.
Colamarino just leaning against Zu, taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Colamarino fails to land.
Colamarino blocks the elbow strike.
Colamarino scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zu swings wildly with an uppercut but Colamarino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Colamarino scores with a nice short uppercut.
Colamarino pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino avoids the elbow strike from Zu, against the cage.
Colamarino breaks from the clinch.
Zu misses with a body shot
and Colamarino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Colamarino.
Kentrail Colamarino is winning the standup battle so far.
Zu just misses with a punch to the body.
Colamarino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colamarino lands with an uppercut that bounces Zu off the cage and back into range.
Zu misses with a wild combination.
Colamarino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Colamarino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zu can do to turn this around?
Colamarino scores with a body shot.
Zu throws a body shot but no joy.
Zu ducks under a wild hook from Colamarino.
Zu throws a nice looking combination but Colamarino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Colamarino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Colamarino.
Zu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Zu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Colamarino checks a leg kick.
Colamarino's corner calls for a 1-2. Colamarino obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Colamarino looks to score with a jab to the body but Zu is just out of range.
Zu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Colamarino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zu lands a lovely overhand right.
Zu with the inside leg kick.
Colamarino takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Colamarino clinches up against the cage.
Colamarino stalling.
Colamarino working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Colamarino lands a left hand.
Colamarino dodges an elbow strike from Zu.
Zu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zu tries to work over Colamarino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Zu.
Colamarino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colamarino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Colamarino backwards.
Colamarino gets through Zu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Colamarino scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zu misses with an elbow over the top.
Zu blocks a body shot from Colamarino.
Zu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zu has a couple of punches blocked by Colamarino.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Colamarino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Colamarino lands with a left to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Colamarino takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Colamarino throws a punch but it's blocked by Zu.
Zu misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kentrail Colamarino dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Colamarino scores with a three punch combo!
Zu is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
It looks like Tai Zu has been cut.
A jab from Colamarino misses.
Zu is still on wobbly legs! Can Colamarino finish him?
Colamarino moves away from the strike by Zu.
Colamarino misses with an uppercut. Zu saw that one coming.
Zu seems to have recovered his senses.
Colamarino misses with a straight right.
Colamarino swinging wildly here.
Zu takes one to the side of the head.
Zu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Colamarino.
Colamarino misses with an uppercut. Zu saw that one coming.
Colamarino dodges the punch combination from Zu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Colamarino fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Colamarino takes a swing at Zu's ribcage but misses.
Colamarino checks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colamarino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Colamarino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zu misses with a body kick.
Zu throws the left hand but Colamarino avoids the punch easily.
Colamarino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zu.
Colamarino scores with a body shot.
Zu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Zu misses the target.
Colamarino closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice body punch from Colamarino.
Zu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Colamarino just misses with a punch to the body.
Zu tries to land a leg kick but Colamarino saw it coming and moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Colamarino misses its target.
Colamarino looks to land a left hand but Zu moved out of range nicely.
Colamarino misses with a wild body shot.
Zu misses with a looping right.
Colamarino slips under a jab from Zu.
Zu misses with a hook. Colamarino ducked under it nicely.
Tai Zu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Colamarino.
Colamarino closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zu gets through Colamarino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Colamarino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Colamarino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kentrail Colamarino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zu digs a right hand into Colamarino's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Colamarino's gas tank.
Colamarino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Colamarino gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zu misses with a hook. Colamarino ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Colamarino. Zu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zu scores with the left hand. Colamarino knows he should have avoided that one.
Colamarino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Colamarino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice body punch from Zu.
Colamarino moves out of range as Zu strikes.
Colamarino defending well as Zu loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zu can pounce on him.
Colamarino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Colamarino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zu moves away.
Colamarino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Colamarino slips under a jab from Zu.
Zu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zu tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Colamarino counter with a right hand.
Zu moves in looking to clinch but Colamarino pushes him off.
Colamarino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Colamarino.
Colamarino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zu.
Zu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice combination there by Colamarino.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Colamarino.
A swing and a miss from Zu.
Zu walks into a straight right hand from Colamarino.
Colamarino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zu throws out the jab.
Zu misses with a left hand
and Colamarino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zu misses with an uppercut. Colamarino saw that one coming.
Zu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Colamarino thuds a left hand into Zu's body.
Colamarino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zu on the side of the head.
Zu takes a swing at Colamarino's ribcage but misses.
Colamarino bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Colamarino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zu in his tracks.
Nice shot lands for Colamarino.
Zu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Colamarino is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Colamarino closes the distance and clinches.
Zu struggles to land a body shot inside as Colamarino controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zu misses with an elbow strike.
Zu misses with a punch to the body.
Colamarino can't find room to land a body shot as Zu controls the action.
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 Kentrail Colamarino.
Well Colamarino 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kentrail Colamarino!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos (ranked 5389 p4p, 5552 weight class) and Dustin Butcher (ranked 618 p4p, 631 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dustin Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Butcher throws a shot from downtown. Xanthopoulos moves away and avoids it.
Xanthopoulos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Butcher tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Butcher has taken the fight to the clinch.
Butcher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Xanthopoulos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Xanthopoulos fails to pull guard.
Butcher gets through Xanthopoulos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Butcher digs a right hand into Xanthopoulos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Xanthopoulos's gas tank.
Butcher pushes off an throws an elbow but Xanthopoulos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Xanthopoulos is trying to pull guard but Butcher turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Butcher cracks Xanthopoulos with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xanthopoulos jumps guard but Butcher turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butcher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Butcher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Xanthopoulos blocks an elbow strike from Butcher.
Butcher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short left from Butcher.
Butcher lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Butcher.
Butcher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xanthopoulos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Butcher.
Butcher lands a big head kick that sends Xanthopoulos tumbling to the mat! Butcher takes a step backwards and waves Xanthopoulos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Xanthopoulos is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Butcher misses the target.
Xanthopoulos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Butcher to the mat! Butcher manages to get full guard.
Xanthopoulos throws a big elbow that misses.
Butcher can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Xanthopoulos controls the pace.
Xanthopoulos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos postures up in Butcher's guard and throws a big left but Butcher blocks it.
Xanthopoulos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Xanthopoulos postures up in Butcher's guard and throws a big left but Butcher blocks it.
Xanthopoulos throws a big elbow that misses.
Xanthopoulos throwing strikes but missing.
Xanthopoulos landing with the ground and pound.
Xanthopoulos scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xanthopoulos wants to control from the top but Butcher keeps moving.
Xanthopoulos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher keeping moving, preventing Xanthopoulos from controlling successfully.
Xanthopoulos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Xanthopoulos is in close to Butcher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Butcher controlling the position.
Xanthopoulos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've been hearing that Xanthopoulos has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Butcher controls Xanthopoulos momentarily but Xanthopoulos frees himself.
Xanthopoulos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Butcher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Xanthopoulos 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.
Xanthopoulos throwing strikes from guard but Butcher blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Xanthopoulos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Xanthopoulos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Butcher's head.
Xanthopoulos throws a big elbow that misses.
Xanthopoulos connects with a couple of short punches.
Butcher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Xanthopoulos is in close to Butcher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Butcher keeping moving, preventing Xanthopoulos from controlling successfully.
Xanthopoulos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Xanthopoulos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Butcher has momentary wrist control but Xanthopoulos slips an elbow through the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Butcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos's cut.
That's time! Xanthopoulos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Butcher misses the jab.
Butcher swings for the body but Xanthopoulos moves out of range.
Xanthopoulos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butcher. Xanthopoulos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xanthopoulos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Xanthopoulos throws an elbow but Butcher slips to the side and avoids it well.
Xanthopoulos working the body and head with strikes.
Xanthopoulos misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Xanthopoulos is working Butcher over with some ground and pound from side control.
The strikes coming from Xanthopoulos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Xanthopoulos creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Xanthopoulos lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xanthopoulos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ground and pound from Xanthopoulos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Xanthopoulos crashes against the mat.
Xanthopoulos in side control lands a decent elbow.
Xanthopoulos scoring with punches from side control.
Xanthopoulos lands a few punches from side control.
Xanthopoulos working the head with strikes.
Butcher felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Xanthopoulos lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Butcher down.
Butcher is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Xanthopoulos is looking to take a break and control but Butcher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Butcher on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Butcher is breathing heavily.
Xanthopoulos lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Butcher down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher is not content to let Xanthopoulos control the position.
Butcher is looking for a sweep.
Xanthopoulos looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Butcher is avoiding damage well.
Xanthopoulos working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Check out the look on Xanthopoulos's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An elbow from Xanthopoulos crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Xanthopoulos cracks Butcher with a big elbow.
Xanthopoulos scoring with punches from side control.
Xanthopoulos in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Xanthopoulos is working Butcher over with some ground and pound from side control.
Xanthopoulos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butcher can do to turn this around?
Xanthopoulos remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Xanthopoulos working the ground and pound but Butcher is defending the strikes.
Butcher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Xanthopoulos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Butcher struggling a bit here.
Xanthopoulos sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Butcher is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos working the ground and pound from side control.
Xanthopoulos looks up at the clock and then as Butcher takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Xanthopoulos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Xanthopoulos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Xanthopoulos trying to control the action but Butcher is working from the bottom.
Butcher defending against the ground and pound.
Xanthopoulos lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xanthopoulos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Butcher keeps working.
Xanthopoulos lands a nice forearm strike.
Butcher is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Xanthopoulos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Butcher napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Butcher avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Xanthopoulos.
Xanthopoulos cracks Butcher with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Butcher is still in real trouble! Can Xanthopoulos finish him?
Xanthopoulos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Butcher keeps working.
Butcher seems to have recovered his senses.
Butcher parries the strikes from Xanthopoulos easily there. Xanthopoulos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Butcher to escape.
Butcher is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Butcher taking a bit of punishment here - Xanthopoulos scoring with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xanthopoulos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Xanthopoulos throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Xanthopoulos cracks Butcher with a big elbow.
Butcher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher is not content to let Xanthopoulos control the position.
Xanthopoulos throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Xanthopoulos working the head and body with strikes.
Xanthopoulos with the ground and pound but Butcher regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Xanthopoulos drops an elbow to the side of Butcher's head.
Butcher holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Xanthopoulos winds up and cracks Butcher with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Xanthopoulos drops an elbow to the side of Butcher's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xanthopoulos trying to mount his opponent but Butcher defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Butcher!
Xanthopoulos landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Xanthopoulos! Butcher is hurt baaadly! Xanthopoulos is firing away with more strikes - Butcher is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos!
During a confident post fight interview, Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Berserker Knight (ranked 5903 p4p, 5069 weight class) and Michael Beeton (ranked 454 p4p, 419 weight class). Knight comes to the cage accompanied by Bap bap . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Berserker Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Beeton!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beeton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beeton drives through and clinches with Knight against the cage.
Knight is trying to break the clinch but Beeton has him pressed against the cage.
Beeton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knight has him pressed against the cage.
Knight is trying to break free.
Beeton is trying to push Knight away but Knight has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knight blocks a body shot from Beeton.
Beeton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beeton stalling in the clinch.
Knight is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Beeton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight manages to break the clinch.
Knight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Beeton moves into range and clinches up with Knight.
Knight lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knight has Beeton pressed against the cage, preventing Beeton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knight is trying to break free.
Knight avoids the elbow strike from Beeton, against the cage.
Knight breaks the clinch.
Beeton tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
Beeton closes the distance but Knight moves to the side
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beeton is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Knight misses its target.
Knight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beeton instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Knight as Beeton tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beeton throws an elbow that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knight blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knight blocks an elbow strike from Beeton.
Beeton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Beeton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knight is defending well for now.
Knight breaks from the clinch.
Beeton lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beeton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beeton closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beeton wants to break free but Knight has control.
Knight lands a nice shot to the body.
Beeton tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beeton tries to land knees in the clinch but Knight avoids the damage to the body.
Beeton missing with knees to the body.
Beeton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Beeton pushes off an throws an elbow but Knight leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knight pushes Beeton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Knight.
Knight looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beeton is looking to break free of the clinch but Knight has double underhooks.
Knight lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick from Beeton, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beeton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knight counters with a right hand to the body.
Beeton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beeton has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Beeton throws a body kick that misses
and Knight counters with a nice body shot.
Beeton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beeton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Beeton wants to clinch but Knight slips to the side
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beeton wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Beeton tries to clinch
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beeton closes the distance and pushes Knight back into the cage.
Knight has had enough of the clinch but Beeton keeps him there for the moment.
A hook to the body from Knight.
Beeton is trying to break the clinch but Knight has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Berserker Knight will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Beeton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beeton thows a leg kick but Knight checks it
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Beeton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Berserker Knight has been cut.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by Beeton.
Knight 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.
Beeton wants to clinch but Knight slips to the side
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beeton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knight thuds his right hand into Beeton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Beeton tries to clinch up
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Beeton is rocked!
Knight moves out of range of the body kick from Beeton.
Knight was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by Beeton.
Beeton wants to clinch but Knight slips to the side
and Knight counters with a two punch combo.
Beeton is still on wobbly legs! Can Knight finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beeton slips under a jab from Knight.
Beeton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Knight finds it's way through Beeton's defenses.
A telegraphed right hand from Knight misses the target.
Beeton feints a counter leg kick.
Beeton throws a leg kick
and Knight counters with a crisp right that sends Beeton to the canvas! Knight follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Berserker Knight!
Berserker Knight looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'RAGH!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fritz Kongo (ranked 5103 p4p, 5084 weight class) and Lucas Campos (ranked 634 p4p, 632 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fritz Kongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucas Campos!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongo misses with a wild body shot.
Fritz Kongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kongo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Campos pushes Kongo off and gets back to his feet.
Kongo cracks Campos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Campos tries for a takedown but Kongo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kongo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kongo wants it to stay on the feet.
Kongo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Campos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Campos throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campos shoots in for a takedown but Kongo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kongo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fritz Kongo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Campos.
Campos shoots in for a takedown but Kongo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Kongo. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo gets tackled into the cage by Campos. Campos maintains the clinch.
Kongo has Campos pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kongo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Campos tumbling to the mat - Kongo dives into Campos's guard.
Kongo wants to get up but he can't break Campos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kongo sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Campos doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Kongo paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Campos - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lucas Campos!
A relieved looking Lucas Campos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pedro De Campo (ranked 4850 p4p, 5306 weight class) and Orochi Takeuchi (ranked 227 p4p, 250 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro De Campo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Orochi Takeuchi!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Campo tries to keep at a distance but Takeuchi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Takeuchi lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takeuchi is looking for a kimura here.
De Campo trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takeuchi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but De Campo sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeuchi is trying to control. De Campo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Takeuchi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Takeuchi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Campo has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeuchi is looking for submissions but instead, De Campo has regained full guard.
Takeuchi postures up in De Campo's guard and throws a big left but De Campo blocks it.
Takeuchi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Campo keeping moving, preventing Takeuchi from controlling successfully.
Takeuchi tries to free his leg and advance position but De Campo is retaining full guard.
De Campo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Takeuchi trying to control the position from guard on top but De Campo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two 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.
Takeuchi takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Takeuchi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Takeuchi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Takeuchi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! De Campo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! De Campo has escaped and now he's on top!
Takeuchi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Campo defends it easily.
Takeuchi working for a triangle but De Campo defends it easily.
De Campo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Campo working some strikes from top position.
De Campo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Takeuchi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Campo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Campo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Takeuchi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De Campo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Takeuchi looking for a guillotine here but De Campo defends easily.
De Campo wants to stand but Takeuchi is controlling his posture from full guard.
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.
Takeuchi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Takeuchi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
De Campo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Takeuchi scores with a takedown into De Campo's guard.
Takeuchi throws a big elbow that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Takeuchi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Takeuchi with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Campo keeping full guard, as Takeuchi tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Orochi Takeuchi dominated that round.
That's time! De Campo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Takeuchi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. De Campo sprawls well initially but Takeuchi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
De Campo is trying to get back to full guard.
Takeuchi seems to be looking for submissions.
De Campo is defending against the submission attempts here by Takeuchi.
De Campo wants to improve his position but Takeuchi is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeuchi tries to pass the half guard into mount. De Campo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Takeuchi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
De Campo is looking to control Takeuchi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Campo avoid being mounted?
Takeuchi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takeuchi seems to be working for a kimura but De Campo defends the submission attempt.
Takeuchi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Campo defends it well.
De Campo is not content to let Takeuchi control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De Campo manages to get to full guard.
Takeuchi forces his way into half guard.
Takeuchi seems to be looking for submissions.
Takeuchi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Campo defends it well.
De Campo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
De Campo is refusing to be controlled, as Takeuchi sits in half guard.
Takeuchi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeuchi throwing shots but De Campo is blocking nicely.
De Campo trying to control here.
De Campo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Takeuchi.
Takeuchi looking to sit in guard and control but De Campo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Takeuchi has his foot on De Campo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Campo works his way back into a safe position though.
De Campo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Takeuchi looking for a guillotine here but De Campo defends easily.
Takeuchi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Campo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Takeuchi is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Campo trying to control the position from guard on top but Takeuchi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Campo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Takeuchi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De Campo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Takeuchi working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Campo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Orochi Takeuchi 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 each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
De Campo shoots in and bounces Takeuchi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De Campo cracks Takeuchi with a solid left hand.
De Campo throwing strikes but missing.
De Campo wants to control from the top but Takeuchi keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Campo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Takeuchi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Takeuchi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Campo won't allow Takeuchi to sweep him here.
De Campo landing with the ground and pound.
De Campo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Takeuchi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Campo stands and steps away. Takeuchi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
De Campo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Takeuchi manages to get back to half guard.
Takeuchi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De Campo is working for a submission of some sort.
De Campo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Takeuchi keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Campo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Takeuchi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. De Campo is working away from the top position though.
Orochi Takeuchi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De Campo wants to free his trapped foot but Takeuchi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Takeuchi controlling the position for now.
Takeuchi is looking to control De Campo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Takeuchi avoid being mounted?
Orochi Takeuchi has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeuchi looking for submissions off his back.
De Campo not doing much here.
Takeuchi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
De Campo is looking for a kimura here.
Takeuchi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Takeuchi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Takeuchi is trying to control the position but De Campo postures up.
Takeuchi pulls De Campo in to control the position.
De Campo throwing strikes from guard but Takeuchi blocks nicely.
De Campo distracts Takeuchi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De Campo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Takeuchi looking for a sweep. Not yet Takeuchi, not yet.
De Campo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Takeuchi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pedro De Campo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takeuchi has control of De Campo's left arm, preventing De Campo from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro De Campo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Takeuchi 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orochi Takeuchi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darren Hunt (ranked 5555 p4p, 4031 weight class) and Charles Baudelaire (ranked 259 p4p, 198 weight class). The key to victory for Darren Hunt has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darren Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Baudelaire!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Baudelaire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Baudelaire throws a counter combo.
Baudelaire looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Baudelaire tries to move into range but Hunt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Baudelaire throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hunt with a jab.
Baudelaire takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baudelaire wants to counter with a clinch but Hunt pushes him away.
Hunt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Top Gun Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Baudelaire throws a low kick but Hunt moves out of range easily.
Baudelaire misses with a head kick.
Hunt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Darren Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baudelaire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt throws a low kick but Baudelaire moves out of range easily.
Baudelaire wants to counter with a clinch but Hunt pushes him away.
Hunt connects with a crisp jab.
Hunt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baudelaire momentarily.
Hunt tries to keep at a distance but Baudelaire has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baudelaire dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baudelaire tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hunt avoiding damage as Baudelaire throws knees to the body.
Hunt works on Baudelaire's body with a couple of short punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hunt as Baudelaire tries to tie him up.
Baudelaire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt tries a body shot but Baudelaire blocks it.
Hunt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Baudelaire is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Baudelaire avoids a wild elbow strike from Hunt.
Baudelaire tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Hunt.
Hunt lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baudelaire takes a shot to the head.
Baudelaire is rocked!
Hunt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baudelaire's defenses.
Baudelaire is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baudelaire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunt.
Clinched against the cage, Hunt lands a big elbow that drops Baudelaire! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Baudelaire is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Hunt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sora Kamei (ranked 3802 p4p, 4949 weight class) and Conan Shields (ranked 493 p4p, 588 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sora Kamei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Conan Shields!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shields.
Kamei thinks about countering with a head kick.
Shields misses with a lunging right hand
and Kamei counters with a two punch combo.
Kamei goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kamei shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Shields is trying to defend but Kamei finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shields is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kamei is keen to just control but Shields is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shields wants to improve his position but Kamei is controlling well.
Shields looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei trying to control from half guard but Shields is working away.
Shields tries to get to full guard but Kamei has control of the leg.
Kamei tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shields knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shields is trying to control but Kamei manages to pass to mount!
Shields really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei fails to move to back control.
Kamei trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shields blocking the ground and pound.
Kamei looking to control but Shields is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shields is looking to get to half guard.
Shields tries to hold on but Kamei postures up.
Shields is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kamei has hold of Shields's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Shields manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kamei looking to control but Shields is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kamei working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kamei wants to control the pace but Shields is squirming around nicely.
Shields really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shields wants to hold on but Kamei pushes him away.
Kamei wants to control the pace but Shields is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields is working to get back to half guard.
Kamei trying to control but Shields is having none of it.
Kamei prevents Shields from getting the reversal.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shields can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kamei is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Shields working to try and regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sora Kamei dominated that round.
That's time! Kamei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Shields.
Shields thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kamei definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shields is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kamei knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kamei sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shields wants to advance to full mount but Kamei doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Shields stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kamei swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei wants to stand but Shields is controlling the position.
Shields showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shields looking to pass the guard.
Kamei can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shields controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shields drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kamei dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kamei passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kamei looks up at the clock and then as Shields takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kamei smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kamei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shields can do to turn this around?
Shields is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kamei trying to control the action but Shields is working from the bottom.
Shields is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei trying to control the position but Shields is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shields is trying to get back to half guard.
Kamei wants to control but Shields is keeping him busy.
Shields wants to control but Kamei postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kamei is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shields has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kamei is looking to take a break and control but Shields is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sora Kamei dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shields throws a lazy right hand but Kamei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kamei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shields.
Kamei is looking to counter with head kicks.
Shields tries for a takedown but Kamei sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shields waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kamei.
Kamei looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Shields!
Kamei trying to control the action but Shields is working from the bottom.
Shields is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamei is looking to take a break and control but Shields is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields is looking for a sweep.
Shields gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kamei controlling his opponent.
Shields is squirming around, avoiding Kamei's attempts to control the action.
Kamei is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Shields has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Shields is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Kamei has taken his back.
Conan Shields has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields rolls, trying to escape but Kamei keeps control of the position.
Shields surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Shields tries to roll but Kamei sticks to his back.
Shields is keeping busy.
Shields trying to control but not successfully.
Sora Kamei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kamei struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kamei tries to keep control of the position but Shields is staying busy.
Kamei is really struggling to control Shields but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Shields tries to roll but Kamei sticks to his back.
Kamei tries to keep control of the position but Shields is staying busy.
Shields trying to control but not successfully.
I really don't envy Shields right now.
Kamei trying to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields trying to control the position but Kamei manages to sink in the hooks.
I really don't envy Shields right now.
Kamei tries to get the hooks in deep but Shields pushed the leg off.
Kamei has the hooks in. Shields is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Shields trying to control the hands but Kamei breaks the grip.
Shields tries to break free.
Kamei trying to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kamei is hanging on to Shields's back as he tries to escape.
Sora Kamei overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kamei trying to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sora Kamei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kamei 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sora Kamei!
During a confident post fight interview, Sora Kamei thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felix Lengyel (ranked 2949 p4p, 5584 weight class) and Armani Bleak (ranked 349 p4p, 544 weight class). Armani Bleak has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Felix Lengyel's 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Felix Lengyel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armani Bleak!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleak misses with a straight right.
Lengyel throwing a counter right hand but Bleak manages to avoid it.
Lengyel moves out of range of the strikes.
Lengyel misses with an uppercut.
Lengyel misses with the combination.
Lengyel avoids the body shot from Bleak.
Lengyel seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bleak misses with a hook. Lengyel ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lengyel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bleak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lengyel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Bleak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bleak misses with a lunging right hand
and Lengyel counters with a stiff right hand.
Bleak throws a looping overhand right but Lengyel ducks down to avoid it.
Bleak shoots for a takedown but Lengyel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bleak has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Armani Bleak has been cut.
Bleak is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lengyel scores with a sloppy right hand. Bleak should have avoided that one.
Bleak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lengyel.
Bleak drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lengyel defends it well.
Felix Lengyel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bleak slips under a jab.
Lengyel connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lengyel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lengyel misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lengyel looks to score with a jab to the body but Bleak is just out of range.
Bleak's coach down at Hardman MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bleak's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bleak lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bleak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Lengyel misses.
Lengyel moves away from the strike by Bleak.
Lengyel throws an overhand right that lands on Bleak's shoulder, as Bleak tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Lengyel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bleak.
Bleak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lengyel.
Lengyel throws a series of punches but Bleak avoids them all with ease.
Lengyel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bleak throws a big shot that misses.
Lengyel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bleak slips under a jab.
Lengyel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lengyel slips a jab from Bleak.
Lengyel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bleak looks to score with a jab to the body but Lengyel is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lengyel throws a big shot that misses.
Bleak fails with the takedown.
Bleak defending well as Lengyel loads up on a big left hand.
Bleak with the counter takedown but Lengyel avoids it easily.
Bleak moves away from the strike by Lengyel.
And Bleak tries to counter it with a takedown but Lengyel pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lengyel throws a right hand that Bleak ducks under and follows up with a left that Bleak also avoids with ease.
Lengyel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bleak.
Armani Bleak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Lengyel.
Lengyel misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Lengyel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armani Bleak's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lengyel lands with a straight right. Bleak didn't see that one coming.
Lengyel scores with a nice head shot.
Lengyel throws a jab when Bleak was well out of range.
Lengyel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bleak.
Bleak swings widly with a right hand
and Lengyel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lengyel moves out of range of the strikes.
Bleak misses with a body shot.
Lengyel throwing a counter right hand but Bleak manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bleak. Lengyel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bleak gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Lengyel counter with a right hand.
Lengyel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bleak can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lengyel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bleak might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lengyel has got the better of the exchanges.
Lengyel scores with a three punch combo!
Lengyel throws an off balance right hand
and Bleak counters with a single leg into guard. Lengyel didn't expect that.
Lengyel is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bleak pulls guard successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lengyel trying to control the position from guard on top but Bleak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bleak can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lengyel wants to pass the guard but Bleak is keeping the position.
Bleak working for a triangle but Lengyel defends it easily.
Bleak has an active guard here but Lengyel has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak actively working from the bottom here.
Lengyel prevents Bleak from improving his position.
Lengyel is trying to control. Bleak wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bleak slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bleak had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lengyel defends it easily.
Bleak had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lengyel defends it easily.
Bleak escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lengyel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bleak looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lengyel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bleak is keeping the position for now.
Bleak working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lengyel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lengyel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bleak throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lengyel pushing down on Bleak's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lengyel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bleak knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lengyel is working hard here to advance position.
Lengyel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bleak does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bleak tries to get to full guard but Lengyel has control of the leg.
Lengyel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bleak looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lengyel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bleak wants to get back to full guard.
Bleak actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Lengyel there.
Lengyel is looking to take a break and control but Bleak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bleak tries to get to full guard but Lengyel has control of the leg.
Lengyel throwing shots but Bleak is blocking nicely.
Bleak works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bleak keeping moving, preventing Lengyel from controlling successfully.
Lengyel decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bleak, up you get!
Lengyel misses the jab.
Lengyel throws an overhand right that lands on Bleak's shoulder, as Bleak tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Lengyel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Armani Bleak's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lengyel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bleak tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lengyel throws a body punch but Bleak moves out of range.
Lengyel misses with a looping left.
Bleak blocks a jab.
Bleak misses with a straight right.
Lengyel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Bleak tries to counter it with a takedown but Lengyel pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak misses with a straight left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bleak, as that shot connected.
Bleak misses with a right hand
and Lengyel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lengyel.
Lengyel misses with an uppercut
and Bleak counters with a takedown into side control.
Lengyel tries to buck Bleak off but Bleak is having none of it.
Lengyel is trying to control Bleak's posture but Bleak avoids it.
Bleak is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lengyel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lengyel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
An elbow from Bleak crashes against the mat.
Bleak is trying to get an arm triangle but Lengyel is defending well.
Bleak is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lengyel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bleak goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lengyel rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bleak's guard! Nice work there by Lengyel!
Armani Bleak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lengyel trying to control the position from guard on top but Bleak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lengyel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lengyel trying to control the action but Bleak is working from the bottom.
Bleak is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lengyel trying to control the position but Bleak is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Lengyel seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lengyel wants to control but Bleak is keeping him busy.
Bleak tries to bench press Lengyel off him but Lengyel keeps the position.
Bleak manages to get back to half guard.
Bleak tries to roll over but Lengyel keeps him under control.
Felix Lengyel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lengyel is taking a breather. Bleak says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bleak tries to get to full guard but Lengyel has control of the leg.
Bleak gets full guard.
Bleak keeping moving, preventing Lengyel from controlling successfully.
Bleak looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak is looking for a triangle here but Lengyel uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Bleak is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bleak gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The referee warns Bleak that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lengyel tries to control but Bleak wriggling away.
Bleak manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bleak is looking for a sweep. Lengyel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bleak looking for subs from the bottom but Lengyel mounts him!
Felix Lengyel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bleak is squirming around, avoiding Lengyel's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Lengyel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lengyel 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Lengyel!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Broklyn Red (ranked 2080 p4p, 1407 weight class) and Edgar Bravo (ranked 219 p4p, 156 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Broklyn Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edgar Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bravo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Red won't be happy with that.
Bravo is trying to get an arm triangle but Red is defending well.
Bravo swings around for an armbar but Red sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bravo's guard.
Bravo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bravo keeping moving, preventing Red from controlling successfully.
Red wants to pass the guard but Bravo is keeping the position.
Bravo is looking for a triangle but Red pushes his legs off easily.
Bravo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Red can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bravo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Red can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Red is aware though and is defending well.
Bravo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Red is aware though and is defending well.
Red drops back looking for a leg! Bravo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bravo manages to kick Red off! Red jumps back into Bravo's guard.
Bravo wants to sweep but no luck.
Bravo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Red thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Red trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bravo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Red drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Red jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bravo looking for a guillotine here but Red defends easily.
Red wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving.
Bravo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Red defends well.
Bravo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Red is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bravo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Red gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Red looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bravo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Red has managed to get both his arms back between Bravo's legs - danger averted.
Bravo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Red is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bravo.
Red working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Red is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bravo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bravo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Red's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red wants to work for an arm triangle but Bravo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bravo tries to roll over but Red keeps him under control.
Bravo has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Red escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Red!
Bravo is looking for a sweep.
Bravo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Red is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bravo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bravo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Red's best efforts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Broklyn Red will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Red throws out a loose jab but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Red tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bravo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Red loads up on a big right hand but Bravo slips the punch.
Red throws out a loose jab but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo swats away the attempt to clinch by Red.
Bravo with the counter takedown but Red avoids it easily.
Red fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bravo slips a straight right by Red.
Red is looking to clinch.
Red swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bravo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Red!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bravo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Red has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bravo but great work by Red.
Bravo is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bravo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bravo has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Red defend it? Bravo steps over the head and cranks it - Red is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Bravo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Edgar Bravo!
During a confident post fight interview, Edgar Bravo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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